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Infinity 126: August Rush PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lorne Greenebaum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarkko Lato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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140 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lorne Greenebaum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarkko Lato!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lato misses with a looping right.
Lato throws a series of punches but Greenebaum moves out of range.
Lato rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Greenebaum moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Greenebaum misses the shot to the body.
Lato wants to counter the offense by Greenebaum and move into the clinch position.
Lato tries to sprawl but Greenebaum drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Lato kicks Greenebaum off and gets back to his feet.
Greenebaum throws a front kick aimed at Lato's knee but Lato avoids it well.
Greenebaum slips a jab and a cross from Lato.
Lorne Greenebaum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Greenebaum closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lato quickly recovers to half guard.
Greenebaum missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lato felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Greenebaum looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Greenebaum is keen to just control but Lato is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greenebaum has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lato wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Greenebaum.
Greenebaum postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lato looks a forlorn figure.
Greenebaum looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Greenebaum has hold of Lato's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Lato manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lato wants to hold on but Greenebaum pushes him away.
Lato is in all sorts of trouble here.
Greenebaum controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lato really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Greenebaum lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greenebaum raining down shots from the mount!
Lato is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Greenebaum punching from mount but Lato doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Lato is working to get back to half guard.
Lato tries to lock up and control but Greenebaum gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Greenebaum cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Greenebaum looking for a guillotine from mount but Lato is having none of it.
Greenebaum landing shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lato tries to hold on but Greenebaum pushes him away.
Greenebaum unloads with some shots from mount but Lato bucks and avoids them well.
Greenebaum 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.
Lato is squirming around, avoiding Greenebaum's attempts to control the action.
Greenebaum looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Greenebaum looking to secure an arm triangle but Lato defends it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Greenebaum lands a big shot there that rocks Lato but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorne Greenebaum dominated that 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.
Greenebaum misses with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Lato. Those never looked like landing.
Greenebaum scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lato gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Lato trying desperately to get to his feet.
Greenebaum tries to control but Lato wriggling away.
Lato is desperately trying to improve his position but Greenebaum has a good base and remains in mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greenebaum content just to control the position here.
Lato is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greenebaum looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Lato regains half guard.
Greenebaum is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Lato still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Lato has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Greenebaum has one of Lato's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Greenebaum regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Greenebaum moves into full guard.
Greenebaum is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lato in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lato missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lato lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Greenebaum is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lato can do to turn this around?
Greenebaum keeping moving, preventing Lato from controlling successfully.
Lato passes Greenebaum's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greenebaum gets back to full guard.
Lato stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Greenebaum throws up his legs and catches Lato in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Lato tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Greenebaum! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Lorne Greenebaum!
A less than humble Lorne Greenebaum misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Las Mambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Smee Again (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smee Again has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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194 lbs
18 - 10 - 0 |
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184 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Las Mambo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Smee Again!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mambo darts in and clinches Again up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Again.
Again goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mambo prevents it.
Mambo lands a good knee to the midsection. Again won't want to take too many of those.
Again is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mambo is defending well.
Again gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Mambo manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mambo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Again throws Mambo to one side and escapes!
Nice takedown defense from Mambo. No joy for Again on that attempt.
Las Mambo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Smee Again.
Mambo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Again tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mambo gets underhooks to prevent Again's takedown attempt.
Mambo can't get the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Again can't break the clinch.
Mambo tightens his grip and picks Again up, before dumping him to the ground. Again manages to land in guard.
Again is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Mambo presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Mambo breaks the clinch.
Mambo wants to clinch up but Again keeps it at a distance.
Mambo closes the distance and clinches.
Mambo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mambo has clasped his hands together around Again's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mambo stands up.
Again takes a swing at Mambo's ribcage but misses.
Again looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mambo is fending him off so far but Again persists. Nope, Mambo circles away and we're back to standing.
Mambo fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Again misses with the combination.
