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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stres Fleshou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoki Mayoniko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Yoki Mayoniko was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stres Fleshou!
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, Yoki Mayoniko!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fleshou gets a clinch.
Fleshou misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fleshou has a couple of punches blocked by Mayoniko.
A bit of stalling here from Fleshou.
Fleshou is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fleshou gets through Mayoniko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fleshou lands a nice uppercut.
Mayoniko slows down the pace here.
Fleshou scores with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fleshou manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Fleshou lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayoniko displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fleshou up against the cage.
Fleshou has a couple of punches blocked by Mayoniko.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mayoniko.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Fleshou throws a punch but it's blocked by Mayoniko.
Fleshou is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mayoniko is keeping busy.
Fleshou breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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.
Fleshou connects with an inside leg kick.
Yoki Mayoniko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fleshou works Mayoniko's body with a nice hook.
Mayoniko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Fleshou. No joy for Mayoniko on that attempt.
Mayoniko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fleshou.
Mayoniko throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fleshou's waist but Fleshou gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mayoniko off to one side.
Mayoniko shoots in and drives through. Fleshou sprawls well.
Stres Fleshou has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoki Mayoniko.
Fleshou gets a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fleshou misses with a punch on the inside.
Mayoniko leaning against his opponent.
Mayoniko is pushing Fleshou up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Fleshou scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleshou tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mayoniko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mayoniko misses with a looping left.
A punch lands to the side of Mayoniko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fleshou takes a swing at Mayoniko's ribcage but misses.
Fleshou moves out of range as Mayoniko strikes.
Fleshou appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Fleshou stuffs the takedown attempt from Mayoniko. Mayoniko gets slowly back to his feet.
Fleshou definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mayoniko.
Mayoniko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fleshou.
Fleshou scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fleshou lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fleshou misses with an uppercut. Mayoniko saw that one coming.
Mayoniko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fleshou can pounce on him.
Mayoniko throws a hook but Fleshou blocks it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mayoniko or perhaps it was just good defense by Fleshou, which made it look bad.
Fleshou is looking to counter punch.
Mayoniko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice straight punches there by Fleshou. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fleshou.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fleshou misses with a body shot.
Fleshou drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mayoniko looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fleshou throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mayoniko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mayoniko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fleshou. Fleshou obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stres Fleshou dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mayoniko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fleshou ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fleshou is looking to wear down Mayoniko with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fleshou slips a jab from Mayoniko.
Fleshou throws a jab but it's blocked by Mayoniko.
Fleshou fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Mayoniko.
Mayoniko gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fleshou counters with a nice uppercut.
Fleshou fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mayoniko shoots for a double leg takedown but Fleshou sprawls well. He's pushed Mayoniko's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fleshou wants to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mayoniko is defended easily by Fleshou.
Stres Fleshou has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoki Mayoniko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayoniko uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mayoniko staying out of range there.
Mayoniko fails to land the takedown.
An inside leg kick lands from Fleshou.
Fleshou misses with a jab to the body
and Mayoniko counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mayoniko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mayoniko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mayoniko trying to control the position from guard on top but Fleshou is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mayoniko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fleshou is adopting a defensive guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleshou preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Fleshou knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mayoniko on the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mayoniko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fleshou preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fleshou controlling the position.
Mayoniko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fleshou swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Stres Fleshou is winning the standup battle so far.
Mayoniko staying out of range there.
Fleshou instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayoniko stalling.
Fleshou misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fleshou fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fleshou is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mayoniko can do to turn this around?
Fleshou throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mayonikos head.
Fleshou goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fleshou misses with some punches.
Fleshou misses with some punches.
Mayoniko blocks a body shot from Fleshou.
Fleshou effectively controlling the action here.
Fleshou swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mayoniko manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mayoniko is defended easily by Fleshou.
Mayoniko looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fleshou is fending him off so far but Mayoniko persists. Nope, Fleshou circles away and we're back to standing.
Mayoniko ducks right into an uppercut from Fleshou.
Fleshou clinches.
Mayoniko wants to get back to striking at distance but Fleshou won't allow it.
Fleshou fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fleshou scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Fleshou fails to land.
Fleshou's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mayoniko shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mayoniko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stres Fleshou dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Fleshou throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mayoniko.
Fleshou misses with a low kick.
Fleshou scores with a jab. Mayoniko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mayoniko shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fleshou sprawls well. Fleshou wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mayoniko gets slowly back to his feet.
Fleshou fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fleshou shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mayoniko tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fleshou swivels and escapes.
It looked like Fleshou wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fleshou throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mayoniko changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as Mayoniko blocks the leg kick.
Fleshou throws a lazy right hand but Mayoniko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Mayoniko.
