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VF 11: Tough Times PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rami Kottari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lincoln Burrows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burrows has chosen Sweet Child 'O Mine as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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245 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rami Kottari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lincoln Burrows!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kottari misses with a straight left.
Kottari jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Burrows takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Burrows misses with a looping right.
Burrows throws a jab but it's blocked by Kottari.
Kottari takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Rami Kottari has been cut.
Burrows throws a looping overhand right but Kottari ducks down to avoid it.
Burrows misses with a looping right.
Burrows throws an overhand right that lands on Kottari's shoulder, as Kottari tries to avoid the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kottari scores with a takedown into Burrows's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Burrows is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kottari is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kottari's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrows wants to stand and escape but instead Kottari has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Kottari trying to control but Burrows is working from the bottom.
Burrows is trying to keep Kottari in close.
Kottari trying to control but Burrows is working from the bottom.
Burrows is pulling down on Kottari's head to control his posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kottari tries to move into range but Burrows moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kottari slips under a jab from Burrows.
Kottari has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Burrows works Kottari's body with a nice hook.
Burrows lands a big uppercut and Kottari crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Kottari looks OK. Burrows waves Kottari back to his feet!
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!
Burrows throws a hook to the side of Kottari's head but Kottari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kottari throws out a loose jab but Burrows uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kottari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burrows moves away.
Kottari lands a really nice looking cross but Burrows seems unphased.
Burrows connects with a solid leg kick.
A slow jab from Burrows misses its intended target.
Burrows misses with an uppercut
and Kottari counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kottari prevents Burrows from getting back to his feet.
Kottari not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kottari working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Burrows's head.
Kottari sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kottari won't allow Burrows to get back to his feet.
Burrows trying to keep a closed guard but Kottari is proving a slippery customer.
Burrows wants to stand up but Kottari is controlling him.
Burrows has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Kottari has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Burrows is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Burrows can't break the clinch.
Kottari effectively controlling the action here.
Burrows can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burrows is looking to break free of the clinch but Kottari has double underhooks.
Kottari has Burrows pressed against the cage, preventing Burrows from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Burrows tries to circle away but Kottari has him pinned against the cage.
Kottari keeps control of Burrows as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Burrows tries to break the clinch but Kottari is controlling the position.
Kottari effectively controlling the action here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Burrows as Kottari tries to tie him up.
Kottari stalling the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burrows breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Burrows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A leg kick checked by Kottari.
Kottari staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lincoln Burrows dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rami Kottari's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kottari throws a lazy right hand but Burrows sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kottari lands with an overhand left.
Burrows sends Kottari crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Burrows is motioning to the referee to let Kottari up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Rami Kottari's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kottari misses the shot to the body.
Burrows throws a lazy right hand but Kottari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kottari slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Burrows cracks Kottari with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Burrows has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Kottari to stand back up!
Kottari is rocked!
Burrows throws a looping overhand right but Kottari ducks down to avoid it.
Oh Kottari is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kottari misses with a looping right.
Kottari seems to have got his legs back now.
Burrows lands a brutal uppercut that launches Kottari off his feet! Kottari tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lincoln Burrows!
Our winner, Lincoln Burrows, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomasz Drwal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tomasz Drwal has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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224 lbs
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221 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomasz Drwal!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson dives in and scores a takedown into Drwal's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anderson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Drwal is pulling down on Anderson's head to control his posture.
Drwal utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Anderson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Drwal has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Anderson has managed to get both his arms back between Drwal's legs - danger averted.
Drwal working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anderson.
Anderson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Drwal keeping full guard, as Anderson tries to pass.
Anderson is looking to work some ground and pound but Drwal has wrist control.
Drwal is pulling down on Anderson's head. It's preventing any offense from Anderson, at least for the moment.
Anderson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anderson with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drwal avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Anderson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Drwal works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Drwal pulls Anderson in close to prevent any damage.
Anderson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Drwal has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Anderson has managed to get both his arms back between Drwal's legs - danger averted.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Drwal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Anderson tries to free his leg and advance position but Drwal is retaining full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Anderson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
It looks like Tomasz Drwal has been cut.
Anderson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drwal utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson passes into half guard.
Anderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Anderson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Drwal's head.
Anderson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Anderson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Drwal is trying to maintain the position but Anderson is very close to passing his half guard.
Anderson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Drwal defending well though.
Anderson trying to pass the guard but Drwal defending well.
Drwal is looking to improve his position.
Anderson is thwarting Drwal's attempts to control the position.
Anderson lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Drwal's head.
Drwal avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Anderson.
Anderson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ground and pound from Anderson.
Drwal is pressing down on Anderson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Drwal trying to keep a closed guard but Anderson is proving a slippery customer.
Drwal managing to control the position.
Drwal not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Anderson cracks Drwal with a solid left hand.
Anderson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Drwal is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Oh Drwal is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tomasz Drwal's cut is getting worse.
Anderson postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Drwal covers up, he's hurt! Anderson keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Anderson and the ref steps in to end the fight! Anderson can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Anderson!
Alexander Anderson is the new light heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Alexander Anderson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jarni Kutsoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Kula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kutsoo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Enter Sandman. Kula has chosen Bullet - Bite the Bullet as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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134 lbs
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133 lbs
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarni Kutsoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kula!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kula bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kutsoo tries to improve position but can't.
