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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hassim Bregovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dustin Carmelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carmelo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: These Boots. Dustin Carmelo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hassim Bregovic's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Hassim Bregovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dustin Carmelo!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bregovic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Carmelo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Carmelo.
Bregovic manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Carmelo gets to his feet - Bregovic follows without any prompting.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bregovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carmelo scores with a takedown into Bregovic's guard.
Carmelo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Carmelo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bregovic has his foot on Carmelo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Carmelo works his way back into a safe position though.
Bregovic trying to keep a closed guard but Carmelo is proving a slippery customer.
Bregovic manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Carmelo manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bregovic looking to sit in guard and control but Carmelo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carmelo throwing strikes from guard but Bregovic blocks nicely.
Bregovic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carmelo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Carmelo is in close to Bregovic's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bregovic is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Carmelo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Carmelo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bregovic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bregovic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Carmelo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Carmelo postures up.
Carmelo chips away with some ground and pound.
Carmelo looking to pass the guard.
Bregovic thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carmelo is stalling in the full guard.
Bregovic keeping moving, preventing Carmelo from controlling successfully.
Carmelo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Carmelo looking to sit in guard and control but Bregovic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bregovic sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Carmelo's guard.
Carmelo is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Bregovic is looking for a kimura here.
Bregovic not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bregovic is trying to control. Carmelo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Carmelo tries to roll over but Bregovic keeps him under control.
Carmelo gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carmelo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bregovic.
Bregovic trying to control but Carmelo is working from the bottom.
Carmelo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bregovic!
Carmelo looking to control but Bregovic is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bregovic tries to hold on but Carmelo pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carmelo with the ground and pound from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carmelo breaks from Bregovic's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dustin Carmelo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bregovic misses the jab.
Bregovic misses with a straight right.
Carmelo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carmelo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bregovic can pounce on him.
Carmelo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bregovic misses with a body shot.
Hassim Bregovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bregovic throws a chopping leg kick but Carmelo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bregovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Bregovic.
Carmelo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bregovic's guard.
Carmelo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bregovic has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Carmelo has managed to get both his arms back between Bregovic's legs - danger averted.
Bregovic wants to sweep here but Carmelo controlling him for the moment.
Bregovic is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Carmelo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bregovic is trying to control the position but Carmelo postures up.
Carmelo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Carmelo looking to pass the guard.
Carmelo wants to stand and escape but instead Bregovic has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Carmelo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Carmelo seems to be working for a kimura but Bregovic defends the submission attempt.
Carmelo lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carmelo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bregovic tries to get to full guard but Carmelo has control of the leg.
Carmelo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bregovic is just riding it out for now. Carmelo eventually gives up the hold.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carmelo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carmelo seems to be working for a kimura but Bregovic defends the submission attempt.
Bregovic trying to control here.
Carmelo prevents Bregovic from improving his position.
Carmelo is working for a submission of some sort.
Carmelo trying to control the action but Bregovic is working from the bottom.
Carmelo slips a nice elbow through Bregovic's hands, connecting with Bregovic's forehead.
Dustin Carmelo has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bregovic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bregovic moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Carmelo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Carmelo trying to control the position from guard on top but Bregovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bregovic manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Carmelo manages to get himself to full guard.
Carmelo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bregovic is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bregovic looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dustin Carmelo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
No joy there for Bregovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bregovic lands a high kick!
It looks like Dustin Carmelo has been cut.
Bregovic is looking to chop away at Carmelo's legs.
A low kick from Bregovic misses
and Carmelo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bregovic won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bregovic tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Carmelo easily slips into full mount!
Carmelo dominating with strikes here.
Carmelo dominating with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Carmelo.
Carmelo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Carmelo dominating with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carmelo tries to control but Bregovic wriggling away.
Carmelo controlling from mount.
Carmelo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
It looks like Hassim Bregovic has been cut.
Bregovic is looking to improve his position but Carmelo isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bregovic wants to hold on but Carmelo pushes him away.
Carmelo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carmelo lands a big shot there that rocks Bregovic but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bregovic is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carmelo lands a big shot to the head and Bregovic winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Dustin Carmelo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cryst Go (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Bambaleo Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leo Bambaleo Jr will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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169 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Cryst Go!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leo Bambaleo Jr!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bambaleo Jr feints a jab promting Go to slip. Bambaleo Jr then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Go slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Go looks to land a left hand but Bambaleo Jr moved out of range nicely.
Go paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bambaleo Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Go.
Bambaleo Jr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bambaleo Jr slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Bambaleo Jr.
Go loads up on a big right hand but Bambaleo Jr slips the punch.
Bambaleo Jr 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.
Go misses with a left hand
and Bambaleo Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Go misses with an uppercut. Bambaleo Jr saw that one coming.
Leo Bambaleo Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bambaleo Jr connects with a body shot.
Go misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bambaleo Jr looks to land a combination but Go avoids it well.
Bambaleo Jr loads up on a big right hand but Go slips the punch.
Go ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bambaleo Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bambaleo Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bambaleo Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Go to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Go on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Go 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.
Cryst Go is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Go looks to land a right hand but Bambaleo Jr moved out of range.
Go just misses with a punch to the body.
Bambaleo Jr lands with a hook. Go tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bambaleo Jr moves away from the strike by Go.
Bambaleo Jr connects with a right hand. Go shakes it off.
A big right from Go misses.
Go scores with a three punch combo!
Go misses with an uppercut. Bambaleo Jr saw that one coming.
