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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morgan Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clark has chosen God Of Thunder as his entrance music. The key to victory for Ivan Emelianenko has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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265 lbs
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Brawler
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ivan Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Morgan Clark!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Emelianenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clark.
Emelianenko fails to land the takedown.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Emelianenko shoots in looking for a takedown but Clark manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Emelianenko's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Emelianenko sets himself, and Clark steps forward looking for the clinch! Emelianenko avoids it this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Emelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clark swings widly with a right hand
and Emelianenko counters with a left and a right that stings Clark.
Emelianenko misses with a takedown attempt - Clark sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Clark closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelianenko jumps guard but Clark turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A left hand lands to the body for Clark.
Clark presses Emelianenko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
With the fighters up against the cage, Clark throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Clark no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Emelianenko postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clark lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Clark wants to control from the top but Emelianenko keeps moving.
Clark trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Clark wants to control from the top but Emelianenko keeps moving.
Clark sitting in guard here, content to control.
Clark trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Clark has passed into side control.
Emelianenko is not content to let Clark control the position.
Clark stands up and beckons Emelianenko to his feet.
Clark misses with a takedown attempt - Emelianenko sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Emelianenko attempts a counter takedown but Clark avoids it well and moves away.
Clark's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Clark's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Emelianenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clark.
Emelianenko was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Emelianenko looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Emelianenko fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko slips under a jab.
Clark fails to land with a series of punches.
Clark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emelianenko moves away.
Emelianenko tries to score a power double leg takedown but Clark sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Emelianenko somewhat.
Emelianenko displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Clark.
Clark throws a body punch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Clark keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Horrible takedown attempt by Emelianenko or perhaps it was just good defense by Clark, which made it look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Clark does no damage.
Emelianenko wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Emelianenko moves out of range of the strikes.
Emelianenko defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Clark.
Emelianenko fails to land the takedown.
Clark swings away with a body shot that misses
and Emelianenko counters with a one-two to the body.
Emelianenko closes the distance and clinches up with Clark, looking for a takedown. Emelianenko pushes Clark against the cage but Clark circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Emelianenko tries to score a power double leg takedown but Clark sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Emelianenko somewhat.
Emelianenko avoids the body shot from Clark.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morgan Clark dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Emelianenko goes for a double leg but Clark avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Clark continues to drive forward.
Emelianenko closes this distance looking for a takedown but Clark circles away.
Clark misses the shot to the body.
Clark misses with a combination
and Emelianenko counters with a nice body kick.
Clark stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Emelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emelianenko misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Morgan Clark seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Emelianenko.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelianenko fails with the takedown.
Emelianenko blocks a head kick by Clark.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clark.
Nice sprawl there from Clark as Emelianenko shoots in.
Clark thinks about the counter body kick.
Clark fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Emelianenko, pushing him back against the cage.
Clark misses with a punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Emelianenko breaks from the clinch.
Clark keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Clark throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Clark stuffs the takedown attempt from Emelianenko. Emelianenko gets slowly back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Emelianenko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clark misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Emelianenko changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Clark swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Emelianenko counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Clark will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Emelianenko wants to control from the top but Clark keeps moving.
Clark has his hands on Emelianenko's head, controlling the position.
Clark throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Clark wants to sweep here but Emelianenko controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark working a defensive guard here.
Clark has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Clark looking for a sweep. Not yet Clark, not yet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Emelianenko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Clark sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Clark displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Clark looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Clark sneaks back into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Emelianenko's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Emelianenko's back!
Clark scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Emelianenko is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clark is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clark looking for the RNC.
Emelianenko is taking damage to the body and head.
Clark is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Emelianenko. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Emelianenko trying to control the hands but Clark breaks the grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morgan Clark showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Emelianenko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Emelianenko closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Clark to the mat! Clark manages to get full guard.
Clark is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Clark looking to control.
Clark bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Emelianenko's guard.
Emelianenko will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Clark controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Clark postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelianenko seems keen to control Clark's posture.
Clark wants to pass the guard but Emelianenko is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Emelianenko wants to get back to his feet but Clark is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Clark makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Clark landing some decent shots from guard.
Clark has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Clark trying to control but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
Emelianenko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Clark 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.
Clark drops back looking for a leg! Emelianenko is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Emelianenko manages to kick Clark off! Clark jumps back into Emelianenko's guard.
Clark with a nice head shot there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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.
