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EPL 6: Event Ten PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Nabokov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nabokov has chosen Sparks - The Who as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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185 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John McCall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Igor Nabokov!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nabokov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice jab there from McCall.
Nabokov walks into a straight right hand from McCall.
It looks like Igor Nabokov has been cut.
Nabokov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in McCall's guard.
Nabokov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McCall swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McCall is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nabokov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McCall swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McCall preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nabokov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McCall is keeping the position for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCall is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall is looking to break free of the clinch but Nabokov has double underhooks.
McCall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McCall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McCall lands a glancing blow to the side of Nabokov's head.
McCall misses with a two punch combination.
McCall looks to score with a jab to the body but Nabokov is just out of range.
McCall scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McCall pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nabokov is out of range and McCall settles back down.
Nabokov throws a leg kick but McCall sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nabokov throws a big shot that misses.
McCall works the jab nicely.
McCall tries to work over Nabokov's front leg with a kick but Nabokov checks it.
McCall stuffs the takedown.
McCall lands the left hand.
Nabokov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McCall sprawls well. McCall wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nabokov gets slowly 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!
McCall looks for the body kick but Nabokov saw that one coming.
Good work by Nabokov as he checks the leg kick.
Nabokov shoots in but no luck this time.
John McCall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Nabokov.
McCall closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nabokov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. McCall sprawls well initially but Nabokov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nabokov is working for a submission of some sort.
Nabokov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nabokov with the ground and pound but McCall uses the opportunity to regain guard.
McCall has a closed guard, preventing Nabokov from standing up.
Nabokov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
McCall is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nabokov is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nabokov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed McCall's guard.
McCall is not content to let Nabokov control the position.
Nabokov wants to free his trapped foot but McCall is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nabokov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nabokov is trying to control. McCall wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nabokov is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that John McCall will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Igor Nabokov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
McCall throws a half hearted mid kick.
McCall moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
McCall lands a two punch combo.
McCall slaps away a takedown attempt from Nabokov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nabokov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McCall scores with a body shot.
Nabokov sizes up McCall with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCall throws a leg kick but Nabokov moved away.
Nabokov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nabokov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McCall tries to avoid it but Nabokov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McCall to the ground. McCall escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
McCall lands with a right hand.
McCall connects with a nice looking jab.
Nabokov misses with a looping right.
Jab from McCall.
John McCall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McCall punishes Nabokov's body with a nice straight punch.
Nabokov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McCall scores with a nice head shot.
John McCall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nabokov shoots in and gets a takedown into McCall's guard.
Igor Nabokov has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nabokov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McCall swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nabokov trying to control but McCall is working from the bottom.
McCall wants to get back to his feet but Nabokov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nabokov throwing strikes but missing.
Nabokov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nabokov pushes down on McCall's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nabokov wants to pass the guard but McCall is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nabokov lands a nice short elbow.
Nabokov is thwarting McCall's attempts to control the position.
Nabokov wants to pass the guard but McCall is defending well.
McCall kicks Nabokov off and gets back to his feet.
McCall looks to land a combination but Nabokov avoids it well.
McCall attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
McCall gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCall keeping full guard, as Nabokov tries to pass.
Nabokov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nabokov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, McCall has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCall is refusing to be controlled, as Nabokov sits in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nabokov is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that John McCall will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Igor Nabokov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nabokov misses with a two punch combination.
Nabokov shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
McCall trying to hold on to Nabokov's head to control him but Nabokov postures up.
Nabokov is looking to take a break and control but McCall is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nabokov tries to stand but can't do so whilst McCall controls his leg.
Nabokov working over McCall with some ground and pound. McCall looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nabokov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nabokov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nabokov trying to control the action but McCall is working from the bottom.
Nabokov prevents McCall from standing back up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nabokov looking for a submission but McCall manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
McCall looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Nabokov puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nabokov wants to lay and pray for a moment but McCall keeps working.
Nabokov is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for McCall!
Nabokov is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but McCall is surviving well by controlling Nabokov's body position as best he can.
Nabokov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
McCall is rocked!
Nabokov loads up with a big shot that hurts McCall! He's pulled Nabokov in close but Nabokov has postured up and lands more strikes. Can McCall survive? More strikes from Nabokov and McCall is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Igor Nabokov!
After winning the bout, Igor Nabokov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Erin Dolor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephane Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phillips has chosen Bing Bong by Korki Buchek as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
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161 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erin Dolor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stephane Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Dolor.
Phillips misses with a low kick.
Phillips throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phillips doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dolor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Phillips shoots in and drives through. Dolor sprawls well.
Phillips misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dolor.
Phillips gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dolor counters with a stiff right hand.
