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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mustafa Sekish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dack Fayden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mustafa Sekish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dack Fayden!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fayden shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sekish is trying to defend but Fayden finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Fayden is looking to advance position but Sekish won't allow it.
Sekish is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fayden content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Fayden is looking for a kimura but Sekish is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fayden to get the leverage.
Fayden is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fayden looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sekish wants to get back to his feet.
Fayden tries to stand and escape but Sekish is controlling the position.
Fayden is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sekish keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Fayden tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sekish knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Fayden is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fayden is looking to advance position but Sekish won't allow it.
Fayden is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sekish is just riding it out for now. Fayden eventually gives up the hold.
Sekish looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fayden wants to control but Sekish is keeping him busy.
Fayden is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sekish wants to get back to his feet.
Sekish on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fayden is working for a kimura but Sekish is defending it quite comfortably.
Fayden is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sekish has managed to free his arm - good work.
Fayden is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sekish sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sekish is looking to escape.
Sekish knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fayden on the ground.
Fayden is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sekish doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Fayden.
Fayden wants to pass to mount but Sekish is defending the position.
Fayden maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Sekish could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Fayden has cracked it and Sekish is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Fayden!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dack Fayden!
A very excited looking Dack Fayden made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between bj Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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135 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, bj Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Scott Smith!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson pushes Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Ferguson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ferguson lands a takedown into guard.
Smith has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ferguson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Smith looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ferguson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ferguson trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Ferguson has passed into half guard!
Ferguson moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Smith.
Smith is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Smith's face as Ferguson controls the position.
Ferguson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Smith, who protects the arm well.
Ferguson stands up.
Ferguson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Smith on his heels. He'll look to pass Smith's guard now, I'm sure.
Ferguson trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Smith is looking to cinch up a triangle. Ferguson throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Smith's body to avoid the submission. Smith has instead reached around Ferguson's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Smith arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Scott Smith!
During a confident post fight interview, Scott Smith thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Igor Nabokov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nabokov comes to the cage accompanied by Sparks - The Who. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Rocky Patterson enters the cage!
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185 lbs
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175 lbs
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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, Igor Nabokov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rocky Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Nabokov. No joy for Patterson on that attempt.
Nabokov misses with a wild body shot.
Rocky Patterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patterson misses with a takedown attempt - Nabokov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nabokov clinches with his opponent.
Nabokov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Igor Nabokov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Patterson.
Patterson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Nabokov uses from the top position.
Nabokov wants to stand but Patterson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Patterson wants to sweep here but Nabokov controlling him for the moment.
Nabokov trying to control the position from guard on top but Patterson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Patterson wants to stand but Nabokov is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nabokov wanted to stand there but Patterson had control of the position.
Nabokov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Patterson on the ground.
Patterson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Patterson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nabokov is aware though and is defending well.
Nabokov wants to control from the top but Patterson keeps moving.
Nabokov preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nabokov wants to control from the top but Patterson keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Igor Nabokov just wasn't active enough.
Nabokov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Patterson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nabokov tries to sprawl but Patterson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nabokov trying to control here.
Patterson wants to work for an arm triangle but Nabokov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nabokov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Patterson is working away from the top position though.
Nabokov looking for submissions off his back.
Patterson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nabokov is staying active underneath Patterson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nabokov is trying to get back to full guard.
Patterson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Nabokov is just riding it out for now. Patterson eventually gives up the hold.
Patterson works his way into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nabokov is trying to improve his position.
Patterson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nabokov keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Patterson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Patterson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nabokov wants to clinch.
Patterson tries to clinch there but Nabokov circles away.
Patterson tries to clinch up but Nabokov circles away and keeps his distance.
Patterson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Patterson fails to land the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Patterson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Patterson wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nabokov tries to clinch but Patterson is having none of it.
Patterson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Patterson closes the distance but Nabokov moves to the side
and Nabokov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nabokov is trying to break the clinch but Patterson is controlling him.
Nabokov lands with a left to the head.
Patterson has hold of one of Nabokov's legs. Nabokov is fighting the takedown attempt but Patterson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Patterson stands and throws Nabokov's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Patterson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Patterson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nabokov is looking for a sweep.
Patterson cracks Nabokov with a big right hand but Nabokov just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nabokov throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Patterson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Patterson wants to stand but Nabokov has his arm trapped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nabokov wants to control but Patterson postures up.
