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ABW 56 Vasara - Swift Jr PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Stylez (ranked 23994 p4p, 918 weight class) and Michael Jordan (ranked 24020 p4p, 906 weight class). The key to victory for Jeremy Stylez has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeremy Stylez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan slips a jab and a cross from Stylez.
Stylez misses with a head kick.
Stylez sets himself, and Jordan steps forward looking for the clinch! Stylez avoids it this time.
Jordan shoots for a takedown but Stylez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stylez throws a right and a left that Jordan avoids nicely.
Stylez lands a big head kick that sends Jordan tumbling to the mat! Stylez takes a step backwards and waves Jordan back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Jordan is rocked!
It looks like Michael Jordan has been cut.
Stylez connects with a nice cross there... Jordan is looking wobbly and Stylez recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Jordan to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Stylez jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jeremy Stylez!
Michael Jordan was interviewed post fight and said 'Thanks for the opportunity to fight to this kind of event i promise on my next fight will be a blast....'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Franco (ranked 5929 p4p, 294 weight class) and Lazar Nemirov (ranked 9023 p4p, 399 weight class). Pedro Franco is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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145 lbs
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141 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pedro Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lazar Nemirov!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nemirov circles away from the clinch attempt.
It seemed like Nemirov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nemirov 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.
Franco tries to clinch there but Nemirov circles away.
Franco wants to clinch up but Nemirov keeps it at a distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nemirov! But no joy.
Franco drives through and clinches with Nemirov against the cage.
Franco really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nemirov lands with a light punch inside.
Franco tries to land a knee to the head but Nemirov blocks with his arms.
A short right from Nemirov on the inside.
Franco lands a shot to the body.
Nemirov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Franco scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nemirov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Franco blocking some punches.
Franco lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Franco throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nemirov blocks an elbow strike.
Franco lands an elbow that stopped Nemirov in his tracks for a moment.
Franco definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nemirov blocks an elbow strike from Franco.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco lands a nice knee to the body.
Nemirov looks winded!
Franco looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Franco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Franco lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nemirov backwards.
Franco lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Franco lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nemirov backwards.
Franco creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Franco throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Franco throws an elbow that misses.
Nice elbow from Franco.
Franco connects with a knee to the head.
Franco throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Franco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
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!
Franco creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Franco is looking to control Nemirov's arms but Nemirov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Franco has his back to the cage.
Franco lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Franco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Franco.
Nemirov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nemirov takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco with a knee to the head.
Nemirov is rocked!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Franco just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nemirov's brow.
Nemirov is still on wobbly legs! Can Franco finish him?
Franco pushes off an throws an elbow but Nemirov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Franco lands an elbow just above Nemirov 's eye.
Franco working the clinch nicely. Nemirov is working for position but Franco cracks him with a big knee to the head! Nemirov crumples up against the cage and Franco lands two more shots before the ref can save Nemirov! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Pedro Franco!
Pedro Franco very nearly forgot to thank King of Clothes amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josh Lucas (ranked 9580 p4p, 874 weight class) and Karey Fangbattle (ranked 5182 p4p, 649 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Lucas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Karey Fangbattle!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Lucas. That snapped Fangbattle's head back.
Fangbattle takes one on the button.
Fangbattle's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lucas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fangbattle scrambles back to his feet.
Lucas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A combination from Fangbattle does no damage.
Fangbattle walks into a stiff left hand from Lucas.
Lucas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fangbattle on the side of the head.
Fangbattle throws a series of punches but Lucas avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheers as Lucas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fangbattle doesn't seem phased though.
Fangbattle is rocked!
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!
Fangbattle drops his hands for a split second and Lucas immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Fangbattle face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Lucas follows up with a right hand that knocks Fangbattle into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Josh Lucas!
Josh Lucas decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Icarus King (ranked 6127 p4p, 714 weight class) and Rashid Magomedov (ranked 5995 p4p, 705 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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170 lbs
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170 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Icarus King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rashid Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King throws a nice looking combination but Magomedov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A little jabbing left from Magomedov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Icarus King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magomedov slips a jab and a cross from King.
