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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Hollywood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edwards has chosen Gee as his entrance music. Frankie Hollywood had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frankie Hollywood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hollywood throws a shot from downtown. Edwards moves away and avoids it.
Edwards throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Edwards throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hollywood with a hook.
Edwards walks into a straight right hand from Hollywood.
Hollywood thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hollywood shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Edwards napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
An elbow from Hollywood crashes against the mat.
Hollywood tries for a kimura but Edwards is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hollywood tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hollywood has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hollywood working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards is letting Hollywood control him for a moment.
Hollywood goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Edwards has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hollywood but great work by Edwards.
Hollywood is holding Edwards down, trying to stall.
Hollywood is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Edwards off and has taken his back!
Hollywood has managed to slip his arm under Edwards's chin. This could be all over... yep, Edwards is tapping out! Submission win for Hollywood.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Frankie Hollywood!
Frankie Hollywood tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
The defeated Ben Edwards had this to say: 'fuck this shit'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Winslow Berhardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Whitey O Whitersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Winslow Berhardt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Whitey O Whitersson!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berhardt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Berhardt's corner calls for a 1-2. Berhardt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A left lands for Berhardt.
Berhardt is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in O Whitersson's half guard.
O Whitersson is trying to maintain the position but Berhardt is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Berhardt is sneakily working for an arm triangle but O Whitersson sees it coming and defends easily.
O Whitersson is staying active underneath Berhardt, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
O Whitersson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
O Whitersson is trying to get back to full guard.
O Whitersson is trying to stand up here but Berhardt is controlling him well.
Berhardt looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
O Whitersson trying to hold on to Berhardt's head to control him but Berhardt postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berhardt is keen to just control but O Whitersson is a slippery customer.
Berhardt is thwarting O Whitersson's attempts to control the position.
O Whitersson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Berhardt is controlling the pace.
Berhardt is trying to control. O Whitersson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
O Whitersson holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Berhardt thows a huge punch but O Whitersson dodges it nicely.
Berhardt not landing any meaningful shots this time.
O Whitersson is looking to improve his position.
Berhardt seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
O Whitersson is trying to stand back up but Berhardt is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berhardt drops an elbow to the side of O Whitersson's head.
Berhardt prevents O Whitersson from improving his position.
O Whitersson trying to control here.
Berhardt is trying to control the action in half guard but O Whitersson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Berhardt slips a nice elbow through O Whitersson's hands, connecting with O Whitersson's forehead.
O Whitersson wants to get back to his feet.
Berhardt is thwarting O Whitersson's attempts to control the position.
Berhardt thows a huge punch but O Whitersson dodges it nicely.
Berhardt is thwarting O Whitersson's attempts to control the position.
O Whitersson controlling the position well.
Berhardt 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.
O Whitersson trying to control here.
Berhardt wants to pass to mount but O Whitersson is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berhardt trying to control the action but O Whitersson is working from the bottom.
Berhardt landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Berhardt prevents O Whitersson from standing back up.
Berhardt is thwarting O Whitersson's attempts to control the position.
Berhardt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed O Whitersson's head.
O Whitersson trying to hold on to Berhardt's head to control him but Berhardt postures up.
Berhardt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed O Whitersson's head.
Berhardt is thwarting O Whitersson's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. O Whitersson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Berhardt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Berhardt landing some decent shots from guard.
Berhardt works over O Whitersson with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Whitersson wants to get back to his feet but Berhardt is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
O Whitersson trying to control the position.
O Whitersson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Berhardt stops O Whitersson from standing up.
Berhardt lands a couple of elbows.
Berhardt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Berhardt stops O Whitersson from standing up.
Berhardt pushing down on O Whitersson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
O Whitersson wants to get back to full guard.
Berhardt performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
O Whitersson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Berhardt is pushing down on O Whitersson's leg trying to pass to half guard. O Whitersson is fighting to maintain full guard but Berhardt has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nice strikes from Berhardt there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Winslow Berhardt dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
O Whitersson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Berhardt was well out of range. Poor timing from O Whitersson.
O Whitersson throws a good cross that connects.
O Whitersson misses with a jab, cross combination.
O Whitersson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Berhardt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed O Whitersson momentarily.
O Whitersson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Berhardt shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
O Whitersson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Berhardt swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by O Whitersson.
Berhardt closes the distance and clinches.
O Whitersson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Berhardt or not.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berhardt wants a takedown.
