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WFL 27- Resolution PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harvey Jackman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Raith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackman's entrance music is DMX - It's Dark & Hell Is Hot. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
19 - 25 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harvey Jackman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 25 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thomas Raith!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raith tries to clinch but Jackman moves out of range.
Jackman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Raith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Raith misses with a takedown attempt
and Jackman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thomas Raith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackman closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Raith to the mat! Raith manages to get full guard.
Jackman controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jackman has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Raith is proving hard to escape from.
Raith wants to improve his position but instead Jackman has moved into half guard.
Jackman content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raith is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Raith is looking to control Jackman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Raith avoid being mounted?
Raith makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Raith.
Raith wants to sweep here but Jackman controlling him for the moment.
Jackman is pushing down on Raith's leg trying to pass to half guard. Raith is fighting to maintain full guard but Jackman has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackman slows the pace down in half guard.
Raith is trying to get back to full guard.
Jackman is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raith trying to control here.
Jackman is looking for a kimura here.
Jackman slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackman wants to stand but Raith has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Jackman is working for a submission of some sort.
Raith is looking for a sweep. Jackman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harvey Jackman dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Raith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jackman tests Raith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Raith looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Raith misses with a takedown
and Jackman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jackman feints a jab promting Raith to slip. Jackman then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Raith slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Raith shoots in looking for a takedown. Jackman tries to sprawl out of it but Raith keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jackman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Harvey Jackman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Raith.
Jackman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Raith circles away.
Jackman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jackman throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Raith tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jackman is in Raith's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackman sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jackman sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jackman stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Raith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Raith takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jackman punishes Raith's body with a nice straight punch.
Jackman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jackman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Raith on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Raith is breathing heavily.
Raith misses with a two punch combination.
Thomas Raith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Raith has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jackman finds it's way round the side to connect with Raith's head.
Jackman is looking to wear down Raith with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Raith shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jackman but Jackman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jackman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jackman lands a nice looking body shot.
Raith takes one to the side of the head.
Jackman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Raith displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jackman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackman stuffs the takedown.
Jackman lands with a right hand.
Harvey Jackman is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Raith on the side of the head.
Jackman swings for the body but Raith moves out of range.
Jackman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Raith is rocked!
Raith shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Raith is still on wobbly legs! Can Jackman finish him?
Jackman cracks Raith with a good jab.
Jackman lands a nice looking body shot.
Jackman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jackman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raith misses with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Raith seems to have recovered his senses.
Raith tries to clinch up but Jackman circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jackman breaks the clinch.
Jackman displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jackman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jackman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Raith or not.
Jackman jumps guard and drags Raith to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Raith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jackman wants to stand but Raith is controlling the position.
Raith wants to control from the top but Jackman keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harvey Jackman dominated that second round.
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!
Raith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jackman fails with a takedown attempt.
Raith is trying desperately to land a takedown but Jackman is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Raith.
Jackman tests Raith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jackman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Raith doesn't seem bothered though.
Jackman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jackman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Raith pinned against the cage. Raith gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Raith tries to keep at a distance but Jackman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jackman lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Jackman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jackman is looking to break free of the clinch but Raith has double underhooks.
Jackman lands with a light punch inside.
Raith being controlled against the cage.
Jackman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackman fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Raith looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Raith throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raith seems to be working for a kimura but Jackman defends the submission attempt.
Raith is looking to take a break and control but Jackman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Raith prevents Jackman from improving his position.
Raith seems to be working for a kimura but Jackman defends the submission attempt.
Raith is looking to take a break and control but Jackman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackman wants to control but Raith is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Harvey Jackman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackman manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Raith keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Raith can't get the takedown.
Jackman jumps into guard, dragging Raith to the mat.
Raith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jackman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Raith trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raith is fighting to break Jackman's control of his arms but Jackman is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Jackman keeping moving, preventing Raith from controlling successfully.
Harvey Jackman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jackman pulls Raith in close to prevent any damage.
Thomas Raith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Thomas Raith hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Jackman punishes Raith's body with a nice straight punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harvey Jackman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jackman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harvey Jackman!
An out of breath Harvey Jackman thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomas Skalinskas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skalinskas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Electric Six - Synthesizer kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Tomas Skalinskas will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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190 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luiz Carvalho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tomas Skalinskas!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skalinskas closes the distance looking to clinch
and Carvalho counters with a stiff right hand.
Skalinskas wants to clinch
and Carvalho counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Carvalho circles away from the clinch attempt
and Carvalho counters with a left to the body.
Skalinskas wants to clinch but Carvalho slips to the side
and Carvalho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Skalinskas wants to clinch but Carvalho slips to the side
and Carvalho counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tomas Skalinskas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skalinskas moves to clinch but Carvalho breaks away
and Carvalho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Carvalho misses its intended target.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Skalinskas is defended easily by Carvalho.
Carvalho misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Skalinskas counters with a big head kick but Carvalho shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skalinskas moves to clinch but Carvalho breaks away
and Carvalho counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Carvalho is looking to wear down Skalinskas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skalinskas wants to clinch
and Carvalho counters with a stiff right hand.
Skalinskas wants to clinch but Carvalho slips to the side
and Carvalho counters with a stiff right hand.