Kula is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kutsoo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Kutsoo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kula is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kutsoo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kutsoo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kula off and has taken his back!
Kula manages to escape to a better position under a series of strikes. Kutsoo is now in side control.
Kutsoo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kutsoo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kutsoo throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Kutsoo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kula tries to improve position but can't.
Kula avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kutsoo.
Kula takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kutsoo creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kula sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kula is looking for a sweep.
Kutsoo working the ground and pound.
Kula is looking for a sweep.
Kutsoo fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Kutsoo is working Kula over with some ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kutsoo misses with the ground and pound.
Kutsoo tries to move to full mount but Kula actually manages to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kutsoo seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Kula has hold of Kutsoo's hands but Kutsoo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kula felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kutsoo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kula defending well though.
Kutsoo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ground and pound from Kutsoo.
Kutsoo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kutsoo 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.
Kutsoo prevents Kula from improving his position.
Kutsoo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kula regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kutsoo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kutsoo is looking to work some ground and pound but Kula has wrist control.
Kula had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kutsoo defends it easily.
Kutsoo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kutsoo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kutsoo throws a strike but Kula rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kula pushes down on Kutsoo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kula is looking for a kimura but Kutsoo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kula to get the leverage.
Kutsoo wants to get back to full guard but Kula has mounted him!
Kula is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Kutsoo to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Kutsoo shrugs it off.
Kula goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Kutsoo turns into him and now he's in Kula's guard.
Kutsoo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kutsoo wants to stand but Kula is controlling his posture from full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kula is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kutsoo is aware though and is defending well.
Kutsoo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kula manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kutsoo manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kutsoo wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Kula is now in half guard.
Kutsoo tries to roll over but Kula keeps him under control.
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 Jarni Kutsoo will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kula fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kutsoo sprawls well initially but Kula persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kula is working for a submission of some sort.
Kutsoo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kula pulls his head out easily.
Kutsoo is looking to improve his position.
Kula wants to pass the guard but Kutsoo is defending well.
Kula is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kula is looking for a kimura here.
Kutsoo missing with punches from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kutsoo trying to control here.
Kula is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kutsoo is just riding it out for now. Kula eventually gives up the hold.
Kula is working for a submission of some sort.
Kula seems to be working for a kimura but Kutsoo defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kula trying to mount his opponent but Kutsoo defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kula is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kutsoo lands with a few short shots to the body.
Kula is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kutsoo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kula.
Kutsoo is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Kula jumps into side control!
Kutsoo is looking to regain half guard here but Kula keeps moving and retains side control.
Kula tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kula has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kula tries for a kimura but Kutsoo is defending well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kula tries to advance to mount but Kutsoo denies him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kula swings around for an armbar but Kutsoo sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Kula's guard.
Kula has his foot on Kutsoo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kutsoo works his way back into a safe position though.
Kutsoo stopping the sweep attempt from Kula.
Kutsoo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kutsoo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kula looking for a sweep. Not yet Kula, not yet.
Kutsoo is pushing down on Kula's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kula is fighting to maintain full guard but Kutsoo has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kutsoo lands strikes from half guard.
Ground and pound from Kutsoo.
Kula regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kutsoo.
Kutsoo scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kula working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kutsoo.
Kula looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kutsoo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kutsoo trying to control the position from guard on top but Kula is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kutsoo is pushing down on Kula's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kula is fighting to maintain full guard but Kutsoo has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kutsoo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jarni Kutsoo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kutsoo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kula is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kutsoo scores with a couple of nice shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kula looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kutsoo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
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 Jarni Kutsoo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kutsoo pushes Kula up against the cage in a clinch.
Kutsoo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kutsoo works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Kutsoo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kula looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kutsoo looking to pass the guard.
Kutsoo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kutsoo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kutsoo works over Kula with some ground and pound from guard.
Kutsoo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
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!
Kutsoo won't allow Kula to sweep him here.
Kutsoo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kutsoo wants to pass the guard but Kula is keeping the position.
Kula working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kutsoo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kutsoo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kutsoo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kula looking for a guillotine here but Kutsoo defends easily.
Kutsoo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kutsoo lands a couple of digs.
Kula has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kutsoo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kutsoo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kula escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kutsoo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kula looking for a guillotine here but Kutsoo defends easily.
Kula takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kutsoo with a nice head shot there.
Kutsoo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kutsoo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kula preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kutsoo throwing strikes from guard but Kula blocks nicely.
Kutsoo throwing strikes from guard but Kula blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kula looking for a sweep. Not yet Kula, not yet.
Kutsoo postures up and lands a big shot to Kula's brow.
Kutsoo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kutsoo trying to control the position from guard on top but Kula is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jarni Kutsoo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kula throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kutsoo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kutsoo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kutsoo stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Kula looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kutsoo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kula is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kutsoo has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kalle Kula has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kutsoo sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kutsoo trying to hold on to Kula's head to control him but Kula postures up.
Kula is trying to work for a kimura but Kutsoo is defending well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kula sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kutsoo defending well though.
Kula prevents Kutsoo from improving his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jarni Kutsoo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kutsoo, 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jarni Kutsoo!
Post fight, an emotional Jarni Kutsoo said 'WHO? WHO? WHO`S THE BEST?! I CAN`T HEAR YOU!!!'.