Patterson lands a decent elbow from side control.
It looks like Igor Nabokov has been cut.
Patterson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Nabokov wants to control but Patterson postures up.
Patterson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Patterson trying to control the position but Nabokov is working away.
Patterson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nabokov, who protects the arm well.
Rocky Patterson has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nabokov keeps working.
Patterson passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Nabokov!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Patterson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patterson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Nabokov hang on?
Patterson landing shots from mount.
Nabokov is trying desperately to improve position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Patterson scoring with strikes but Nabokov is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Patterson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Igor Nabokov's cut.
That's time! Nabokov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Patterson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Patterson throws a lazy uppercut
and Nabokov counters with a left and a right that stings Patterson.
Patterson is looking to clinch but Nabokov is avoiding it.
Patterson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nabokov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Patterson gets the takedown into side control.
Patterson wants to stand but Nabokov is controlling his arm.
Sloppy strikes there by Patterson.
Nabokov is not content to let Patterson control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patterson throws an elbow but Nabokov slips to the side and avoids it well.
Patterson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nabokov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Nabokov to see if he's OK.
Patterson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Nabokov tries to bench press Patterson off him but Patterson keeps the position.
Patterson is looking to take a break and control but Nabokov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nabokov is looking to reverse the position.
Patterson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Patterson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Igor Nabokov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nabokov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Nabokov is looking for a sweep.
Nabokov is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Patterson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Patterson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nabokov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nabokov is refusing to be controlled, as Patterson sits in half guard.
Patterson trying to control from Nabokov's half guard. Nabokov has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Patterson wants to control from the top but Nabokov keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nabokov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Patterson is in close to Nabokov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Patterson trying to control but Nabokov is working from the bottom.
Nabokov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Patterson is looking to stand up but Nabokov won't let him.
Rocky Patterson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Patterson stays in close to Nabokov's body and controls the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocky Patterson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Patterson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Patterson!
Rocky Patterson took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Stonedberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexi Laiho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laiho has chosen Children of Bodom - Follow the Reaper as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. On his way into the cage it seems that Michael Stonedberg has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Michael Stonedberg seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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201 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Stonedberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexi Laiho!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laiho swings for the body but Stonedberg moves out of range.
Stonedberg lands with a slapping head kick.
A left lands for Laiho.
Nice uppercut there from Laiho.
Stonedberg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laiho was well out of range. Poor timing from Stonedberg.
Stonedberg misses with a head kick.
A clash of legs there as Laiho blocks the low kick.
Stonedberg tries a low kick but Laiho avoids it.
Stonedberg scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laiho thows a leg kick but Stonedberg checks it
and Stonedberg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Laiho scores with a decent looking hook.
Stonedberg throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Stonedberg scores with a head kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Laiho tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Laiho throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stonedberg blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stonedberg lands a body punch.
Stonedberg lands an uppercut.
Laiho goes for a takedown attempt but Stonedberg pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Stonedberg throws a shot to the body.
Laiho misses with a hook. Stonedberg ducked under it nicely.
Stonedberg throws a head kick that Laiho semi-blocks.
Stonedberg connects with a solid leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Stonedberg! Laiho is out on his feet! Stonedberg rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Laiho is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Laiho is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Stonedberg!
Michael Stonedberg 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 Viljo Suokas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suokas comes to the cage accompanied by Limp Bizkit - Break stuff. Jack Campbell 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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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
12 - 20 - 1, fighting out of London, Viljo Suokas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suokas lands a right hook to the body.
Suokas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Campbell doesn't seem bothered though.
Suokas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Suokas swings widly with a right hand
and Campbell counters with a nice low kick that buckles Suokas's knee momentarily.
Campbell ducks right into an uppercut from Suokas.
Suokas misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Suokas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Suokas avoids a kick to the body.
Suokas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Campbell misses with a kick to the body
and Suokas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Campbell looks to clinch
and Suokas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Suokas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Campbell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Campbell staying out of range there.
Campbell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suokas lands the left hand.
Suokas misses with a hook
and Campbell counters with a body kick that stops Suokas in his tracks momentarily.
Campbell thuds a left hand into Suokas's body.
Campbell delivers a nice body kick.
Campbell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Suokas throws out the jab.
Campbell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Campbell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Suokas, pushing him back against the cage.
Campbell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Suokas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Campbell.
