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MMAHelsinki - 88 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Mo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neymar Da Silva Minh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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230 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jan Mo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Neymar Da Silva Minh!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mo cracks Da Silva Minh with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Mo has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Da Silva Minh to stand back up!
Da Silva Minh is rocked!
It looks like Neymar Da Silva Minh has been cut.
Mo lands a nice shot to the body.
Da Silva Minh is still on wobbly legs! Can Mo finish him?
Mo fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Da Silva Minh out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Jan Mo!
A relieved looking Jan Mo 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Kravichenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jay Smith was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ Purple 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
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oleg Kravichenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Smith!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kravichenko slips under a jab.
Kravichenko throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Kravichenko takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've been told by Kravichenko's head coaches at Killer Instinct that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kravichenko takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Kravichenko.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Smith 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.
Kravichenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kravichenko throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Kravichenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Kravichenko throws a right hand that misses
and Smith counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Smith.
Kravichenko bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Smith's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
Kravichenko slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Smith escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kravichenko gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith has his hands on Kravichenko's head, controlling the position.
Kravichenko is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Smith trying to strike off his back.
Smith trying to keep a closed guard but Kravichenko is proving a slippery customer.
Smith wants to stand and escape but Kravichenko is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Smith had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kravichenko defends it easily.
Kravichenko slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Smith looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kravichenko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smith is striking but Kravichenko is not phased and passes to half guard.
Smith is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kravichenko is taking a breather. Smith says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smith is trying to get back to full guard.
Smith throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Smith wants to control the action here but instead Kravichenko manages to pass to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Smith wants to control but Kravichenko is having none of it.
Smith keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Smith tries to hold on but Kravichenko postures up.
Kravichenko controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kravichenko's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Kravichenko dominated that 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.
Kravichenko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smith makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kravichenko throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Smith scores with a jab. Kravichenko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kravichenko throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kravichenko sets himself, and Smith steps forward looking for the clinch! Kravichenko avoids it this time.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A telegraphed right hand from Kravichenko misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
A little jabbing left from Smith on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Smith on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith slips under a jab.
Kravichenko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smith counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kravichenko throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Kravichenko with a nice cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kravichenko throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Smith on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith scores with a nice strike.
Kravichenko misses with a straight right.
A nice side step and Smith releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kravichenko misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Kravichenko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smith counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kravichenko controlling the position for now.
Smith is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Smith is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kravichenko defends it well.
Kravichenko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kravichenko manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Smith wants to stand but Kravichenko is controlling his posture from full guard.
Oleg Kravichenko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smith looking to pass the guard.
Smith works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kravichenko controlling the position for now.
Smith is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kravichenko has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kravichenko is looking to escape.
Kravichenko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smith.
Kravichenko is looking to control Smith's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kravichenko avoid being mounted?
Smith seems to be working for a kimura but Kravichenko defends the submission attempt.
Smith looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kravichenko makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kravichenko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Smith advances position into side control!
Kravichenko is looking for a sweep.
Kravichenko is trying to control Smith's posture but Smith avoids it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kravichenko is looking for a sweep.
Smith wants to control but Kravichenko is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A shot to the liver by Kravichenko. Beautiful body shot.
Kravichenko misses the jab.
Kravichenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith with the counter takedown but Kravichenko avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Kravichenko misses the target.
Smith is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kravichenko misses with a left hand
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith moves away from the strike by Kravichenko.
Smith on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kravichenko takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Oleg Kravichenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kravichenko lands a slapping body shot.
Smith slips a straight right by Kravichenko.
Kravichenko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Kravichenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Kravichenko.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kravichenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kravichenko throws a right hand that misses
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith defending well as Kravichenko loads up on a big left hand.
Kravichenko takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Smith feints the counter takedown.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kravichenko.
Jab, jab by Kravichenko - just one landing.
Kravichenko misses with a straight left.
Kravichenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kravichenko went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kravichenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith tries to counter with a clinch but Kravichenko shakes him off and moves away.
Oleg Kravichenko is winning the standup battle so far.
A swing and a miss from Kravichenko.