Again dives in for a single leg takedown but Mambo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Mambo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mambo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Again in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mambo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Again pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Again is trying to pull guard but Mambo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Mambo as the two fighters clinch.
Mambo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mambo closes the distance and clinches.
Mambo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Again is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A right hand to the body from Mambo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Again successfully pulls guard.
Mambo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Again has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mambo has managed to get both his arms back between Again's legs - danger averted.
Mambo stands up from Again's guard - Mambo perhaps looking for a knockout.
Mambo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Again swivels and escapes.
Again misses with a takedown attempt
and Mambo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Again gets a clinch.
Mambo has picked Again up - he's going for a ride! Mambo dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Again is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mambo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Again missing with punches from the bottom.
Again won't allow Mambo to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Again has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mambo is working away from the top position though.
Again has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Mambo is on him like a limpet, forcing Again back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mambo gets control of Again's arms and successfully pulls guard. Mambo will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Mambo looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Again is defending well. Mambo quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Again has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Mambo celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Las Mambo!
After the fight, Las Mambo was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pasi Pulkannaru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommi Talentti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pulkannaru comes to the cage accompanied by Judas Priest - Pain Killer. Talentti has chosen Metallica - Ecstasy Of Gold as his entrance music. 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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162 lbs
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32
164 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pasi Pulkannaru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Talentti!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulkannaru misses with a body shot.
Pasi Pulkannaru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pulkannaru tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Talentti swivels and escapes.
Talentti drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Talentti drops back looking for a leg! Pulkannaru is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pulkannaru manages to kick Talentti off! Talentti jumps back into Pulkannaru's guard.
Pulkannaru not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Talentti throwing strikes from guard but Pulkannaru blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talentti lands a couple of elbows.
Pulkannaru is looking to stand up but Talentti isn't so interested in that idea.
Pulkannaru wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkannaru tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pulkannaru knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Talentti on the ground.
Pulkannaru working a defensive guard here.
Pulkannaru is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Talentti postures up in Pulkannaru's guard and throws a big left but Pulkannaru blocks it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Talentti trying to control the position from guard on top but Pulkannaru is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Talentti feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Pulkannaru will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pulkannaru holds on and takes a little breather.
Pulkannaru is looking to stand up but Talentti isn't so interested in that idea.
Talentti is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Talentti passes Pulkannaru's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talentti is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pulkannaru defends it well.
Talentti is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Talentti is looking for a kimura but Pulkannaru is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Talentti to get the leverage.
Talentti is thwarting Pulkannaru's attempts to control the position.
Talentti is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pulkannaru defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pulkannaru avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Talentti.
Pulkannaru really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pulkannaru looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pulkannaru on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pulkannaru tries to get out of the position.
Talentti seems to be working for a kimura but Pulkannaru defends the submission attempt.
Pulkannaru makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pulkannaru shoots in for a takedown but Talentti shows good takedown defense.
Talentti walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pulkannaru tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Talentti swivels and escapes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommi Talentti dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Talentti closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Talentti missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pulkannaru trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Talentti misses with some ground and pound and Pulkannaru recovers position to half guard.
Talentti wants to work for an arm triangle but Pulkannaru is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pulkannaru wants to improve his position but Talentti is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulkannaru controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pulkannaru pushes Talentti off looking to stand but Talentti dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkannaru trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Talentti manages to pass to mount!
Talentti is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Pulkannaru has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Pulkannaru!
Talentti is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pulkannaru is aware though and is defending well.
Pulkannaru throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pulkannaru content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Talentti has locked up a guillotine! Talentti's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Pulkannaru is holding on here and Talentti must be using up a lot of energy. Pulkannaru has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Talentti gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tommi Talentti!
Tommi Talentti seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Pasi Pulkannaru stepped up to the mic, saying 'Dang, the fattest dude won this time'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drakaath Yelgersmold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santeri Sikaniska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yelgersmold's entrance music is Sexy Bitches Playing Metal On Electric Violins. A fine choice. Sikaniska comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 2 Brothers on the 4th floor - Fairytales kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Drakaath Yelgersmold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Santeri Sikaniska!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sikaniska slips a jab from Yelgersmold.
