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Infinity 102: V-Day PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex The (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcio Martins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex The has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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260 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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250 lbs
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex The!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcio Martins!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from The.
The fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The shoots for a double leg takedown but Martins sprawls well. He's pushed The's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Martins drops down looking to force a counter takedown but The defends it well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex The. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martins closes this distance looking for a takedown but The circles away.
Martins looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for The!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The is trying to control Martins's posture but Martins avoids it.
The is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Martins is working away from the top position though.
Martins seems to be working for a kimura but The defends the submission attempt.
Martins wants to work for an arm triangle but The is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The tries to get to full guard but Martins has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Martins is trying to work for a kimura but The is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The wants to get back to full guard.
Martins is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so The is just riding it out for now. Martins eventually gives up the hold.
Martins is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, The has managed to free his arm - good work.
Martins is thwarting The's attempts to control the position.
Martins is trying to work for a kimura but The is defending well.
Martins looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The wants to control but Martins is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martins seems to be looking for submissions.
The tries to roll over but Martins keeps him under control.
Martins wants to pass the guard but The is defending well.
The trying to control here.
The is trying to stand back up but Martins is controlling him
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.
Martins is looking for a kimura here.
Martins is looking for a kimura here.
The wants to improve his position but Martins is controlling well.
The flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Martins is looking for a kimura here.
Martins is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Martins is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so The is just riding it out for now. Martins eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcio Martins dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The slips a jab and a cross from Martins.
Martins looks for a takedown but The sprawls well.
Martins looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ducks under a wild hook from Martins.
The changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Martins tries to avoid it but The manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Martins to the ground. Martins escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martins shoots in for a takedown but The shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Alex The has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcio Martins.
Martins shoots for a takedown but The saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Martins looks to clinch
and The counters with a takedown into side control.
Martins throws The to one side and escapes!
Martins fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The tries to counter with a takedown but Martins is quick to defend against it.
The fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The closes the distance but Martins moves to the side
so Martins counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The is trying to keep Martins in close.
Martins sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed The's guard.
Martins is working for a kimura but The is defending it quite comfortably.
Martins seems to be looking for submissions.
The is looking to control Martins's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can The avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The wants to get back to his feet.
Martins is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. The doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Martins.
The is defending against the submission attempts here by Martins.
The looking for submissions off his back.
Martins is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. The doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Martins.
Martins is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The trying to control from the bottom.
The is looking to improve his position.
Martins is trying to work for a kimura but The is defending well.
Martins wants to pass the guard but The is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The is defending against the submission attempts here by Martins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcio Martins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! The's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Martins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Martins darts in looking for a takedown but The gets double underhooks and turns Martins into the cage.
The tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Martins defends well and The ends up having to push Martins into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Martins drops down looking to force a counter takedown but The defends it well.
The fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Martins tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Marcio Martins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martins darts in trying to clinch
and The counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Martins looking for submissions off his back.
The is looking to take a break and control but Martins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Martins manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martins wants to sweep here but The controlling him for the moment.
The pushes down on Martins's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Martins defends it well.
The stops Martins from getting back to his feet.
The is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Martins has managed to free his arm - good work.
Martins is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but The pulls his head out easily.
Martins gets full guard.
Martins is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martins has his foot on The's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. The works his way back into a safe position though.
The throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Martins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Martins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The is looking to stand up but Martins won't let him.
The passes Martins's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Martins wants to improve his position but The is controlling well.
Martins won't allow The to pass to mount.
The thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Martins's head.
The is working for a kimura but Martins is defending it quite comfortably.
The is working for a kimura but Martins is defending it quite comfortably.
Marcio Martins is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martins gets full guard.
Martins trying to control the position here.
The trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Martins wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Alex The has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Martins wants to stand but The is controlling the position.
Marcio Martins has got the better of the ground game so far.
Martins has his foot on The's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. The works his way back into a safe position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex The showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Martins has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcio Martins!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kristoff Klinkhammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldo Abreu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ronaldo Abreu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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211 lbs
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Good takedowns
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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 Helsinki, Kristoff Klinkhammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ronaldo Abreu!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klinkhammer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Abreu circles away.
Klinkhammer looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Klinkhammer landing some decent shots from guard.
Abreu has momentary wrist control but Klinkhammer slips an elbow through the middle.
