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Infinity: Gods of Pain PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Tomonaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vanilla Ice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tomonaka's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pistolero. Magnus Tomonaka had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 157.7lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Vanilla Ice has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magnus Tomonaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vanilla Ice!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ice fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ice misses with a body shot.
Ice avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ice pushes Tomonaka up against the cage in a clinch.
Tomonaka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ice throws a shot to the body.
Ice stuffs the takedown.
Ice is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tomonaka takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tomonaka's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ice connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tomonaka scrambles back to his feet.
Ice lands a nice looking body shot.
Ice bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tomonaka keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tomonaka looks for a takedown but Ice sprawls well.
Tomonaka doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ice counters with a low kick, right behind Tomonaka 's knee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magnus Tomonaka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tomonaka is breathing heavily.
Ice lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Magnus Tomonaka has been cut.
Ice throws a shot to the body.
Tomonaka looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ice fails to land with a series of punches.
Tomonaka throws a jab but it's blocked by Ice.
Nice cross by Ice.
Tomonaka is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomonaka looks up at the clock. Bad move! Ice lands a right hand from hell, dropping Tomonaka. Ice pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vanilla Ice!
Magnus Tomonaka was interviewed post fight and said 'Arigato gozaimash'ta. A worthy opponent.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dragan Horwat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Split Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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179 lbs
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183 lbs
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Great elbows
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dragan Horwat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Split Brown!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Horwat moves out of range easily.
Brown throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Horwat.
Brown tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Horwat looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A head kick from Brown lands but Horwat takes it in his stride.
It looks like Dragan Horwat has been cut.
Horwat moves out of range of the body kick from Brown.
Brown thows a leg kick but Horwat checks it
and Horwat counters with a slapping leg kick.
Horwat tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Horwat moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horwat slowing the pace effectively.
Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Horwat fires out a quick counter leg kick but Brown just manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Horwat gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brown wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brown prevents a body shot from Horwat.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Horwat.
It looks like Split Brown has been cut.
Brown managing to block the knees to the body from Horwat.
Brown is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Horwat lands an elbow that stopped Brown in his tracks for a moment.
Horwat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Brown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horwat tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brown looks to throw a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Brown does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Brown throws a head kick but Horwat moves out of range.
Brown misses with a low kick as Horwat jumps back.
Horwat scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Horwat lands with a kick to the temple. Brown shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horwat avoids the head kick by Brown.
Horwat jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Good work by Horwat as he checks the leg kick.
A low kick from Horwat misses
and Brown counters with a nice body kick.
Horwat avoids the head kick by Brown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Horwat throws a quick counter head kick but Brown was just out of range.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Brown - that will leave a mark!
Brown misses with a head kick.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Horwat throws a counter high kick but Brown was just alert enough to avoid it.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Horwat feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Horwat closes the distance and clinches.
Brown blocks the elbow strike.
Brown working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horwat tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Horwat.
Brown blocks the elbow strike.
Horwat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Horwat is looking to land body kicks.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Horwat moves out of range easily.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Horwat avoids the head kick by Brown.
Horwat avoids the head kick by Brown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Split Brown will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Brown throws a head kick but Horwat moves out of range.
Horwat misses with a kick to the body
and Brown counters with a solid body kick.
Brown blocks a head kick by Horwat.
Split Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horwat misses with a head kick.
Brown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Horwat circles away quickly and effectively.
A good leg kick by Brown.
Brown throws a leg kick but Horwat moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Horwat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Horwat moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Horwat fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brown.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Horwat throws a low kick but Brown avoids it.
Horwat has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Brown looks to land a body kick but Horwat moved away.
Horwat takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brown lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Horwat avoids the head kick by Brown.
Horwat fires out a quick counter leg kick but Brown just manages to avoid it.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Horwat moves out of range easily.
Brown throws a head kick but Horwat moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horwat fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Brown checks it well.
Brown lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Split Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Horwat avoids the head kick by Brown.
Horwat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Horwat plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Horwat misses with a low kick.
Brown misses with the body kick
and Horwat counters with a nice low kick that buckles Brown's knee momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown throws a lazy body kick
and Horwat counters with a slapping leg kick.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Horwat pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Horwat throws a leg kick but Brown checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horwat chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brown goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Horwat thinks about countering with a head kick.
Horwat rushes Brown and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Horwat just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brown's brow.
Nice elbow from Horwat.
Horwat lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That has opened up Split Brown's cut even more.
Horwat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Horwat avoids the head kick by Brown.
Horwat is looking to counter with head kicks.
Horwat moves into range and clinches up with Brown.
Horwat prevents Brown from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Horwat lands a nice elbow.
The cut above Split Brown's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Brown wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Horwat has him pressed against the cage.
Brown avoids the elbow strike from Horwat, against the cage.
Horwat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick by Brown misses
and Horwat counters with an inside leg kick.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Horwat avoids the head kick by Brown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Horwat tries a low kick but Brown avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dragan Horwat dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Horwat throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Brown moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brown misses with a body kick.
