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SPI: Helsinki - 27 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Law (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergai Katanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergai Katanov will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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170 lbs
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jackson Law!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sergai Katanov!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Katanov.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Katanov! But no joy.
Katanov tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Katanov.
Law blocks a head kick by Katanov.
Law moves out of range of the leg kick from Katanov.
Law half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Law throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Law misses with an uppercut. Katanov saw that one coming.
Law swats away the attempt to clinch by Katanov.
Law seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Law throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Katanov takes one to the chin there.
Law takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Katanov.
Katanov tries to land a leg kick but Law saw it coming and moves away.
Law blocks the body kick.
Law drops down looking for a counter takedown but Katanov sprawls and moves away.
Katanov avoids the body shot from Law.
Law shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Katanov is trying to defend but Law finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Law missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Law content to control rather than advance.
Law throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Katanov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Law not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Katanov is looking to improve his position.
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.
Law perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Law 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Law seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Katanov for as long as he can get away with.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Law fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Katanov sprawls well initially but Law persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Law missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Law throwing shots but Katanov is blocking nicely.
Law passes to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Law passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Katanov!
Katanov working to try and regain half guard.
Katanov wants to hold on but Law pushes him away.
Katanov is trying to escape the mount.
Law punching from mount but Katanov doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Law controlling the position easily from mount.
Katanov is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Law takes Katanov's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Katanov is in trouble.
Will Law go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Katanov is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Law tries to keep control of the position but Katanov is staying busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Law 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.
Law misses with a hook to the body
and Katanov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Katanov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Law misses with a straight right.
Katanov misses with a head kick.
Law throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Law waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Katanov.
Law is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Katanov can do to turn this around?
Law throws a body punch but Katanov moves out of range.
Law darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Law seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Katanov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Katanov tries to get to full guard but Law has control of the leg.
Law controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Law wants to control but Katanov is keeping him busy.
Law tries to pass the half guard into mount. Katanov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Katanov trying to hold on to Law's head to control him but Law postures up.
Katanov has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Law is on him like a limpet, forcing Katanov back against the cage.
Law breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Katanov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Law swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Law misses with a right hand
and Katanov counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katanov checks a leg kick nicely.
Law moves out of range of the leg kick from Katanov.
A big left from Law misses.
Law is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Katanov.
Law throws a body shot but no joy.
Katanov is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Law moves out of range of the body kick from Katanov.
Katanov tries to bum rush Law with a series of wild strikes but Law uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Katanov throws a hook to the side of Law's head but Law sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Law bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Law works Katanov's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Law lands with a straight right. Katanov didn't see that one coming.
Law drives through with a takedown into Katanov's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Law postures up in Katanov's guard and throws a big left but Katanov blocks it.
Law landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katanov controls Law momentarily but Law frees himself.
Law is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Law postures up and lands a big shot to Katanov's brow.
Law passes Katanov's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Katanov trying to control from the bottom.
Law is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Katanov is not content to let Law control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Law controlling the pace.
Law is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Katanov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Law.
Law is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Katanov sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Law dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Katanov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Katanov.
Law closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Katanov to the mat! Katanov manages to get full guard.
Katanov is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Law dives into side control.
Law staying calm.
You can see the frustration on Katanov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Katanov regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katanov is looking to escape.
Law is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Law throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Law tries to pass to full mount but Katanov defends it.
Law thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Katanov's head.
Law thows a huge punch but Katanov dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Law wants to pass to mount but Katanov is defending the position.
Law moves into full mount! Katanov won't be happy about that!
Law scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Katanov?
Jackson Law overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Katanov taking shots to the head.
Law controlling the pace for now.
Katanov is squirming around, avoiding Law's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Law controlling from the full mount.
Katanov wants to hold on but Law pushes him away.
Law throws a strike there. Katanov manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Katanov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Law drops an elbow to the side of Katanov's head.
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.
Katanov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Law is looking for a kimura here.
Jackson Law is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Law performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Law showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Law, 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Law!
Jackson Law seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Eremeev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyron Murica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murica is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by YG - My Nigga. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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165 lbs
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167 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Eremeev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyron Murica!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murica moves forwards but Eremeev connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Andrey Eremeev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Eremeev misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Eremeev. That snapped Murica's head back.
Eremeev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Murica throws a leg kick but Eremeev checks it.
Eremeev is looking for a counter combo.
Eremeev jabs Murica to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Eremeev looks to score with a jab to the body but Murica is just out of range.