Fleshou moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mayoniko circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Mayoniko to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleshou slaps away a takedown attempt from Mayoniko, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fleshou fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mayoniko just manages to avoid it.
Stres Fleshou has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoki Mayoniko.
Mayoniko shoots and misses
and Fleshou counters with a nice body shot.
Fleshou wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mayoniko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mayoniko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fleshou sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fleshou lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fleshou scores with a nice strike.
Fleshou swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mayoniko.
Mayoniko shoots in but no luck this time.
Fleshou fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fleshou.
Yoki Mayoniko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Fleshou.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fleshou buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mayoniko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fleshou pinned against the cage. Fleshou gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fleshou fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mayoniko shoots in but Fleshou avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mayoniko takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mayoniko takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fleshou lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayoniko fails with the takedown
and Fleshou counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fleshou lands a nice hook to Mayoniko's body. Mayoniko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Donk. Fleshou catches Mayoniko right on the button with a cross.
Fleshou misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mayoniko.
Mayoniko goes for a double leg but Fleshou avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Fleshou continues to drive forward.
Fleshou ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mayoniko moves away.
Mayoniko changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Fleshou connects with a jab.
Fleshou scores with a jab to the body.
Mayoniko takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fleshou scores with a hook.
Fleshou tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mayoniko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fleshou avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mayoniko shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fleshou but Fleshou pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fleshou cracks Mayoniko with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mayoniko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fleshou.
Fleshou connects with a right hand. Mayoniko shakes it off.
Mayoniko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fleshou thuds a left hand into Mayoniko's body.
Mayoniko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fleshou was well out of range. Poor timing from Mayoniko.
Mayoniko shoots in but Fleshou avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fleshou fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stres Fleshou showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fleshou, 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stres Fleshou!
Stres Fleshou decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Mills Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilkin Asim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Asim comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ilkin Asim entrance music kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the cage it seems that Carl Mills Jr has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Carl Mills Jr seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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205 lbs
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carl Mills Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ilkin Asim!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mills Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Asim.
It seemed like Asim was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mills Jr throws a body kick that misses
and Asim counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mills Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Asim blocks a jab.
Asim misses with a straight left.
Mills Jr swings for the body but Asim moves out of range.
Mills Jr misses with a body kick.
Mills Jr moves away from the strike by Asim.
Mills Jr cracks Asim with a good jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mills Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mills Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mills Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Asim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Asim throws a low kick, looking for Mills Jr's leg but Mills Jr calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Mills Jr misses
and Asim counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Asim moves out of range as Mills Jr strikes.
Mills Jr looks to throw the jab but Asim is out of range.
Mills Jr avoids the body shot from Asim.
A little feinted left hand from Mills Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Asim moves out of range of the leg kick from Mills Jr.
Asim misses the jab.
Mills Jr lands a right hook to the body.
Asim wants to clinch
and Mills Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
A cross from Mills Jr lands.
Mills Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mills Jr cracks Asim with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Mills Jr has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Asim to stand back up!
Asim is rocked!
It looks like Ilkin Asim has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asim leaves his chin hanging out and Mills Jr seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Asim crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Carl Mills Jr!
A very excited looking Carl Mills Jr made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ratimir Yenin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yenin comes to the cage accompanied by Apocalyptica - Enter Sand Man. Harris is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Not again - You all ready dropped?. Derek Harris has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ratimir Yenin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derek Harris!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris misses with a wild body shot.
Yenin dives in for a single leg takedown but Harris sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Harris! But no joy.
Yenin misses with a takedown attempt
and Harris counters with a stiff right hand.
Yenin fails with the takedown
and Harris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ratimir Yenin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harris looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yenin takes one on the button.
Yenin seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Yenin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Yenin shoots in but Harris avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yenin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harris turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Harris with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Harris gets caught napping as Yenin dives in and scores a takedown. Harris manages to retain guard.
Harris wants to stand and escape but Yenin is having none of it.
Harris being controlled here, momentarily.
Yenin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Harris scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Yenin manages to mount him!
Harris is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Yenin is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Harris is in real trouble.
Harris is trying to get back to his feet but Yenin has full control of the position and if anything, Harris has just worked his way into a worse spot.
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.
Yenin is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Yenin has managed to slip his arm under Harris's chin. This could be all over... yep, Harris is tapping out! Submission win for Yenin.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ratimir Yenin!
A very excited looking Ratimir Yenin rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Cooke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kai Kha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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199 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Cooke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kai Kha!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kha throws a wild body kick that Cooke sees coming a mile off.
Kha tries to work over Cooke's front leg with a kick but Cooke checks it.
Kha throws a sloppy body shot
and Cooke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Kha.
Cooke slips under a jab.
Cooke looks to throw the jab but Kha is out of range.