Klinkhammer is sitting in close to Abreu's body. Abreu has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Klinkhammer is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Klinkhammer is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Abreu.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ronaldo Abreu!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward McLauglin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batista Da Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Pride Theme. Edward McLauglin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva's chin.
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36
208 lbs
29 - 21 - 0 |
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210 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
29 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Edward McLauglin!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLauglin connects with a solid leg kick.
Batista Da Silva misses with a takedown attempt - McLauglin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
McLauglin has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Batista Da Silva is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Batista Da Silva tries to clinch up but McLauglin circles away and keeps his distance.
Batista Da Silva misses with a takedown attempt - McLauglin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
McLauglin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A head kick misses from Batista Da Silva.
McLauglin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Batista Da Silva shoots and misses
and McLauglin counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Batista Da Silva has had enough of the clinch but McLauglin keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from McLauglin fails to land.
Batista Da Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McLauglin has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batista Da Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Batista Da Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Batista Da Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short right hand to the side of the head by McLauglin.
The referee is keeping an eye on McLauglin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLauglin is working Batista Da Silva over against the cage.
McLauglin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McLauglin keeps control of Batista Da Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McLauglin working Batista Da Silva over with knees to the body.
McLauglin connects with a knee to the head.
McLauglin trying to land knees to the body.
McLauglin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Batista Da Silva's face.
It looks like Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva has been cut.
McLauglin tries a knee to the head but Batista Da Silva blocks it.
McLauglin misses with a knee strike.
A head punch on the inside from McLauglin fails to land.
McLauglin misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from McLauglin.
Batista Da Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Come on McLauglin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batista Da Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but McLauglin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from McLauglin.
McLauglin throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McLauglin misses with a knee strike.
Batista Da Silva blocking some punches.
Batista Da Silva being controlled against the cage.
Batista Da Silva jumps guard but McLauglin stands there with Batista Da Silva around his waist. Batista Da Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
McLauglin has a couple of punches blocked by Batista Da Silva.
McLauglin throws a head punch that misses.
McLauglin just leaning against Batista Da Silva, taking a breather.
Batista Da Silva is trying to drag McLauglin to the mat but McLauglin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLauglin working Batista Da Silva over with knees to the body.
McLauglin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Batista Da Silva has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics McLauglin uses from the top position.
McLauglin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Batista Da Silva keeping moving, preventing McLauglin from controlling successfully.
McLauglin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
McLauglin preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLauglin tries to free his leg and advance position but Batista Da Silva is retaining full guard.
McLauglin trying to control the position from guard on top but Batista Da Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McLauglin prevents Batista Da Silva from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Batista Da Silva misses with the combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Batista Da Silva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Edward McLauglin has been cut.
McLauglin thumps Batista Da Silva with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward McLauglin dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Batista Da Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Batista Da Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and McLauglin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McLauglin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McLauglin circles away from the clinch attempt.
McLauglin scores with a one two! Batista Da Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Batista Da Silva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Batista Da Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but McLauglin is just out of range.
McLauglin scores with a spinning back kick!
Batista Da Silva with a poor takedown
and McLauglin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
McLauglin misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McLauglin just leaning against Batista Da Silva, taking a breather.
McLauglin misses with a hook from the clinch.
McLauglin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McLauglin tries to land a knee to the head but Batista Da Silva blocks with his arms.
McLauglin has a couple of punches blocked by Batista Da Silva.
Batista Da Silva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McLauglin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLauglin just leaning against Batista Da Silva, taking a breather.
A knee to the head by McLauglin.
McLauglin lands a knee to the head.
McLauglin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McLauglin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McLauglin misses with some punches.
McLauglin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McLauglin is trying to stall.
McLauglin lands a hook to the side of the head.
McLauglin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from McLauglin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batista Da Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McLauglin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Batista Da Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McLauglin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Batista Da Silva.
Batista Da Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Batista Da Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Still in the clinch, McLauglin scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McLauglin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Batista Da Silva's elbow.
McLauglin can't find room to land a body shot as Batista Da Silva controls the action.
McLauglin tries to land a knee to the head but Batista Da Silva blocks with his arms.
McLauglin is trying to maintain a safe position but Batista Da Silva gets an underhook and turns McLauglin into the cage.
McLauglin looking to throw knees to the head but Batista Da Silva is blocking nicely.
McLauglin lands a shoulder strike.
McLauglin trying to land knees to the body.
McLauglin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLauglin slows down the pace here.
McLauglin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Batista Da Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
A short uppercut from McLauglin.
