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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adam Slate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juhani Jarvela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jarvela has chosen Real American as his entrance music. Adam Slate could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Juhani Jarvela's chin.
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Slate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 38 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juhani Jarvela!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slate ducks right into an uppercut from Jarvela.
Slate cracks Jarvela with a good jab.
Jarvela misses the shot to the body.
Slate takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jarvela throws a right and a left that both miss.
Slate dives in and scores a takedown into Jarvela's guard.
Slate controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jarvela wants to stand and escape but Slate is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slate working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Slate slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Slate lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slate wants to control from the top but Jarvela keeps moving.
Slate keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jarvela's head.
Slate 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.
Slate trying to control but Jarvela is working from the bottom.
Slate lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jarvela has momentary wrist control but Slate slips an elbow through the middle.
Slate postures up in Jarvela's guard and throws a big left but Jarvela blocks it.
Slate trying to control the position from guard on top but Jarvela is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jarvela utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jarvela is trying to keep Slate in close.
Slate trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Slate chips away with some ground and pound.
Slate controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Slate really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slate postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Slate throwing strikes but missing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jarvela trying to keep a closed guard but Slate is proving a slippery customer.
Slate with a nice head shot there.
Slate in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Slate trying to control but Jarvela is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Slate postures up.
Slate keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jarvela's head.
Slate chips away with some ground and pound.
Slate will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Slate keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jarvela's head.
Slate throwing strikes from guard but Jarvela blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slate postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Slate accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jarvela throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Jarvela is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jarvela escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Slate gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jarvela working a defensive guard here.
Slate postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Slate is in close to Jarvela's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Slate's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Slate thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jarvela wants to sweep here but Slate controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slate lands a couple of digs.
Slate working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slate wants to control from the top but Jarvela keeps moving.
Jarvela has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Slate can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Slate working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jarvela's head.
Jarvela is looking to stand up but Slate isn't so interested in that idea.
Slate is in close to Jarvela's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slate trying to control but Jarvela is working from the bottom.
Slate is stalling in the full guard.
Slate working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jarvela's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Slate dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Slate darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Slate looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Slate working the head and body with strikes.
Nice strikes from Slate there.
Slate looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Slate scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Slate drops an elbow to the side of Jarvela's head.
Adam Slate overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Slate lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slate is keen to just control but Jarvela is a slippery customer.
Slate is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Slate wants to pass to mount but Jarvela is defending the position.
Slate trying to control the action but Jarvela is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarvela has hold of Slate's hands but Slate slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Slate landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Slate thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jarvela's head.
Slate has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Jarvela defend it? Slate steps over the head and cranks it - Jarvela is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Slate!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Adam Slate!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kim Jong Un (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamala Naamahaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jong Un comes to the cage accompanied by DPRKorean National Anthem. Naamahaara has chosen Kishore Kumar : Chuu Kar Mere Mann Ko as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Kamala Naamahaara was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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228 lbs
11 - 13 - 0 |
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239 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kim Jong Un!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kamala Naamahaara!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naamahaara buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jong Un fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Naamahaara scores with a head kick. Jong Un tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Kim Jong Un has been cut.
Naamahaara knocks Jong Un to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jong Un manages to work his way to half guard, despite Naamahaara's best efforts.
Naamahaara is working for a kimura but Jong Un is defending it quite comfortably.
Naamahaara thows a huge punch but Jong Un dodges it nicely.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Naamahaara working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Jong Un wants to get back to his feet.
Jong Un gets full guard.
Naamahaara throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jong Un has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Naamahaara should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Jong Un has tightened it up now! Naamahaara should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kim Jong Un!
Kim Jong Un seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Very Magnum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomas Skalinskas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skalinskas has chosen Electric Six - Synthesizer as his entrance music. Very Magnum could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tomas Skalinskas's chin.
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200 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Very Magnum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tomas Skalinskas!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skalinskas throws a head kick that Magnum semi-blocks.
It looks like Very Magnum has been cut.
Skalinskas's coach down at The Iron Palace was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Skalinskas's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Magnum takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Skalinskas clinches up with Magnum and pushes him back against the cage.
Skalinskas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Magnum gets caught flat footed, as Skalinskas shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
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!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Skalinskas has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Magnum is proving hard to escape from.
Skalinskas throws an elbow that misses. Magnum uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Skalinskas's guard. Nice move by Magnum!
Magnum pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Skalinskas is keeping the position for now.