Yelgersmold cracks Sikaniska with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Sikaniska looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Yelgersmold finish him?
Sikaniska is rocked!
It looks like Santeri Sikaniska has been cut.
Sikaniska fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yelgersmold scores with a shot to the body.
Yelgersmold lands a big right hook! Sikaniska looks hurt but is still standing! Yelgersmold lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Sikaniska falls down and Yelgersmold dives in with a huge hammer fist! Sikaniska's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Yelgersmold runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Drakaath Yelgersmold!
Drakaath Yelgersmold spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clubber Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwight Moody (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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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Clubber Lang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Dwight Moody!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moody moves into the clinch.
Moody tries to break the clinch but Lang is controlling the position.
Moody breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lang has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Nordic Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Moody gets tackled into the cage by Lang. Lang maintains the clinch.
Moody is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lang scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lang gets through Moody's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lang swings wildly with an uppercut but Moody uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moody has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Moody scores with a shoulder strike.
Moody struggles to land a body shot inside as Lang controls his hands.
Moody can't find room to land a body shot as Lang controls the action.
Moody breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lang.
Moody throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moody turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Moody's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lang under the eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lang moves out of range as Moody throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Moody.
Lang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lang feints and as Moody raises his hands in defense, Lang changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lang wants to control from the top but Moody keeps moving.
Lang works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lang missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Moody is trying to stand up here but Lang is controlling him well.
Moody wants to get back to full guard.
Moody avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lang.
Moody is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Moody is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lang's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lang's back!
Moody misses with a punch to the head.
Moody punches Lang on the ear.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lang manages to reverse the position and now he's in Moody's guard. Nice work there by Lang.
Moody has momentary wrist control but Lang slips an elbow through the middle.
Moody is trying to keep Lang in close.
Lang stops Moody from standing up.
Moody working a defensive guard here.
Moody looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Lang puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Moody has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lang is working away from the top position though.
Lang is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Moody has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lang with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang wants to pass the guard but Moody is defending well.
Moody wants to improve his position but Lang is controlling well.
Lang lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lang is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Moody manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moody looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Moody is pulling down on Lang's head to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moody escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lang gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lang postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lang won't allow Moody to sweep him here.
Lang is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Moody wants to stand up but Lang is controlling him.
Lang is in close to Moody's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Moody 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.
Moody is adopting a defensive guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Clubber Lang will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Moody takes one to the side of the head.
Moody lands a slapping body shot.
Lang misses with a hook.
Lang throws a body kick that misses.
Moody now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lang scores with a crisp jab that stopped Moody in his tracks.
Lang misses with a wild body shot.
Moody lands with a slapping head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moody jabs Lang to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lang throws the kick towards the body but Moody avoids it.
Moody misses with a shot to the body
and Lang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lang looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Moody!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lang throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang working the head and body with strikes.
Moody struggling a bit here.
Lang tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
You can see the frustration on Moody's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lang wants to control for a moment but Moody uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Lang working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moody can do to turn this around?
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.
Lang throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lang trying to control the action but Moody is working from the bottom.
Moody is concentrating on defense, preventing Lang from advancing position.
Lang looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Moody with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Moody blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lang.
Lang not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Moody wants to get back to his feet.
Moody trying to control but Lang postures up.
Moody wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moody is trying to stand up here but Lang is controlling him well.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Moody throws a poor cross that misses
and Lang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Moody shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lang throws a poor cross that misses
and Moody counters with an inside leg kick.
Lang drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Moody blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Moody as Lang shoots in.
Lang defending well as Moody loads up on a big left hand.
Dwight Moody seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lang moves away from the strike by Moody.
Moody checks a leg kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moody moves forwards but Lang connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Moody is rocked!
Moody misses with a body punch
and Lang counters with a nice low kick that buckles Moody's knee momentarily.
