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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Scipio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waylon Joy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scipio kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Romulus. Waylon Joy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Vinicius Scipio's chin.
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vinicius Scipio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Waylon Joy!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scipio scoring well with a low kick there.
Scipio moves in looking to clinch but Joy pushes him off.
Scipio misses with a head kick.
Joy misses with a body shot.
Scipio went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Joy has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Scipio is defended easily by Joy.
Joy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Scipio connects with a high kick.
Joy leaves Scipio with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A slapping body kick lands there for Scipio.
Joy has managed to clinch.
Joy missing with knees to the body.
Scipio tries to circle away but Joy has him pinned against the cage.
Joy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Joy jumps guard.
Joy is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Scipio frees his head nicely. Oh but Joy has switched to an armbar! Scipio is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Waylon Joy!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Linwood Purcell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harri Hullo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harri Hullo struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Linwood Purcell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Linwood Purcell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harri Hullo!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Purcell blocks the leg kick.
Purcell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hullo pinned against the cage. Hullo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hullo unleashes a big counter combination but Purcell bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hullo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hullo is looking to chop away at Purcell's legs.
A punch combination from Hullo misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hullo throws a push kick but Purcell slaps the foot to one side.
Purcell half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Purcell shoots in but no luck this time.
Hullo throws a counter combo.
Hullo swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Hullo does no damage.
Hullo misses with a looping right.
Purcell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hullo avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Linwood Purcell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hullo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hullo wants to clinch up but Purcell keeps it at a distance.
Hullo tries to clinch up but Purcell circles away and keeps his distance.
Purcell attempts a counter takedown but Hullo avoids it well and moves away.
Purcell keeps the fight on the outside.
Purcell wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Purcell dives in and grabs Hullo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hullo pushes down on Purcell's head and hops out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hullo throws a right and a left that Purcell avoids nicely.
Hullo dives in and scores a takedown into Purcell's guard.
Purcell pushes Hullo off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Hullo looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hullo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Purcell half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Purcell closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Purcell lands in his opponent's guard.
Purcell works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Purcell has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Hullo defend it? Purcell steps over the head and cranks it - Hullo is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Purcell!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Linwood Purcell!
A relieved looking Linwood Purcell thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Luskey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohammed Qissi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Viktor Luskey could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mohammed Qissi's chin.
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210 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Luskey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mohammed Qissi!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Qissi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Qissi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Qissi pulls guard.
Luskey slips nicely into half guard.
Qissi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Luskey. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Luskey controlling the action here.
Qissi manages to get to full guard.
Luskey not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luskey stands and throws Qissi's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Luskey prevents Qissi from escaping the position.
Luskey working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Qissi gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luskey content just to control the position here.
You get the feeling that Qissi really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Qissi is in all sorts of trouble here.
Luskey controlling from mount.
Qissi wants to control but Luskey is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Luskey controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luskey fails to advance to Qissi's back.
Luskey working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Qissi is trying desperately to improve position.
Luskey forces the positional change into back control.
Luskey has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Qissi is trying to control the position but Luskey manages to sink in the RNC - Qissi is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Viktor Luskey!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Hageman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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164 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ronald Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diego Hageman!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright throws a head kick that misses.
Hageman lands with a cross.
Wright wants to clinch up but Hageman keeps it at a distance.
Wright fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wright on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hageman blocks a head kick by Wright.
Hageman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wright throws an overhand right that lands on Hageman's shoulder, as Hageman tries to avoid the shot.
Hageman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hageman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hageman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wright's head backwards.
No luck for Wright with that takedown attempt.
Wright dives in and grabs Hageman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hageman pushes down on Wright's head and hops out.
Hageman scores with a nice head shot.
Wright moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hageman connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Wright! He's out on his feet! Hageman rushes in and drops Wright with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Diego Hageman!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nerd Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Truck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nerd Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Truck!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz dives in and grabs Truck's left leg, looking for a takedown. Truck pushes down on Diaz's head and hops out.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Truck tries a quick counter leg kick but Diaz is wise to it.
Truck has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Truck throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Truck lands a slapping body shot.
Truck drops his hands momentarily and Diaz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Nice body kick there by Truck.
Truck fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Diaz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Truck's head but Truck sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Truck swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz.
Diaz throws a body punch but Truck moves out of range.