Magnum avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Magnum sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Magnum sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Skalinskas's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnum wants to pass to mount but Skalinskas is defending the position.
Magnum seems to be working for a kimura but Skalinskas defends the submission attempt.
Skalinskas is pressing down on Magnum's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Skalinskas looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Magnum passes into half guard.
Skalinskas is trying to get back to full guard.
Magnum lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magnum moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Skalinskas.
Skalinskas wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skalinskas tries to bench press Magnum off him but Magnum keeps the position.
Skalinskas misses with a strike from the bottom.
Skalinskas is trying to get back to half guard.
Magnum working the ground and pound from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skalinskas takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Magnum landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Skalinskas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Magnum has hold of Skalinskas's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Skalinskas tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Magnum cranks the arm and Skalinskas screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Skalinskas, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Very Magnum!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doug Pattersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Pattersson's choice of entrance music: The Banana song Peel Banana. Doug Pattersson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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196 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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luiz Carvalho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Doug Pattersson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pattersson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Carvalho napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Pattersson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Carvalho some visible discomfort.
Carvalho taking punishment in the form of punches.
You can see the frustration on Carvalho's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pattersson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Check out the look on Pattersson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pattersson cracks Carvalho with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Carvalho takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Carvalho is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pattersson working the head and body with strikes.
Oh Carvalho is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pattersson landing a few strikes.
Pattersson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Carvalho wants to get back to his feet but Pattersson drags him back down.
Carvalho is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pattersson lands a strong strike to the head of Carvalho. That's dazed him! Pattersson looking to finish here. Carvalho is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Pattersson lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Doug Pattersson!
An out of breath Doug Pattersson 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ghiorghos Papadopoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ghiorghos Papadopoulos could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jason Rogers's chin.
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260 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ghiorghos Papadopoulos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jason Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers looks to land a right hand but Papadopoulos moved out of range.
Rogers misses with a straight right.
Papadopoulos misses with a takedown attempt - Rogers sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Papadopoulos fails with a takedown attempt.
Rogers misses with a looping right.
Papadopoulos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rogers avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ghiorghos Papadopoulos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rogers keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rogers lands a glancing blow to the side of Papadopoulos's head.
Rogers has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Papadopoulos misses with a takedown
and Rogers counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Papadopoulos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rogers sprawls well. Rogers wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Papadopoulos gets slowly back to his feet.
Papadopoulos shoots in and drives through. Rogers sprawls well.
Rogers slaps away a takedown attempt from Papadopoulos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Papadopoulos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadopoulos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rogers throws out the jab.
Rogers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rogers looks to throw the jab but Papadopoulos is out of range.
Papadopoulos goes for a double leg but Rogers avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rogers continues to drive forward.
Papadopoulos goes for a takedown attempt but Rogers pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rogers throws a jab but it's blocked by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Papadopoulos has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rogers trying to control but Papadopoulos postures up.
Rogers is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Papadopoulos is staying active.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Papadopoulos lands a nice short elbow.
Papadopoulos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rogers's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Papadopoulos scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Papadopoulos thows a huge punch but Rogers dodges it nicely.
Papadopoulos is thwarting Rogers's attempts to control the position.
Papadopoulos throwing shots but Rogers is blocking nicely.
Papadopoulos throwing shots but Rogers is blocking nicely.
Papadopoulos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Papadopoulos throwing shots but Rogers is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Papadopoulos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rogers keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Papadopoulos throws a strike but Rogers avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Papadopoulos postures up in Rogers's guard and throws a big left but Rogers blocks it.
Papadopoulos landing some decent shots from guard.
Papadopoulos postures up in Rogers's guard and throws a big left but Rogers blocks it.
Rogers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Papadopoulos throws an elbow that misses. Rogers uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Papadopoulos's guard. Nice move by Rogers!
Rogers won't allow Papadopoulos to sweep him here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos has a closed guard, preventing Rogers from standing up.
Papadopoulos on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Papadopoulos tries to get out of the position.
Papadopoulos looking for a sweep. Not yet Papadopoulos, not yet.
Rogers gets to his feet - Papadopoulos follows without any prompting.
Rogers leaves Papadopoulos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rogers displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rogers sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Papadopoulos somewhat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rogers misses with a straight left.
Papadopoulos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rogers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ghiorghos Papadopoulos dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Papadopoulos slips a straight right by Rogers.
Papadopoulos goes for a double leg but Rogers avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rogers continues to drive forward.
