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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Avila Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vesa Asikainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Avila Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Vesa Asikainen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Asikainen's guard.
Asikainen is wriggling around but Alvarez manages to pass to half guard.
Alvarez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Alvarez.
Alvarez misses with a head shot. Asikainen uses the momentum to regain guard.
Alvarez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Asikainen controls Alvarez momentarily but Alvarez frees himself.
Alvarez works over Asikainen with some ground and pound from guard.
Alvarez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alvarez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alvarez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Alvarez preventing the sweep.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Alvarez lands a couple of digs.
Asikainen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Asikainen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alvarez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Alvarez gets to his feet - Asikainen follows without any prompting.
Alvarez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Asikainen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
It looked like Alvarez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Alvarez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Alvarez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Asikainen is trying to control but Alvarez manages to pass to mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvarez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Alvarez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Asikainen looks a forlorn figure.
Alvarez with the ground and pound from mount.
Alvarez loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Asikainen scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Alvarez land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Alvarez stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Avila Alvarez!
Avila Alvarez took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Listen, I was knocking out 250ers up in the Super Heavyweight division. These skinny bitches don't scare me. Great fight, thanks for coming out, people.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dragan Horwat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Feofil Molovgomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dragan Horwat has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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179 lbs
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174 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dragan Horwat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nikolai Feofil Molovgomedov!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molovgomedov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Molovgomedov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Molovgomedov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horwat.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Molovgomedov.
Molovgomedov misses with a kick to the body.
Horwat on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Molovgomedov. Molovgomedov obviously looking to wear him down.
Horwat throws a head kick but Molovgomedov moves out of range.
Horwat throws a leg kick which misses Molovgomedov's front leg but catches the back leg as Molovgomedov tries to avoid it.
Molovgomedov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nikolai Feofil Molovgomedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horwat throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Molovgomedov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Molovgomedov throws a body kick that misses
and Horwat counters with a leg kick.
Molovgomedov swats away the attempt to clinch by Horwat.
Horwat blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molovgomedov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Horwat at a distance.
Horwat looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A bone on bone clash there as Horwat blocks the leg kick.
Molovgomedov delivers a nice body kick.
Dragan Horwat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Horwat checks a low kick from Molovgomedov.
Molovgomedov tries to keep at a distance but Horwat has taken the fight into the clinch.
Horwat is trying to break free.
Horwat tries to break the clinch but Molovgomedov is controlling the position.
A short right from Molovgomedov.
Horwat on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Molovgomedov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Horwat.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Horwat just misses with a elbow thrown towards Molovgomedov's brow.
Molovgomedov looking to throw knees to the head but Horwat is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horwat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Molovgomedov jabs Horwat to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Molovgomedov throws a push kick but Horwat slaps the foot to one side.
Horwat throws a half hearted mid kick.
Molovgomedov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As Molovgomedov backs away, Horwat returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Molovgomedov lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horwat lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Molovgomedov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Molovgomedov connects with a body shot that sends Horwat's belly button to the back.
Molovgomedov throws a sloppy head kick and Horwat moves out of range easily.
And Horwat counters with a quick kick to the body but Molovgomedov blocks it.
Horwat moves out of range of the body kick from Molovgomedov.
Molovgomedov 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.
Molovgomedov throws a low kick but Horwat avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molovgomedov clinches with his opponent.
Molovgomedov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Molovgomedov breaks the clinch.
Horwat tries to clinch up.
Molovgomedov lands with a nice body kick.
Molovgomedov misses with a body kick.
Molovgomedov connects with an inside leg kick.
Molovgomedov misses with a head kick.
Molovgomedov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Molovgomedov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Horwat. That one must have hurt.
Horwat takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Molovgomedov swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molovgomedov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It appears Horwat was looking to counter with a kick there.
Molovgomedov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Molovgomedov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Molovgomedov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Molovgomedov just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHorwat.
Horwat drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Horwat avoids the body shot from Molovgomedov.
As Molovgomedov backs away, Horwat returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Molovgomedov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horwat tried to counter with a leg kick but Molovgomedov avoided it.
Jab, jab by Molovgomedov - just one landing.
It looks like Dragan Horwat has been cut.
Horwat misses with a kick to the body.
Horwat throws a nice inside leg kick.
Molovgomedov connects with a single shot there.
Molovgomedov scores with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Feofil Molovgomedov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dragan Horwat's cut.
That's time! Horwat's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Horwat on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Molovgomedov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Molovgomedov stuns Horwat with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Molovgomedov is looking to land body kicks.
Molovgomedov connects with a solid leg kick.
Molovgomedov scores with a body shot.
Horwat takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Molovgomedov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Horwat moves into range and clinches up with Molovgomedov.
Molovgomedov misses with a knee to the head.
Molovgomedov scores with a hook to the body.
Horwat blocks a body shot from Molovgomedov.
Horwat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molovgomedov looks to throw a body kick
and Horwat counters with an inside leg kick.
Molovgomedov lands a head kick!
Molovgomedov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Horwat throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Molovgomedov throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Horwat counters with a good low kick that Molovgomedov was not able to check.
Molovgomedov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Molovgomedov. Horwat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Horwat throws a quick counter kick to the body but Molovgomedov avoids it.