Moody is still on wobbly legs! Can Lang finish him?
Moody is breathing heavily.
Lang ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Moody out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Clubber Lang!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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35
193 lbs
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36
195 lbs
21 - 13 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Freeman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Freeman stands up and beckons Diaz to join him on the feet.
Freeman 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.
Diaz feints and then cracks Freeman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Freeman down.
A jab from Diaz finds it's way through Freeman's defenses.
Diaz throws a sloppy body shot
and Freeman counters by clinching up.
Diaz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Freeman.
Diaz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diaz has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Freeman is trying to keep an underhook but Diaz manages to get the takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Freeman is trying to maintain the position but Diaz is very close to passing his half guard.
Diaz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Freeman wants to control but Diaz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Diaz trying to control but Freeman is working from the bottom.
Freeman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Diaz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Freeman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Freeman has his hands on Diaz's head, controlling the position.
That's two 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.
Freeman looking for a sweep. Not yet Freeman, not yet.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Freeman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz stops Freeman from standing up.
Freeman keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Diaz won't allow Freeman to sweep him here.
Diaz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Freeman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Diaz's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Freeman sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Diaz's guard.
Freeman controlling the pace.
Freeman escapes and gets back to his feet.
Freeman lands a nice looking body shot.
Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Freeman.
Freeman moves in looking to clinch but Diaz pushes him off.
Diaz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A decent looking cross lands there for Diaz.
Freeman manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Diaz on his heels. He'll look to pass Diaz's guard now, I'm sure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Diaz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Diaz is taking a breather. Freeman says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Freeman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Diaz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Freeman trying to control but Diaz postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz wants to take a breather but Freeman is having none of it.
Diaz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Freeman is pressing down on Diaz's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matt Freeman will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Diaz throws the left hand but Freeman avoids the punch easily.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
Diaz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Diaz wants it to stay on the feet.
Diaz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Matt Diaz has been cut.
A jab from Diaz finds it's way through Freeman's defenses.
Freeman fails in his attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Diaz misses the target.
Nice sprawl there from Diaz as Freeman shoots in.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And Freeman responds with a good body kick, but Diaz manages to step out the way in time.
Freeman scores with a takedown into Diaz's guard.
Diaz looking to control.
Freeman trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Diaz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Freeman controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to control the position but Freeman postures up.
Freeman stands up over Diaz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Freeman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Freeman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Freeman decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Diaz gets a double leg takedown into Freeman's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Diaz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Freeman keeping full guard, as Diaz tries to pass.
Diaz stopping the sweep attempt from Freeman.
Freeman can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Diaz controls the pace.
Diaz pushing down on Freeman's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Matt Freeman has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz moves nicely into side control.
Diaz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Freeman keeps working.
Freeman gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Freeman trying to control but Diaz postures up.
Freeman gets full guard.
Freeman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Freeman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Freeman striking off his back but it's not causing Diaz any problems.
Freeman trying to control the position.
Freeman keeping full guard, as Diaz tries to pass.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Freeman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Freeman shoots for a double leg takedown but Diaz sprawls well. He's pushed Freeman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Matt Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Freeman.
A chopping leg kick lands by Freeman.
Freeman misses with a takedown attempt - Diaz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Matt Freeman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Matt Diaz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Diaz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Freeman checks a low kick from Diaz.
Freeman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Matt Freeman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Freeman swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Diaz. That snapped Freeman's head back.
Freeman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Diaz is fending him off so far but Freeman persists. Nope, Diaz circles away and we're back to standing.
Freeman bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from Freeman are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Diaz wants to control but Freeman postures up.
Freeman decides to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Diaz cracks Freeman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Freeman shoots in and drives through. Diaz sprawls well.
Diaz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Freeman throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
Diaz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Diaz throws the left hand but Freeman avoids the punch easily.
As Diaz backs off Freeman throws a huge counter combo but Diaz manages to avoid it all.