We've been told by Carvalho's head coaches at Nordic Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Skalinskas darts in trying to clinch
and Carvalho counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Skalinskas tries to clinch but Carvalho moves away
and Carvalho counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Skalinskas thinking.
Carvalho misses with a hook.
Carvalho throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Skalinskas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Skalinskas moves in looking to clinch but Carvalho pushes him off.
A right-left combo lands from Carvalho.
Skalinskas wants to clinch
and Carvalho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skalinskas closes the distance but Carvalho moves to the side
and Carvalho counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Skalinskas looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Skalinskas tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Carvalho counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skalinskas closes the distance but Carvalho moves to the side
and Carvalho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Skalinskas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Carvalho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Skalinskas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Skalinskas tries to clinch but Carvalho moves away
and Carvalho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carvalho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Skalinskas tries to clinch up but Carvalho circles away and keeps his distance.
Skalinskas ducks under a wild hook from Carvalho.
Skalinskas closes the distance but Carvalho moves to the side
and Carvalho counters with a nice uppercut.
Skalinskas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Carvalho misses with a short punch on the inside.
Skalinskas breaks from the clinch.
Skalinskas doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Carvalho counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho misses the jab.
Carvalho cracks Skalinskas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Skalinskas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Skalinskas looks to clinch
and Carvalho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Skalinskas tries to close the distance and clinch but Carvalho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Skalinskas tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Carvalho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Skalinskas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Skalinskas looks to clinch
and Carvalho counters with a three punch combo that has Skalinskas backing up. Skalinskas nods at Carvalho to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Carvalho. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Carvalho.
The fighters circling - Carvalho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Skalinskas is defended easily by Carvalho.
Luiz Carvalho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomas Skalinskas.
Skalinskas shoots in but Carvalho avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skalinskas closes the distance looking to clinch
and Carvalho counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Skalinskas closes the distance looking to clinch
and Carvalho counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skalinskas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Carvalho, pushing him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carvalho.
Skalinskas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Skalinskas closes the distance but Carvalho moves to the side
and Carvalho counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Skalinskas darts in trying to clinch
and Carvalho counters with a three punch combo that has Skalinskas backing up. Skalinskas nods at Carvalho to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luiz Carvalho dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Carvalho misses the jab.
Skalinskas tries to clinch up
and Carvalho counters with a stiff right hand.
Skalinskas closes the distance looking to clinch
and Carvalho counters with a series of strikes. Skalinskas will be more careful next time no doubt.
Skalinskas wants to clinch.
Skalinskas misses with a takedown attempt - Carvalho sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Skalinskas tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Carvalho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carvalho has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Carvalho throws a series of punches but Skalinskas moves out of range.
Luiz Carvalho is winning the standup battle so far.
Carvalho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Skalinskas closes the distance and clinches up with Carvalho, looking for a takedown. Skalinskas pushes Carvalho against the cage but Carvalho circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Skalinskas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carvalho.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skalinskas clinches up against the cage.
Carvalho misses with the head strike.
Skalinskas can't find room to land a body shot as Carvalho controls the action.
Skalinskas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Carvalho throws a punch but it's blocked by Skalinskas.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Skalinskas.
Skalinskas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Skalinskas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carvalho blocks it with crossed arms.
Carvalho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carvalho.
Skalinskas is trying desperately to land a takedown but Carvalho is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Skalinskas.
Carvalho lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Skalinskas is pushing Carvalho up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Skalinskas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carvalho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Skalinskas manages to break the clinch.
Skalinskas tries to clinch
and Carvalho counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Skalinskas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Skalinskas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carvalho has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skalinskas misses with a knee strike.
Skalinskas manages to break the clinch.
Skalinskas wants to clinch
and Carvalho makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Luiz Carvalho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skalinskas moves to clinch but Carvalho breaks away
and Carvalho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Skalinskas wants to clinch but Carvalho slips to the side
and Carvalho counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Skalinskas thinking.
Skalinskas wants to clinch but Carvalho slips to the side
and Carvalho counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Skalinskas closes the distance looking to clinch
and Carvalho counters with a left and a right that stings Skalinskas.
Skalinskas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Skalinskas tries to clinch but Carvalho moves out of range.
Skalinskas fails with the takedown.
Luiz Carvalho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomas Skalinskas.
Skalinskas is breathing heavily.
Carvalho missing with a left hand there. Skalinskas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skalinskas tries to clinch up but Carvalho circles away and keeps his distance.
Carvalho throws a right hand that Skalinskas ducks under and follows up with a left that Skalinskas also avoids with ease.
Skalinskas fails with a takedown attempt.
Skalinskas wants to clinch but Carvalho slips to the side
and Carvalho counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Skalinskas wants to clinch but Carvalho slips to the side
and Carvalho counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Skalinskas darts in trying to clinch
and Carvalho counters with a right hand to the body.
Skalinskas closes the distance but Carvalho moves to the side
and Carvalho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Skalinskas takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Skalinskas tries to clinch up
and Carvalho counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skalinskas closes the distance but Carvalho moves to the side
and Carvalho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Skalinskas looks for a takedown but Carvalho sprawls well.
