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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Silvio Dante (ranked 4800 p4p, 408 weight class) and Jamaican Jam (ranked 4311 p4p, 385 weight class). Jam has chosen Quartiere Coffee - In Jamaica as his entrance music. 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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156 lbs
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152 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Silvio Dante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jamaican Jam!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jam moves out of range as Dante strikes.
Jam keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dante.
Jam swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dante rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jam connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dante loads up on a big right hand but Jam slips the punch.
Jam 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.
Dante looks to throw the jab but Jam is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Jam on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jam throws a body punch but Dante moves out of range.
Jam lands with an overhand left.
Dante connects with a single shot there.
Dante misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jam.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dante throws an off balance right hand
and Jam counters with a huge left! Dante is in big trouble! He's backing up but Jam isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Dante from any more damage. A dominating finish by Jam!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jamaican Jam!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jamaican Jam made sure he mentioned Urban Fighter, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Deitrich (ranked 3707 p4p, 434 weight class) and Varun Khumar (ranked 3970 p4p, 455 weight class). Deitrich comes to the ring accompanied by I'm Old, You're Young. Khumar has chosen Dhal Jaun Main-Akshay Kumar & Ileana D'cruz as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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192 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Danny Deitrich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Varun Khumar!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khumar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Khumar thuds his right hand into Deitrich's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Khumar digs a good body shot into Deitrich's ribs.
Khumar leaves Deitrich with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Khumar scores with a nice right hand.
Deitrich looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Khumar thuds a left hand into Deitrich's body.
Deitrich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Deitrich 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Deitrich misses with a right hand
and Khumar counters with a stiff right hand.
Deitrich is rocked!
Khumar punishes Deitrich's body with a nice straight punch.
Oh Deitrich is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Deitrich is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Deitrich circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Khumar. Deitrich falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Khumar!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Varun Khumar!
An out of breath Varun Khumar thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Danny Deitrich spoke after the fight, saying 'I won't let this loss get to me. I will aim to come back better every fight.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Ando (ranked 6055 p4p, 472 weight class) and John Penn (ranked 8920 p4p, 543 weight class). John Penn has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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145 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stephen Ando!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Penn!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ando ducks under a wild hook from Penn.
Ando is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Penn stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Penn wants it to stay on the feet.
Penn throws a big shot that misses.
Ando tries to counter with a takedown but Penn is quick to defend against it.
Ando gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ando pulls guard effortlessly.
Penn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ando on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ando tries to get out of the position.
Ando keeping moving, preventing Penn from controlling successfully.
Penn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Penn stays in close to Ando's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ando manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Penn manages to get himself to full guard.
Ando has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Penn escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ando gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ando throws a big right hand that misses.
Ando loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ando stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Penn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ando postures up in Penn's guard and throws a big left but Penn blocks it.
Penn 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.
Penn has momentary wrist control but Ando slips an elbow through the middle.
Penn working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ando doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Penn is tightening it up a little... Ando has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Ando reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Ando taps out! Nice BJJ there by Penn!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). John Penn!
A very excited looking John Penn made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fuddy Duddy (ranked 3120 p4p, 315 weight class) and Soitoi Wanalaiiea (ranked 5070 p4p, 452 weight class). Soitoi Wanalaiiea will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fuddy Duddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Soitoi Wanalaiiea!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duddy throws a hook but Wanalaiiea avoids it easily.
Wanalaiiea tries to bum rush Duddy with a series of wild strikes but Duddy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wanalaiiea tests Duddy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Duddy misses with a right hand
and Wanalaiiea counters with a single leg into guard. Duddy didn't expect that.
Duddy lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Duddy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Duddy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wanalaiiea seems keen to control Duddy's posture.
Wanalaiiea has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Duddy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wanalaiiea pulls Duddy in to control the position.
Duddy has gone for a leg lock! Wanalaiiea slips out almost immediately though and dives into Duddy's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duddy lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Duddy slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Wanalaiiea is looking to reverse the position.