Batista Da Silva tries to break the clinch but McLauglin is controlling the position.
McLauglin tries to land knees in the clinch but Batista Da Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Batista Da Silva blocks a body shot from McLauglin.
McLauglin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Batista Da Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McLauglin with a knee to the head.
McLauglin scores with a knee to the head.
McLauglin misses with a knee to the head.
McLauglin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Batista Da Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Batista Da Silva tries to break the clinch but McLauglin is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLauglin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McLauglin is struggling to control the position.
Batista Da Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Batista Da Silva.
McLauglin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McLauglin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McLauglin is trying to stall.
McLauglin tries to land a knee to the head but Batista Da Silva blocks with his arms.
McLauglin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
McLauglin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Batista Da Silvas head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McLauglin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McLauglin tries to work over Batista Da Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Batista Da Silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. McLauglin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward McLauglin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
McLauglin clinches with his opponent.
Edward McLauglin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McLauglin swings wildly with an uppercut but Batista Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
McLauglin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Batista Da Silva.
Batista Da Silva breaks from the clinch.
McLauglin throws a body kick that misses.
Batista Da Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and McLauglin counters with a three punch combo that has Batista Da Silva backing up. Batista Da Silva nods at McLauglin to acknowledge the strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McLauglin checks a leg kick.
McLauglin tries to bum rush Batista Da Silva with a series of wild strikes but Batista Da Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McLauglin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Batista Da Silva tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but McLauglin defends well and Batista Da Silva ends up having to push McLauglin into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
McLauglin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McLauglin takes the fight into the clinch.
Batista Da Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McLauglin misses with some punches.
McLauglin misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batista Da Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McLauglin connects with a knee to the head.
Batista Da Silva is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables McLauglin to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McLauglin has a couple of punches blocked by Batista Da Silva.
McLauglin lands with a short shot to the head.
McLauglin pushes Batista Da Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McLauglin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McLauglin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Batista Da Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Batista Da Silva is trying to break the clinch but McLauglin has him pressed against the cage.
McLauglin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Batista Da Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Batista Da Silva is trying to push McLauglin away but McLauglin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
McLauglin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLauglin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Batista Da Silva as McLauglin tries to tie him up.
McLauglin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
McLauglin misses with a knee to the head.
McLauglin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Batista Da Silva backwards.
Batista Da Silva blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McLauglin misses with a short punch on the inside.
McLauglin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Edward McLauglin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McLauglin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McLauglin trying to land knees to the body.
McLauglin misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
McLauglin is stalling here.
McLauglin has Batista Da Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Batista Da Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Batista Da Silva breaks the clinch.
Batista Da Silva scores with a nice right hand.
McLauglin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Batista Da Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
McLauglin clinches with his opponent.
Batista Da Silva managing to block the knees to the body from McLauglin.
McLauglin gets through Batista Da Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Batista Da Silva blocks a body shot from McLauglin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLauglin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Batista Da Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Batista Da Silva shoots in but McLauglin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
McLauglin avoids the head kick by Batista Da Silva.
McLauglin lands with a nice combination. Batista Da Silva backs away looking to recover.
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!
McLauglin misses with a jab, cross combination.
McLauglin doesn't manage to clinch there - Batista Da Silva circles away.
Batista Da Silva appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Batista Da Silva loads up on a big right hand but McLauglin slips the punch.
Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Batista Da Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
McLauglin appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Batista Da Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Batista Da Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Batista Da Silva tries a body shot but McLauglin blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edward McLauglin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McLauglin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward McLauglin!
After winning the bout, Edward McLauglin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Denis Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phileas Ankward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phileas Ankward acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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215 lbs
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217 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Denis Turk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phileas Ankward!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turk clinches up with Ankward and pushes him back against the cage.
Turk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turk works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Ankward trying to keep a closed guard but Turk is proving a slippery customer.
Turk stands up over Ankward, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Turk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ankward is keeping the position for now.
Ankward has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Turk can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turk works a leg free and moves into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Turk connects with a nice short shot to Ankward's temple.
Turk seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ankward does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ankward tries to kick Turk off but Turk keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ankward looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Turk seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turk is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Turk is looking for a kimura here.
Ankward keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Turk is looking for a kimura but Ankward is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Turk to get the leverage.
We've been hearing good reports from Turk'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.
Turk wants to work for an arm triangle but Ankward is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Turk stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Turk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ankward.
Turk fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ankward to the ground. Turk is now in Ankward's guard.