Horwat chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Molovgomedov can pounce on him.
Molovgomedov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Horwat manages to avoid it.
As Molovgomedov backs away, Horwat returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Molovgomedov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Horwat rather than just go for the knockout.
Molovgomedov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Horwat.
Horwat misses with a head kick.
Molovgomedov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molovgomedov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Molovgomedov moves out of range of the leg kick from Horwat.
Molovgomedov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Horwat checks a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Molovgomedov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Horwat stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Molovgomedov tries to land a front kick but Horwat steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Horwat fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Molovgomedov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Molovgomedov lands a slapping body shot.
Molovgomedov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Molovgomedov lands with a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Molovgomedov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horwat moves out of range as Molovgomedov strikes.
Molovgomedov connects with a high kick.
Molovgomedov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Horwat's sensitive parts.
Horwat blocks a low kick nicely.
A good leg kick by Horwat.
Nikolai Feofil Molovgomedov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Molovgomedov misses with the body kick
and Horwat counters with a thumping low kick.
Molovgomedov throws a sloppy body shot
and Horwat makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Molovgomedov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Molovgomedov misses with a head kick.
Horwat throws a counter high kick but Molovgomedov was just alert enough to avoid it.
Horwat checks a leg kick.
As Molovgomedov backs away, Horwat returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Horwat slips under a jab.
Horwat tried to counter with a leg kick but Molovgomedov avoided it.
Horwat takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Horwat is rocked!
Horwat stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Molovgomedov.
Oh Horwat is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molovgomedov lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Molovgomedov fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Horwat out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Nikolai Feofil Molovgomedov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rollo Lothbrok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saiyan Southbrook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rollo Lothbrok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Saiyan Southbrook!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lothbrok gets tackled into the cage by Southbrook. Southbrook maintains the clinch.
Lothbrok wants a takedown but no success here.
Southbrook breaks the clinch.
Southbrook jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lothbrok takes a swing at Southbrook's ribcage but misses.
Lothbrok with a poor takedown
and Southbrook counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Southbrook buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lothbrok slips under a jab.
A head kick misses from Southbrook.
Southbrook throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Southbrook is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Southbrook. Lothbrok does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lothbrok throwing a counter right hand but Southbrook manages to avoid it.
Southbrook moves into the clinch.
Lothbrok drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Southbrook gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rollo Lothbrok. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lothbrok blocks an elbow strike from Southbrook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Southbrook pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Southbrook connects with a nice looking jab.
Southbrook shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lothbrok as he avoids it easily.
A big left from Lothbrok misses.
Southbrook throws a hook but Lothbrok avoids it easily.
No luck for Southbrook with that takedown attempt.
Lothbrok moves out of range of the body kick.
Lothbrok jabs at Southbrook's body.
Southbrook scores with a jab to the head.
Southbrook gets tackled into the cage by Lothbrok. Lothbrok maintains the clinch.
Southbrook struggles to land a body shot inside as Lothbrok controls his hands.
Southbrook lands a left hand.
Southbrook lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lothbrok manages to break the clinch.
Lothbrok throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lothbrok throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Southbrook was covering up waiting for the punch and Lothbrok finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Southbrook looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lothbrok passes into side control.
Southbrook wants to get back to his feet but Lothbrok is dominant here and he's now got Southbrook's back!
Southbrook is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Lothbrok looking for the choke but no joy.
Lothbrok is riding his opponent, not letting Southbrook buck him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Southbrook is in bad spot here.
Southbrook keeps trying to improve his position.
Southbrook is trying to remain composed but Lothbrok is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
It looks like Saiyan Southbrook has been cut.
Lothbrok is trying to stick to Southbrook's back but Southbrook is turning into Lothbrok. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Lothbrok's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Southbrook.
Lothbrok throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Southbrook is looking to work some ground and pound but Lothbrok has wrist control.
Lothbrok not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lothbrok wants to stand and escape but Southbrook is having none of it.
Southbrook trying to control but Lothbrok is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Southbrook looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrok keeping full guard, as Southbrook tries to pass.
Southbrook throws a big right hand that misses.
Southbrook scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lothbrok controlling Southbrook's posture.
Lothbrok preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lothbrok keeping moving, preventing Southbrook from controlling successfully.
Lothbrok working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Southbrook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saiyan Southbrook dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Saiyan Southbrook's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lothbrok tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Southbrook lands a jab to the nose.
Lothbrok dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lothbrok fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Southbrook gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice defenses there by Lothbrok.
Lothbrok fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Southbrook throws a big shot that misses.
Southbrook jabs at Lothbrok's body.
Lothbrok tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Southbrook swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rollo Lothbrok. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lothbrok shoots in for a takedown but Southbrook shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Southbrook staying out of range there.
A countering left hand to the body from Southbrook misses.
A punch combination from Southbrook misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lothbrok.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Southbrook tries to move into range but Lothbrok moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Southbrook cracks Lothbrok with an open hand slap.
Lothbrok throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lothbrok ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Southbrook moves away.
Lothbrok misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Southbrook throws a hook but Lothbrok blocks it.
Lothbrok has his takedown stuffed
and Southbrook cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Southbrook throws an overhand right that lands on Lothbrok's shoulder, as Lothbrok tries to avoid the shot.