King scores with a punch to the head.
King tries for a takedown but Magomedov circles away easily
and Magomedov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
King throws a series of punches but Magomedov moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King shoots and misses
and Magomedov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
King throws a poor cross that misses
and Magomedov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Magomedov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
King throws a series of punches but Magomedov moves out of range.
King throws a combination that misses
and Magomedov counters with a nice body shot.
King swings widly with a right hand
and Magomedov counters with a low kick, right behind King 's knee.
King is breathing heavily.
King throws a one two combo.
King throws a combination that misses
enabling Magomedov to counter with a crisp jab.
King misses with a combination
and Magomedov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King tries for a takedown but Magomedov circles away easily
and Magomedov counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Icarus King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King misses with a double jab.
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King misses with a combination
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
King swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Magomedov counter with a right hand.
King is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King throws a combination that misses
and Magomedov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oh King is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
King misses with a combination
and Magomedov counters with an inside leg kick.
King throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Magomedov to counter with a crisp jab.
King throws a left and a right that both miss
and Magomedov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
King misses with a combination
and Magomedov counters with a big right hand! Oh King is in trouble here! Magomedov follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rashid Magomedov!
Rashid Magomedov spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yoshi Fujiwara (ranked 4044 p4p, 480 weight class) and Mark Garbut (ranked 5100 p4p, 571 weight class). Yoshi Fujiwara has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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185 lbs
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188 lbs
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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 St Petersburg, Yoshi Fujiwara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mark Garbut!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujiwara works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Mark Garbut has been cut.
Fujiwara defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Garbut.
Fujiwara just misses with a punch to the body.
Fujiwara takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fujiwara lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Garbut looks to land a left hand but Fujiwara moved out of range nicely.
Fujiwara lands with a hook. Garbut tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fujiwara scores with a hook.
Fujiwara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garbut takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garbut uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fujiwara.
Fujiwara bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Garbut's head.
Garbut is rocked!
Fujiwara fakes the body blow, causing Garbut to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Garbut goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yoshi Fujiwara!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harold Shermann (ranked 6869 p4p, 234 weight class) and John Riverson (ranked 3749 p4p, 126 weight class). Shermann comes to the cage accompanied by Nirvana - Dumb. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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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
9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harold Shermann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, John Riverson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shermann throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Riverson's waist but Riverson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shermann off to one side.
Riverson stuffs the takedown attempt from Shermann. Shermann gets slowly back to his feet.
John Riverson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shermann is trying hard to land a takedown here. Riverson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harold Shermann. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riverson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Harold Shermann has been cut.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Riverson! Shermann is out on his feet! Riverson rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Shermann is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Shermann is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Riverson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Semmy Cobb (ranked 3601 p4p, 395 weight class) and Leo Moracchioli (ranked 4112 p4p, 447 weight class). Cobb kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sex Offender Shuffle. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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265 lbs
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245 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Semmy Cobb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leo Moracchioli!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobb tries to clinch up.
Moracchioli tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Cobb drops Moracchioli with a beautiful combination! Moracchioli stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Cobb is looking for the KO!
Moracchioli looks up at the clock. Bad move! Cobb lands a right hand from hell, dropping Moracchioli. Cobb pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Semmy Cobb!
Semmy Cobb gave a mention to Real Men Supplements in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jared Williams (ranked 2658 p4p, 90 weight class) and Super Meat Boy (ranked 4320 p4p, 145 weight class). Super Meat Boy will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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300 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jared Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Super Meat Boy!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams wants to land a leg kick but Meat Boy is out of range.
Meat Boy throws a push kick but Williams slaps the foot to one side.
Williams throws a right and a left that Meat Boy avoids nicely.
A combination from Williams does no damage.
Meat Boy only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Williams 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.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Meat Boy.
Meat Boy is looking to slow Williams down with leg kicks.
