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LMMA: Helsinki Fight Night PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Christian Orsted (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cesys Kazlauskas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Christian Orsted!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cesys Kazlauskas!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orsted goes for a double leg but Kazlauskas avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kazlauskas continues to drive forward.
Orsted is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kazlauskas to keep the fight standing.
Orsted is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Orsted. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Orsted is looking to control Kazlauskas's arms but Kazlauskas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Orsted has his back to the cage.
Kazlauskas tries a body shot but Orsted blocks it.
Kazlauskas tightens his grip and picks Orsted up, before dumping him to the ground. Orsted manages to land in guard.
Orsted is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kazlauskas defends well.
Kazlauskas drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Orsted dives on top into guard.
Orsted stopping the sweep attempt from Kazlauskas.
Orsted avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kazlauskas holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orsted wants to control from the top but Kazlauskas keeps moving.
Orsted looking to sit in guard and control but Kazlauskas gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kazlauskas trying to control the position from guard on top but Orsted is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orsted can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kazlauskas controls the pace.
Kazlauskas keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Orsted's head.
Orsted keeping full guard, as Kazlauskas tries to pass.
Orsted utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kazlauskas throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kazlauskas slips nicely into half guard.
Kazlauskas has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Orsted defend it? Kazlauskas steps over the head and cranks it - Orsted is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Kazlauskas!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Cesys Kazlauskas!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steven Flecher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex MacDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex MacDonald will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Steven Flecher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex MacDonald!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flecher tries a head kick but it misses.
MacDonald dodges the punch combination from Flecher.
MacDonald takes the fight into the clinch.
MacDonald gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Flecher regains guard.
Flecher seems keen to control MacDonald's posture.
MacDonald really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Flecher. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Flecher pushes a forearm under MacDonald's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, MacDonald is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Steven Flecher!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nicholas Weichel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Demarce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nicholas Weichel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyle Demarce!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weichel feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Weichel throwing strikes but missing.
Demarce not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Demarce holds on and takes a little breather.
Weichel wants to control from the top but Demarce keeps moving.
Demarce trying to keep a closed guard but Weichel is proving a slippery customer.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Kyle Demarce hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Demarce shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Weichel but Weichel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Demarce looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demarce fails to land with a series of punches.
Demarce with a lazy takedown attempt
and Weichel counters with a shoot takedown. Demarce fights it but they end up in guard.
Weichel stands up over Demarce, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Demarce not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Demarce wants to stand and escape but Weichel is having none of it.
Weichel content to stall in guard here.
Weichel postures up in Demarce's guard and throws a big left but Demarce blocks it.
Weichel advances to half guard.
Weichel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Weichel seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weichel trying to pass the guard but Demarce defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weichel is thwarting Demarce's attempts to control the position.
Weichel trying to work for an americana but Demarce has managed to regain full guard.
Demarce is looking to stand up but Weichel isn't so interested in that idea.
Weichel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Demarce is adopting a defensive guard.
Weichel slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weichel tries for a kimura but Demarce is defending well.
Demarce is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Weichel off and has taken his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Demarce avoiding Weichel 's attempts to control his hands.
Demarce scores with strikes from the back.
Demarce is landing with strikes. Weichel can't take much more of this.
Weichel is in bad spot here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demarce tries to get the hooks in deep but Weichel pushed the leg off.
Weichel is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Demarce.
Weichel is trying to stand back up.
Weichel breaks Demarce's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Weichel postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Demarce is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Weichel, into his guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Demarce wants to stand but Weichel has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicholas Weichel dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Demarce throws a body punch but Weichel moves out of range.
Demarce fails to land the takedown.
Demarce tries to clinch but Weichel is having none of it.
Weichel is trying hard to land a takedown here. Demarce sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Demarce closes the distance but Weichel moves to the side
and Weichel holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Demarce breaks the clinch.
Demarce is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Demarce closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Weichel did well to prevent Demarce getting side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demarce passes to full mount!
Demarce raining down shots from the mount!
Demarce lands a big elbow.
Weichel looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Weichel tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Weichel is working to get back to half guard.
Weichel regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demarce wants to stand up but Weichel is controlling the position.
Demarce is working for a submission of some sort.