Lothbrok throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Southbrook looks to land a combination but Lothbrok avoids it well.
Lothbrok throwing a counter right hand but Southbrook manages to avoid it.
Saiyan Southbrook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Southbrook clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Southbrook tries a body shot but Lothbrok blocks it.
Lothbrok is trying to break the clinch but Southbrook has him pressed against the cage.
Lothbrok has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Southbrook after a bit of a struggle.
Southbrook presses Lothbrok against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Southbrook has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lothbrok is working for takedown but Southbrook is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lothbrok's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lothbrok changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Southbrook looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lothbrok lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Lothbrok is working Southbrook over with some ground and pound from side control.
Southbrook is trying to get back to half guard.
Lothbrok has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lothbrok trying to control the action but Southbrook is working from the bottom.
Southbrook is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Southbrook looking for a sweep but Lothbrok has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Lothbrok trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lothbrok lands a big shot there that rocks Southbrook but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Southbrook sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Southbrook taking some punishment here, with Lothbrok in his half guard.
Southbrook wants to improve his position but Lothbrok is controlling well.
Lothbrok wants to take a breather but Southbrook is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Southbrook tries to get to full guard but Lothbrok has control of the leg.
Southbrook actively working from the bottom here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lothbrok prevents Southbrook from improving his position.
Lothbrok looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Southbrook is looking to improve his position.
Rollo Lothbrok overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Southbrook on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Southbrook is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lothbrok pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Saiyan Southbrook will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Saiyan Southbrook's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lothbrok throws a body shot but no joy.
Lothbrok takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lothbrok closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That kick from Lothbrok tenderised Southbrook's leg. Southbrook is trying to keep his angry face on.
A head kick by Southbrook misses
and Lothbrok moves into the clinch.
Southbrook tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lothbrok wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Southbrook tries to break the clinch but Lothbrok is controlling the position.
A short left from Southbrook.
Lothbrok is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Southbrook blocks a body shot from Lothbrok.
Southbrook misses with a punch to the body.
Lothbrok changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Southbrook fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Southbrook throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lothbrok.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rollo Lothbrok. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Southbrook.
Southbrook takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Southbrook looks to score with a jab to the body but Lothbrok is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Southbrook misses the target.
Southbrook changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Southbrook stuns Lothbrok with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lothbrok dives in for a single leg takedown but Southbrook sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lothbrok changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Southbrook tries to avoid it but Lothbrok manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Southbrook to the ground. Southbrook escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Southbrook lands a nice looking body shot.
Southbrook scores with a jab to the body.
Southbrook tries to clinch there but Lothbrok circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Southbrook.
Southbrook slaps away a takedown attempt from Lothbrok, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Southbrook forces Lothbrok back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lothbrok is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Southbrook escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Southbrook moves in looking to clinch but Lothbrok pushes him off.
Lothbrok uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Southbrook.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lothbrok.
Southbrook wants to clinch but Lothbrok slips to the side
and Lothbrok counters with a right hand to the body.
Lothbrok slips under a jab from Southbrook.
An attempted straight right counter from Lothbrok misses the target.
Lothbrok ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Lothbrok misses the target.
Lothbrok swings for the body but Southbrook moves out of range.
Southbrook swings for the body but Lothbrok moves out of range.
Lothbrok shoots in but no luck this time.
Southbrook keeps the fight on the outside.
Lothbrok avoids the body shot from Southbrook.
Southbrook tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lothbrok was well out of range. Poor timing from Southbrook.
Rollo Lothbrok has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lothbrok shoots in looking for a takedown. Southbrook tries to sprawl out of it but Lothbrok keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Southbrook manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lothbrok is looking to take this one to the mat.
Saiyan Southbrook is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Southbrook gets underhooks to prevent Lothbrok's takedown attempt.
Lothbrok tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Southbrook lands an uppercut.
Southbrook taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lothbrok wants to take the fight to the mat but Southbrook manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Southbrook softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lothbrok drops down looking for an ankle pick but Southbrook pulls his leg out and moves away.
Southbrook avoids the body shot from Lothbrok.
Southbrook lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Southbrook throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Southbrook keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lothbrok.
Southbrook cracks the inside of Lothbrok's front leg.
Southbrook tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lothbrok throws a big counter combination but Southbrook scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saiyan Southbrook comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Southbrook winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Saiyan Southbrook!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Saiyan Southbrook!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Saiyan Southbrook!
Saiyan Southbrook wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Saiyan Southbrook thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simo Supermies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eirik Rivfader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Supermies comes to the cage accompanied by D12 - Fight Music. Eirik Rivfader is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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196 lbs
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41
245 lbs
21 - 16 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
KO power |
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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
48 - 35 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Simo Supermies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eirik Rivfader!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Supermies.
Rivfader ducks under a wild hook from Supermies.
Rivfader closes the distance looking to clinch
and Supermies counters with a nice uppercut.
Rivfader walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rivfader looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Supermies kicks off Rivfader and gets to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Supermies lands a head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rivfader. Supermies does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rivfader gets the takedown into side control.
Supermies looks to move to half guard but instead Rivfader has passed into mount! Damn!
Supermies is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Supermies wants to control but Rivfader is having none of it.