Suokas wants to stall.
Campbell is trying to pull guard but Suokas turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Campbell tries to pull guard but Suokas forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters up against the cage, Suokas throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Suokas trying to land knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Campbell is trying to maintain a safe position but Suokas gets an underhook and turns Campbell into the cage.
Campbell tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Suokas smiles and moves away.
Viljo Suokas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Campbell.
Campbell blocks a head kick by Suokas.
Suokas scores with a head kick.
Suokas tried to score with a low kick but Campbell checks it.
Suokas connects with a crisp jab.
Suokas works the jab nicely.
Campbell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Suokas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell moves away from the strike by Suokas.
Campbell throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Campbell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Suokas at a distance.
Suokas misses with a lunging right hand
and Campbell counters with a body kick.
Jab, jab by Campbell - just one landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Campbell.
Campbell misses with a kick to the body.
Campbell fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Suokas is out of range.
Suokas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Campbell lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Campbell throws a body kick that misses.
Suokas circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Viljo Suokas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Campbell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Campbell throws a wild body kick that Suokas sees coming a mile off.
Suokas takes a swing at Campbell's ribcage but misses.
Suokas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Campbell counters with a straight right hand.
Campbell throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Suokas's head.
It looks like Viljo Suokas has been cut.
Suokas lands with a straight right. Campbell didn't see that one coming.
Suokas misses with a left hand
letting Campbell counter with a right hand.
Campbell sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suokas looks to throw the jab but Campbell is out of range.
A shot to the body from Suokas misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Campbell lands a big head kick that sends Suokas tumbling to the mat! Campbell takes a step backwards and waves Suokas back to his feet - he wants the finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Campbell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Viljo Suokas'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.
Suokas avoids the head kick by Campbell.
Suokas misses the jab.
Campbell attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Campbell moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Campbell fakes the leg kick and cracks Suokas in the body.
Campbell staying out of range there.
Campbell misses with a head kick.
Suokas throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Suokas misses with a straight left.
Campbell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Suokas.
Campbell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Suokas misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suokas swats away the attempt to clinch by Campbell.
Suokas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Suokas misses with a looping right.
Suokas tries to land a front kick but Campbell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Suokas throws an off balance right hand
and Campbell counters with a body kick.
Campbell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Campbell lands with a nice body kick.
Campbell throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Suokas cracks Campbell with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Suokas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Campbell's head backwards.
Campbell has closed the distance and engaged Suokas in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suokas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Campbell blocks a body shot from Suokas.
Nice elbow from Suokas.
It looks like Jack Campbell has been cut.
Suokas managing to block the knees to the body from Campbell.
Knees to the body from Campbell.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suokas looking to slow down the pace here.
Campbell avoiding damage.
Campbell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Suokas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Campbell misses with a body punch.
Campbell jumps guard but Suokas stands there with Campbell around his waist. Campbell gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Suokas leaning his opponent against the cage.
Suokas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell struggles to land a body shot inside as Suokas controls his hands.
Suokas will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Campbell landing knees to the head.
Suokas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Campbell lands a body shot.
Suokas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Campbell or not.
Suokas managing to block the knees to the body from Campbell.
Campbell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Suokas tries to land knees in the clinch but Campbell avoids the damage to the body.
Suokas dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Suokas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Campbell digs a right hand underneath Suokas's ribcage. Suokas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suokas throws an elbow that misses.
Campbell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Suokas taking a breather.
Campbell looking to throw knees to the head but Suokas is blocking nicely.
Suokas pushes off an throws an elbow but Campbell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Campbell is trying to pull guard but Suokas has him pressed against the cage.
Campbell wants to stall.
Suokas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Campbell struggles to land a body shot inside as Suokas controls his hands.
Campbell connects with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Campbell lands a nice knee to the body.
Campbell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Campbell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good work by Suokas as he checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jack Campbell will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Campbell throws a right hand that Suokas ducks under and follows up with a left that Suokas also avoids with ease.
Suokas lands with a kick to the temple. Campbell shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jack Campbell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Suokas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Campbell feints and then cracks Suokas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Suokas down.
Suokas thuds a left hand into Campbell's body.
That kick from Campbell tenderised Suokas's leg. Suokas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Campbell avoids the head kick by Suokas.
Suokas throws a low kick, looking for Campbell's leg but Campbell calmly moves out of range.