Diaz tests Truck's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Truck swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Truck throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Diaz tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Truck is in Diaz's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Truck is standing up over Diaz. Diaz looks to escape but Truck dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Truck wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diaz keeps working.
Diaz manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Diaz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Truck sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Truck trying to control the action but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Truck seems to be working for a kimura but Diaz defends the submission attempt.
Diaz is looking for a sweep. Truck is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Truck wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diaz keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Diaz is looking for a sweep. Truck is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Truck not doing much here.
Truck really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Diaz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Diaz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Truck performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Diaz is trying to stand.
Diaz wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Truck slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Diaz rushes Truck and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Truck is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Diaz is defending well.
Truck is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Diaz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Truck prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nerd Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Truck avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Truck has picked Diaz up - he's going for a ride! Truck dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Truck slows the pace down in half guard.
Let's hope that Truck has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Truck seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Diaz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Diaz tries to roll over but Truck keeps him under control.
Truck wants to take a breather but Diaz is having none of it.
Diaz is looking for a sweep. Truck is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Truck trying to control the pace.
Diaz has a hand on Truck's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Truck takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Diaz is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Truck prevents Diaz from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tommy Truck will probably get the nod.
That's time! Diaz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Diaz clinches up with Truck and pushes him back against the cage.
Diaz fails to pull guard.
Diaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Truck is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Diaz is trying to pull guard but Truck turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Truck is pressed up against the cage. Diaz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Truck down to the mat. Truck avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nerd Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Truck misses with a takedown attempt
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Donk. Diaz catches Truck right on the button with a cross.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Truck.
Diaz fails with the takedown
and Truck counters by clinching up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Truck jumps guard.
Diaz is pushing down on Truck's leg trying to pass to half guard. Truck is fighting to maintain full guard but Diaz has managed to sneak the leg through.
Truck manages to get to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Truck can do anything to dispel that myth.
Truck seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Truck 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.
Diaz looking to pass the guard.
Truck not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Truck wants to sweep but no luck.
Truck keeps trying to improve his position.
Diaz stands up from Truck's guard - Diaz perhaps looking for a knockout.
Truck scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Truck takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Truck takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Diaz wants to clinch.
Nerd Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.
Diaz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Diaz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Truck.
Truck will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Truck shoots in and bounces Diaz off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Diaz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Truck from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to stand but Truck is controlling the position.
Truck controlling from the top position.
Diaz looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Truck passes into side control.
Diaz is looking to regain half guard here but Truck keeps moving and retains side control.
Diaz taking punishment in the form of punches.
Truck wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.
Diaz is looking for a sweep.
Diaz is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Truck off and has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Truck trying to control the position but Diaz manages to sink in the hooks.
Tommy Truck has got the better of the ground game so far.
Truck tries to break free.
Diaz has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Truck is defending well but eventually Diaz manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Truck has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nerd Diaz!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ted Truck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Jiller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jiller has chosen Japanese Mix as his entrance music. Mason Jiller will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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160 lbs
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163 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ted Truck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mason Jiller!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Truck misses with a two punch combination.
Truck gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jiller misses with the head strike.
Jiller managing to block the knees to the body from Truck.
Jiller blocks a body shot from Truck.
Truck tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jiller's elbow.
Jiller lands a right hand.
Jiller lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jiller tries to work over Truck's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jiller is leaning against Truck and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jiller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Jiller has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Truck just leaning against Jiller, taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Truck lands a good knee to the midsection. Jiller won't want to take too many of those.
Jiller lands a shot to the body.
Jiller lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A bit of stalling here from Jiller.
Jiller lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiller lands a hook that snaps the head of Truck backwards.
Jiller stalling in the clinch but Truck improves position.
Jiller throws a punch but it's blocked by Truck.
Jiller scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jiller taking a breather.
Truck really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Truck lands a shoulder strike.
Truck stalling in the clinch.
Jiller lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Truck misses with some punches.
Truck tries to work over Jiller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Truck leaning against his opponent.
Jiller slows down the pace here.
Jiller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiller prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jiller lands a right hand that snaps the head of Truck backwards.
Jiller is struggling to control the position.
Jiller pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jiller works on Truck's body with a couple of short punches.
Jiller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jiller lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jiller stalls.
Jiller lands a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jiller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiller misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Jiller.
Jiller lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jiller stalls.
Truck misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Jiller.