Freeman stuffs the takedown attempt from Diaz. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
Diaz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Matt Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Freeman.
Freeman has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Freeman is rocked!
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Despite the aggression on Freeman's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Freeman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diaz stuffs the takedown.
A quick step to the side and Diaz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Freeman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Diaz pinned against the cage. Diaz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Freeman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Freeman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matt Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Freeman avoids them all with ease.
Horrible takedown attempt by Freeman or perhaps it was just good defense by Diaz, which made it look bad.
Diaz misses with a left hand
and Freeman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaz stuffs the takedown.
Matt Freeman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Freeman shoots for a double leg takedown but Diaz sprawls well. He's pushed Freeman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Freeman moves away.
Freeman tries to counter by closing the distance.
Freeman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diaz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman slips under a jab from Diaz.
Diaz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Freeman.
Diaz throws the left hand but Freeman avoids the punch easily.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diaz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Freeman tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
Freeman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Diaz circles away.
Freeman shoots in for a double leg but Diaz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
It looked like Diaz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Diaz scores with a punch to the head.
Freeman throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz throws out a loose jab but Freeman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Freeman rushes Diaz and presses him up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Diaz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Freeman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Turd Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taisto Rahapussi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rahapussi has chosen Caged in A Rage as his entrance music. Turd Anderson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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35
184 lbs
27 - 18 - 3 |
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182 lbs
21 - 17 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
27 - 18 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Turd Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Taisto Rahapussi!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rahapussi throws a leg kick which misses Anderson's front leg but catches the back leg as Anderson tries to avoid it.
Anderson throws a body punch but Rahapussi moves out of range.
Rahapussi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rahapussi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Rahapussi.
Rahapussi throws a nice head kick!
A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target.
Rahapussi throws a fast counter high kick but Anderson manages to duck under it in time.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Rahapussi throws a chopping leg kick but Anderson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Anderson throws a sloppy body shot
and Rahapussi counters with an inside leg kick.
Anderson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rahapussi. Rahapussi obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson walks into a jab.
Rahapussi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick by Rahapussi misses
and Anderson counters with a left to the body.
Anderson misses with a body shot
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Rahapussi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahapussi throws a leg kick but Anderson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rahapussi thuds his shin into the meat of Anderson's side.
Anderson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice defenses there by Anderson.
Rahapussi throws a leg kick
and Anderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anderson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Anderson is looking to wear down Rahapussi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice sprawl there from Anderson as Rahapussi shoots in.
Rahapussi avoids the body shot from Anderson.
Rahapussi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Anderson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rahapussi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Anderson will feel that in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rahapussi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Anderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rahapussi tries to land a body kick
and Anderson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Rahapussi!
Rahapussi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Anderson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Anderson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rahapussi, who protects the arm well.
Rahapussi tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson looking to control but instead Rahapussi has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Rahapussi trying to control here.
Rahapussi is looking to improve his position.
Anderson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rahapussi is just riding it out for now. Anderson eventually gives up the hold.
Anderson is looking for a kimura but Rahapussi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Anderson to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rahapussi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Anderson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rahapussi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Anderson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Anderson controlling the pace.
Anderson lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahapussi is looking for a sweep. Anderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rahapussi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Anderson pulls his head out easily.
Anderson prevents Rahapussi from improving his position.
Anderson controlling the action here.
Anderson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Anderson working over Rahapussi with some ground and pound. Rahapussi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Rahapussi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ground and pound from Anderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Turd Anderson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Anderson misses with a jab to the body
and Rahapussi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rahapussi misses with a leg kick
and Anderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Rahapussi.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rahapussi.
Taisto Rahapussi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rahapussi throws a leg kick that misses.
Rahapussi misses with a leg kick.
Rahapussi misses with a jab to the body
and Anderson counters with a left to the body.
Rahapussi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Rahapussi is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Rahapussi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anderson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That kick from Rahapussi tenderised Anderson's leg. Anderson is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taisto Rahapussi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big right from Rahapussi misses.