Nicholas Weichel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Weichel looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Weichel is doing well to control the position and prevent Demarce from advancing to side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Weichel looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demarce tries to stand but can't do so whilst Weichel controls his leg.
Demarce wants to take a breather but Weichel is having none of it.
Demarce is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Weichel is just riding it out for now. Demarce eventually gives up the hold.
Weichel lands with a few short shots to the body.
Weichel is trying to maintain the position but Demarce is very close to passing his half guard.
Weichel gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weichel keeping moving, preventing Demarce from controlling successfully.
Weichel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Demarce accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Weichel pushes a forearm under Demarce's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Demarce is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nicholas Weichel!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohammad Al Nasser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mohammad Al Nasser will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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192 lbs
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190 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 18 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mohammad Al Nasser!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Nasser fails with a takedown attempt.
Al Nasser tries to clinch but Coleman is having none of it.
Al Nasser misses with a takedown
and Coleman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Coleman lands a couple of elbows.
Coleman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Al Nasser on the ground.
Coleman trying to control the position from guard on top but Al Nasser is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Al Nasser wants to sweep but no luck.
Coleman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Al Nasser keeping moving, preventing Coleman from controlling successfully.
Coleman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Coleman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Al Nasser is keeping the position for now.
Coleman is in close to Al Nasser's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman cracks Al Nasser with a solid left hand.
Coleman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coleman looking to pass the guard.
Al Nasser wants to sweep here but Coleman controlling him for the moment.
Coleman postures up.
Coleman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Al Nasser is keeping the position for now.
Coleman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman preventing the sweep.
Coleman connects with a couple of short punches.
Coleman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Coleman throws a big right hand that misses.
Coleman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Coleman works over Al Nasser with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coleman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Al Nasser will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Coleman connects with a couple of short punches.
Coleman looking to sit in guard and control but Al Nasser gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Coleman is trying to keep Al Nasser in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Nasser tries to stand but Coleman is controlling from the bottom.
Coleman looking to control.
Coleman is pulling down on Al Nasser's head. It's preventing any offense from Al Nasser, at least for the moment.
Al Nasser is looking to stand up but Coleman won't let him.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jake Coleman wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Al Nasser misses with a takedown
and Coleman counters with a single leg into guard. Al Nasser didn't expect that.
Jake Coleman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mohammad Al Nasser.
Coleman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Al Nasser trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Al Nasser's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coleman looking to sit in guard and control but Al Nasser gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Al Nasser tries to stand but Coleman is controlling from the bottom.
Coleman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Coleman controlling Al Nasser's posture.
Al Nasser preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coleman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Al Nasser defends well.
Al Nasser wants to control from the top but Coleman keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Coleman dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Al Nasser gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Coleman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Coleman working some strikes from top position.
Coleman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Coleman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Al Nasser's head.
Coleman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Al Nasser is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Coleman trying to control but Al Nasser is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jake Coleman just wasn't active enough.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Al Nasser.
Al Nasser fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Coleman sprawls well initially but Al Nasser persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Al Nasser is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Coleman controlling the position for now.
Coleman tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Al Nasser tries to stand and escape but Coleman is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coleman regains full guard. Nicely done.
Coleman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Al Nasser manages to get himself to full guard.
Coleman trying to control but Al Nasser is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman forces his way into half guard.
Ground and pound from Coleman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coleman performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jake Coleman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Al Nasser is staying active underneath Coleman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Coleman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Al Nasser is looking for a sweep. Coleman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Al Nasser punching from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Al Nasser has managed to free his arm - good work.
Coleman is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Al Nasser sees it coming and defends easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Coleman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Al Nasser keeps working.
Coleman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Coleman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Al Nasser doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Coleman.
Coleman throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Al Nasser to regain full guard.
Coleman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Nasser working a defensive guard here.
Al Nasser keeping moving, preventing Coleman from controlling successfully.
Coleman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Coleman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Al Nasser keeping moving, preventing Coleman from controlling successfully.
Al Nasser throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Al Nasser throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coleman postures up.
Coleman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Coleman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Coleman dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Al Nasser shoots and misses
and Coleman counters with a nice double leg into side control. Al Nasser won't be happy with that.
Al Nasser is trying to improve his position.
Coleman landing a few strikes.
Al Nasser takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Al Nasser gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Coleman is looking to stall here but Al Nasser recovers full guard.
