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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kelvin Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wood has chosen Wardruna - Blood Eagle as his entrance music. Thor Wood has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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217 lbs
7 - 6 - 1 |
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205 lbs
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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 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kelvin Tatum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Thor Wood!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wood jabs Tatum right on the nose. Tatum blinks but takes it well.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wood, right into the meat.
Tatum feints a jab promting Wood to slip. Tatum then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Wood slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Thor Wood has been cut.
Tatum looks to score with a jab to the body but Wood is just out of range.
Wood misses with a body shot.
Wood tries to clinch up but Tatum circles away and keeps his distance.
Tatum throws a shot from downtown. Wood moves away and avoids it.
Tatum throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wood sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Tatum finds it's way through Wood's defenses.
Tatum checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It looked like Tatum was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Wood thows a left - swing and a miss!
An inside leg kick lands from Wood.
Tatum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wood moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wood scores with a nice right hand.
Wood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Tatum misses
and Wood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tatum checks a leg kick.
Wood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tatum.
Tatum on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tatum misses with a hook. Wood ducked under it nicely.
Tatum takes one to the chin there.
Wood feints and then cracks Tatum's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tatum down.
Tatum throws the left hand but Wood avoids the punch easily.
Wood lands a leg kick that knocks Tatum off balance momentarily.
The fighters circling - Tatum throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tatum misses with a wild body shot.
Tatum throws the left hand but Wood avoids the punch easily.
Tatum swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tatum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wood was well out of range. Poor timing from Tatum.
Wood takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tatum thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tatum misses the jab.
Tatum fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tatum backing away here, and Wood unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Wood connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wood fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tatum walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wood checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tatum. Wood does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Tatum misses.
Tatum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wood moves away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wood darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wood scores with a kick to the midsection.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wood.
Wood has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Wood scores with a hook.
Wood closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
Wood connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Kelvin Tatum has been cut.
Tatum swings wildly with an uppercut but Wood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wood scores with a knee to the head.
Wood with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tatum creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tatum throws a head punch that misses.
Wood blocks a body shot from Tatum.
Wood with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tatum misses with some punches.
Wood misses with a knee to the head.
Tatum blocks the elbow strike.
Tatum misses with a knee to the head.
Wood crunches a lovely knee into Tatum's ribcage.
Wood tries to land a knee to the head but Tatum blocks with his arms.
Wood lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tatum pushes Wood back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tatum misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood prevents a body shot from Tatum.
Tatum takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tatum misses with a punch to the body.
Tatum lands a shot to the body.
Tatum tries to throw a body punch but Wood avoids it by throwing Tatum back against the cage.
Wood lands a nice knee to the body.
Tatum is breathing heavily.
Wood lands a good knee to the midsection. Tatum won't want to take too many of those.
Wood using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tatum has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tatum misses with a punch to the body.
Tatum struggles to land a body shot inside as Wood controls his hands.
Wood with a knee to the head.
Wood throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wood throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tatum blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A knee to the head by Wood.
Wood tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tatum lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wood landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Wood dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tatum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tatum paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big left from Tatum misses.
Wood throws a body punch but Tatum moves out of range.
Tatum works the jab nicely.
Thor Wood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tatum lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tatum has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Wood scores with a push kick.
Tatum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wood manages to avoid it.
Tatum takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tatum takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tatum under the eye.
Wood moves into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tatum.
Wood prevents a body shot from Tatum.
Wood with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wood blocking some punches.
Thor Wood seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tatum has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wood.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tatum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tatum misses with the head strike.
Wood lands an elbow just above Tatum 's eye.
Tatum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tatum swings wildly with an uppercut but Wood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tatum managing to block the knees to the body from Wood.
A short left from Tatum.
Tatum with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wood landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wood has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice elbow from Wood.
Tatum is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wood misses with a knee strike.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tatum has a couple of punches blocked by Wood.
Tatum throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wood using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood lands an elbow that stopped Tatum in his tracks for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wood throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tatum blocks it with crossed arms.
Wood connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tatum's face.
Wood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wood gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wood throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wood lands an elbow inside that Tatum shrugs off.
Wood lands an elbow just above Tatum 's eye.
Tatum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wood misses with a knee strike.
Tatum is trying to maintain a safe position but Wood gets an underhook and turns Tatum into the cage.
Wood gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wood throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tatum blocks it with crossed arms.
Tatum goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tatum on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wood with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tatum is trying to maintain a safe position but Wood gets an underhook and turns Tatum into the cage.
Wood throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tatum has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tatum throws a punch but it's blocked by Wood.
Tatum blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wood blocks an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wood.
Tatum swings wildly with an uppercut but Wood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tatum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tatum struggles to land a body shot inside as Wood controls his hands.
Tatum wants to stall.
Tatum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wood gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wood blocking some punches.
Tatum is looking to control Wood's arms but Wood gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tatum has his back to the cage.
Wood pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wood creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tatum's defenses.
Tatum with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tatum takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wood throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wood lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tatum takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wood scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Wood.
Wood lands a damaging elbow.
Wood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wood tries a knee to the head but Tatum blocks it.
Wood misses with a knee strike.
Wood landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wood with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wood tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wood blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Wood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Tatum throws a big shot that misses.
Tatum lands with a straight right. Wood didn't see that one coming.
Wood lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tatum's sensitive parts.
Tatum walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tatum misses the jab.
Tatum defending well as Wood loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Tatum wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wood tries to close the distance and clinch but Tatum swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wood throws a push kick but Tatum slaps the foot to one side.
Wood moves out of range of the body kick from Tatum.
Tatum throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wood sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tatum will feel that in the morning.
Wood tries a low kick but Tatum avoids it.
Tatum looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Tatum misses with a low kick.