Supermies gets back to half guard.
Rivfader wants to pass to mount but Supermies is defending the position.
Supermies is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rivfader's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rivfader's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rivfader is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Supermies controlling well, preventing Rivfader from escaping the position.
Supermies scores with strikes from the back.
Supermies is looking for the choke from the back position but Rivfader is controlling his hands well.
Supermies doesn't have the hooks in and Rivfader manages to turn into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivfader stays in close to Supermies's body and controls the position.
Rivfader wants to pass the guard but Supermies is keeping the position.
Supermies looking for a sweep. Not yet Supermies, not yet.
Rivfader wants to stand but Supermies is controlling his posture from full guard.
Rivfader trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Supermies looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Supermies is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivfader 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.
Rivfader trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Supermies lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Rivfader is trying to control the position but Supermies postures up.
Rivfader is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Supermies in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivfader keeping full guard, as Supermies tries to pass.
Rivfader throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rivfader keeping full guard, as Supermies tries to pass.
Supermies passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Supermies fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Supermies misses with the ground and pound.
Rivfader is looking to reverse the position.
Supermies working away.
Rivfader is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Supermies's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simo Supermies dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Supermies lands a leg kick that knocks Rivfader off balance momentarily.
Rivfader jabs at Supermies's body.
Rivfader shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Supermies as he avoids it easily.
Rivfader avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Supermies backs off Rivfader throws a huge counter combo but Supermies manages to avoid it all.
Rivfader shoots for a takedown but Supermies saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rivfader on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rivfader shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Supermies pinned against the cage. Supermies gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Simo Supermies has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eirik Rivfader.
Rivfader shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Rivfader was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Supermies is not content to let Rivfader control the position.
Rivfader scoring with punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivfader tries to move to mount but Supermies blocks the move with his legs.
Rivfader decides to stand back up. Rivfader steps back and let's Supermies get back to his feet.
Supermies throws a body shot but no joy.
Rivfader shoots and misses
and Supermies counters with a series of strikes. Rivfader will be more careful next time no doubt.
Supermies is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Supermies throws a body punch but Rivfader moves out of range.
Rivfader fails with a takedown attempt.
Rivfader walks into a jab.
Rivfader walks into a jab.
Rivfader checks a low kick from Supermies.
Simo Supermies is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rivfader looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivfader closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rivfader lands in 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!
Supermies is trying to keep Rivfader in close.
Supermies will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Supermies can't keep his opponent in guard - Rivfader advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Supermies trying to control from the bottom.
Supermies wants to improve his position but Rivfader is controlling well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Supermies looking for submissions off his back.
Rivfader looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivfader working Supermies over with strikes.
Rivfader wants to free his trapped foot but Supermies is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rivfader is thwarting Supermies's attempts to control the position.
Supermies tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Rivfader has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Supermies regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Supermies is trying to stand back up but Rivfader is controlling him
Rivfader controlling the action here.
Rivfader prevents Supermies from improving his position.
Rivfader wants to get back to his feet.
Rivfader missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Supermies tries to get to full guard but Rivfader has control of the leg.
Supermies tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Rivfader has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
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 Simo Supermies will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Supermies throws a jab when Rivfader was well out of range.
Supermies is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Supermies closes the distance and clinches.
Supermies crunches a lovely knee into Rivfader's ribcage.
Rivfader changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Supermies fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rivfader looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Supermies is fending him off so far but Rivfader persists. Nope, Supermies circles away and we're back to standing.
Supermies throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Simo Supermies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivfader fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Supermies avoids it really well and circles away.
Supermies was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Simo Supermies has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eirik Rivfader.
Rivfader tries to clinch up.
Rivfader avoids the body shot from Supermies.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Supermies scores with a jab to the jaw.
Supermies scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rivfader throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Supermies tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Rivfader is in Supermies's guard.
Rivfader takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Supermies looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Supermies trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Supermies has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rivfader can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rivfader looking to pass the guard.
Rivfader trying to control the position from guard on top but Supermies is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Supermies is looking to sweep but instead, Rivfader has passed into half guard.
Supermies is looking for a sweep. Rivfader is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rivfader performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Supermies is pressing down on Rivfader's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Supermies looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rivfader trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rivfader trying to control but Supermies is working from the bottom.
Rivfader lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rivfader stays in close to Supermies's body and controls the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivfader stopping the sweep attempt from Supermies.
Rivfader content to stall in guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Supermies throws a nice inside leg kick.
Supermies throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rivfader misses with a two punch combination.
Supermies lands a jab to the nose.
Supermies tests Rivfader's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Some wild striking there from Rivfader.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Supermies listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rivfader misses with an uppercut.
Simo Supermies is winning the standup battle so far.
Supermies leaves Rivfader with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rivfader gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Supermies.
Rivfader tries to score a power double leg takedown but Supermies sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rivfader somewhat.
Supermies jabs Rivfader right on the nose. Rivfader blinks but takes it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
No joy there for Supermies, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Eirik Rivfader has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Supermies is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rivfader can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Supermies jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Simo Supermies showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Supermies, 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Simo Supermies!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Simo Supermies!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Simo Supermies!