Ankward is looking to stand up but Turk isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turk slips nicely into half guard.
Turk takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Turk thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ankward's head.
Turk seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ankward wants to get back to his feet.
Turk lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Turk scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Turk seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ankward does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ankward looking for submissions off his back.
Turk working the head and body with strikes.
Ankward looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turk trying to control from half guard but Ankward is working away.
Turk is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ankward has managed to free his arm - good work.
Turk sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Turk decides to stand up.
Ankward shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Turk as he jumps to the side.
Ankward will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turk drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Turk drops back looking for a leg! Ankward is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ankward manages to kick Turk off! Turk jumps back into Ankward's guard.
Ankward can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Turk controls the pace.
Turk scoring with some ground and pound.
Turk stays in close to Ankward's body and controls the position.
Turk works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Turk passes to full mount!
Ankward takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denis Turk dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Turk.
Ankward is trying to improve his position.
Turk working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Turk tries for a kimura but Ankward is defending well.
Turk lands a nice forearm strike.
Turk scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ankward to see if he's OK.
Turk is trying to get an arm triangle but Ankward is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turk lands a nice forearm strike.
Ankward is rocked!
Turk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ankward can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ankward on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Ankward is still in real trouble! Can Turk finish him?
Turk grinds an elbow into Ankward's temple.
Turk lands a strong strike to the head of Ankward. That's dazed him! Turk looking to finish here. Ankward is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Turk lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Denis Turk!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amis Pelle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikola Veljanovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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29
255 lbs
9 - 12 - 0 |
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222 lbs
26 - 17 - 0 |
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World class 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
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Amis Pelle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikola Veljanovski!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pelle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Veljanovski takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Veljanovski looks winded!
Veljanovski throws a wild hook but Pelle just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Veljanovski gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Pelle raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Amis Pelle!
Amis Pelle 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike The Shark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johannes Maanpohja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Shark comes to the cage accompanied by Still. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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28
175 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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173 lbs
9 - 15 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike The Shark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johannes Maanpohja!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maanpohja tries to keep at a distance but The Shark has taken the fight into the clinch.
The Shark escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Shark clinches.
The Shark breaks from the clinch.
The Shark misses with a two punch combination.
The Shark scores with a crisp jab that stopped Maanpohja in his tracks.
Maanpohja blocks a jab.
Maanpohja shoots for a double leg takedown but The Shark sprawls well. He's pushed Maanpohja's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The Shark throws a big shot that misses.
The Shark gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The Shark lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maanpohja backwards.
The Shark wants to stall.
The Shark pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maanpohja fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but The Shark avoids it really well and circles away.
The Shark feints and then cracks Maanpohja's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maanpohja down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Shark swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Shark looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Maanpohja gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and The Shark cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mike The Shark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johannes Maanpohja.
Maanpohja shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Maanpohja showed some decent athleticism there.
Maanpohja wants to free his trapped foot but The Shark is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Maanpohja sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. The Shark defending well though.
Maanpohja is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Maanpohja tries to pass the half guard into mount. The Shark knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maanpohja is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and The Shark defends it well.
The Shark is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Maanpohja is looking for a kimura here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Shark pushes Maanpohja off looking to stand but Maanpohja dives back in and keeps control.
Maanpohja is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Maanpohja wants to pass to mount but The Shark is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Shark keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Maanpohja not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Maanpohja with the ground and pound but The Shark uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Maanpohja won't allow The Shark to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The Shark 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.
Maanpohja looking to pass the guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Maanpohja throws an elbow that misses. The Shark uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Maanpohja's guard. Nice move by The Shark!
Maanpohja is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Maanpohja had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. The Shark defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maanpohja had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. The Shark defends it easily.
Maanpohja has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The Shark working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The Shark decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Maanpohja, up you get!
The Shark buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mike The Shark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice takedown defense from The Shark. No joy for Maanpohja on that attempt.
Maanpohja fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but The Shark avoids it really well and circles away.
Maanpohja dodges the punch combination from The Shark.
Maanpohja changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The Shark scores with a hook to the body. Maanpohja takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike The Shark dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
The Shark lands with a shot to the body.
Maanpohja changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. The Shark tries to avoid it but Maanpohja manages to keep hold of a leg and drag The Shark to the ground. The Shark escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The Shark looks to land a combination. Maanpohja sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The Shark misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maanpohja.