Duddy is trying to get an arm triangle but Wanalaiiea is defending well.
Duddy thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wanalaiiea can't do much from the bottom here.
Wanalaiiea tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duddy looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Duddy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Wanalaiiea tries to bench press Duddy off him but Duddy keeps the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Duddy thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Duddy is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wanalaiiea has escaped the position, nice work there.
Duddy misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duddy is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wanalaiiea has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wanalaiiea is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Duddy goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Wanalaiiea has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Duddy but great work by Wanalaiiea.
Duddy tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Wanalaiiea presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Wanalaiiea pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wanalaiiea throws some wild stikes that Duddy manages to avoid easily.
Wanalaiiea throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Duddy because Wanalaiiea loaded up on that one.
Duddy bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Wanalaiiea seems keen to control Duddy's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duddy tries to free his leg and advance position but Wanalaiiea is retaining full guard.
Duddy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wanalaiiea is pulling down on Duddy's head. It's preventing any offense from Duddy, at least for the moment.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Duddy looking to pass the guard.
Wanalaiiea really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Duddy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wanalaiiea not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Duddy forces his way into half guard.
Duddy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wanalaiiea doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Duddy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wanalaiiea trying to hold on to Duddy's head to control him but Duddy postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Fuddy Duddy will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wanalaiiea has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wanalaiiea there as he acknowledges the shot.
Duddy throws out a loose jab but Wanalaiiea uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left and a right from Wanalaiiea both land. Nice combination.
A big right from Duddy misses.
Wanalaiiea wants to counter with a clinch but Duddy pushes him away.
Duddy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wanalaiiea has Duddy up against the ropes in a clinch.
Duddy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wanalaiiea manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Wanalaiiea wants to sweep but no luck.
Duddy pushing down on Wanalaiiea's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Duddy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Wanalaiiea is looking for a sweep. Duddy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Duddy tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wanalaiiea knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Duddy is working for a kimura here but Wanalaiiea manages to reverse the position and he's now in Duddy's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duddy has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Wanalaiiea should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Duddy has tightened it up now! Wanalaiiea should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Fuddy Duddy!
A victorious Fuddy Duddy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Adams (ranked 5131 p4p, 579 weight class) and Lars Van De Riet (ranked 4078 p4p, 507 weight class). Lars Van De Riet is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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210 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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ethan Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lars Van De Riet!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams shoots in and drives through. Van De Riet sprawls well.
Van De Riet looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Adams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van De Riet.
Van De Riet slaps away a takedown attempt from Adams, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Van De Riet swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Adams is defended easily by Van De Riet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ethan Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van De Riet misses with a looping right.
Van De Riet lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Adams at a distance.
Adams fails to land the takedown.
Van De Riet lands a really nice looking cross but Adams seems unphased.
It looks like Ethan Adams has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Van De Riet misses the target.
Adams slips a jab from Van De Riet.
Adams lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Adams has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Van De Riet finds it's way round the side to connect with Adams's head.
Adams slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Adams.
Van De Riet fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lars Van De Riet is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van De Riet misses with a body shot.
Van De Riet looks to throw the jab but Adams is out of range.
As Van De Riet looks to move away, Adams throws a big counter combo but Van De Riet just gets out of the way.
Van De Riet lands a jab to the head.
Van De Riet misses with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van De Riet defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Adams.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Van De Riet, as that shot connected.
The crowd cheers as Van De Riet lands an impressive looking overhand right. Adams doesn't seem phased though.
Nice takedown defense from Van De Riet. No joy for Adams on that attempt.
Adams is breathing heavily.
Van De Riet throws a hook but Adams blocks it.
Adams gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Van De Riet counters with a crisp right hand that drops Adams! Van De Riet lets Adams back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Adams is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adams shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Van De Riet as he avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van De Riet steps in with a hook that catches Adams right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Van De Riet follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Adams looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lars Van De Riet!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roman Boesku (ranked 4836 p4p, 414 weight class) and Ryan Hadley Jr (ranked 3824 p4p, 351 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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150 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roman Boesku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Hadley Jr!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hadley Jr slips under a jab from Boesku.