It appears Horwat was looking to counter with a kick there.
Brown throws a head kick but Horwat moves out of range.
Horwat throws a leg kick but Brown moved away.
Brown is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Brown is looking to land body kicks.
Horwat throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Brown connects with a high kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Brown throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Horwat counters with a good low kick that Brown was not able to check.
Brown throws a lazy head kick
and Horwat counters with a good, hard body kick but Brown shrugs it off.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horwat throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Horwat. That's going to slow Brown down.
Brown throws a head kick but Horwat moves out of range.
Horwat fires out a quick counter leg kick but Brown just manages to avoid it.
Brown throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Horwat appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Horwat connects with an inside leg kick.
Horwat throws a leg kick that misses.
Horwat moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBrown.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Horwat feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Horwat delivers a nice body kick.
Horwat forces Brown back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horwat lands a nice elbow.
Horwat cracks Brown with a nice body shot.
Horwat misses with an elbow over the top.
Horwat breaks from the clinch.
Brown avoids the head kick by Horwat.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Horwat moves out of range easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Horwat fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Brown throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Brown misses with the body kick
and Horwat counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horwat looks to land a body kick but Brown moved away.
Horwat throws a leg kick which misses Brown's front leg but catches the back leg as Brown tries to avoid it.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Horwat if he has to take too many more of those.
Brown looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Horwat blocks a low kick nicely.
Horwat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Horwat's head.
Horwat throws the kick towards the body but Brown avoids it.
Brown misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Horwat takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Horwat pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Horwat lands with a kick to the temple. Brown shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Horwat.
Split Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown scores with a kick to the body.
Horwat blocks a head kick by Brown.
Horwat fires out a quick counter leg kick but Brown just manages to avoid it.
Brown throws a body kick that misses
and Horwat counters with a thumping low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dragan Horwat.
I think Horwat has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dragan Horwat!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mack Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Poffo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mack Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Poffo!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner blocks a head kick by Poffo.
Poffo has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Turner is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Turner thows a leg kick but Poffo checks it
and Poffo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Mack Turner has been cut.
A clash of legs there as Turner blocks the low kick.
Poffo lands a jab.
Poffo misses with a straight right.
Poffo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Turner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poffo blocks the body kick.
Poffo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Turner doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Turner.
Poffo throws a leg kick
and Turner counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poffo manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Poffo trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Poffo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Poffo trying to control but Turner postures up.
Poffo is refusing to be controlled, as Turner sits in half guard.
Poffo is looking for a sweep. Turner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Turner slows the pace down in half guard.
Poffo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Turner lands strikes from half guard.
Poffo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Poffo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poffo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Turner preventing the sweep.
Poffo keeping moving, preventing Turner from controlling successfully.
Poffo is pulling down on Turner's head to control his posture.
Turner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Poffo keeping moving, preventing Turner from controlling successfully.
Turner looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Poffo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner postures up in Poffo's guard and throws a big left but Poffo blocks it.
Turner landing some decent shots from guard.
Turner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Turner is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Poffo looking for a sweep. Not yet Poffo, not yet.
Turner might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Poffo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Poffo wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Turner trying to control but Poffo is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Poffo is looking for a sweep. Turner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Poffo is staying active underneath Turner, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Turner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Turner thows a huge punch but Poffo dodges it nicely.
Poffo wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Turner scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Turner is looking for a kimura but Poffo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Turner to get the leverage.
Turner is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mack Turner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mack Turner's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Poffo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Poffo blocks the leg kick.
Poffo looks to land a body kick but Turner moved away.
A telegraphed right hand from Poffo misses the target.
Turner gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Poffo.
Poffo misses with a low kick.
Turner seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Turner takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poffo tries to work over Turner's front leg with a kick but Turner checks it.
Poffo checks a leg kick.
Poffo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Turner takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Turner checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Turner is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Poffo.
Turner is rocked!
Turner throws a leg kick
and Poffo counters with a crisp right that sends Turner to the canvas! Poffo follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy Poffo!
Randy Poffo 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Pikku Pioneeri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Sassano Jnr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pioneeri comes to the cage accompanied by Lenin-setä asuu Venäjällä. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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166 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pikku Pioneeri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Sassano Jnr!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pioneeri lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sassano Jnr circles away quickly and effectively.
Sassano Jnr tries a low kick but Pioneeri avoids it.
Pioneeri missing with a left hand there. Sassano Jnr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pioneeri jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jab, jab by Pioneeri - just one landing.
Pioneeri shoots in looking for a takedown but Sassano Jnr manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pioneeri's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sassano Jnr feints a counter leg kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sassano Jnr has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Pioneeri shoots in for a takedown but Sassano Jnr shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pioneeri lands with a nice combination. Sassano Jnr backs away looking to recover.
Pioneeri ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pioneeri swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sassano Jnr flicks out a counter leg kick but Pioneeri steps away.
