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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Jose De Sucre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hessu Suihkija (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think De Sucre might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Iced Earth - Plagues of Babylon. Suihkija comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Limp Bizkit - Break Stuff kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Hessu Suihkija acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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215 lbs
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209 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Excellent MT
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antonio Jose De Sucre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Hessu Suihkija!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from De Sucre. No joy for Suihkija on that attempt.
Suihkija misses with a low kick as De Sucre jumps back.
Suihkija doesn't succeed with the takedown
and De Sucre makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Suihkija is looking to clinch but De Sucre is avoiding it.
De Sucre is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Suihkija tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. De Sucre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Sucre tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Suihkija manages to circle out of the way.
De Sucre scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Hessu Suihkija has been cut.
Suihkija connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Suihkija.
Antonio Jose De Sucre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hessu Suihkija.
De Sucre lands a glancing blow to the side of Suihkija's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suihkija takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've been told by De Sucre's head coaches at Gangsterdamage that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Suihkija doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
De Sucre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Suihkija misses
and De Sucre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Suihkija tries to clinch but De Sucre moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Sucre connects with an inside leg kick.
De Sucre misses with a head kick.
De Sucre throws a sloppy head kick and Suihkija moves out of range easily.
Suihkija shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Suihkija postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Suihkija postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Suihkija preventing the sweep.
Suihkija looking to sit in guard and control but De Sucre gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
De Sucre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Suihkija swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Sucre showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suihkija is looking to stand up but De Sucre isn't so interested in that idea.
De Sucre tries to free his leg and advance position but Suihkija is retaining full guard.
De Sucre trying to control but Suihkija is working from the bottom.
De Sucre slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Suihkija's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Suihkija tries to bench press De Sucre off him but De Sucre keeps the position.
Suihkija really doesn't want to stay on the ground with De Sucre. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
De Sucre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Suihkija keeps working.
Suihkija tries to escape but De Sucre is in control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Suihkija moves into the clinch successfully.
Suihkija is working for takedown but De Sucre is calmly controlling the position for now.
Suihkija looking for a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
De Sucre throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
De Sucre lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That has opened up Hessu Suihkija's cut even more.
A short left from De Sucre.
Suihkija has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Suihkija avoids a wild elbow strike from De Sucre.
Suihkija fails to pull guard.
De Sucre is pressed up against the cage. Suihkija has hold of a leg and is looking to drag De Sucre down to the mat. De Sucre avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Suihkija misses with a low kick.
De Sucre moves into range and clinches up with Suihkija.
Suihkija breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Sucre throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Suihkija shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Suihkija looks winded!
Suihkija is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Suihkija tries to clinch up
enabling De Sucre to counter with a crisp jab.
Suihkija tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Sucre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Sucre is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Suihkija.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Jose De Sucre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hessu Suihkija'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.
Suihkija goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice uppercut there from De Sucre.
De Sucre lands a big uppercut and Suihkija crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Suihkija looks OK. De Sucre waves Suihkija back to his feet!
Suihkija is rocked!
Suihkija doesn't succeed with the takedown
and De Sucre counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Suihkija is still on wobbly legs! Can De Sucre finish him?
De Sucre cracks Suihkija with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Antonio Jose De Sucre!
A very excited looking Antonio Jose De Sucre 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.
Hessu Suihkija spoke after the fight, saying 'Got the number of that bus?'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyrion Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Lamb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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28
145 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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153 lbs
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Good takedowns
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyrion Lannister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Nate Lamb!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamb jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lannister checks a low kick from Lamb.
Lamb misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lannister. Lamb does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lamb throws a front kick aimed at Lannister's knee but Lannister avoids it well.
Lannister lands a jab-cross combination.
Lannister blocks the body kick.
Lamb has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lamb throws a looping overhand right but Lannister ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Lamb.
Lamb throws a lazy body kick
and Lannister counters with a takedown into side control.
Lannister has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Lamb!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lannister sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lannister breaks from Lamb's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lamb really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lannister 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.
Lannister avoids the attempt from Lamb to control.
Lannister controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Lamb to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Lamb shrugs it off.
Lannister landing strikes from the mount and Lamb is in trouble!
Lannister won't let Lamb get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
We've been hearing good reports from Lannister's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Lannister lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Lannister looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Lannister lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Lannister! Lamb is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tyrion Lannister!