Wood tries to counter by closing the distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wood tries to clinch up but Tatum circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tatum was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tatum throws a hook to the side of Wood's head but Wood sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wood misses with a body kick.
Tatum throws a wild body kick that Wood sees coming a mile off.
Wood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tatum moves away.
Wood connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wood slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tatum needs to keep his hands up - Wood had a free shot at his head there.
Wood moves into the clinch successfully.
Wood with a knee to the head.
Wood creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tatum's defenses.
Tatum is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wood using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tatum takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thor Wood is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tatum tries a body shot but Wood blocks it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tatum takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tatum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tatum misses with a punch on the inside.
Wood blocks a body shot from Tatum.
Tatum struggles to land a body shot inside as Wood controls his hands.
Tatum displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wood up against the cage.
Tatum digs a right hand underneath Wood's ribcage. Wood let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tatum is trying to maintain a safe position but Wood gets an underhook and turns Tatum into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum gets through Wood's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tatum misses with a punch on the inside.
Tatum takes an elbow to the temple.
Tatum tries to throw a body punch but Wood avoids it by throwing Tatum back against the cage.
Tatum misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kelvin Tatum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tatum stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tatum swings wildly with an uppercut but Wood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tatum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatum misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Tatum fails to land.
Tatum working aggressively here.
Tatum swings wildly with an uppercut but Wood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tatum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tatum has a couple of punches blocked by Wood.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tatum has a couple of punches blocked by Wood.
Wood blocks a body shot from Tatum.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Thor Wood.
Well Wood has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thor Wood!
An out of breath Thor Wood thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Razbinos Udric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hanson Recall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Recall has chosen Stairway to Heaven as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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164 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Razbinos Udric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hanson Recall!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Recall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Udric circles away quickly and effectively.
Udric thinks about countering with a head kick.
Udric with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Recall to score with a decent uppercut.
Udric moves out of range as Recall throws a body kick.
Udric tries to clinch but Recall is having none of it.
Recall lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Udric drives through and clinches with Recall against the cage.
Udric using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Recall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Recall tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Udric avoids it.
Recall tries to land knees in the clinch but Udric avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Recall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Udric is defending well for now.
We've been hearing reports that Udric has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Nice body punch from Recall - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Recall fails to land.
Udric avoiding damage.
Recall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Udric breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Recall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Udric.
Udric closes the distance looking to clinch
and Recall counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Udric gets a clinch.
Udric lands a hook that snaps the head of Recall backwards.
Recall trying to land knees to the body.
Recall misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Udric.
Udric breaks from the clinch.
Udric wants to clinch up but Recall keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Udric is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Udric tries to clinch there but Recall circles away.
No joy there for Recall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Udric shoots in but Recall avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Recall throws a counter combo.
Recall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Recall looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Udric throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Recall's waist but Recall gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Udric off to one side.
Udric moves to clinch but Recall breaks away
and Recall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Recall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Udric gets a clinch.
Recall missing with knees to the body.
Recall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Recall tries to work over Udric's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Recall tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Udric avoids it.
Udric lands a good knee to the midsection. Recall won't want to take too many of those.
Udric breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Recall throws a chopping leg kick but Udric manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Udric seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Udric tries to clinch up.
Udric tries to close the distance and clinch but Recall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Udric moves in looking to clinch but Recall pushes him off.
Jab by Recall.
Recall gets tackled into the cage by Udric. Udric maintains the clinch.
Udric tries to land knees in the clinch but Recall avoids the damage to the body.
Recall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Udric lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Udric lands a good knee to the midsection. Recall won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Recall misses with a knee to the head.
Udric tries to work over Recall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Recall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Recall connects with a knee to the head.
Recall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Recall lands a nice uppercut.
Recall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Udric backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hanson Recall dominated that round.
That's time! Udric's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Recall connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Udric momentarily.
Recall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Udric tries to clinch up.
Recall swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Udric instigates a clinch.
Udric is trying to trip Recall. He has hold of a leg but Recall is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Udric persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Udric got a little sloppy there for a moment and Recall has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Udric has managed to get both his arms back between Recall's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Recall is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Udric is working Recall over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Udric with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Recall is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Udric defends well.
Udric wants to stand but Recall is controlling his posture from full guard.
Recall looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Udric is looking to work some ground and pound but Recall has wrist control.
Recall will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Recall working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Udric has passed into half guard!
Recall wants to get back to full guard.
Udric is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Udric has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Udric trying to mount his opponent but Recall defends it.
Udric is keen to just control but Recall is a slippery customer.
Recall punching from the bottom.
Recall tries to roll over but Udric keeps him under control.
Recall is still trying to improve position.
Recall actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Udric is trying to control. Recall wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Recall throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Udric checks the leg kick nicely there.
Udric looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hanson Recall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Udric tries to clinch up.
Udric tries to clinch but Recall is having none of it.
Recall raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Recall pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Udric closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Udric landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Udric obliges.
Udric is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Recall to keep the fight standing.
Udric pulls guard effortlessly.
Recall working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Recall loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Udric is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Recall has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Recall wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Udric is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Udric is pressing down on Recall's thigh, looking to free his foot. Recall is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Razbinos Udric dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Recall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Recall pivots, looking for a leg kick but Udric is out of range and Recall settles back down.
Razbinos Udric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Recall lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Udric is looking to clinch.
Recall unleashes a big counter combination but Udric bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Udric moves in looking to clinch but Recall pushes him off.
Recall gets tackled into the cage by Udric. Udric maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Recall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Recall throws a knee to the head but misses.
Udric trying to land knees to the body.
Udric lands a nice shot to the body.
Udric stalling the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Udric stalling the fight.
A right hook to the body lands for Udric.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Recall creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Udric has Recall pressed against the cage.
Udric blocking some punches.
Udric breaks the clinch.
Udric tries to clinch but Recall moves out of range.