Skalinskas looks to clinch
and Skalinskas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Carvalho misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skalinskas wants to clinch up but Carvalho keeps it at a distance.
Skalinskas tries to clinch but Carvalho moves away
and Carvalho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Skalinskas closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Carvalho counter with a right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Skalinskas is looking to clinch but Carvalho is avoiding it.
Skalinskas tries to clinch
and Carvalho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carvalho swats away the attempt to clinch by Skalinskas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luiz Carvalho 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. This is the final round!
Skalinskas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Skalinskas tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Carvalho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice shot lands for Carvalho.
Skalinskas walks into a jab.
Skalinskas wants to clinch.
Skalinskas tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Carvalho to counter with a crisp jab.
Carvalho circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Carvalho to counter with a crisp jab.
Good exchange - Carvalho coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skalinskas moves to clinch but Carvalho breaks away
and Carvalho counters with a nice uppercut.
Skalinskas is rocked!
Skalinskas looks to clinch
and Carvalho counters with a straight that turns Skalinskas's legs to rubber! Carvalho pushes forward with more strikes and Skalinskas goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luiz Carvalho!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Artie Lange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaromir Jag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lange comes to the cage accompanied by ACDC-You Shook Me(All Night Long). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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130 lbs
30 - 48 - 2 |
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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
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Artie Lange!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 48 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaromir Jag!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jag lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jag throws a head kick that misses.
Jag moves into the clinch successfully.
Lange on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lange is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lange avoiding damage as Jag throws knees to the body.
Jag working Lange over with knees to the body.
Lange has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jag.
Lange looking for a takedown.
Lange is trying to pull guard but Jag has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artie Lange. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jag working Lange over with knees to the body.
Jag tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lange avoids it.
Lange breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jag clinches with his opponent.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lange takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lange fails to pull guard.
Jag stalling the fight.
Jag is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lange tries to throw a body punch but Jag avoids it by throwing Lange back against the cage.
Lange tries to break free but Jag pushes him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jag.
Jag has had enough of the clinch but Lange keeps him there for the moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jag.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lange breaks from the clinch.
Jag takes the fight into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lange is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Jag can't fight it off and eventually Lange manages to take the fight to the floor. Jag looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Our spies down at at Team Finland inform us that Jag has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jag wants to stand but Lange is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lange stands up from guard. Let's bang!
No luck for Lange with that takedown attempt.
Lange looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jaromir Jag is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lange dives in and grabs Jag's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jag pushes down on Lange's head and hops out.
Lange is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jag closes the distance and clinches.
Lange on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jag is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lange really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Come on Lange - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lange manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Jag has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lange is proving hard to escape from.
Lange is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jag is aware though and is defending well.
Jag tries to stand but Lange is controlling from the bottom.
Lange throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jag is looking to stand up but Lange won't let him.
Jag decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Jag rushes Lange and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lange jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jag walks away with a smile on his face. Lange gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lange tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jag was well out of range. Poor timing from Lange.
Jag instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lange blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jag tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jag is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lange is trying to maintain a safe position but Jag gets an underhook and turns Lange into the cage.
Lange is trying to pull guard but Jag turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaromir Jag dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jag gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jag keeps control of Lange as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lange is looking to take this one to the mat.
Jag landing knees to the body.
Jag is trying to break the clinch but Lange is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Jag's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jag has had enough of the clinch but Lange keeps him there for the moment.
Jag is trying to break free.
Jag is looking to control Lange's arms but Lange gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jag has his back to the cage.
Jag throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lange tries to score a body lock takedown but Jag shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jag misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Lange.
Lange is trying to trip Jag. He has hold of a leg but Jag is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Lange persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Lange wants to pass the guard but Jag is keeping the position.
Lange trying to control but Jag is working from the bottom.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Jag. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Jag wants to stand and escape but Lange is having none of it.
Jag is wriggling around but Lange manages to pass to half guard.
Jag is refusing to be controlled, as Lange sits in half guard.
Jag is looking to escape.
Jag kicks Lange off and gets back to his feet.
Lange fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artie Lange. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jag closes the distance and clinches.
Jag has Lange pressed against the cage, preventing Lange from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jag looking to slow down the pace here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jag tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lange avoids it.
Jag misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lange.
Jag tries to break free but Lange pushes him back against the cage.
Jag misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lange.
Lange on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lange is trying to break free.
Jag is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lange is defending well for now.
Jag is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lange keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jag's efforts to push away.
Lange looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jag is trying to force a seperation but Lange has the dominant position.
Lange fails to pull guard.
Lange tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jag just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jag is trying to maintain a safe position but Lange gets an underhook and turns Jag into the cage.
Jag is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lange effectively controlling the action here.
Jaromir Jag seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lange gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lange blocks a body shot from Jag.
Lange tries to break free but Jag pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaromir Jag showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lange misses with a takedown attempt - Jag sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jag has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jag is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jag is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lange is defending well for now.
Lange blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lange goes for a takedown attempt but Jag pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artie Lange. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jag moves into range and clinches up with Lange.
Jag gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lange is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jag to keep the fight standing.
Lange managing to block the knees to the body from Jag.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lange tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jag crunches a lovely knee into Lange's ribcage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jag tries to land knees in the clinch but Lange avoids the damage to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lange fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lange wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jag lands a good knee to the midsection. Lange won't want to take too many of those.