Simo Supermies wins by unanimous decision!
Simo Supermies seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Kacik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kacik has chosen The Hydrant - Bali Bandidos as his entrance music. Alexander Kacik 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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210 lbs
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224 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Kacik!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kacik scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Marcus Hardy has been cut.
Kacik throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hardy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hardy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hardy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kacik sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A combination from Kacik does no damage.
Hardy lands with a nice combination. Kacik backs away looking to recover.
Hardy lands with a cross.
A slow jab from Hardy misses its intended target.
Hardy throws a hook to the side of Kacik's head but Kacik sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hardy stuns Kacik with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hardy slips under a jab from Kacik.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kacik drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hardy regains half guard there - taking advantage of Kacik's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kacik throwing shots but Hardy is blocking nicely.
Kacik scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kacik is just content to waste time from the top position. Hardy takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Kacik throws a big elbow that misses.
Kacik is looking to work some ground and pound but Hardy has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardy has Kacik pulled in close to control his posture.
Kacik loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hardy is pulling down on Kacik's head. It's preventing any offense from Kacik, at least for the moment.
Kacik throwing strikes but missing.
Hardy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kacik drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hardy looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hardy looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hardy!
Hardy lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hardy working the ground and pound but Kacik is defending the strikes.
Hardy working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
You can see the frustration on Kacik's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kacik is trying to buck Hardy off.
Hardy tries to score with some ground and pound. Kacik controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kacik is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kacik is still trying to improve position.
Kacik is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hardy is controlling him well.
Hardy lands a few punches from side control.
Kacik takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hardy misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hardy is chipping away with strikes.
Hardy scoring with punches from side control.
Kacik manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kacik uses his free foot to push down on Hardy's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hardy.
Kacik dominating with strikes here.
Kacik lands with some strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kacik thowing shots but they're missing.
Hardy is squirming around, avoiding Kacik's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kacik lands a heavy elbow.
Hardy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kacik breaks from Hardy's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kacik is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Hardy has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Hardy!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kacik can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hardy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kacik's head.
Hardy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kacik wants to stand up but Hardy is controlling him.
Hardy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kacik has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hardy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
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 Marcus Hardy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marcus Hardy's cut.
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.
Hardy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kacik on the side of the head.
Kacik moves to clinch but Hardy breaks away
and Hardy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hardy.
Hardy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kacik scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kacik misses with the ground and pound.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Kacik is looking to take a break and control but Hardy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kacik taking a break here but Hardy is having none of it and regains half guard.
Kacik is nestled in close to Hardy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kacik works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hardy tries to hold on but Kacik pushes him away.
Hardy is in a horrible position here. Kacik smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Marcus Hardy's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Marcus Hardy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alexander Kacik!
During a confident post fight interview, Alexander Kacik thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shinsuke Mitsurugi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitsurugi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Rising Sun. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
172 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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28
190 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Shinsuke Mitsurugi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Greg Smith!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitsurugi throws a body shot but no joy.
Mitsurugi has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Mitsurugi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Smith looks to move away, Mitsurugi throws a big counter combo but Smith just gets out of the way.
Smith slips a straight right by Mitsurugi.
Smith scores with a spinning back kick!
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mitsurugi instigates a clinch.
Smith lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mitsurugi backwards.
Mitsurugi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Mitsurugi fails to land.
Mitsurugi misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith blocking some punches.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mitsurugi breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mitsurugi avoids the head kick by Smith.
Mitsurugi dodges the punch combination from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitsurugi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mitsurugi closes the distance and pushes Smith back into the cage.
Mitsurugi blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
Mitsurugi misses with a punch on the inside.
Mitsurugi blocks an elbow strike.
Mitsurugi dodges an elbow strike from Smith.
Mitsurugi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mitsurugi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mitsurugi works the jab nicely.
Mitsurugi throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and moves out of range.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mitsurugi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Greg Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitsurugi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Greg Smith has been cut.
Smith checks a leg kick.
Mitsurugi sizes up Smith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith misses with a body punch
and Mitsurugi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Shinsuke Mitsurugi has been cut.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mitsurugi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mitsurugi pushes Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Mitsurugi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Mitsurugi blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
Mitsurugi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Mitsurugi has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Mitsurugi tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A shot in the inside from Smith.
Mitsurugi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith misses with some punches.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mitsurugi has him pressed against the cage.
Mitsurugi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Mitsurugi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mitsurugi.
Mitsurugi misses with a body punch.
Mitsurugi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smith working aggressively here.
Mitsurugi lands with a short shot to the head.
Mitsurugi blocks an uppercut.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Mitsurugi backwards.
Mitsurugi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short uppercut from Smith.
Smith stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mitsurugi swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Mitsurugi misses with a body punch.
Smith throws an elbow that misses.
Mitsurugi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mitsurugi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mitsurugi scores with a hook to the body.
Mitsurugi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Mitsurugi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitsurugi working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Mitsurugi.
Smith tries to stall but Mitsurugi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mitsurugi lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mitsurugi is keeping busy.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mitsurugi's brow.
Mitsurugi is leaning against Smith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
Mitsurugi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Mitsurugi avoids the damage to the body.
Mitsurugi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Smith scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mitsurugi lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
A shot in the inside from Mitsurugi.