Recall feints a jab promting Udric to slip. Recall then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Udric slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Udric lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Udric tries to clinch up but Recall circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Recall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Razbinos Udric is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Udric shoots in for a takedown but Recall shows good takedown defense.
Udric tries to clinch but Recall moves out of range.
Udric tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Recall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Udric clinches with his opponent.
Recall blocks a body shot from Udric.
Udric lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short body shot lands from Recall as the two fighters clinch.
Udric is trying to pull guard but Recall turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Recall pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Recall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Udric lands an elbow just above Recall 's eye.
Udric taking a breather.
Udric blocking some punches.
Udric looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Razbinos Udric. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Udric landing knees to the body.
Recall missing with knees to the body.
Recall misses with a knee strike.
Udric avoiding damage as Recall throws knees to the body.
Udric is stalling here.
Udric landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Recall misses with some punches.
Recall struggles to land a body shot inside as Udric controls his hands.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Udric blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Udric lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Udric displaying some good clinch control by pressing Recall up against the cage.
Udric pulls guard successfully.
Udric is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Udric preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Recall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Udric swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Recall stopping the sweep attempt from Udric.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Recall working some strikes from top position.
Udric wants to sweep but no luck.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hanson Recall.
I think Recall has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Baki Hanma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mack Mythos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hanma comes into the arena with Baki and Yasha Ape AMV blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Baki Hanma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mack Mythos!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mythos.
Hanma looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hanma takes one to the side of the head.
Mythos on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hanma throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hanma cracks Mythos with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hanma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mythos.
Mythos lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hanma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mythos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hanma rushes Mythos and presses him up against the cage.
Hanma misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Hanma fails to land.
Hanma throws a punch but it's blocked by Mythos.
Hanma swings wildly with an uppercut but Mythos uses good head movement to avoid it.
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!
Mythos manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mythos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hanma's elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mythos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hanma's brow.
Mythos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mythos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hanma takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Baki Hanma has been cut.
Mythos pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hanma tries to pull guard but Mythos won't allow it.
Mythos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hanmas head.
Hanma tries to pull guard but Mythos holds him up against the cage and eventually Hanma drops back down to his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mythos.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hanma.
Mythos is trying to break the clinch but Hanma is controlling him.
Hanma misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hanma misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hanma lands with a light punch inside.
Hanma gets control of Mythos's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hanma will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Mythos stands up and waves to Hanma to follow him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mythos. Hanma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hanma getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mythos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mythos connects with a jab.
Mythos doesn't manage to clinch there - Hanma circles away.
Hanma throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mythos on the side of the head.
Mythos misses with a wild body shot.
Hanma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hanma avoids the body shot from Mythos.
Hanma has closed the distance and engaged Mythos in a clinch.
Hanma working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hanma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mythos is trying to break the clinch but Hanma is controlling him.
Mythos lands a right hand.
Hanma prevents Mythos from breaking the clinch.
Mythos misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mythos.
Mythos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hanma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mythos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mythos scores with a shoulder strike.
Mythos lands an elbow that stopped Hanma in his tracks for a moment.
Hanma working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma gets control of Mythos's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hanma will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hanma keeping moving, preventing Mythos from controlling successfully.
Mythos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hanma has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mythos has managed to get both his arms back between Hanma's legs - danger averted.
Mythos is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mythos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hanma controlling Mythos's posture.
Mythos is stalling in the full guard.
Mythos postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mythos has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Hanma to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Mythos is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Hanma pulls down on the head and he's put Mythos to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Baki Hanma!
In his post fight interview, Baki Hanma 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vasilica Petran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Broa Ling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petran comes to the cage accompanied by Julian Jordan - The Takedown. Vasilica Petran could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Broa Ling's chin.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vasilica Petran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Broa Ling!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ling moves into the clinch.
Ling is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Petran can't fight it off and eventually Ling manages to take the fight to the floor. Petran looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Petran wants to sweep here but Ling controlling him for the moment.
Ling postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ling throwing strikes from guard but Petran blocks nicely.
Petran has control of Ling's left arm, preventing Ling from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petran lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Ling avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Petran postures up in Ling's guard and throws a big left but Ling blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petran trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Petran working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ling's head.
Petran trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Petran not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Petran working some strikes from top position.
Petran looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Petran throwing strikes but missing.
Petran postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petran working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Petran postures up.
Ling looking to hit a scissor sweep but Petran is one step ahead there.
Petran pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ling is keeping the position for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ling can do anything to dispel that myth.
Petran with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Petran connects with a couple of short punches.
Petran lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ling is rocked!
Ling is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Petran lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ling is still in real trouble! Can Petran finish him?
Petran 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.
Petran trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petran controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Petran is in close to Ling's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Petran postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Petran connects with a couple of short punches.
Petran sitting in guard here, content to control.
Petran with a nice head shot there.
Ling looks winded!
Petran arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Ling's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Vasilica Petran!
A very excited looking Vasilica Petran made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Jostrzebski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gale Snoats (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jostrzebski comes to the cage accompanied by Candyman. Joseph Jostrzebski is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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143 lbs
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139 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Joseph Jostrzebski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gale Snoats!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jostrzebski loads up on a big right hand but Snoats slips the punch.
Snoats walks into a left hand.
Snoats clobbers Jostrzebski with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jostrzebski feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Snoatss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Snoats connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Snoats has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jostrzebski finds it's way round the side to connect with Snoats's head.
It looks like Gale Snoats has been cut.
Snoats scores with a jab to the body.
Snoats scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Snoats throws a hook to the side of Jostrzebski's head but Jostrzebski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Snoats has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Jostrzebski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Snoats is looking to score with low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jostrzebski avoids a kick to the body.
Jostrzebski dodges the punch combination from Snoats.
Snoats feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jostrzebski's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snoats rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jostrzebski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jostrzebski throws a right hand that misses
enabling Snoats to counter with a crisp jab.