Meat Boy dodges the punch combination from Williams.
No joy there for Williams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Williams definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Williams tries to bum rush Meat Boy with a series of wild strikes but Meat Boy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Meat Boy was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Meat Boy circles away quickly and effectively.
Meat Boy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Williams's sensitive parts.
Meat Boy looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
As Meat Boy looks to move away, Williams throws a big counter combo but Meat Boy just gets out of the way.
Nice body punch from Meat Boy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams avoids the body shot from Meat Boy.
Jared Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Meat Boy circles away quickly and effectively.
Meat Boy steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Meat Boy tries to land a front kick but Williams steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Meat Boy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Meat Boy lands a slapping body shot.
Meat Boy cracks the inside of Williams's front leg.
Williams misses with a double jab.
Williams stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Meat Boy.
Williams throws a series of punches but Meat Boy avoids them all with ease.
Williams has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Meat Boy.
Williams misses with the combination.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Williams misses with a combination
and Meat Boy counters with a nice body kick.
Williams walks into a stiff left hand from Meat Boy.
It looks like Jared Williams has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meat Boy delivers a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Meat Boy digs a good body shot into Williams's ribs.
Williams has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Meat Boy.
Meat Boy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Meat Boy scores with a jab to the head.
Meat Boy works the jab nicely.
Williams 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 looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Williams takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Meat Boy lands a nice looking kick to the body. Williams takes a step back to recover.
Nice body punch from Meat Boy.
Williams takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Meat Boy throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Meat Boy throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Oooooh!!! Meat Boy has knocked Williams down with a huge combo! Meat Boy steps away and waves a wobbly Williams back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Meat Boy has cracked Williams with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Meat Boy lands another huge swinging hook and Williams tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Williams, before Meat Boy can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Super Meat Boy!
Super Meat Boy spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lenny Douglas (ranked 2447 p4p, 254 weight class) and Artur Kornik (ranked 4802 p4p, 434 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Artur Kornik enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lenny Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Artur Kornik!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kornik.
Douglas misses with a low kick.
Douglas tries to land a front kick but Kornik steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kornik 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.
Douglas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kornik.
A lazy left from Douglas finds it's target.
Kornik has a takedown stuffed.
Douglas swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Douglas looks to land a combination but Kornik avoids it well.
Kornik misses with a takedown
and Douglas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lenny Douglas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Artur Kornik.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douglas throws a shot from downtown. Kornik moves away and avoids it.
Douglas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kornik has time to react.
Kornik gets a double leg takedown into Douglas's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kornik lands a couple of elbows.
Kornik has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kornik missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kornik trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Douglas looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Douglas keeping moving, preventing Kornik from controlling successfully.
Kornik is looking to work some ground and pound but Douglas has wrist control.
Kornik postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kornik cracks Douglas with a solid left hand.
Douglas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kornik is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Douglas is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Douglas managing to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Douglas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Despite the aggression on Kornik's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kornik tries for a takedown but Douglas circles away easily
and Douglas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kornik fails with the takedown
and Douglas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kornik shoots in looking for a takedown. Douglas tries to sprawl out of it but Kornik keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Douglas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Douglas leaves Kornik with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas scores with a jab to the head.
Kornik scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Douglas is looking to get back to is feet but Kornik passes into side control.
Douglas tries to bench press Kornik off him but Kornik keeps the position.
Kornik working the head and body with strikes.
Kornik grinds an elbow into Douglas's temple.
Kornik is trying to get an arm triangle but Douglas is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kornik working the head with strikes.
Douglas is letting Kornik control him for a moment.
Kornik scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Douglas to see if he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Kornik in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Douglas is looking to reverse the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Douglas wants to control but Kornik postures up.
Douglas gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kornik looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Douglas is pressing down on Kornik's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Douglas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kornik is in close to Douglas's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kornik trying to control but Douglas is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lenny Douglas 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.
Kornik connects with the punch.
Douglas lands with an overhand left.
Douglas lands a slapping body shot.