Maanpohja shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. The Shark is trying to defend but Maanpohja finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Maanpohja trying to pass the guard but The Shark defending well.
Maanpohja throwing shots but The Shark is blocking nicely.
The Shark is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Maanpohja's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Maanpohja's back!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maanpohja tries to escape but The Shark has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The Shark working for a choke but Maanpohja is defending well.
The Shark is persistently looking for the submission but Maanpohja is defending it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maanpohja tries to escape the position.
The Shark has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Maanpohja's body.
The Shark keeps control of the position as Maanpohja tries to break free.
The Shark is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maanpohja can do to turn this around?
Maanpohja is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Will The Shark go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Shark is really struggling to control Maanpohja but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The Shark keeps control of the position as Maanpohja tries to break free.
Maanpohja is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if The Shark gets his way!
Maanpohja is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if The Shark gets his way!
Maanpohja is in bad spot here.
The Shark doesn't have the hooks in and Maanpohja manages to turn into his guard.
Maanpohja looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Shark is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Maanpohja is controlling him.
The Shark keeping full guard, as Maanpohja tries to pass.
Maanpohja postures up.
Maanpohja looking to pass the guard.
Maanpohja advances position into side control!
Maanpohja lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear The Shark down.
The Shark wants to control but Maanpohja postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maanpohja is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. The Shark knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Maanpohja looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The Shark tries to bench press Maanpohja off him but Maanpohja keeps the position.
Maanpohja working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maanpohja has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for The Shark!
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 Mike The Shark will probably get the nod.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
The Shark scores with a shot to the body.
The Shark wants to land a leg kick but Maanpohja is out of range.
The Shark scores with the left hand. Maanpohja knows he should have avoided that one.
Maanpohja shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and The Shark counters with a three punch combo that has Maanpohja backing up. Maanpohja nods at The Shark to acknowledge the strikes.
Maanpohja with a lazy takedown attempt
and The Shark counters with a right hand to the body.
The Shark closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The Shark pressing his opponent against the cage.
The Shark pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice cross by The Shark.
The Shark closes the distance and pushes Maanpohja back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Shark lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maanpohja backwards.
Maanpohja tries to score a body lock takedown but The Shark shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mike The Shark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johannes Maanpohja.
The Shark manages to break the clinch.
The Shark connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Shark drops Maanpohja with a beautiful combination! Maanpohja stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - The Shark is looking for the KO!
Maanpohja is rocked!
The Shark cracks Maanpohja with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Maanpohja tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but The Shark pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Maanpohja is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike The Shark!
After the big win, Mike The Shark made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Perkele! and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Turd Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwight Moody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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33
184 lbs
23 - 16 - 3 |
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38
180 lbs
19 - 13 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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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
23 - 16 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Turd Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Dwight Moody!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moody lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Moody looks to land a right hand but Anderson moved out of range.
Anderson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Anderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Moody counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Anderson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Qube MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Moody looks to land a left hand but Anderson moved out of range nicely.
Moody explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Moody takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Crunch! Moody slams his shin into Anderson's torso.
Moody 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.
A left lands for Moody.
Moody just misses with a punch to the body.
Moody throws out a loose jab but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moody misses with a right hand
and Anderson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moody lands a leg kick that knocks Anderson off balance momentarily.
Anderson throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws a shot to the body.
Anderson throws a right and a left that Moody avoids nicely.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moody ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Moody lands a nice looking body kick.
Moody connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice body punch from Moody.
Moody clobbers Anderson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moody moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Moody throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moody.
Anderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Moody circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson swings for the body but Moody moves out of range.
Moody is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anderson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good shot there by Anderson.
Anderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anderson attempts a counter takedown but Moody avoids it well and moves away.
Moody ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Anderson takes one to the side of the head.
Moody lands with a nice body kick.
A clash of legs there as Anderson blocks the low kick.
Moody misses with a double jab.
Moody lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moody misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
Anderson scores with a body shot.
Anderson slips a jab from Moody.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson scores with a one two! Moody had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Moody just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson shoots and misses
and Moody connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Moody scores with a spinning back kick!
Moody digs a good body shot into Anderson's ribs.
Moody misses with a wild body shot.
Moody looks to throw the jab but Anderson is out of range.
Moody scores with a head kick. Anderson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
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!
Both fighters circling a little - Moody finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Moody fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Anderson is looking for a counter combo.