Jostrzebski checks a low kick from Snoats.
Jostrzebski slips a jab and a cross from Snoats.
A bone on bone clash there as Jostrzebski blocks the leg kick.
Jostrzebski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jostrzebski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Snoats throws a wild body kick that Jostrzebski sees coming a mile off.
Snoats ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gale Snoats seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as Snoats lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jostrzebski doesn't seem phased though.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Snoats lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jostrzebski has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jostrzebski and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jostrzebski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Snoats fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jostrzebski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snoats throws a lazy head kick
and Jostrzebski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Snoats keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Snoats feints a counter leg kick.
Jostrzebski has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gorilla Warfare MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Jostrzebski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snoats throws a leg kick but Jostrzebski sees it coming and moves out of range.
Snoats throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jostrzebski throwing a counter right hand but Snoats manages to avoid it.
Jostrzebski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Donk. Jostrzebski catches Snoats right on the button with a cross.
Snoats blocks a jab.
Snoats misses with a jab, cross combination.
Snoats throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Snoats takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Snoats uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jostrzebski.
Snoats staying out of range there.
Snoats wants to clinch up but Jostrzebski keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snoats uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jostrzebski.
Snoats throws a wild body kick that Jostrzebski sees coming a mile off.
Snoats misses with a shot to the body
and Jostrzebski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Snoats fails to land the takedown.
Jostrzebski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Snoats was well out of range. Poor timing from Jostrzebski.
Snoats closes the distance and clinches.
Snoats throws a head punch that misses.
Snoats lands with a short shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Snoats.
Jostrzebski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Snoats has a couple of punches blocked by Jostrzebski.
Snoats misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snoats misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Jostrzebski.
Snoats works on Jostrzebski's body with a couple of short punches.
Jostrzebski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Snoats tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Snoats misses with a punch to the body.
Snoats swings wildly with an uppercut but Jostrzebski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snoats throws a punch but it's blocked by Jostrzebski.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snoats misses with the head strike.
Jostrzebski blocks a body shot from Snoats.
Snoats throws a head punch that misses.
Snoats misses with a punch on the inside.
Snoats can't find room to land a body shot as Jostrzebski controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gale Snoats will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gale Snoats'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.
Snoats moves into the clinch successfully.
Snoats working aggressively here.
Jostrzebski stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Snoats.
Snoats tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Snoats tries a body shot but Jostrzebski blocks it.
Jostrzebski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jostrzebski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Snoats misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snoats working aggressively here.
Snoats throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jostrzebskis head.
Snoats has a couple of punches blocked by Jostrzebski.
Snoats misses with the head strike.
Snoats is leaning against Jostrzebski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jostrzebski blocks a body shot from Snoats.
Snoats struggles to land a body shot inside as Jostrzebski controls his hands.
Jostrzebski lands a left hand.
Snoats lands a nice uppercut.
Snoats lands an uppercut.
Snoats doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Snoats scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Snoats swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jostrzebski lands with a short shot to the head.
Jostrzebski breaks from the clinch.
Snoats moves away from the strike by Jostrzebski.
A slow jab from Jostrzebski misses its intended target.
Jostrzebski tests Snoats's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jostrzebski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Snoats.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jostrzebski misses with a double jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jostrzebski scores with a nice strike.
Snoats moves into the clinch.
Snoats has a couple of punches blocked by Jostrzebski.
Jostrzebski blocks a body shot from Snoats.
A head punch on the inside from Snoats fails to land.
Snoats lands a right hand.
Snoats swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Snoats tries a body shot but Jostrzebski blocks it.
Snoats jumps guard but Jostrzebski turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jostrzebski slows down the pace here.
Snoats can't find room to land a body shot as Jostrzebski controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jostrzebski stalling in the clinch.
Jostrzebski content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Snoats lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Snoats swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Snoats swings wildly with an uppercut but Jostrzebski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jostrzebski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice uppercut there from Snoats.
Snoats tries to bum rush Jostrzebski with a series of wild strikes but Jostrzebski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Snoats rushes Jostrzebski and presses him up against the cage.
Jostrzebski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jostrzebski prevents a body shot from Snoats.
A hook to the body from Snoats.
Snoats has a couple of punches blocked by Jostrzebski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Snoats.
Jostrzebski trying to stall but Snoats improves his position.
Jostrzebski will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Snoats up against the cage.
Snoats lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snoats throws a punch but it's blocked by Jostrzebski.
Snoats has a couple of punches blocked by Jostrzebski.
Jostrzebski controlling the action here for a moment.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Jostrzebski for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Snoats throws a punch but it's blocked by Jostrzebski.
Snoats tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gale Snoats showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gale Snoats's cut.
That's time! Jostrzebski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jostrzebski scores with a nice right hand.
Snoats throws a front kick aimed at Jostrzebski's knee but Jostrzebski avoids it well.
Jostrzebski defending well as Snoats loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Jostrzebski misses the target.
Snoats fails to land with a series of punches.
Snoats swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Snoats forces Jostrzebski back against the cage and clinches.
Jostrzebski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Snoats moves into the clinch.
Jostrzebski avoiding damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jostrzebski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Snoats fails with an attempt to clinch.
Snoats throws a nice looking combination but Jostrzebski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jostrzebski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jostrzebski's jab looks to have found its range, popping Snoats under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snoats shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Snoats moves out of range as Jostrzebski strikes.
Jostrzebski throws a looping overhand right but Snoats ducks down to avoid it.
Snoats fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jostrzebski, pushing him back against the cage.
Jostrzebski leaning against his opponent.
A shot in the inside from Jostrzebski.
Jostrzebski taking a breather.
A short right from Snoats on the inside.
Snoats misses with a body punch.
Snoats tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jostrzebski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Snoats lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jostrzebski backwards.
