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ABW 41 Jones - Mcgruff PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Gustafson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Stylez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Gustafson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeremy Stylez!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stylez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gustafson under the eye.
Stylez lands a high kick!
Stylez gets a clinch.
Stylez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stylez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
We've been hearing reports that Gustafson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Stylez is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Gustafson can't fight it off and eventually Stylez manages to take the fight to the floor. Gustafson looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Stylez wants to stand and escape but instead Gustafson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Gustafson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gustafson controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafson is looking to work some ground and pound but Stylez has wrist control.
Stylez wants to sweep but no luck.
Gustafson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gustafson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Stylez manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gustafson has Stylez in his guard.
Gustafson working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gustafson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stylez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stylez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stylez wanted to stand there but Gustafson had control of the position.
Gustafson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gustafson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stylez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gustafson pulls Stylez in close to prevent any damage.
Gustafson has a closed guard, preventing Stylez from standing up.
Stylez stands and steps away. Gustafson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Jeremy Stylez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gustafson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stylez throws a head kick that misses.
Gustafson throws a big counter combination but Stylez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gustafson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stylez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stylez throws a fast counter high kick but Gustafson manages to duck under it in time.
Stylez moves out of range of the body kick from Gustafson.
A punch combination from Gustafson misses.
Stylez throws a right and a left that Gustafson avoids nicely.
Stylez has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Stylez with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stylez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stylez tries a head kick but it misses.
Stylez lands a jab-cross combination.
Stylez throws a head kick but Gustafson moves out of range.
Stylez wants to clinch.
Stylez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab lands there for Stylez.
Nice sprawl there from Stylez as Gustafson shoots in.
Stylez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gustafson.
Stylez swats away the attempt to clinch by Gustafson.
No joy there for Stylez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Stylez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stylez throws a head kick that misses.
Gustafson avoids the head kick by Stylez.
Stylez scores with a decent looking hook.
Stylez's corner calls for a 1-2. Stylez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Stylez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A head kick misses from Stylez.
Gustafson attempts a counter takedown but Stylez avoids it well and moves away.
Stylez has closed the distance and engaged Gustafson in a clinch.
Stylez jumps into guard, dragging Gustafson to the mat.
Gustafson is in close to Stylez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gustafson forces his way into half guard.
Gustafson controlling the pace.
Stylez strikes from the bottom but Gustafson passes into mount!
Gustafson working Stylez over with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafson landing shots from mount.
Alexander Gustafson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gustafson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Stylez wants to try and get back to his feet.
Stylez wants to control but Gustafson is having none of it.
Stylez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gustafson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Stylez manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Gustafson has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Stylez is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Gustafson yanks on the arm and Stylez is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Gustafson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alexander Gustafson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mariusz Pazdowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Super Meat Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pazdowski's entrance music is Wzorowy anon - Siedze na kurahenie. A fine choice. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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296 lbs
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300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mariusz Pazdowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Super Meat Boy!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Pazdowski with that takedown attempt.
Meat Boy throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Meat Boy lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pazdowski will feel that in the morning.
Meat Boy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pazdowski is breathing heavily.
Nice body kick there by Meat Boy.
Meat Boy throws a front kick that sends Pazdowski stumbling back into the cage.
Meat Boy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pazdowski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Meat Boy lands with a good body shot.
Meat Boy is looking to slow Pazdowski down with leg kicks.
Meat Boy has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Pazdowski is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Pazdowski shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pazdowski has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Meat Boy.
An inside leg kick lands from Meat Boy.
Pazdowski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Meat Boy. Meat Boy obviously looking to wear him down.
Meat Boy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Meat Boy lands with a hook. Pazdowski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Mariusz Pazdowski has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Meat Boy. That snapped Pazdowski's head back.
Pazdowski 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.
Meat Boy lands a slapping body shot.
Pazdowski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Meat Boy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pazdowski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Meat Boy counters with a straight right hand.
Meat Boy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pazdowski's hands.