Kha scores with a shot to the body.
Kha has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Cooke lands a jab to the nose.
Cooke throws a low kick but Kha moves out of range easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Kha misses.
Kha takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kha ducks under a wild hook from Cooke.
Cooke takes one to the side of the head.
Cooke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kha throws a body kick that misses
and Cooke makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooke throws a lazy right hand but Kha sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kha is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kha fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cooke.
Cooke takes a swing at Kha's ribcage but misses.
Cooke connects with a leg kick. Kha looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kha throws a low kick, looking for Cooke's leg but Cooke calmly moves out of range.
Kha clinches.
Kha struggles to land a body shot inside as Cooke controls his hands.
Cooke misses with some punches.
Cooke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kha backwards.
Kha throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooke.
Nice body punch from Kha - that landed with a thud.
Kha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kha misses with a body punch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cooke takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cooke is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kha lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kha working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cooke leaning against his opponent.
I was talking to Cooke's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kha throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooke.
Cooke stalling in the clinch but Kha improves position.
Kha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooke tries to throw a body punch but Kha avoids it by throwing Cooke back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kha leaning against his opponent.
Cooke swings wildly with an uppercut but Kha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cooke can't break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Cooke.
Cooke breaks the clinch.
Good leg kick by Kha there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kha!
Kha feints and then cracks Cooke's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cooke down.
Cooke misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cooke.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Kha sees it coming and moves out of range.
It seemed like Kha was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kha throws a front kick that sends Cooke stumbling back into the cage.
Cooke looks to throw the jab but Kha is out of range.
Cooke swings widly with a right hand
and Kha counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cooke.
Kha misses with an uppercut
enabling Cooke to counter with a crisp jab.
Kai Kha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooke keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kha moves out of range of the leg kick from Cooke.
Kha avoids the head kick by Cooke.
The fighters circling - Kha throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cooke slips a straight right by Kha.
Kha scores with a nice strike.
Cooke walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kha pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kha tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cooke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cooke moves out of range of the body kick from Kha.
Cooke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kha tries to land a front kick but Cooke steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cooke throws a body kick that misses.
Kha looks to land a left hand but Cooke moved out of range nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Cooke misses its target.
Kha misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cooke throws a counter high kick but Kha was just alert enough to avoid it.
Kha pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A leg kick checked by Cooke.
Kha throws a leg kick but Cooke sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kha fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cooke is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kai Kha will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kha is looking to score with low kicks.
Kha moves out of range of the leg kick from Cooke.
Kha tries a head kick but it misses.
Kha throws a lazy uppercut
and Cooke counters with a stiff right hand.
Kha connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kha throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kha on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cooke sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cooke appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kha lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kha throws a hook but Cooke blocks it.
Kha lands a jab.
Kha lands a nice hook to Cooke's body. Cooke takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cooke manages to avoid it.
Cooke takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kha goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It looked like Cooke was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kha.
Cooke bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cooke on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kha slips a straight right by Cooke.
Kha throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cooke stuns Kha with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kha connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kha lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kha buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kha has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kha misses with a straight left.
Kha walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kha scores with a hook.
Cooke scores with a shot to the body.
Cooke misses with a right hand
and Kha counters with a low kick, right behind Cooke 's knee.
Jab by Kha.
Kha misses with a body kick.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Kha sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cooke wants to slow Kha down by chopping away at his legs.
Kha throws a leg kick but Cooke checks it.
Cooke takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kha lands a nice looking body kick.
Kha throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kha!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kha lands a head shot.
Cooke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kha can pounce on him.
Cooke throws a sloppy head kick and Kha moves out of range easily.
Kha tries a quick counter leg kick but Cooke is wise to it.
Kha looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooke is just out of range.
Cooke was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cooke.
Cooke ducks under a wild hook from Kha.
Kha throws a head kick but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke throwing a counter right hand but Kha manages to avoid it.
Kha misses with a head kick.
Kha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kha.
Kha connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kha dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kha throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cooke is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kha thuds a left hand into Cooke's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kha throws a front kick aimed at Cooke's knee but Cooke avoids it well.
A head kick from Cooke lands but Kha takes it in his stride.
Cooke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kha can pounce on him.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kha lands with a slapping head kick.
Cooke has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kha finds it's way round the side to connect with Cooke's head.
Cooke is rocked!
Kha lands a nice looking body shot.
Good leg kick by Kha there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kha listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Oh Cooke is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cooke on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooke checks a leg kick nicely.
Kha ducks under a wild hook from Cooke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Kha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kha feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Cooke sprawling to the canvas! Cooke rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Kha finish him?!