Truck trying to land knees to the body.
Jiller pushes Truck back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jiller lands a nice uppercut.
Jiller taking a breather.
Truck misses with a punch on the inside.
Jiller lands a left hand that snaps the head of Truck backwards.
Jiller misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiller is trying to stall.
Jiller struggles to land a body shot inside as Truck controls his hands.
Jiller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jiller misses with the head strike.
Truck tries to work over Jiller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jiller tries to work over Truck's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jiller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jiller has a couple of punches blocked by Truck.
Truck scores with a hook to the body.
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!
Truck tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jiller avoids it.
Jiller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jiller'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.
Jiller throws a punch but it's blocked by Truck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Jiller dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Truck swinging wildly here.
Sloppy strikes from Truck. Those never looked like landing.
Truck listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jiller tests Truck's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jiller lands a jab to the nose.
Truck on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Truck swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ted Truck is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Truck wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jiller has closed the distance and engaged Truck in a clinch.
Truck can't find room to land a body shot as Jiller controls the action.
Jiller makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Truck landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jiller takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A head punch on the inside from Jiller fails to land.
Truck content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jiller as Truck tries to tie him up.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Truck seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Jiller is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Truck lands with a left to the head.
Jiller lands a right hand.
Jiller trying to control the position but instead, Truck has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jiller into the cage.
Jiller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jiller has Truck pushed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiller prevents a body shot from Truck.
Truck pulls guard effortlessly.
Truck preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jiller preventing the sweep.
Jiller really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Truck. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Truck is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jiller is refusing to be controlled, as Truck sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiller is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Truck throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Truck wants to take a breather but Jiller is having none of it.
Truck is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jiller is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Jiller tries to get to full guard but Truck has control of the leg.
Jiller wants to get back to full guard but Truck has mounted him!
Truck with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Jiller is looking to improve his position but Truck isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiller blocking the ground and pound.
Jiller is in all sorts of trouble here.
Truck trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Truck punching from mount but Jiller doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Truck unloads with some shots from mount but Jiller bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jiller keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Truck thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ted Truck dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Truck tries to bum rush Jiller with a series of wild strikes but Jiller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Truck swats away the attempt to clinch by Jiller.
Jiller swinging wildly here.
Truck throws a body punch but Jiller moves out of range.
Jiller dodges the punch combination from Truck.
Truck scores with a one two! Jiller had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jiller tries to close the distance and clinch but Truck swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Truck takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Truck.
Jiller slips a jab and a cross from Truck.
Jiller clinches up with Truck and pushes him back against the cage.
Mason Jiller seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jiller - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Truck misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jiller.
Jiller lands a nice uppercut.
Truck wants to get back to striking at distance but Jiller won't allow it.
Truck tries to work over Jiller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jiller is pushing Truck up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jiller softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Truck goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Truck tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Truck tries to work over Jiller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Truck wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Truck.
Jiller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Truck is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jiller gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jiller lands a right hand.
Jiller misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jiller tries to stall but Truck uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jiller content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jiller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Truck misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jiller holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jiller taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mason Jiller.
Truck misses with a combination
letting Jiller counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiller clinches up with Truck and pushes him back against the cage.
Jiller throws a punch but it's blocked by Truck.
Truck blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jiller.
Truck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Truck trying to land knees to the body.
Truck stalling in the clinch but Jiller improves position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Truck.
Jiller managing to block the knees to the body from Truck.
Truck is looking to control Jiller's arms but Jiller gets an underhook and turns him. Now Truck has his back to the cage.
Jiller misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Truck creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Truck misses with a punch on the inside.
Jiller struggles to land a body shot inside as Truck controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Truck fails to land.
A hook to the body from Jiller.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Truck tries to work over Jiller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Truck misses with a hook to the ribs.
Truck can't find room to land a body shot as Jiller controls the action.
Truck tries to work over Jiller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jiller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ted Truck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mason Jiller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jiller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jiller being controlled against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Jiller.
A hook to the body from Jiller.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Truck throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jiller blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Truck tries to throw a body punch but Jiller avoids it by throwing Truck back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mason Jiller.
I think Jiller 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Mason Jiller!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Mason Jiller!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Mason Jiller!
Mason Jiller wins by unanimous decision!