Murica fakes the leg kick and cracks Eremeev in the body.
Murica throws a nice inside leg kick.
Eremeev throws a big shot that misses.
Eremeev on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Murica. Murica obviously looking to wear him down.
Eremeev throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murica moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Eremeev lands an overhand right.
Eremeev lands a head shot.
A jab from Eremeev finds it's way through Murica's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eremeev jabs Murica to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Murica looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Eremeev feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Murica sprawling to the canvas! Murica rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Eremeev finish him?!
Murica is rocked!
Eremeev misses with a body shot.
Murica is still on wobbly legs! Can Eremeev finish him?
Eremeev is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Murica tries to score with a low kick but Eremeev moves his leg out of the way.
Eremeev cracks Murica with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murica moves forwards but Eremeev connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Eremeev falls off balance throwing a combination
and Murica counters with a nice leg kick.
Eremeev ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Murica out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andrey Eremeev!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Davy De Decker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urban Trochanter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trochanter is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sick Of It All | Get Bronx. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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140 lbs
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146 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Davy De Decker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Urban Trochanter!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Decker scores with a shot to the body.
Nice cross by De Decker.
Trochanter just misses with a punch to the body.
Urban Trochanter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Decker scores with a body shot.
De Decker jabs Trochanter right on the nose. Trochanter blinks but takes it well.
Trochanter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Decker.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Trochanter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from De Decker misses the target.
Trochanter drops down looking to force a counter takedown but De Decker defends it well.
De Decker connects with a looping right hand.
Trochanter attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Trochanter looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
De Decker cracks Trochanter with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trochanter misses with a lunging right hand
and De Decker counters with a stiff right hand.
Trochanter is rocked!
De Decker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Trochanter throws out the jab.
De Decker looks to land a right hand but Trochanter moved out of range.
De Decker misses with a straight left.
De Decker has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Miletich Xtreme Fighting Systems in the buildup to the fight.
Trochanter catches De Decker with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Trochanter misses with an uppercut
and De Decker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Trochanter is still on wobbly legs! Can De Decker finish him?
Trochanter doesn't succeed with the takedown
and De Decker counters with a nice uppercut.
Trochanter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Decker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De Decker scores with a shot to the body.
De Decker throws a nice looking combination but Trochanter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trochanter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from De Decker misses the target.
Trochanter seems to have recovered his senses.
De Decker connects with a single shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trochanter defending well as De Decker loads up on a big left hand.
Trochanter throws a predictable looking body shot
and De Decker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Decker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Trochanter misses with a hook
and Trochanter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Decker is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A low kick from Trochanter is predictable there
and De Decker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Trochanter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Decker.
Trochanter misses with a body shot
and De Decker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Decker with a hook.
Trochanter misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting De Decker counter with a right hand.
De Decker is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sloppy strikes from De Decker. Those never looked like landing.
Trochanter jabs at De Decker's body.
Trochanter jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A big left from De Decker misses.
De Decker takes a swing at Trochanter's ribcage but misses.
Trochanter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Trochanter works on De Decker's body with a couple of short punches.
Trochanter stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Trochanter.
Trochanter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
De Decker misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Decker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
De Decker tries to work over Trochanter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Decker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Decker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Decker is looking to control Trochanter's arms but Trochanter gets an underhook and turns him. Now De Decker has his back to the cage.
Trochanter is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Trochanter lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Decker backwards.
De Decker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trochanter content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Trochanter is looking for a takedown up against the cage. De Decker gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Davy De Decker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Urban Trochanter.
De Decker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Trochanter backwards.
De Decker is defending well against a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davy De Decker dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Trochanter throws a leg kick
and De Decker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Trochanter stalling against the cage.
Trochanter trying to stall but De Decker improves his position.
Trochanter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trochanter is looking for a takedown.
Trochanter stalling.
De Decker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Decker is trying to break free.
De Decker blocking some punches.
De Decker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trochanter can do to turn this around?
De Decker lands with a short shot to the head.
De Decker avoids a wild elbow strike from Trochanter.
Urban Trochanter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The referee is keeping an eye on De Decker - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Decker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
De Decker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Trochanter looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Trochanter drops to a knee looking for a takedown but De Decker gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Trochanter blocking some punches.
De Decker throws a punch but it's blocked by Trochanter.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Decker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
De Decker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trochanter is looking to take this one to the mat.
Davy De Decker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Urban Trochanter.