Kalle Kula was interviewed post fight and said 'Tonight he was stronger then me, but I'll come back, better and stronger then ever! Thanks to all my fans for showing your support!!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tony Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and IP Freely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). IP Freely has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
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140 lbs
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Goldman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, IP Freely!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freely feints and as Goldman raises his hands in defense, Freely changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Goldman has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Goldman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Freely.
Freely postures up in Goldman's guard and throws a big left but Goldman blocks it.
Freely lying in Goldman's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Goldman decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Freely taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tony Goldman!
After the big win, Tony Goldman made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tarmo Hovi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hovi has chosen Die for Metal as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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260 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barry Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tarmo Hovi!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hovi checks a leg kick.
Allen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hovi.
Allen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hovi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Allen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've been hearing reports that Allen has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That kick from Allen tenderised Hovi's leg. Hovi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hovi connects with a right hand. Allen shakes it off.
Allen connects with an inside leg kick.
Tarmo Hovi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hovi misses with a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Allen blocks a low kick nicely.
Hovi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hovi tried to score with a low kick but Allen checks it.
Hovi avoids the body shot from Allen.
Allen thuds his right hand into Hovi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Allen tries a low kick but Hovi avoids it.
Allen misses with a low kick.
Hovi throws a body punch but Allen moves out of range.
Hovi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hovi.
Allen jabs Hovi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hovi scores with a spinning back kick!
Allen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hovi was well out of range. Poor timing from Allen.
Hovi tries to land a front kick but Allen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hovi tries to land a front kick but Allen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Allen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hovi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Allen.
Allen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Allen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Allen misses with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Allen moves forwards but Hovi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Allen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hovi throws a wild body kick that Allen sees coming a mile off.
Nice uppercut lands for Allen. That snapped Hovi's head back.
Allen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hovi's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hovi throws a head kick but Allen moves out of range.
Hovi connects with an inside leg kick.
A lazy left from Allen finds it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Hovi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hovi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hovi misses the body punch
and Allen moves into the clinch.
Hovi taking a breather.
Allen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hovi's elbow.
Hovi lands a shoulder strike.
Hovi is trying to stall.
Hovi swings wildly with an uppercut but Allen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hovi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hovi lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen lands a left hand.
Hovi can't break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Allen.
A nice left hand lands by Allen.
Hovi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hovi is trying to maintain a safe position but Allen gets an underhook and turns Hovi into the cage.
Hovi throws a punch but it's blocked by Allen.
Allen works on Hovi's body with a couple of short punches.
Hovi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hovi misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hovi.
Allen misses with the head strike.
Allen has a couple of punches blocked by Hovi.
A nice right hand lands inside from Allen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Allen tries to throw a body punch but Hovi avoids it by throwing Allen back against the cage.
Hovi scores with a hook to the body.
Allen lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hovi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hovi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Allen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hovi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Allen struggles to land a body shot inside as Hovi controls his hands.
Allen scores with a hook to the body.
Allen lands a hook that snaps the head of Hovi backwards.
Hovi is trying to maintain a safe position but Allen gets an underhook and turns Hovi into the cage.
Allen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hovi fails to land.
Hovi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hovi working hard to break the clinch.
Allen tries to work over Hovi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Allen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Allen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hovi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Allen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Allen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
An inside leg kick lands from Hovi.
Allen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Allen slips under a jab from Hovi.
Allen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hovi in his tracks.
Allen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hovi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Allen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Allen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hovi doesn't seem bothered though.
Hovi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hovi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hovi throws a solid leg kick but Allen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hovi.
Hovi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Allen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hovi tries to work over Allen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Allen working aggressively here.
Good body shot from Allen.
Barry Allen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Allen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hovi is breathing heavily.
A short left from Allen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen swings wildly with an uppercut but Hovi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Allen lands an uppercut.
Allen is trying to maintain a safe position but Hovi gets an underhook and turns Allen into the cage.
Allen working aggressively here.
Hovi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hovi has a couple of punches blocked by Allen.
Hovi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hovi swings wildly with an uppercut but Allen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Allen looking to slow down the pace here.
Allen misses with some punches.
Hovi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Allen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Allen checks a low kick from Hovi.
Hovi throws the kick towards the body but Allen avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hovi.
Hovi misses with a low kick as Allen jumps back.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hovi. That's going to slow Allen down.
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!
Hovi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hovi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hovi throws a series of punches but Allen avoids them all with ease.
Allen punishes Hovi's body with a nice straight punch.
Allen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hovi's sensitive parts.
Allen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hovi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Allen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hovi is out of range.
A clash of legs there as Allen blocks the low kick.
Allen connects with an inside leg kick.
Allen throws a leg kick that misses.
Allen tries a low kick but Hovi avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovi moves out of range of the leg kick from Allen.
Allen closes the distance and clinches.
Allen lands a nice uppercut.
Allen blocks a body shot from Hovi.
Allen stalling in the clinch but Hovi improves position.
Hovi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hovi can't break the clinch.
Allen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hovi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hovi is trying to maintain a safe position but Allen gets an underhook and turns Hovi into the cage.
Allen misses with the head strike.
Hovi breaks from the clinch.
Allen checks a leg kick.
Hovi looks to land a left hand but Allen moved out of range nicely.
Hovi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hovi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Allen tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hovi misses with a head kick.
Allen lunges at Hovi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hovi's hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Allen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hovi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Allen.
Allen loads up on a big right hand but Hovi slips the punch.
Allen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Allen misses with a low kick.