A very excited looking Tyrion Lannister 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Roddy Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ode Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Piper might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Green Hills of Tyrol. Roddy Piper has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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160 lbs
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150 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roddy Piper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Ode Jokinen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Piper.
Piper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jokinen.
Nice cross by Piper.
Piper is looking to clinch.
Jokinen throws a leg kick
enabling Piper to counter with a crisp jab.
Jokinen dives in for a single leg takedown but Piper sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Piper connects with a body shot that sends Jokinen's belly button to the back.
Piper checks a leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Piper misses its target.
Piper looks to throw the jab but Jokinen is out of range.
Piper connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jokinen. Jokinen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jokinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Piper throws out the jab.
And Jokinen responds with a good body kick, but Piper manages to step out the way in time.
Piper defending well as Jokinen loads up on a big left hand.
Piper checks a leg kick.
Piper throws a body shot but no joy.
Jokinen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jokinen throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Roddy Piper has been cut.
Piper shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jokinen as he jumps to the side.
Piper 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper throws a looping overhand right but Jokinen ducks down to avoid it.
Jokinen drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Piper defends it well.
Jokinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Piper smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jokinen throws a combination that misses
and Piper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Piper throws a hook but Jokinen avoids it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jokinen, right into the meat.
Piper misses the jab.
The fighters circling - Piper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jokinen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jokinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jokinen throws a sloppy head kick and Piper moves out of range easily.
Jokinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Jokinen misses its intended target.
Piper on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses.
Piper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jokinen manages to avoid it.
Piper takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen defending well as Piper loads up on a big left hand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jokinen! But no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jokinen swings for the body but Piper moves out of range.
Piper throws a series of punches but Jokinen avoids them all with ease.
Jokinen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Piper misses with a looping left.
Piper moves in looking to clinch but Jokinen pushes him off.
Piper takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Piper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Piper misses the target.
Jokinen walks into a straight right hand from Piper.
A looping hook to the body misses from Piper. Jokinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jokinen feints a counter leg kick.
Jokinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab from Piper.
Jokinen lands with a kick to the temple. Piper shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jokinen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jokinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen throws a lazy right hand but Piper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Piper throws a poor cross that misses
and Jokinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jokinen scores with a leg kick.
Jokinen ducks under a wild hook from Piper.
Piper throws a shot from downtown. Jokinen moves away and avoids it.
Jokinen tries a quick counter leg kick but Piper is wise to it.
Piper shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jokinen pinned against the cage. Jokinen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jokinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Piper manages to avoid it.
Piper swings for the body but Jokinen moves out of range.
Jokinen throws a right and a left that Piper avoids nicely.
Piper misses with a wild body shot.
Piper takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Good standup being displayed there by Piper as he connects with a hook.
Good shot there by Piper.
Jokinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Piper is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Jokinen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piper dodges the punch combination from Jokinen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Piper moves out of range as Jokinen strikes.
Piper lands with an uppercut that bounces Jokinen off the cage and back into range.
Jokinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Piper cracks Jokinen with an open hand slap.
Piper takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Piper looks to land a left hand but Jokinen moved out of range nicely.
Jokinen lands a jab to Piper's midsection.
Piper lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Piper closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jokinen to the mat! Jokinen manages to get full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jokinen has his foot on Piper's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Piper works his way back into a safe position though.
Piper throws a big elbow that misses.
Jokinen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jokinen 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.
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 Roddy Piper will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roddy Piper'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.
A jab from Piper misses.
Piper shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Piper misses with a right hand
and Jokinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Piper misses the target.
Jokinen with the counter takedown but Piper avoids it easily.
Jokinen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Piper wants to clinch.
Jab from Piper.
Piper is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jokinen misses with an uppercut.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but Piper sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Piper moves out of range of the strikes.
Jokinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jokinen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ode Jokinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jokinen.
Piper thuds his right hand into Jokinen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A jab from Piper misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jokinen. That's going to slow Piper down.
Piper misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jokinen counters with a left to the body.
Jokinen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Piper's head.
Piper looking to score a takedown here. Jokinen is defending well but Piper drives through and ends up in Jokinen's guard.
Jokinen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Piper will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jokinen looking to control.
Jokinen looking for a guillotine here but Piper defends easily.
Piper trying to control the position from guard on top but Jokinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jokinen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Piper is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piper throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jokinen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Piper preventing the sweep.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Piper working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Piper keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jokinen's head.