Berhardt changes levels and goes for a takedown here. O Whitersson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Winslow Berhardt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Berhardt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
O Whitersson misses with a two punch combination.
Berhardt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that O Whitersson can do to turn this around?
Berhardt misses with a body shot.
Winslow Berhardt is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Whitersson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Whitey O Whitersson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Berhardt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
O Whitersson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
O Whitersson lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Winslow Berhardt has been cut.
O Whitersson looks to throw the jab but Berhardt is out of range.
O Whitersson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Berhardt.
Left hook, right uppercut from O Whitersson.
Berhardt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Berhardt has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
O Whitersson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Berhardt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Berhardt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Whitersson swinging wildly here.
As O Whitersson looks to move away, Berhardt throws a big counter combo but O Whitersson just gets out of the way.
O Whitersson misses with a looping left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Berhardt drives through with a takedown into guard.
O Whitersson looking to control.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Berhardt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. O Whitersson is keeping the position for now.
Berhardt won't allow O Whitersson to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berhardt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Berhardt working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
O Whitersson wants to stand and escape but Berhardt is having none of it.
Berhardt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
O Whitersson keeping moving, preventing Berhardt from controlling successfully.
O Whitersson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Berhardt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
O Whitersson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Berhardt manages to get himself to full guard.
Berhardt seems keen to control O Whitersson's posture.
O Whitersson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
O Whitersson controlling from the top position.
O Whitersson wanted to stand there but Berhardt had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berhardt controlling the position.
Berhardt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
O Whitersson is stalling in the full guard.
Berhardt is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and O Whitersson defends well.
O Whitersson trying to control but Berhardt is working from the bottom.
Berhardt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Berhardt throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Berhardt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
O Whitersson controlling from the top position.
O Whitersson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Berhardt is proving hard to escape from.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Berhardt is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Berhardt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
O Whitersson is leaning against Berhardt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Berhardt tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. O Whitersson smiles and moves away.
Berhardt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Whitersson.
Berhardt misses with a hook
and O Whitersson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
O Whitersson lands a head shot.
O Whitersson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Berhardt circles away quickly and effectively.
O Whitersson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Berhardt fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Whitey O Whitersson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Winslow Berhardt's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
O Whitersson misses the shot to the body.
A punch combination from O Whitersson misses.
Berhardt blocks a jab.
Berhardt is looking to counter the offense by O Whitersson and move into the clinch.
O Whitersson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Berhardt slips a jab from O Whitersson.
O Whitersson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Berhardt.
O Whitersson throws a lazy uppercut
and O Whitersson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Berhardt misses with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from O Whitersson. Those never looked like landing.
Berhardt tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Whitersson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
O Whitersson throws a jab but it's blocked by Berhardt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berhardt takes one to the chin there.
Berhardt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by O Whitersson.
No joy there for O Whitersson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Winslow Berhardt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berhardt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Whitersson throws a nice looking combination but Berhardt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd cheers as Berhardt lands an impressive looking overhand right. O Whitersson doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for O Whitersson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
O Whitersson gets caught flat footed, as Berhardt shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Berhardt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
O Whitersson controlling the position.
Berhardt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as O Whitersson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
O Whitersson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Berhardt is stalling in the full guard.
O Whitersson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Berhardt's guard.
O Whitersson wants to stand but Berhardt has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Berhardt is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Berhardt has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but O Whitersson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Berhardt looking for a guillotine here but O Whitersson defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berhardt is pulling down on O Whitersson's head. It's preventing any offense from O Whitersson, at least for the moment.
O Whitersson trying to control the position from guard on top but Berhardt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Berhardt is pulling down on O Whitersson's head. It's preventing any offense from O Whitersson, at least for the moment.
O Whitersson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
O Whitersson wanted to stand there but Berhardt had control of the position.
Berhardt is pulling down on O Whitersson's head. It's preventing any offense from O Whitersson, at least for the moment.
O Whitersson is looking to stand up but Berhardt won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Berhardt is on top in guard.
Berhardt scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
O Whitersson trying to keep a closed guard but Berhardt is proving a slippery customer.
O Whitersson wants to get back to his feet but Berhardt is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Berhardt trying to control the position from guard on top but O Whitersson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
O Whitersson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Berhardt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Berhardt scoring with punches to the head and body.
O Whitersson looking to control.
Berhardt prevents O Whitersson from getting back to his feet.
Berhardt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berhardt trying to control but O Whitersson is working from the bottom.
O Whitersson wants to sweep but no luck.