Go is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bambaleo Jr's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Go keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bambaleo Jr.
Go swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bambaleo Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Go misses with a low kick.
A big left from Bambaleo Jr misses.
Go misses with a body punch
and Bambaleo Jr counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bambaleo Jr.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Go trying to keep a closed guard but Bambaleo Jr is proving a slippery customer.
Bambaleo Jr thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bambaleo Jr passes Go's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bambaleo Jr is controlling the pace.
Go trying to control but Bambaleo Jr postures up.
Bambaleo Jr tries to pass the half guard into mount. Go knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bambaleo Jr stalling.
Go trying to control from the bottom.
Go tries to roll over but Bambaleo Jr keeps him under control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bambaleo Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Go staying out of range there.
Nice shot by Go.
Go moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Go takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Go jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Go misses with a straight left.
Go swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Go throws a body punch but Bambaleo Jr moves out of range.
Bambaleo Jr misses with a wild combination.
Bambaleo Jr looks to land a left hand but Go moved out of range nicely.
Bambaleo Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bambaleo Jr ducks under a wild hook from Go.
Go lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Bambaleo Jr finds it's way through Go's defenses.
Go shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bambaleo Jr eats them both and turns towards Go to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bambaleo Jr, as that shot connected.
Bambaleo Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Go is just out of range.
Bambaleo Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Go.
Go tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bambaleo Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Go.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Leo Bambaleo Jr will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bambaleo Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Go at a distance.
Go blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bambaleo Jr. Go does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Bambaleo Jr misses.
Bambaleo Jr misses with an uppercut.
Go slips under a jab from Bambaleo Jr.
Bambaleo Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Go takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Go gets tackled into the cage by Bambaleo Jr. Bambaleo Jr maintains the clinch.
Go is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Go misses with a hook to the ribs.
Go wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bambaleo Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Go wants to break free but Bambaleo Jr has control.
Bambaleo Jr prevents a body shot from Go.
Bambaleo Jr lands with a left to the head.
Go taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bambaleo Jr turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Bambaleo Jr manages to end up in side control.
Bambaleo Jr wants to control but Go is keeping him busy.
Go tries to improve position but can't.
Go might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Go is working hard here to advance position.
Bambaleo Jr trying to control the action but Go is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Go is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Go can't do much from the bottom here.
Bambaleo Jr controlling from side mount.
Bambaleo Jr is looking to take a break and control but Go is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bambaleo Jr is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Go knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bambaleo Jr taking a breather here.
Bambaleo Jr thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Go is looking to reverse the position.
Go tries to escape but Bambaleo Jr is in control.
Go can't do much from the bottom here.
Bambaleo Jr moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bambaleo Jr tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Bambaleo Jr 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! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bambaleo Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Go lands a jab to the nose.
Bambaleo Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Go.
Bambaleo Jr throws out a powerful jab.
Go bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Go throws the left hand but Bambaleo Jr avoids the punch easily.
Bambaleo Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bambaleo Jr dips to his left and cracks Go with an uppercut!
Go rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bambaleo Jr counters with a shoot takedown. Go fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Go looking to control.
Go controlling the position.
Bambaleo Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Go is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bambaleo Jr preventing the sweep.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bambaleo Jr wants to control from the top but Go keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bambaleo Jr lands with a good body shot.
Leo Bambaleo Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Go swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bambaleo Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bambaleo Jr closes the distance and clinches up with Go, looking for a takedown. Bambaleo Jr pushes Go against the cage but Go circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bambaleo Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice straight punches there by Go. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Go.
Go tries to score with a low kick but Bambaleo Jr moves his leg out of the way.
Bambaleo Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bambaleo Jr lands with a cross.
Bambaleo Jr lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bambaleo Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Go.
Go waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bambaleo Jr.
Go ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bambaleo Jr moves away.
Go throws a jab but it's blocked by Bambaleo Jr.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Go takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bambaleo Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Go throws out the jab.
Go throws a front kick aimed at Bambaleo Jr's knee but Bambaleo Jr avoids it well.
Go swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bambaleo Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Nice body punch from Bambaleo Jr.
Bambaleo Jr dodges the punch combination from Go.
Bambaleo Jr lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bambaleo Jr is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Go keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Go throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bambaleo Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Go, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bambaleo Jr tries to throw a body punch but Go avoids it by throwing Bambaleo Jr back against the cage.
Go lands a body shot.
Bambaleo Jr wants a takedown.
Bambaleo Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bambaleo Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Go controls his hands.
Cryst Go has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Go tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bambaleo Jr's elbow.
Bambaleo Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Go.
A short right from Bambaleo Jr.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Go.
Go can't find room to land a body shot as Bambaleo Jr controls the action.
Bambaleo Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bambaleo Jr digs a right hand underneath Go's ribcage. Go let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bambaleo Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bambaleo Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bambaleo Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bambaleo Jr blocks a body shot from Go.
Go prevents a body shot from Bambaleo Jr.
Bambaleo Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Go's elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bambaleo Jr blocks a body shot from Go.
Bambaleo Jr lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Go.
Go trying to stall but Bambaleo Jr improves his position.
Go breaks the clinch.
Go tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bambaleo Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Go.
Bambaleo Jr slips under a jab.
Go swings for the body but Bambaleo Jr moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bambaleo Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Go on the side of the head.
Bambaleo Jr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bambaleo Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bambaleo Jr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leo Bambaleo Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bambaleo Jr has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leo Bambaleo Jr!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Coffey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Santana De Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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274 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Coffey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Thiago Santana De Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coffey looks to throw a body kick
and De Oliveira counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Coffey tries to get back to half guard but can't.