Smith now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kravichenko throws a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left and a right from Kravichenko both land. Nice combination.
Smith scores with a punch to the head.
Kravichenko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kravichenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith lands with a right hand.
Kravichenko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kravichenko throws a body shot but no joy.
Oleg Kravichenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kravichenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kravichenko lands a nice shot that snaps Smith's head back.
Kravichenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kravichenko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Kravichenko there.
Smith is rocked!
Kravichenko throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Smith colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Kravichenko as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Smith is left battered and dazed whilst Kravichenko and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oleg Kravichenko!
During a confident post fight interview, Oleg Kravichenko thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Silvio Provenza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ikuhisa Matsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Provenza kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Madreblu - Certamente. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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175 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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Silvio Provenza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ikuhisa Matsumoto!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsumoto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Matsumoto has managed to clinch.
I was talking to Provenza's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Provenza has hold of one of Matsumoto's legs. Matsumoto is fighting the takedown attempt but Provenza gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Provenza looking to pass the guard.
Matsumoto is trying to control the position but Provenza postures up.
Provenza has gone for a leg lock! Matsumoto slips out almost immediately though and dives into Provenza's guard.
Provenza trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Provenza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Matsumoto is one step ahead there.
Provenza looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Provenza working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Matsumoto doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Provenza is tightening it up a little... Matsumoto has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Matsumoto reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Matsumoto taps out! Nice BJJ there by Provenza!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Silvio Provenza!
Silvio Provenza decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kingsley Babajide (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Day (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Day's choice of entrance music: Last minute - Great day to choke you out. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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160 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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kingsley Babajide!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gary Day!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babajide throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Babajide misses.
Day has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Babajide is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Babajide throws a lazy right hand but Day sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Day goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Babajide throws a series of punches but Day avoids them all with ease.
Day throws a right hand that Babajide ducks under and follows up with a left that Babajide also avoids with ease.
Day uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Babajide.
Babajide misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Day misses with a hook. Babajide ducked under it nicely.
Babajide drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Day misses with a body shot.
Day misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good leg kick by Day there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Babajide paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Babajide connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Day's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Babajide. Day does a little dance to reset his feet.
Day looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Babajide looks to score with a jab to the body but Day is just out of range.
A slow jab from Day misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babajide fails to land the takedown.
Babajide ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Day moves away.
Babajide tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Day uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Kingsley Babajide has been cut.
Babajide throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Day misses its intended target.
A combination from Babajide does no damage.
Day lands with a good body shot.
Babajide uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Day.
Babajide moves forwards but Day connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Babajide fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Day manages to avoid it.
Babajide throws a sloppy head kick and Day moves out of range easily.
A jab from Day misses.
Babajide looks to throw the jab but Day is out of range.
Day fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Babajide manages to avoid it.
Day lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Babajide finds it's way through Day's defenses.
Day dodges the punch combination from Babajide.
Day changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Some wild striking there from Day.
Babajide throws a big counter combination but Day scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Babajide swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Babajide swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice jab there from Babajide.
Day feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Babajide's calf.
Day throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Babajide sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Day slips under a jab from Babajide.
Day bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Babajide's head backwards.
Day throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Day misses with a lunging right hand
and Babajide counters with a straight right hand.
Day misses the shot to the body.
Babajide needs to keep his hands up - Day had a free shot at his head there.
Babajide lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Babajide.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babajide takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Babajide throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Day throws a jab when Babajide was well out of range.
Day throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Babajide.
Day rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Babajide counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Babajide keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Babajide is looking to counter punch.
Babajide connects with a body shot that sends Day's belly button to the back.
Day lands a nice looking body shot.
Babajide misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Day.
Day lands with a nice body kick.
A big right from Day misses.
Day throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Babajide was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Day.
Day misses with an uppercut.
Babajide dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Babajide looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Day scores with a nice strike.
Babajide fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Day manages to avoid it.
Babajide is looking to wear down Day with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Day finds it's way through Babajide's defenses.
Day misses with a wild body shot.
Babajide steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Day.
Babajide moves out of range of the body kick.