Winslow Berhardt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
O Whitersson has control of Berhardt's left arm, preventing Berhardt from doing any damage.
Berhardt looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Berhardt working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of O Whitersson's head.
O Whitersson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Berhardt is controlling him.
Berhardt looking to sit in guard and control but O Whitersson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Berhardt looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
O Whitersson wants to control from the top but Berhardt keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Whitey O Whitersson.
I think O Whitersson 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Whitey O Whitersson!
Winslow Berhardt was interviewed post fight and said 'Next time I'll break him!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Georges Meese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Larsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larsen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lorde – Yellow Flicker Beat. Jake Larsen acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Georges Meese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Larsen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Larsen slips a straight right by Meese.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Meese dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Larsen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Meese looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Meese lands the left hand.
Meese slips a jab from Larsen.
Meese was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Meese misses with a double jab
and Larsen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Larsen.
Larsen lands an elbow inside that Meese shrugs off.
Larsen pushes off an throws an elbow but Meese leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Larsen lands an elbow inside that Meese shrugs off.
Meese has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Larsen lands an elbow just above Meese 's eye.
Larsen jumps guard but Meese stands there with Larsen around his waist. Larsen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meese wants to break free but Larsen has control.
Meese wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Meese's defenses.
Larsen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Larsen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Meese takes a knee right on the jaw!
Larsen lands an elbow that stopped Meese in his tracks for a moment.
Meese gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Larsen.
Larsen has Meese pressed against the cage, preventing Meese from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Larsen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Meese's efforts to push away.
Larsen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Larsen gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsen stops Meese from getting back to his feet.
Larsen is looking for a kimura but Meese is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Larsen to get the leverage.
Larsen is trying to work for a kimura but Meese is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larsen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Meese wants to get back to his feet.
Larsen wants to pass to mount but Meese is defending the position.
Meese pushes Larsen off looking to stand but Larsen dives back in and keeps control.
Meese is refusing to be controlled, as Larsen sits in half guard.
Meese wants to get back to his feet.
Meese manages to escape and get back to his feet!
A big left from Meese misses.
A good leg kick by Larsen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meese avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Meese lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Larsen sprawling to the canvas. Meese follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Larsen hang on?
Larsen is rocked!
It looks like Jake Larsen has been cut.
Larsen is looking for a sweep. Meese is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Larsen is still in real trouble! Can Meese finish him?
Meese gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Larsen misses with a two punch combination.
Meese throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meese with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Larsen looks winded!
Larsen walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Larsen limp body while Meese jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Georges Meese!
Georges Meese very nearly forgot to thank Sully's Bar & Grill amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jos Beton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nickthaniel Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz has chosen Feiticeira as his entrance music. Jos Beton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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174 lbs
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176 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jos Beton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nickthaniel Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Diaz connects with a looping right hand.
Beton feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Diaz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Beton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Diaz is tightening it up a little... Beton has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Beton reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Beton taps out! Nice BJJ there by Diaz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Nickthaniel Diaz!
Nickthaniel Diaz was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reco Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Diamond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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159 lbs
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Reco Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, King Diamond!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diamond takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Diamond slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Penn seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Diamond tries to bum rush Penn with a series of wild strikes but Penn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diamond throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Penn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diamond.
Diamond throws a left and a right that both miss
and Penn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Penn.
Penn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice jab there from Diamond.
Donk. Diamond catches Penn right on the button with a cross.
Diamond's coach down at Midnight MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Diamond's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diamond jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diamond misses with a wild body shot.
Penn lands a jab to Diamond's midsection.
Nice body punch from Diamond.
Penn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Diamond throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Penn moves into the clinch.
Come on Penn - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Penn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Penn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Penn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Diamond breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch combination from Diamond misses.
Penn looks to land a left hand but Diamond moved out of range nicely.
Jab, jab by Penn - just one landing.
It looks like King Diamond has been cut.
Diamond misses with a hook.
Diamond takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Diamond gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Diamond tries to bum rush Penn with a series of wild strikes but Penn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diamond misses with a jab to the body
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diamond takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Diamond looks winded!
Nice uppercut there from Penn.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diamond misses with a combination
and Penn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Penn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diamond backwards.
Diamond tries to stall but Penn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Diamond is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Diamond is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Penn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diamond backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diamond missing with knees to the body.
Diamond wants to stall.
Penn lands with a light punch inside.
Penn has Diamond pressed against the cage.