Emelianenko wants to sweep but no luck.
Clark trying to control but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Emelianenko misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Emelianenko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Clark sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Clark stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Clark wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Emelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clark moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Clark gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Clark misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Emelianenko.
Morgan Clark is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Clark with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Clark lands with a light punch inside.
Emelianenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Clark fails to pull guard.
Clark lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Clark pushes Emelianenko back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Emelianenko blocks the elbow strike.
Clark is trying to push Emelianenko away but Emelianenko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko wants a takedown but no success here.
Emelianenko avoids a wild elbow strike from Clark.
Emelianenko tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short right from Clark on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Clark just misses with a elbow thrown towards Emelianenko's brow.
Emelianenko jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Clark walks away with a smile on his face. Emelianenko gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Emelianenko fails with the takedown
and Clark counters by clinching up.
Emelianenko is trying to push Clark away but Clark has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Emelianenko is trying to force a seperation but Clark has the dominant position.
Clark creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ivan Emelianenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clark lands with a right to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Morgan Clark comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Clark 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 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Morgan Clark!
Morgan Clark 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Farrier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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194 lbs
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193 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonny Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Farrier!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farrier fails with the takedown
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Farrier.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Farrier.
Horrible takedown attempt by Farrier or perhaps it was just good defense by Johnson, which made it look bad.
Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Farrier is looking to clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Johnson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Farrier clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Johnson as Farrier tries to tie him up.
Farrier fails to pull guard.
Jonny Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Farrier.
Johnson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Farrier is trying to keep an underhook but Johnson manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Johnson thows a huge punch but Farrier dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Farrier has hold of Johnson's hands but Johnson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Johnson controlling the action here.
Johnson is looking for a kimura but Farrier is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Johnson to get the leverage.
Johnson trying to control the pace.
Farrier is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Johnson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Johnson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Farrier taking some punishment here, with Johnson in his half guard.
Johnson winds up and cracks Farrier with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Farrier wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson wants to take a breather but Farrier is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrier is trying to get back to full guard.
Johnson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Farrier with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Farrier is trying to get back to full guard.
Johnson lands with a punch from half guard.
Johnson throwing shots but Farrier is blocking nicely.
Farrier has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Johnson is working away from the top position though.
Johnson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Johnson moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Farrier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrier struggling a bit here.
Johnson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Farrier is avoiding damage well.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Farrier keeps working.
Johnson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Farrier takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Johnson working away.
Farrier is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Johnson working the body and head with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working the ground and pound from side control.
Farrier is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Johnson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Farrier takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Johnson lands a few punches from side control.
Johnson scores with punches from side control.
Farrier is rocked!
Johnson wants to control but Farrier is keeping him busy.
Farrier is still in real trouble! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson cracks Farrier with a big right hand but Farrier just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Johnson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Farrier is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Farrier seems to have recovered his senses.
Farrier tries to buck Johnson off but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson slows the pace down.
Johnson lands a few punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Johnson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Johnson pushes Farrier up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Farrier.
Johnson stops a takedown attempt from Farrier.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Farrier can do to turn this around?
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Farrier tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Farrier drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Johnson controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Johnson trying to control but Farrier is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Johnson distracts Farrier with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Farrier wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.
Farrier throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Farrier not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Johnson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Farrier's guard.
Johnson slows the pace down in half guard.
Johnson'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.
Farrier on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Johnson is keen to just control but Farrier is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Farrier has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Johnson is working away from the top position though.
Johnson working the head and body with strikes.
Farrier manages to get to full guard.
Johnson prevents Farrier from getting back to his feet.
Johnson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Johnson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Farrier tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jonny Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Farrier is trying to keep Johnson in close.
Farrier pulls Johnson in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is in close to Farrier's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Johnson is working Farrier over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Farrier is trying to keep Johnson in close.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Farrier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson distracts Farrier with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Johnson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Johnson landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farrier is looking to stand up but Johnson isn't so interested in that idea.
Farrier working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
Farrier wants to control but Johnson passes easily into half guard.
Farrier tries to kick Johnson off but Johnson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Farrier is trying to get back to full guard.
Farrier looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Johnson stops Farrier from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Johnson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson moves into range and clinches up with Farrier.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Farrier is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Farrier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Farrier walks into a straight right hand from Johnson.
A head kick by Farrier misses
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Farrier fails with an attempt to clinch.