De Oliveira trying to control the action but Coffey is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coffey takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
De Oliveira thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
De Oliveira is looking to take a break and control but Coffey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Oliveira working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
De Oliveira throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Coffey can't do much from the bottom here.
Coffey parries the strikes from De Oliveira easily there. De Oliveira is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Coffey to escape.
De Oliveira working the ground and pound but Coffey is defending the strikes.
De Oliveira trying to control the position but Coffey is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Oliveira tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no De Oliveira has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Coffey is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
De Oliveira tries to move into full mount but can't pass Coffey's legs.
Coffey pushes De Oliveira away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, De Oliveira gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
De Oliveira cracks Coffey with a big right hand but Coffey just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Coffey prevents De Oliveira from improving position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Oliveira misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Santana De Oliveira dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
De Oliveira takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Coffey misses with a body kick.
Coffey throws a series of punches but De Oliveira avoids them all with ease.
De Oliveira throws out a leg kick but Coffey moves out of range and De Oliveira only half commits.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Oliveira.
Coffey takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
De Oliveira lands a lovely overhand right.
Coffey walks into a left hand.
That kick from De Oliveira tenderised Coffey's leg. Coffey is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coffey digs a good body shot into De Oliveira's ribs.
De Oliveira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Coffey.
Coffey looks to land a combination but De Oliveira avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Oliveira takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Coffey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Coffey moves out of range of the leg kick from De Oliveira.
De Oliveira tried to score with a low kick but Coffey checks it.
De Oliveira moves out of range as Coffey strikes.
Coffey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Oliveira.
Coffey walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Coffey takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
De Oliveira throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Coffey.
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!
De Oliveira thumps Coffey with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coffey misses with a few strikes there.
John Coffey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Coffey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Oliveira was well out of range. Poor timing from Coffey.
Sloppy strikes from Coffey. Those never looked like landing.
Coffey fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging De Oliveira to the ground. Coffey is now in De Oliveira's guard.
De Oliveira trying to control the position here.
Coffey throwing strikes from guard but De Oliveira blocks nicely.
Coffey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Coffey throws a strike but De Oliveira rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Coffey keeping moving, preventing De Oliveira from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Oliveira throwing strikes from guard but Coffey blocks nicely.
De Oliveira throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Coffey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
De Oliveira postures up in Coffey's guard and throws a big left but Coffey blocks it.
De Oliveira wants to control from the top but Coffey keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
De Oliveira is pushing down on Coffey's leg trying to pass to half guard. Coffey is fighting to maintain full guard but De Oliveira has managed to sneak the leg through.
Coffey is looking to improve his position.
Coffey moves into full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Oliveira advances position into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Thiago Santana De Oliveira will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
De Oliveira chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Coffey bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
De Oliveira sizes up Coffey with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Coffey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Coffey misses with a looping left.
Coffey chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Oliveira can pounce on him.
De Oliveira keeps Coffey at a distance using the push kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Coffey misses the shot to the body.
Coffey lands with a hook. De Oliveira tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
De Oliveira looks to score with a jab to the body but Coffey is just out of range.
De Oliveira throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Oliveira leaves Coffey with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
De Oliveira connects with a leg kick. Coffey looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Coffey misses with a looping left.
De Oliveira cracks a nice hook into Coffey's ribs.
Coffey swings for the body but De Oliveira moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Oliveira, right into the meat.
Coffey chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Oliveira can pounce on him.
De Oliveira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Oliveira moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Thiago Santana De Oliveira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
De Oliveira fails with a takedown attempt.
John Coffey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coffey has his takedown stuffed
and De Oliveira counters with a leg kick.
De Oliveira throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from De Oliveira. Coffey shrugs it off though.
De Oliveira's corner calls for a 1-2. De Oliveira obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Coffey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Oliveira scores with the left hand. Coffey knows he should have avoided that one.
Coffey on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like John Coffey has been cut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Oliveira, right into the meat.
De Oliveira throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Oliveira with a hook.
De Oliveira has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Oliveira.
De Oliveira lands a nice leg kick that just misses Coffey's sensitive parts.
De Oliveira pushes Coffey away with a front kick.
De Oliveira goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Coffey on the wrong end of a nice hook.
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!
De Oliveira tests Coffey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Oliveira connects with a leg kick. Coffey looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A punch lands to the side of Coffey 's head but he takes it in his stride.
De Oliveira fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Oliveira works Coffey's body with a nice hook.
That kick from De Oliveira tenderised Coffey's leg. Coffey is trying to keep his angry face on.
Coffey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Oliveira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
De Oliveira shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Coffey but Coffey pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Coffey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Oliveira scores with a push kick.
Coffey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coffey misses with a series of wild punches.
De Oliveira moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Santana De Oliveira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De Oliveira has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Santana De Oliveira!
During a confident post fight interview, Thiago Santana De Oliveira thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Gomez Bollanos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Lucky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roberto Gomez Bollanos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Lucky!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bollanos lands a really nice looking cross but Lucky seems unphased.
Lucky closes the distance and clinches up with Bollanos, looking for a takedown. Lucky pushes Bollanos against the cage but Bollanos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bollanos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bollanos lands a nice looking body shot.
Lucky misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bollanos lands a glancing blow to the side of Lucky's head.