Lange is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jag gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jag using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lange has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jag has Lange pressed against the cage, preventing Lange from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jag misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jag tries to land knees in the clinch but Lange avoids the damage to the body.
Lange tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jag just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lange trying to land knees to the body.
Lange is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jag to keep the fight standing.
Lange jumps guard but Jag stands there with Lange around his waist. Lange gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jag misses with an elbow over the top.
Jag is trying to break the clinch but Lange is controlling him.
Jag tries to break the clinch but Lange is controlling the position.
Jag with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jag tries to throw a body punch but Lange avoids it by throwing Jag back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lange goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jag prevents it.
Jag is stalling here.
Lange prevents a body shot from Jag.
Artie Lange has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stalling in the clinch from Jag.
Lange pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jag takes the fight into the clinch.
Lange is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jag to keep the fight standing.
Lange tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jag avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jag blocking some punches.
Jag throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jag is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lange has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jag avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jag tries to land knees in the clinch but Lange avoids the damage to the body.
Lange prevents a body shot from Jag.
Lange jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jag walks away with a smile on his face. Lange gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jag has Lange up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lange jumps guard but Jag stands there with Lange around his waist. Lange gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jag breaks from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jaromir Jag comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jag winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaromir Jag!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Valera Kamenskiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Jong Un (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kamenskiy might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The only. The crowd seem to be enjoying Jong Un's choice of entrance music: DPRKorean National Anthem. Valera Kamenskiy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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9 - 13 - 0 |
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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
9 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Valera Kamenskiy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kim Jong Un!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jong Un doesn't manage to clinch there - Kamenskiy circles away.
Kamenskiy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jong Un looks to clinch
and Kamenskiy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jong Un's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Jong Un tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jong Un working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kamenskiy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kamenskiy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jong Un keeping moving, preventing Kamenskiy from controlling successfully.
Jong Un throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jong Un working a defensive guard here.
Kamenskiy trying to control the position from guard on top but Jong Un is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Valera Kamenskiy just wasn't active enough.
Jong Un has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kamenskiy has hold of one of Jong Un's legs. Jong Un is fighting the takedown attempt but Kamenskiy gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Jong Un is controlling Kamenskiy's posture.
Jong Un has his feet on Kamenskiy's thighs here. He's pushed Kamenskiy off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Kamenskiy screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kim Jong Un!
A very excited looking Kim Jong Un made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iggor Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson comes to the cage accompanied by Oasis - Fuckin' In The Bushes. David Thompson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Iggor Souza's chin.
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iggor Souza!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson slaps away a takedown attempt from Souza, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Souza wants to clinch up but Thompson keeps it at a distance.
Thompson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Souza.
Souza tries a low kick but Thompson avoids it.
Souza tries for a takedown but Thompson circles away easily
and Thompson counters with a stiff right hand.
Souza looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thompson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Souza.
David Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iggor Souza.
Souza throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thompson avoids the head kick by Souza.
Thompson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Iggor Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Thompson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thompson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Souza throws out a leg kick but Thompson moves out of range and Souza only half commits.
Thompson stuns Souza with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thompson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thompson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Souza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thompson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Souza closes the distance and clinches up with Thompson, looking for a takedown. Souza pushes Thompson against the cage but Thompson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Souza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Souza misses with a head kick.
Souza looks winded!
Souza takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Iggor Souza has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Thompson blocks the leg kick.
Thompson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thompson lands with an uppercut that bounces Souza off the cage and back into range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Souza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thompson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Souza.
Thompson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Souza is rocked!
Thompson misses with a few strikes there.
Souza backs away from a small jab... but Thompson lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Souza crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Thompson with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). David Thompson!
An out of breath David Thompson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Pichushkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holy Diver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diver has chosen Holy Diver by Dio as his entrance music. Holy Diver looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Pichushkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Holy Diver!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diver showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pichushkin.
Diver scores with a takedown into Pichushkin's guard.
Diver throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pichushkin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Diver.
Diver trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Diver throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pichushkin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Diver throwing strikes but missing.
Diver stands and steps away. Pichushkin gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Diver tries for a takedown but Pichushkin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pichushkin throws a hook to the side of Diver's head but Diver sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pichushkin misses with the combination.
No luck for Diver with that takedown attempt.
Diver shoots in for a double leg but Pichushkin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Alexander Pichushkin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Holy Diver.
Pichushkin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pichushkin slaps away a takedown attempt from Diver, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Diver takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Diver takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Diver tries to clinch up.
Diver drives through and clinches with Pichushkin against the cage.
Diver is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pichushkin is defending well.
Diver goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pichushkin prevents it.
Diver looks winded!
Diver is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pichushkin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pichushkin misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pichushkin wants to get back to striking at distance but Diver won't allow it.
Diver wants to take the fight to the mat but Pichushkin manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pichushkin has a couple of punches blocked by Diver.
Pichushkin tries to throw a body punch but Diver avoids it by throwing Pichushkin back against the cage.
Pichushkin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pichushkin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pichushkin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Diver goes for a takedown attempt but Pichushkin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A left lands for Pichushkin.
Diver changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pichushkin looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Diver throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Pichushkin is trying to buck Diver off.