Diamond misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Penn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diamond trying to control the position but instead, Penn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Diamond into the cage.
Penn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diamond.
A nice left hand lands by Penn.
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diamond working hard to break the clinch.
Penn stalling in the clinch.
The referee calls for Penn to work.
Penn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Diamond prevents a body shot from Penn.
Penn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diamonds head.
Diamond is trying to break the clinch but Penn is controlling him.
Penn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diamond backwards.
Diamond misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Penn.
Penn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Penn is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Penn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Diamond trying to stall but Penn improves his position.
Diamond is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Penn is defending well for now.
Penn avoiding damage as Diamond throws knees to the body.
Penn has Diamond pressed against the cage.
Diamond is trying to break free.
Diamond is trying to push Penn away but Penn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Penn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Penn.
The referee is keeping an eye on Diamond - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Penn scores with a shoulder strike.
Penn keeps control of Diamond as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Diamond fails to land.
Penn misses with a punch on the inside.
Diamond tries to circle away but Penn has him pinned against the cage.
Penn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diamond manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diamond fails to land with a series of punches.
Penn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diamond missing with a left hand there. Penn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diamond showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Penn.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diamond moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Diamond lands a jab to the head.
Diamond misses with a few strikes there.
Diamond misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reco Penn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on King Diamond's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Diamond throws a hook to the side of Penn's head but Penn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Penn lands a jab to the head.
Diamond avoids the body shot from Penn.
Diamond lands a jab to the nose.
Penn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Penn moves out of range as Diamond strikes.
Reco Penn is winning the standup battle so far.
Penn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diamond with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A jab from Penn does it's job there.
That has opened up King Diamond's cut even more.
Penn avoids the body shot from Diamond.
Diamond throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diamond throws a right hand that Penn ducks under and follows up with a left that Penn also avoids with ease.
Diamond rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Penn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Penn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diamond takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Diamond uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penn.
Diamond misses with a few strikes there.
Penn 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.
Penn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Penn has closed the distance and engaged Diamond in a clinch.
Penn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Diamond tries to circle away but Penn has him pinned against the cage.
Diamond wants to break free but Penn has control.
A shot in the inside from Penn.
Diamond is looking to break free of the clinch but Penn has double underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Penn.
Penn lands with a short shot to the head.
Diamond missing with knees to the body.
Diamond misses with some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Penn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Penn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diamond prevents a body shot from Penn.
Diamond is trying to break the clinch but Penn is controlling him.
Diamond looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Penn avoiding damage as Diamond throws knees to the body.
Penn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Penn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diamond is rocked!
Penn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diamond can do to turn this around?
Diamond has had enough of the clinch but Penn keeps him there for the moment.
Diamond is still on wobbly legs! Can Penn finish him?
Penn pressing his opponent against the cage.
Diamond seems to have recovered his senses.
Penn misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diamond has had enough of the clinch but Penn keeps him there for the moment.
Penn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Penn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diamond lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Diamond is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Penn prevents a body shot from Diamond.
Diamond lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Penn's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Diamond trying to control the position but instead, Penn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Diamond into the cage.
Penn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Diamond throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Penn blocks it with crossed arms.
Diamond's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King Diamond is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Penn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Diamond missing with a left hand there. Penn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Penn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Diamond misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Penn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Penn cracks the inside of Diamond's front leg.
Penn batters Diamond with a massive right followed by a huge left! Diamond is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Penn lands a final crushing right hand to drop Diamond to the mat with a gruesome thud! Penn is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Reco Penn!
The defeated King Diamond had this to say: 'Thanks to all the fans, I'll be back!!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Apache Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Kruglov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Anton Kruglov enters the cage!
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180 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Apache Creed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Kruglov!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruglov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Creed pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kruglov is out of range and Creed settles back down.
Kruglov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Creed fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kruglov just manages to avoid it.
Creed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Creed circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kruglov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kruglov misses with a lunging right hand
and Creed counters with a two punch combo.
Kruglov throws out a loose jab but Creed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kruglov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Creed throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kruglov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Creed swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've been informed that Kruglov has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kruglov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Creed has time to react.
Kruglov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Creed.
Creed slips under a jab.
Creed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body kick there by Creed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kruglov misses with a hook
and Creed counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Creed throws out a leg kick but Kruglov moves out of range and Creed only half commits.
Kruglov wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruglov missing with a left hand there. Creed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kruglov tries to clinch up but Creed circles away and keeps his distance.