Erin Dolor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephane Phillips.
Dolor avoids the body shot from Phillips.
Phillips fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
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!
Dolor missing with a left hand there. Phillips was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dolor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Phillips.
Phillips throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Dolor to counter with a crisp jab.
Phillips ducks right into an uppercut from Dolor.
Dolor defending well as Phillips loads up on a big left hand.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Dolor engages and cracks Phillips with a massive lead left hook - Phillips tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Dolor is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Erin Dolor!
After the fight, Erin Dolor 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Firus Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viljo Suokas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fuel-Hemorrhage. Suokas has chosen Limp Bizkit - Break stuff as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!
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165 lbs
20 - 15 - 0 |
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165 lbs
11 - 18 - 1 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Firus Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Viljo Suokas!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams defending well as Suokas loads up on a big left hand.
Suokas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Viljo Suokas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suokas cracks a nice hook into Williams's ribs.
A slapping body kick lands there for Williams.
Williams shoots in and gets a takedown into Suokas's guard.
Suokas keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Williams trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Williams landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams is pushing down on Suokas's leg trying to pass to half guard. Suokas is fighting to maintain full guard but Williams has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Williams is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Suokas defends it well.
Williams wants to free his trapped foot but Suokas is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Suokas has hold of Williams's hands but Williams slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Williams is keen to just control but Suokas is a slippery customer.
Williams lands with a punch from half guard.
Williams looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Williams frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suokas tries to hold on but Williams postures up.
Williams working the ground and pound effectively.
Williams sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Williams 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suokas blocking the ground and pound.
Williams controlling from mount.
Williams sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Suokas blocking the ground and pound.
Williams trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Williams in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Williams looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Williams wants to control the pace but Suokas is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a head shot.
Williams is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Suokas can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Williams throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Suokas avoids a strike by Williams and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Williams's guard! Fantastic escape!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suokas has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Williams is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Firus Williams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Viljo Suokas's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Williams getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Suokas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Suokas misses with a right hand
and Williams counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Suokas's guard now.
Suokas keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Williams postures up in Suokas's guard and throws a big left but Suokas blocks it.
Suokas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Williams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Williams throws a big right hand that misses.
Williams scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is in close to Suokas's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Williams wants to control from the top but Suokas keeps moving.
Williams scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Suokas working a defensive guard here.
Williams forces his way into half guard.
Williams seems to be looking for submissions.
Suokas wants to improve his position but Williams is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Suokas is defending against the submission attempts here by Williams.
Williams is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Suokas defends it well.
Viljo Suokas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking for a kimura but Suokas is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Williams to get the leverage.
Williams throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Williams seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Suokas does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Williams thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Suokas's head.
Williams seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Suokas does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Williams throwing shots but Suokas is blocking nicely.
Williams working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Suokas's thigh. Suokas counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Williams is pushing down on Suokas's leg trying to pass to half guard. Suokas is fighting to maintain full guard but Williams has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suokas trying to control here.
Williams wants to free his trapped foot but Suokas is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Firus Williams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Williams wants to work for an arm triangle but Suokas is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Firus Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Williams looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Williams controlling the position easily from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Firus Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Williams 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 20:18
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 20:18
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 20:18
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Firus Williams!
A very excited looking Firus Williams rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roy Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dat Sik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bull's entrance music is Black Label Society - Fire It Up. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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157 lbs
36 - 27 - 4 |
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168 lbs
16 - 14 - 4 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 27 - 4, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roy Bull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 4, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dat Sik!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sik throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sik misses with a low kick as Bull jumps back.
Sik will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sloppy strikes from Bull. Those never looked like landing.
A combination from Bull does no damage.
Bull lands a lovely overhand right.
Bull misses the shot to the body.
Sik throws a sloppy head kick
and Bull counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Bull misses.
Bull throws a body punch but Sik moves out of range.
Bull throws a body kick that misses.
Bull connects with a looping right hand.
Bull misses with an uppercut
and Sik counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sik fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bull tries a low kick but Sik avoids it.
Bull takes one to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bull misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sik counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sik throws a lazy right hand but Bull sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Sik.
Bull has Sik up against the cage in a clinch.
Bull is trying to maintain a safe position but Sik gets an underhook and turns Bull into the cage.
Sik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bull throws a head punch that misses.
Sik lands a left hand.
Bull lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bull has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sik is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sik lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bull presses Sik against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bull takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sik lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sik prevents a body shot from Bull.
A head punch on the inside from Sik fails to land.
Sik lands a body shot.
Sik swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sik stalling against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sik lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Sik.
Sik lands with a short shot to the head.