Pichushkin is not content to let Diver control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diver fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Diver in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Pichushkin pushes Diver away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Diver gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Diver has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Diver working the strikes but Pichushkin uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Diver not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diver misses with a head shot. Pichushkin uses the momentum to regain guard.
Diver postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diver trying to control but Pichushkin is working from the bottom.
Pichushkin wants to stand and escape but Diver is having none of it.
Diver postures up and lands a big shot to Pichushkin's brow.
Diver wants to control from the top but Pichushkin keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diver scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Holy Diver dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Diver moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Holy Diver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pichushkin lands with a good body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Pichushkin.
Nice shot lands for Pichushkin.
Diver fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Pichushkin to the ground. Diver is now in Pichushkin's guard.
Diver landing some decent shots from guard.
Pichushkin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Diver passes Pichushkin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diver is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pichushkin is just riding it out for now. Diver eventually gives up the hold.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Diver in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diver missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pichushkin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Diver.
Diver sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Diver is keen to just control but Pichushkin is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diver throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Diver thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Diver trying to control the pace.
Pichushkin is defending against the submission attempts here by Diver.
Diver trying to control the pace.
Holy Diver has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diver thows a huge punch but Pichushkin dodges it nicely.
Diver landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Diver throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Diver thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pichushkin's head.
Diver thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Diver lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diver wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pichushkin keeps working.
Diver not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pichushkin has hold of Diver's hands but Diver slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pichushkin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Diver throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diver missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Diver is controlling the pace.
Diver not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Holy Diver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Pichushkin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Diver drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pichushkin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pichushkin wants to stand up but Diver is controlling him.
Diver throwing strikes from guard but Pichushkin blocks nicely.
Diver is in close to Pichushkin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pichushkin is looking to stand up but Diver isn't so interested in that idea.
Diver thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pichushkin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Diver is looking to work some ground and pound but Pichushkin has wrist control.
Diver throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pichushkin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pichushkin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pichushkin keeping full guard, as Diver tries to pass.
Pichushkin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Diver.
Alexander Pichushkin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diver throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pichushkin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Diver missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Diver throwing strikes from guard but Pichushkin blocks nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diver slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Pichushkin dodges the ground and pound from Diver.
Diver tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pichushkin managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Diver.
Diver advances nicely into full mount.
Diver working Pichushkin over with strikes here.
Pichushkin holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Diver tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Diver wants to control the pace but Pichushkin is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diver looking to ground and pound but Pichushkin is blocking nicely.
Diver looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Diver thowing shots but they're missing.
The referee warns Pichushkin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Holy Diver is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diver is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Pichushkin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Holy Diver comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Diver winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Holy Diver!
Our winner, Holy Diver, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rsghrhr Hrjrgjsjs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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270 lbs
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285 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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rsghrhr Hrjrgjsjs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nathan Lee!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Lee.
Lee works over Hrjrgjsjs's head and body with a nice combination.
Hrjrgjsjs closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lee quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lee wants to control but Hrjrgjsjs is keeping busy.
Lee is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hrjrgjsjs pulls his head out easily.
Hrjrgjsjs is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lee doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hrjrgjsjs.
Lee actively working from the bottom here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hrjrgjsjs seems to be looking for submissions.
Hrjrgjsjs is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lee is trying to get back to full guard.
Hrjrgjsjs trying to pass the guard but Lee defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hrjrgjsjs pulls his head out easily.
Lee is trying to control but Hrjrgjsjs passes into side control!
Lee is looking for a sweep.
Lee is trying to control Hrjrgjsjs's posture but Hrjrgjsjs avoids it.
Hrjrgjsjs tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hrjrgjsjs has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lee tries to buck Hrjrgjsjs off but Hrjrgjsjs is having none of it.
Hrjrgjsjs is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lee has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hrjrgjsjs is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lee has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hrjrgjsjs trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.
Hrjrgjsjs working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lee is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hrjrgjsjs has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Lee defend it? Hrjrgjsjs steps over the head and cranks it - Lee is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Hrjrgjsjs!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rsghrhr Hrjrgjsjs!
A victorious Rsghrhr Hrjrgjsjs thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Anucha Poopha!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, James Jaffer!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaffer moves into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Poopha.
Jaffer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jaffer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Poopha lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Poopha unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jaffer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Poopha tries to land knees in the clinch but Jaffer avoids the damage to the body.
Poopha throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jaffers head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Poopha just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jaffer's brow.
Poopha lands a nice uppercut.
Jaffer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jaffer is looking to break free of the clinch but Poopha has double underhooks.
Poopha trying to land knees to the body.
Poopha throws a knee to the head but misses.
Poopha is leaning against Jaffer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaffer tries to throw a body punch but Poopha avoids it by throwing Jaffer back against the cage.
Jaffer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Poopha as Jaffer tries to tie him up.
Jaffer throws a head punch that misses.
Poopha lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaffer misses with some punches.
Poopha with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Poopha scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jaffer gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jaffer trying to pass the guard but Poopha defending well.
Jaffer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Poopha avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jaffer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poopha wants to get back to his feet.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jaffer working Poopha over with strikes.
Jaffer seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jaffer content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaffer throwing shots but Poopha is blocking nicely.
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!