Douglas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Douglas tries to move into range but Kornik moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
No luck for Kornik with that takedown attempt.
Douglas tries to work over Kornik's front leg with a kick but Kornik checks it.
Kornik tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Douglas defends well and Kornik ends up having to push Douglas into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Douglas misses.
Kornik shoots in and drives through. Douglas sprawls well.
Lenny Douglas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Artur Kornik.
Douglas tries a head kick but it misses.
Kornik dodges the punch combination from Douglas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kornik lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Douglas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kornik manages to avoid it.
Douglas just misses with a punch to the body.
Douglas loads up on a big right hand but Kornik slips the punch.
Kornik shoots in and drives through. Douglas sprawls well.
It looked like Douglas was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Nice shot by Douglas.
Douglas throws a front kick aimed at Kornik's knee but Kornik avoids it well.
Lenny Douglas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kornik shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Douglas is trying to defend but Kornik finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Douglas is holding on to half guard well.
Douglas tries to get to full guard but Kornik has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas controlling the position for now.
Douglas moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Douglas has his hands on Kornik's head, controlling the position.
Kornik throws a big elbow that misses.
Kornik trying to control the position from guard on top but Douglas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Douglas has his hands on Kornik's head, controlling the position.
Artur Kornik has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kornik's guard.
Douglas controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kornik looking for a sweep. Not yet Kornik, not yet.
Kornik is pulling down on Douglas's head. It's preventing any offense from Douglas, at least for the moment.
Douglas controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kornik holds on and takes a little breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kornik working a defensive guard here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kornik takes one on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Douglas. Kornik does a little dance to reset his feet.
Douglas staying out of range there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kornik shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Douglas as he jumps to the side.
Douglas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lenny Douglas dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Douglas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Douglas lands a left and a right that send Kornik crashing to the mat, dazed. Douglas thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Kornik is rocked!
Kornik takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kornik is still on wobbly legs! Can Douglas finish him?
Douglas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kornik shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Douglas napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Douglas manages to get back to half guard.
Kornik seems to have recovered his senses.
Douglas wants to control but Kornik is keeping busy.
Douglas tries to kick Kornik off but Kornik keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kornik is stalling here. Douglas is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kornik seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Douglas has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Douglas controls the position.
Douglas moves into full mount!
Douglas content just to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas has control of Kornik's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kornik regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Kornik manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Kornik is trying to control but can't.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Douglas in particular looking to stall.
Kornik is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Douglas keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Lenny Douglas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Kornik tries to get to full guard but Douglas has control of the leg.
Kornik is trying to control but can't.
Douglas controlling the action here.
Kornik wants to improve his position but Douglas is controlling well.
Kornik is trying is best to control the position here.
Kornik manages to get to full guard.
Douglas controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas stopping the sweep attempt from Kornik.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lenny Douglas is winning the standup battle so far.
Kornik will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Douglas lands a nice shot to the body.
Kornik displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Douglas throws out the jab.
Kornik fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
It looked like Douglas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Douglas misses with a wild combination.
Kornik swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Douglas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Douglas, right into the meat.
Douglas clobbers Kornik with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kornik.
Lenny Douglas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Artur Kornik.
Douglas displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kornik.
Kornik has his takedown stuffed
and Douglas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kornik throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Douglas tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kornik is in Douglas's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kornik won't allow Douglas to sweep him here.
Douglas has momentary wrist control but Kornik slips an elbow through the middle.
Artur Kornik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Douglas controlling Kornik's posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lenny Douglas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Douglas, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lenny Douglas!
During a confident post fight interview, Lenny Douglas thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leka Vasara (ranked 2158 p4p, 230 weight class) and Kane Swift Jr (ranked 3499 p4p, 338 weight class). Leka Vasara has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leka Vasara!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kane Swift Jr!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swift Jr shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Swift Jr showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vasara makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Vasara.
Vasara looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Vasara has Swift Jr pulled in close to control his posture.