Suokas looks to land a combination but Campbell avoids it well.
Campbell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Suokas.
Suokas throws a jab when Campbell was well out of range.
Campbell throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Suokas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suokas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice shot by Suokas.
Campbell scores with a kick to the midsection.
A head kick misses from Suokas.
Campbell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Campbell throws a head kick that misses.
Suokas keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice cross by Campbell.
Suokas throws a lazy head kick
and Campbell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Campbell plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Suokas is rocked!
Campbell lands with a slapping head kick.
Oh Suokas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick by Suokas misses
and Campbell counters with a head kick that wobbles Suokas - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Campbell sends him down. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Campbell!
During a confident post fight interview, Jack Campbell thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank Crillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rajesh Koothrappali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crillo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Wiz Khalifa - Black And Yellow. Koothrappali has chosen Punjab as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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159 lbs
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26
148 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Crillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rajesh Koothrappali!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crillo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crillo looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Koothrappali is avoiding damage well.
Koothrappali holds on to Crillo's head and controls the position momentarily.
Koothrappali regains half guard.
Koothrappali wants to control but Crillo is keeping busy.
Crillo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Crillo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Koothrappali is controlling Crillo's trapped leg to prevent Crillo from advancing to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crillo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Koothrappali defending well though.
Crillo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Koothrappali is trying to control but can't.
Crillo slips a nice elbow through Koothrappali's hands, connecting with Koothrappali's forehead.
Crillo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Koothrappali defending well though.
Crillo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Koothrappali keeps working.
Crillo throws a strike but Koothrappali avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Koothrappali is trying to keep Crillo in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crillo connects with a couple of short punches.
Crillo wants to control from the top but Koothrappali keeps moving.
Crillo throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koothrappali is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Crillo won't allow Koothrappali to sweep him here.
Crillo slips nicely into half guard.
Crillo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Koothrappali defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Crillo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Koothrappali blocking the ground and pound attempt from Crillo.
Crillo is thwarting Koothrappali's attempts to control the position.
Crillo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Koothrappali is refusing to be controlled, as Crillo sits in half guard.
Koothrappali taking some punishment here, with Crillo in his half guard.
Koothrappali avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Crillo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crillo misses with a head shot. Koothrappali uses the momentum to regain guard.
Crillo is in close to Koothrappali's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Crillo lands a couple of digs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crillo is working Koothrappali over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Crillo 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.
Crillo wants to control from the top but Koothrappali keeps moving.
Crillo throwing strikes from guard but Koothrappali blocks nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crillo throwing strikes from guard but Koothrappali blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Crillo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Koothrappali tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crillo shoots for a double leg takedown but Koothrappali sprawls well. He's pushed Crillo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Koothrappali throws a hook but Crillo blocks it.
Koothrappali throws the left hand but Crillo avoids the punch easily.
Koothrappali defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Crillo.
Crillo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Koothrappali circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Crillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crillo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Koothrappali pinned against the cage. Koothrappali gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Koothrappali misses with a body kick.
A good leg kick by Koothrappali.
Koothrappali looks for the body kick but Crillo saw that one coming.
Frank Crillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koothrappali throws a hook but Crillo avoids it easily.
Crillo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Koothrappali. That one must have hurt.
Koothrappali walks into a jab.
Koothrappali throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crillo shoots in for a takedown but Koothrappali shows good takedown defense.
Rajesh Koothrappali is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crillo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Koothrappali pinned against the cage. Koothrappali gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A good leg kick by Koothrappali.
Crillo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Koothrappali tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Crillo shoots in for a takedown but Koothrappali shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Koothrappali misses its intended target.
Koothrappali lands with a slapping head kick.
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!
Crillo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Crillo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Crillo is defended easily by Koothrappali.
Koothrappali throws a sloppy head kick and Crillo moves out of range easily.
Crillo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crillo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Koothrappali did well to prevent Crillo getting side control.
Koothrappali wants to control but Crillo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Crillo throwing shots but Koothrappali is blocking nicely.
Crillo working over Koothrappali with some ground and pound. Koothrappali looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Koothrappali blocking the ground and pound attempt from Crillo.
Crillo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Koothrappali wants to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Crillo lands a nice short elbow.
Crillo is thwarting Koothrappali's attempts to control the position.
Koothrappali tries to roll over but Crillo keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crillo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Crillo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crillo lands strikes from half guard.