Jokinen looking to control.
Jokinen is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jokinen keeping moving, preventing Piper from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Piper misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Piper with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piper shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jokinen but Jokinen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Piper throws a hook to the side of Jokinen's head but Jokinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jokinen misses with a right hand
and Piper counters with a nice uppercut.
Piper closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jokinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Piper.
Piper moves away from the strike by Jokinen.
Jokinen missing with a left hand there. Piper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jokinen lands a head shot.
Piper shoots in looking for a takedown but Jokinen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Piper's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roddy Piper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Piper connects with a looping right hand.
Jokinen misses with a kick to the body.
Piper went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Piper drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Piper tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Piper cracks Jokinen with a good jab.
Piper digs a good hook to Jokinen's body.
Piper moves out of range of the body kick.
Jokinen tries a head kick but it misses.
A left lands for Jokinen.
Piper misses with a wild body shot.
Jokinen avoids the body shot from Piper.
Piper takes a kick to the side of the head.
Piper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab from Piper.
Piper misses with a few strikes there.
Piper throws out a loose jab but Jokinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Piper changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jokinen tries to avoid it but Piper manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jokinen to the ground. Jokinen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Piper stuffs the takedown attempt from Jokinen. Jokinen gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Roddy Piper will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roddy Piper's cut.
That's time! Piper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Piper lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Piper scores with a jab to the head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Piper crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jokinen - the referee stops the clock and Piper gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jokinen. Piper manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jokinen throws out a leg kick but Piper moves out of range and Jokinen only half commits.
Piper misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Piper does it's job there.
Jokinen lands with a good body shot.
Jokinen tests Piper's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Piper misses with a hook. Jokinen ducked under it nicely.
Jokinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Piper.
Piper takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Piper connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jokinen looks to land a body kick but Piper moved away.
Piper half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Piper misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jokinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jokinen throws a hook to the side of Piper's head but Piper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Piper ducks right into an uppercut from Jokinen.
Jokinen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jokinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Roddy Piper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jokinen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jokinen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Piper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Piper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jokinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jokinen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Piper to score with a decent uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jokinen. Piper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jokinen's corner calls for a 1-2. Jokinen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Piper tries to move into range but Jokinen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Piper throws a looping overhand right but Jokinen ducks down to avoid it.
Jokinen misses with the body kick
and Piper counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piper scores with a nice head shot.
Piper tests Jokinen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Piper is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice defenses there by Jokinen.
Piper shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jokinen sprawls well. Jokinen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Piper gets slowly back to his feet.
Jokinen swings for the body but Piper moves out of range.
Jokinen thuds his shin into the meat of Piper's side.
Piper misses with a takedown attempt
and Jokinen counters with a left to the body.
Piper throws the left hand but Jokinen avoids the punch easily.
Piper moves into the clinch successfully.
Piper lands a left hand.
Jokinen prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roddy Piper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jokinen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Piper.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jokinen is leaning against Piper and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen is trying to break the clinch but Piper has him pressed against the cage.
Piper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Piper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Piper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ode Jokinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Piper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jokinen looks for a takedown but Piper sprawls well.
Piper tries to counter by clinching up but Jokinen breaks away and moves out of range.
Jokinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Piper.
Jokinen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Piper under the eye.
Piper moves out of range of the body kick.
Jokinen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Piper throws a jab when Jokinen was well out of range.
Piper throws a hook but Jokinen blocks it.
Piper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Piper is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piper throws a lazy uppercut
and Jokinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Piper scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jokinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Piper is just out of range.
Jokinen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jokinen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Piper as he avoids it easily.
Jokinen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Piper has time to react.
Piper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jokinen.
Jokinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Piper scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jokinen throws out a loose jab but Piper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jokinen takes one on the button.
Jokinen tries to bum rush Piper with a series of wild strikes but Piper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jokinen misses with an uppercut. Piper saw that one coming.
Piper connects with a jab.
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 Roddy Piper.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Piper, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Roddy Piper!
Roddy Piper decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Dias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louis Friedlander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dias comes to the cage accompanied by Skrillex - Ragga Bomb. Friedlander has chosen Bring Me to Life as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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161 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Dias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Louis Friedlander !
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Friedlander throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Dias tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Friedlander is in Dias's guard.
Friedlander won't allow Dias to get back to his feet.