Mason Jiller 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.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladislav Yurevich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vladislav Yurevich 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vladislav Yurevich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Castillo!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castillo slips under a jab from Yurevich.
Vladislav Yurevich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Yurevich.
Castillo throws a body punch but Yurevich moves out of range.
Yurevich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castillo moves away.
Castillo steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Castillo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yurevich tries to counter with a takedown but Castillo is quick to defend against it.
Yurevich thows a leg kick but Castillo checks it
and Castillo counters with a leg kick.
Yurevich misses with a lunging right hand
and Castillo counters with a low kick, right behind Yurevich 's knee.
Castillo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Castillo scores with a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Castillo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as Yurevich blocks the leg kick.
Yurevich avoids the body shot from Castillo.
Yurevich throws a low kick but it's checked well by Castillo.
Castillo takes a swing at Yurevich's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Castillo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A head kick misses from Castillo.
Castillo connects with a nice looking jab.
Castillo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A solid body kick from Castillo.
Castillo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Yurevich takes a step back to recover.
Yurevich is breathing heavily.
Yurevich 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.
A good leg kick by Castillo.
A big right from Yurevich misses.
Castillo misses with a kick to the body.
Yurevich tries to counter with a takedown but Castillo is quick to defend against it.
An inside leg kick lands from Castillo.
Castillo scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castillo lands a nice looking body shot.
Castillo cracks Yurevich with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Castillo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Castillo throws a shot to the body.
Good shot there by Castillo.
Castillo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yurevich chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Castillo can pounce on him.
Yurevich takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Castillo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Castillo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Castillo thows a body kick. Yurevich tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Castillo lands a big uppercut and Yurevich crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Yurevich looks OK. Castillo waves Yurevich back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yurevich get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Yurevich stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Castillo runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ricardo Castillo!
Ricardo Castillo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ahti Saarelainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bam Bam (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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Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ahti Saarelainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bam Bam!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bam takes one on the button.
Saarelainen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bam keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saarelainen.
Bam tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saarelainen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Saarelainen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Bam Bam has been cut.
Bam is looking to clinch.
Saarelainen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bam keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saarelainen.
Saarelainen looks to land a right hand but Bam moved out of range.
Bam throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saarelainen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Saarelainen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Saarelainen stuffs the takedown.
Bam looks to clinch
and Saarelainen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bam looks winded!
Bam throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Saarelainen slaps away a takedown attempt from Bam, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ahti Saarelainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Saarelainen lands with a shot to the body.
Bam is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bam looks up at the clock. Bad move! Saarelainen lands a right hand from hell, dropping Bam. Saarelainen pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ahti Saarelainen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jani McPetteri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Thom Pace - Maybe. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jani McPetteri!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Adams!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams takes the fight into the clinch.
Adams will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning McPetteri up against the cage.
McPetteri wants to stall.
McPetteri looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McPetteri looking to slow down the pace here.
McPetteri is trying to maintain a safe position but Adams gets an underhook and turns McPetteri into the cage.
McPetteri is trying to maintain a safe position but Adams gets an underhook and turns McPetteri into the cage.
A right hand to the body from Adams.
Adams working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McPetteri swings wildly with an uppercut but Adams uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Adams.
Adams lands an uppercut.
Adams lands with a right to the head.
Adams stalls.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Adams lands with a short shot to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Adams takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McPetteri misses with a hook from the clinch.
McPetteri looking to slow down the pace here.
The referee calls for Adams to work.
Adams has McPetteri pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. McPetteri manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Adams lands a right hand.
McPetteri breaks the clinch.
McPetteri misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adams moves into the clinch successfully.
Adams lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McPetteri backwards.
Adams throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McPetteri is breathing heavily.
Adams holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams stalling the fight.
Adams is working McPetteri over against the cage.
Adams lands with a right to the head.
McPetteri is rocked!
McPetteri trying to land knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Adams.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from Adams.
Oh McPetteri is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Still in the clinch, Adams scores with a nice short uppercut.
McPetteri is trying to maintain a safe position but Adams gets an underhook and turns McPetteri into the cage.
Adams dips a shoulder and cracks McPetteri with a mighty uppercut! McPetteri falls back against the cage and Adams unloads with a barrage of strikes! McPetteri is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Adams screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Adams! James Adams retains his light heavyweight title!
James Adams gave a mention to KnockOut in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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