Kha fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cooke looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kha throws a hook to the side of Cooke's head but Cooke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cooke seems to have got his legs back now.
Kha throws an overhand right that drops Cooke like a sack of potatoes! Kha dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kai Kha!
During a confident post fight interview, Kai Kha thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lenard Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Lenard Ellis has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Lenard Ellis seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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220 lbs
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lenard Ellis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Greg Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellis motions for Coleman to come forward. Ellis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Coleman misses with a straight left.
Coleman throws a body punch but Ellis moves out of range.
Coleman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Coleman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ellis.
Ellis walks into a left hand.
It looks like Lenard Ellis has been cut.
Ellis lets loose with a powerful body kick. Coleman will feel that in the morning.
Ellis thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Coleman if he has to take too many more of those.
Ellis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Coleman walks into a left hand.
A slow jab from Coleman misses its intended target.
Coleman moves out of range of the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coleman avoids the head kick by Ellis.
Ellis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Coleman.
Nice defenses there by Ellis.
Ellis half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Coleman cracks Ellis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ellis throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Coleman counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Ellis has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Greg Coleman!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Eremeev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Fadzaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Andrey Eremeev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alan Fadzaev!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eremeev fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Eremeev, as that shot connected.
Eremeev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Eremeev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Fadzaev misses.
Eremeev misses with a body shot.
Eremeev scores with a shot to the body.
Eremeev fails to land with a series of punches.
Eremeev definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fadzaev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eremeev.
Fadzaev scores with a one two! Eremeev had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fadzaev tries to land a body kick
letting Eremeev counter with a right hand.
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!
Fadzaev throws a right hand that misses
and Eremeev counters with a nice right hand that sends Fadzaev toppling to the canvas! Fadzaev scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Eremeev finish him?!
Fadzaev is rocked!
Eremeev lands a nice looking body shot.
Fadzaev is still on wobbly legs! Can Eremeev finish him?
Eremeev is looking to wear down Fadzaev with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Eremeev lands a brutal uppercut that launches Fadzaev off his feet! Fadzaev tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andrey Eremeev!
A victorious Andrey Eremeev thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Barbu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glorious Tyrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Benjamin Barbu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Glorious Tyrone!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barbu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tyrone manages to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Tyrone's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tyrone takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Barbu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tyrone.
Tyrone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barbu.
Barbu misses the shot to the body.
Barbu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tyrone takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Barbu cracks Tyrone with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Barbu shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Barbu showed some decent athleticism there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbu trying to pass the guard but Tyrone defending well.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Barbu is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tyrone doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Barbu.
Tyrone is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Barbu pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbu seems to be working for a kimura but Tyrone defends the submission attempt.
Barbu wants to pass to mount but Tyrone is defending the position.
Barbu is working hard here to advance position.
Barbu is looking for a kimura here.
Tyrone looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Barbu is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tyrone is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tyrone actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Barbu is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tyrone defends it well.
Tyrone is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Barbu pulls his head out easily.
Still in half guard, Barbu seems content to control.
Barbu is pressing down on Tyrone's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tyrone is holding on for now.
Barbu is trying to work for a kimura but Tyrone is defending well.
Barbu is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tyrone has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tyrone looking for submissions off his back.
Barbu wants to free his trapped foot but Tyrone is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbu goes for a cartwheel guard pass here but Tyrone does a handstand and catches Barbu in mid air with a triangle! Could it be? It is! It's the triple decker pecker wrecker! The fighters land on the ground with Tyrone on top - Barbu is already out from the submission! Tyrone gives Barbu's pecker the obligatory post submission twist and this one is aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaall over! Are you kidding me! That is world class Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. That guy is my hero!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (TDPW) . Glorious Tyrone!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Konstantinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knut Paulsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Konstantinov comes into the arena with Hell March blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Boris Konstantinov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Knut Paulsen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulsen 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.
Paulsen misses with a straight right.
Konstantinov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Konstantinov throws a body kick that misses.
Paulsen avoids the head kick by Konstantinov.
Paulsen throws a big counter head kick but Konstantinov avoids it with no problem.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Konstantinov.
Paulsen swings for the body but Konstantinov moves out of range.
Konstantinov moves out of range as Paulsen strikes.
Konstantinov throws a lazy uppercut
and Paulsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Boris Konstantinov has been cut.
Paulsen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
An inside leg kick lands from Konstantinov.
Paulsen cracks Konstantinov with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Paulsen has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Konstantinov to stand back up!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paulsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Konstantinov is just out of range.
Konstantinov misses with a body punch
and Paulsen counters with a huge left! Konstantinov is in big trouble! He's backing up but Paulsen isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Konstantinov from any more damage. A dominating finish by Paulsen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Knut Paulsen!
Knut Paulsen is the new heavyweight champion!
Knut Paulsen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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