Sik misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bull using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sik has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Sik.
Sik tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Bull fails to land.
Sik scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bull misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Sik.
A left hand lands to the body for Sik.
Sik misses with some punches.
Sik working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sik throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bull tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull working aggressively here.
Sik struggles to land a body shot inside as Bull controls his hands.
A frustrated look appears on Bull's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bull misses with some punches.
Sik throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Sik fails to land.
Sik lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Bull.
Sik lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bull backwards.
Bull blocks a body shot from Sik.
Bull throws an elbow that misses.
Sik throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bull tries a body shot but Sik blocks it.
Bull misses with a body punch.
Sik lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bull with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sik tries to work over Bull's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bull working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sik pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sik tries a body shot but Bull blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Bull.
Sik taking a breather.
Sik misses with a body punch.
Sik softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sik.
Sik blocks an elbow strike.
Bull swings wildly with an uppercut but Sik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sik misses with a body punch.
Bull tries to work over Sik's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sik has a couple of punches blocked by Bull.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bull has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sik is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy Bull. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sik lands a shoulder strike.
Sik works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bull misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sik lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dat Sik dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Sik blocks a head kick by Bull.
Sik walks into a left hand.
Sik misses with a wild body shot.
Sik connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bull fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sik manages to avoid it.
Bull dives in and grabs Sik's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sik pushes down on Bull's head and hops out.
Sik tries to clinch but Bull is having none of it.
Sik drops Bull with a left right combo! Sik follows him down to the ground into side control.
Bull is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bull tries to bench press Sik off him but Sik keeps the position.
Oh Bull is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bull seems a little lost for a moment, as Sik dominates the positioning.
A big shot lands for Sik! That's hurt Bull! Will he recover? Sik fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dat Sik!
Dat Sik gave a mention to Reaper Combatwear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mohammad Mohammad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justice is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Blackalicious / Sky Is Falling . I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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28
175 lbs
9 - 1 - 2 |
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21
180 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Mohammad Mohammad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Justice!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mohammad rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Justice moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mohammad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Justice was well out of range. Poor timing from Mohammad.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Justice.
Justice takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Justice takes one to the chin there.
Mohammad with a hook.
Mohammad on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mohammad on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Justice uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mohammad has time to react.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Justice looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Justice lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mohammad circles away quickly and effectively.
Mohammad swings for the body but Justice moves out of range.
Johnny Justice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mohammad attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mohammad throws the left hand but Justice avoids the punch easily.
Justice misses the shot to the body.
Mohammad blocks a jab.
Justice cracks Mohammad with a good jab.
Nice cross by Mohammad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohammad takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mohammad. Justice does a little dance to reset his feet.
Justice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Justice uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mohammad.
Justice misses with a looping right.
Mohammad throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Justice scores with a nice head shot.
Donk. Mohammad catches Justice right on the button with a cross.
Nice defenses there by Justice.
Mohammad throws a wild body kick that Justice sees coming a mile off.
Justice throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Justice throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Justice lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A telegraphed right hand from Justice misses the target.
Justice gets cracked there but stands up to it.
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!
Justice takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice tries to clinch up but Mohammad circles away and keeps his distance.
Mohammad connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Justice moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Justice has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mohammad finds it's way round the side to connect with Justice's head.
Mohammad misses with an uppercut. Justice saw that one coming.
Justice misses with a hook. Mohammad ducked under it nicely.
Justice fakes the leg kick and cracks Mohammad in the body.
Mohammad walks into a stiff left hand from Justice.
Mohammad throws a shot from downtown. Justice moves away and avoids it.
Mohammad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mohammad closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mohammad misses with an uppercut. Justice saw that one coming.
Mohammad blocks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Mohammad misses.
Justice thows a body shot but no joy.
Justice lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohammad slips a straight right by Justice.
Justice misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Justice misses its intended target.
Justice throws a big shot that misses.
Justice misses with a hook.
Mohammad on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mohammad looks to land a left hand but Justice moved out of range nicely.
Justice bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mohammad's head backwards.
Mohammad misses with an uppercut
and Justice counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Justice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mohammad looks for the body kick but Justice saw that one coming.
Mohammad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Mohammad.
Mohammad throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Justice's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mohammad under the eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohammad looks to land a body kick but Justice moved away.
Justice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Justice misses with a straight left.
Justice dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick from Justice misses
letting Mohammad counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Justice fails in his attempt to clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Justice!
Mohammad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Justice keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mohammad.
Justice misses with a low kick.
Mohammad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Justice.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Justice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Justice dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mohammad scores with a leg kick.