Jaffer is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Poopha has managed to free his arm - good work.
Poopha on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Poopha tries to get out of the position.
Jaffer prevents Poopha from improving his position.
Jaffer passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Poopha!
Poopha can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poopha might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jaffer controlling his opponent.
Jaffer lands a heavy elbow.
Jaffer is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jaffer content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaffer lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Poopha hang on?
Jaffer pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jaffer sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jaffer working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poopha is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Jaffer dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jaffer tries to clinch up but Poopha circles away and keeps his distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Poopha.
Jaffer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jaffer lands with a short shot to the head.
Poopha throws a punch but it's blocked by Jaffer.
Jaffer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Poopha unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Poopha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jaffer tries for a takedown but Poopha manages to get underhooks.
Poopha scores with a shot to the side of Jaffer's head.
Jaffer tries for a takedown but Poopha manages to get underhooks.
Jaffer misses with a punch to the body.
Jaffer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Poopha is defending well for now.
Poopha lands a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jaffer swings wildly with an uppercut but Poopha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaffer tries for a takedown. No joy.
Anucha Poopha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Jaffer.
Jaffer throws a head punch that misses.
Jaffer tries a knee to the head but Poopha blocks it.
Jaffer is looking to control Poopha's arms but Poopha gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jaffer has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaffer goes for a takedown attempt but Poopha pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jaffer is breathing heavily.
Jaffer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Poopha.
Poopha rushes Jaffer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Anucha Poopha has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jaffer avoids a wild elbow strike from Poopha.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Poopha as Jaffer tries to tie him up.
Poopha creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jaffer's defenses.
It looks like James Jaffer has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Poopha.
Poopha scores with a shot to the side of Jaffer's head.
Poopha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jaffer prevents Poopha from breaking the clinch.
Jaffer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Poopha throws an elbow but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Jaffer.
Jaffer managing to block the knees to the body from Poopha.
Poopha lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poopha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jaffer is defending well for now.
Jaffer tries for a takedown but Poopha manages to get underhooks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaffer wants a takedown but no success here.
A head punch on the inside from Jaffer fails to land.
Jaffer has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Poopha avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jaffer trying to stall but Poopha improves his position.
Poopha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good work by Jaffer as he checks the leg kick.
Jaffer throws a shot from downtown. Poopha moves away and avoids it.
Good leg kick by Poopha there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Poopha misses with a wild body shot.
Jaffer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Poopha avoids it really well and circles away.
Anucha Poopha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Poopha wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Poopha throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jaffer's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poopha thows a body shot but no joy.
Poopha fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jaffer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jaffer pushes Poopha back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jaffer managing to block the knees to the body from Poopha.
Jaffer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Poopha throws an elbow that misses.
Jaffer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jaffer stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Poopha throws an elbow that misses.
Poopha lands a damaging elbow.
Jaffer drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice elbow from Poopha.
Jaffer drops down looking for an ankle pick but Poopha pulls his leg out and moves away.
Poopha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaffer wants to clinch.
Jaffer instigates a clinch.
Jaffer tries a body shot but Poopha blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Jaffer.
Poopha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jaffer.
Jaffer managing to block the knees to the body from Poopha.
Poopha misses with a knee strike.
Poopha missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jaffer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jaffer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Poopha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jaffer is defending well for now.
A short right from Poopha on the inside.
Jaffer is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Poopha is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anucha Poopha dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Jaffer's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Poopha misses the jab.
Poopha scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jaffer throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jaffer is looking to clinch but Poopha is avoiding it.
Jaffer has managed to clinch.
Jaffer has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Poopha after a bit of a struggle.
Jaffer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Poopha misses with the head strike.
Poopha lands a left hand.
Jaffer takes an elbow to the temple.
Poopha prevents a body shot from Jaffer.
Poopha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Poopha lands an elbow that stopped Jaffer in his tracks for a moment.
Jaffer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Poopha has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jaffer swings wildly with an uppercut but Poopha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaffer throws a punch but it's blocked by Poopha.
Poopha creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jaffer's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaffer misses with a punch on the inside.
Poopha tries a knee to the head but Jaffer blocks it.
Jaffer misses with a knee to the head.
Poopha lands with a left to the head.
Poopha with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Poopha misses with some punches.
Jaffer takes an elbow to the temple.
Jaffer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jaffer wants a takedown.
With the fighters up against the cage, Poopha throws an elbow but misses.
Poopha lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jaffer is working for takedown but Poopha is calmly controlling the position for now.
Anucha Poopha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Jaffer.
Poopha lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Poopha scores a nice knee to the body.
Jaffer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Poopha slips a jab and a cross from Jaffer.
Jaffer darts in trying to clinch
and Poopha counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jaffer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poopha defending well as Jaffer loads up on a big left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaffer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Poopha but Poopha pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jaffer takes a swing at Poopha's ribcage but misses.
Jaffer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Poopha avoids it really well and circles away.
Jaffer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Poopha throws a shot to the body.
Jaffer tries to clinch there but Poopha circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Poopha.
Jaffer instigates a clinch.
Poopha trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaffer takes an elbow to the temple.
Jaffer drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Poopha gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jaffer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jaffer tries to score a body lock takedown but Poopha shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Poopha missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Poopha on the inside.