Sassano Jnr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pioneeri fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pioneeri will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pikku Pioneeri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pioneeri is defended easily by Sassano Jnr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pioneeri misses with a hook.
Pioneeri shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sassano Jnr counters with an inside leg kick.
Sassano Jnr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Good standup being displayed there by Pioneeri as he connects with a hook.
Sassano Jnr misses with a low kick.
Sassano Jnr connects with a solid leg kick.
Pioneeri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sassano Jnr.
It looked like Pioneeri wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pioneeri lands with an uppercut that bounces Sassano Jnr off the cage and back into range.
Nice takedown defense from Sassano Jnr. No joy for Pioneeri on that attempt.
Sassano Jnr only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sassano Jnr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sassano Jnr throws a body shot but no joy.
Sassano Jnr slips under a jab from Pioneeri.
Pioneeri looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sassano Jnr throws a front kick aimed at Pioneeri's knee but Pioneeri avoids it well.
Nice sprawl there from Sassano Jnr as Pioneeri shoots in.
Pioneeri throws an off balance right hand
and Pioneeri takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot by Pioneeri.
Sassano Jnr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sassano Jnr tries to counter with a clinch but Pioneeri shakes him off and moves away.
Sassano Jnr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pioneeri was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sassano Jnr looks to land a right hand but Pioneeri moved out of range.
Sassano Jnr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pioneeri is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sassano Jnr throws a low kick but Pioneeri avoids it.
Sassano Jnr is looking to score with low kicks.
Pioneeri goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pioneeri with a nice cross.
Pioneeri looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Sassano Jnr!
Sassano Jnr throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sassano Jnr is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Pioneeri has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Sassano Jnr manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Pioneeri looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sassano Jnr connects with a nice short shot to Pioneeri's temple.
Sassano Jnr prevents Pioneeri from improving his position.
Pioneeri looking for submissions off his back.
Sassano Jnr slows the pace down in half guard.
Pioneeri looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sassano Jnr in particular looking to stall.
Pioneeri wants to improve his position but Sassano Jnr is controlling well.
Sassano Jnr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pioneeri is staying active underneath Sassano Jnr, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pioneeri looking for submissions off his back.
Pioneeri is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sassano Jnr pulls his head out easily.
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 Pikku Pioneeri will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sassano Jnr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sassano Jnr lands a leg kick that knocks Pioneeri off balance momentarily.
Pioneeri scores with a hook.
Pioneeri tries to bum rush Sassano Jnr with a series of wild strikes but Sassano Jnr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pioneeri will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pioneeri looks to land a right hand but Sassano Jnr moved out of range.
Sassano Jnr flicks out a counter leg kick but Pioneeri steps away.
Sassano Jnr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pioneeri looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pikku Pioneeri is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sassano Jnr.
Pioneeri looks for a takedown but Sassano Jnr sprawls well.
Sassano Jnr walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sassano Jnr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pioneeri.
Sassano Jnr tries to work over Pioneeri's front leg with a kick but Pioneeri checks it.
Sassano Jnr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pioneeri shoots in and bounces Sassano Jnr off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sassano Jnr had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pioneeri defends it easily.
Sassano Jnr keeping moving, preventing Pioneeri from controlling successfully.
Pioneeri tries to free his leg and advance position but Sassano Jnr is retaining full guard.
Pioneeri trying to control the position from guard on top but Sassano Jnr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sassano Jnr pulls Pioneeri in close to prevent any damage.
Sassano Jnr looking to control.
Sassano Jnr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sassano Jnr wants to take a breather but Pioneeri is having none of it.
Pioneeri tries to roll over but Sassano Jnr keeps him under control.
Pioneeri slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sassano Jnr tries to stand but Pioneeri is controlling from the bottom.
Pioneeri escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sassano Jnr gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pioneeri is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sassano Jnr defends well.
Sassano Jnr wanted to stand there but Pioneeri had control of the position.
Sassano Jnr trying to control the position from guard on top but Pioneeri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sassano Jnr won't allow Pioneeri to sweep him here.
Pioneeri had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sassano Jnr defends it easily.
Sassano Jnr must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sassano Jnr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sassano Jnr trying to control the position from guard on top but Pioneeri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pioneeri working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Sassano Jnr has passed into half guard!
Pioneeri trying to control here.
Tony Sassano Jnr has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sassano Jnr works his way into full mount!
Pioneeri sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sassano Jnr tries to stand but can't do so whilst Pioneeri controls his leg.
Sassano Jnr is trying to control the action in half guard but Pioneeri is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tony Sassano Jnr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Pioneeri looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sassano Jnr is fending him off so far but Pioneeri persists. Nope, Sassano Jnr circles away and we're back to standing.
Sassano Jnr is looking for the big counter here.
Sassano Jnr sizes up Pioneeri with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pioneeri connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sassano Jnr takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sassano Jnr throws a head kick that half lands.
Pioneeri avoids a kick to the body.