Meat Boy should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Meat Boy explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Pazdowski is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pazdowski crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Meat Boy - the referee stops the clock and Pazdowski gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Meat Boy. Pazdowski manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Meat Boy scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meat Boy lands a nice looking body kick.
Meat Boy scores with a hook to the body. Pazdowski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Meat Boy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Meat Boy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pazdowski at a distance.
Nice jab there from Meat Boy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meat Boy scores with a shot to the body.
Pazdowski will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Pazdowski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Meat Boy thuds a left hand into Pazdowski's body.
Meat Boy connects with a body shot that sends Pazdowski's belly button to the back.
Meat Boy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pazdowski on the side of the head.
Pazdowski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Meat Boy. Meat Boy obviously looking to wear him down.
Both fighters circling a little - Meat Boy finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Meat Boy.
Pazdowski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pazdowski is rocked!
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Meat Boy has eaten all the pies!
That kick from Meat Boy tenderised Pazdowski's leg. Pazdowski is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pazdowski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Meat Boy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pazdowski. That did some damage!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Meat Boy.
Pazdowski takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Meat Boy jabs at Pazdowski's body.
Meat Boy jabs Pazdowski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meat Boy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pazdowski looks up at the clock. Bad move! Meat Boy lands a right hand from hell, dropping Pazdowski. Meat Boy pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Super Meat Boy!
Super Meat Boy 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Louis Wobblinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Tomson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tomson has chosen R-Swift- Awesome God as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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280 lbs
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Louis Wobblinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Tomson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomson with a poor takedown
and Wobblinger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Tom Tomson has been cut.
Tomson tries to move into range but Wobblinger moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tomson shoots and misses
and Wobblinger counters with a straight right hand.
A left and a right from Wobblinger both land. Nice combination.
Tomson shoots and misses
and Wobblinger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That has opened up Tom Tomson's cut even more.
Louis Wobblinger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Tomson.
Tomson throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Wobblinger to counter with a crisp jab.
Tomson backs away from a small jab... but Wobblinger lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Tomson crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Wobblinger with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Louis Wobblinger!
In his post fight interview, Louis Wobblinger started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Washe Lay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chosu Viv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chosu Viv has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Washe Lay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chosu Viv!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viv darts in looking for a takedown but Lay gets double underhooks and turns Viv into the cage.
Lay shoots in for a double leg but Viv sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Viv tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lay defends well and Viv ends up having to push Lay into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Viv fails with the takedown
and Lay counters with a two punch combo.
Washe Lay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chosu Viv.
Viv shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lay defends it nicely.
Viv takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lay throws a head kick but Viv moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lay has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lay there as he acknowledges the shot.
Chosu Viv seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Viv looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Viv tries for a takedown but Lay circles away easily
and Lay counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
We've been hearing reports that Lay has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lay scores with a push kick.
Lay closes the distance and clinches up with Viv, looking for a takedown. Lay pushes Viv against the cage but Viv circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lay stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lay wants it to stay on the feet.
Lay keeps Viv at a distance using the push kick.
Lay wants to clinch.
Jab from Viv.
Viv doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lay counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lay misses with a takedown attempt - Viv sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lay clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viv blocks a body shot from Lay.
Viv drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lay pulls his leg out and moves away.
Viv shoots in but no luck this time.
Viv shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Viv looks winded!
Viv gets tackled into the cage by Lay. Lay maintains the clinch.
Viv drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lay pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lay shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lay was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lay decides to stand up, so the ref orders Viv to his feet.
Viv closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lay circles away.
Lay tries to clinch there but Viv circles away.
Viv misses with a takedown attempt
and Lay counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Viv closes the distance and clinches up with Lay, looking for a takedown. Viv pushes Lay against the cage but Lay circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lay tries to counter with a takedown but Viv is quick to defend against it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viv with a poor takedown
and Lay counters with a right hand to the body.
Lay fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lay closes the distance and pushes Viv back into the cage.
Viv takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lay.
Lay slows down the pace here.
Lay dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lay lands an elbow just above Viv 's eye.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lay obliges.