Poopha takes a shot to the head.
Jaffer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Poopha lands a right hand.
Poopha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jaffer can't get the takedown.
Jaffer misses with a punch on the inside.
Jaffer tightens his grip and picks Poopha up, before dumping him to the ground. Poopha manages to land in guard.
Poopha is trying to keep Jaffer in close.
Jaffer lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaffer controls from within his opponent's guard.
Poopha is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jaffer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Poopha swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jaffer preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poopha is trying to control the position but Jaffer postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Anucha Poopha did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on James Jaffer's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Poopha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Poopha lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Poopha is working Jaffer over against the cage.
Poopha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jaffer.
Poopha lands an elbow that stopped Jaffer in his tracks for a moment.
Poopha lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jaffer backwards.
Jaffer working aggressively here.
Jaffer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Poopha trying to land knees to the body.
Jaffer avoiding damage as Poopha throws knees to the body.
Jaffer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Poopha looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jaffer is trying to drag Poopha to the mat but Poopha just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Poopha lands an elbow just above Jaffer 's eye.
Jaffer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Poopha blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poopha utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Poopha landing knees to the body.
Jaffer is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Jaffer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Poopha lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jaffer holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jaffer dodges an elbow strike from Poopha.
Jaffer takes an elbow to the temple.
Jaffer lands with a left to the head.
Jaffer misses with some punches.
Jaffer has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Poopha clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
James Jaffer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jaffer lands with a hammerfist to the side of Poopha's head.
Poopha wants to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poopha staying busy and making it hard for Jaffer to control.
Poopha knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jaffer on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaffer has Poopha flattened out and is raining down punches.
Jaffer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jaffer throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Even with his hooks in, Jaffer manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Jaffer scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Poopha is looking for a way out.
Poopha takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Jaffer is landing with strikes from the back.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaffer patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Jaffer is punishing Poopha with some ground and pound.
Jaffer throwing wild punches that miss their target.
I really don't envy Poopha right now.
Poopha is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Jaffer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jaffer has Poopha flattened out and is raining down punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaffer trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Poopha doesn't escape.
Jaffer trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Jaffer dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on James Jaffer's cut.
That's time! Poopha's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Jaffer moves out of range as Poopha throws a body kick.
Jaffer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Poopha doesn't seem bothered though.
Poopha scores with a punch to the head.
Jaffer moves in looking to clinch but Poopha pushes him off.
Jaffer tries to clinch
and Poopha counters with a good low kick that Jaffer was not able to check.
Poopha is looking to slow Jaffer down with leg kicks.
Jaffer tries to clinch but Poopha is having none of it.
Jaffer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Poopha counters with a nice body shot.
Poopha is looking to wear down Jaffer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jaffer jabs Poopha to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jaffer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jaffer closes the distance but Poopha moves to the side
enabling Poopha to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poopha swats away the attempt to clinch by Jaffer.
Poopha keeps the fight on the outside.
Poopha swats away the attempt to clinch by Jaffer.
Jaffer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Poopha's calf.
Poopha keeps the fight on the outside.
Jaffer misses with a body punch
and Poopha counters with a big head kick but Jaffer shrugs it off.
Poopha scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jaffer tries to clinch up.
Jaffer wants to clinch
and Poopha counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poopha misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jaffer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jaffer moves to clinch but Poopha breaks away
and Poopha counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jaffer wants to clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Jaffer blocks the leg kick.
Jaffer avoids the head kick by Poopha.
Poopha avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jaffer wants to clinch.
Poopha circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Jaffer misses.
Poopha throws a leg kick
and Jaffer counters with a low kick, right behind Poopha 's knee.
Jaffer slips under a jab.
Jaffer throws out a loose jab but Poopha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaffer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Poopha fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jaffer checks it well.
Anucha Poopha is winning the standup battle so far.
Jaffer gets a clinch.
Jaffer tries for a takedown. No joy.
Poopha can't find room to land a body shot as Jaffer controls the action.
Jaffer tries to work over Poopha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jaffer blocks an elbow strike from Poopha.
Jaffer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jaffer lands a nice uppercut.
Poopha scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaffer blocks an elbow strike.
Jaffer blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jaffer.
Poopha makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Poopha throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jaffer lands a right hand.
Jaffer misses with the head strike.
Jaffer is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Poopha is defending well.
Anucha Poopha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Jaffer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jaffer is leaning against Poopha and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jaffer drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jaffer is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Poopha lands a nice knee to the body.
Poopha looks to throw an elbow but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poopha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Poopha is trying to break the clinch but Jaffer is controlling him.
Jaffer takes an elbow to the temple.
Poopha lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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 Anucha Poopha.
I think Poopha 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 48:48
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 48:49
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 48:49
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... James Jaffer!
James Jaffer is the new featherweight champion!
After winning the bout, James Jaffer thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Las Mambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juhani Jarvela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jarvela's choice of entrance music: Real American. Juhani Jarvela will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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200 lbs
20 - 36 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Decent elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Las Mambo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 36 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juhani Jarvela!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mambo fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jarvela to the ground. Mambo is now in Jarvela's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mambo postures up.
Mambo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mambo controlling from the top position.
Mambo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jarvela's head.
Jarvela trying to keep a closed guard but Mambo is proving a slippery customer.