Mohammad throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Justice dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mohammad stuns Justice with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mohammad misses with a jab, cross combination.
Justice throws a leg kick but Mohammad sees it coming and moves out of range.
Justice moves out of range of the strikes.
Mohammad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Justice uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mohammad wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mohammad cracks Justice with a good jab.
Mohammad is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Justice scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mohammad in his tracks.
Justice tries to work over Mohammad's front leg with a kick but Mohammad checks it.
Mohammad throws a head kick that misses.
Mohammad thows a body shot but no joy.
Mohammad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Justice swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mohammad counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Justice thinking.
Justice throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mohammad. Justice does a little dance to reset his feet.
Justice lands a nice hook to Mohammad's body. Mohammad takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mohammad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mohammad stuns Justice with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mohammad avoids the body shot from Justice.
Mohammad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Justice.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Justice.
Mohammad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Justice.
Mohammad takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mohammad swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Justice.
Mohammad throws a jab when Justice was well out of range.
Justice throws a body punch but Mohammad moves out of range.
Justice jabs Mohammad to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Justice thumps Mohammad with a low kick.
Justice throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mohammad counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice lands a jab to the nose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Justice misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Mohammad.
Justice throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mohammad counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mohammad takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mohammad misses with a looping right.
Justice swings for the body but Mohammad moves out of range.
Justice fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mohammad has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mohammad bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Justice gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Justice moves forwards but Mohammad connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Justice.
Justice checks the leg kick.
Mohammad ducks under a wild hook from Justice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohammad throws a hook but Justice avoids it easily.
Mohammad turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Justice swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mohammad counters with a nice body shot.
Mohammad works the jab nicely.
Justice pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Justice misses the shot to the body.
Johnny Justice seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Justice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mohammad throws a nice outside leg kick.
Justice falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mohammad counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mohammad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Justice.
Mohammad blocks a jab.
Justice takes one to the chin there.
Justice throws the left hand but Mohammad avoids the punch easily.
Justice loads up on a big right hand but Mohammad slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice drops his hands momentarily and Mohammad takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mohammad on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Justice bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mohammad. Justice does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mohammad pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Justice back to the cage. Mohammad follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Justice misses with a hook
and Mohammad counters with a stiff right hand.
Mohammad scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Justice thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mohammad takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Justice thows a body shot but no joy.
Justice lands with a hook. Mohammad tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Justice looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Justice throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Justice. Mohammad does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mohammad Mohammad will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Justice comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Justice looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Justice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mohammad was well out of range. Poor timing from Justice.
Justice throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mohammad.
Justice closes the distance and pushes Mohammad back into the cage.
Justice throws a head punch that misses.
Justice working aggressively here.
Mohammad throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Justice.
Justice misses with a body punch.
Justice misses with a hook from the clinch.
Justice lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Mohammad.
Mohammad throws a punch but it's blocked by Justice.
Justice tries a body shot but Mohammad blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Justice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Mohammad.
Justice tries to work over Mohammad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Mohammad.
Justice blocking some punches.
Justice misses with a hook to the ribs.
Justice misses with some punches.
Mohammad tries to throw a body punch but Justice avoids it by throwing Mohammad back against the cage.
Mohammad lands a hook to the side of the head.
Justice swings wildly with an uppercut but Mohammad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Justice misses with a punch on the inside.
Justice swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Justice tries to work over Mohammad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mohammad lands an uppercut.
Mohammad effectively controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice cracks Mohammad with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Justice can't find room to land a body shot as Mohammad controls the action.
Justice lands a shoulder strike.
Justice displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mohammad up against the cage.
Johnny Justice seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mohammad throws a head punch that misses.
Mohammad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Justice's elbow.
Mohammad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Justice.
Justice looking to slow down the pace here.
Justice lands a nice uppercut.
Mohammad struggles to land a body shot inside as Justice controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohammad has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right from Justice on the inside.
Justice prevents a body shot from Mohammad.
Mohammad is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mohammad lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Justice.
Justice throws a punch but it's blocked by Mohammad.
Justice softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Justice misses with a body punch.
Justice is trying to break free.
Justice breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohammad swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Justice slips a jab from Mohammad.
Mohammad moves forwards but Justice connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Justice.
Justice throws out a loose jab but Mohammad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Justice misses with an uppercut. Mohammad saw that one coming.
Justice throws a shot from downtown. Mohammad moves away and avoids it.
Justice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab by Mohammad.
Mohammad avoids the body shot from Justice.
Justice throws a looping overhand right but Mohammad ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Justice blocks a low kick nicely.
Mohammad throws a hook but Justice avoids it easily.