Crillo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Koothrappali is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Crillo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Crillo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ground and pound from Crillo.
Koothrappali trying to hold on to Crillo's head to control him but Crillo postures up.
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 Frank Crillo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
No luck for Crillo with that takedown attempt.
Koothrappali misses with a hook. Crillo ducked under it nicely.
Crillo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Koothrappali as he jumps to the side.
Crillo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Koothrappali tries to avoid it but Crillo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Koothrappali to the ground. Koothrappali escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Crillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crillo checks a leg kick.
Crillo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Koothrappali tries to avoid it but Crillo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Koothrappali to the ground. Koothrappali escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Crillo fails with a takedown attempt.
Crillo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Koothrappali counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crillo shoots in looking for a takedown. Koothrappali tries to sprawl out of it but Crillo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Koothrappali manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Koothrappali misses with a low kick.
Crillo works Koothrappali's body with a nice hook.
Crillo shoots in but no luck this time.
Crillo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Koothrappali paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Koothrappali tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Crillo shoots in for a takedown but Koothrappali shows good takedown defense.
Koothrappali will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Koothrappali misses with a hook. Crillo ducked under it nicely.
Crillo shoots for a double leg takedown but Koothrappali sprawls well. He's pushed Crillo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Crillo gets a takedown into half guard.
Crillo thows a huge punch but Koothrappali dodges it nicely.
Koothrappali trying to hold on to Crillo's head to control him but Crillo postures up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koothrappali blocking the ground and pound attempt from Crillo.
Crillo is trying to work for a kimura but Koothrappali is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crillo working the head and body with strikes.
Frank Crillo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Koothrappali trying to control from the bottom.
Crillo 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.
Crillo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rajesh Koothrappali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crillo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Koothrappali defending well though.
Koothrappali is refusing to be controlled, as Crillo sits in half guard.
Crillo is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Crillo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crillo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Koothrappali defending well though.
Crillo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Crillo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Crillo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Crillo!
After winning the bout, Frank Crillo 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ah Puch Nacon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Jiu Jitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nacon comes to the cage accompanied by Death. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21
168 lbs
7 - 2 - 1 |
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30
164 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Ah Puch Nacon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mr Jiu Jitsu!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jiu Jitsu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jiu Jitsu lands a nice shot to the body.
Jiu Jitsu shoots in for a takedown but Nacon shows good takedown defense.
Jiu Jitsu looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nacon is fending him off so far but Jiu Jitsu persists. Nope, Nacon circles away and we're back to standing.
Nacon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jiu Jitsu.
Nice defenses there by Jiu Jitsu.
Jiu Jitsu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nacon manages to avoid it.
Jiu Jitsu fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ah Puch Nacon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Jiu Jitsu.
Nacon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jiu Jitsu counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jiu Jitsu.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Nacon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nacon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jiu Jitsu wants to control from the top but Nacon keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nacon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jiu Jitsu postures up in Nacon's guard and throws a big left but Nacon blocks it.
Jiu Jitsu trying to control but Nacon is working from the bottom.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mr Jiu Jitsu wasn't active enough on the ground.
Jiu Jitsu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nacon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiu Jitsu shoots in and gets a takedown into Nacon's guard.
Jiu Jitsu chips away with some ground and pound.
Jiu Jitsu wants to pass the guard but Nacon is keeping the position.
Jiu Jitsu avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jiu Jitsu lying in Nacon's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Nacon decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Jiu Jitsu taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ah Puch Nacon!
Ah Puch Nacon decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eaton Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Uppercut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uppercut is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I present to you; The Amazing Human Being. 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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170 lbs
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201 lbs
21 - 16 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eaton Cox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lance Uppercut!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cox connects with a looping right hand.
Lance Uppercut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uppercut throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cox.
Uppercut shoots in looking for a takedown. Cox tries to sprawl out of it but Uppercut keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cox manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cox fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Uppercut sprawls well initially but Cox persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Uppercut wants to improve his position but Cox is controlling well.
Cox is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Uppercut wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Cox is now in half guard.
Uppercut moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Uppercut looking to control.
Cox pushes down on Uppercut's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cox drops an elbow to the side of Uppercut's head.
Uppercut wants to get back to full guard.
Cox tries to pass the half guard into mount. Uppercut knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Uppercut is pressing down on Cox's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cox throws a big elbow that misses.