Hovi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hovi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Allen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Allen.
Hovi misses with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Allen blocks an uppercut.
Allen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hovi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Allen misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Allen dominated that second round.
That's time! Allen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Allen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Allen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hovi misses the shot to the body.
Allen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hovi was well out of range. Poor timing from Allen.
Allen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hovi was well out of range. Poor timing from Allen.
Hovi moves away from the strike by Allen.
Hovi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Allen tries to work over Hovi's front leg with a kick but Hovi checks it.
Hovi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Allen connects with a body shot that sends Hovi's belly button to the back.
Allen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Allen throws the left hand but Hovi avoids the punch easily.
Hovi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Allen lands a head shot.
Hovi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Allen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hovi wants to slow Allen down by chopping away at his legs.
Hovi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Allen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hovi throws out a leg kick but Allen moves out of range and Hovi only half commits.
Allen throws a low kick but Hovi moves out of range easily.
Allen throws a body kick that misses.
Hovi keeps the fight on the outside.
Allen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hovi cracks the inside of Allen's front leg.
Allen throws out a loose jab but Hovi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Allen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hovi.
Allen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Allen lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hovi misses with the combination.
Allen blocks the body kick.
Hovi moves out of range as Allen throws a body kick.
Allen throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hovi misses with the combination.
Allen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Allen throws a lazy uppercut
and Hovi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Allen blocking some punches.
Hovi tries to work over Allen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Allen swings wildly with an uppercut but Hovi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hovi is trying to stall.
Hovi misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Allen lands with a right to the head.
Hovi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Allen's elbow.
Allen tries a body shot but Hovi blocks it.
Hovi can't find room to land a body shot as Allen controls the action.
Hovi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Allen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Allen blocks an uppercut.
Allen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Allen fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Allen.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Allen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Allen lands a shoulder strike.
Allen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Allen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Allen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Allen.
Hovi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hovi tries a body shot but Allen blocks it.
Allen misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Hovi fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Allen.
Allen scores with a shot to the side of Hovi's head.
Hovi is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Allen.
Hovi is still on wobbly legs! Can Allen finish him?
Hovi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Allen stalling.
Allen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Allen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Allen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hovi looking to stall.
Allen swings wildly with an uppercut but Hovi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Allen pushes Hovi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hovi misses with a punch to the body.
Hovi seems to have recovered his senses.
Allen lands a left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Allen lands a big right hand that drops Hovi! The killer instinct kicks in and Allen finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Allen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barry Allen!
An out of breath and clearly excited Barry Allen thanked Reaper Combatwear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Stoned (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjorn Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stoned comes to the cage accompanied by Dr. Dre - The Watcher. Oliver Stoned has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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27
166 lbs
16 - 2 - 0 |
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31
169 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oliver Stoned!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bjorn Lannister!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lannister ducks under a wild hook from Stoned.
We've been told by Stoned's head coaches at *Nelson Fight Camp* that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lannister.
Stoned throws a low kick but Lannister moves out of range easily.
Stoned lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lannister gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Stoned cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lannister misses with a takedown
and Stoned counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oliver Stoned has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bjorn Lannister.
Stoned cracks Lannister with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Stoned. Those never looked like landing.
Lannister takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stoned.
Lannister shoots and misses
enabling Stoned to counter with a crisp jab.
Lannister with a poor takedown
letting Stoned counter with a right hand.
Stoned connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Bjorn Lannister has been cut.
A punch lands to the side of Lannister 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lannister tries to clinch there but Stoned circles away.
Stoned feints and then cracks Lannister's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lannister down.
Stoned tries to land a front kick but Lannister steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lannister has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoned connects with a solid leg kick.
Stoned fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lannister looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A leg kick checked by Lannister.
Stoned throws out a leg kick but Lannister moves out of range and Stoned only half commits.
Stoned lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stoned digs a good hook to Lannister's body.
Stoned scores with a nice head shot.
Stoned throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Oliver Stoned is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lannister shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stoned counters with a nice body shot.
Lannister looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lannister shoots and misses
and Stoned counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stoned fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lannister looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That kick from Stoned tenderised Lannister's leg. Lannister is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stoned feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Lannister sprawling to the canvas! Lannister rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Stoned finish him?!
Lannister is rocked!
Stoned jabs at Lannister's body.
Lannister takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lannister takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoned scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stoned is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Stoned connects with a body shot.
Stoned throws a good cross that connects.
Lannister is still on wobbly legs! Can Stoned finish him?
Stoned lands a big right hand that sends Lannister crashing to the mat! Stoned stays standing though and waves Lannister back to his feet!
Stoned cracks Lannister with a hook to the temple - Lannister is on wobbly legs here! Stoned swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Lannister falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Stoned wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Oliver Stoned!
Oliver Stoned thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin St Andre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Auguste Grimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Andre comes into the arena with When the Saints Go Marching In blaring out of the sound system. Grimm has chosen David Gilmour - There's No Way Out Of Here as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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150 lbs
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156 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjamin St Andre!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Auguste Grimm!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Grimm. St Andre shrugs it off though.
Grimm tries to close the distance and clinch up but St Andre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grimm looks to land a left hand but St Andre moved out of range nicely.
Grimm takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Grimm throws a shot to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for St Andre.
A cross from St Andre lands.
St Andre blocks the body kick.