A left hand lands to the body for Mitsurugi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mitsurugi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mitsurugi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mitsurugi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mitsurugi misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Mitsurugi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinsuke Mitsurugi dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mitsurugi circles away quickly and effectively.
Mitsurugi avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mitsurugi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith throws a series of punches but Mitsurugi moves out of range.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Smith wants to clinch.
Mitsurugi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Smith is out of range and Mitsurugi settles back down.
Smith is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Mitsurugi closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitsurugi avoids the elbow strike from Smith, against the cage.
Mitsurugi lands a shoulder strike.
Mitsurugi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mitsurugi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Mitsurugi avoids the elbow strike from Smith, against the cage.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Mitsurugi fails to land.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitsurugi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smith or not.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Mitsurugi here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Mitsurugi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mitsurugi avoids a wild elbow strike from Smith.
Mitsurugi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mitsurugi backwards.
Smith tries to stall but Mitsurugi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Smith manages to break the clinch.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mitsurugi avoids a kick to the body.
Mitsurugi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smith has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Smith looks to land a combination but Mitsurugi avoids it well.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Mitsurugi throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
Mitsurugi throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Smith counters with a one-two to the body.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Smith is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mitsurugi cracks the inside of Smith's front leg.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mitsurugi.
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mitsurugi can pounce on him.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mitsurugi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mitsurugi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mitsurugi manages to avoid it.
A lazy left from Mitsurugi finds it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mitsurugi.
Greg Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith connects with the punch.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Mitsurugi with a nice cross.
Mitsurugi lands a big head kick that sends Smith tumbling to the mat! Mitsurugi takes a step backwards and waves Smith back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Smith is rocked!
Mitsurugi lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Smith falls backwards - clearly groggy! Mitsurugi dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shinsuke Mitsurugi!
In his post fight interview, Shinsuke Mitsurugi started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrion Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Kusilutka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lannister might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to the whores of westeros. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrion Lannister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Igor Kusilutka!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kusilutka stuffs the takedown attempt from Lannister. Lannister gets slowly back to his feet.
Lannister looks to land a combination but Kusilutka avoids it well.
Lannister closes the distance and clinches.
Kusilutka manages to break the clinch.
Lannister shoots for a double leg takedown but Kusilutka sprawls well. He's pushed Lannister's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lannister fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kusilutka swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrion Lannister. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lannister thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lannister pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lannister throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kusilutka.
Kusilutka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lannister shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kusilutka pinned against the cage. Kusilutka gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Kusilutka - just one landing.
Lannister uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kusilutka.
Igor Kusilutka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kusilutka.
Kusilutka throws a hook but Lannister avoids it easily.
Kusilutka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lannister.
Kusilutka lands with a straight right. Lannister didn't see that one coming.
Kusilutka is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lannister doesn't manage to clinch there - Kusilutka circles away.
Lannister uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kusilutka.
Kusilutka misses with a hook. Lannister ducked under it nicely.
Kusilutka throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Lannister crashing down! Lannister tries to stagger back to his feet but Kusilutka just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Lannister asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Igor Kusilutka!
Our winner, Igor Kusilutka, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zander Harland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Where Yo Girl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harland's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bawitdaba. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zander Harland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Where Yo Girl!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harland closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
I was talking to Harland's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Yo Girl trying to land knees to the body.
Yo Girl misses with a knee to the head.
Yo Girl prevents a takedown attempt there.
Harland wants the takedown. Yo Girl is fighting it off but Harland persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Yo Girl's guard against the cage.
Yo Girl wants to get back to his feet but Harland passes into half guard.
Yo Girl really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harland. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yo Girl is not content to let Harland control the position.
Harland trying to control the pace.
Harland drops an elbow to the side of Yo Girl's head.
Harland wants to control but Yo Girl is keeping him busy.
Harland seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Harland looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harland sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yo Girl defending well though.
Harland slows the pace down in half guard.
Harland prevents Yo Girl from improving his position.
Harland is keen to just control but Yo Girl is a slippery customer.
The fighters are battling for position here. Yo Girl manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Yo Girl keeping moving, preventing Harland from controlling successfully.
Harland controls from within his opponent's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Yo Girl can do anything to dispel that myth.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harland accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Harland is in close to Yo Girl's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Harland postures up in Yo Girl's guard and throws a big left but Yo Girl blocks it.
Harland stops Yo Girl from standing up.
Harland content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Harland trying to control the position from guard on top but Yo Girl is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yo Girl wants to sweep here but Harland controlling him for the moment.
Harland loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harland with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Harland postures up and lands a big shot to Yo Girl's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yo Girl looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harland is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harland working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Harland is in close to Yo Girl's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Harland landing with the ground and pound.
Yo Girl managing to control the position.
Harland throwing strikes from guard but Yo Girl blocks nicely.
Harland is working Yo Girl over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Yo Girl avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harland in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yo Girl wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Harland has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Yo Girl has momentary wrist control but Harland slips an elbow through the middle.
Yo Girl trying to control the position.
Harland with a nice head shot there.
Yo Girl working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harland.
Harland wants to control from the top but Yo Girl keeps moving.
Harland with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harland trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harland loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zander Harland dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
No luck for Harland with that takedown attempt.