No luck for Farrier with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farrier tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Farrier lands a glancing blow to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson throws a low kick but Farrier moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrier throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Farrier throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Johnson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Johnson lands in his opponent's guard.
Farrier takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson working some strikes from top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Johnson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Farrier.
Farrier is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.
Johnson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Farrier's head.
Johnson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrier is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Johnson lands a couple of digs.
Johnson connects with a couple of short punches.
Farrier keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson trying to control but Farrier is working from the bottom.
Johnson distracts Farrier with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Johnson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Farrier's head.
Johnson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Farrier's head.
Johnson postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrier working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Johnson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Johnson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Farrier looking for a sweep. Not yet Farrier, not yet.
Farrier is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Farrier keeps moving.
Johnson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Farrier working a defensive guard here.
Johnson is working Farrier over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Johnson postures up and lands a big shot to Farrier's brow.
Johnson scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Farrier looking for a sweep. Not yet Farrier, not yet.
Johnson distracts Farrier with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Johnson advances to half guard.
Johnson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Johnson is nestled in close to Farrier, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Farrier moves into full guard.
Johnson scoring with some ground and pound.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Farrier keeps moving.
Johnson advances position into side control!
Thomas Farrier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jonny Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonny Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonny Johnson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wilson Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christophe Dupree (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dupree is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hail Mary. 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 Christophe Dupree was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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279 lbs
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244 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wilson Reyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Christophe Dupree!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dupree goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dupree feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Reyes's calf.
Reyes explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Christophe Dupree seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dupree pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reyes seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dupree lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Reyes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Reyes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Reyes throws a nice looking combination but Dupree bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reyes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Reyes misses with the combination.
Reyes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dupree counters with a three punch combo that has Reyes backing up. Reyes nods at Dupree to acknowledge the strikes.
Reyes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Wilson Reyes has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dupree shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Reyes but Reyes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dupree 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.
Dupree shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Reyes defends it nicely.
Reyes throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Dupree's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Reyes dives in looking to finish as Dupree flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Reyes's strikes! Reyes is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Dupree's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Dupree was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wilson Reyes!
Christophe Dupree spoke after the fight, saying 'The Duke will be back!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fran Butternuts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Duffy (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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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fran Butternuts !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Duffy!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butternuts connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Duffy's hands.
Duffy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've been hearing reports that Butternuts has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Duffy shoots in looking for a takedown. Butternuts tries to sprawl out of it but Duffy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Butternuts manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Duffy tries for a takedown but Butternuts sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Butternuts tries to counter by clinching up but Duffy breaks away and moves out of range.
Fran Butternuts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Duffy.
Butternuts misses the jab.
Duffy has his takedown stuffed
and Butternuts counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butternuts throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Duffy blocks it with crossed arms.
Butternuts tries to work over Duffy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duffy has Butternuts pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Butternuts manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Duffy wants to get back to striking at distance but Butternuts won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Butternuts fails to land.
Duffy is looking to take this one to the mat.
Duffy jumps guard.
Duffy controls Butternuts momentarily but Butternuts frees himself.
Duffy has a closed guard, preventing Butternuts from standing up.
Butternuts cracks Duffy with a solid left hand.
Butternuts stands and steps away. Duffy gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Duffy shoots in looking for a takedown. Butternuts tries to sprawl out of it but Duffy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Butternuts manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Butternuts is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Duffy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Butternuts .
Good leg kick by Butternuts there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Duffy closes the distance and clinches up with Butternuts , looking for a takedown. Duffy pushes Butternuts against the cage but Butternuts circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Butternuts misses with a head kick.
Duffy is looking for the big counter here.
Butternuts throws a lazy right hand but Duffy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duffy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Butternuts as he avoids it easily.
Fran Butternuts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Butternuts turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Duffy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Butternuts to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duffy shoots for a takedown but Butternuts saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Duffy tries to keep at a distance but Butternuts has taken the fight into the clinch.
Duffy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Butternuts cracks the inside of Duffy's front leg.
Butternuts moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A big left from Butternuts misses.
Duffy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Butternuts tries to avoid it but Duffy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Butternuts to the ground. Butternuts escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Butternuts wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Duffy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Butternuts sprawls well. Butternuts wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Duffy gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butternuts is looking to land body kicks.
Butternuts has closed the distance and engaged Duffy in a clinch.
Butternuts 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Duffy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Butternuts sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Duffy somewhat.