Lucky dives in for a single leg takedown but Bollanos sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Roberto Gomez Bollanos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Lucky.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lucky drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bollanos pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bollanos goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lucky on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bollanos misses with a hook
and Lucky counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bollanos's guard now.
Bollanos on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bollanos tries to get out of the position.
Lucky looks winded!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bollanos pulls Lucky in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bollanos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Roberto Gomez Bollanos has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bollanos scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bollanos lands a left and a right that send Lucky crashing to the mat, dazed. Bollanos thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Bollanos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bollanos throws an overhand right that lands on Lucky's shoulder, as Lucky tries to avoid the shot.
Bollanos drops Lucky with a huge uppercut! Lucky drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Bollanos is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roberto Gomez Bollanos!
Roberto Gomez Bollanos spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kristus Koistinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emil Gustafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gustafsson has chosen Two Steps from Hell - Heart of Courage as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kristus Koistinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Emil Gustafsson!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustafsson misses with a low kick.
Koistinen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gustafsson ducks right into an uppercut from Koistinen.
Gustafsson looks to land a right hand but Koistinen moved out of range.
Koistinen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at RNC Sport Club in the buildup to the fight.
Koistinen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gustafsson to score with a decent uppercut.
Gustafsson throws a leg kick that misses.
A big left from Koistinen misses.
Koistinen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gustafsson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gustafsson duly obliges.
Koistinen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gustafsson throws a head kick that Koistinen semi-blocks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koistinen looks for the body kick but Gustafsson saw that one coming.
Gustafsson misses with a leg kick.
Koistinen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Koistinen takes a swing at Gustafsson's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Koistinen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Koistinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gustafsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson looks to land a body kick but Koistinen moved away.
Gustafsson throws a jab when Koistinen was well out of range.
Good work by Koistinen as he checks the leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gustafsson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Koistinen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Koistinen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gustafsson ducks under a wild hook from Koistinen.
Gustafsson is looking to score with low kicks.
An inside leg kick from Koistinen misses.
Kristus Koistinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koistinen missing with a left hand there. Gustafsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koistinen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gustafsson's head backwards.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gustafsson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Koistinen - the referee stops the clock and Gustafsson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Koistinen. Gustafsson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gustafsson blocks a leg kick.
Gustafsson misses with a looping left.
Koistinen misses with a lunging right hand
and Gustafsson counters with a good, hard body kick but Koistinen shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koistinen clobbers Gustafsson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Koistinen's corner calls for a 1-2. Koistinen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Koistinen feints and then cracks Gustafsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gustafsson down.
Koistinen throws a solid leg kick but Gustafsson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Koistinen.
Gustafsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koistinen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gustafsson lands with a good body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gustafsson.
Gustafsson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Gustafsson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Koistinen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jab, jab by Koistinen - just one landing.
Gustafsson is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson throws a body punch but Koistinen moves out of range.
Koistinen lands a front kick.
Gustafsson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Koistinen. That one must have hurt.
Gustafsson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Koistinen looks for the body kick but Gustafsson saw that one coming.
Gustafsson slips a straight right by Koistinen.
Koistinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gustafsson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Koistinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gustafsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Koistinen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gustafsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Koistinen finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That kick from Koistinen tenderised Gustafsson's leg. Gustafsson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Koistinen walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Gustafsson drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Koistinen swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Gustafsson's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kristus Koistinen!
Kristus Koistinen bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Dighead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns has chosen Rock Master Scott & The Dynamic Three - The Roof Is On Fire as his entrance music. Curtis Dighead is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Curtis Dighead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Brian Burns!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dighead throws a head kick but Burns moves out of range.
Dighead throws a nice head kick!
Dighead throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burns.
Burns gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Burns keeps control of Dighead as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Burns wants a takedown but no success here.
Burns has a couple of punches blocked by Dighead.
Burns lands a nice shot to the body.
Burns lands a shot to the body.
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!
Dighead can't break the clinch.
Burns wants a takedown but no success here.
Burns has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dighead avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Curtis Dighead has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Burns.
Burns turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Burns goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Dighead has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Burns but great work by Dighead.
Burns tries to buck Dighead off but Dighead is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dighead working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Burns is looking for a sweep.
Burns is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Dighead off and has taken his back!
Dighead showing good submission defense here.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Burns's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Dighead 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.
Dighead trying to control but not successfully.
Burns is landing with strikes. Dighead can't take much more of this.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Dighead knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Dighead for a finish.
Will Burns go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Burns tightening his grip on Dighead, looking for the choke.
Dighead tries to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dighead fending off the submission attempt from Burns.
Burns is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Dighead knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Dighead for a finish.
Burns is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Dighead knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Dighead for a finish.
Burns seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Dighead's chin but Dighead turns very nicely into Burns's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Dighead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dighead avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burns working for a triangle but Dighead defends it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dighead content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Burns dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Burns shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dighead as he jumps to the side.
Dighead throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dighead scores with a one two! Burns had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dighead jabs Burns right on the nose. Burns blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dighead misses the shot to the body.
Dighead missing with a left hand there. Burns was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Burns shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dighead as he jumps to the side.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dighead, right into the meat.
Dighead misses with a wild combination.
Dighead digs a good hook to Burns's body.
Burns throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dighead's waist but Dighead gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Burns off to one side.
Curtis Dighead has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Burns.
Dighead misses with a head kick.
Burns blocks a head kick by Dighead.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Burns.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dighead throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burns shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dighead is trying to defend but Burns finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dighead slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Burns wants to control from the top but Dighead keeps moving.