Yo Girl scores with a three punch combo!
Harland shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Yo Girl is trying to defend but Harland finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Harland wants to control but Yo Girl is keeping him busy.
Harland prevents Yo Girl from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harland missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Harland throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Harland throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yo Girl is trying to stand back up but Harland is controlling him
Harland throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Yo Girl is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Harland scores with a couple of nice shots.
Yo Girl wants to get back to full guard.
Harland 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.
Yo Girl blocking the ground and pound attempt from Harland.
Yo Girl avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Harland.
Harland is nestled in close to Yo Girl, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Harland missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Harland is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yo Girl can do to turn this around?
Harland throwing shots but Yo Girl is blocking nicely.
Harland is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Yo Girl reverses the position - he's now on top in Harland's guard.
Harland pulls Yo Girl in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harland looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yo Girl is one step ahead there.
Yo Girl stands up from Harland's guard - Yo Girl perhaps looking for a knockout.
Yo Girl keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harland fails with a takedown attempt.
Yo Girl lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Where Yo Girl is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harland takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A left lands for Yo Girl.
Harland with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yo Girl to score with a decent uppercut.
Where Yo Girl is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yo Girl pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
As Yo Girl backs away, Harland returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Yo Girl lands with a nice combination. Harland backs away looking to recover.
Harland clinches with his opponent.
Harland lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yo Girl.
Harland goes for a takedown attempt but Yo Girl pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zander Harland. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yo Girl misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yo Girl connects with a single shot there.
Harland fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Harland fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yo Girl avoids it really well and circles away.
Despite the aggression on Yo Girl's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Harland tries to clinch up.
A jab from Yo Girl does it's job there.
Harland shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yo Girl sprawls well. Yo Girl wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Harland gets slowly back to his feet.
Harland fails with the takedown.
Harland on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Where Yo Girl showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yo Girl, as that shot connected.
Harland with a lazy takedown attempt
and Yo Girl counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harland gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Harland is working for takedown but Yo Girl is calmly controlling the position for now.
Harland wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zander Harland. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harland misses with a body punch.
Yo Girl escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harland shoots in but Yo Girl avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Harland blocks a head kick by Yo Girl.
Harland fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yo Girl, pushing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yo Girl is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Harland prevents a body shot from Yo Girl.
Harland is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Yo Girl gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Yo Girl working hard to break the clinch.
Harland has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Yo Girl is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yo Girl is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Harland turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Harland manages to end up in side control.
Yo Girl is looking to reverse the position.
Harland working away.
Harland wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yo Girl keeps working.
Yo Girl dodges the ground and pound from Harland.
Yo Girl tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Yo Girl manages to work his way to half guard, despite Harland's best efforts.
Yo Girl keeping control of the position.
Harland throwing shots but Yo Girl is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harland thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yo Girl's head.
Yo Girl avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Harland.
Yo Girl tries to roll over but Harland keeps him under control.
Yo Girl is looking to escape.
Harland with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Harland drops an elbow to the side of Yo Girl's head.
Ground and pound from Harland.
Nice strikes from Harland there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harland sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yo Girl defending well though.
Harland drops an elbow to the side of Yo Girl's head.
Harland throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Yo Girl tries to roll over but Harland keeps him under control.
Yo Girl on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Harland is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Harland throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Harland controlling the action here.
Harland working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yo Girl keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Harland thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Harland is trying to control. Yo Girl wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Harland slips a nice elbow through Yo Girl's hands, connecting with Yo Girl's forehead.
Harland trying to control the pace.
Harland is trying to control the action in half guard but Yo Girl is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yo Girl on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Zander Harland overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Harland lands a nice short elbow.
Harland lands with a punch from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zander Harland showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Harland 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 for Zander Harland!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Zander Harland!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Zander Harland!
Zander Harland wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Zander Harland thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Where Yo Girl stepped up to the mic, saying 'Three loses in a row!? This can't be real. All of you are on steroids! Yeah I said it, EVERYONE IS ON STEROIDS!!!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul OConnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricci Morocco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paul OConnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricci Morocco!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by OConnell.
Morocco connects with a solid leg kick.
A head kick misses from Morocco.
Morocco fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt OConnell.
OConnell scores with a jab to the body.
OConnell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Morocco throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Morocco takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
OConnell ducks under a wild hook from Morocco.
Morocco walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. OConnell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Morocco is looking to slow OConnell down with leg kicks.
Morocco misses with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morocco throws a sloppy head kick and OConnell moves out of range easily.
Morocco on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Morocco fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt OConnell.
OConnell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from OConnell. Morocco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morocco thinks about the counter body kick.
OConnell circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Morocco to the canvas! Morocco doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - OConnell keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul OConnell!
A less than humble Paul OConnell misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Papa Asbra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stacker Pentacost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pentacost has chosen Code Blue Coma/ Downset as his entrance music. Papa Asbra could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Stacker Pentacost's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Papa Asbra!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Stacker Pentacost!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pentacost defending well as Asbra loads up on a big left hand.
Pentacost is looking to score with low kicks.
A little feinted left hand from Asbra on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A slow jab from Asbra misses its intended target.
Asbra swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pentacost looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pentacost throws a body punch but Asbra moves out of range.