Rahapussi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Anderson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Rahapussi does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Rahapussi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rahapussi lands a leg kick that knocks Anderson off balance momentarily.
Rahapussi misses with a body kick.
Anderson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rahapussi swings widly with a right hand
and Anderson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rahapussi thinking.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rahapussi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Anderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rahapussi. Anderson shrugs it off though.
Anderson checks the leg kick.
Rahapussi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rahapussi lands a leg kick that knocks Anderson off balance momentarily.
Rahapussi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A low kick from Rahapussi misses
and Anderson counters with a nice uppercut.
Rahapussi tries to score with a low kick but Anderson moves his leg out of the way.
Taisto Rahapussi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rahapussi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rahapussi manages to avoid it.
Anderson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Anderson attempts a counter takedown but Rahapussi avoids it well and moves away.
Rahapussi connects with a leg kick. Anderson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Anderson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rahapussi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rahapussi slips a jab from Anderson.
Rahapussi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rahapussi with a jab.
Rahapussi throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahapussi misses with a lunging right hand
and Anderson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rahapussi.
Anderson checks a low kick from Rahapussi.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rahapussi.
Anderson punishes Rahapussi's body with a nice straight punch.
Rahapussi throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Anderson finds it's way through Rahapussi's defenses.
Rahapussi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rahapussi connects with a solid leg kick.
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rahapussi counters with a body kick.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahapussi misses with a left hand
and Anderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anderson works over Rahapussi's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rahapussi throws a big shot that misses.
Anderson attempts a counter takedown but Rahapussi avoids it well and moves away.
Anderson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rahapussi finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Rahapussi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Anderson's calf.
Anderson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rahapussi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rahapussi tries to work over Anderson's front leg with a kick but Anderson checks it.
Rahapussi looks to land a left hand but Anderson moved out of range nicely.
Anderson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rahapussi - that will leave a mark!
Anderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anderson cracks Rahapussi with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Taisto Rahapussi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Rahapussi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rahapussi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Anderson is out of range and Rahapussi settles back down.
Rahapussi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rahapussi throws a leg kick but Anderson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Anderson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Rahapussi throws a front kick aimed at Anderson's knee but Anderson avoids it well.
Anderson is looking to counter punch.
Rahapussi misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Rahapussi slips the punch.
Rahapussi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson misses with a looping right.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rahapussi.
Anderson checks a leg kick.
Anderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Rahapussi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahapussi lands a jab to Anderson's midsection.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rahapussi scores with a kick to the body.
Anderson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Anderson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rahapussi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Anderson throwing a counter right hand but Rahapussi manages to avoid it.
Rahapussi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anderson.
Anderson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rahapussi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rahapussi connects with a body shot that sends Anderson's belly button to the back.
Rahapussi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Anderson. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rahapussi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rahapussi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rahapussi misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Rahapussi misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rahapussi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Anderson scrambles back to his feet.
Rahapussi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Anderson is out of range.
Anderson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rahapussi.
Anderson throws a big shot that misses.
Rahapussi throws a solid leg kick but Anderson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rahapussi.
Rahapussi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rahapussi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Anderson lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rahapussi circles away quickly and effectively.
Anderson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rahapussi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rahapussi takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
Anderson avoids the head kick by Rahapussi.
Rahapussi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Anderson counters with a nice uppercut.
Anderson blocks the body kick.
Anderson punishes Rahapussi's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice body punch from Anderson.
Rahapussi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rahapussi slips under a jab.
Rahapussi flicks out a counter leg kick but Anderson steps away.
Rahapussi swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rahapussi defends well and Anderson ends up having to push Rahapussi into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rahapussi.
Anderson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rahapussi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rahapussi throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson feinted with a counter takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rahapussi.
Anderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rahapussi.
Rahapussi takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
A lazy body kick from Rahapussi
and Anderson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rahapussi working for a triangle but Anderson defends it easily.
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.
Rahapussi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taisto Rahapussi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rahapussi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taisto Rahapussi!