Burns with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dighead keeping moving, preventing Burns from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns has gone for a leg lock! Dighead slips out almost immediately though and dives into Burns's guard.
Dighead looking to pass the guard.
Brian Burns has got the better of the ground game so far.
Burns is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dighead wants to stand but Burns has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Dighead trying to control but Burns is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dighead can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dighead slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Our spies down at at LOD - Quality Training inform us that Burns has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Burns pushes a forearm under Dighead's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Dighead is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brian Burns!
Brian Burns bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Israel Kamakawiwo Ole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ville Paakkari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamakawiwo Ole kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Somewhere over the Rainbow / What a Wonderful World. This should be fireworks!
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Israel Kamakawiwo Ole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ville Paakkari!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paakkari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kamakawiwo Ole moves away.
Kamakawiwo Ole misses with a low kick.
Kamakawiwo Ole 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.
Paakkari takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Paakkari looks to score with a jab to the body but Kamakawiwo Ole is just out of range.
Kamakawiwo Ole throws a body punch but Paakkari moves out of range.
Kamakawiwo Ole throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Paakkari.
Paakkari tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kamakawiwo Ole swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kamakawiwo Ole moves out of range as Paakkari strikes.
Paakkari throws a solid leg kick but Kamakawiwo Ole takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Paakkari.
Paakkari throws a sloppy head kick and Kamakawiwo Ole moves out of range easily.
Kamakawiwo Ole shoots in but no luck this time.
Kamakawiwo Ole throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kamakawiwo Ole slips under a jab.
Paakkari cracks the inside of Kamakawiwo Ole's front leg.
Paakkari gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Paakkari rushes Kamakawiwo Ole and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kamakawiwo Ole can't find room to land a body shot as Paakkari controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamakawiwo Ole tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Paakkari smiles and moves away.
Kamakawiwo Ole slips a straight right by Paakkari.
Paakkari misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Paakkari misses.
Paakkari bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Israel Kamakawiwo Ole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paakkari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kamakawiwo Ole.
Kamakawiwo Ole loads up on a big right hand but Paakkari slips the punch.
Paakkari throws a front kick aimed at Kamakawiwo Ole's knee but Kamakawiwo Ole avoids it well.
Good work by Kamakawiwo Ole as he checks the leg kick.
Paakkari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kamakawiwo Ole fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Israel Kamakawiwo Ole. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kamakawiwo Ole throws a nice head kick!
A good leg kick by Paakkari.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paakkari tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kamakawiwo Ole manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Paakkari tries to clinch but Kamakawiwo Ole moves out of range.
Kamakawiwo Ole looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Paakkari throws a chopping leg kick but Kamakawiwo Ole manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kamakawiwo Ole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paakkari was well out of range. Poor timing from Kamakawiwo Ole.
Paakkari avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kamakawiwo Ole connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
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!
Kamakawiwo Ole thows a body shot but no joy.
Paakkari lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kamakawiwo Ole's sensitive parts.
Paakkari lands a body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Paakkari. That snapped Kamakawiwo Ole's head back.
Kamakawiwo Ole is looking to chop away at Paakkari's legs.
Kamakawiwo Ole takes a swing at Paakkari's ribcage but misses.
Kamakawiwo Ole keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paakkari.
Paakkari takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamakawiwo Ole throws out a loose jab but Paakkari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kamakawiwo Ole connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Paakkari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kamakawiwo Ole moves away.
Paakkari keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kamakawiwo Ole is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paakkari.
Kamakawiwo Ole misses with a body shot.
Ville Paakkari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paakkari stuffs the takedown.
Paakkari throws a jab when Kamakawiwo Ole was well out of range.
Paakkari lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Paakkari misses with an uppercut. Kamakawiwo Ole saw that one coming.
Kamakawiwo Ole fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Paakkari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paakkari throws a leg kick but Kamakawiwo Ole sees it coming and moves out of range.
Paakkari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kamakawiwo Ole paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paakkari with a hook.
Kamakawiwo Ole lands a jab to the nose.
Kamakawiwo Ole waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paakkari.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kamakawiwo Ole fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Paakkari.
Paakkari takes one to the side of the head.
Kamakawiwo Ole throws a jab when Paakkari was well out of range.
Paakkari throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kamakawiwo Ole goes for a double leg but Paakkari avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Paakkari continues to drive forward.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kamakawiwo Ole.
Paakkari swings wildly with an uppercut but Kamakawiwo Ole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paakkari missing with knees to the body.
Paakkari throws an elbow but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paakkari tries to throw a body punch but Kamakawiwo Ole avoids it by throwing Paakkari back against the cage.
Paakkari tries to land a knee to the head but Kamakawiwo Ole blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ville Paakkari will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Paakkari on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ville Paakkari seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Paakkari loads up on a big right hand but Kamakawiwo Ole slips the punch.
Kamakawiwo Ole checks a low kick from Paakkari.
Paakkari misses with an uppercut.
Paakkari bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kamakawiwo Ole's head.
Kamakawiwo Ole is looking to wear down Paakkari with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kamakawiwo Ole avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kamakawiwo Ole pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kamakawiwo Ole swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Paakkari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paakkari swings for the body but Kamakawiwo Ole moves out of range.
Paakkari takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Paakkari changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Paakkari finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kamakawiwo Ole avoids the head kick by Paakkari.
Paakkari misses with a low kick as Kamakawiwo Ole jumps back.