St Andre connects with a leg kick. Grimm looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
St Andre scores with a push kick.
Grimm closes the distance and pushes St Andre back into the cage.
St Andre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Andre misses with some punches.
Grimm misses with the head strike.
A short right from Grimm on the inside.
St Andre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Grimm.
Grimm misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grimm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimm lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Grimm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grimm misses with a body punch.
St Andre lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grimm backwards.
St Andre takes an elbow to the forehead.
Grimm misses with an elbow strike.
Grimm misses with a knee to the head.
St Andre lands with a light punch inside.
St Andre's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grimm.
St Andre takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Grimm.
Grimm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grimm lands a nice elbow.
St Andre lands a right hand.
Grimm managing to block the knees to the body from St Andre.
St Andre working aggressively here.
Grimm blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimm lands a body shot in the clinch.
St Andre tries to stall but Grimm uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Grimm blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grimm missing with knees to the body.
St Andre lands a shot to the body.
Grimm digs a right hand underneath St Andre's ribcage. St Andre let out a lung full of air as it connected.
St Andre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Grimm fails to land.
St Andre managing to block the knees to the body from Grimm.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St Andre.
St Andre wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Grimm has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St Andre.
A head punch on the inside from Grimm fails to land.
Grimm missing with knees to the body.
St Andre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grimm lands with a short shot to the head.
Grimm trying to land knees to the body.
St Andre throws a punch but it's blocked by Grimm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grimm.
St Andre swings wildly with an uppercut but Grimm uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Andre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St Andre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grimm lands an elbow just above St Andre 's eye.
Grimm tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St Andre lands a left hand.
Grimm lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of St Andre backwards.
Grimm cracks St Andre with a nice body shot.
St Andre has a couple of punches blocked by Grimm.
St Andre tries to break free but Grimm pushes him back against the cage.
St Andre avoiding damage as Grimm throws knees to the body.
Grimm can't find room to land a body shot as St Andre controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grimm.
St Andre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grimm lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimm blocks an uppercut.
St Andre misses with a punch on the inside.
Grimm trying to land knees to the body.
Grimm landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Andre throws a head punch that misses.
St Andre blocks an uppercut.
Grimm is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. St Andre is defending well for now.
A short left from Grimm.
Grimm lands a knee to the body.
Grimm throws a head punch that misses.
Grimm throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but St Andre blocks it with crossed arms.
Grimm tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grimm throws a punch but it's blocked by St Andre.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short uppercut from Grimm.
St Andre's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Grimm pushes off an throws an elbow but St Andre leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Grimm can't find room to land a body shot as St Andre controls the action.
Grimm tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and St Andre avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Auguste Grimm dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Grimm misses with a body shot
and St Andre counters with a solid body kick.
Grimm takes the fight into the clinch.
Grimm scores with a shot to the side of St Andre's head.
Grimm blocks an uppercut.
Grimm blocks a body shot from St Andre.
St Andre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grimm misses with a hook to the ribs.
St Andre throws a head punch that misses.
Grimm throws a punch but it's blocked by St Andre.
Grimm swings wildly with an uppercut but St Andre uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Andre throws a head punch that misses.
St Andre lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
St Andre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
St Andre lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Grimm or not.
Grimm working aggressively here.
Grimm throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but St Andre blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimm throws a knee to the head but misses.
Grimm misses with an elbow strike.
Grimm blocks a punch to the side of the head.
St Andre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grimm pushes off an throws an elbow but St Andre leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Grimm throws a blind hook that connects with the side of St Andres head.
Grimm using the Thai plumb to throw knees but St Andre has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
St Andre is trying to force a seperation but Grimm has the dominant position.
Grimm throws an elbow that misses.
Grimm lands a nice elbow.
Grimm prevents a body shot from St Andre.
Grimm working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, St Andre scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grimm lands a shoulder strike.
St Andre working aggressively here.
Grimm throws a punch but it's blocked by St Andre.
Grimm pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Grimm misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimm throws a head punch that misses.
St Andre is trying to break free.
Grimm digs a right hand underneath St Andre's ribcage. St Andre let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Andre looking to stall.
St Andre blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grimm.
Grimm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St Andre wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Grimm misses with a punch to the body.
Grimm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grimm tries a knee to the head but St Andre blocks it.
Grimm lands an elbow that stopped St Andre in his tracks for a moment.
Grimm has a couple of punches blocked by St Andre.
St Andre tries a body shot but Grimm blocks it.
Grimm misses with a body punch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Grimm in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Grimm throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but St Andre blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Andre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
St Andre working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Grimm.
St Andre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grimm working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
St Andre throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short body shot lands from Grimm as the two fighters clinch.
A frustrated look appears on St Andre's face as he tries to break the clinch.
St Andre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Grimm fails to land.
Grimm throws a punch but it's blocked by St Andre.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grimm.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Andre struggles to land a body shot inside as Grimm controls his hands.
St Andre blocks an elbow strike from Grimm.
Grimm lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from St Andre fails to land.
Grimm throws a blind hook that connects with the side of St Andres head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Andre swings wildly with an uppercut but Grimm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grimm tries to throw a body punch but St Andre avoids it by throwing Grimm back against the cage.
Auguste Grimm seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Grimm misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Grimm.
Grimm throws a punch but it's blocked by St Andre.
A short right from Grimm.
Grimm lands an elbow just above St Andre 's eye.