Cox stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Uppercut swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Uppercut wants to sweep but no luck.
Cox tries to free his leg and advance position but Uppercut is retaining full guard.
Uppercut is trying to keep Cox in close.
Cox stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Uppercut swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cox gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cox trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cox with a nice head shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cox throws an elbow that misses. Uppercut uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cox's guard. Nice move by Uppercut!
Cox throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cox being controlled here, momentarily.
Uppercut got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cox has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Uppercut has managed to get both his arms back between Cox's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox keeping moving, preventing Uppercut from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Uppercut stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cox swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Uppercut trying to control but Cox is working from the bottom.
Cox tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Uppercut trying to control the position from guard on top but Cox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cox tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Lance Uppercut.
Cox closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Cox can't fight it off and eventually Uppercut manages to take the fight to the floor. Cox looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cox might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cox looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Uppercut passes into side control.
Uppercut gets to mount! Cox was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Cox tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cox takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cox is trying desperately to improve position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cox takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cox is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Uppercut can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cox is looking to escape.
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 Eaton Cox will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Uppercut loads up on a big right hand but Cox slips the punch.
Cox closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Uppercut manages to get to full guard.
Cox looking to sit in guard and control but Uppercut gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Uppercut lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Uppercut missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cox is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cox looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uppercut cracks Cox with a solid left hand.
Uppercut trying to control but Cox is working from the bottom.
Uppercut pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cox is keeping the position for now.
Cox escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Uppercut gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Uppercut wants to control from the top but Cox keeps moving.
Cox working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cox escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Uppercut gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Uppercut trying to control but Cox is working from the bottom.
Uppercut working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cox working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Uppercut has passed into half guard!
Cox looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cox is refusing to be controlled, as Uppercut sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cox defending well though.
Cox looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Uppercut is keen to just control but Cox is a slippery customer.
Uppercut keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Uppercut tries to pass to full mount but Cox defends it.
Uppercut is trying to control. Cox wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Uppercut wants to pass to mount but Cox is defending the position.
Lance Uppercut has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cox wants to control but Uppercut is keeping busy.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cox is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Uppercut is tapping! Great win for Cox!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Eaton Cox!
During a confident post fight interview, Eaton Cox thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Livingston Barclay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGregor is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bloc Party - Flux. Charlie McGregor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Livingston Barclay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Charlie McGregor!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barclay throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGregor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barclay lands an overhand right.
McGregor throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Barclay.
The fighters circle momentarily. Barclay darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut there from Barclay.
McGregor drops Barclay with a right and a left! McGregor comes rushing in but Barclay regains his composure and manages to keep McGregor in guard.
Barclay is rocked!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
McGregor looking to pass the guard.
Oh Barclay is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
McGregor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McGregor working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Barclay's head.
Barclay working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McGregor.
Barclay seems to have got his legs back now.
McGregor stopping the sweep attempt from Barclay.
Barclay trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor throwing strikes from guard but Barclay blocks nicely.
McGregor looking to pass the guard.
McGregor drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Barclay manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now McGregor has Barclay in his guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as McGregor holds on and takes a little breather.
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.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Livingston Barclay wasn't doing enough on the ground.
McGregor tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McGregor lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Barclay sprawling to the canvas. McGregor follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Barclay hang on?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGregor sitting in half guard here. He lands a big elbow that has hurt Barclay! Oh, Barclay is in big trouble! McGregor lands more strikes and the ref dives in to save him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Charlie McGregor!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Geoly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Domingo Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Geoly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 2, fighting out of London, Domingo Perez!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Perez. That's going to slow Geoly down.
Perez lands a right hook to the body.
Perez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Geoly blocks a leg kick.
Perez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Geoly is fending him off so far but Perez persists. Nope, Geoly circles away and we're back to standing.
Geoly takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Perez misses with a hook.
Perez tries to close the distance and clinch but Geoly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Geoly lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Perez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Perez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Geoly catches Perez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Geoly takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Geoly misses with a wild body shot.
Perez scores with a jab.
Geoly throws a half hearted mid kick.
Perez lands with a hook. Geoly tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A slow jab from Geoly misses its intended target.
Geoly thows a body shot but no joy.
Geoly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Perez circles away quickly and effectively.