Duffy gets tackled into the cage by Butternuts . Butternuts maintains the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Duffy breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fran Butternuts dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Butternuts forces Duffy back against the cage and clinches.
Butternuts is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Duffy can do to turn this around?
Duffy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Duffy breaks the clinch.
Duffy tries for a takedown but Butternuts sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
As Duffy tries to get set, Butternuts tries to push him back and clinch up but Duffy manages to avoid the attempt.
Butternuts buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Duffy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Butternuts moves into the clinch.
Fran Butternuts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Duffy.
Duffy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butternuts misses with the head strike.
Duffy is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Butternuts to keep the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Butternuts scores with a nice short uppercut.
Duffy effectively controlling the action here.
Butternuts lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Duffy wants to get back to striking at distance but Butternuts won't allow it.
Duffy is looking to take this one to the mat.
Butternuts misses with a knee strike.
Duffy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Butternuts lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Butternuts escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duffy looks for a takedown but Butternuts sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duffy tries to keep at a distance but Butternuts has taken the fight into the clinch.
Duffy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Duffy fails to pull guard.
Duffy tries to circle away but Butternuts has him pinned against the cage.
Butternuts manages to break the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Butternuts .
Duffy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Butternuts is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Duffy.
Joe Duffy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duffy goes for a double leg but Butternuts avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Butternuts continues to drive forward.
Fran Butternuts is winning the standup battle so far.
Duffy is breathing heavily.
Butternuts takes the fight into the clinch.
Fran Butternuts has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Butternuts swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duffy tries to pull guard but Butternuts holds him up against the cage and eventually Duffy drops back down to his feet.
Butternuts is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Duffy is defending well for now.
Butternuts swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duffy working hard to break the clinch.
Duffy tries for a takedown but Butternuts manages to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butternuts is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Butternuts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Butternuts stuffs the takedown attempt from Duffy. Duffy gets slowly back to his feet.
Butternuts is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Duffy.
Duffy needs to keep his hands up - Butternuts had a free shot at his head there.
Duffy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Butternuts defends it nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Good leg kick by Butternuts there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fran Butternuts dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Duffy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Duffy looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Butternuts !
Butternuts throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Duffy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Butternuts has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duffy wants to get back to striking at distance but Butternuts won't allow it.
Duffy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Duffy blocks a body shot from Butternuts .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butternuts keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Duffy's efforts to push away.
Butternuts missing with knees to the body.
A short left from Butternuts .
Butternuts lands with a right to the head.
Butternuts breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Duffy.
Duffy fails with the takedown
and Butternuts counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butternuts lands a body punch in the clinch.
Duffy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Butternuts just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fran Butternuts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Duffy.
Duffy tries to break the clinch but Butternuts is controlling the position.
Duffy tries to pull guard but Butternuts won't allow it.
Duffy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Duffy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Butternuts avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Duffy trying to stall but Butternuts improves his position.
Butternuts 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good leg kick by Butternuts there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
An inside leg kick lands from Butternuts .
Butternuts clobbers Duffy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Butternuts .
Duffy slips a straight right by Butternuts .
Butternuts lands an overhand right.
No joy there for Butternuts , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Duffy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Butternuts connects with a looping right hand.
Duffy dives in and grabs Butternuts 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Butternuts pushes down on Duffy's head and hops out.
Duffy shoots for a double leg takedown but Butternuts sprawls well. He's pushed Duffy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Butternuts seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Duffy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Butternuts . Butternuts obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duffy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Butternuts sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Duffy somewhat.
Fran Butternuts is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Butternuts connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Butternuts with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Joe Duffy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duffy misses with a takedown
and Butternuts counters by clinching up.
Joe Duffy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Butternuts blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fran Butternuts showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Butternuts 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fran Butternuts !
Fran Butternuts bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Austin Kollbeck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Austin Kollbeck could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Joao Costa's chin.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Austin Kollbeck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao Costa!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kollbeck fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Costa instigates a clinch.
Costa manages to break the clinch.
Costa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kollbeck as he jumps to the side.
Costa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kollbeck throws a head kick that misses.
Kollbeck leaves Costa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kollbeck to the mat! Kollbeck manages to get full guard.
Costa wanted to stand there but Kollbeck had control of the position.
Costa prevents Kollbeck from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kollbeck pulls Costa in to control the position.
Costa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Costa is standing up over Kollbeck. Kollbeck looks to escape but Costa dives into side control.