Kamakawiwo Ole throws a hook but Paakkari blocks it.
Kamakawiwo Ole throws a body punch but Paakkari moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamakawiwo Ole lunges at Paakkari with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Paakkari's hand.
Kamakawiwo Ole slips a straight right by Paakkari.
Kamakawiwo Ole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paakkari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kamakawiwo Ole jabs Paakkari to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Paakkari pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kamakawiwo Ole moves out of range of the leg kick from Paakkari.
Kamakawiwo Ole ducks under a wild hook from Paakkari.
Paakkari slips under a jab.
Paakkari throws the kick towards the body but Kamakawiwo Ole avoids it.
Kamakawiwo Ole misses with a body shot.
Paakkari throws a sloppy head kick and Kamakawiwo Ole moves out of range easily.
Kamakawiwo Ole misses with an uppercut.
Kamakawiwo Ole's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Paakkari connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kamakawiwo Ole scrambles back to his feet.
Paakkari throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kamakawiwo Ole lands an overhand right.
Paakkari has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paakkari changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Paakkari throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kamakawiwo Ole.
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!
Paakkari scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Paakkari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Paakkari getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Paakkari tries to move into range but Kamakawiwo Ole moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Donk. Kamakawiwo Ole catches Paakkari right on the button with a cross.
Paakkari fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kamakawiwo Ole is out of range.
Kamakawiwo Ole looks to throw the jab but Paakkari is out of range.
Kamakawiwo Ole cracks Paakkari with an open hand slap.
Kamakawiwo Ole shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Paakkari defends it nicely.
Paakkari scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kamakawiwo Ole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paakkari punishes Kamakawiwo Ole's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Paakkari misses.
Paakkari misses with the combination.
Kamakawiwo Ole takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Paakkari lands with a cross.
Paakkari misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kamakawiwo Ole throws a hook but Paakkari blocks it.
A swing and a miss from Paakkari.
Paakkari jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Paakkari misses with a low kick.
Kamakawiwo Ole misses with a wild body shot.
A left lands for Paakkari.
Paakkari misses with a kick to the body.
Paakkari takes one to the chin there.
Paakkari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kamakawiwo Ole closes the distance and clinches up with Paakkari, looking for a takedown. Kamakawiwo Ole pushes Paakkari against the cage but Paakkari circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamakawiwo Ole keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kamakawiwo Ole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paakkari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kamakawiwo Ole.
Paakkari throws a hook but Kamakawiwo Ole avoids it easily.
Kamakawiwo Ole lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Paakkari tries to sprawl but Kamakawiwo Ole drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kamakawiwo Ole is nestled in close to Paakkari, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kamakawiwo Ole lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Paakkari is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kamakawiwo Ole lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kamakawiwo Ole trying to mount his opponent but Paakkari defends it.
Paakkari is trying to maintain the position but Kamakawiwo Ole is very close to passing his half guard.
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 Israel Kamakawiwo Ole will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
An inside leg kick lands from Kamakawiwo Ole.
A punch lands to the side of Kamakawiwo Ole 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kamakawiwo Ole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paakkari.
Kamakawiwo Ole goes for a double leg but Paakkari avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Paakkari continues to drive forward.
Kamakawiwo Ole decides to pull guard.
Kamakawiwo Ole has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Paakkari engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Paakkari preventing the sweep.
Kamakawiwo Ole working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Paakkari doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Paakkari manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kamakawiwo Ole throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Paakkari is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamakawiwo Ole tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kamakawiwo Ole is working hard here to advance position.
Kamakawiwo Ole trying to control the position.
Paakkari won't allow Kamakawiwo Ole to sweep him here.
Kamakawiwo Ole has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Paakkari can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kamakawiwo Ole lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Paakkari!
Paakkari really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamakawiwo Ole wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Kamakawiwo Ole is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Paakkari to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Paakkari shrugs it off.
Kamakawiwo Ole working Paakkari over with strikes here.
Kamakawiwo Ole goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Paakkari is on top in guard.
Paakkari is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kamakawiwo Ole keeping moving, preventing Paakkari from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ville Paakkari.
Kamakawiwo Ole just misses with a punch to the body.
Kamakawiwo Ole jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kamakawiwo Ole scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice defenses there by Paakkari.
Nice body punch from Kamakawiwo Ole.
Kamakawiwo Ole looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamakawiwo Ole blocks the body kick.
Kamakawiwo Ole looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kamakawiwo Ole throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Paakkari fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kamakawiwo Ole connects with a good right hand that stumbles Paakkari. Paakkari circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A chopping leg kick lands by Paakkari.
Paakkari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Paakkari feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kamakawiwo Oles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Paakkari.
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!
Kamakawiwo Ole tries to keep at a distance but Paakkari has taken the fight into the clinch.
Paakkari throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paakkari misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Israel Kamakawiwo Ole showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kamakawiwo Ole has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Israel Kamakawiwo Ole!
During a confident post fight interview, Israel Kamakawiwo Ole thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juunas Sikio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Reem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reem has chosen Fabolous - My Time ft. Jeremih as his entrance music. Melvin Reem has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juunas Sikio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Melvin Reem!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sikio ducks under a wild hook from Reem.
Sikio lands a jab to the nose.
A big right from Sikio misses.
Sikio has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sikio.
Reem is trying to break the clinch but Sikio has him pressed against the cage.
Reem wants to get back to striking at distance but Sikio won't allow it.
Sikio lands an uppercut.