Vasara wants to sweep but no luck.
Swift Jr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vasara is trying to control the position but Swift Jr postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swift Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Vasara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Swift Jr postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Swift Jr throws a big elbow that misses.
Swift Jr avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasara wants to sweep here but Swift Jr controlling him for the moment.
Vasara controls Swift Jr momentarily but Swift Jr frees himself.
Swift Jr wants to stand but Vasara is controlling his posture from full guard.
Swift Jr won't allow Vasara to sweep him here.
We've been hearing good reports from Vasara'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.
Vasara is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Swift Jr wants to get back to full guard.
Swift Jr is looking to control Vasara's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Swift Jr avoid being mounted?
Swift Jr wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vasara is trying to control. Swift Jr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Swift Jr makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Swift Jr.
Vasara won't allow Swift Jr to get back to his feet.
Vasara trying to control the position from guard on top but Swift Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vasara thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Vasara is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Vasara wants to control from the top but Swift Jr keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasara looking to pass the guard.
Swift Jr keeping moving, preventing Vasara from controlling successfully.
Vasara sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Swift Jr manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vasara manages to get himself to full guard.
Swift Jr trying to control but Vasara is working from the bottom.
Vasara pulls Swift Jr in to control the position.
Vasara is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Swift Jr defends well.
Vasara working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasara is pulling down on Swift Jr's head to control his posture.
Swift Jr slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Vasara is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Swift Jr tries to stand but Vasara is controlling his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Swift Jr dominated that round.
That's time! Vasara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vasara feints and as Swift Jr raises his hands in defense, Vasara changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Swift Jr lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Swift Jr works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Vasara is trying to maintain the position but Swift Jr is very close to passing his half guard.
Swift Jr is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Swift Jr seems to be working for a kimura but Vasara defends the submission attempt.
Vasara desperately trying to maintain half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasara is looking for a sweep. Swift Jr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swift Jr winds up and cracks Vasara with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Vasara is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Swift Jr is controlling the pace.
Swift Jr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vasara's head.
Vasara moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Swift Jr is looking to stand up but Vasara won't let him.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Swift Jr working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasara trying to keep a closed guard but Swift Jr is proving a slippery customer.
Vasara working for a triangle but Swift Jr defends it easily.
Swift Jr wanted to stand there but Vasara had control of the position.
Swift Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vasara swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vasara working a defensive guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No luck for Vasara with that takedown attempt.
Swift Jr throws a counter combo.
Vasara decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasara is nestled in close to Swift Jr, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Swift Jr wants to control but Vasara is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Swift Jr gets full guard.
Swift Jr is looking to stand up but Vasara isn't so interested in that idea.
Vasara wants to control from the top but Swift Jr keeps moving.
Vasara lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Swift Jr is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Vasara trying to control but Swift Jr is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Vasara pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Swift Jr is keeping the position for now.
Swift Jr keeping moving, preventing Vasara from controlling successfully.
Kane Swift Jr has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vasara forces his way into half guard.
Swift Jr is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Vasara's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Vasara's back!
Vasara tries to roll but Swift Jr sticks to his back.
Swift Jr is not going to allow Vasara to sit and survive in this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vasara is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Swift Jr looking for the choke from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Swift Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vasara feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Swift Jr is trying to keep Vasara in close.
Vasara advances position into side control!
Vasara wants to take a breather but Swift Jr manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Vasara.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vasara's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Vasara stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Swift Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swift Jr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vasara is one step ahead there.
Swift Jr scores with a nice shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasara prevents Swift Jr from getting back to his feet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Swift Jr is on top in guard.
Vasara looking for a guillotine here but Swift Jr defends easily.
Swift Jr wants to pass the guard but Vasara is keeping the position.
Vasara looking to hit a scissor sweep but Swift Jr is one step ahead there.
Vasara is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Swift Jr defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasara 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.
Vasara working for a triangle but Swift Jr defends it easily.