St Andre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grimm tries to work over St Andre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grimm cracks St Andre with a nice body shot.
Grimm working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Grimm misses with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grimm prevents a body shot from St Andre.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St Andre.
St Andre misses with some punches.
Grimm throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Auguste Grimm showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from St Andre. Grimm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grimm throws a series of punches but St Andre moves out of range.
Grimm swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
St Andre moves out of range of the body kick.
St Andre misses with the combination.
Grimm swings for the body but St Andre moves out of range.
Grimm misses with a straight right.
St Andre swings for the body but Grimm moves out of range.
Grimm looks to land a right hand but St Andre moved out of range.
St Andre scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
St Andre lands with a good body shot.
St Andre tries to land a leg kick but Grimm saw it coming and moves away.
St Andre lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Grimm fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with St Andre, pushing him back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Andre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St Andre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
St Andre lands with a light punch inside.
Grimm misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Grimm throws an elbow but misses.
A short left from St Andre.
Grimm tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and St Andre avoids it.
St Andre misses with a punch on the inside.
Grimm scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grimm.
St Andre misses with a punch to the body.
Grimm scores with a shoulder strike.
St Andre presses Grimm against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Grimm blocks an uppercut.
St Andre avoiding damage as Grimm throws knees to the body.
Grimm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grimm lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Andre misses with a punch to the body.
Grimm missing with knees to the body.
Grimm misses with a hook to the ribs.
St Andre is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back 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!
St Andre has a couple of punches blocked by Grimm.
Grimm swings wildly with an uppercut but St Andre uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Grimm.
St Andre struggles to land a body shot inside as Grimm controls his hands.
Grimm lands a good knee to the midsection. St Andre won't want to take too many of those.
Grimm's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Grimm can't find room to land a body shot as St Andre controls the action.
Grimm tries to work over St Andre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Grimm.
Grimm misses with the head strike.
Grimm lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Andre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St Andre lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
St Andre can't break the clinch.
St Andre is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Grimm.
St Andre throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
St Andre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grimm lands a left hand that snaps the head of St Andre backwards.
Grimm scores with a shot to the side of St Andre's head.
St Andre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grimm lands a hook that snaps the head of St Andre backwards.
Grimm softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Andre blocks the elbow strike.
St Andre misses with a body punch.
St Andre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Grimm just misses with a elbow thrown towards St Andre's brow.
St Andre misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Andre misses with a punch on the inside.
Grimm throws a punch but it's blocked by St Andre.
A short right from Grimm on the inside.
A short uppercut from Grimm.
St Andre blocks the elbow strike.
Grimm gets through St Andre's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
St Andre is rocked!
Grimm misses with an elbow over the top.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grimm.
Oh St Andre is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
St Andre misses with the head strike.
St Andre blocks an uppercut.
Grimm misses with a punch on the inside.
St Andre looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
St Andre throws a punch but it's blocked by Grimm.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grimm.
St Andre throws a punch but it's blocked by Grimm.
St Andre working aggressively here.
St Andre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St Andre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grimm misses with a punch on the inside.
St Andre seems to have got his legs back now.
Grimm blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grimm lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Grimm blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grimm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Auguste Grimm really dominated that round.
That's time! St Andre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Grimm clinches with his opponent.
St Andre prevents a body shot from Grimm.
Grimm connects with a knee to the head.
Grimm throws an elbow but it misses.
Grimm throws a punch but it's blocked by St Andre.
St Andre throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grimms head.
Grimm misses with an elbow over the top.
Grimm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grimm lands a damaging elbow.
Grimm doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
St Andre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grimm lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from St Andre fails to land.
Grimm gets through St Andre's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Grimm misses with some punches.
St Andre swings wildly with an uppercut but Grimm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grimm throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but St Andre blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Andre lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Grimm misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from St Andre.
St Andre scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Grimm throws an elbow but it's blocked.
St Andre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St Andre lands with a right to the head.
St Andre misses with a body punch.
Grimm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
St Andre tries to work over Grimm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grimm prevents St Andre from breaking the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from St Andre.
St Andre lands with a left to the head.
St Andre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
St Andre throws a punch but it's blocked by Grimm.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St Andre.
Grimm prevents a body shot from St Andre.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Andre blocks the elbow strike.
Grimm has a couple of punches blocked by St Andre.
Grimm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grimm misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grimm.
Grimm prevents St Andre from breaking the clinch.
Grimm misses with an elbow over the top.
St Andre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
St Andre blocks an elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grimm lands a hook to the side of the head.
St Andre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grimm misses with an elbow over the top.
Grimm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grimm lands a left hand that snaps the head of St Andre backwards.
St Andre misses with the head strike.
St Andre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
St Andre blocking some punches.
Grimm pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Grimm tries a body shot but St Andre blocks it.
Grimm works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
St Andre working hard to break the clinch.
Grimm misses with the head strike.
St Andre working aggressively here.
Grimm misses with some punches.
Grimm blocks an uppercut.
Grimm throws a punch but it's blocked by St Andre.
St Andre wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
St Andre has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Grimm working aggressively here.
St Andre stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Grimm lands an elbow that stopped St Andre in his tracks for a moment.
Grimm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on St Andre's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Grimm digs a right hand into St Andre's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on St Andre's gas tank.
Grimm blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from St Andre fails to land.
Grimm misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grimm lands a nice shot to the body.