Babajide was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Day tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Babajide throws an off balance right hand
and Day counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Day.
Stalling in the clinch from Day.
Day lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Day has a couple of punches blocked by Babajide.
Day misses with a body punch.
Babajide pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Day dodges the punch combination from Babajide.
Day is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Babajide had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Day swinging wildly here.
Day lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gary Day will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kingsley Babajide'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.
Babajide connects with a nice looking jab.
Day moves out of range of the body kick from Babajide.
It seemed like Day was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Babajide throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Day counters with a leg kick.
Gary Day seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice body kick from Day.
Babajide scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Babajide walks into a left hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Day.
Day throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Babajide counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Babajide throws a looping overhand right but Day ducks down to avoid it.
Babajide shoots in but no luck this time.
Day scores with a hook.
Kingsley Babajide is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Day throws a body punch but Babajide moves out of range.
Babajide connects with a crisp jab.
Babajide throws a nice looking combination but Day bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Day scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Babajide blocks the body kick.
Babajide throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day looks to land a right hand but Babajide moved out of range.
Day lands a head kick!
Babajide avoids the body shot from Day.
Babajide throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Babajide misses with a body kick.
Babajide misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Day holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Day blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Day misses with some punches.
Babajide lands a left hand.
Babajide lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Babajide prevents a body shot from Day.
Babajide blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Day.
Day prevents Babajide from breaking the clinch.
Babajide is trying to push Day away but Day has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Day.
Day blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babajide throws a head punch that misses.
Babajide wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Day has him pressed against the cage.
Babajide is looking to break free of the clinch but Day has double underhooks.
Babajide blocking some punches.
Babajide lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babajide's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Day dodges the punch combination from Babajide.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Babajide blocks a jab.
Babajide throwing a counter right hand but Day manages to avoid it.
Babajide gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Day throws a shot from downtown. Babajide moves away and avoids it.
Day with a hook.
Babajide misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Day.
Day just misses with a punch to the body.
Day misses with a head kick.
Babajide lands with a shot to the body.
Day takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babajide throws a low kick but Day moves out of range easily.
Day cracks Babajide with an open hand slap.
Day scores with a decent looking hook.
Babajide thows a left - swing and a miss!
Some wild striking there from Babajide.
Babajide has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Day.
Day keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Day throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Day throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Babajide sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Babajide stuns Day with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Day turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Day throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Babajide swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babajide looks to land a right hand but Day moved out of range.
Day appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Day slips a jab from Babajide.
Day sizes up Babajide with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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!
Day throws a combination. Babajide tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Day checks a leg kick.
Babajide throws a nice looking combination but Day bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Babajide misses with a left hand
and Day makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A jab from Babajide does it's job there.
Day bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Babajide on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Babajide rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Day moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Day smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Day misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice body kick there by Day.
Babajide with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Babajide scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gary Day will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kingsley Babajide's cut.
That's time! Babajide's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Babajide moves out of range of the leg kick from Day.
Babajide misses with a looping right.
Babajide swinging wildly here.
Day misses with an attempted mid kick.
Day wants to slow Babajide down by chopping away at his legs.
Good exchange - Day coming out on top.
Babajide looks to land a body kick but Day moved away.
Day cracks Babajide with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A bone on bone clash there as Babajide blocks the leg kick.
Babajide slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babajide throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Day counters with a stiff right hand.
Babajide wants to clinch up but Day keeps it at a distance.
Day cracks Babajide with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Babajide misses with a low kick.
Day misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babajide tries to close the distance and clinch but Day swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Babajide misses with a looping left.
Day slips a straight right by Babajide.
Babajide takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Babajide throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Day misses with a straight left.
Day feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Babajide's calf.
Babajide throws a sloppy head kick and Day moves out of range easily.
Day tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Day avoids the head kick by Babajide.
Day lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Babajide at a distance.
Day throws a leg kick which misses Babajide's front leg but catches the back leg as Babajide tries to avoid it.
Babajide looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Day feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Babajide's calf.
Babajide bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Babajide takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Babajide throws a jab but it's blocked by Day.