A short right from Trochanter.
Trochanter digs a right hand into De Decker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on De Decker's gas tank.
Trochanter is looking for a takedown up against the cage. De Decker gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
De Decker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trochanter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Decker misses with a body punch.
De Decker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Trochanter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trochanter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trochanter tries to land knees in the clinch but De Decker avoids the damage to the body.
De Decker misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Decker lands a hook that snaps the head of Trochanter backwards.
Trochanter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Deckers head.
Trochanter misses with some punches.
De Decker blocking some punches.
De Decker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Trochanter backwards.
De Decker lands a right hand.
Trochanter has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by De Decker after a bit of a struggle.
A head punch on the inside from De Decker fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trochanter is working for takedown but De Decker is calmly controlling the position for now.
De Decker tries to break the clinch but Trochanter is controlling the position.
Trochanter keeps control of De Decker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
De Decker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trochanter throws a punch but it's blocked by De Decker.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trochanter.
A short body shot lands from De Decker as the two fighters clinch.
De Decker tries to break free but Trochanter pushes him back against the cage.
A hook to the body from De Decker.
Trochanter blocking some punches.
Trochanter avoiding damage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trochanter.
Trochanter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trochanter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
De Decker misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trochanter blocks an uppercut.
De Decker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
De Decker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from De Decker.
De Decker avoids the elbow strike from Trochanter, against the cage.
Trochanter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Decker backwards.
Trochanter throws a head punch that misses.
De Decker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Decker misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Decker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the body from Trochanter misses
and De Decker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Decker misses with a looping right.
Trochanter lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davy De Decker dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Trochanter moves out of range as De Decker strikes.
Trochanter takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
De Decker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
De Decker connects with the punch.
De Decker misses with a looping right.
Trochanter tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
De Decker scores with a nice head shot.
De Decker cracks Trochanter with a hook to the temple - Trochanter is on wobbly legs here! De Decker swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Trochanter falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! De Decker wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Davy De Decker!
The defeated Urban Trochanter had this to say: 'To , tough fight tonight, man. Good thing for you that I don't want to die without any scars. Till next time, bro.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marat Gafurov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamari Caram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gafurov's entrance music is Queen – I Want To Break Free. A fine choice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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154 lbs
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155 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Excellent MT
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marat Gafurov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jamari Caram!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caram misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Caram looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gafurov feinted with a counter takedown.
Caram explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Caram tries to land a front kick but Gafurov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gafurov shoots in and drives through. Caram sprawls well.
Jab from Gafurov.
Gafurov scores with a punch to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caram motions for Gafurov to come forward. Caram throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Caram misses with a double jab.
A slow jab from Gafurov misses its intended target.
Gafurov slips a jab and a cross from Caram.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caram misses with a body shot.
Caram throws a chopping leg kick but Gafurov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gafurov scores with a nice right hand.
Gafurov 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.
Gafurov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Caram did well to prevent Gafurov getting side control.
Gafurov wants to pass the guard but Caram is defending well.
Caram gets back to full guard.
Gafurov passes into half guard.
Gafurov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Caram wants to improve his position but Gafurov is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gafurov trying to pass the guard but Caram defending well.
Caram is controlling Gafurov's trapped leg to prevent Gafurov from advancing to side control.
Caram really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gafurov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gafurov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Caram knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Caram trying to control but Gafurov postures up.
Caram won't allow Gafurov to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gafurov prevents Caram from improving his position.
Gafurov is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Gafurov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gafurov has gone for a leg lock! Caram slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gafurov's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gafurov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Caram wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gafurov is looking to advance position but Caram won't allow it.
Gafurov seems to be looking for submissions.
Gafurov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Caram is just riding it out for now. Gafurov eventually gives up the hold.
Gafurov has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Caram wants to hold on but Gafurov pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marat Gafurov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Caram lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gafurov's sensitive parts.
Caram throws a leg kick but Gafurov moved away.
Gafurov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gafurov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Caram as he avoids it easily.
Caram throws a sloppy head kick and Gafurov moves out of range easily.
Gafurov tries to counter with a takedown but Caram is quick to defend against it.
Gafurov checks a low kick from Caram.
Gafurov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gafurov shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gafurov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Caram sees it coming and defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gafurov wants to work for an arm triangle but Caram is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gafurov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gafurov is looking to stall here but Caram recovers full guard.
Gafurov trying to control the position from guard on top but Caram is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Caram can't keep his opponent in guard - Gafurov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Caram moves into full guard.