A slapping body kick lands there for Moody.
Anderson cracks Moody with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Moody misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
Moody stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Moody misses with a lunging right hand
and Anderson counters with a left to the body.
Anderson throws a looping overhand right but Moody ducks down to avoid it.
Anderson jabs Moody to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Anderson is looking to wear down Moody with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Moody throws a head kick that misses
and Anderson counters with a shoot takedown. Moody fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moody not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwight Moody dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Moody follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Good standup being displayed there by Anderson as he connects with a hook.
Moody throws a low kick but it's checked well by Anderson.
Anderson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Moody cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anderson dives in and scores a takedown into Moody's guard.
Anderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Anderson stopping the sweep attempt from Moody.
Moody throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Moody wants to stand up but Anderson is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Moody is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moody is pulling down on Anderson's head. It's preventing any offense from Anderson, at least for the moment.
Anderson stopping the sweep attempt from Moody.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moody looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Anderson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Moody looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Moody throws a nice looking combination but Anderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anderson misses with a looping left.
Anderson misses with an uppercut. Moody saw that one coming.
Dwight Moody seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anderson moves away from the strike by Moody.
Anderson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Moody lands with a good body shot.
Anderson connects with a single shot there.
Anderson throws a hook but Moody avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moody takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Moody swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Anderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moody uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Moody does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Moody.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moody.
Moody throws a sloppy body shot
and Anderson counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crunch! Moody slams his shin into Anderson's torso.
Moody lands a slapping body shot.
Moody throws a poor cross that misses
and Anderson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Moody ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moody defending well as Anderson loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moody moves into range and clinches up with Anderson.
Moody lands a body punch.
Moody escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Moody misses with a body shot.
Moody avoids the body shot from Anderson.
And Moody responds with a good body kick, but Anderson manages to step out the way in time.
A head kick by Moody misses
and Anderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Moody throws a low kick but Anderson moves out of range easily.
A quick step to the side and Anderson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moody tries a head kick but it misses.
Moody walks into a left hand.
Moody fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Anderson, pushing him back against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moody tries a head kick but it misses.
Dwight Moody seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moody uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Moody! But no joy.
Moody tried to score with a low kick but Anderson checks it.
Anderson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Anderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dwight Moody is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moody misses with a body shot.
Moody swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Moody.
Anderson misses with a straight left.
Anderson dips to his left and cracks Moody with an uppercut!
Good leg kick by Moody there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Anderson throws out a loose jab but Moody uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Turd Anderson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Anderson throws a hook but Moody avoids it easily.
Moody misses with a low kick.
Anderson throws a looping overhand right but Moody ducks down to avoid it.
Moody just misses with a punch to the body.
Moody wants to slow Anderson down by chopping away at his legs.
Anderson throwing a counter right hand but Moody manages to avoid it.
Moody comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Moody cracks the inside of Anderson's front leg.
Anderson misses the body punch
and Moody connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Moody lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Anderson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Anderson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moody doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Moody misses with a kick to the body
and Anderson counters with a stiff right hand.
Moody misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Anderson counters with a series of strikes. Moody will be more careful next time no doubt.
Moody avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Moody scores with a nice head shot.
Moody connects with a single shot there.
Moody throws a leg kick that is checked
and Anderson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Moody at a distance.
Moody thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
Moody throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Moody misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Anderson misses its target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moody waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anderson.
A counter left hand to the body from Anderson misses its target.
Moody buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Anderson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Moody throws a head kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moody manages to avoid it.
Moody throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Anderson's head.
Anderson throws a jab when Moody was well out of range.
Moody throws an off balance right hand
letting Anderson counter with a right hand.
Anderson misses with a double jab.
Moody throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Anderson on the side of the head.
Moody tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moody tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Moody.
Moody just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Moody swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Moody swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Moody misses with a hook. Anderson ducked under it nicely.
Moody throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Anderson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Moody there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Anderson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Moody.
Moody fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Anderson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A solid body kick from Moody.
Anderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Moody.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
Moody swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moody takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
Moody looks to land a body kick but Anderson moved away.
Moody rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Anderson counters with a shoot takedown. Moody fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Anderson scoring with some ground and pound.
Moody is rocked!
Anderson is stalling in the full guard.
Moody is still in real trouble! Can Anderson finish him?
Anderson 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.