Snoats misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jostrzebski breaks the clinch.
Snoats moves out of range as Jostrzebski strikes.
Snoats is looking to clinch but Jostrzebski is avoiding it.
Jostrzebski avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Snoats!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snoats throws a leg kick
and Jostrzebski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jostrzebski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Snoats scores with a hook to the body. Jostrzebski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Snoats misses with a takedown attempt
letting Jostrzebski counter with a right hand.
Jostrzebski lands with an overhand left.
Snoats throws the left hand but Jostrzebski avoids the punch easily.
Good shot there by Jostrzebski.
Gale Snoats is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jostrzebski checks a leg kick nicely.
Jostrzebski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snoats swings widly with a right hand
and Jostrzebski counters with a nice uppercut.
Jostrzebski checks a low kick from Snoats.
A quick step to the side and Jostrzebski tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Snoats moves out of range as Jostrzebski strikes.
Snoats is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jostrzebski with a body shot.
Snoats drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jostrzebski throws out a loose jab but Snoats uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snoats takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jostrzebski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jostrzebski misses with a straight right.
Jostrzebski throws a jab when Snoats was well out of range.
Snoats is looking to land body kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Snoats.
Snoats fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snoats tries to clinch but Jostrzebski is having none of it.
A big left from Jostrzebski misses.
Snoats throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jostrzebski is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Snoats shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
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!
Snoats keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jostrzebski.
Snoats looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jostrzebski throws the left hand but Snoats avoids the punch easily.
Jostrzebski slips a jab and a cross from Snoats.
The fight stays on the outside here - Snoats looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Snoats tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jostrzebski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jostrzebski swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jostrzebski is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Snoats is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Joseph Jostrzebski did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Gale Snoats's cut.
That's time! Jostrzebski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jostrzebski connects with a good right hand that stumbles Snoats. Snoats circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jostrzebski misses with a looping right.
Snoats turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Snoats throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jostrzebski.
Snoats lands with a good body shot.
Snoats throws a leg kick
and Jostrzebski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No joy there for Snoats, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Snoats slips a jab from Jostrzebski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jostrzebski loads up on a big right hand but Snoats slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Snoats! But no joy.
Jostrzebski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Snoats.
A combination from Snoats does no damage.
Snoats looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Snoats looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Snoats fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jostrzebski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Snoats misses with a leg kick
and Jostrzebski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jostrzebski missing with a left hand there. Snoats was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Snoats takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Joseph Jostrzebski is winning the standup battle so far.
Snoats misses with an uppercut
and Jostrzebski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Snoats thinking.
Both fighters circling a little - Snoats finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Snoats tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jostrzebski is able to avoid easily.
Snoats looks to score with a jab to the body but Jostrzebski is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snoats throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jostrzebski.
Snoats looks to land a right hand but Jostrzebski moved out of range.
Jostrzebski catches Snoats with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Snoats tries to score with a low kick but Jostrzebski moves his leg out of the way.
It looked like Jostrzebski wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Snoats misses with a few strikes there.
Jostrzebski misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Snoats! But no joy.
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!
Good work by Jostrzebski as he checks the leg kick.
Snoats scores with a nice head shot.
Snoats misses the body punch
and Jostrzebski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jostrzebski checks a low kick from Snoats.
Snoats connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jostrzebski gets tackled into the cage by Snoats. Snoats maintains the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snoats tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jostrzebski's elbow.
Jostrzebski can't break the clinch.
Snoats misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Snoats fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jostrzebski breaks from the clinch.
Jostrzebski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jostrzebski misses with a hook.
Jostrzebski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jostrzebski swats away the attempt to clinch by Snoats.
Snoats cracks the inside of Jostrzebski's front leg.
Snoats throws a leg kick
and Jostrzebski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jostrzebski is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snoats misses with a hook
and Snoats takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jostrzebski throws a poor cross that misses
and Snoats counters with a one-two to the body.
Jostrzebski moves out of range of the leg kick from Snoats.
Snoats throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jostrzebski counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snoats misses with a kick to the body.
Snoats gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Jostrzebski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A punch lands to the side of Snoats 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jostrzebski misses with an uppercut.
Snoats closes the distance and clinches.
Gale Snoats seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Snoats tries to throw a body punch but Jostrzebski avoids it by throwing Snoats back against the cage.
Jostrzebski stalling in the clinch.
Jostrzebski prevents a body shot from Snoats.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Joseph Jostrzebski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gale Snoats's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jostrzebski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Snoats tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jostrzebski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jostrzebski lands with a good body shot.
Snoats lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Snoats tries to clinch up but Jostrzebski circles away and keeps his distance.
Jostrzebski throwing a counter right hand but Snoats manages to avoid it.
Jostrzebski throws a hook but Snoats blocks it.
Snoats misses with a body shot.
Jostrzebski takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Snoats moves out of range as Jostrzebski strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snoats misses with a low kick.
Jostrzebski is looking to counter punch.
A slow jab from Jostrzebski misses its intended target.
Jostrzebski misses with a straight left.
Snoats lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snoats jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jostrzebski scores with a sloppy right hand. Snoats should have avoided that one.
Jostrzebski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jostrzebski misses with a body shot.
Snoats is looking to clinch.
It looked like Jostrzebski wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jostrzebski checks a leg kick.
Snoats lands with a good body shot.
Jostrzebski sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Snoats closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Snoats misses with a short punch on the inside.
Snoats misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Snoats.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jostrzebski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Snoats pushes Jostrzebski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jostrzebski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jostrzebski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snoats misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Snoats.
Snoats swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Snoats tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Snoats misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Snoats.
Snoats struggles to land a body shot inside as Jostrzebski controls his hands.
Jostrzebski blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jostrzebski takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Snoats working aggressively here.
Snoats keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jostrzebski's efforts to push away.