Lay works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Viv goes for a takedown attempt but Lay pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lay keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lay tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Viv manages to circle out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viv chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lay can pounce on him.
Lay goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lay is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Viv is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Viv shoots in but no luck this time.
Lay closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Viv wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Lay decides to stand back up. Lay steps back and let's Viv get back to his feet.
Viv shoots in but no luck this time.
Viv dives in and grabs Lay's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lay pushes down on Viv's head and hops out.
Lay fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lay cracks a nice hook into Viv's ribs.
Viv slaps away a takedown attempt from Lay, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Washe Lay 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.
Viv shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Viv takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lay.
Lay has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Viv looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lay is fending him off so far but Viv persists. Nope, Lay circles away and we're back to standing.
Viv closes the distance and clinches up with Lay, looking for a takedown. Viv pushes Lay against the cage but Lay circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Washe Lay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chosu Viv.
Lay defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Viv.
Lay closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lay connects with a nasty looking knee right to Viv's face.
Lay tries to work over Viv's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lay gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Viv.
Viv is breathing heavily.
Viv wants to take the fight to the mat but Lay manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viv takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short left from Lay.
Viv drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lay pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lay takes the fight into the clinch.
Viv has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lay after a bit of a struggle.
Viv takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lay gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Viv.
A left hand lands to the body for Lay.
Viv jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lay walks away with a smile on his face. Viv gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Viv with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lay counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Viv!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lay decides to stand up, so the ref orders Viv to his feet.
Lay is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Viv can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lay tries to clinch but Viv is having none of it.
Washe Lay is winning the standup battle so far.
Viv takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lay gets a takedown into half guard.
Lay escapes and gets back to his feet.
Viv takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lay is looking to wear down Viv with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lay closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lay.
Lay lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Viv is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lay pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Viv tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lay with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Viv goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lay prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viv has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lay is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lay lands a right hand.
Viv is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lay is defending well.
Lay lands an elbow inside.
Lay lands a nice knee to the body.
Good body shot from Lay.
Viv tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lay connects with a knee to the head.
Viv goes for a takedown attempt but Lay pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lay fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Viv to the ground. Lay is now in Viv's guard.
Lay knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Viv on the ground.
Lay gets to his feet. Viv looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Viv shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lay counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Lay tenderised Viv's leg. Viv is trying to keep his angry face on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lay shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Viv pinned against the cage. Viv gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Viv tries for a takedown but Lay circles away easily
and Lay connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lay scores with a nice body kick.
Lay gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lay obliges.
Lay gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Viv.
Viv takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Washe Lay dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lay moves in looking to clinch but Viv pushes him off.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lay is defended easily by Viv.
Viv looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Viv closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lay circles away.
Lay bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Viv manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lay's best efforts.
Lay decides to stand up.
Viv shoots in but Lay avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lay attempts a counter takedown but Viv avoids it well and moves away.
Washe Lay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chosu Viv.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viv fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lay tries to counter with a takedown but Viv is quick to defend against it.
Washe Lay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Viv takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lay looks for a takedown but Viv sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viv tries for a takedown but Lay sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lay throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lay closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lay stops Viv from getting back to his feet.
Lay tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Lay stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Viv to get to his feet.
Lay throws a one two combo.
Viv will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lay fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viv misses with a takedown
and Lay counters with a head kick. That will keep Viv thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Viv rushes Lay and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Viv jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lay walks away with a smile on his face. Viv gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lay moves into the clinch.
Lay lands a damaging elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Lay.
A short body shot lands from Lay as the two fighters clinch.
Washe Lay has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Viv is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lay is defending well.
Viv has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lay after a bit of a struggle.
Nice elbow from Lay.
Come on Lay - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viv changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lay fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Viv will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lay fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Viv, pushing him back against the cage.
Viv wants to take the fight to the mat but Lay manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Lay.