Coleman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coleman trying to control but Al Nasser is working from the bottom.
Coleman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman chips away with some ground and pound.
Al Nasser tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Al Nasser manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Coleman wants to hold on but Al Nasser pushes him away.
Coleman is desperately trying to improve his position but Al Nasser has a good base and remains in mount.
Al Nasser trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Coleman controls the position.
Coleman tries to reverse the position but Al Nasser maintains control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman wants to try and get back to his feet.
Coleman is wriggling around trying to escape.
Coleman is squirming around, avoiding Al Nasser's attempts to control the action.
Coleman wants to hold on but Al Nasser pushes him away.
Coleman sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Nasser tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Coleman.
Al Nasser not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Coleman regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Nasser preventing the sweep.
Al Nasser has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Coleman is proving hard to escape from.
Coleman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Al Nasser doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Al Nasser manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Al Nasser throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Coleman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Coleman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Al Nasser wants to control from the top but Coleman keeps moving.
Coleman throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Coleman wants to stand and escape but Al Nasser is having none of it.
Al Nasser trying to control the position from guard on top but Coleman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Al Nasser wanted to stand there but Coleman had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Al Nasser can do to turn this around?
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mohammad Al Nasser wasn't active enough on the ground.
Al Nasser fails in his attempt to clinch.
Al Nasser feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Al Nasser trying to control but Coleman is working from the bottom.
Al Nasser wants to stand but Coleman has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Mohammad Al Nasser has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Al Nasser prevents Coleman from getting back to his feet.
Jake Coleman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coleman is trying to keep Al Nasser in close.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Coleman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Coleman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Coleman!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Abreu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raphael Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Counter fighter
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ronaldo Abreu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raphael Davis!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abreu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Davis shoots in and gets a takedown into Abreu's guard.
Davis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Abreu has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Davis has managed to get both his arms back between Abreu's legs - danger averted.
Davis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Davis wanted to stand there but Abreu had control of the position.
Davis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Abreu 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.
Davis not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Davis with a nice head shot there.
Davis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Abreu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Abreu has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Davis should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Abreu has tightened it up now! Davis should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ronaldo Abreu!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bartlomiej Bartnicki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikola Veljanovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikola Veljanovski has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bartlomiej Bartnicki's chin.
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25
245 lbs
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25
234 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Experienced |
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Basic striking
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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 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Bartlomiej Bartnicki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikola Veljanovski!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veljanovski tries to close the distance and clinch but Bartnicki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Veljanovski is looking to clinch.
Bartnicki gets tackled into the cage by Veljanovski. Veljanovski maintains the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Veljanovski.
Veljanovski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Veljanovski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bartnicki was well out of range. Poor timing from Veljanovski.
Veljanovski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bartnicki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nikola Veljanovski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Veljanovski has closed the distance and engaged Bartnicki in a clinch.
Veljanovski breaks from the clinch.
Bartnicki slips a jab from Veljanovski.
Veljanovski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bartnicki.
Veljanovski throws a leg kick
and Bartnicki decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Veljanovski's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bartnicki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bartnicki tries to free his leg and advance position but Veljanovski is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veljanovski keeping moving, preventing Bartnicki from controlling successfully.
Bartnicki is really struggling to control Veljanovski but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Bartnicki looking to pass the guard.
Veljanovski keeping moving, preventing Bartnicki from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Bartlomiej Bartnicki just wasn't active enough.
Bartnicki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bartnicki moves in looking to clinch but Veljanovski pushes him off.
Veljanovski misses with a looping left.
Veljanovski is looking to clinch but Bartnicki is avoiding it.
Veljanovski clinches up with Bartnicki and pushes him back against the cage.
Veljanovski's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Veljanovski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Veljanovski clinches.
Veljanovski breaks the clinch.
Bartnicki swats away the attempt to clinch by Veljanovski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Bartnicki blocks the low kick.
Veljanovski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bartnicki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Veljanovski misses with a looping right.
Veljanovski loads up on a big right hand but Bartnicki slips the punch.
Bartnicki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Veljanovski throws a chopping leg kick but Bartnicki manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Veljanovski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Veljanovski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bartnicki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bartnicki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bartnicki keeps the fight on the outside.
Bartnicki circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veljanovski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bartnicki, pushing him back against the cage.
Veljanovski stalls.