Snoats is trying to pull guard but Jostrzebski has him pressed against the cage.
Snoats doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Snoats tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jostrzebski blocking some punches.
Jostrzebski breaks from the clinch.
Snoats misses with a wild body shot.
Snoats is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snoats moves in looking to clinch but Jostrzebski pushes him off.
Jostrzebski scores with a nice head shot.
Jostrzebski takes a swing at Snoats's ribcage but misses.
Jostrzebski digs a good body shot into Snoats's ribs.
Jostrzebski takes a swing at Snoats's ribcage but misses.
Sloppy strikes from Snoats. Those never looked like landing.
A punch lands to the side of Jostrzebski 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Snoats scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Snoats closes the distance looking to clinch
and Snoats takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jostrzebski misses with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gale Snoats.
I think Snoats has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 47:49
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 47:49
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gale Snoats!
Gale Snoats is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vann Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Kusilutka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Igor Kusilutka was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vann Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Igor Kusilutka!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kusilutka misses with a lunging right hand
and Knight counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Knight keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kusilutka throws an off balance right hand
and Knight counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kusilutka thinking.
Good leg kick by Knight there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kusilutka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Knight throwing a counter right hand but Kusilutka manages to avoid it.
Knight swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kusilutka.
A jab lands there for Kusilutka.
Kusilutka smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kusilutka takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Igor Kusilutka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot lands for Kusilutka.
Kusilutka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knight counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kusilutka misses with an uppercut
and Knight counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kusilutka lands a big right hand that sends Knight crashing to the mat! Kusilutka stays standing though and waves Knight back to his feet!
Knight is rocked!
It looks like Vann Knight has been cut.
Knight looks to land a left hand but Kusilutka moved out of range nicely.
Kusilutka 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.
Knight wants to slow Kusilutka down by chopping away at his legs.
Kusilutka throws a combination that misses
and Kusilutka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kusilutka works over Knight's head and body with a nice combination.
Oh Knight is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knight slips a straight right by Kusilutka.
Kusilutka misses with a head kick.
Knight is holding his hands too far apart here. Kusilutka throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Knight is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Igor Kusilutka!
After winning the bout, Igor Kusilutka thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juntusen Viljo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brady Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns has chosen Oró Sé do Bheath Abhaile as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Juntusen Viljo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brady Burns!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Burns misses.
Burns's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Viljo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Burns scrambles back to his feet.
Viljo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burns.
Viljo misses the jab.
We've been hearing reports that Viljo has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Burns swings for the body but Viljo moves out of range.
A slow jab from Burns misses its intended target.
Burns keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Viljo throws a head kick but Burns moves out of range.
Burns blocks a head kick by Viljo.
Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Viljo.
Brady Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Viljo staying out of range there.
Viljo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Burns cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Viljo looks to throw the jab but Burns is out of range.
Viljo 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.
Viljo swings for the body but Burns moves out of range.
Burns throws a hook but Viljo avoids it easily.
Viljo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viljo throws a head kick that misses.
Burns appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Viljo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burns.
Viljo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Burns lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Viljo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Viljo lands a body shot.
Viljo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Burns.
Burns fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Viljo on the side of the head.
Burns throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Viljo ducks under a wild hook from Burns.
An attempted straight right counter from Viljo misses the target.
Viljo feints and then cracks Burns's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Burns down.
Viljo misses with a hook
and Burns counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Viljo thinking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns tries a head kick but it misses.
Burns takes one on the button.
Viljo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Viljo takes a swing at Burns's ribcage but misses.
Jab, jab by Burns - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Viljo misses its intended target.
Burns lands a nice looking kick to the body. Viljo takes a step back to recover.
Viljo looks to score with a jab to the body but Burns is just out of range.
Burns cracks Viljo with a good jab.
Burns lands a head kick!
Burns slips under a jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Viljo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Viljo looks to land a combination but Burns avoids it well.
Good leg kick by Viljo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Burns throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Burns tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Viljo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burns sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Viljo.
Burns misses with a wild body shot.
Viljo just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns connects with a single shot there.
Viljo checks a low kick from Burns.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Burns lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Viljo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Viljo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Viljo catches Burns with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Brady Burns has been cut.
Burns keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Viljo.
Viljo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Burns is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Viljo cracks Burns with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Viljo.
Good shot there by Burns.
Viljo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Viljo walks into a stiff left hand from Burns.
Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Viljo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Viljo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Burns misses the shot to the body.
Burns has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viljo throws a push kick but Burns slaps the foot to one side.
Burns misses with a kick to the body.
Viljo ducks under a wild hook from Burns.
Viljo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A jab from Viljo misses.
Burns throws a half hearted mid kick.
Burns is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Viljo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Burns takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Burns.
Viljo throws a head kick that misses.
Viljo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Viljo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burns moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Burns bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Viljo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Burns will feel that in the morning.
Viljo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burns.
Burns throws the left hand but Viljo avoids the punch easily.
Viljo tries to counter with a takedown but Burns is quick to defend against it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brady Burns will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brady Burns's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Burns lands a slapping body shot.
Burns lands the left hand.
Brady Burns seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burns feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Viljos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Viljo throws a nice looking combination but Burns bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burns throws out a counter right but Viljo avoids it with no problem.
Viljo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Burns.
Viljo is rocked!
The fighters circle, before Burns throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Viljo's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Burns lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Brady Burns!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stacker Pentacost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Pentacost's choice of entrance music: Code Blue Coma/ Downset. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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223 lbs
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Great elbows
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rob Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Stacker Pentacost!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Ford lands.
Pentacost throws a head kick but Ford moves out of range.
Pentacost connects with a solid leg kick.
Ford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pentacost manages to avoid it.
Ford misses with a wild body shot.
Pentacost displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ford throws out the jab.
Ford lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ford.