Day dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Day steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Babajide.
Day tries to counter with a clinch but Babajide shakes him off and moves away.
Day slips a jab and a cross from Babajide.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Babajide misses with a shot to the body
and Day counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Babajide tries to bum rush Day with a series of wild strikes but Day uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Day only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Babajide shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Day napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Day sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Day regains full guard. Nicely done.
Day wants to sweep but no luck.
Babajide postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Babajide throws an elbow that misses. Day uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Babajide's guard. Nice move by Day!
Day looking to pass the guard.
Babajide not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babajide keeping moving, preventing Day from controlling successfully.
Day lands a couple of digs.
Kingsley Babajide has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Day wants to pass the guard but Babajide is keeping the position.
Gary Day is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Day throws a big elbow that misses.
Babajide utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Babajide looking to control.
Day trying to control the position from guard on top but Babajide is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Day with a flurry of punches that miss.
Day wants to control from the top but Babajide keeps moving.
Day stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Babajide swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Day keeps trying to improve his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Babajide swinging wildly here.
Day throws out a counter right but Babajide avoids it with no problem.
A swing and a miss from Babajide.
Day slips a jab from Babajide.
Babajide wants to slow Day down by chopping away at his legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Day comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Day has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Day!
Our winner, Gary Day, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nicodemus Adamantium (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apache Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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180 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, Nicodemus Adamantium!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Apache Creed!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creed throws a hook but Adamantium avoids it easily.
Creed cracks Adamantium with a right hand to the side of the head.
Creed misses the jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Creed.
Adamantium misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Creed throws a jab when Adamantium was well out of range.
Creed misses with a hook. Adamantium ducked under it nicely.
Creed uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Creed is looking to land body kicks.
Adamantium is looking to counter with head kicks.
Creed throws a hook but Adamantium blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adamantium throws a low kick but it's checked well by Creed.
Apache Creed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as Creed lands an impressive looking overhand right. Adamantium doesn't seem phased though.
Creed throws a combination that misses
and Adamantium counters with a nice body kick.
Adamantium takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Adamantium lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamantium throws a head kick that misses.
Creed scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Adamantium doesn't seem bothered though.
Creed avoids the head kick by Adamantium.
Creed misses with a double jab.
Creed misses with a wild combination.
Adamantium attempts a counter takedown but Creed avoids it well and moves away.
A head kick misses from Adamantium.
Creed misses with a looping left.
Creed throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Adamantium slips under a jab.
Creed feints and then cracks Adamantium's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Adamantium down.
Creed feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Adamantiums jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Adamantium bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Adamantium.
Adamantium lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Adamantium throws a right hand that misses
and Creed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Creed connects with a single shot there.
Adamantium checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Adamantium throws a counter high kick but Creed was just alert enough to avoid it.
Adamantium tries a head kick but it misses.
Creed pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Adamantium is looking to counter with a body kick.
Creed throws a right hand that misses
and Adamantium counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Adamantium throws a head kick but Creed moves out of range.
Creed chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Creed rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Adamantium moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Adamantium lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Creed misses with an uppercut
and Adamantium counters with a head kick that drops Creed to the mat! Creed scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Creed lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adamantium.
Adamantium thinks about countering with a head kick.
Creed swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Creed thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adamantium throws a quick counter head kick but Creed was just out of range.
Creed misses with a low kick.
Creed with a hook.
Creed just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Adamantium does no damage.
Creed misses with a jab, cross combination.
Creed lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Adamantium circles away quickly and effectively.
Adamantium drops down looking for a counter takedown but Creed sprawls and moves away.
Creed avoids the head kick by Adamantium.
A head kick misses from Adamantium.
Creed fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Creed throws the left hand but Adamantium avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adamantium lands a big head kick that sends Creed tumbling to the mat! Adamantium takes a step backwards and waves Creed back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Creed is rocked!
It looks like Apache Creed has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Creed lands a jab to the head.
Creed is still on wobbly legs! Can Adamantium finish him?
Creed misses with a leg kick
and Adamantium counters with a good low kick that Creed was not able to check.
Adamantium ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Creed seems to have recovered his senses.