Dias trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Dias keeping full guard, as Friedlander tries to pass.
Friedlander controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Friedlander stops Dias from standing up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Friedlander accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Friedlander passes Dias's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dias tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Friedlander manages to move to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Friedlander lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Friedlander wants to finish this one by submission but Dias is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Friedlander .
You get the feeling that Dias really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friedlander swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Dias is now in Friedlander 's guard. A big mistake from Friedlander there, giving up the dominant position!
Friedlander bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dias's guard.
Friedlander throws a strike but Dias rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dias wants to get up but he can't break Friedlander 's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Dias stands up and waves to Friedlander to follow him.
Dias moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ricardo Dias seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dias bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Friedlander 's head backwards.
Dias seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Dias jabs Friedlander right on the nose. Friedlander blinks but takes it well.
Friedlander bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Friedlander keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dias.
Dias looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Friedlander !
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Friedlander tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Friedlander tries to bench press Dias off him but Dias keeps the position.
Dias knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Friedlander on the ground.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Friedlander gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Dias seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Dias prevents Friedlander from improving his position.
Friedlander keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Friedlander has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Friedlander has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dias is working away from the top position though.
Friedlander slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias wanted to stand there but Friedlander had control of the position.
Friedlander has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Friedlander is looking for a triangle but Dias pushes his legs off easily.
Friedlander is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dias wants to stand and escape but instead Friedlander has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Dias wants to stand but Friedlander is controlling the position.
Friedlander not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friedlander trying to control the position from guard on top but Dias is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dias wants to stand up but Friedlander is controlling him.
Friedlander pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dias is keeping the position for now.
Dias wants to stand but Friedlander is controlling the position.
Dias keeping moving, preventing Friedlander from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Louis Friedlander will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Friedlander .
Friedlander working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Louis Friedlander has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dias wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Friedlander tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Friedlander tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Friedlander is trying to get an arm triangle but Dias is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Friedlander has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Friedlander wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dias, who protects the arm well.
Friedlander is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dias knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Friedlander tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Friedlander has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Friedlander thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Friedlander tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Friedlander has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dias is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Friedlander has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friedlander has hold of Dias's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Dias seems comfortable defending it but Friedlander has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Dias is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Dias is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Friedlander couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Louis Friedlander !
A victorious Louis Friedlander thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lionel Richie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bang Wuzz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richie comes to the cage accompanied by Deftones - lhabia. Lionel Richie could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bang Wuzz's chin.
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184 lbs
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Lionel Richie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bang Wuzz!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richie misses with a lunging right hand
and Wuzz counters with a slapping leg kick.
A good leg kick by Richie.
Richie lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Richie. No joy for Wuzz on that attempt.
A jab from Richie does it's job there.
Richie leaves Wuzz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Richie is looking to slow Wuzz down with leg kicks.
Richie throws a chopping leg kick but Wuzz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richie tries a head kick but it misses.
A solid body kick from Richie.
An inside leg kick lands from Richie.
Richie looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A jab from Richie does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wuzz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wuzz rushes Richie and presses him up against the cage.
Richie tries to stall but Wuzz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Richie working aggressively here.
Wuzz is trying to pull guard but Richie turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lionel Richie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bang Wuzz.
A short left from Richie.
Wuzz tries to pull guard but Richie holds him up against the cage and eventually Wuzz drops back down to his feet.
Wuzz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Richie pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Richie struggles to land a body shot inside as Wuzz controls his hands.
Wuzz goes for a takedown attempt but Richie pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Richie looks for the body kick but Wuzz saw that one coming.
Richie slaps away a takedown attempt from Wuzz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Richie throws a head kick that half lands.
Richie scores with a kick to the body.
Lionel Richie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wuzz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Richie tries to avoid it but Wuzz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Richie to the ground. Richie escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wuzz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Richie tries to avoid it but Wuzz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Richie to the ground. Richie escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wuzz tries to clinch up
and Richie counters with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wuzz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Richie's waist but Richie gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wuzz off to one side.
Wuzz blocks a head kick by Richie.
Wuzz feints the counter takedown.
Wuzz darts in and clinches Richie up against the cage.
Richie lands an uppercut.
Wuzz wants to take the fight to the mat but Richie manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Wuzz trying to land knees to the body.
Richie gets underhooks to prevent Wuzz's takedown attempt.