Boesku drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hadley Jr is looking for a triangle but Boesku pushes his legs off easily.
Boesku got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hadley Jr has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Boesku has managed to get both his arms back between Hadley Jr's legs - danger averted.
Hadley Jr keeping moving, preventing Boesku from controlling successfully.
Boesku content to stall in guard here.
Our spies down at at Main Event inform us that Hadley Jr has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Hadley Jr striking off his back but it's not causing Boesku any problems.
Boesku has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boesku slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boesku trying to control the position from guard on top but Hadley Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hadley Jr has his foot on Boesku's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Boesku works his way back into a safe position though.
Hadley Jr keeping full guard, as Boesku tries to pass.
Hadley Jr can't keep his opponent in guard - Boesku advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Boesku is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hadley Jr sees it coming and defends easily.
Hadley Jr tries to roll over but Boesku keeps him under control.
Boesku wants to pass to mount but Hadley Jr is defending the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boesku is looking to take a break and control but Hadley Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boesku works his way into side control.
Hadley Jr is not content to let Boesku control the position.
Boesku goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hadley Jr has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Boesku but great work by Hadley Jr.
Boesku tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boesku managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hadley Jr.
Hadley Jr thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hadley Jr working the head and body with strikes.
Hadley Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boesku keeps working.
Boesku is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hadley Jr seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Boesku does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Boesku wants to control but Hadley Jr is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Boesku moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Boesku looking for a guillotine here but Hadley Jr defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boesku is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hadley Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hadley Jr is pushing down on Boesku's leg trying to pass to half guard. Boesku is fighting to maintain full guard but Hadley Jr has managed to sneak the leg through.
Boesku has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hadley Jr is working away from the top position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hadley Jr trying to control from Boesku's half guard. Boesku has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Boesku dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Hadley Jr enables Boesku to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hadley Jr manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hadley Jr keeping moving, preventing Boesku from controlling successfully.
Boesku sitting in guard here, content to control.
Boesku wants to control from the top but Hadley Jr keeps moving.
Hadley Jr controls Boesku momentarily but Boesku frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boesku passes into half guard.
Hadley Jr is defending against the submission attempts here by Boesku.
Hadley Jr misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boesku is looking for a kimura here.
Boesku is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hadley Jr can do to turn this around?
Hadley Jr gets back to full guard.
Hadley Jr working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Boesku doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Boesku manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Boesku content to stall in guard here.
That's two 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.
Hadley Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hadley Jr can't keep his opponent in guard - Boesku advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Boesku is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hadley Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
Hadley Jr is not content to let Boesku control the position.
Hadley Jr is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Boesku pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boesku is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hadley Jr sees it coming and defends easily.
Boesku is trying to work for a kimura but Hadley Jr is defending well.
Boesku looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hadley Jr looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four 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.
Hadley Jr punching from the bottom.
Hadley Jr wants to improve his position but Boesku is controlling well.
Boesku wants to take a breather but Hadley Jr is having none of it.
Boesku is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hadley Jr doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Boesku.
Boesku is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hadley Jr defends it well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hadley Jr is trying to stand back up but Boesku is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Boesku dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Boesku closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hadley Jr is in trouble now - Boesku has advanced to mount!
Boesku working for a submission but Hadley Jr is keeping him at bay.
Boesku controlling his opponent.
Roman Boesku overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hadley Jr is working to get back to half guard.
Hadley Jr sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boesku is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hadley Jr sees it coming and defends easily.
Hadley Jr is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hadley Jr is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Hadley Jr wants to improve his position but Boesku is controlling well.
Hadley Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boesku is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hadley Jr has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hadley Jr is defending against the submission attempts here by Boesku.
Hadley Jr trying to control but Boesku postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hadley Jr wants to get back to his feet.