Viv drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lay stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lay landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Viv has Lay pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lay manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lay stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viv tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Viv changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lay fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Viv is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lay sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lay connects with a body shot.
Lay decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Viv flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Washe Lay overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Viv is looking to improve his position.
Lay decides to return to a standing position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Viv takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lay fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Viv sprawls well initially but Lay persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Viv pushes Lay off but Lay dives into side control.
Lay stands up and beckons Viv to his feet.
Chosu Viv has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Washe Lay is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lay forces Viv back against the cage and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Washe Lay showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lay has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Washe Lay!
A very excited looking Washe Lay rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Laaksonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Meechum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danny Meechum has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
5 - 8 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jerry Laaksonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Meechum!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meechum has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Meechum there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Danny Meechum has been cut.
Meechum has a takedown stuffed.
Laaksonen scores with a jab to the jaw.
A combination from Laaksonen does no damage.
Meechum shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Laaksonen pinned against the cage. Laaksonen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Meechum shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Laaksonen pinned against the cage. Laaksonen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jerry Laaksonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Meechum.
Meechum looks for a takedown but Laaksonen sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laaksonen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Meechum defends it nicely.
Meechum moves in looking to clinch but Laaksonen pushes him off.
Nice uppercut there from Laaksonen.
Jerry Laaksonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meechum scores with a takedown into Laaksonen's guard.
Laaksonen throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Meechum escapes and throws Laaksonen's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Laaksonen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Meechum trying to control the position but Laaksonen is working away.
Laaksonen is trying to buck Meechum off.
Meechum in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Meechum wants to control but Laaksonen is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laaksonen throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Laaksonen's coaches at Hope MMA have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Laaksonen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Meechum wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Laaksonen sneaks out the side door and pushes Meechum away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Meechum changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Laaksonen tries to avoid it but Meechum manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Laaksonen to the ground. Laaksonen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Meechum is trying hard to land a takedown here. Laaksonen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Meechum has a takedown stuffed.
Laaksonen scores with a shot to the body.
Meechum looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laaksonen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Laaksonen jabs at Meechum's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meechum doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Laaksonen lands with a nice combination. Meechum backs away looking to recover.
Laaksonen digs a good hook to Meechum's body.
Oooooh!!! Laaksonen has knocked Meechum down with a huge combo! Laaksonen steps away and waves a wobbly Meechum back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Meechum is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meechum takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Meechum is still on wobbly legs! Can Laaksonen finish him?
Meechum switches off momentarily and Laaksonen cracks him with a monster right hand! Meechum topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Laaksonen dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Laaksonen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jerry Laaksonen!
Our winner, Jerry Laaksonen, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Gilbert Valur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Nathan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Valur might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to David Bowie - Let's Dance. Ray Nathan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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189 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gilbert Valur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ray Nathan!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valur shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nathan pinned against the cage. Nathan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nathan lands with a hook. Valur tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nathan tests Valur's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Valur dives in and scores a takedown into Nathan's guard.
Valur would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nathan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Valur postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nathan looking for a sweep. Not yet Nathan, not yet.
Nathan controls Valur momentarily but Valur frees himself.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nathan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Valur trying to control the position from guard on top but Nathan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Valur will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nathan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Valur avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Valur stands up from Nathan's guard - Valur perhaps looking for a knockout.
A head kick misses from Valur.
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.
Valur doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nathan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Valur fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilbert Valur. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valur gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nathan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Valur shoots in looking for a takedown but Nathan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Valur's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Valur throws a head kick that misses.
Valur is breathing heavily.
Valur throws a body shot but no joy.
Valur looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nathan is fending him off so far but Valur persists. Nope, Nathan circles away and we're back to standing.
Nathan throws out a counter right but Valur avoids it with no problem.
Nathan scores with a nice strike.
Valur with a poor takedown
and Nathan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nathan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nathan cracks Valur with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Valur falls to his knees and Nathan doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Nathan!
A relieved looking Ray Nathan 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Bashaad Al Hammad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Olaffson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
171 lbs
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180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bashaad Al Hammad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl Olaffson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olaffson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Al Hammad backs up against the cage.