Bartnicki wants a takedown.
Veljanovski is pressed up against the cage. Bartnicki has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Veljanovski down to the mat. Veljanovski avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bartlomiej Bartnicki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Veljanovski is looking to clinch but Bartnicki is avoiding it.
Veljanovski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bartnicki, pushing him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Veljanovski.
Veljanovski throws an elbow that misses.
Veljanovski gets underhooks to prevent Bartnicki's takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikola Veljanovski dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Veljanovski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Veljanovski tries to close the distance and clinch but Bartnicki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Veljanovski tries to clinch up.
Veljanovski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bartnicki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bartnicki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Veljanovski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Veljanovski wants to clinch.
Bartnicki closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Veljanovski to the mat! Veljanovski manages to get full guard.
Bartnicki stops Veljanovski from standing up.
Bartnicki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartnicki is looking to advance position but Veljanovski has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Bartnicki really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Veljanovski is looking to stand but Veljanovski has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Bartnicki sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Veljanovski tries to stand and escape but Bartnicki is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Veljanovski prevents Bartnicki from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartnicki is working hard here to advance position.
Bartnicki has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Veljanovski is working away from the top position though.
Bartnicki actively working from the bottom here.
Bartnicki on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bartnicki tries to get out of the position.
Veljanovski tries to stand and escape but Bartnicki is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartnicki tries to roll over but Veljanovski keeps him under control.
Veljanovski tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Bartnicki wants to control but Veljanovski is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Veljanovski tries to stand and escape but Bartnicki is controlling the position.
Bartnicki is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartnicki actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bartnicki is looking for a sweep. Veljanovski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
It looks like Veljanovski is going to stand back up.
Bartnicki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bartlomiej Bartnicki dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bartnicki tries to keep at a distance but Veljanovski has taken the fight into the clinch.
Veljanovski content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Veljanovski fails to land.
Veljanovski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Veljanovski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bartnicki prevents Veljanovski from breaking the clinch.
Veljanovski slows down the pace here.
Veljanovski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veljanovski tries to clinch but Bartnicki moves out of range.
Veljanovski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Veljanovski moves in looking to clinch but Bartnicki pushes him off.
Veljanovski is looking to clinch.
Veljanovski tries to bum rush Bartnicki with a series of wild strikes but Bartnicki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nikola Veljanovski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Veljanovski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bartnicki, pushing him back against the cage.
Veljanovski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bartnicki has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Veljanovski after a bit of a struggle.
Bartnicki tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veljanovski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bartnicki staying out of range there.
Veljanovski throws a nice looking combination but Bartnicki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Veljanovski closes the distance and pushes Bartnicki back into the cage.
Bartnicki blocks an uppercut.
Bartnicki wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bartlomiej Bartnicki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Veljanovski displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bartnicki up against the cage.
Veljanovski manages to break the clinch.
Veljanovski wants to clinch.
Veljanovski tries to clinch but Bartnicki is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veljanovski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bartnicki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Veljanovski doesn't manage to clinch there - Bartnicki circles away.
Bartnicki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Veljanovski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bartnicki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bartnicki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Veljanovski missing with a left hand there. Bartnicki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Veljanovski moves into the clinch successfully.
Veljanovski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bartnicki.
Bartnicki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartnicki wants a takedown.
Veljanovski is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bartnicki has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Veljanovski avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bartnicki is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Veljanovski is defending well.
Veljanovski displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bartnicki up against the cage.
Veljanovski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bartnicki backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Veljanovski.
Veljanovski throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Veljanovski fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikola Veljanovski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Veljanovski has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikola Veljanovski!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denis Boldyrev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boldyrev has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
238 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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25
228 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Likes comics |
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Brawler
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricardo Almeida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Denis Boldyrev!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boldyrev tries to clinch up
and Almeida counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Almeida.
Boldyrev looks winded!
Almeida is trying to push Boldyrev away but Boldyrev has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Almeida gets a trip takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Almeida is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Boldyrev has managed to free his arm - good work.
Almeida not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Almeida wants to pass the guard but Boldyrev is defending well.
Almeida is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Boldyrev is staying active underneath Almeida, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida slips a nice elbow through Boldyrev's hands, connecting with Boldyrev's forehead.
Almeida performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Boldyrev blocking the ground and pound attempt from Almeida.