Grimm lands a shoulder strike.
St Andre can't find room to land a body shot as Grimm controls the action.
Grimm lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
St Andre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Grimm.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Grimm.
St Andre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grimm throws a leg kick but St Andre sees it coming and moves out of range.
Grimm with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Auguste Grimm dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Grimm works over St Andre's head and body with a nice combination.
Grimm swings widly with a right hand
and St Andre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grimm misses with a hook. St Andre ducked under it nicely.
Grimm takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
St Andre throws a wild body kick that Grimm sees coming a mile off.
Benjamin St Andre is winning the standup battle so far.
St Andre circles away from the clinch attempt.
St Andre lands a head shot.
Grimm tries to clinch but St Andre is having none of it.
Grimm connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between St Andre's hands.
Grimm lands with a kick to the ribs.
St Andre looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
St Andre lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
St Andre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grimm manages to avoid it.
St Andre throws a body punch but Grimm moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grimm moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimm tries to land knees in the clinch but St Andre avoids the damage to the body.
St Andre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St Andre has a couple of punches blocked by Grimm.
Grimm throws an elbow but it misses.
Grimm tries to land knees in the clinch but St Andre avoids the damage to the body.
Grimm lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down St Andre.
Grimm scores with an uppercut up the middle.
St Andre takes a shot to the head.
Grimm throws a head punch that misses.
St Andre misses with a short punch on the inside.
St Andre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
St Andre throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Grimm on the side of the head.
St Andre ducks under a wild hook from Grimm.
Grimm throws a lazy body kick
and St Andre counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
St Andre misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimm checks a low kick from St Andre.
St Andre is looking to land body kicks.
Grimm slips a jab and a cross from St Andre.
Grimm looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grimm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
St Andre dips to his left and cracks Grimm with an uppercut!
St Andre wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
St Andre lands a slapping body shot.
St Andre avoids a kick to the body.
St Andre scores with the left hand. Grimm knows he should have avoided that one.
St Andre swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Grimm counters with a thumping low kick.
Grimm blocks a jab.
St Andre dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grimm. That did some damage!
St Andre misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Andre has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grimm.
Grimm lands with a hook. St Andre tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A jab from St Andre misses.
Grimm ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice jab there from St Andre.
St Andre gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice defenses there by Grimm.
Grimm lands a two punch combo.
Grimm looks to throw the jab but St Andre is out of range.
Grimm shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. St Andre eats them both and turns towards Grimm to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
St Andre chopping away at his opponent's legs.
St Andre connects with a leg kick. Grimm looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Grimm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Andre moves away.
St Andre misses with an attempted mid kick.
Benjamin St Andre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimm takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
St Andre on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Andre scores with a nice strike.
Grimm misses with a hook.
Grimm checks a leg kick.
Grimm fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and St Andre has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
St Andre throws a leg kick but Grimm sees it coming and checks it nicely.
St Andre swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Grimm counters with an outside leg kick.
A big right from St Andre misses.
Grimm takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grimm checks the leg kick nicely there.
St Andre tries to keep at a distance but Grimm has taken the fight into the clinch.
St Andre lands a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benjamin St Andre showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Grimm 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 Johanna Lukiainen 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... Auguste Grimm!
Auguste Grimm is the new featherweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Auguste Grimm started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ouriel Semiazas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rockford Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knight has chosen The Stars that Play with Laughing Sams Dice by Jimi Hendrix as his entrance music. Rockford Knight is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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261 lbs
28 - 12 - 0 |
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276 lbs
17 - 1 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ouriel Semiazas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rockford Knight!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight misses with a straight left.
Semiazas avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slapping body kick lands there for Semiazas.
A leg kick checked by Knight.
Both fighters circling a little - Semiazas finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Knight staying out of range there.
Knight takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Rockford Knight has been cut.
Knight keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Semiazas moves out of range of the body kick from Knight.
Knight swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Semiazas throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Knight scores with a sloppy right hand. Semiazas should have avoided that one.
Semiazas lands a nice shot that snaps Knight's head back.
Knight lands with a nice body punch.
Semiazas misses with a looping right.
Semiazas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Knight. That did some damage!
Semiazas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Semiazas lands with a nice body punch.
Knight scores with a nice head shot.
Knight wants to slow Semiazas down by chopping away at his legs.
Knight throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Semiazas.
Semiazas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Knight keeps Semiazas at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Semiazas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Semiazas lands the left hand.
Semiazas misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Knight throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Knight fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Knight lands with a cross.
Semiazas checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Knight.
Semiazas does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Semiazas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Knight just misses with a punch to the body.
Semiazas misses with a leg kick.
Semiazas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Semiazas looks to throw the jab but Knight is out of range.
Knight listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Knight looks to score with a jab to the body but Semiazas is just out of range.
Knight looks to throw the jab but Semiazas is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Semiazas.
Semiazas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Knight at a distance.
Knight loads up on a big right hand but Semiazas slips the punch.
Semiazas misses with a looping right.
Semiazas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight punishes Semiazas's body with a nice straight punch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Knight - that will leave a mark!
Semiazas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knight was well out of range. Poor timing from Semiazas.
Knight keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Semiazas.
A leg kick checked by Knight.
Knight scores with a punch to the head.
Knight throws a leg kick but Semiazas sees it coming and moves out of range.