Ford lands a big head kick that sends Pentacost tumbling to the mat! Ford takes a step backwards and waves Pentacost back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Pentacost is rocked!
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!
Ford fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pentacost.
Pentacost is still on wobbly legs! Can Ford finish him?
Pentacost showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ford.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Ford has cracked Pentacost with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Ford lands another huge swinging hook and Pentacost tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Pentacost, before Ford can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rob Ford!
After winning the bout, Rob Ford thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Soul Jah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Djalu Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jah comes to the cage accompanied by Bob Marley - Buffalo Soldier. Roberts comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sepultura - Attitude kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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274 lbs
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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
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Soul Jah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Djalu Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts throws a poor cross that misses
and Jah counters with a low kick, right behind Roberts 's knee.
Jah moves out of range as Roberts strikes.
A shot to the body from Roberts misses
and Jah cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Djalu Roberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roberts.
We've been told by Jah's head coaches at Broken Halo's -Temple of Illumination that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Roberts lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jah circles away quickly and effectively.
Jah thumps Roberts with a low kick.
Roberts pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Roberts throws the left hand but Jah avoids the punch easily.
Roberts stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jah.
Nice defenses there by Jah.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jah tries to keep at a distance but Roberts has taken the fight into the clinch.
Roberts's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Roberts has Jah pushed against the cage.
Jah tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts stalling.
Roberts breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roberts missing with a left hand there. Jah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Soul Jah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jah throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Roberts lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Roberts.
Roberts lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jah pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jah scores with a spinning back kick!
Roberts thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jah throws a quick counter kick to the body but Roberts avoids it.
Roberts clinches.
Roberts misses with a punch to the body.
Roberts has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jah landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jah stops a takedown attempt from Roberts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jah trying to land knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Jah.
Roberts looks winded!
Jah effectively controlling the action here.
Roberts tries to break the clinch but Jah is controlling the position.
Roberts misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jah with a knee to the head.
Jah content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Roberts is trying to maintain a safe position but Jah gets an underhook and turns Roberts into the cage.
Roberts avoiding damage as Jah throws knees to the body.
Roberts blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jah throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Roberts blocks it with crossed arms.
Jah is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Roberts is defending well for now.
Jah tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Roberts.
Jah avoids a wild elbow strike from Roberts.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Roberts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Jah fails to land.
Roberts prevents a body shot from Jah.
Jah stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Roberts avoiding damage as Jah throws knees to the body.
Jah keeps control of Roberts as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jah is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Roberts is defending well for now.
Roberts jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jah walks away with a smile on his face. Roberts gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jah. Roberts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roberts misses with a lunging right hand
and Jah counters by moving into the clinch.
Roberts softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Roberts is trying to break the clinch but Jah has him pressed against the cage.
Roberts managing to block the knees to the body from Jah.
Jah working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Roberts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jah trying to land knees to the body.
Jah lands a good knee to the midsection. Roberts won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts fails to pull guard.
Soul Jah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Djalu Roberts.
Jah displaying some good clinch control by pressing Roberts up against the cage.
Jah tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Roberts wants to break the clinch but can't.
Roberts is trying to force a seperation but Jah has the dominant position.
Jah misses with a punch on the inside.
Roberts escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jah.
A punch combination from Roberts misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roberts misses with a two punch combination.
Jah lands a nice looking body shot.
Roberts connects with the punch.
Jah throws a low kick but it's checked well by Roberts.
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 Soul Jah will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jah lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Roberts fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Roberts moves in looking to clinch but Jah pushes him off.
Djalu Roberts seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Roberts throws a hook but Jah avoids it easily.
Jah thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Roberts if he has to take too many more of those.
Jah goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jah connects with a solid leg kick.
Roberts is looking to clinch.
Soul Jah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jah fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Roberts has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jah has closed the distance and engaged Roberts in a clinch.
Roberts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Roberts on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jah tries to land knees in the clinch but Roberts avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Jah.
Jah tries to throw a body punch but Roberts avoids it by throwing Jah back against the cage.
Roberts missing with knees to the body.
Roberts lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jah trying to land knees to the body.
Roberts manages to break the clinch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Jah here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Jah throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Roberts throws a right hand that misses
and Jah counters with a slapping leg kick.
Roberts is breathing heavily.
Roberts blocks a head kick by Jah.
Roberts thows a leg kick but Jah checks it
and Jah makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jah tries to clinch there but Roberts circles away.
Jah moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jah throws a sloppy head kick and Roberts moves out of range easily.
Roberts wants to clinch but Jah slips to the side
and Jah counters with a straight right hand.
Roberts's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jah checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jah lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jah throws the kick towards the body but Roberts avoids it.
Roberts with the counter takedown but Jah avoids it easily.
Roberts swats away the attempt to clinch by Jah.
Jah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roberts can do to turn this around?
Jah lands a head kick!
Jah throws a low kick but it's checked well by Roberts.
Jah wants to clinch.
Roberts takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jah ducks under a wild hook from Roberts.
Jah tries to work over Roberts's front leg with a kick but Roberts checks it.
Jah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roberts.
Jah throws a leg kick that is checked
and Roberts counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Roberts throws a head kick but Jah moves out of range.
A low kick from Roberts is predictable there
and Jah counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Roberts. Jah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jah throws a sloppy head kick and Roberts moves out of range easily.
Jah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roberts.
Roberts shoots in for a double leg but Jah sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jah pinned against the cage. Jah gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Soul Jah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Djalu Roberts.
Nice straight punches there by Jah. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jah.
Jah walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jah blocks a head kick by Roberts.
Jah has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Roberts.
Jah lands a nice looking body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roberts shoots in for a double leg but Jah sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jah connects with a single shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Soul Jah dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Jah buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Roberts blocks a head kick by Jah.
Roberts tries to land a body kick
letting Jah counter with a right hand.
Jah closes the distance and clinches.