Almeida winds up and cracks Boldyrev with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Almeida in particular looking to stall.
Almeida uses his free foot to push down on Boldyrev's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Boldyrev.
Boldyrev is bucking up trying to escape but Almeida cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Boldyrev can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Boldyrev taking shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Almeida controlling from the full mount.
Almeida wants to control the pace but Boldyrev is squirming around nicely.
Almeida looking for a guillotine from mount but Boldyrev is having none of it.
Almeida working Boldyrev over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida lands with some strikes.
Almeida fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Almeida trying to control but Boldyrev is having none of it.
Almeida lands a heavy elbow.
Almeida is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Boldyrev is in real trouble.
Boldyrev defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boldyrev prevents Almeida from getting a body triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Boldyrev defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Almeida is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Almeida has Boldyrev flattened out and is raining down punches.
Almeida has his arm under Boldyrev's chin here. Game over son! Almeida squeezes tightly and Boldyrev is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ricardo Almeida!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Carneiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carneiro kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Rasmus - In the Shadows. Carneiro has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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32
221 lbs
19 - 12 - 0 |
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205 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Carneiro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Collins!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carneiro gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Collins to score an easy takedown into full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Collins postures up in Carneiro's guard and throws a big left but Carneiro blocks it.
Collins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carneiro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Carneiro pulls Collins in close to prevent any damage.
Collins throws a big right hand that misses.
Carneiro has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Daniel Carneiro wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Carneiro gets caught flat footed, as Collins shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins trying to control the position from guard on top but Carneiro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carneiro looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Carneiro is breathing heavily.
Collins tries to free his leg and advance position but Carneiro is retaining full guard.
Collins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Collins throws a big right hand that misses.
Collins really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Carneiro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Collins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Carneiro wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins trying to control the position from guard on top but Carneiro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carneiro is controlling Collins's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Daniel Carneiro.
Carneiro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Collins.
Carneiro swinging wildly here.
Collins drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Collins is looking to stand up but Carneiro won't let him.
Carneiro is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Collins drops back looking for a leg! Carneiro is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Carneiro manages to kick Collins off! Collins jumps back into Carneiro's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins trying to control but Carneiro is working from the bottom.
Carneiro has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Carneiro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Carneiro seems keen to control Collins's posture.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Collins trying to control the position from guard on top but Carneiro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Carneiro swats away the attempt to clinch by Collins.
Collins feints and as Carneiro raises his hands in defense, Collins changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Carneiro throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Carneiro has his hands on Collins's head, controlling the position.
Carneiro bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Collins's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Collins wants to sweep here but Carneiro controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Collins dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Collins tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Carneiro counters with a nice uppercut.
Collins tries to clinch but Carneiro is having none of it.
Collins shoots in and bounces Carneiro off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Carneiro manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Collins is trying to stand up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carneiro avoids the attempt from Collins to control.
Carneiro controlling the pace for now.
Collins tries to lock up and control but Carneiro gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Collins is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Collins tries to reverse the position but Carneiro maintains control.
Carneiro tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Collins shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Carneiro's guard.
Carneiro throwing short punches from the bottom.
Carneiro pulls Collins in to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Carneiro is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins tries to strike from the bottom.
Collins wants to sweep but no luck.
Carneiro stands and steps away. Collins gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Carneiro looks to land a combination. Collins sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Collins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Collins takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
John Collins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Collins changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Carneiro looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carneiro keeps Collins under control for a moment.
Collins working away.
Collins wants to stand but Carneiro has his arm trapped.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carneiro holds on to Collins's head and controls the position momentarily.
Carneiro sneaks back into half guard.
John Collins has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carneiro is controlling Collins's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Collins wants to take a breather but Carneiro is having none of it.
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 Daniel Carneiro will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Collins drives through with a takedown into Carneiro's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Collins trying to control the position from guard on top but Carneiro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carneiro is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Carneiro lands a decent punch to the body there.
Collins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Collins wants to control from the top but Carneiro keeps moving.
Collins stopping the sweep attempt from Carneiro.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carneiro working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Collins doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Carneiro is tightening it up a little... Collins has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Collins reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Collins taps out! Nice BJJ there by Carneiro!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Daniel Carneiro!
Daniel Carneiro is the new light heavyweight champion!
Daniel Carneiro decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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