Mohammad misses with a hook. Justice ducked under it nicely.
Justice lands with an uppercut that bounces Mohammad off the cage and back into range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Justice comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Justice has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Justice!
Johnny Justice thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Herzog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Herzog's entrance music is Takida - Curly Sue. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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36
166 lbs
28 - 16 - 2 |
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30
168 lbs
17 - 14 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Herzog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Andersson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herzog swings widly with a right hand
and Andersson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Andersson scores with a hook to the body. Herzog takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Andersson thumps Herzog with a low kick.
Andersson tries to bum rush Herzog with a series of wild strikes but Herzog uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Andersson misses the shot to the body.
Herzog swinging wildly here.
Andersson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Herzog manages to avoid it.
Herzog throws a shot to the body.
Herzog misses the shot to the body.
Herzog looks to land a left hand but Andersson moved out of range nicely.
Herzog rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Andersson counters with a body kick that stops Herzog in his tracks momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Herzog.
Andersson scores with a leg kick.
Andersson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson checks a low kick from Herzog.
Andersson lands a jab.
Andersson with a nice cross.
Andersson misses the jab.
Andersson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Herzog motions for Andersson to come forward. Herzog throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Andersson swings for the body but Herzog moves out of range.
Andersson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Herzog lands a head shot.
Herzog misses with a hook.
Andersson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Herzog.
Herzog looks to score with a jab to the body but Andersson is just out of range.
Herzog listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Herzog throws the left hand but Andersson avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herzog feints and as Andersson raises his hands in defense, Herzog changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Herzog works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Herzog thows a huge punch but Andersson dodges it nicely.
Andersson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Herzog.
Herzog thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Andersson's head.
Herzog is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andersson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Herzog is looking for a kimura here.
Andersson trying to control but Herzog postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herzog stalling away here and it's allowed Andersson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Herzog in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Herzog preventing the sweep.
Herzog is looking to work some ground and pound but Andersson has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andersson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Herzog.
Herzog tries to free his leg and advance position but Andersson is retaining full guard.
Herzog trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herzog slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Herzog looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Andersson is avoiding damage well.
Herzog throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Andersson works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Herzog throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Herzog trying to control the action but Andersson is working from the bottom.
Andersson has a hand on Herzog's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Herzog takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Herzog dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Herzog digs a good hook to Andersson's body.
Herzog scores with a decent looking hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andersson. Herzog does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andersson misses the shot to the body.
Herzog moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Andersson works the jab nicely.
Herzog checks the leg kick.
Herzog misses with a head kick.
Herzog blocks a jab.
Herzog slips under a jab.
Andersson dodges the punch combination from Herzog.
Andersson pushes Herzog up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Andersson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herzog lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Andersson backwards.
Herzog tries to score a body lock takedown but Andersson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Andersson has a couple of punches blocked by Herzog.
Andersson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch on the inside from Andersson fails to land.
Andersson lands a nice uppercut.
Andersson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Andersson misses with a body punch.
Andersson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Herzogs head.
Andersson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Andersson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Andersson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Herzog's elbow.
Herzog breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Frank Andersson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Andersson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Andersson, right into the meat.
Herzog keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Herzog connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Herzog.
Herzog takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Andersson throws a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Herzog. Andersson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Herzog misses with a body shot.
Chris Herzog is winning the standup battle so far.
Andersson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Herzog.
Andersson lands a leg kick that knocks Herzog off balance momentarily.
Herzog is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Andersson.
It looks like Chris Herzog has been cut.
Herzog fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andersson manages to avoid it.
Herzog looks for the body kick but Andersson saw that one coming.
Chris Herzog is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Andersson misses with a low kick as Herzog jumps back.
Andersson misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herzog wants to slow Andersson down by chopping away at his legs.
Herzog avoids the body shot from Andersson.
Herzog looks to score with a jab to the body but Andersson is just out of range.
Andersson wants to clinch up but Herzog keeps it at a distance.
Andersson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Herzog has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Herzog. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Herzog tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Andersson swivels and escapes.
Andersson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Andersson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Herzog misses with a wild body shot.
Andersson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Herzog misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Andersson.
Herzog shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Herzog showed some decent athleticism there.
Herzog slows the pace down in half guard.
Frank Andersson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Herzog is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andersson is looking to improve his position.
Andersson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Herzog.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Frank Andersson.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 20:19
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 20:19
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 19:19
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Chris Herzog!
Chris Herzog thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Garnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nic Ola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ola has chosen Disorder by Ice T&Slayer as his entrance music. Kevin Garnett could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nic Ola's chin.