Wuzz fails to pull guard.
Wuzz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Richie after a bit of a struggle.
Wuzz looks winded!
Richie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wuzz backwards.
Richie works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wuzz moves forwards but Richie connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Richie and Wuzz are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Richie throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Wuzz into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Richie 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 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lionel Richie!
Lionel Richie spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Martin Zinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Craven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zinn comes to the cage accompanied by All Day. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Justin Craven enters the cage!
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194 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Martin Zinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Justin Craven!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Craven takes one to the chin there.
Zinn has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tycoon Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Zinn throws a right and a left that Craven avoids nicely.
Craven throws a shot from downtown. Zinn moves away and avoids it.
Craven feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zinns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Danga de danga de dang - Craven scores with a four punch combination!
A lazy left from Craven finds it's target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zinn can't break the clinch.
Craven prevents Zinn from breaking the clinch.
Zinn tries to break the clinch but Craven is controlling the position.
Craven jumps guard.
Craven wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Craven wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Zinn is now in half guard.
Craven wants to control but Zinn is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craven moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Zinn slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Craven looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zinn is one step ahead there.
Zinn trying to control the position from guard on top but Craven is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Craven isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Zinn stacks Craven on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Zinn!
Zinn trying to control the action but Craven is working from the bottom.
Craven is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Craven is looking to control Zinn's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Craven avoid being mounted?
Craven wants to improve his position but Zinn is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zinn wants to get back to his feet.
Craven has hold of Zinn's hands but Zinn slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Craven is looking for a sweep. Zinn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Craven slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Craven looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Craven working for a triangle but Zinn defends it easily.
Craven looking for a sweep. Not yet Craven, not yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zinn swats away the attempt to clinch by Craven.
Craven throws the left hand but Zinn avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Zinn was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Craven.
Craven fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zinn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Craven looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A nice leg kick lands there from Zinn.
Zinn clinches with his opponent.
Craven is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Zinn to keep the fight standing.
Zinn misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Justin Craven will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Craven tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zinn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Craven fails with an attempt to clinch.
Craven wants to clinch.
Craven fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zinn, pushing him back against the cage.
Zinn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zinn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Craven throws a right and a left that Zinn avoids nicely.
Zinn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Craven manages to avoid it.
Craven wants to clinch.
Martin Zinn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Craven misses.
Zinn lands a leg kick that knocks Craven off balance momentarily.
Zinn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Craven stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zinn looks to score with a jab to the body but Craven is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Craven 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zinn misses with a few strikes there.
Justin Craven is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zinn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Zinn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Craven misses with a hook.
Zinn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Craven avoids a punch combination nicely.
Craven is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Zinn throws out a loose jab but Craven uses good head movement to avoid it.
Craven on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Martin Zinn is winning the standup battle so far.
Zinn misses with a kick to the body.
Craven looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Zinn throws out a leg kick but Craven moves out of range and Zinn only half commits.
Craven throws a shot from downtown. Zinn moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zinn. Craven does a little dance to reset his feet.
Craven forces Zinn back against the cage and clinches.
Craven gets control of Zinn's arms and successfully pulls guard. Craven will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zinn controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Zinn stopping the sweep attempt from Craven.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zinn trying to control but Craven is working from the bottom.
Zinn postures up.
Craven is looking for a triangle here but Zinn uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Craven is looking for a sweep.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Zinn wants to control but Craven is keeping him busy.
Craven is trying to buck Zinn off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craven struggling a bit here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Craven tries to buck Zinn off but Zinn is having none of it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Craven misses with a series of wild punches.
Zinn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Zinn misses with a lunging right hand
letting Craven counter with a right hand.
Zinn misses the shot to the body.
Zinn swings for the body but Craven moves out of range.
Craven clinches up with Zinn and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zinn tries to break the clinch but Craven is controlling the position.
Craven prevents Zinn from breaking the clinch.
Zinn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zinn can't break the clinch.
Zinn is trying to break free.
Zinn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Craven slips under a jab.
Craven throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Craven takes a swing at Zinn's ribcage but misses.
That kick from Zinn tenderised Craven's leg. Craven is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zinn throws a body punch but Craven moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Craven.
Zinn shoots in for a takedown but Craven shows good takedown defense.
Zinn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Craven sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
As Zinn backs off Craven throws a huge counter combo but Zinn manages to avoid it all.