Olaffson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Olaffson is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Al Hammad dives into side control.
Olaffson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Al Hammad cracks Olaffson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Al Hammad working the head with strikes.
Al Hammad taking a breather here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al Hammad lands some shots froms side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olaffson wants to get back to his feet but Al Hammad is dominant here and he's now got Olaffson's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Olaffson trying to get back to his feet but Al Hammad is in full control for now.
Al Hammad is punishing Olaffson with strikes - can he finish him?!
Olaffson trying to get back to his feet but Al Hammad is in full control for now.
Al Hammad trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Olaffson doesn't escape.
Al Hammad gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Olaffson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Al Hammad. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olaffson is trying to stand back up.
The referee is taking a good look at Olaffson as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Al Hammad!
Al Hammad is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Al Hammad scores with punches to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Hammad is looking to control Olaffson but Olaffson is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Al Hammad.
Olaffson takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Al Hammad is landing with strikes. Olaffson can't take much more of this.
Al Hammad connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Olaffson to escape the position.
Al Hammad keeps control of the position easily here as Olaffson tries to buck him off.
Al Hammad is punishing Olaffson with strikes - can he finish him?!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Hammad looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Al Hammad lands a shot to the body.
Olaffson is rocked!
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Al Hammad.
Olaffson is still in real trouble! Can Al Hammad finish him?
Al Hammad is loading up with his shots from the back and Olaffson is in big trouble! Olaffson taps out to strikes and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Bashaad Al Hammad!
Bashaad Al Hammad really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Strong Suplementos 159Q/$200 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ahmad Rosholt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herman Botha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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178 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ahmad Rosholt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Herman Botha!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Botha looks for a takedown but Rosholt sprawls well.
Botha fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rosholt avoids it really well and circles away.
Rosholt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Botha manages to avoid it.
Rosholt throws a lazy uppercut
and Botha counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Botha postures up and lands a big shot to Rosholt's brow.
Botha postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rosholt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Botha is one step ahead there.
Botha sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Botha content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Botha controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Botha postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Botha lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Botha works over Rosholt with some ground and pound from guard.
Botha scoring with some ground and pound.
Botha is stalling in the full guard.
Botha's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Rosholt controls Botha momentarily but Botha frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Botha slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Botha stands up over Rosholt, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Botha makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rosholt being controlled here, momentarily.
Botha lands a couple of elbows.
Rosholt is rocked!
Botha slips nicely into half guard.
Botha looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Rosholt trying to control here.
Rosholt knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Botha on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Botha lands a nice short elbow.
Oh Rosholt is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rosholt is looking to escape.
Rosholt seems to have got his legs back now.
Rosholt has hold of Botha's hands but Botha slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Botha creates some space for himself and unloads with a monster right hand! That one landed with a sickening thud - Rosholt is out cold and this one is all over! Botha climbs onto the cage to celebrate with his corner!! He's shouting something into the camera but he's still got his mouthpiece in so God knows what he's actually saying.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Herman Botha!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krzysztof Ostrowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ostrowski comes to the cage accompanied by PC Park - Klatka. Fisher comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wasiu - Bout 02 Blow kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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36
213 lbs
19 - 20 - 0 |
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201 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
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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
19 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Krzysztof Ostrowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nathan Fisher!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Fisher both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Krzysztof Ostrowski has been cut.
Ostrowski slips under a jab from Fisher.
Ostrowski cracks Fisher with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ostrowski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Nathan Fisher has been cut.
Krzysztof Ostrowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fisher scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fisher wants to control but Ostrowski is keeping him busy.
Fisher sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ostrowski is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fisher wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ostrowski, who protects the arm well.
Ostrowski tries to bench press Fisher off him but Fisher keeps the position.
Ostrowski struggling a bit here.
Fisher goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Ostrowski has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Fisher but great work by Ostrowski.
Ostrowski working the ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ostrowski throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Ostrowski is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Fisher will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Fisher managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ostrowski.