Our winner, Taisto Rahapussi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamal Quik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson comes to the cage accompanied by The Last Dragon. 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 welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Wilson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jamal Quik!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson gets a clinch.
Quik blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Quik lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Quik blocks the elbow strike.
Quik content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Good body shot from Wilson.
Wilson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Wilson finds it's way through Quik's defenses.
Wilson scores with a decent looking hook.
Wilson cracks Quik with an open hand slap.
It looks like Jamal Quik has been cut.
Quik misses with an attempted mid kick.
Quik ducks under a wild hook from Wilson.
Wilson lands a big shot that drops Quik! Can he finish him?
Quik is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson loads up on a big left hand. Quik felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Wilson looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Quik can't hide his disappointment, as Wilson celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Wilson!
Don Wilson retains his welterweight title!
Don Wilson really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that xXx - Voodoo Labs - MONEY LAUNDER logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trouble Some (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugues De Payens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Some comes to the cage accompanied by Von Hertzen Brothers - Coming Home. De Payens has chosen Rage against the machine - Bombtrack as his entrance music. Trouble Some had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Trouble Some!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hugues De Payens!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Payens looks to score with a jab to the body but Some is just out of range.
De Payens fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Some checks it well.
Some wild striking there from Some.
De Payens just misses with a punch to the body.
De Payens ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from De Payens misses the target.
Some throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
De Payens tries to close the distance and clinch up but Some swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Payens throws a push kick but Some slaps the foot to one side.
De Payens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
De Payens throws a body punch but Some moves out of range.
Some slips a jab from De Payens.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some throws a body kick that misses.
De Payens has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Some is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Some throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
De Payens swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some connects with an inside leg kick.
Some looks to throw the jab but De Payens is out of range.
De Payens buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some throws a head kick but De Payens moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Payens walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Some checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Some throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some is looking to score with low kicks.
De Payens tries to work over Some's front leg with a kick but Some checks it.
De Payens misses with the combination.
Some moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Payens is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Some rather than just go for the knockout.
Some with a nice cross.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
De Payens throws a series of punches but Some moves out of range.
Some takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Good work by De Payens as he checks the leg kick.
The fighters circling - Some throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some blocks a head kick by De Payens.
Some thumps De Payens with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from De Payens misses.
De Payens moves out of range as Some throws a body kick.
De Payens swings for the body but Some moves out of range.
Some misses with a kick to the body
and De Payens counters with a left to the body.
Some keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Payens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Some was well out of range. Poor timing from De Payens.
De Payens has managed to clinch.
De Payens struggles to land a body shot inside as Some controls his hands.
Some tries to throw a body punch but De Payens avoids it by throwing Some back against the cage.
De Payens goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Some lands a nice uppercut.
Some on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by De Payens as Some tries to tie him up.
De Payens misses with the head strike.
De Payens tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Some fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Payens.
Some is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Payens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Some's elbow.
Some misses with some punches.
Some is struggling to control the position.
De Payens is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Some is defending well for now.
Some is looking for a takedown up against the cage. De Payens gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Some on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short left from Some.
De Payens gets through Some's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Some lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Some as the two fighters clinch.
De Payens struggles to land a body shot inside as Some controls his hands.
Some working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Some lands with a left to the head.
De Payens throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Some has a couple of punches blocked by De Payens.
Some working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Payens lands a right hand that snaps the head of Some backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Payens lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Payens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some misses with a body kick.
De Payens on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
De Payens throws a left and a right that both miss
and Some counters with a body kick.
De Payens on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
De Payens misses with an attempted mid kick.
Some avoids a kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Some.
De Payens takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Payens comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
An inside leg kick from De Payens misses.
De Payens with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Some to score with a decent uppercut.
Some throws a wild body kick that De Payens sees coming a mile off.
De Payens blocks a low kick nicely.
Some throws a chopping leg kick but De Payens manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
De Payens throws a predictable looking body shot
and Some counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Trouble Some will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Some.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from De Payens. Some shrugs it off though.