Caram keeping moving, preventing Gafurov from controlling successfully.
Gafurov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Caram can do to turn this around?
Gafurov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gafurov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Caram keeping full guard, as Gafurov tries to pass.
Gafurov wants to control from the top but Caram keeps moving.
Gafurov advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caram is staying active underneath Gafurov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gafurov trying to mount his opponent but Caram defends it.
Caram tries to roll over but Gafurov keeps him under control.
Gafurov trying to control the action but Caram is working from the bottom.
Caram trying to hold on to Gafurov's head to control him but Gafurov postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Gafurov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caram uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gafurov.
Caram finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Caram tries to clinch there but Gafurov circles away.
Gafurov throws a jab but it's blocked by Caram.
Caram throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Caram misses with a low kick.
A head kick by Caram misses
and Gafurov counters with a single leg into guard. Caram didn't expect that.
Gafurov is pushing down on Caram's leg trying to pass to half guard. Caram is fighting to maintain full guard but Gafurov has managed to sneak the leg through.
Caram trying to control but Gafurov postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gafurov trying to control the action but Caram is working from the bottom.
Gafurov wants to pass to mount but Caram is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marat Gafurov dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Caram tries to land a front kick but Gafurov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Good standup being displayed there by Gafurov as he connects with a hook.
Caram misses with a looping left.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gafurov.
Caram turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gafurov scores with the left hand. Caram knows he should have avoided that one.
Caram throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gafurov avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caram throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gafurov feinted with a counter takedown.
Caram scores with a leg kick.
Jamari Caram seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gafurov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Caram's head backwards.
Caram misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gafurov darts in looking for a takedown but Caram gets double underhooks and turns Gafurov into the cage.
Caram wants to counter with a clinch but Gafurov pushes him away.
Gafurov digs a good hook to Caram's body.
Caram tried to score with a low kick but Gafurov checks it.
Gafurov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jamari Caram is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheers as Gafurov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Caram doesn't seem phased though.
Caram tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gafurov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Caram.
Caram throws a sloppy head kick and Gafurov moves out of range easily.
Gafurov drops down looking for a counter takedown but Caram sprawls and moves away.
Good leg kick by Caram there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Caram throws a wild body kick that Gafurov sees coming a mile off.
A clash of legs there as Gafurov blocks the low kick.
Gafurov takes a swing at Caram's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caram thuds his right hand into Gafurov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Caram lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Caram throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Caram showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gafurov.
Gafurov sets himself, and Caram steps forward looking for the clinch! Gafurov avoids it this time.
Gafurov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Caram defends it nicely.
Caram connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caram slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caram throws a sloppy head kick and Gafurov moves out of range easily.
Gafurov shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gafurov trying to pass the guard but Caram defending well.
Gafurov passes to side control.
Gafurov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Caram has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gafurov goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Caram rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Gafurov's guard! Nice work there by Caram!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gafurov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Marat Gafurov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Marat Gafurov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Caram stopping the sweep attempt from Gafurov.
Gafurov keeping full guard, as Caram tries to pass.
Caram won't allow Gafurov to sweep him here.
Jamari Caram has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gafurov is trying to control the position but Caram postures up.
Caram stopping the sweep attempt from Gafurov.
Caram lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gafurov is on top in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gafurov trying to control but Caram is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jamari Caram.
I think Gafurov 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marat Gafurov!
In his post fight interview, Marat Gafurov gave a big smile as he said 'I wanna rematch with Kowalchuk!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kosta Gatsalov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Poole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!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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20
259 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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194 cm
20
238 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kosta Gatsalov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Will Poole!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatsalov throws an off balance right hand
and Poole counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gatsalov just misses with a punch to the body.
Gatsalov connects with the punch.
A slow jab from Gatsalov misses its intended target.
Gatsalov misses the body punch
and Poole connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Kosta Gatsalov has been cut.
Poole misses with a looping left.
Gatsalov misses with a leg kick.
Poole comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gatsalov lands a body shot.
Gatsalov swats away the attempt to clinch by Poole.
It looked like Gatsalov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Poole.
Gatsalov moves out of range as Poole strikes.
Gatsalov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gatsalov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gatsalov digs a good hook to Poole's body.
A clash of legs there as Poole blocks the low kick.
Poole now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gatsalov wants to clinch
and Poole counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poole throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gatsalov counters with a nice uppercut.
Poole blocks a jab.
Gatsalov looks to land a left hand but Poole moved out of range nicely.