Fisher is not content to let Ostrowski control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fisher tries to buck Ostrowski off but Ostrowski is having none of it.
Ostrowski gets to mount! Fisher was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Ostrowski looking to control but Fisher is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fisher really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ostrowski is trying to control here but Fisher has managed to regain half guard.
Fisher is trying to get back to full guard.
Ostrowski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fisher does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fisher controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Ostrowski not doing much here.
Ostrowski trying to control the action but Fisher is working from the bottom.
Ostrowski content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher manages to get to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ostrowski looking to sit in guard and control but Fisher gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fisher makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fisher slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Fisher working away.
Fisher thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ostrowski tries to bench press Fisher off him but Fisher keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ostrowski gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Fisher wants to pass to mount but Ostrowski is defending the position.
Fisher is trying to work for a kimura but Ostrowski is defending well.
Ostrowski is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Fisher is working for a kimura but Ostrowski is defending it quite comfortably.
Fisher is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ostrowski defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Fisher dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ostrowski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fisher at a distance.
Ostrowski connects with a looping right hand.
Fisher defending well as Ostrowski loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fisher darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ostrowski throws a hook but Fisher avoids it easily.
Fisher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fisher takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ostrowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Fisher.
A jab from Ostrowski misses.
Ostrowski avoids the body shot from Fisher.
Ostrowski misses with the combination.
Ostrowski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ostrowski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ostrowski connects with a jab.
Ostrowski misses the shot to the body.
Ostrowski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fisher to score with a decent uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ostrowski. Fisher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fisher drops his hands momentarily and Ostrowski takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ostrowski lands with an uppercut that bounces Fisher off the cage and back into range.
Fisher is rocked!
Fisher connects with a body shot that sends Ostrowski's belly button to the back.
Some wild striking there from Ostrowski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ostrowski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ostrowski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fisher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ostrowski listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ostrowski swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Fisher counter with a right hand.
Fisher thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fisher slips a straight right by Ostrowski.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fisher.
Ostrowski throws a hook to the side of Fisher's head but Fisher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fisher feints the counter takedown.
Fisher goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ostrowski takes one to the chin there.
Ostrowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fisher.
Ostrowski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ostrowski misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher moves out of range as Ostrowski strikes.
Fisher tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ostrowski bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fisher's head backwards.
That has opened up Nathan Fisher's cut even more.
Ostrowski wants to land a leg kick but Fisher is out of range.
Fisher throws a looping overhand right but Ostrowski ducks down to avoid it.
Ostrowski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fisher.
Ostrowski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fisher swinging wildly here.
Fisher scores with a nice head shot.
Fisher slips a jab and a cross from Ostrowski.
Fisher takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Fisher misses its intended target.
Fisher just misses with a punch to the body.
Fisher scores with a head kick.
Ostrowski throws a series of punches but Fisher avoids them all with ease.
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!
Fisher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donk. Fisher catches Ostrowski right on the button with a cross.
Nice straight punches there by Fisher. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fisher.
Nice shot by Ostrowski.
Fisher uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ostrowski.
Fisher looks for the body kick but Ostrowski saw that one coming.
Fisher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ostrowski loads up on a big right hand but Fisher slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krzysztof Ostrowski dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Fisher misses the jab.
Fisher scoring well with a low kick there.
Ostrowski checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ostrowski checks a low kick from Fisher.
Ostrowski moves out of range of the strikes.
Ostrowski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ostrowski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fisher.
Ostrowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fisher is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Fisher lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fisher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ostrowski throws a body punch but Fisher moves out of range.
Fisher scores with a jab. Ostrowski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fisher misses with a body shot.
Ostrowski misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Krzysztof Ostrowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fisher walks into a stiff left hand from Ostrowski.
Sloppy strikes from Ostrowski. Those never looked like landing.
Ostrowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Fisher is just out of range.
Ostrowski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Krzysztof Ostrowski is winning the standup battle so far.
Fisher ducks right into an uppercut from Ostrowski.