Pikku Pioneeri is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pioneeri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sassano Jnr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sassano Jnr just misses with a punch to the body.
Sassano Jnr throws a solid leg kick but Pioneeri takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sassano Jnr.
Pioneeri swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pioneeri swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pikku Pioneeri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sassano Jnr walks into a jab.
Pioneeri moves out of range of the leg kick from Sassano Jnr.
Sassano Jnr stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sassano Jnr wants it to stay on the feet.
Pioneeri thuds his right hand into Sassano Jnr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sassano Jnr slips under a jab.
Pioneeri throws a series of punches but Sassano Jnr avoids them all with ease.
Pioneeri scores with a jab to the body.
Pioneeri connects with a crisp jab.
Pioneeri chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sassano Jnr can pounce on him.
Sassano Jnr misses with a body kick.
Sassano Jnr with a hook.
Pioneeri misses with a few strikes there.
Sassano Jnr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pioneeri shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sassano Jnr as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pikku Pioneeri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pioneeri avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sassano Jnr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pioneeri shoots in and drives through. Sassano Jnr sprawls well.
A nice side step and Sassano Jnr releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tony Sassano Jnr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sassano Jnr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pioneeri throws out the jab.
Sassano Jnr now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pioneeri has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sassano Jnr.
Pioneeri dives in for a single leg takedown but Sassano Jnr sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sassano Jnr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pioneeri avoids a kick to the body.
Pioneeri connects with a nice looking jab.
Pioneeri looks to land a right hand but Sassano Jnr moved out of range.
A big left from Pioneeri misses.
Sassano Jnr throws a low kick but Pioneeri moves out of range easily.
That kick from Sassano Jnr tenderised Pioneeri's leg. Pioneeri is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pioneeri scores with a decent looking hook.
Sassano Jnr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pioneeri looks to throw the jab but Sassano Jnr is out of range.
Pioneeri is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sassano Jnr has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sassano Jnr closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sassano Jnr takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pioneeri fails with a takedown attempt.
Pioneeri scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sassano Jnr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pioneeri misses with a hook. Sassano Jnr ducked under it nicely.
Pioneeri tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sassano Jnr defends well and Pioneeri ends up having to push Sassano Jnr into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Pioneeri misses with a series of wild punches.
Pioneeri avoids the body shot from Sassano Jnr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sassano Jnr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No joy there for Pioneeri, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pioneeri is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sassano Jnr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pioneeri moves away.
Sassano Jnr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pioneeri scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pioneeri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sassano Jnr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pioneeri gets tackled into the cage by Sassano Jnr. Sassano Jnr maintains the clinch.
Sassano Jnr misses with a knee strike.
Sassano Jnr tries to land knees in the clinch but Pioneeri avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pioneeri creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sassano Jnr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pioneeri has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Sassano Jnr.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pioneeri turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Pioneeri manages to end up in side control.
Pioneeri wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sassano Jnr, who protects the arm well.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pikku Pioneeri.
I think Pioneeri has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pikku Pioneeri!
Pikku Pioneeri thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fredrik Stenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gustavo Santos has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Fredrik Stenberg's chin.
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149 lbs
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137 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fredrik Stenberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gustavo Santos!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stenberg misses the jab.
Stenberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Stenberg.
Santos avoids the body shot from Stenberg.
Santos rushes Stenberg and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Santos misses with a punch on the inside.
Stenberg tries to work over Santos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Santos.
Santos struggles to land a body shot inside as Stenberg controls his hands.
Santos tries to work over Stenberg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos struggles to land a body shot inside as Stenberg controls his hands.
Stenberg is pressed up against the cage. Santos has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Stenberg down to the mat. Stenberg avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Stenberg lands a slapping body shot.
Stenberg scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
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!
Stenberg throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenberg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santos.
Fredrik Stenberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stenberg swings widly with a right hand
and Santos counters with a takedown into side control.
Stenberg is trying to get back to half guard.
Santos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stenberg keeps working.
Stenberg is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Academy of Arse Whoopers, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stenberg struggling a bit here.
Stenberg is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Santos is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Stenberg knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Stenberg is looking for a sweep.
Stenberg struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenberg is trying to work for a sweep but Santos has mounted him!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos tries to control but Stenberg wriggling away.
Stenberg slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Stenberg is trying to get back to full guard.
Stenberg actively working from the bottom here.
Stenberg has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Santos is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stenberg is looking for a sweep. Santos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Santos tries to pass to full mount but Stenberg defends it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Santos content to control rather than advance.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Stenberg scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Stenberg to counter with a crisp jab.
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 Fredrik Stenberg 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.
Stenberg swings for the body but Santos moves out of range.
Santos is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Stenberg gets a double leg takedown into Santos's guard.
Santos had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Stenberg defends it easily.
Santos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stenberg.
Stenberg is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Stenberg stands up over Santos, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stenberg wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
Santos is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stenberg defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenberg connects with a couple of short punches.