Papadopoulos has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Rogers clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Papadopoulos throws strikes from the back but Rogers rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Rogers.
Papadopoulos is in close to Rogers's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Papadopoulos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rogers working a defensive guard here.
Papadopoulos working some strikes from top position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Papadopoulos throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadopoulos throwing strikes but missing.
Papadopoulos throws a big right hand that misses.
Rogers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Papadopoulos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Papadopoulos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Papadopoulos lands a couple of digs.
Papadopoulos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
It looks like Jason Rogers has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Papadopoulos postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Rogers covers up, he's hurt! Papadopoulos keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Papadopoulos and the ref steps in to end the fight! Papadopoulos can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ghiorghos Papadopoulos!
During a confident post fight interview, Ghiorghos Papadopoulos thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abbe Faria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Sichev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faria comes to the cage accompanied by Sadness. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abbe Faria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 23 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuri Sichev!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faria leaves Sichev with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Faria uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sichev.
Sichev tries to bum rush Faria with a series of wild strikes but Faria uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sichev tries for a takedown but Faria sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sichev fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Abbe Faria has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuri Sichev.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sichev is defended easily by Faria.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sichev.
No joy there for Sichev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sichev is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sichev dives in and grabs Faria's left leg, looking for a takedown. Faria pushes down on Sichev's head and hops out.
Faria keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Faria. No joy for Sichev on that attempt.
Sichev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sichev lands with a good body shot.
Sichev shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Faria counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sichev wants a takedown but no success here.
Faria has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Sichev is trying to keep an underhook but Faria manages to get the takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Faria takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Faria thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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!
Faria working Sichev over with strikes.
Sichev is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Faria seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Faria thows a huge punch but Sichev dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sichev actively working from the bottom here.
Faria missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Faria thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ground and pound from Faria.
Sichev is rocked!
Faria lands a big elbow - Sichev is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Faria!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abbe Faria!
A relieved looking Abbe Faria thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leather Slammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Siblas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Siblas is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Furious Angels by Rob Dougan. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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249 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leather Slammer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Siblas!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slammer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Siblas throws an overhand right that lands on Slammer's shoulder, as Slammer tries to avoid the shot.
Siblas gets a clinch.
Siblas throws a head punch that misses.
Slammer has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Siblas clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Slammer looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Siblas is controlling Slammer 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
Siblas works over Slammer with some ground and pound from guard.
Slammer is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slammer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Siblas looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Slammer striking off his back but it's not causing Siblas any problems.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siblas throwing strikes but missing.
Siblas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Slammer is looking for a triangle but Siblas pushes his legs off easily.
Slammer is trying to control the position but Siblas postures up.
Siblas must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Slammer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Siblas defends well.
Slammer working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Siblas doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Siblas manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Siblas working some strikes from top position.
Slammer controls Siblas momentarily but Siblas frees himself.
Slammer looking for a guillotine here but Siblas defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siblas postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Siblas trying to control but Slammer is working from the bottom.
Siblas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Slammer working a defensive guard but Siblas manages to pass into side control anyway.
Siblas connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Slammer some visible discomfort.
Slammer manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Slammer passes the guard and advances to mount!
Slammer working for a guillotine from mount but Siblas is in no mood to give up.
Slammer goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Siblas is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slammer working for a triangle but Siblas defends it easily.
Siblas controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Slammer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Siblas defends well.
Siblas avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Siblas got a little sloppy there for a moment and Slammer has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Siblas has managed to get both his arms back between Slammer's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slammer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Siblas got a little sloppy there for a moment and Slammer has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Siblas has managed to get both his arms back between Slammer's legs - danger averted.
Siblas is in close to Slammer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Siblas landing some decent shots from guard.
Siblas stands up out of Slammer's guard for a moment - Slammer manages to land a nice upkick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Siblas wants to control from the top but Slammer keeps moving.
Slammer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Siblas can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slammer controls Siblas momentarily but Siblas frees himself.
Slammer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Leather Slammer will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Slammer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Siblas.
Siblas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Siblas throws a wild body kick that Slammer sees coming a mile off.
Slammer has his takedown stuffed
and Siblas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Slammer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Slammer shoots in for a double leg but Siblas sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leather Slammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Slammer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Siblas and Slammer are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Siblas throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Slammer into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Siblas knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tony Siblas!
Tony Siblas is the new heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Tony Siblas 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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