Fisher looks to land a combination. Ostrowski sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ostrowski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fisher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ostrowski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ostrowski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ostrowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ostrowski.
Ostrowski jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Ostrowski throws a leg kick
and Fisher counters with a stiff right hand.
Fisher dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fisher defending well as Ostrowski loads up on a big left hand.
Fisher pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ostrowski is out of range and Fisher settles back down.
Fisher staying out of range there.
Ostrowski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fisher.
A head kick misses from Ostrowski.
Fisher lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fisher looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fisher loads up on a big right hand but Ostrowski slips the punch.
Fisher moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ostrowski tries to land a body kick
and Fisher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick by Ostrowski misses
enabling Fisher to counter with a crisp jab.
Ostrowski throws a combination. Fisher tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ostrowski throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And Fisher tries to counter it with a takedown but Ostrowski pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ostrowski misses with a right hand
and Fisher counters with a straight right hand.
Ostrowski shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fisher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ostrowski.
Ostrowski connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fisher scores with a jab to the head.
Krzysztof Ostrowski's cut is getting worse.
Ostrowski throws a sloppy head kick
and Fisher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
A telegraphed right hand from Ostrowski misses the target.
Fisher scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher throws a hook but Ostrowski avoids it easily.
Ostrowski misses with an uppercut. Fisher saw that one coming.
A lazy left from Fisher finds it's target.
Fisher misses with the combination.
Fisher misses with a wild combination.
Ostrowski moves out of range as Fisher throws a body kick.
Ostrowski avoids the body shot from Fisher.
Ostrowski just misses with a punch to the body.
Ostrowski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fisher connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Fisher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fisher 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Fisher!
Nathan Fisher really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Voodoo Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Colt Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fist Mcgruff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Colt Jones !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fist Mcgruff!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Mcgruff.
Mcgruff throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Mcgruff.
Jones moves out of range as Mcgruff strikes.
Jones is looking to counter punch.
Jones is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mcgruff.
Jones has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Performance Center in the buildup to the fight.
Mcgruff misses with a looping right.
Mcgruff cracks Jones with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Mcgruff's shoulder, as Mcgruff tries to avoid the shot.
Mcgruff is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jones with a body shot.
Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Mcgruff misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mcgruff ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgruff throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mcgruff swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mcgruff. Mcgruff circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mcgruff has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mcgruff uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones .
Mcgruff lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jones lands an overhand right.
Mcgruff fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheers as Jones lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mcgruff doesn't seem phased though.
Mcgruff is rocked!
Jones lands a jab-cross combination.
Mcgruff is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mcgruff misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mcgruff missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mcgruff throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Jones appears to be looking for a big counter.
Mcgruff seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mcgruff.
Jones was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sloppy strikes from Mcgruff. Those never looked like landing.
Mcgruff throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones lands with a right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Jones . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jones .
Jones tries to bum rush Mcgruff with a series of wild strikes but Mcgruff uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Jones .
A jab from Jones finds it's way through Mcgruff's defenses.
Mcgruff scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgruff throws an overhand right that lands on Jones 's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Mcgruff.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Mcgruff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mcgruff tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Mcgruff.
Mcgruff takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mcgruff tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones looks to land a combination but Mcgruff avoids it well.
Jones lands a left and a right that send Mcgruff crashing to the mat, dazed. Jones thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
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!
Mcgruff keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones .
Mcgruff lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Mcgruff throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jones stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Mcgruff avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones .
Jones is stalling here.
A short uppercut from Jones .
Jones presses Mcgruff against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones .
Mcgruff tries to stall but Jones uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mcgruff tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the cage.
Jones keeps control of Mcgruff as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short uppercut from Jones .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones is working Mcgruff over against the cage.
Mcgruff looks winded!
A left hand lands to the body for Jones .
A short right from Jones .
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mcgruff backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colt Jones dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jones catches Mcgruff with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Mcgruff forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Colt Jones !
Colt Jones retains his middleweight title!
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