Stenberg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Santos wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Stenberg is now in half guard.
Stenberg lands strikes from half guard.
Stenberg is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Stenberg lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Stenberg tries to pass to full mount but Santos defends it.
Santos keeping control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Stenberg there.
Stenberg trying to control from half guard but Santos is working away.
Stenberg is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Santos sees it coming and defends easily.
Santos looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos is trying to stand back up but Stenberg is controlling him
Stenberg 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.
Santos has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Stenberg escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Stenberg!
Stenberg trying to control the position but Santos is working away.
Stenberg is working Santos over with some ground and pound from side control.
Stenberg sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Santos is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Santos managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Stenberg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stenberg lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Santos struggling a bit here.
Stenberg working the ground and pound.
Stenberg lands some shots froms side control.
Santos wants to control but Stenberg postures up.
Stenberg is putting a hurting on Santos here, landing some big shots from side control.
Stenberg cracks Santos with a big elbow.
Santos can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stenberg lands some shots froms side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Stenberg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fredrik Stenberg dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Stenberg lands a really nice looking cross but Santos seems unphased.
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Stenberg pushes him off.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Stenberg stuns Santos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stenberg lands a jab to the nose.
Stenberg leaves Santos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Stenberg lands a jab to Santos's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Santos tries to clinch but Stenberg moves away
and Stenberg counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stenberg scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Stenberg looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenberg with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Stenberg sitting in guard here, content to control.
Fredrik Stenberg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stenberg landing some decent shots from guard.
Stenberg cracks Santos with a solid left hand.
Stenberg postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Stenberg content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stenberg's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Santos wants to stand up but Stenberg is controlling him.
Stenberg throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenberg trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
Stenberg throws a big right hand that misses.
Stenberg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Santos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Santos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Stenberg scoring with some ground and pound.
Stenberg works over Santos with some ground and pound from guard.
Santos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenberg chips away with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stenberg's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Stenberg works over Santos with some ground and pound from guard.
Stenberg trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
Santos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Santos wants to stand up but Stenberg is controlling him.
Stenberg showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fredrik Stenberg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stenberg lands with a good body shot.
Stenberg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santos can do to turn this around?
Stenberg scores with a hook.
Stenberg misses with an uppercut. Santos saw that one coming.
Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stenberg jabs Santos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stenberg. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santos wants to clinch up but Stenberg keeps it at a distance.
Gustavo Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fredrik Stenberg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stenberg, 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fredrik Stenberg!
A very excited looking Fredrik Stenberg 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diamond Dollar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black comes to the cage accompanied by George Browne - Calypso Mambo. Diamond Dollar told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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277 lbs
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276 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Diamond Dollar!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dollar throws a wild body kick that Black sees coming a mile off.
Black looks to clinch
and Dollar counters with a good low kick that Black was not able to check.
Dollar drives through and clinches with Black against the cage.
Dollar stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Black has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Dollar clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Black punches the canvas rather than the man.
Black is not going to allow Dollar to sit and survive in this position.
Black looking for the RNC.
Dollar covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Dollar is really stuck here.
Black thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dollar showing good submission defense here.
Dollar rolls, trying to escape but Black keeps control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dollar breaks Black's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Black looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Dollar is defending well. Black quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Dollar has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Black celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Matt Black!
A very excited looking Matt Black 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.
Diamond Dollar was interviewed post fight and said 'I have nothing to say. Sh*t just didn't work tonight, but im a champion inside and I will bounce back stronger. Mouse, where ever your hiding. Your my comeback fight. Get me the papers, and i'll sign for the fight right this second!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Krejzi Kure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Olson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kure's entrance music is BIG SHUG - who's hard. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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34
150 lbs
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160 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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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
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Krejzi Kure!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrew Olson!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kure scores with a hook.
Kure connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kure throws a jab but it's blocked by Olson.
The fighters circling - Olson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kure scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Olson doesn't seem bothered though.
Kure swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Olson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kure counters with a straight right hand.
Olson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Olson 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.
Kure lands a slapping body shot.
Olson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kure counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kure dodges the punch combination from Olson.
Olson fails to land with a series of punches.
Kure throws a series of punches but Olson moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Olson.
Kure misses with a looping right.
Kure lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Olson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kure in his tracks.
It looks like Krejzi Kure has been cut.
Olson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kure throws out the jab.
Kure connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kure. Olson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Olson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kure smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kure looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kure looks to land a right hand but Olson moved out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Olson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kure.
Olson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Olson lands a nice shot that snaps Kure's head back.
Kure misses with an uppercut. Olson saw that one coming.
Kure swinging wildly here.
Olson throws out a counter right but Kure avoids it with no problem.
Olson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kure throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Olson.
Olson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A swing and a miss from Kure.
Kure swings for the body but Olson moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Kure.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kure. Olson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krejzi Kure seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kure throws a hook but Olson avoids it easily.
Kure dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Olson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kure manages to avoid it.