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146 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kevin Garnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 20 - 1, fighting out of London, Nic Ola!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ola fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Garnett ducks right into an uppercut from Ola.
A telegraphed right hand from Garnett misses the target.
The crowd cheers as Garnett lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ola doesn't seem phased though.
Garnett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ola lunges at Garnett with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Garnett's hand.
Nic Ola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garnett with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ola to score with a decent uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ola. Garnett does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheers as Garnett lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ola doesn't seem phased though.
Ola ducks under a wild hook from Garnett.
Ola throws a body punch but Garnett moves out of range.
Garnett lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Nic Ola has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Garnett.
Ola throws a right hand that misses
and Garnett counters with a nice body shot.
Ola misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ola lands with a thumping leg kick.
Garnett looks to throw the jab but Ola is out of range.
Ola scores with a jab.
A big right from Garnett misses.
Garnett misses with a low kick.
Garnett throws a lazy uppercut
and Ola counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ola trying to control the position from guard on top but Garnett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garnett is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ola is controlling him.
Ola loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ola missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garnett utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ola accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ola is stalling in the full guard.
Garnett is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ola is controlling him.
Ola throws a big elbow that misses.
Ola won't allow Garnett to get back to his feet.
Ola is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Garnett is looking to stand up but Ola isn't so interested in that idea.
Garnett is trying to keep Ola in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ola misses with a kick to the body
and Garnett counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sloppy strikes from Garnett. Those never looked like landing.
Garnett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ola gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Some wild striking there from Garnett.
A punch lands to the side of Garnett 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ola looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ola, right into the meat.
Ola misses the shot to the body.
Ola fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ola misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ola throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ola cracks Garnett with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Garnett looks to throw the jab but Ola is out of range.
Ola walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Garnett misses.
Garnett throws a hook but Ola avoids it easily.
Garnett misses with a series of wild punches.
Ola scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garnett manages to avoid it.
Ola scoring well with a low kick there.
Ola pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garnett gets caught napping as Ola dives in and scores a takedown. Garnett manages to retain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nic Ola dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nic Ola's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Garnett on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ola lands with an uppercut that bounces Garnett off the cage and back into range.
Ola misses with a low kick.
Ola feints and then cracks Garnett's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Garnett down.
Ola scores with a leg kick.
Ola takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ola throws a leg kick that misses.
Garnett blocks a low kick nicely.
Ola with a nice cross.
Garnett throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ola is rocked!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Garnett. Ola shrugs it off though.
Ola is still on wobbly legs! Can Garnett finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ola throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Good shot there by Ola.
Garnett drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Ola right on the button. Ola goes down! Garnett follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Garnett gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Garnett!
Kevin Garnett decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Malvin Maldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maldi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Loituma TECHNO!. McCall is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Biffy Clyro - Living Is A Problem Because Everything Dies. 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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161 lbs
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154 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Malvin Maldi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommy McCall!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maldi avoids a kick to the body.
Maldi scores with a crisp jab that stopped McCall in his tracks.
A nice leg kick lands there from McCall.
Good work by Maldi as he checks the leg kick.
A slow jab from Maldi misses its intended target.
McCall finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McCall blocks a jab.
Maldi avoids a punch combination nicely.
McCall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from McCall misses.
A left lands for Maldi.
McCall scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Malvin Maldi has been cut.
Maldi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McCall has time to react.
McCall is looking to score with low kicks.
McCall throws a series of strikes that have Maldi backpedaling.
Maldi is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maldi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McCall makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Oh Maldi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McCall blocks a jab.
Maldi seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall misses with a right hand
and Maldi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A lazy left from McCall finds it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from McCall.
Maldi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McCall swings away with a body shot that misses
and Maldi counters with a straight right hand.
McCall falls off balance throwing a combination
and Maldi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maldi throws a lazy right hand but McCall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tommy McCall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maldi slips under a jab from McCall.
Maldi throws out a powerful jab.
Maldi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Maldi there as he acknowledges the shot.
McCall lands a slapping body shot.
Maldi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCall wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McCall.
Malvin Maldi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCall fails to land with a series of punches.
Maldi fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. McCall sprawls well initially but Maldi persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Maldi wants to free his trapped foot but McCall is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Maldi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Maldi seems to be looking for submissions.
Maldi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Maldi is trying to control. McCall wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Maldi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McCall defending well though.
Maldi working McCall over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. McCall manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Maldi postures up.
Maldi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McCall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Maldi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McCall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Maldi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Maldi wants to pass the guard but McCall is keeping the position.
Maldi 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.
Maldi trying to control but McCall is working from the bottom.
McCall utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Maldi chips away with some ground and pound.