Perez lands a leg kick that knocks Geoly off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geoly tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Perez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sloppy strikes from Geoly. Those never looked like landing.
Perez lands a nice looking body shot.
A head kick from Geoly lands but Perez takes it in his stride.
A punch lands to the side of Perez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Perez cracks Geoly with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Perez looks to throw the jab but Geoly is out of range.
Perez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Geoly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Perez.
Alexander Geoly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Geoly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Geoly walks into a stiff left hand from Perez.
Geoly misses with an attempted mid kick.
Geoly cracks Perez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
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!
Perez digs a good hook to Geoly's body.
Geoly looks to land a right hand but Perez moved out of range.
Geoly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geoly jabs Perez right on the nose. Perez blinks but takes it well.
No luck for Perez with that takedown attempt.
Perez misses with a wild body shot.
Perez lands a jab.
Geoly avoids the body shot from Perez.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perez. Geoly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Geoly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Geoly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Geoly chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Perez can pounce on him.
Geoly loads up on a big right hand but Perez slips the punch.
Geoly cracks the inside of Perez's front leg.
No luck for Perez with that takedown attempt.
Alexander Geoly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Domingo Perez.
Perez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geoly connects with a right hand. Perez shakes it off.
Geoly on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Perez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Perez.
A clash of legs there as Perez blocks the low kick.
Geoly pivots, looking for a leg kick but Perez is out of range and Geoly settles back down.
Perez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Geoly takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Geoly keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Perez sizes up Geoly with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Geoly misses with a low kick.
Perez throws a head kick but Geoly moves out of range.
Geoly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perez lands the left hand.
Perez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Geoly had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Geoly throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Geoly thuds his shin into the meat of Perez's side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez is looking to score with low kicks.
Geoly misses with a straight left.
Perez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Geoly. Perez shrugs it off though.
Geoly has closed the distance and engaged Perez in a clinch.
Perez is trying to pull guard but Geoly has him pressed against the cage.
Perez has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Geoly uses from the top position.
Perez keeping moving, preventing Geoly from controlling successfully.
Perez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Geoly throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Domingo Perez will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Geoly lands with a straight right. Perez didn't see that one coming.
Geoly throws a nice outside leg kick.
Geoly misses with a wild body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Perez blocks the leg kick.
Geoly defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Perez.
Perez scores with a punch to the head.
Geoly motions for Perez to come forward. Geoly throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Geoly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No joy there for Geoly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Perez blocks a leg kick.
Geoly tries to work over Perez's front leg with a kick but Perez checks it.
Perez jabs Geoly to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Geoly has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Geoly there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice sprawl there from Geoly as Perez shoots in.
Geoly misses the shot to the body.
Perez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geoly fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Perez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Perez lands with a cross.
Geoly drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Perez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Geoly throws a shot from downtown. Perez moves away and avoids it.
Perez tries to land a leg kick but Geoly saw it coming and moves away.
Geoly slips under a jab from Perez.
Perez lands a head kick. Geoly smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Geoly lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Geoly will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Geoly throws a body kick that misses.
Geoly takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A swing and a miss from Perez.
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!
Perez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Geoly.
Geoly loads up on a big right hand but Perez slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Geoly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perez.
Geoly slips a jab from Perez.
Domingo Perez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Perez tries a head kick but it misses.
Perez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Perez avoids a kick to the body.
A combination from Geoly does no damage.
Perez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Geoly's calf.
Alexander Geoly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Geoly cracks Perez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Geoly is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Geoly scores with a nice right hand.
Perez jabs Geoly right on the nose. Geoly blinks but takes it well.
Geoly looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Perez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Perez looks to land a left hand but Geoly moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Perez does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geoly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Perez.
Perez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Perez defending well as Geoly loads up on a big left hand.
Geoly misses with a body shot.
Perez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Geoly has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Geoly moves into the clinch successfully.
Geoly tries to work over Perez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Geoly is trying to stall.
Geoly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perez is trying to pull guard but Geoly has him pressed against the cage.
Alexander Geoly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Domingo Perez.
Perez tries to pull guard but Geoly won't allow it.
Perez tries for a takedown but Geoly manages to get underhooks.
Geoly scores with a shoulder strike.
Geoly scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Geoly to keep the fight standing.
Perez blocks an uppercut.