Anderson loads up on a big left hand. Moody felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Anderson looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Moody can't hide his disappointment, as Anderson celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Turd Anderson!
Turd Anderson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reggie Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Carneiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carneiro is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Rasmus - In the Shadows. Daniel Carneiro will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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244 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
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reggie Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Carneiro!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman fails to land the takedown.
Carneiro tries to counter with a clinch but Coleman shakes him off and moves away.
Coleman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Carneiro sprawls well. Carneiro wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Coleman gets slowly back to his feet.
Coleman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Carneiro's waist but Carneiro gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Coleman off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reggie Coleman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coleman fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Carneiro to the ground. Coleman is now in Carneiro's guard.
Carneiro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Coleman.
Coleman lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman looking to pass the guard.
Coleman trying to control but Carneiro is working from the bottom.
Carneiro keeping full guard, as Coleman tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman won't allow Carneiro to sweep him here.
Carneiro working for submissions but it's allowed Coleman to get to half guard.
Carneiro is looking to improve his position.
Coleman wants to control but Carneiro is keeping him busy.
Carneiro looks like he's trying to stand up.
Coleman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Coleman is keen to just control but Carneiro is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Still in half guard, Coleman seems content to control.
Coleman stalling away here and it's allowed Carneiro to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Coleman tries to free his leg and advance position but Carneiro is retaining full guard.
Coleman has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Carneiro to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Coleman is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Carneiro pulls down on the head and he's put Coleman to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Daniel Carneiro!
Daniel Carneiro took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sambo Rambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafinha Capoeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sambo Rambo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafinha Capoeira!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Capoeira has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rambo finds it's way round the side to connect with Capoeira's head.
Rafinha Capoeira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Capoeira takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Capoeira throws a hook but Rambo avoids it easily.
Capoeira moves into the clinch successfully.
Capoeira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've been hearing reports that Rambo has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Capoeira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rambo throws a body punch but Capoeira moves out of range.
A combination from Capoeira does no damage.
Rambo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rambo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Capoeira sprawls and moves away.
Capoeira throws a leg kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Capoeira.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Capoeira lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Capoeira dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rambo. That did some damage!
Capoeira throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Capoeira closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rambo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capoeira is staying active underneath Rambo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Capoeira is looking to improve his position.
Rambo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rambo slows the pace down in half guard.
Capoeira wants to control but Rambo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rambo connects with a nice short shot to Capoeira's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rambo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rambo thows a huge punch but Capoeira dodges it nicely.
Capoeira is trying to stand up here but Rambo is controlling him well.
Rambo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rambo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rambo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Capoeira defending well though.
Capoeira is trying to stand.
Rambo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rambo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rambo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Capoeira knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rambo thows a huge punch but Capoeira dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capoeira has hold of Rambo's hands but Rambo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rambo is working for a submission of some sort.
Capoeira really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rambo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Capoeira is defending against the submission attempts here by Rambo.
Capoeira has hold of Rambo's hands but Rambo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rambo trying to mount his opponent but Capoeira defends it.
Rambo seems to be working for a kimura but Capoeira defends the submission attempt.
Rambo is keen to just control but Capoeira is a slippery customer.
Rambo maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Capoeira could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Rambo has cracked it and Capoeira is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Rambo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sambo Rambo!
Sambo Rambo retains his lightweight title!
After winning the bout, Sambo Rambo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hugues De Payens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simo Supermies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Payens comes to the cage accompanied by Rage against the machine - Bombtrack. Supermies comes into a darkened arena with his song building. D12 - Fight Music kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Hugues De Payens has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hugues De Payens!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Simo Supermies!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Supermies looks to score with a jab to the body but De Payens is just out of range.
Simo Supermies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Supermies closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming De Payens to the mat! De Payens manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Supermies trying to control but De Payens is working from the bottom.
Supermies in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Supermies trying to control the position from guard on top but De Payens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Supermies is fighting to break De Payens's control of his arms but De Payens is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Supermies throwing strikes but missing.
De Payens tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Supermies makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
De Payens is trying to keep Supermies in close.
Supermies has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Supermies preventing the sweep.
De Payens is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Supermies is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Payens looking for a sweep. Not yet De Payens, not yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as De Payens holds on and takes a little breather.
Supermies postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Supermies stopping the sweep attempt from De Payens.
De Payens working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Supermies.
Supermies in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Supermies trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De Payens wants to sweep but no luck.
Supermies trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Supermies passes into half guard.