Knight attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Semiazas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Semiazas motions for Knight to come forward. Semiazas throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Semiazas takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Semiazas is breathing heavily.
Jab by Knight.
Semiazas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Knight feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Semiazas sprawling to the canvas! Semiazas rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Knight finish him?!
It looks like Ouriel Semiazas has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight cracks Semiazas with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Knight has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Semiazas to stand back up!
Semiazas is rocked!
Knight on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Semiazas. Semiazas obviously looking to wear him down.
Oh Semiazas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Semiazas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Semiazas seems to have got his legs back now.
Semiazas misses with a few strikes there.
Semiazas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Knight drops Semiazas with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Semiazas looks back up at him and smiles so Knight waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Knight digs a good hook to Semiazas's body.
Knight has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Knight avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Semiazas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knight.
Knight closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Semiazas out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rockford Knight!
A very excited looking Rockford Knight 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felix Tilthammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rik Spahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tilthammer kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Autumn - Suffer the wild dogs. Spahn has chosen KoRn - Blind as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
40 - 15 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Felix Tilthammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rik Spahn!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spahn throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Tilthammer tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Spahn is in Tilthammer's guard.
Tilthammer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Spahn's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spahn pulls Tilthammer in to control the position.
Spahn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tilthammer is one step ahead there.
Spahn has his hands on Tilthammer's head, controlling the position.
Spahn trying to keep a closed guard but Tilthammer is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spahn is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We're going to have a standup here because Felix Tilthammer wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Spahn.
Spahn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tilthammer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Spahn thinking.
Spahn gets the takedown into side control.
Spahn working the ground and pound.
Spahn throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Spahn landing strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spahn looks up at the clock and then as Tilthammer takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Spahn smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Tilthammer dodges the ground and pound from Spahn.
Tilthammer tries to improve position but can't.
Spahn working the body and head with strikes.
We've been hearing good reports from Tilthammer's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Spahn is working Tilthammer over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spahn sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Tilthammer is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Tilthammer takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Tilthammer takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Spahn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tilthammer is trying to buck Spahn off.
Spahn throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spahn misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Spahn misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Spahn cracks Tilthammer with a big right hand but Tilthammer just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Spahn throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Tilthammer works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Spahn moves into full mount! Tilthammer won't be happy about that!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Spahn landing strikes from the mount.
Spahn thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Spahn looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Spahn looking to finish Tilthammer with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tilthammer!
Spahn scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tilthammer?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spahn with shots to the head and body - Tilthammer looks very uncomfortable down there.
Spahn lands with some strikes.
A big strike lands for Spahn! That's really hurt Tilthammer and he's turned his back - Spahn keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Spahn jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rik Spahn!
An out of breath Rik Spahn thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Grundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stark's entrance music is Jay Z - Dig a Hole. A fine choice. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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207 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benjamin Grundy!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark misses with the combination.
Stark attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Grundy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stark's calf.
Stark throws a body punch but Grundy moves out of range.
Grundy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stark has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Stark throws a lazy head kick
and Grundy counters with a nice body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stark.
Grundy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stark's head backwards.
Thomas Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grundy lands with a nice combination. Stark backs away looking to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stark lands a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Grundy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark looks for the body kick but Grundy saw that one coming.
Grundy fails to land the takedown.
Grundy tries to clinch but Stark moves out of range.
Stark takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Grundy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stark.
Stark motions for Grundy to come forward. Stark throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grundy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grundy checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grundy thows a body shot but no joy.
Grundy scores with the left hand. Stark knows he should have avoided that one.
Stark jabs Grundy right on the nose. Grundy blinks but takes it well.
Grundy slips a jab and a cross from Stark.
Stark checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Grundy blocks the body kick.
Grundy connects with a solid leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Grundy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Stark - the referee stops the clock and Grundy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Stark. Grundy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grundy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grundy scores with a punch to the head.
A left lands for Stark.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Grundy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stark was well out of range. Poor timing from Grundy.
Grundy avoids the body shot from Stark.
Stark takes one on the button.
Stark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stark swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stark misses the shot to the body.
Stark misses with a shot to the body
and Grundy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Stark blocking the ground and pound attempt from Grundy.
Grundy controlling the action here.
Stark on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stark tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grundy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stark defending well though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grundy controlling the action here.
Stark has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Grundy is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Grundy dominated that round.
That's time! Stark's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Stark takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Grundy has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Stark will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stark misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stark lands a nice leg kick that just misses Grundy's sensitive parts.
Grundy throws a solid leg kick but Stark takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Grundy.
Thomas Stark is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stark goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stark chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Grundy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grundy looks to score with a jab to the body but Stark is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grundy moves away from the strike by Stark.
Stark moves away from the strike by Grundy.
Stark staying out of range there.
Grundy connects with a looping right hand.
Stark throws a head kick but Grundy moves out of range.
Stark throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grundy counters with a nice body kick.
Grundy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stark takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd cheers as Grundy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stark doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from Grundy. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stark rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grundy counters with an inside leg kick.
Grundy catches Stark with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stark is rocked!
A slapping leg kick lands for Grundy.
Oh Stark is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grundy lands a nice hook to Stark's body. Stark takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stark takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Grundy finds Stark's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Stark flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Grundy lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Stark will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Benjamin Grundy!
After winning the bout, Benjamin Grundy 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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