Creed misses with a wild combination.
Creed throws a looping overhand right but Adamantium ducks down to avoid it.
We've been told by Adamantium's head coaches at Odins Body Workshop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Adamantium tries a head kick but it misses.
Creed throws a big shot that misses.
Crunch! Adamantium slams his shin into Creed's torso.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adamantium showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Creed.
Creed throws a leg kick but Adamantium checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Apache Creed will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Apache Creed's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Adamantium on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Creed throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Adamantium on the side of the head.
Creed lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Adamantium avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Creed moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Creed misses with a hook
and Adamantium counters with a head kick. That will keep Creed thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Creed missing with a left hand there. Adamantium was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Adamantium thinks about countering with a head kick.
Apache Creed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Adamantium walks into a straight right hand from Creed.
Creed dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Adamantium. That did some damage!
Creed fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Adamantium has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Creed throws a leg kick but Adamantium sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Creed throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Creed has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adamantium throws a sloppy head kick and Creed moves out of range easily.
Adamantium blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Adamantium counters with a nice body kick.
Creed misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Creed misses its intended target.
Adamantium throws a head kick but Creed moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Adamantium.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Adamantium might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Creed misses with a straight left.
Creed lands a really nice looking cross but Adamantium seems unphased.
Adamantium lands a big head kick that sends Creed tumbling to the mat! Adamantium takes a step backwards and waves Creed back to his feet - he wants the finish!
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!
Creed misses with a two punch combination.
Creed feints and then cracks Adamantium's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Adamantium down.
Creed throws a lazy uppercut
and Adamantium finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Creed swings widly with a right hand
and Adamantium counters with a head kick that wobbles Creed - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Adamantium sends him down. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nicodemus Adamantium!
Nicodemus Adamantium spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armen Petrosyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ward comes into the arena with Spazz - Crush Kill Destroy blaring out of the sound system. On his way into the cage it seems that Max Ward has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Max Ward seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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20
193 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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200 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Ward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Armen Petrosyan!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrosyan misses with a head kick.
Petrosyan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ward has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Helsinki Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Petrosyan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Petrosyan tries a head kick but it misses.
Petrosyan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ward.
Petrosyan misses with a straight right.
A punch combination from Petrosyan misses.
Petrosyan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ward, pushing him back against the cage.
Petrosyan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ward has clasped his hands together around Petrosyan's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Ward throws a strike aimed at the side of Petrosyan's head but Petrosyan avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ward prevents Petrosyan from escaping the position.
Ward is chipping away with strikes.
Ward fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Petrosyan explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Petrosyan pushes Ward up against the cage in a clinch.
Ward takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ward takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Max Ward has been cut.
Petrosyan lands an elbow inside.
Petrosyan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrosyan connects with a knee to the head.
Petrosyan lands an elbow inside.
Ward has Petrosyan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Petrosyan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Petrosyan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Petrosyan lands a knee to the head.
Petrosyan lands an elbow that stopped Ward in his tracks for a moment.
Petrosyan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Petrosyan stops a takedown attempt from Ward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Ward. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Petrosyan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ward's defenses.
Ward takes an elbow to the forehead.
Petrosyan pushes off an throws an elbow but Ward leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ward takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ward blocks an elbow strike.
Ward drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Petrosyan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrosyan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Petrosyan prevents the takedown attempt.
Petrosyan lands a good knee to the midsection. Ward won't want to take too many of those.
Petrosyan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ward's face.
Ward is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Petrosyan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Petrosyan looking to throw knees to the head but Ward is blocking nicely.
Ward has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Petrosyan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Petrosyan lands an elbow that stopped Ward in his tracks for a moment.
Petrosyan misses with a knee strike.
Petrosyan tries to land a knee to the head but Ward blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Max Ward's cut is getting worse.
Petrosyan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ward's defenses.
Petrosyan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters up against the cage, Petrosyan throws an elbow but misses.
Petrosyan scores with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Petrosyan throws an elbow but misses.
Ward is looking for a takedown.
Petrosyan looking to throw knees to the head but Ward is blocking nicely.