Jah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Roberts avoiding damage as Jah throws knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Jah.
Jah misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Jah fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Roberts is trying to break the clinch but Jah has him pressed against the cage.
Roberts looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jah throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Robertss head.
Jah lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jah presses Roberts against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jah controlling the action here for a moment.
Roberts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good body shot from Jah.
A left hand lands to the body for Jah.
Roberts blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jah unloads a knee to the mid-section. Roberts lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Roberts managing to block the knees to the body from Jah.
Jah landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jah is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Roberts being controlled against the cage.
Jah tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jah keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Roberts's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jah unloads a knee to the mid-section. Roberts lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Roberts tries a body shot but Jah blocks it.
Roberts lands a shot to the body.
Jah tries to land knees in the clinch but Roberts avoids the damage to the body.
Roberts blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Roberts throws a head punch that misses.
Jah with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Roberts stalls.
Jah lands a body punch in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Jah.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roberts on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jah lands a good knee to the midsection. Roberts won't want to take too many of those.
Jah unloads a knee to the mid-section. Roberts lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Roberts managing to block the knees to the body from Jah.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jah lands a good knee to the midsection. Roberts won't want to take too many of those.
Jah scores with a shoulder strike.
Jah connects with a knee to the head.
Jah working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roberts's elbow.
Jah tries to land a knee to the head but Roberts blocks with his arms.
Jah tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Roberts avoids it.
Djalu Roberts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roberts escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jah connects with a solid leg kick.
Jah rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Roberts moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Roberts tries a quick counter leg kick but Jah is wise to it.
Roberts misses with a takedown attempt
and Jah counters with a leg kick.
Roberts misses with a takedown attempt
and Jah counters with a nice low kick that buckles Roberts's knee momentarily.
Jah closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roberts is looking to break free of the clinch but Jah has double underhooks.
Jah blocking some punches.
Jah is leaning against Roberts and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roberts connects with the punch.
Jah fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Roberts has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Roberts has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jah.
Jah ducks under a wild hook from Roberts.
Roberts throws a lazy right hand but Jah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jah misses with a series of wild punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Soul Jah showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jah has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Soul Jah!
After winning the bout, Soul Jah thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamezdin Shraf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Wiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shraf comes to the cage accompanied by O.C. - time's up . Wiz has chosen SouthSide as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jamezdin Shraf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Big Wiz!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shraf misses with a hook. Wiz ducked under it nicely.
Shraf takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wiz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shraf moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shraf throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shraf backing away here, and Wiz unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Wiz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wiz staying out of range there.
Wiz throws out a counter right but Shraf avoids it with no problem.
The fighters circling - Shraf throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shraf takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shraf missing with a left hand there. Wiz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Despite the aggression on Wiz's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Shraf misses with a straight left.
Shraf throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shraf jabs at Wiz's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shraf moves out of range of the strikes.
Shraf circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wiz throws out a leg kick but Shraf moves out of range and Wiz only half commits.
Shraf throwing a counter right hand but Wiz manages to avoid it.
A head kick by Wiz misses
and Shraf cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shraf throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wiz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Shraf throws a hook to the side of Wiz's head but Wiz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Shraf throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - Shraf throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shraf fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wiz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wiz moves away from the strike by Shraf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shraf throws a hook to the side of Wiz's head but Wiz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wiz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shraf.
Wiz lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Shraf throws an off balance right hand
and Wiz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wiz tries to clinch but Shraf is having none of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Shraf misses the target.
Shraf throws a right hand that misses
and Wiz counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Shraf is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shraf loads up on a big right hand but Wiz slips the punch.
Shraf throws a hook but Wiz avoids it easily.
Shraf is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Shraf lands a lovely overhand right.
Shraf throws out a loose jab but Wiz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wiz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shraf.
Shraf takes a swing at Wiz's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Shraf misses.
Wiz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wiz misses with a few strikes there.
Shraf appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wiz misses with a left hand
and Shraf makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shraf swings widly with a right hand
and Wiz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wiz with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Wiz. Those never looked like landing.
Shraf swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wiz misses with a two punch combination.
Shraf loads up on a big right hand but Wiz slips the punch.
Wiz throws a hook but Shraf blocks it.
Shraf misses with a straight right.
Wiz slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiz misses with a wild combination.
A slow jab from Shraf misses its intended target.
Shraf lands a body shot.
Shraf jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wiz lunges at Shraf with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shraf's hand.
Shraf scores with a punch to the head.
A jab from Shraf misses.
Shraf misses with a looping left.
Wiz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shraf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wiz was well out of range. Poor timing from Shraf.
Shraf misses with a jab to the body
and Wiz counters with an inside leg kick.
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 Jamezdin Shraf will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wiz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wiz slips under a jab from Shraf.
Wiz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A slow jab from Shraf misses its intended target.
Wiz throws out a counter right but Shraf avoids it with no problem.
Shraf lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Big Wiz has been cut.
Shraf throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shraf 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.
Shraf takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wiz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wiz slips under a jab.
Shraf waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wiz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiz is looking to clinch.
Wiz moves into the clinch.
Shraf wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shraf looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shraf blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wiz swings wildly with an uppercut but Shraf uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wiz gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Shraf.
Shraf wants to break free but Wiz has control.
Shraf gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Wiz is not content to let Shraf control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shraf seems to be looking for submissions.
Wiz is pressing down on Shraf's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wiz controls Shraf momentarily but Shraf frees himself.
Shraf passes easily into side control. Nice work.
I wouldn't like to be where Wiz is right now.
Wiz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Shraf wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Shraf is looking to take a break and control but Wiz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wiz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Shraf wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Shraf here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shraf is working to tighten his grip on Wiz's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Wiz has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Shraf is really squeezing tight and eventually Wiz passes out! Shraf breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jamezdin Shraf!
Jamezdin Shraf 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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