Gatsalov misses with an uppercut. Poole saw that one coming.
Poole scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gatsalov moves out of range as Poole strikes.
Poole throws a jab but it's blocked by Gatsalov.
Gatsalov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Poole counters with a stiff right hand.
Gatsalov slips a straight right by Poole.
Gatsalov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Poole ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Poole lands with a right hand.
Gatsalov throws a body punch but Poole moves out of range.
Gatsalov moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poole missing with a left hand there. Gatsalov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gatsalov throws a shot from downtown. Poole moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatsalov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Poole's calf.
Gatsalov throws a shot from downtown. Poole moves away and avoids it.
Gatsalov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Poole might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Poole throws a half hearted mid kick.
Poole swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gatsalov throws a leg kick
letting Poole counter with a right hand.
Poole tries to clinch but Gatsalov moves out of range.
Poole steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gatsalov.
Poole throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gatsalov moves out of range of the strikes.
Poole throws the left hand but Gatsalov avoids the punch easily.
Gatsalov moves to clinch but Poole breaks away
and Poole counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Poole tries to score with a low kick but Gatsalov moves his leg out of the way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poole. Gatsalov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gatsalov throws an overhand right that lands on Poole's shoulder, as Poole tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatsalov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poole moves away.
Gatsalov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gatsalov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gatsalov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kosta Gatsalov's cut is getting worse.
Poole connects with a looping right hand.
Poole scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gatsalov throws an off balance right hand
and Poole connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gatsalov misses the body punch
and Poole counters with a nice right hand that sends Gatsalov toppling to the canvas! Gatsalov scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Poole finish him?!
Gatsalov is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gatsalov misses with a two punch combination.
Oh Gatsalov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gatsalov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Poole looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gatsalov seems to have got his legs back now.
Gatsalov throws a jab but it's blocked by Poole.
Gatsalov misses with a straight left.
Poole slips a straight right by Gatsalov.
Gatsalov misses with a leg kick.
Poole lands a nice shot to the body.
Poole scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gatsalov in his tracks.
Kosta Gatsalov's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Poole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gatsalov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Poole misses.
Gatsalov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Poole has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Poole tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Gatsalov counter with a right hand.
Poole throws a series of punches but Gatsalov avoids them all with ease.
Poole throws a body shot but no joy.
Poole gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gatsalov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Poole. Poole obviously looking to wear him down.
Gatsalov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Poole checks it well.
Poole fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gatsalov on the side of the head.
Gatsalov throws a lazy right hand but Poole sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gatsalov misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poole comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Poole slips a straight right by Gatsalov.
Poole swings widly with a right hand
and Gatsalov counters with a stiff right hand.
Gatsalov avoids the body shot from Poole.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Poole dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kosta Gatsalov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Gatsalov. Poole does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poole connects with a crisp jab.
Gatsalov is looking to score with low kicks.
Gatsalov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poole.
Poole ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Gatsalov.
Nice uppercut there from Gatsalov.
Poole swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gatsalov swings for the body but Poole moves out of range.
Gatsalov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Poole content to slow the pace in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poole has Gatsalov pushed against the cage.
Poole throws a head punch that misses.
Poole blocks a body shot from Gatsalov.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gatsalov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poole lands with a light punch inside.
Gatsalov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gatsalov gets through Poole's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gatsalov working aggressively here.
Poole has Gatsalov pressed against the cage, preventing Gatsalov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gatsalov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Poole fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Poole tries a body shot but Gatsalov blocks it.
Gatsalov can't find room to land a body shot as Poole controls the action.
Poole tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gatsalov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Poole blocks an uppercut.
Gatsalov being controlled against the cage.
Poole swings wildly with an uppercut but Gatsalov uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poole working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gatsalov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Poole misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Poole.
Poole lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gatsalov backwards.
Jeez, Kosta Gatsalov's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Poole.
Poole stalling against the cage.
Gatsalov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A right hand to the body from Gatsalov.
Poole takes a shot to the head.
It looks like Will Poole has been cut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gatsalov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatsalov digs a right hand into Poole's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Poole's gas tank.
Gatsalov taking a breather.
Gatsalov misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Poole.
Poole tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gatsalov's elbow.
Poole trying to stall but Gatsalov improves his position.
Poole lands a hook that snaps the head of Gatsalov backwards.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kosta Gatsalov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Will Poole!