Zinn throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zinn scores with a hook to the body. Craven takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zinn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Zinn dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
A combination from Craven does no damage.
Craven looks to score with a jab to the body but Zinn is just out of range.
Craven bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zinn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zinn lands with a good body shot.
Craven has closed the distance and engaged Zinn in a clinch.
Zinn struggles to land a body shot inside as Craven controls his hands.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Zinn as Craven tries to tie him up.
Craven tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Craven jumps guard but Zinn turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Craven fails to pull guard.
Martin Zinn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Craven.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zinn tries to circle away but Craven has him pinned against the cage.
Zinn manages to break the clinch.
Zinn misses with a wild combination.
Zinn is looking to wear down Craven with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Craven tries to clinch but Zinn moves away
and Zinn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craven throws a jab when Zinn was well out of range.
Zinn was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Zinn throws a lazy right hand but Craven sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Craven takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A leg kick checked by Craven.
Craven has closed the distance and engaged Zinn in a clinch.
Zinn is trying to break the clinch but Craven is controlling him.
Zinn is trying to break the clinch but Craven has him pressed against the cage.
Craven lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zinn backwards.
Zinn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Craven misses with a jab, cross combination.
Craven looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Craven throws a body shot but no joy.
Zinn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Craven's hands.
Zinn lets loose with a powerful body kick. Craven will feel that in the morning.
Zinn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Craven.
Craven on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good standup being displayed there by Zinn as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zinn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Justin Craven is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A swing and a miss from Craven.
Zinn throws out a loose jab but Craven uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zinn fails with the takedown.
Zinn dips to his left and cracks Craven with an uppercut!
Zinn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Craven lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zinn circles away quickly and effectively.
Craven chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zinn can pounce on him.
Zinn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Zinn shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Craven is trying to defend but Zinn finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Craven wants to improve his position but Zinn is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zinn is trying to control. Craven wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Craven is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Craven misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zinn.
Craven throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zinn.
Zinn throws a chopping leg kick but Craven manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Craven! But no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zinn. Craven does a little dance to reset his feet.
Craven misses with a wild combination.
Zinn throws the kick towards the body but Craven avoids it.
Craven looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Zinn swinging wildly here.
Zinn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice shot lands for Zinn.
Zinn takes a swing at Craven's ribcage but misses.
Zinn works Craven's body with a nice hook.
Zinn throws out a loose jab but Craven uses good head movement to avoid it.
Craven tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zinn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zinn is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Zinn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Zinn showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zinn has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Zinn!
During a confident post fight interview, Martin Zinn thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julle Hallava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cavan Cartwright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hallava comes to the cage accompanied by Nightcall. Cartwright is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Irish Fighting Song. Cavan Cartwright is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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216 lbs
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220 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
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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
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Julle Hallava!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cavan Cartwright!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartwright slips a jab and a cross from Hallava.
A punch combination from Hallava misses.
Cartwright tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hallava counters with a two punch combo.
Hallava seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Cartwright checks a leg kick.
Cartwright drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hallava defends it well.
Hallava feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cartwright's calf.
Hallava throws a sloppy head kick and Cartwright moves out of range easily.
Cartwright fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hallava tried to counter with a leg kick but Cartwright avoided it.
Cartwright shoots in for a double leg but Hallava sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hallava connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hallava finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cartwright takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cartwright tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hallava paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Hallava wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hallava feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cartwright's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cartwright stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hallava.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright shoots in looking for a takedown but Hallava manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cartwright's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hallava looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hallava takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cartwright walks into a straight right hand from Hallava.
Cartwright is rocked!
Hallava wants to slow Cartwright down by chopping away at his legs.
Cartwright shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cartwright showed some decent athleticism there.
Hallava is looking for a sweep. Cartwright is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hallava is trying to control but can't.
Cartwright thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hallava's head.
Hallava looking for submissions off his back.
Hallava wants to control but Cartwright is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright trying to control the action but Hallava is working from the bottom.
Hallava is pressing down on Cartwright's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cartwright trying to control the position from guard on top but Hallava is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cartwright keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hallava's head.
Cartwright stands and throws Hallava's legs to the side, diving into side control.
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!
Hallava manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright wants to pass to mount but Hallava is defending the position.
Hallava trying to control but Cartwright postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cartwright thows a huge punch but Hallava dodges it nicely.