McCall has Maldi pulled in close to control his posture.
Maldi looking to pass the guard.
Maldi trying to control the position from guard on top but McCall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maldi looking to pass the guard.
McCall seems keen to control Maldi's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tommy McCall will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Malvin Maldi'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. And we move into the final round!
Maldi gets a takedown into half guard.
McCall keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
McCall wants to control but Maldi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Maldi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McCall defending well though.
McCall wants to get back to full guard.
Maldi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McCall does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Maldi is controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCall keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Malvin Maldi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldi wants to pass the guard but McCall is defending well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Maldi connects with a nice short shot to McCall's temple.
Maldi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Maldi throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing McCall to regain full guard.
McCall trying to control the position here.
Malvin Maldi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Maldi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Maldi wants to control from the top but McCall keeps moving.
Maldi looking to sit in guard and control but McCall gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Maldi working for a triangle but McCall defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldi looking to control.
Tommy McCall is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Maldi has his hands on McCall's head, controlling the position.
McCall trying to control the position from guard on top but Maldi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldi looking for submissions from the bottom but instead McCall passes into side control.
McCall tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malvin Maldi showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 19:19
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 20:18
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 19:19
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Humberto Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Geoly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz comes into the arena with Deja Vu blaring out of the sound system. Alexander Geoly told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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183 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 5, fighting out of London, Humberto Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Geoly!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That kick from Geoly tenderised Cruz's leg. Cruz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Geoly checks a low kick from Cruz.
Cruz throws a sloppy head kick and Geoly moves out of range easily.
Geoly avoids the head kick by Cruz.
Geoly lands a head kick. Cruz smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Geoly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cruz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cruz looks to land a left hand but Geoly moved out of range nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Geoly.
Cruz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Good standup being displayed there by Geoly as he connects with a hook.
Geoly is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz throws out a leg kick but Geoly moves out of range and Cruz only half commits.
Geoly scores with a nice right hand.
A big right from Cruz misses.
Cruz moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Cruz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cruz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geoly throws a jab but it's blocked by Cruz.
Alexander Geoly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz delivers a nice body kick.
Cruz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cruz dives in and grabs Geoly's left leg, looking for a takedown. Geoly pushes down on Cruz's head and hops out.
Nice shot by Geoly.
Geoly feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cruzs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Geoly throws a shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Geoly.
Geoly throws a hook but Cruz avoids it easily.
Geoly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice body kick there by Geoly.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Geoly cracks Cruz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Geoly cracks Cruz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Geoly throws a leg kick
and Cruz counters with a takedown into side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Geoly can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geoly manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Geoly looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Cruz tries to get to full guard but Geoly has control of the leg.
Cruz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Geoly.
Geoly wants to take a breather but Cruz is having none of it.
Cruz preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Geoly drops an elbow to the side of Cruz's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geoly thows a huge punch but Cruz dodges it nicely.
Cruz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Geoly.
Geoly controlling the action here.
Geoly is looking to take a break and control but Cruz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Geoly lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Geoly controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Geoly has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Cruz trying to control but Geoly postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cruz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Geoly dominated that round.
That's time! Cruz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Cruz thows a body shot but no joy.
Geoly misses with a series of wild punches.
Geoly with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cruz to score with a decent uppercut.
Cruz misses with a straight right.
Jab from Geoly.
Geoly misses with a kick to the body.
Cruz throws a body punch but Geoly moves out of range.
Geoly misses with a low kick.
Geoly dips to his left and cracks Cruz with an uppercut!
Cruz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Geoly moves out of range of the body kick from Cruz.
Geoly walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cruz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Geoly lands with a straight right. Cruz didn't see that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Geoly bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cruz's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz walks into a straight right hand from Geoly.
Cruz throws out a loose jab but Geoly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Geoly throws the kick towards the body but Cruz avoids it.
Cruz throws a lazy uppercut
and Geoly counters with a good low kick that Cruz was not able to check.
Cruz lands a lovely overhand right.
Geoly has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Geoly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cruz misses with a head kick.
Geoly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Geoly was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
Geoly throws a big shot that misses.
Cruz fails with the takedown.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Geoly.
Cruz moves forwards but Geoly connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Geoly attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Alexander Geoly is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz tries for a takedown but Geoly circles away easily
and Geoly counters with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cruz looks to land a right hand but Geoly moved out of range.
Geoly scores with a body shot.
Geoly lands a jab to the head.
Geoly misses the shot to the body.
Crunch! Geoly slams his shin into Cruz's torso.
Geoly lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cruz's sensitive parts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Geoly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Geoly moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Geoly lands a head shot.