Asbra scores with a jab. Pentacost acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A slow jab from Pentacost misses its intended target.
Pentacost ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Asbra swats away the attempt to clinch by Pentacost.
Asbra throws a body punch but Pentacost moves out of range.
Pentacost looks to score with a jab to the body but Asbra is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asbra moves away from the strike by Pentacost.
Asbra uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pentacost.
Asbra was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pentacost fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Asbra has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pentacost on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pentacost takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asbra 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.
Stacker Pentacost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pentacost takes one to the chin there.
Pentacost avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pentacost scores with a nice right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pentacost, as that shot connected.
A big right from Asbra misses.
Pentacost steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Asbra. That one must have hurt.
Pentacost swinging wildly here.
Pentacost tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Asbra paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Asbra throws a hook but Pentacost avoids it easily.
Pentacost fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Asbra checks it well.
Asbra lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pentacost displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Asbra throws out the jab.
Asbra walks into a straight right hand from Pentacost.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pentacost lands with a good body shot.
Pentacost throws a poor cross that misses
letting Asbra counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Asbra. Pentacost does a little dance to reset his feet.
Asbra dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pentacost uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Asbra.
Pentacost steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Asbra.
Asbra waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pentacost.
Asbra sets himself, and Pentacost steps forward looking for the clinch! Asbra avoids it this time.
Pentacost swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Pentacost misses its intended target.
Asbra is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pentacost throws a sloppy head kick and Asbra moves out of range easily.
Asbra thuds a left hand into Pentacost's body.
Pentacost lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pentacost slips under a jab.
Asbra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Asbra misses the body punch
and Pentacost moves into the clinch.
Pentacost throws a head punch that misses.
Asbra misses with some punches.
Asbra has Pentacost pressed against the cage, preventing Pentacost from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pentacost tries a body shot but Asbra blocks it.
Asbra manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pentacost lands with a shot to the body.
Asbra takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Asbra misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pentacost lands a jab to Asbra's midsection.
Asbra has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pentacost.
Pentacost throws a lazy uppercut
and Asbra counters with a nice body shot.
Asbra swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Asbra swings for the body but Pentacost moves out of range.
Asbra takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pentacost moves into the clinch successfully.
Asbra keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pentacost's efforts to push away.
Pentacost blocking some punches.
Asbra tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pentacost's elbow.
Pentacost blocks a body shot from Asbra.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pentacost.
Pentacost swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asbra scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pentacost blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pentacost misses with the head strike.
Asbra tries a body shot but Pentacost blocks it.
Asbra swings wildly with an uppercut but Pentacost uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pentacost lands a good knee to the midsection. Asbra won't want to take too many of those.
Asbra fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Asbra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Asbra throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pentacost lands an uppercut.
Asbra lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pentacost landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Asbra is breathing heavily.
Pentacost throws a punch but it's blocked by Asbra.
Asbra lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pentacost scores with a shot to the side of Asbra's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asbra lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pentacost misses with a knee to the head.
Pentacost trying to land knees to the body.
Pentacost scores with a hook to the body.
Pentacost with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Stacker Pentacost will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pentacost throws a head kick but Asbra moves out of range.
A low kick from Pentacost misses
and Asbra counters with a stiff right hand.
Asbra takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Asbra is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Asbra throws a right hand that misses
and Pentacost counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pentacost connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pentacost misses with a combination
and Asbra counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pentacost moves into the clinch.
Asbra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Asbra throws a punch but it's blocked by Pentacost.
Asbra blocks a body shot from Pentacost.
Asbra lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pentacost backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pentacost.
Pentacost swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Asbra misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pentacost lands a right hand.
Asbra misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pentacost misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pentacost manages to break the clinch.
A big right from Asbra misses.
Asbra walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pentacost checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pentacost is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Pentacost attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pentacost will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Asbra is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pentacost misses with a jab to the body
and Asbra counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Asbra displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pentacost throws out the jab.
Pentacost looks to throw the jab but Asbra is out of range.
Pentacost looks for the body kick but Asbra saw that one coming.
Pentacost misses the jab.
Pentacost is looking to clinch.
Asbra was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Asbra connects with a nice looking jab.
Asbra checks the leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Asbra.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asbra swats away the attempt to clinch by Pentacost.
Asbra cracks Pentacost with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pentacost misses the shot to the body.
Good exchange - Pentacost coming out on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pentacost dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Asbra. That did some damage!
Pentacost misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pentacost with a hook.
Asbra thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stacker Pentacost seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pentacost scores with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Pentacost.
Nice defenses there by Asbra.
Asbra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Asbra.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pentacost throws a shot to the body.
Pentacost scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Asbra.
Pentacost is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd cheers as Asbra lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pentacost doesn't seem phased though.
Asbra throws a jab when Pentacost was well out of range.
Pentacost takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pentacost is rocked!
Some bone on bone action there as Asbra checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pentacost is still on wobbly legs! Can Asbra finish him?
Asbra slips a jab from Pentacost.
Asbra throws an uppercut from hell that sends Pentacost clean off his feet! He's out cold! Asbra stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Papa Asbra!
Papa Asbra retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Papa Asbra thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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