Cartwright missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cartwright is thwarting Hallava's attempts to control the position.
Hallava tries to get to full guard but Cartwright has control of the leg.
Cartwright throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hallava to regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hallava had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cartwright defends it easily.
Hallava 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.
Cartwright content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Hallava has locked up a guillotine! Hallava's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Cartwright is holding on here and Hallava must be using up a lot of energy. Cartwright has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Hallava gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Julle Hallava!
Julle Hallava was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
In defeat, Cavan Cartwright stepped up to the mic, saying 'I gave it my best. I will find a way to do better next time.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Nog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lewis has chosen Full Circle as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Junior Nog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Larry Lewis!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nog throws a series of punches but Lewis avoids them all with ease.
Nog sets himself, and Lewis steps forward looking for the clinch! Nog avoids it this time.
Nog shoots in but Lewis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lewis wants to counter the offense by Nog and move into the clinch position.
A jab from Lewis finds it's way through Nog's defenses.
Lewis slips a jab from Nog.
Lewis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nog falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lewis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lewis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nog tries to pull guard but Lewis won't allow it.
Nog is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lewis to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junior Nog. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lewis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lewis lands a knee to the body.
Nog has been working on his balance at Soul Supremacy - UK, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Lewis.
Lewis scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short body shot lands from Lewis as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lewis.
Nog is breathing heavily.
Lewis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lewis lands a good knee to the midsection. Nog won't want to take too many of those.
Lewis lands a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Lewis.
Lewis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lewis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nog's face.
Lewis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nog backwards.
Nog takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lewis lands a knee to the body.
Lewis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Junior Nog has been cut.
Lewis lands with a left to the head.
Lewis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lewis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lewis lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Lewis - that landed with a thud.
A left hand lands to the body for Lewis.
Lewis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis presses Nog against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lewis.
Lewis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nog is rocked!
Lewis has Nog pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Nog is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Lewis - that's hurt Nog badly! Oh, another knee lands and Nog is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Nog doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Larry Lewis!
During a confident post fight interview, Larry Lewis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filipovic's entrance music is Duran Duran - The wild boys. A fine choice. Mirko Filipovic could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dan Tucker's chin.
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250 lbs
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260 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
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mirko Filipovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipovic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tucker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Filipovic lands a really nice looking cross but Tucker seems unphased.
It looks like Dan Tucker has been cut.
Tucker connects with a body shot that sends Filipovic's belly button to the back.
Filipovic looks to land a right hand but Tucker moved out of range.
Filipovic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tucker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Filipovic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Good shot there by Tucker.
Filipovic swinging wildly here.
Tucker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tucker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Filipovic.
Tucker misses the body punch
and Filipovic counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Filipovic is looking to break free of the clinch but Tucker has double underhooks.
Filipovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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!
Tucker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tucker is looking to control Filipovic's arms but Filipovic gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tucker has his back to the cage.
Tucker misses with the head strike.
Filipovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Filipovic.
Tucker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tucker blocks a head kick by Filipovic.
Filipovic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tucker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Filipovic.
Tucker cracks Filipovic with an open hand slap.
It looks like Mirko Filipovic has been cut.
Filipovic lands with a hook. Tucker tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A jab from Filipovic finds it's way through Tucker's defenses.
Filipovic misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Tucker to counter with a crisp jab.
Tucker throws a lazy right hand but Filipovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Filipovic misses the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Tucker misses.
Tucker lands with a straight right. Filipovic didn't see that one coming.
A slow jab from Filipovic misses its intended target.
Tucker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Filipovic throws a sloppy head kick
and Tucker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Filipovic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Tucker misses.
Filipovic misses with a two punch combination.
As Filipovic backs off Tucker throws a huge counter combo but Filipovic manages to avoid it all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tucker scores with a body shot.
Filipovic misses with a combination
and Tucker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Filipovic thinking.
Tucker slips under a jab.
Tucker punishes Filipovic's body with a nice straight punch.
Filipovic is breathing heavily.
Filipovic misses with a double jab
and Tucker counters with a nice uppercut.
Tucker lands a jab to the head.
Tucker drops Filipovic with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Filipovic looks back up at him and smiles so Tucker waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Filipovic is rocked!
Filipovic throws a poor cross that misses
and Tucker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Oh Filipovic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Filipovic circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Tucker. Filipovic falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Tucker!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dan Tucker!
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