Geoly takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Geoly misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cruz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Geoly - the referee stops the clock and Cruz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Geoly. Cruz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Geoly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Geoly moves out of range of the body kick from Cruz.
Alexander Geoly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Geoly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cruz.
Geoly lands a nice shot that snaps Cruz's head back.
Geoly blocks the body kick.
Geoly has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cruz.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Geoly.
Cruz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Geoly connects with the punch.
Geoly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Geoly tried to score with a low kick but Cruz checks it.
Geoly wants to land a leg kick but Cruz is out of range.
Geoly throws a sloppy head kick and Cruz moves out of range easily.
Cruz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Geoly pinned against the cage. Geoly gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Humberto Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Geoly feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cruz's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geoly connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cruz. Cruz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice jab there from Geoly.
Geoly scores with the left hand. Cruz knows he should have avoided that one.
Cruz misses with a straight right.
Geoly scores with a kick to the body.
Humberto Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Geoly goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cruz staying out of range there.
Cruz misses with a straight right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Geoly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cruz.
Geoly jabs Cruz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cruz connects with a solid leg kick.
Geoly feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cruz's calf.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Geoly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Geoly has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 18:20
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 18:20
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 18:20
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Geoly!
Alexander Geoly tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rmarkas Fletcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Domingo Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fletcher comes to the cage accompanied by Keep on Lovin Me Baby by Colin James. This should be a great matchup!
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157 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Rmarkas Fletcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 2, fighting out of London, Domingo Perez!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fletcher gets a double leg takedown into Perez's guard.
Fletcher throwing strikes from guard but Perez blocks nicely.
Fletcher throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Perez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fletcher wants to control from the top but Perez keeps moving.
Fletcher postures up in Perez's guard and throws a big left but Perez blocks it.
Perez keeping moving, preventing Fletcher from controlling successfully.
Perez is trying to control the position but Fletcher postures up.
Fletcher stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Perez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fletcher wants to control from the top but Perez keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fletcher working some strikes from top position.
Fletcher slips nicely into half guard.
Fletcher missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Perez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fletcher scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fletcher seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fletcher slips a nice elbow through Perez's hands, connecting with Perez's forehead.
Fletcher is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Perez is just riding it out for now. Fletcher eventually gives up the hold.
Fletcher is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fletcher.
Fletcher throws a strike but Perez avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fletcher stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Perez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fletcher won't allow Perez to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fletcher throws an elbow that misses. Perez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fletcher's guard. Nice move by Perez!
Fletcher is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fletcher looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fletcher working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Perez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Perez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Perez is looking to work some ground and pound but Fletcher has wrist control.
Perez wants to control from the top but Fletcher keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez won't allow Fletcher to sweep him here.
Fletcher is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Perez defends well.
Fletcher has his foot on Perez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Perez works his way back into a safe position though.
Perez is looking to work some ground and pound but Fletcher has wrist control.
Fletcher looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Perez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fletcher throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fletcher can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Perez controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rmarkas Fletcher dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Perez misses the jab.
Perez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Perez misses with a body punch
and Fletcher connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Perez throws a leg kick but Fletcher moved away.
Perez thows a body shot but no joy.
Fletcher shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Perez stuffs the takedown.
Fletcher chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Perez can pounce on him.
Perez connects with a body shot.
Fletcher takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Perez tried to score with a low kick but Fletcher checks it.
Fletcher slips a jab and a cross from Perez.
Fletcher throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez throws a lazy right hand but Fletcher sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fletcher shoots in but Perez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rmarkas Fletcher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perez throws a right hand that misses
and Fletcher counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fletcher.
Perez pulls Fletcher in close to his closed guard and prevents Fletcher from doing any damage or advancing position.
Perez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fletcher throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Perez managing to control the position.
Perez looking for a sweep. Not yet Perez, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Fletcher creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Perez sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Fletcher goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Perez has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Fletcher but great work by Perez.
Rmarkas Fletcher overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fletcher tries to bench press Perez off him but Perez keeps the position.
Fletcher is working hard here to advance position.
Perez gets to mount! Fletcher was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Perez controlling his opponent.
Perez raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Perez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fletcher is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Perez pulls his head out easily.
Fletcher actively working from the bottom here.
Perez throwing shots but Fletcher is blocking nicely.
Perez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fletcher is just riding it out for now. Perez eventually gives up the hold.
Domingo Perez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fletcher actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fletcher works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rmarkas Fletcher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Perez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fletcher is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perez wants to stand but Fletcher has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Fletcher wants to sweep but no luck.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rmarkas Fletcher.
I think Fletcher has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 19:19
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 20:19
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 20:18
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Rmarkas Fletcher!
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