Kruglov lands a nice hook to Creed's body. Creed takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kruglov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Creed was well out of range. Poor timing from Kruglov.
Kruglov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Creed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kruglov manages to avoid it.
Kruglov checks the leg kick.
Creed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kruglov.
Kruglov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Creed to score with a decent uppercut.
Creed misses with a straight left.
Left hook, right uppercut from Creed.
Creed throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kruglov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kruglov blocks the body kick.
Creed finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Creed fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Creed lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kruglov cracks Creed with a good jab.
Kruglov fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Creed.
Kruglov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Creed.
Good leg kick by Creed there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Creed misses with a leg kick.
Kruglov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Creed connects with a solid leg kick.
Kruglov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kruglov wants to clinch up but Creed keeps it at a distance.
Creed fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kruglov checks it well.
Some wild striking there from Creed.
Creed throws a lazy right hand but Kruglov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Creed throws a chopping leg kick but Kruglov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Creed gets tackled into the cage by Kruglov. Kruglov maintains the clinch.
Kruglov blocks a body shot from Creed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed misses with a body punch.
Creed breaks from the clinch.
Creed takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kruglov throws a series of punches but Creed avoids them all with ease.
Creed throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kruglov.
Kruglov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kruglov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A low kick from Creed is predictable there
and Kruglov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Apache Creed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruglov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Creed.
Kruglov wants to clinch.
Creed misses with a double jab.
Kruglov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kruglov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A low kick from Creed is predictable there
and Creed takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kruglov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kruglov clinches.
A short left from Creed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Creed makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Creed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kruglov's elbow.
Creed tries to work over Kruglov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Creed misses with a body punch.
A short left from Creed.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kruglov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Creed blocks it with crossed arms.
Kruglov blocks a body shot from Creed.
Kruglov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Creed's elbow.
Creed wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kruglov lands with a light punch inside.
I was talking to Creed's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Creed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kruglov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Creed blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Creed as Kruglov tries to tie him up.
Kruglov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Creed has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kruglov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Creeds head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apache Creed dominated that round.
That's time! Creed's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kruglov tries to clinch there but Creed circles away.
Creed throws a sloppy head kick and Kruglov moves out of range easily.
Kruglov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kruglov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Creed.
Creed walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kruglov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kruglov lands a jab to the head.
Kruglov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Creed counters with a stiff right hand.
Kruglov moves out of range as Creed strikes.
Apache Creed is winning the standup battle so far.
Kruglov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Creed misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Creed rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Creed takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kruglov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kruglov misses with a straight left.
Creed wants to slow Kruglov down by chopping away at his legs.
Creed misses with a body punch
and Kruglov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Creed feints and then cracks Kruglov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kruglov down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Creed looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Creed lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Creed is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kruglov can do to turn this around?
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Creed, right into the meat.
Creed swings widly with a right hand
and Kruglov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Creed throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Creed's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kruglov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Creed scrambles back to his feet.
Creed is rocked!
Creed scores with a nice strike.
Creed connects with a leg kick. Kruglov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kruglov tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Creed counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Creed clobbers Kruglov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Creed takes one to the side of the head.
Oh Creed is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Creed ducks under a wild hook from Kruglov.
Creed swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Creed tries to land a front kick but Kruglov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Creed seems to have got his legs back now.
Creed lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kruglov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Creed throws a looping overhand right but Kruglov ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Kruglov blocks the leg kick.
Kruglov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Creed throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Despite the aggression on Kruglov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A jab from Kruglov misses.
Creed swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kruglov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Creed.
Kruglov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kruglov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A quick step to the side and Creed tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Creed misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kruglov missing with a left hand there. Creed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Creed thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kruglov if he has to take too many more of those.
Kruglov scores with a shot to the body.
Creed throws a low kick but Kruglov avoids it.
A jab from Creed misses.
Kruglov ducks right into an uppercut from Creed.
Kruglov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Creed.
Kruglov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kruglov doesn't manage to clinch there - Creed circles away.
Creed misses with a hook.
Creed throws a low kick, looking for Kruglov's leg but Kruglov calmly moves out of range.
Kruglov just misses with a punch to the body.
Kruglov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Creed breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kruglov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Creed appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kruglov misses the shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Creed as he connects with a hook.
Creed lands with a good body shot.
Creed looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kruglov checks the leg kick.
Creed delivers a nice body kick.
Kruglov throws a right and a left that Creed avoids nicely.