Olson tries for a takedown but Kure circles away easily
and Kure counters with a straight right hand.
Olson takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kure looks to land a right hand but Olson moved out of range.
Kure fails to land with a series of punches.
Olson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kure tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Olson was well out of range. Poor timing from Kure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krejzi Kure dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Krejzi Kure's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kure misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Olson cracks Kure with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kure looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Olson finish him?
Kure is rocked!
Kure lands with a nice body punch.
Oh Kure is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Olson slips a jab and a cross from Kure.
Kure throws a poor cross that misses
and Olson counters with a big right hand! Oh Kure is in trouble here! Olson follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrew Olson!
A very excited looking Andrew Olson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Montalban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zander Harland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harland is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bawitdaba. Zander Harland told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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152 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesus Montalban!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zander Harland!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harland with a lazy takedown attempt
and Montalban counters with a nice body shot.
Harland misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Montalban.
A little feinted left hand from Montalban on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Harland throws a left and a right that both miss
and Montalban counters with a nice uppercut.
Harland misses with a combination
enabling Montalban to counter with a crisp jab.
Harland misses with a takedown
and Montalban counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harland throws a predictable looking body shot
and Montalban cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harland wants to clinch
and Montalban cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A shot to the body from Harland misses
and Montalban counters with a thumping low kick.
Harland dives in and grabs Montalban's left leg, looking for a takedown. Montalban pushes down on Harland's head and hops out.
Jesus Montalban has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zander Harland.
Harland rushes Montalban and presses him up against the cage.
Montalban trying to stall but Harland improves his position.
Harland blocks a body shot from Montalban.
Harland swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Montalban.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Harland tries to work over Montalban's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Montalban manages to break the clinch.
Montalban looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harland with a hook.
Harland misses with a takedown attempt - Montalban sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Montalban was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Harland tries for a takedown but Montalban circles away easily
and Montalban counters with a nice body shot.
Harland on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Harland misses with a takedown attempt - Montalban sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montalban turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Harland fails with the takedown
enabling Montalban to counter with a crisp jab.
Harland misses with a takedown attempt
and Montalban counters with a leg kick.
Harland misses with a shot to the body
and Montalban connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Montalban swats away the attempt to clinch by Harland.
Montalban is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Harland misses
and Montalban connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harland fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A shot to the body from Harland misses
and Montalban connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harland throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Montalban.
Montalban connects with an inside leg kick.
Zander Harland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harland digs a good body shot into Montalban's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A lazy left from Montalban finds it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Montalban dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Harland darts in trying to clinch
letting Montalban counter with a right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Montalban.
Harland chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Montalban can pounce on him.
Montalban jabs at Harland's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harland tries to clinch up but Montalban circles away and keeps his distance.
Harland stuns Montalban with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harland ducks right into an uppercut from Montalban.
Harland 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.
Harland lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Montalban avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Harland showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Montalban looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harland is one step ahead there.
Montalban keeping moving, preventing Harland from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harland postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Harland throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Montalban seems keen to control Harland's posture.
Harland trying to control the position from guard on top but Montalban is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Harland throws an elbow that misses. Montalban uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Harland's guard. Nice move by Montalban!
Harland has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montalban seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Montalban wants to stand and escape but instead Harland has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Harland in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
My spies in SP ICON sucks donkey dick inform me that Harland has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Harland throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Montalban works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harland trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harland wants to control from the top but Montalban keeps moving.
Harland landing with the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harland working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harland lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jesus Montalban will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Harland throws a poor cross that misses
letting Montalban counter with a right hand.
Montalban dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harland shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Montalban but Montalban pushes him off and we're back to square one.
It looked like Montalban wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Harland doesn't manage to clinch there - Montalban circles away.
Montalban was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harland looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harland is keen to just control but Montalban is a slippery customer.
Harland has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montalban regains full guard. Nicely done.
Montalban is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harland can do to turn this around?
Harland throws an elbow that misses. Montalban uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Harland's guard. Nice move by Montalban!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Harland is on top in guard.
Montalban is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Montalban sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Harland regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harland has a closed guard, preventing Montalban from standing up.
Harland tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harland trying to control the position.
Montalban won't allow Harland to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harland is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Montalban slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Montalban won't allow Harland to sweep him here.
Montalban has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Harland misses with a jab to the body
and Montalban counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Harland thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Harland gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Montalban counter with a right hand.
Harland misses with an uppercut.
Harland gets a clinch.
Montalban breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Montalban lands a jab to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harland just misses with a punch to the body.
Harland has his takedown stuffed
and Montalban connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Montalban clearly takes 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.
Harland closes the distance looking to clinch
and Montalban counters with a straight right hand.
Harland shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Montalban as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harland misses with a body shot
and Montalban counters with a nice uppercut.
Harland throws a body shot but no joy.
Harland throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Montalban stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montalban will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice side step and Harland releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Harland is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Montalban rather than just go for the knockout.