Ward wants to take the fight to the mat but Petrosyan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ward dodges an elbow strike from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Petrosyan misses with a knee to the head.
Petrosyan gets underhooks to prevent Ward's takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Petrosyan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ward's defenses.
Petrosyan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrosyan throws an elbow that misses.
Petrosyan tries a knee to the head but Ward blocks it.
Petrosyan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ward blocks it with crossed arms.
Petrosyan misses with an elbow strike.
Petrosyan pushes off an throws an elbow but Ward leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Petrosyan throws an elbow that misses.
Petrosyan lands an elbow inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrosyan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ward lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Petrosyan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ward's brow.
Petrosyan lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armen Petrosyan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Ward's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ward changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Petrosyan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Petrosyan bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Petrosyan closes the distance and clinches.
Ward blocks an elbow strike from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Petrosyan throws an elbow but misses.
Petrosyan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Petrosyan lands a nice elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrosyan throws an elbow that misses.
Petrosyan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Petrosyan pushes off an throws an elbow but Ward leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice elbow from Petrosyan.
Ward wants a takedown.
Ward dodges an elbow strike from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrosyan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ward's defenses.
Max Ward's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Petrosyan lands a damaging elbow.
Jeez, Max Ward's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Petrosyan lands an elbow inside.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Max Ward's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Armen Petrosyan!
During a confident post fight interview, Armen Petrosyan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hello Bay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Von Peon (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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300 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hello Bay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Von Peon!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bay doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Peon counters with a left to the body.
Bay gets a clinch.
Peon misses with a punch on the inside.
Bay fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Peon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Peon tries a body shot but Bay blocks it.
Bay lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bay misses with some punches.
Peon has a couple of punches blocked by Bay.
Bay gets through Peon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Peon working aggressively here.
Bay works on Peon's body with a couple of short punches.
Peon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bay is leaning against Peon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Peon looks winded!
Bay lands a hook to the side of the head.
Peon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bay blocks an uppercut.
Bay lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peon working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peon.
Bay lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Peon or not.
A short left from Bay.
Bay lands with a short shot to the head.
Bay misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bay lands a left hand.
Bay lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bay softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've been informed that Peon 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.
Bay lands a right hand.
Bay gets through Peon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Peon is rocked!
A right handed body shot lands from Bay.
Bay lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bay pushes Peon against the cage. Bay is working some dirty boxing. Bay pushes off with a quick right hook! Peon goes down! Peon tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Bay moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hello Bay!
A relieved looking Hello Bay 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jasper Pulis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gus McKenna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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290 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
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235 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jasper Pulis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Gus McKenna!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKenna fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McKenna.
Pulis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McKenna. McKenna obviously looking to wear him down.
Pulis throws a hook but McKenna blocks it.
McKenna throws an overhand right that lands on Pulis's shoulder, as Pulis tries to avoid the shot.
Pulis tries to clinch up.
Pulis clinches up against the cage.
Pulis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pulis connects with a body shot that sends McKenna's belly button to the back.
McKenna loads up on a big right hand but Pulis slips the punch.
Pulis scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Gus McKenna has been cut.
McKenna looks to land a right hand but Pulis moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Pulis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pulis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McKenna.
Pulis throws a shot from downtown. McKenna moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like McKenna was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pulis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McKenna manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McKenna dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pulis closes the distance and pushes McKenna back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McKenna.
McKenna pushes Pulis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McKenna manages to break the clinch.
McKenna loads up on a big right hand but Pulis slips the punch.
McKenna with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pulis moves into the clinch.
McKenna misses with the head strike.
Pulis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McKenna needs to keep his hands up - Pulis had a free shot at his head there.
Pulis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pulis is looking to clinch but McKenna is avoiding it.
McKenna tries a head kick but it misses.
Pulis takes a swing at McKenna's ribcage but misses.
Pulis misses the jab.
McKenna swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pulis cracks McKenna with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pulis looks to land a right hand but McKenna moved out of range.
Pulis seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pulis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McKenna throws out the jab.
Pulis drops McKenna with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but McKenna looks back up at him and smiles so Pulis waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
McKenna is rocked!
That has opened up Gus McKenna's cut even more.