Sikio has Reem pressed against the cage.
Sikio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sikio manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sikio lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sikio working aggressively here.
Reem misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reem swings wildly with an uppercut but Sikio uses good head movement to avoid it.
I was talking to Sikio's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sikio.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sikio.
Sikio cracks Reem with a nice body shot.
Reem is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sikio is keeping busy.
Sikio misses with a punch to the body.
Sikio just leaning against Reem, taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Sikio fails to land.
Reem is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Sikio.
Sikio letting Reem take a breather here.
Reem tries a body shot but Sikio blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sikio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Come on Sikio - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sikio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sikio tries to throw a body punch but Reem avoids it by throwing Sikio back against the cage.
Sikio tries to work over Reem's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reem lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sikio lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sikio tries to work over Reem's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reem blocks a body shot from Sikio.
Sikio works on Reem's body with a couple of short punches.
Sikio misses with some punches.
Sikio holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sikio lands with a light punch inside.
Reem blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Sikio.
Sikio stalling.
Sikio misses with a body punch.
Sikio lands a right hand.
Sikio misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sikio.
Sikio misses with the head strike.
Reem breaks from the clinch.
Reem throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sikio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reem sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reem scores with a leg kick.
Sikio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reem moves away.
Sikio misses with a hook
and Reem counters with a low kick, right behind Sikio 's knee.
Reem throws out a loose jab but Sikio uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sikio's corner calls for a 1-2. Sikio obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sikio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reem.
Sikio cracks Reem with an open hand slap.
Reem lands with a hook. Sikio tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Reem bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sikio's head backwards.
Reem throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reem scores with a sloppy right hand. Sikio should have avoided that one.
Reem is looking to slow Sikio down with leg kicks.
Sikio cracks Reem with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Reem takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sikio defending well as Reem loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reem displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sikio throws out the jab.
Reem bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sikio lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sikio swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juunas Sikio dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Reem scores with a decent looking hook.
Juunas Sikio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sikio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reem.
A nice leg kick lands there from Reem.
Reem wants to land a leg kick but Sikio is out of range.
Reem throws a low kick but Sikio avoids it.
Reem wants to slow Sikio down by chopping away at his legs.
Sikio misses the jab.
Sikio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reem.
Reem just misses with a punch to the body.
Sikio lands a slapping body shot.
Sikio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sikio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reem.
Reem throws a right hand that Sikio ducks under and follows up with a left that Sikio also avoids with ease.
Sikio throws a body punch but Reem moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sikio swings for the body but Reem moves out of range.
Sikio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reem was well out of range. Poor timing from Sikio.
Reem slips a jab from Sikio.
Sikio walks forward, straight into a front kick from Reem.
Sikio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Reem throws a hook to the side of Sikio's head but Sikio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sikio tries to close the distance and clinch but Reem swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sikio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reem paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reem staying out of range there.
Sikio avoids the head kick by Reem.
Sikio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A cross from Reem lands.
Sikio avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sikio jabs at Reem's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reem tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sikio was well out of range. Poor timing from Reem.
Juunas Sikio is winning the standup battle so far.
Sikio misses the shot to the body.
Sikio misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Reem counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Reem throws a solid leg kick but Sikio takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Reem.
Reem misses with a wild body shot.
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!
Sikio misses with a lunging right hand
and Reem counters with a nice body kick.
A jab from Sikio finds it's way through Reem's defenses.
Sikio bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Reem uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sikio.
Reem connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sikio tries to clinch up.
Reem pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sikio is out of range and Reem settles back down.
Sikio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reem moves away.
Reem with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sikio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reem fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sikio checks it well.
Sikio slips a jab from Reem.
Sikio throws a lazy uppercut
and Reem counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reem throws a right hand that misses
and Sikio counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sikio.
Reem is trying to push Sikio away but Sikio has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Reem blocks a body shot from Sikio.
Reem throws a punch but it's blocked by Sikio.
Sikio leaning against his opponent.
Reem tries to throw a body punch but Sikio avoids it by throwing Reem back against the cage.
Sikio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reem blocking some punches.
Sikio misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sikio throws a head punch that misses.
Sikio misses with a body punch.
Reem's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sikio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Reem counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Reem throws a leg kick that misses.
Reem thumps Sikio with a low kick.
Sikio misses with an uppercut
and Reem cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Sikio takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Reem takes one to the chin there.
Reem slips a jab from Sikio.
Sikio looks to land a left hand but Reem moved out of range nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reem scores with a nice right hand.
Reem slips a jab and a cross from Sikio.
Reem looks to score with a jab to the body but Sikio is just out of range.
Sikio throws a jab but it's blocked by Reem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Melvin Reem will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Reem looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Reem swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Reem.
Reem ducks right into an uppercut from Sikio.
Sikio misses with a straight left.
Sikio throws a hook but Reem blocks it.
Reem bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sikio throws out a loose jab but Reem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sikio gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Reem.
A low kick from Reem is predictable there
and Sikio counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sikio throws a hook but Reem blocks it.
Sikio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reem was well out of range. Poor timing from Sikio.
Sikio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reem.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Reem lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sikio has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sikio and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A big left from Reem misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Reem. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Reem.
Sikio lunges at Reem with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Reem's hand.
Sikio throws a right hand that Reem ducks under and follows up with a left that Reem also avoids with ease.
Reem slips a jab from Sikio.
Sikio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reem bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sikio throws a predictable looking body shot
and Reem counters with a nice body kick.