Harland has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Harland there as he acknowledges the shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Harland has Montalban pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Montalban manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Harland has a couple of punches blocked by Montalban.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harland lands a shot to the body.
Montalban misses with a body punch.
Harland tries to work over Montalban's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Montalban prevents a body shot from Harland.
A shot in the inside from Montalban.
Montalban breaks the clinch.
Montalban lands an overhand right.
Montalban connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Harland momentarily.
Harland lands with a good body shot.
Harland shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Harland showed some decent athleticism there.
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!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Harland in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harland thows a huge punch but Montalban dodges it nicely.
Harland not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Harland landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Harland is trying to control. Montalban wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Harland throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Montalban has his hands clasped together around Harland's back. He's all about the action.
Harland sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Montalban defending well though.
Montalban on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Montalban tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nice strikes from Harland there.
Harland missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Harland throwing shots but Montalban is blocking nicely.
Montalban is looking to escape.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A left and a right from Montalban both land. Nice combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harland tries to clinch up
and Montalban counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Montalban had his way with Zander Harland in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Jab by Harland.
Harland shoots and misses
and Montalban counters with a stiff right hand.
Montalban throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Montalban. Beautiful body shot.
Harland stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Montalban.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Harland misses
and Montalban counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Montalban connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harland takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Harland misses with a looping left.
Harland moves to clinch but Montalban breaks away
and Montalban connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jesus Montalban is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Harland.
Harland shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Montalban to counter with a crisp jab.
Jesus Montalban has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zander Harland.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Harland misses
and Montalban counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A shot to the body from Harland misses
and Montalban counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harland has his takedown stuffed
and Harland takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zander Harland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harland misses with a jab to the body
and Montalban counters with a nice uppercut.
Harland doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harland is trying hard to land a takedown here. Montalban sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Harland with a poor takedown
and Montalban counters with a right hand to the body.
Jesus Montalban is winning the standup battle so far.
Harland is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Harland takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Harland swings widly with a right hand
and Montalban counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Harland lands with a shot to the body.
Montalban ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Montalban there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Harland jabs at Montalban's body.
Harland misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Montalban cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Montalban moves out of range as Harland strikes.
It appears Montalban was looking to counter with a kick there.
Montalban walks into a straight right hand from Harland.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Montalban lands a right hook to the body.
Jesus Montalban is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harland with a lazy takedown attempt
and Montalban cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesus Montalban showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Montalban, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 50:45
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 49:46
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus Montalban!
Jesus Montalban retains his featherweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jesus Montalban thanked Bos Energy MMA159.4 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shape Shifter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Walker (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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214 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
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205 lbs
23 - 10 - 1 |
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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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Shape Shifter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Shane Walker!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker scores with a nice head shot.
Shifter looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Walker lands a lovely overhand right.
Shifter shoots and misses
and Shifter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Walker's jab looks to have found its range, popping Shifter under the eye.
Shifter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Walker manages to break the clinch.
Walker scores with the left hand. Shifter knows he should have avoided that one.
A jab from Walker misses.
Shifter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shifter closes the distance looking to clinch
and Walker counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shifter throws a shot from downtown. Walker moves away and avoids it.
Walker throws out a powerful jab.
Shane Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shifter keeps the fight on the outside.
Shifter half committed to a counter leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Walker
and Shifter counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Shifter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Walker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Walker has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shifter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Shifter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Walker is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker trying to control the position here.
Shifter looking to pass the guard.
Shifter is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Walker is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Walker has escaped and now he's on top!
Walker trying to control the position from guard on top but Shifter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walker throws a big elbow that misses.
Walker sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Walker is continuing to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shifter working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Walker has passed into half guard!
Shifter is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Walker pulls his head out easily.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Walker in particular looking to stall.
Walker's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Shifter is looking for a sweep. Walker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Walker keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Walker prevents Shifter from improving his position.
Walker trying to mount his opponent but Shifter defends it.
Shifter wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Shifter manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Walker has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Shifter is proving hard to escape from.
Walker wants to pass the guard but Shifter is keeping the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Walker sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Shifter looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Walker 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.
Walker throws an overhand right that lands on Shifter's shoulder, as Shifter tries to avoid the shot.
Shifter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Walker can pounce on him.
Shifter clinches with his opponent.
Walker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shifter has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Walker is trying to keep an underhook but Shifter manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Shifter misses with a head shot. Walker uses the momentum to regain guard.
Shifter throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shifter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Walker is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walker is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Walker keeping full guard, as Shifter tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shifter slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Shifter swings around for an armbar but Walker sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Shifter's guard.
Walker not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Shape Shifter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Walker stopping the sweep attempt from Shifter.
Shifter can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Walker controls the pace.
Walker avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Walker sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shifter manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Walker manages to get himself to full guard.
Shifter postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Walker is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Shifter, into his guard.