McKenna bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pulis's head backwards.
McKenna is still on wobbly legs! Can Pulis finish him?
McKenna lands a glancing blow to the side of Pulis's head.
McKenna seems to have recovered his senses.
Pulis is looking to clinch.
McKenna blocks a jab.
McKenna looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McKenna throws a nice head kick!
Pulis swings for the body but McKenna moves out of range.
Jasper Pulis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pulis feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends McKenna sprawling to the canvas! McKenna rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Pulis finish him?!
McKenna scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McKenna wants to clinch.
A low kick from McKenna misses
and Pulis counters with a crisp right that sends McKenna to the canvas! Pulis follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jasper Pulis!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eli Gardenia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Gravano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Eli Gardenia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Sammy Gravano!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gardenia lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gravano tries to clinch but Gardenia moves out of range.
Gardenia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've been told by Gardenia's head coaches at London MMA Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gardenia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gravano was well out of range. Poor timing from Gardenia.
Gardenia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gravano tries to clinch there but Gardenia circles away.
The fighters circling - Gravano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gardenia misses with a series of wild punches.
Gardenia just misses with a punch to the body.
Gravano swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gardenia.
Gardenia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gravano takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gardenia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gardenia lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gardenia scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gardenia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Eli Gardenia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Gravano does no damage.
Eli Gardenia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardenia punishes Gravano's body with a nice straight punch.
Gardenia swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gravano counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gravano won't allow Gardenia to sweep him here.
Gravano throws a big right hand that misses.
Gardenia pushes Gravano off and scrambles back to his feet.
Gravano motions for Gardenia to come forward. Gravano throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gravano avoids the body shot from Gardenia.
Gravano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gardenia scores with a jab. Gravano acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gravano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gravano 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gravano takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gravano looks to land a combination but Gardenia avoids it well.
Gardenia was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gardenia's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gravano under the eye.
Gardenia lands a jab to the nose.
Gardenia really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardenia lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gravano has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gardenia finds it's way round the side to connect with Gravano's head.
Gravano throws a sloppy head kick and Gardenia moves out of range easily.
Jab from Gardenia.
Gardenia connects with a jab.
Gardenia is looking to wear down Gravano with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gravano misses with a hook.
Gravano fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A counter left hand to the body from Gardenia misses its target.
Gardenia digs a good body shot into Gravano's ribs.
Gardenia misses with a body shot.
Gardenia darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gardenia just misses with a punch to the body.
Gardenia lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gravano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gardenia.
Gravano feints a counter leg kick.
Gravano misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardenia jabs Gravano right on the nose. Gravano blinks but takes it well.
Gardenia connects with a body shot that sends Gravano's belly button to the back.
Gravano walks into a straight right hand from Gardenia.
Gardenia is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gravano gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gravano gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gardenia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gravano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gardenia takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gardenia lands a really nice looking cross but Gravano seems unphased.
Gravano takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gardenia scores with a body shot.
Gardenia throws a series of strikes that have Gravano backpedaling.
Gardenia is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gardenia jabs at Gravano's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravano throws a right hand that misses
and Gardenia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gardenia connects with a body shot.
Gardenia catches Gravano with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gravano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gardenia.
Nice defenses there by Gardenia.
Gardenia throwing a counter right hand but Gravano manages to avoid it.
Gravano takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gardenia lands a slapping body shot.
Gravano misses with a straight right.
Gravano has his takedown stuffed
and Gardenia counters with a straight right hand.
Gravano tries to close the distance and clinch but Gardenia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gardenia is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gardenia takes a swing at Gravano's ribcage but misses.
Gardenia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gardenia connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gravano tries to clinch but Gardenia is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Gardenia dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gardenia scores with a jab to the body.
Gardenia scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gravano has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gardenia connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gravano's hands.
Gardenia misses with a body shot.
Gardenia paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gardenia works Gravano's body with a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gardenia. Gravano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gravano is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Gardenia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gravano.
Gravano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gardenia moves away.
Gardenia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gravano manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gravano missing with a left hand there. Gardenia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gardenia throws a body punch but Gravano moves out of range.