You can see the frustration on Kollbeck's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Costa misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kollbeck tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Costa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Costa working the body and head with strikes.
Costa trying to control the position but Kollbeck is working away.
Kollbeck manages to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kollbeck is trying to stand.
Costa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kollbeck's head.
Kollbeck is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Costa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Costa wants to take a breather but Kollbeck is having none of it.
Kollbeck is trying to stand up here but Costa is controlling him well.
Kollbeck's coaches at The Zoo 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kollbeck takes a swing at Costa's ribcage but misses.
Costa fails with a takedown attempt.
Austin Kollbeck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joao Costa.
Costa moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kollbeck taking a breather.
Costa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kollbeck's efforts to push away.
Kollbeck is trying to stall.
Costa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kollbeck working aggressively here.
Costa is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kollbeck is defending well.
Costa has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kollbeck uses from the top position.
Costa looking for a sweep. Not yet Costa, not yet.
Kollbeck wants to get up but he can't break Costa's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Costa is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kollbeck wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Costa's closed guard. He's half up but Costa has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Costa pivots and extends the arm, Kollbeck falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Costa! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joao Costa!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Khabib Askren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bea Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khabib Askren had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Khabib Askren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bea Mason!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Askren rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mason moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Khabib Askren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left and a right from Askren both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Bea Mason has been cut.
Mason tries to clinch but Askren is having none of it.
A left and a right from Askren both land. Nice combination.
Askren leaves Mason with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mason throws a wild hook but Askren just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Mason gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Askren raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khabib Askren!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joao Pinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CM Punk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao Pinto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, CM Punk!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinto tries to clinch but Punk moves away
and Punk counters with a single leg into guard. Pinto didn't expect that.
Pinto is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Punk presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Punk lands a takedown into guard.
Pinto kicks Punk off and gets to his feet.
CM Punk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Punk gets the takedown into side control.
Punk landing strikes.
Punk working the body and head with strikes.
Pinto tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Punk wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Punk lands a nice forearm strike.
Pinto is rocked!
Punk grinds an elbow into Pinto's temple.
Oh Pinto is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big shot lands for Punk! That's hurt Pinto! Will he recover? Punk fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). CM Punk!
CM Punk seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jet Jenson Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Collapsing Star Roaring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenson Jr comes to the cage accompanied by MIA-Paper planes. 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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266 lbs
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230 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jet Jenson Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Collapsing Star Roaring!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Star Roaring jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Jet Jenson Jr has been cut.
Jenson Jr moves out of range as Star Roaring strikes.
Star Roaring scores with a hook to the body. Jenson Jr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Star Roaring lands a jab to Jenson Jr's midsection.
Jenson Jr really is a fat lump.
Jenson Jr misses with an uppercut.
Jenson Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jenson Jr attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jenson Jr tried to score with a low kick but Star Roaring checks it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jenson Jr. Star Roaring shrugs it off though.
A jab from Star Roaring does it's job there.
Star Roaring on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jenson Jr. Jenson Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Star Roaring lands a nice shot that snaps Jenson Jr's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Star Roaring throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Star Roaring sends Jenson Jr crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Star Roaring is motioning to the referee to let Jenson Jr up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Jenson Jr is rocked!
Jenson Jr leaves his chin hanging out and Star Roaring seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Jenson Jr crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Collapsing Star Roaring!
Collapsing Star Roaring is the new heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Collapsing Star Roaring thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Jet Jenson Jr was interviewed post fight and said 'Mayday mayday!! were going down...I repeat... mayday mayday!! were going down!!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bayden Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Angry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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217 lbs
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212 lbs
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bayden Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Angry!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Angry has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wood using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Angry has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Angry misses with a knee to the head.
Angry throws a knee to the head but misses.
Angry gets through Wood's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Angry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wood tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Angry just stands there and leans against the cage.
Angry's coach down at Helsinki Athletics Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Angry's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Angry connects with a knee to the head.
Angry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wood tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Angry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Angry connects with a knee to the head.
Wood looking to stall.
Angry tries to land a knee to the head but Wood blocks with his arms.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Angry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Angry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Angry misses with a knee strike.
Angry with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Angry connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wood's face.
Angry lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angry makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Angry.
Wood is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Angry is defending well for now.
Wood is trying to maintain a safe position but Angry gets an underhook and turns Wood into the cage.
Angry pushes Wood back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Angry on the inside.