Reem throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reem moves away from the strike by Sikio.
Reem changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sikio misses with an uppercut. Reem saw that one coming.
Reem scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sikio just misses with a punch to the body.
Reem has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Sikio is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Reem misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Reem. Sikio shrugs it off though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sikio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reem.
Sikio ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sikio throws out a loose jab but Reem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reem uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sikio.
Reem thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sikio misses with a body shot.
Sikio throws a shot to the body.
Sikio misses with a straight left.
Sikio jabs at Reem's body.
Sikio ducks under a wild hook from Reem.
Reem gets tackled into the cage by Sikio. Sikio maintains the clinch.
Reem lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reem is trying to break the clinch but Sikio has him pressed against the cage.
Reem prevents a body shot from Sikio.
Reem is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sikio misses with a punch on the inside.
Sikio digs a right hand into Reem's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reem's gas tank.
Sikio working aggressively here.
Reem blocking some punches.
Sikio scores with a nice hook to the head.
Reem tries to stall but Sikio uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sikio misses with a punch to the body.
Sikio lands a nice uppercut.
Reem has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sikio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reem wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sikio has him pressed against the cage.
Sikio tries a body shot but Reem blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Reem.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Sikio scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Sikio.
Sikio has Reem pushed against the cage.
Sikio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sikio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reem lands a hook that snaps the head of Sikio backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sikio has a couple of punches blocked by Reem.
Reem manages to break the clinch.
Sikio thows a body shot but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Juunas Sikio.
I think Sikio has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juunas Sikio!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Masamichi Yamaji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reijo Rento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Masamichi Yamaji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reijo Rento!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rento on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rento throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Yamaji counters with a leg kick.
Rento throws a right hand that Yamaji ducks under and follows up with a left that Yamaji also avoids with ease.
Yamaji lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Yamaji with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rento uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamaji.
Rento connects with a jab.
Yamaji misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rento.
Rento drops his hands momentarily and Yamaji takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Reijo Rento has been cut.
Yamaji swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rento counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yamaji's knee momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yamaji.
Yamaji throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rento chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yamaji can pounce on him.
Rento looks winded!
Yamaji fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rento swings for the body but Yamaji moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rento waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yamaji.
Nice uppercut there from Yamaji.
Yamaji throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rento on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yamaji. Yamaji obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yamaji.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yamaji lands a right hook to the body.
Yamaji fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rento has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rento uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamaji.
Yamaji throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yamaji lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yamaji is looking to wear down Rento with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Yamaji lands with a good body shot.
Yamaji throws a push kick but Rento slaps the foot to one side.
Yamaji scores with a hook.
Yamaji with a nice cross.
Yamaji cracks Rento with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Yamaji has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Rento to stand back up!
Rento is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamaji scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rento is still on wobbly legs! Can Yamaji finish him?
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Yamaji throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Rento is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Masamichi Yamaji!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Masamichi Yamaji waved his t-shirt featuring FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evil Muno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matti Meikalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Evil Muno!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matti Meikalainen!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muno takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Meikalainen lands a jab to Muno's midsection.
Muno uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Meikalainen.
Meikalainen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Meikalainen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Meikalainen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab lands there for Muno.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muno lands a nice shot to the body.
Meikalainen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Meikalainen.
Muno ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Muno takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Muno moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Meikalainen tries to clinch there but Muno circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Muno.
We've been hearing reports that Muno has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Meikalainen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Muno lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muno throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Meikalainen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Meikalainen scores with a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Muno.
Meikalainen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Muno.
Muno fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meikalainen's corner calls for a 1-2. Meikalainen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Meikalainen.
A low kick from Meikalainen is predictable there
and Muno counters with a nice uppercut.
Muno staying out of range there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Meikalainen.
Meikalainen scores with a shot to the body.
Muno takes a swing at Meikalainen's ribcage but misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Meikalainen. Muno shrugs it off though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meikalainen avoids the body shot from Muno.
An inside leg kick from Muno misses.
Meikalainen lands with a nice body punch.
Muno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Meikalainen.
Meikalainen scores with a hook.
It looks like Evil Muno has been cut.
Meikalainen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Muno is breathing heavily.
Meikalainen thows a leg kick but Muno checks it
and Muno counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Muno.
Muno tries to score a body lock takedown but Meikalainen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Muno is leaning against Meikalainen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Muno tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Meikalainen working aggressively here.
Meikalainen is leaning against Muno and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Meikalainen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Muno misses with a punch to the body.
Meikalainen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Meikalainen tries a body shot but Muno blocks it.
A short right from Meikalainen on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meikalainen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Muno as Meikalainen tries to tie him up.
Meikalainen pushes Muno back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Meikalainen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Muno swings wildly with an uppercut but Meikalainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meikalainen lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Muno.
Nice body punch from Meikalainen - that landed with a thud.
Meikalainen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Meikalainen lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meikalainen taking a breather.
Muno swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Meikalainen is trying to force a seperation but Muno has the dominant position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Muno lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Muno misses with a hook to the ribs.
Meikalainen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Meikalainen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Muno backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meikalainen drops Muno onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Muno is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Muno is rocked!
Meikalainen dips a shoulder and cracks Muno with a mighty uppercut! Muno falls back against the cage and Meikalainen unloads with a barrage of strikes! Muno is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Meikalainen screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matti Meikalainen!
Matti Meikalainen is the new heavyweight champion!
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