Perez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Perez tries to pull guard but Geoly forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Geoly tries to throw a body punch but Perez avoids it by throwing Geoly back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Geoly has a couple of punches blocked by Perez.
Geoly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Perez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Geoly misses with some punches.
Perez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Geoly smiles and moves away.
Perez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Geoly lands an overhand right.
Perez throws a series of punches but Geoly moves out of range.
Perez looks for a takedown but Geoly sprawls well.
Geoly connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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 Alexander Geoly will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Perez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Perez misses the target.
Geoly scores with a jab. Perez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Geoly is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Geoly checks a low kick from Perez.
Geoly throws an overhand right that lands on Perez's shoulder, as Perez tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Geoly.
Geoly looks to throw a body kick
and Perez counters with a takedown into side control.
Perez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Geoly, who protects the arm well.
Geoly is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Geoly prevents Perez from moving into mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geoly keeps Perez under control for a moment.
Perez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Geoly is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Geoly is trying to get back to half guard.
Perez trying to control the position but Geoly is working away.
The strikes coming from Perez are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Perez is trying to get an arm triangle but Geoly is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Geoly's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Perez looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Geoly struggling a bit here.
Perez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Geoly keeps working.
The ground and pound from Perez seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geoly managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Perez.
Perez misses with the ground and pound.
Geoly is not content to let Perez control the position.
Geoly takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Perez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Perez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Geoly tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez happy to just control the position for now.
You can see the frustration on Geoly's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Perez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Geoly is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Geoly keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Domingo Perez really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Perez throws a solid leg kick but Geoly takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Perez.
Geoly misses with a wild body shot.
Perez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Geoly on the side of the head.
Geoly throws a leg kick
and Perez counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Geoly!
Geoly sneaks back into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Geoly is looking to control Perez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Geoly avoid being mounted?
Perez wants to pass the guard but Geoly is defending well.
Perez lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geoly is pressing down on Perez's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Domingo Perez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Perez controlling from the top position.
Geoly will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Perez throws a big right hand that misses.
Perez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Geoly working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Perez.
Geoly is trying to keep Perez in close.
Perez looking to pass the guard.
Perez is looking to work some ground and pound but Geoly has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Perez connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Geoly is adopting a defensive guard.
Perez wants to control from the top but Geoly keeps moving.
Perez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geoly keeping moving, preventing Perez from controlling successfully.
Geoly is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Perez tries a head kick but it misses.
Geoly swings widly with a right hand
and Perez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Geoly is defending against the submission attempts here by Perez.
Perez misses with a head shot. Geoly uses the momentum to regain guard.
Perez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Geoly's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geoly is looking for a sweep. Perez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Perez is stalling here. Geoly is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Perez seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Geoly has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perez avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Geoly.
Perez manages to work his way to half guard, despite Geoly's best efforts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perez trying to control from the bottom.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Perez. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Perez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Perez gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Domingo Perez dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Geoly scores with the left hand. Perez knows he should have avoided that one.
Perez feints and then cracks Geoly's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Geoly down.
Perez blocks a jab.
Perez is looking to slow Geoly down with leg kicks.
Geoly takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Geoly on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Perez throws a hook to the side of Geoly's head but Geoly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perez looks to land a left hand but Geoly moved out of range nicely.
Good leg kick by Perez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Perez throws a leg kick but Geoly checks it.
Geoly tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Perez scores with a push kick.
Geoly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Geoly wants to slow Perez down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Perez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Perez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Geoly. Geoly circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Decent striking displayed by Perez there.
Geoly fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Perez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Geoly looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Perez throws a leg kick
and Geoly counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Perez!
Perez is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Perez gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perez wants to control but Geoly is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Perez gets full guard.
Geoly showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Perez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Alexander Geoly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geoly is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Geoly throws a big right hand that misses.
Geoly in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Geoly lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Perez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Perez working for a triangle but Geoly defends it easily.
Perez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Perez misses with a head shot.
Perez punching from mount but Geoly doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Geoly keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Perez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Geoly wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Perez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Geoly hang on?
Geoly holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Perez tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Geoly wants to hold on but Perez pushes him away.
Perez cracks Geoly with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Geoly is squirming around, avoiding Perez's attempts to control the action.
Perez unloading with bombs!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perez looking to finish with strikes here!
Domingo Perez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Perez blocks Geoly's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Domingo Perez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Perez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 46:49
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 46:49
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Domingo Perez!
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