Supermies working over De Payens with some ground and pound. De Payens looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Supermies tries to pass to full mount but De Payens defends it.
De Payens trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Payens holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Nice strikes from Supermies there.
De Payens is pressing down on Supermies's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
My spies in GDanceClub inform me that Supermies has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Supermies throwing strikes from guard but De Payens blocks nicely.
De Payens is trying to control the position but Supermies postures up.
Supermies throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now De Payens is on top in guard.
Supermies not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Supermies 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.
Supermies being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Payens's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
De Payens wants to control from the top but Supermies keeps moving.
Supermies looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! De Payens has picked Supermies up and slammed him! Supermies can't keep hold of the triangle and De Payens manages to pass to side control!
De Payens wants to control but Supermies is keeping him busy.
De Payens content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Supermies manages to get back to half guard.
De Payens with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Supermies is refusing to be controlled, as De Payens sits in half guard.
De Payens passes to side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Payens trying to control the action but Supermies is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simo Supermies dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
De Payens is looking to clinch.
Supermies will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
De Payens chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Supermies throws a nice inside leg kick.
Supermies shoots in but no luck this time.
De Payens throws a leg kick but Supermies sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Supermies displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Supermies gets tackled into the cage by De Payens. De Payens maintains the clinch.
De Payens throws a head punch that misses.
De Payens with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Supermies looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Supermies prevents a body shot from De Payens.
De Payens working aggressively here.
Supermies successfully pulls guard.
De Payens is working Supermies over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Supermies looking to hit a scissor sweep but De Payens is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Payens gets to his feet. Supermies looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
De Payens scores with a body shot.
De Payens pushes Supermies up against the cage in a clinch.
De Payens with a knee to the head.
It looks like Simo Supermies has been cut.
De Payens lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Supermies is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hugues De Payens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simo Supermies.
Supermies changes levels and goes for a takedown here. De Payens fights it off and pushes away nicely.
De Payens buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Supermies throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Supermies slips under a jab from De Payens.
Supermies with a poor takedown
enabling De Payens to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Supermies misses with a head kick.
Supermies is looking to clinch but De Payens is avoiding it.
Supermies throws a lazy head kick
and De Payens counters with a slapping leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Supermies is defended easily by De Payens.
A little feinted left hand from De Payens on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Payens misses with the combination.
Supermies tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Supermies fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
De Payens gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice body punch from De Payens.
Supermies is breathing heavily.
Come on De Payens - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
De Payens working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Payens swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Payens lands a left hand that snaps the head of Supermies backwards.
Supermies throws a punch but it's blocked by De Payens.
Supermies wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De Payens has him pressed against the cage.
Supermies throws a punch but it's blocked by De Payens.
De Payens stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Still in the clinch, De Payens scores with a nice short uppercut.
De Payens lands a left hand that snaps the head of Supermies backwards.
De Payens lands on the inside with an uppercut.
De Payens utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, De Payens scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Supermies.
De Payens digs a right hand into Supermies's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Supermies's gas tank.
De Payens lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hugues De Payens has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short body shot lands from De Payens as the two fighters clinch.
De Payens lands with a short punch from the clinch.
I was talking to De Payens's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Payens creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
De Payens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Supermies walks into a straight right hand from De Payens.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Payens fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
De Payens pushes Supermies up against the cage in a clinch.
De Payens lands a left hand.
De Payens lands a left hand.
De Payens unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A right hand to the body from De Payens.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Payens.
De Payens softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Supermies's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Supermies is rocked!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. De Payens obliges.
Supermies is still on wobbly legs! Can De Payens finish him?
Still in the clinch, De Payens scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Payens.
De Payens lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
De Payens misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Supermies.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Payens doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Payens working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Payens blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Payens is leaning against Supermies and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugues De Payens dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Simo Supermies's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
De Payens feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Supermies sprawling to the canvas! Supermies rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can De Payens finish him?!
De Payens circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Supermies drops to the canvas, hurt badly! De Payens follows Supermies to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hugues De Payens!
Hugues De Payens retains his middleweight title!
Hugues De Payens took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'It's no secret that my opponent had the plan to take me down and lay and pray! Well I'm here and I'm the one who is victorious! Hemmo, you are like a hemmeroid, your time is not yet arrived. I admire your spirit, but not your fighting style, you are a human slug my friend! One love! Broken Ha'.
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