Kruglov misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Creed works the jab nicely.
Kruglov tries to close the distance and clinch but Creed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Creed connects with an inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Creed there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kruglov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Creed moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A quick step to the side and Creed tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Creed throws a hook but Kruglov blocks it.
Creed throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kruglov tries to clinch but Creed moves out of range.
Creed chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kruglov takes one to the chin there.
Kruglov tries to clinch up.
Creed half committed to a counter leg kick.
Creed throws a head kick but Kruglov moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Creed avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kruglov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apache Creed dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Creed.
Creed connects with a solid leg kick.
Creed misses with a hook. Kruglov ducked under it nicely.
Creed swats away the attempt to clinch by Kruglov.
Creed appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kruglov is looking to clinch but Creed is avoiding it.
Kruglov misses with a few strikes there.
Kruglov throws a series of punches but Creed moves out of range.
Creed thuds his right hand into Kruglov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Creed needs to keep his hands up - Kruglov had a free shot at his head there.
Creed lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A big right from Kruglov misses.
Creed needs to keep his hands up - Kruglov had a free shot at his head there.
Creed is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Creed tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kruglov is able to avoid easily.
Kruglov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Creed scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Creed tries to land a leg kick but Kruglov saw it coming and moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Kruglov misses.
Kruglov swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruglov checks a low kick from Creed.
Kruglov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kruglov misses with a body punch
and Creed counters with a straight right hand.
Creed throws a nice looking combination but Kruglov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kruglov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kruglov checks a leg kick nicely.
Kruglov throws a looping overhand right but Creed ducks down to avoid it.
Creed throws a nice inside leg kick.
Creed connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Creed throws the left hand but Kruglov avoids the punch easily.
Creed throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kruglov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Kruglov misses.
Kruglov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kruglov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Creed counters with a stiff right hand.
Kruglov darts in trying to clinch
and Kruglov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anton Kruglov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed misses with a hook
and Kruglov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Creed misses the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kruglov closes the distance and pushes Creed back into the cage.
Creed breaks the clinch.
Kruglov wants to clinch.
Creed has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kruglov finds it's way round the side to connect with Creed's head.
Creed lands with a cross.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kruglov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Creed - the referee stops the clock and Kruglov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Creed. Kruglov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kruglov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fighters circling - Kruglov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov checks a low kick from Creed.
A head kick misses from Creed.
Kruglov throws out a counter right but Creed avoids it with no problem.
Good work by Kruglov as he checks the leg kick.
Kruglov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Creed misses with a low kick.
Creed steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kruglov.
Creed misses with a leg kick.
Creed feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kruglov's calf.
Creed pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Creed misses the shot to the body.
Kruglov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kruglov wants to clinch up but Creed keeps it at a distance.
Creed chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Creed tries to land a leg kick but Kruglov saw it coming and moves away.
As Creed backs off Kruglov throws a huge counter combo but Creed manages to avoid it all.
Creed is looking to chop away at Kruglov's legs.
Kruglov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Creed swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kruglov misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Creed.
Kruglov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kruglov throws a hook but Creed avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Creed throws a front kick that sends Kruglov stumbling back into the cage.
Kruglov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kruglov throws a big shot that misses.
Kruglov throws a right hand that Creed ducks under and follows up with a left that Creed also avoids with ease.
Kruglov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Creed throws a low kick but Kruglov avoids it.
Creed looks to land a left hand but Kruglov moved out of range nicely.
Creed cracks Kruglov with an open hand slap.
Creed moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kruglov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kruglov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that's the end of the fight!
Apache Creed showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Creed, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Apache Creed!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Grimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Kullervo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grimes's entrance music is "Cyanide" by Metallica. A fine choice. Kalle Kullervo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Grimes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kullervo!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Kalle Kullervo has been cut.
A lazy left from Grimes finds it's target.
Kullervo is rocked!
Grimes measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Kullervo! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Brian Grimes!
Brian Grimes decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Gumshoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francisco Antonio Laureana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregory Gumshoe is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gregory Gumshoe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Francisco Antonio Laureana!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laureana closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gumshoe quickly recovers to half guard.
Laureana seems to be working for a kimura but Gumshoe defends the submission attempt.
Gumshoe is staying active underneath Laureana, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Laureana seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Gumshoe is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Francisco Antonio Laureana!
Francisco Antonio Laureana is the new welterweight champion!
Francisco Antonio Laureana decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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