Angry misses with a knee to the head.
Wood looking to throw knees to the head but Angry is blocking nicely.
Wood with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wood throws a head punch that misses.
Angry throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wood blocks it with crossed arms.
Wood looking to throw knees to the head but Angry is blocking nicely.
Angry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wood throws a knee to the head but misses.
Angry lands a shoulder strike.
Angry lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Angry avoiding damage as Wood throws knees to the body.
Angry throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Woods head.
Angry tries to land a knee to the head but Wood blocks with his arms.
Wood using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Angry has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angry lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
Still in the clinch, Angry scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wood throws a knee to the head but misses.
Angry with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Angry.
Wood goes for a takedown in the clinch but Angry prevents it.
Angry connects with a knee to the head.
Wood is breathing heavily.
Angry with a knee to the head.
Angry throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wood blocks it with crossed arms.
Angry misses with a knee to the head.
Wood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Angry lands with a left to the head.
Angry scores with a shoulder strike.
Angry working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wood takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wood stalls.
Angry lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angry lands an uppercut.
Angry lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wood looking to throw knees to the head but Angry is blocking nicely.
Angry misses with a knee strike.
Angry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Angry lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Angry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wood is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Angry lands a knee to the head.
Angry lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Angry throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Woods head.
Angry misses with a knee to the head.
Angry tries a knee to the head but Wood blocks it.
A short right from Angry.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Angry on the inside.
Angry lands a nice uppercut.
Wood tries to pull guard but Angry holds him up against the cage and eventually Wood drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bayden Wood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Angry avoiding damage as Wood throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Angry throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wood blocks it with crossed arms.
Wood tries to land a knee to the head but Angry blocks with his arms.
Angry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wood scores with a hook to the body.
Angry lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wood using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Angry has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wood misses with some punches.
Wood lands a knee to the body.
Wood looking to throw knees to the head but Angry is blocking nicely.
Angry tries a knee to the head but Wood blocks it.
Angry lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
Angry landing knees to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Angry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Angry lands with a left to the head.
Angry looking to throw knees to the head but Wood is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Angry dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Angry has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wood finds it's way round the side to connect with Angry's head.
Wood misses with a two punch combination.
Angry lands an overhand right.
Angry clinches up with Wood and pushes him back against the cage.
Wood tries a knee to the head but Angry blocks it.
Angry connects with a knee to the head.
Angry misses with a knee strike.
Angry landing knees to the head.
Wood tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Angry working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A knee to the head by Angry.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Angry.
Wood is rocked!
Wood tries to land a knee to the head but Angry blocks with his arms.
Angry has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Wood - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Angry, and another! Wood is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Joe Angry!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Diggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maddox Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wood is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 3 6 mafia 1 hitta quita. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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215 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dirk Diggler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maddox Wood!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diggler blocks a head kick by Wood.
Diggler has closed the distance and engaged Wood in a clinch.
Wood will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Diggler up against the cage.
Diggler missing with knees to the body.
Wood trying to stall but Diggler improves his position.
Wood lands a good knee to the midsection. Diggler won't want to take too many of those.
Diggler can't get the takedown.
Diggler can't get the takedown.
Wood is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wood landing knees to the head.
It looks like Dirk Diggler has been cut.
Diggler has Wood pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wood manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dirk Diggler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diggler tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wood smiles and moves away.
Wood throws a front kick that sends Diggler stumbling back into the cage.
Wood throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wood keeps Diggler at a distance using the push kick.
Wood misses with the combination.
Wood scoring well with a low kick there.
Wood throws a series of strikes that have Diggler backpedaling.
Diggler has closed the distance and engaged Wood in a clinch.
Wood wants to stall.
Wood unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diggler lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Diggler is trying to pull guard but Wood has him pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wood.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wood takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wood has Diggler pushed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood is trying to maintain a safe position but Diggler gets an underhook and turns Wood into the cage.
Wood lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diggler tries to score a body lock takedown but Wood shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Diggler is trying to drag Wood to the mat but Wood just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Stalling in the clinch from Wood.
Wood lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wood is struggling to control the position.
Wood is looking to control Diggler's arms but Diggler gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wood has his back to the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Maddox Wood.
Wood feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Digglers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wood lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wood fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Wood does no damage.
Diggler has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood looking to throw knees to the head but Diggler is blocking nicely.
Wood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diggler backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wood tries to land a knee to the head but Diggler blocks with his arms.