Boesku is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hadley Jr has managed to free his arm - good work.
Boesku is thwarting Hadley Jr's attempts to control the position.
Hadley Jr tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Hadley Jr won't allow Boesku to pass to mount.
Boesku is keen to just control but Hadley Jr is a slippery customer.
Hadley Jr is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Hadley Jr tries to get to full guard but Boesku has control of the leg.
Boesku is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boesku seems to be looking for submissions.
Hadley Jr moves into full guard.
Hadley Jr keeping moving, preventing Boesku from controlling successfully.
Hadley Jr working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Boesku has passed into half guard!
Boesku seems to be working for a kimura but Hadley Jr defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boesku is looking for a kimura here.
Hadley Jr is not content to let Boesku control the position.
Boesku not doing much here.
Ryan Hadley Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Boesku is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roman Boesku showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Boesku 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Roman Boesku!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Roman Boesku!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Roman Boesku!
Roman Boesku wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blaze Max (ranked 3047 p4p, 339 weight class) and Hank Ricard (ranked 4254 p4p, 454 weight class). Max comes to the ring accompanied by Charlie Don't Surf. Blaze Max had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blaze Max!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hank Ricard!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Max fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ricard sprawls well initially but Max persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ricard has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Max is working away from the top position though.
Ricard is trying to stand.
Max drops an elbow to the side of Ricard's head.
Ricard is rocked!
Ricard avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Max.
Ricard is still in real trouble! Can Max finish him?
Max lands a big elbow - Ricard is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Max!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blaze Max!
Blaze Max 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Velasquez (ranked 3886 p4p, 490 weight class) and Ginekes Poutanes (ranked 2981 p4p, 398 weight class). Velasquez comes into the arena with Fort Minor ft Styles of Beyond - Remember The Name blaring out of the sound system. Ginekes Poutanes will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alistair Velasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ginekes Poutanes!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velasquez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Poutanes sprawls well. Poutanes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Velasquez gets slowly back to his feet.
Poutanes stuffs the takedown.
Poutanes works Velasquez's body with a nice hook.
Poutanes looks to land a combination. Velasquez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Velasquez shoots in but Poutanes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alistair Velasquez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Velasquez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Poutanes counters with a straight right hand.
Poutanes stuffs the takedown attempt from Velasquez. Velasquez gets slowly back to his feet.
Poutanes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Poutanes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Velasquez shoots in for a takedown but Poutanes shows good takedown defense.
Velasquez shoots in looking for a takedown. Poutanes tries to sprawl out of it but Velasquez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Poutanes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poutanes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Velasquez lands in his opponent's guard.
Velasquez throws a big elbow that misses.
Velasquez 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.
Poutanes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Velasquez working some strikes from top position.
Velasquez with a nice head shot there.
Velasquez works over Poutanes with some ground and pound from guard.
Velasquez with a nice head shot there.
Velasquez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Poutanes's head.
Velasquez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Poutanes's head.
Velasquez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Velasquez connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poutanes is pulling down on Velasquez's head. It's preventing any offense from Velasquez, at least for the moment.
Velasquez lands a couple of elbows.
Velasquez working some strikes from top position.
Velasquez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Velasquez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Velasquez chips away with some ground and pound.
Poutanes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Velasquez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Poutanes wants to sweep here but Velasquez controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Velasquez lands a couple of digs.
Poutanes has momentary wrist control but Velasquez slips an elbow through the middle.
Velasquez won't allow Poutanes to sweep him here.
Velasquez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Velasquez connects with a couple of short punches.
Poutanes is rocked!
Velasquez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Poutanes has momentary wrist control but Velasquez slips an elbow through the middle.
Poutanes is still in real trouble! Can Velasquez finish him?
Velasquez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Poutanes's head.
Velasquez is in close to Poutanes's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Velasquez gets to his feet and stands over Poutanes, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Poutanes felt that one! Velasquez unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Poutanes from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alistair Velasquez!
Alistair Velasquez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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