Swift Jr pushing down on Vasara's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Vasara is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swift Jr is looking for a kimura but Vasara is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Swift Jr to get the leverage.
Swift Jr tries to pass the half guard into mount. Vasara knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Swift Jr tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Vasara is trying to maintain the position but Swift Jr is very close to passing his half guard.
Swift Jr is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Swift Jr is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Vasara has managed to free his arm - good work.
Swift Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vasara keeps working.
Swift Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Swift Jr wants to stand up but Vasara is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Swift Jr is keen to just control but Vasara is a slippery customer.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Vasara trying to control from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Leka Vasara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swift Jr shoots in and bounces Vasara off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Swift Jr is looking to stand up but Vasara won't let him.
Swift Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vasara working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Swift Jr doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Swift Jr manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Vasara 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Swift Jr is looking to stand up but Vasara won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Swift Jr really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vasara looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Vasara is looking to advance position but Swift Jr won't allow it.
Vasara lands with a punch from half guard.
Vasara lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Vasara seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Swift Jr is defending against the submission attempts here by Vasara.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasara is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasara wants to free his trapped foot but Swift Jr is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Swift Jr wants to improve his position but Vasara is controlling well.
Swift Jr is not content to let Vasara control the position.
Vasara is working for a kimura but Swift Jr is defending it quite comfortably.
Swift Jr pushes Vasara off looking to stand but Vasara dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Vasara wants to control but Swift Jr is keeping him busy.
Vasara wants to free his trapped foot but Swift Jr is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Swift Jr is pressing down on Vasara's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Swift Jr is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vasara is controlling him.
Swift Jr has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Vasara has passed into side control.
Swift Jr is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Vasara has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Swift Jr is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Vasara tries for a kimura but Swift Jr is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swift Jr is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Vasara sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Vasara wants to lay and pray for a moment but Swift Jr keeps working.
Vasara is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Swift Jr has managed to free his arm - good work.
Vasara is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Swift Jr is just riding it out for now. Vasara eventually gives up the hold.
Swift Jr manages to get to full guard.
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.
Swift Jr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vasara preventing the sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vasara is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Vasara shoots in but Swift Jr avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Vasara keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leka Vasara had his way with Kane Swift Jr in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Vasara looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Swift Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Swift Jr wants to get back to his feet but Vasara is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Swift Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
Swift Jr keeping moving, preventing Vasara from controlling successfully.
Swift Jr wants to sweep here but Vasara controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasara sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Swift Jr's guard.
Swift Jr is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Vasara tries to pass the half guard into mount. Swift Jr knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Vasara seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Swift Jr does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swift Jr is looking to improve his position.
Vasara prevents Swift Jr from standing back up.
Vasara trying to control from half guard but Swift Jr is working away.
Vasara takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Vasara is trying to work for a kimura but Swift Jr is defending well.
Vasara is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Swift Jr wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Vasara working Swift Jr over with strikes.
Swift Jr desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Swift Jr is trying to stand.
Swift Jr makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Swift Jr.
Swift Jr is looking for a triangle but Vasara pushes his legs off easily.
Vasara works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Vasara is nestled in close to Swift Jr, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Swift Jr tries to roll over but Vasara keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasara is trying to control. Swift Jr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Vasara is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Swift Jr wants to get back to full guard.
Vasara is keen to just control but Swift Jr is a slippery customer.
Swift Jr is defending against the submission attempts here by Vasara.
Vasara is trying to work for a kimura but Swift Jr is defending well.
Kane Swift Jr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Swift Jr moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Vasara lands a couple of digs.
Vasara with a nice head shot there.
Swift Jr keeping full guard, as Vasara tries to pass.
Vasara trying to control but Swift Jr is working from the bottom.
Vasara working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vasara wants to control from the top but Swift Jr keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Leka Vasara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vasara stopping the sweep attempt from Swift Jr.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leka Vasara showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Swift Jr has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 47:48
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 47:48
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kane Swift Jr!
Kane Swift Jr is the new featherweight champion!
Kane Swift Jr decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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