Diggler is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Wood can't fight it off and eventually Diggler manages to take the fight to the floor. Wood looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wood is looking to stand up but Diggler isn't so interested in that idea.
Diggler drops back, looking for a kneebar! Wood looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Wood looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Wood!
Diggler struggling a bit here.
We've been informed that Wood has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Wood misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggler can't do much from the bottom here.
Wood working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Diggler is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Wood off and has taken his back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wood is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Can Wood hold on?! Diggler is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maddox Wood dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dirk Diggler's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Diggler walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Diggler moves into the clinch.
Wood is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Diggler is keeping busy.
Wood is looking to control Diggler's arms but Diggler gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wood has his back to the cage.
Wood seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Wood landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wood dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Wood leaning his opponent against the cage.
Maddox Wood seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wood lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Maddox Wood.
Diggler shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Wood to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wood keeps Diggler at a distance using the push kick.
Wood lands with a shot to the body.
Wood lands a left and a right that sends Diggler crashing to the canvas! Wood dives into mount looking to finish!
Diggler is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Wood there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Oh Diggler is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diggler is in all sorts of trouble here.
Diggler avoids a series of strikes thrown by Wood.
We've been hearing good reports from Diggler's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Poor strikes thrown by Wood there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Wood throws some wild stikes that Diggler manages to avoid easily.
Diggler blocking the ground and pound.
Wood looking to finish with strikes here!
Diggler seems to have got his legs back now.
Wood misses with a head shot.
Diggler defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Wood.
Diggler blocking the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood throwing strikes here but Diggler is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Wood sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Diggler sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Diggler works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wood stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diggler swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wood loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wood is looking to work some ground and pound but Diggler has wrist control.
Diggler lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggler scoring with some ground and pound.
Diggler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wood is keeping the position for now.
Diggler is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Diggler looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Wood wants to get back to his feet but Diggler is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diggler postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
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.
Diggler working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wood's head.
Diggler with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Diggler controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Diggler trying to control the position from guard on top but Wood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diggler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Diggler postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Diggler is pushing down on Wood's leg trying to pass to half guard. Wood is fighting to maintain full guard but Diggler has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wood is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Diggler scores with a couple of nice shots.
Diggler passes to side control.
Diggler lands a nice forearm strike.
Wood is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Diggler is controlling him well.
Wood sneaks out the side door and pushes Diggler away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maddox Wood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dirk Diggler's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wood scores with a head kick. Diggler tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wood pushes Diggler up against the cage in a clinch.
Diggler has hold of one of Wood's legs. Wood is fighting the takedown attempt but Diggler gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Diggler chips away with some ground and pound.
Wood wants to get back to his feet but Diggler is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Diggler lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Diggler's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Diggler drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Diggler jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dirk Diggler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Diggler stands up over Wood, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wood is rocked!
Diggler connects with a couple of short punches.
Wood is still in real trouble! Can Diggler finish him?
Wood kicks Diggler off and gets to his feet.
Wood seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diggler gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood misses with a knee strike.
Wood takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A right hook to the body lands for Wood.
Wood tries to stall but Diggler uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wood stalling in the clinch but Diggler improves position.
Wood lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wood lands a right hand.
Diggler is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Wood is defending well.
Diggler wants a takedown.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wood is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wood lands a left hand.
Diggler is working for takedown but Wood is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dirk Diggler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wood lands a good knee to the midsection. Diggler won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Wood.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood tries to stall but Diggler uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wood lands a nice knee to the body.
Wood lands a good knee to the midsection. Diggler won't want to take too many of those.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wood obliges.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Maddox Wood.
Diggler shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Diggler was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wood wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Diggler has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Diggler working the body and head with strikes.
Diggler tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Diggler has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wood pushes Diggler away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Diggler gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggler scoring with punches from side control.
Diggler tries for a kimura but Wood is defending well.
Diggler working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Wood pushes Diggler away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Diggler gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Diggler lands a nice forearm strike.
Diggler wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wood, who protects the arm well.
Diggler looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Wood is avoiding damage well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggler advances nicely into full mount.
Diggler landing strikes from the mount and Wood is in trouble!
Diggler lands a big elbow.
Wood's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Diggler has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wood's face.
Diggler scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Wood?
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Diggler! Wood is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dirk Diggler!
Dirk Diggler retains his light heavyweight title!
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| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
55% |
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