Walker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Walker avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Walker gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Shifter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shifter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shifter tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Walker defends well and Shifter ends up having to push Walker into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Shifter dives in for a single leg takedown but Walker sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Walker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Walker scores with a shot to the side of Shifter's head.
Walker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Walker misses with a body punch.
Shifter is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shape Shifter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walker fakes the leg kick and cracks Shifter in the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Walker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shifter circles away quickly and effectively.
Walker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shifter. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shifter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Walker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Walker throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shifter takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shifter walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Walker checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Walker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice inside leg kick there by Walker. That's going to slow Shifter down.
Walker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shifter connects with a leg kick. Walker looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Shane Walker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Walker throws a body punch but Shifter moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Walker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Walker scores with the left hand. Shifter knows he should have avoided that one.
Walker throws a leg kick but Shifter checks it.
Shifter shoots in and drives through. Walker sprawls well.
Walker misses with a straight left.
Walker throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Walker lands with a kick to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker thumps Shifter with a low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Walker!
Walker lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker misses with a hook. Shifter ducked under it nicely.
Shifter looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Shifter checks the leg kick nicely there.
Walker scores with a kick to the midsection.
Walker scores with a spinning back kick!
Walker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shifter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Walker can pounce on him.
Walker cracks Shifter with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Shape Shifter has been cut.
Walker throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Walker is looking to slow Shifter down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker lands a nice hook to Shifter's body. Shifter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shifter shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Walker sprawls well. Walker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shifter gets slowly back to his feet.
Shane Walker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shifter misses with a takedown attempt
and Walker comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Shifter stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Walker is on him like rabid pit bull! Shifter slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shane Walker!
Shane Walker 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belfort comes to the cage accompanied by Control by Puddle of Mudd. Hawk has chosen Deadwood as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jordan Belfort could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Thomas Hawk's chin.
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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jordan Belfort!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Thomas Hawk!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawk is looking to slow Belfort down with leg kicks.
Hawk has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Belfort is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Hawk clobbers Belfort with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Jordan Belfort has been cut.
Belfort lands a leg kick that knocks Hawk off balance momentarily.
Hawk throws a hook but Belfort blocks it.
Belfort jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Belfort 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.
Belfort misses with a combination
and Hawk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hawk misses with a low kick as Belfort jumps back.
Belfort doesn't manage to clinch there - Hawk circles away.
Jordan Belfort seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belfort scoring well with a low kick there.
Hawk looking to score a takedown here. Belfort is defending well but Hawk drives through and ends up in Belfort's guard.
Belfort seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belfort kicks Hawk off and gets to his feet.
A big right from Hawk misses.
Belfort goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A leg kick checked by Hawk.
Belfort sets himself, and Hawk steps forward looking for the clinch! Belfort avoids it this time.
Belfort needs to keep his hands up - Hawk had a free shot at his head there.
Hawk throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Belfort counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Decent striking displayed by Belfort there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk throws a body punch but Belfort moves out of range.
Hawk attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hawk takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Belfort is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hawk.
Belfort rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hawk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Belfort checks a low kick from Hawk.
Belfort misses with a series of wild punches.
Belfort is looking to clinch but Hawk is avoiding it.
Hawk throws a shot from downtown. Belfort moves away and avoids it.
Belfort looks for the body kick but Hawk saw that one coming.
Hawk throws an overhand right that lands on Belfort's shoulder, as Belfort tries to avoid the shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hawk, as that shot connected.
Belfort gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Belfort misses with some punches.
Hawk working aggressively here.
Belfort blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belfort blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hawk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belfort tries a body shot but Hawk blocks it.
Hawk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hawk throws a punch but it's blocked by Belfort.
Nice body punch from Belfort - that landed with a thud.
Belfort breaks the clinch.
Jordan Belfort is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hawk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belfort was well out of range. Poor timing from Hawk.
Belfort lands a glancing blow to the side of Hawk's head.
Belfort looks for the body kick but Hawk saw that one coming.
Belfort throws a looping overhand right but Hawk ducks down to avoid it.
Belfort is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hawk swings for the body but Belfort moves out of range.
A punch combination from Belfort misses.
Belfort throws out a loose jab but Hawk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belfort throws a poor cross that misses
and Hawk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Belfort throws a sloppy head kick
and Hawk holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Belfort's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hawk fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort is trying to break free.
Belfort working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Belfort tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Belfort.
Hawk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hawk blocks an uppercut.
Belfort works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hawk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hawk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Belfort.
Hawk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hawk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Belfort softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Belfort fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Belfort manages to break the clinch.
Hawk with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Belfort to score with a decent uppercut.
Belfort throws a lazy head kick
and Hawk counters with a series of strikes that sends Belfort to the canvas! Hawk follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Belfort is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawk throws a big right hand that misses.
Oh Belfort is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hawk gets to his feet and stands over Belfort, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Belfort felt that one! Hawk unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Belfort from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Hawk!
Thomas Hawk is the new middleweight champion!
Our winner, Thomas Hawk, 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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