Gravano takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gardenia lands a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gravano gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravano tries to throw a body punch but Gardenia avoids it by throwing Gravano back against the cage.
Gravano has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gardenia after a bit of a struggle.
Gravano throws a punch but it's blocked by Gardenia.
Gravano is trying to drag Gardenia to the mat but Gardenia just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gardenia managing to block the knees to the body from Gravano.
Gardenia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gardenia misses with a body shot.
Gardenia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gravano can do to turn this around?
Gardenia's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gravano under the eye.
Gardenia scores with a jab to the head.
Gardenia scores with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Gardenia - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gardenia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gravano missing with a left hand there. Gardenia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gardenia throwing a counter right hand but Gravano manages to avoid it.
Gravano shoots in looking for a takedown. Gardenia tries to sprawl out of it but Gravano keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gardenia manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Eli Gardenia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sammy Gravano.
Gardenia lands with an overhand left.
Gravano doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gardenia counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gravano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Gardenia wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gardenia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gravano.
Gravano throws a jab but it's blocked by Gardenia.
Gardenia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gravano.
Gravano takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravano throws a body punch but Gardenia moves out of range.
Gardenia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gravano.
Gardenia tests Gravano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gardenia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gravano was well out of range. Poor timing from Gardenia.
Gardenia sizes up Gravano with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gravano 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.
Gravano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gravano tries to counter by closing the distance.
Gardenia lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gardenia lands with an overhand left.
Gardenia moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gardenia lands a nice looking body shot.
Gardenia tests Gravano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gardenia jabs at Gravano's 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!
Gravano takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gardenia dips to his left and cracks Gravano with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gardenia swings for the body but Gravano moves out of range.
Gardenia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gravano throws a hook but Gardenia avoids it easily.
Gravano is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gardenia scores with a jab to the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gravano darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gardenia lands a jab.
Gravano takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gardenia defending well as Gravano loads up on a big left hand.
A quick step to the side and Gardenia tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gravano moves forwards but Gardenia connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gravano has Gardenia up against the cage in a clinch.
Gravano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Gardenia dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gravano takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gardenia takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gardenia moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gardenia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gardenia scores with a shot to the body.
Gardenia cracks Gravano with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gardenia lands an overhand right.
Gravano looks to score with a jab to the body but Gardenia is just out of range.
Nice body punch from Gardenia.
Good shot there by Gardenia.
Gravano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gardenia moves away.
Gardenia lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Gardenia does it's job there.
Gardenia looks to land a combination but Gravano avoids it well.
Gravano tries a quick counter leg kick but Gardenia is wise to it.
Gardenia works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardenia's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gardenia duly obliges.
Gravano tries to close the distance and clinch but Gardenia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gravano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gravano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gravano swings widly with a right hand
and Gardenia counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gardenia. Gravano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gravano takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gravano works the jab nicely.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gravano.
Gardenia throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gardenia's corner calls for a 1-2. Gardenia obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardenia cracks Gravano with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gardenia lands with a shot to the body.
Gravano digs a good hook to Gardenia's body.
Gardenia looks to score with a jab to the body but Gravano is just out of range.
Gravano gets a takedown into half guard.
Gardenia wants to get back to his feet.
Gardenia is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gravano scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gravano throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gravano sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gardenia defending well though.
Gravano thows a huge punch but Gardenia dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravano not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gravano is trying to control the action in half guard but Gardenia is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gravano trying to mount his opponent but Gardenia defends it.
Gravano missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gravano missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gravano throwing shots but Gardenia is blocking nicely.
Gravano thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gardenia's head.
Gravano lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gardenia knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gravano on the ground.
Gravano looks to land a strike but Gardenia avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Sammy Gravano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravano lands a couple of elbows.
Gravano working some strikes from top position.
Gravano trying to control the position from guard on top but Gardenia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gravano stands up over Gardenia, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gravano is working Gardenia over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gravano stands up over Gardenia, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gardenia is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
Eli Gardenia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gardenia, 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eli Gardenia!
Sammy Gravano was interviewed post fight and said 'Baldy prick'.
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