Mambo working some strikes from top position.
Jarvela has momentary wrist control but Mambo slips an elbow through the middle.
Mambo distracts Jarvela with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mambo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jarvela keeping moving, preventing Mambo from controlling successfully.
Mambo scoring with some ground and pound.
Mambo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mambo postures up and lands a big shot to Jarvela's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mambo postures up and lands a big shot to Jarvela's brow.
Mambo 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.
Mambo drops back looking for a leg! Jarvela is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jarvela manages to kick Mambo off! Mambo jumps back into Jarvela's guard.
Mambo wants to control from the top but Jarvela keeps moving.
Mambo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mambo drops back looking for a leg! Jarvela is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jarvela manages to kick Mambo off! Mambo jumps back into Jarvela's guard.
Mambo is stalling in the full guard.
Mambo postures up and lands a big shot to Jarvela's brow.
Mambo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mambo is stalling in the full guard.
Mambo works over Jarvela with some ground and pound from guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mambo trying to control the position from guard on top but Jarvela is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jarvela not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mambo is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at LOD Gym Now with StandUP that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mambo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mambo is in close to Jarvela's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mambo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jarvela's head.
Jarvela throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Mambo working some strikes from top position.
Mambo lands a couple of elbows.
Jarvela striking off his back but it's not causing Mambo any problems.
Mambo stands up over Jarvela, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mambo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mambo connects with a couple of short punches.
Mambo trying to control the position from guard on top but Jarvela is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mambo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jarvela wants to sweep here but Mambo controlling him for the moment.
Mambo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Mambo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mambo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mambo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mambo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mambo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mambo lands a couple of digs.
Mambo slips nicely into half guard.
Mambo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Jarvela has hold of Mambo's hands but Mambo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mambo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mambo wants to work for an arm triangle but Jarvela is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jarvela taking some punishment here, with Mambo in his half guard.
Jarvela is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Las Mambo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mambo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mambo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mambo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jarvela can do to turn this around?
Jarvela misses with a wild combination.
Jarvela throws a right hand that Mambo ducks under and follows up with a left that Mambo also avoids with ease.
Mambo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jarvela doesn't seem bothered though.
Mambo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jarvela really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mambo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mambo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mambo postures up and lands a big shot to Jarvela's brow.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mambo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mambo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mambo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mambo wants to control from the top but Jarvela keeps moving.
Mambo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mambo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mambo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mambo distracts Jarvela with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jarvela wants to stand and escape but Mambo is having none of it.
Mambo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mambo connects with a couple of short punches.
Mambo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mambo won't allow Jarvela to sweep him here.
Mambo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mambo is working Jarvela over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mambo prevents Jarvela from getting back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mambo is pushing down on Jarvela's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jarvela is fighting to maintain full guard but Mambo has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nice strikes from Mambo there.
Mambo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jarvela is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mambo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jarvela is still in real trouble! Can Mambo finish him?
Jarvela on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mambo lands a nice short elbow.
Las Mambo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mambo stalling.
Mambo passes into side control, despite Jarvela's attempt to control the position.
Jarvela is breathing heavily.
Mambo is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Jarvela is trying to escape and Mambo transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Jarvela is forced to tap! Nice work there by Mambo! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Las Mambo!
Las Mambo retains his middleweight title!
Las Mambo decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oskar Wysocki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Schmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schmidt has chosen cult of personality as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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22
214 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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204 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oskar Wysocki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Schmidt!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmidt throws an overhand right that lands on Wysocki's shoulder, as Wysocki tries to avoid the shot.
A left and a right from Schmidt both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Oskar Wysocki has been cut.
Schmidt cracks Wysocki with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Wysocki looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Schmidt finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wysocki ducks under a wild hook from Schmidt.
Schmidt looks to land a combination but Wysocki avoids it well.
Wysocki has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD Gym Now with StandUP in the buildup to the fight.
Schmidt takes one on the button.
Schmidt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wysocki tries to clinch up but Schmidt circles away and keeps his distance.
Wysocki connects with a crisp jab.
Schmidt lands a slapping body shot.
Wysocki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wysocki avoids the body shot from Schmidt.
Schmidt looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Schmidt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Schmidt connects with a body shot that sends Wysocki's belly button to the back.
Schmidt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wysocki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt misses with a two punch combination.
A swing and a miss from Schmidt.
Schmidt takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wysocki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schmidt.
Wysocki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schmidt.
Wysocki throws a jab when Schmidt was well out of range.
Schmidt throws a big shot that misses.
Schmidt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Schmidt misses the target.
A punch combination from Schmidt misses.
Schmidt throws the left hand but Wysocki avoids the punch easily.
Schmidt throws a body kick that misses
and Wysocki counters with a low kick, right behind Schmidt 's knee.
Some wild striking there from Schmidt.
Wysocki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Schmidt misses.
Schmidt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wysocki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schmidt.
Wysocki takes one to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wysocki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Schmidt throws an off balance right hand
and Wysocki counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Schmidt!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Schmidt can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wysocki lands an elbow.
Wysocki has an Americana. Schmidt didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Wysocki is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Wysocki hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Oskar Wysocki!
Oskar Wysocki retains his light heavyweight title!
Oskar Wysocki 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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