Will Poole thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Deverux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rudi Dassler (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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210 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steve Deverux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rudi Dassler!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deverux connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dassler. Dassler circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Rudi Dassler has been cut.
Dassler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Deverux.
Dassler drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Deverux defends it well.
Deverux misses the jab.
Dassler ducks under a wild hook from Deverux.
Deverux tests Dassler's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Deverux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dassler was well out of range. Poor timing from Deverux.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dassler has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Dassler takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dassler throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Deverux's waist but Deverux gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dassler off to one side.
Deverux misses with a hook.
Deverux feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Dassler sprawling to the canvas! Dassler rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Deverux finish him?!
Dassler is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dassler leaves his chin hanging out and Deverux seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Dassler crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Steve Deverux!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Knut Paulsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrik Danielsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulsen comes into the arena with Starhammer blaring out of the sound system. Henrik Danielsson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Knut Paulsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henrik Danielsson!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulsen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Paulsen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Danielsson on the side of the head.
Danielsson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Paulsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Paulsen connects with a nice looking jab.
Danielsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Danielsson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Danielsson is rocked!
Danielsson tries to get into range but Paulsen steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Danielsson! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Paulsen scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Knut Paulsen!
Knut Paulsen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Irbek Alborov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blaine Demono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Demono has chosen Velcro Fly as his entrance music. Irbek Alborov has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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195 lbs
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Excellent 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Irbek Alborov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Blaine Demono!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demono digs a good hook to Alborov's body.
Demono takes a swing at Alborov's ribcage but misses.
Nice body punch from Demono.
Alborov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Demono misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alborov.
Alborov cracks Demono with an open hand slap.
Demono lands a really nice looking cross but Alborov seems unphased.
It looks like Irbek Alborov has been cut.
Alborov throws a good cross that connects.
Demono swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Demono has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Demono there as he acknowledges the shot.
Demono avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alborov lands a jab to the nose.
Alborov shoots for a takedown but Demono saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Demono misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Demono on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Demono on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Demono works Alborov's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demono has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Alborov finds it's way round the side to connect with Demono's head.
Alborov throws a nice looking combination but Demono bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Demono slips under a jab.
Demono throws out a counter right but Alborov avoids it with no problem.
Alborov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Alborov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Demono defending well though.
Alborov throwing shots but Demono is blocking nicely.
Demono is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Alborov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Alborov lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alborov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Demono keeps working.
Alborov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demono controlling the position for now.
Alborov lands strikes from half guard.
Alborov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Alborov misses with a head shot. Demono uses the momentum to regain guard.
Alborov throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Demono utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demono is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Demono utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Alborov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Demono swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Alborov misses its target.
Alborov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Alborov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Demono as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Irbek Alborov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alborov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Demono's hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demono lunges at Alborov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alborov's hand.
A big right from Demono misses.
Demono throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Alborov.
Alborov in side control, throwing shots but Demono defends.
Alborov in side control, throwing shots but Demono defends.
Alborov lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Demono is not content to let Alborov control the position.
Alborov sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Demono is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Irbek Alborov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Irbek Alborov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Demono dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Demono drops his hands momentarily and Alborov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Alborov jabs Demono to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Demono loads up on a big right hand but Alborov slips the punch.
Alborov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Demono napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Alborov wants to control but Demono is keeping him busy.
Alborov misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Demono 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.
Alborov is looking to take a break and control but Demono is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Alborov lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Alborov are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Alborov lands some shots froms side control.
Alborov with the ground and pound but Demono regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Alborov thows a huge punch but Demono dodges it nicely.
Alborov lands strikes from half guard.
Alborov works his way into full mount!
Alborov raining down shots from the mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alborov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
It looks like Blaine Demono has been cut.
Demono holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Alborov tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Alborov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Demono can do to turn this around?
Alborov thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Demono is looking to improve his position but Alborov isn't that keen on the idea.
Alborov landing shots from mount.
Alborov throws a wild left hand from mount and Demono manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alborov uses his free foot to push down on Demono's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Demono.
Alborov punching from mount but Demono doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Demono holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Alborov tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Alborov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Demono is looking to escape.
Alborov landing strikes from the mount.
That has opened up Blaine Demono's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alborov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Demono is looking to escape.
Alborov lands a big elbow.
Alborov is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Demono can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Blaine Demono's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Blaine Demono's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Irbek Alborov!
Irbek Alborov retains his middleweight title!
Irbek Alborov very nearly forgot to thank Instinct amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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