De Payens closes the distance looking to clinch
and Some counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Payens throws a body shot but no joy.
Some lands with a thumping leg kick.
Some takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Some tries to score with a low kick but De Payens moves his leg out of the way.
De Payens loads up on a big right hand but Some slips the punch.
Some tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Payens explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Payens looks to land a left hand but Some moved out of range nicely.
Some throws a head kick that misses.
Some scores with a nice head shot.
De Payens lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Some circles away quickly and effectively.
Some tried to counter with a leg kick but De Payens avoided it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
De Payens walks into a stiff left hand from Some.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Payens keeps Some at a distance using the push kick.
Some misses with an attempted mid kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Payens tries to close the distance and clinch but Some swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some checks a leg kick.
Some keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some pivots, looking for a leg kick but De Payens is out of range and Some settles back down.
De Payens scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
De Payens wants to clinch.
Some connects with a leg kick. De Payens looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
De Payens scores with a jab. Some acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Some throws a body shot but no joy.
De Payens looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De Payens's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Some throws a leg kick but De Payens sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Some looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wants to land a leg kick but De Payens is out of range.
Some throws a solid leg kick but De Payens takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Some.
Some connects with an inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from De Payens.
De Payens misses the shot to the body.
Some feints and then cracks De Payens's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Payens down.
Some with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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!
De Payens works over Some's head and body with a nice combination.
Some throws a sloppy head kick and De Payens moves out of range easily.
De Payens digs a good hook to Some's body.
Some misses with a body kick.
De Payens is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Some with a body shot.
De Payens gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Payens.
Some tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Payens blocks an uppercut.
De Payens utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
De Payens tries a body shot but Some blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Payens blocks an uppercut.
De Payens manages to break the clinch.
De Payens throws a lazy body kick
and Some counters with a nice kick to the body.
De Payens takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
De Payens cracks the inside of Some's front leg.
De Payens is looking to clinch but Some is avoiding it.
Some lands a jab to De Payens's midsection.
Trouble Some is winning the standup battle so far.
De Payens clinches with his opponent.
Some is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but De Payens is defending well.
Some takes a shot to the head.
De Payens lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Some tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Some scores with a nice hook to the head.
De Payens is trying to force a seperation but Some has the dominant position.
De Payens blocking some punches.
Hugues De Payens seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
De Payens lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Payens blocks a body shot from Some.
Some lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Payens backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Payens struggles to land a body shot inside as Some controls his hands.
Some prevents a takedown attempt there.
Some struggles to land a body shot inside as De Payens controls his hands.
Some throws a punch but it's blocked by De Payens.
Some tries to score a body lock takedown but De Payens shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
De Payens misses with a punch to the body.
Some blocks an uppercut.
Some pulls guard effortlessly.
Some is trying to control the position but De Payens postures up.
Some is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
De Payens trying to control the position from guard on top but Some is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Some trying to keep a closed guard but De Payens is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hugues De Payens will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Some attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Some feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De Payens's calf.
A shot to the liver by De Payens. Beautiful body shot.
De Payens lands a nice looking kick to the body. Some takes a step back to recover.
De Payens misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Some.
De Payens throws a quick inside leg kick.
De Payens throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
De Payens rushes Some and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
De Payens breaks the clinch.
De Payens connects with an inside leg kick.
De Payens rushes Some and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Some swings wildly with an uppercut but De Payens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Payens unloads a knee to the mid-section. Some lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
De Payens makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
De Payens lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Some backwards.
De Payens lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Some.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Payens digs a right hand into Some's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Some's gas tank.
De Payens scores with a knee to the head.
Some is rocked!
De Payens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oh Some is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Payens connects with a nice cross there... Some is looking wobbly and De Payens recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Some to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - De Payens jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hugues De Payens!
Hugues De Payens is the new middleweight champion!
Post fight, Hugues De Payens stared into the camera 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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