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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paavo Potku (ranked 4653 p4p, 515 weight class) and Reggie Grimdal (ranked 7939 p4p, 647 weight class). Paavo Potku has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paavo Potku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reggie Grimdal!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potku fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grimdal.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Potku, right into the meat.
Potku digs a good body shot into Grimdal's ribs.
Potku lands with a kick to the ribs.
Potku feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Grimdal sprawling to the canvas! Grimdal rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Potku finish him?!
It looks like Reggie Grimdal has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grimdal closes the distance and clinches.
Potku lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Potku makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Grimdal is rocked!
Potku lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Grimdal.
Grimdal is still on wobbly legs! Can Potku finish him?
Grimdal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Potku drops Grimdal with a huge uppercut! Grimdal drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Potku is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paavo Potku!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chris Chandler (ranked 22744 p4p, 334 weight class) and Henry The Crab (ranked 4671 p4p, 223 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Chandler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry The Crab!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Crab connects with a crisp jab.
Chandler misses with a series of wild punches.
Chandler takes one to the chin there.
The Crab lands with a shot to the body.
Chandler blocks the body kick.
Chandler takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The Crab keeps the fight on the outside.
Chandler moves to clinch but The Crab breaks away
and The Crab counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henry The Crab seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chandler misses with a few strikes there.
The Crab fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chandler throws a series of punches but The Crab moves out of range.
Chandler shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with The Crab but The Crab pushes him off and we're back to square one.
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!
The Crab thuds a left hand into Chandler's body.
Chandler looks to land a combination but The Crab avoids it well.
Chandler gets caught flat footed, as The Crab shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The Crab not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Chandler not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Crab is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Chandler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chandler on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The Crab jabs Chandler to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The Crab wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chandler shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has The Crab pinned against the cage. The Crab gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The Crab moves into the clinch.
A short right from The Crab on the inside.
The Crab lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The Crab keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chandler's efforts to push away.
The Crab scores with a shoulder strike.
The Crab lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Crab lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chandler backwards.
The Crab works on Chandler's body with a couple of short punches.
Still in the clinch, The Crab scores with a nice short uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Chandler looking to slow down the pace here.
The Crab lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chandler backwards.
Chandler is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but The Crab is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Chandler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Crab gets through Chandler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from The Crab.
The Crab scores with a hook to the body.
The Crab is working Chandler over against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from The Crab.
The Crab lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Crab manages to break 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!
The Crab lands a body shot.
Chandler misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chandler throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around The Crab's waist but The Crab gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chandler off to one side.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chandler is breathing heavily.
The Crab lands with a shot to the body.
Chandler takes a swing at The Crab's ribcage but misses.
The Crab dodges the punch combination from Chandler.
Chandler needs to keep his hands up - The Crab had a free shot at his head there.
The Crab lands a nice shot to the body.
The Crab is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chandler rather than just go for the knockout.
The Crab closes the distance and pushes Chandler back into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Crab.
The Crab lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The Crab pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chandler doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The Crab keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The Crab ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry The Crab dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Chandler misses with the combination.
The Crab connects with a body shot.
Chandler takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The Crab jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The Crab connects with a body shot that sends Chandler's belly button to the back.
Chandler lands a head kick!
The Crab dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Crab lands with a nice body punch.
Henry The Crab seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chandler throws a looping overhand right but The Crab ducks down to avoid it.
Chandler takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chandler misses with a body kick.
Chandler tries to clinch but The Crab moves out of range.
The Crab flicks out a counter leg kick but Chandler steps away.
The Crab connects with a nice looking jab.
The Crab moves away from the strike by Chandler.
Chandler takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice uppercut lands for The Crab. That snapped Chandler's head back.
The Crab jabs Chandler to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chandler looks for a takedown but The Crab sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Crab closes the distance and clinches.
Chandler is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chandler looking for a takedown.
The Crab is working Chandler over against the cage.
The Crab has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Crab lands with a light punch inside.
Chandler is trying to break free.
The Crab stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from The Crab.
Chandler is trying to push The Crab away but The Crab has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Henry The Crab seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Crab.
The Crab lands a body shot in the clinch.
The Crab lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from The Crab as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from The Crab on the inside.
The Crab lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Crab lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from The Crab.
The Crab lands with a right to the head.
The Crab breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chandler throws a jab when The Crab was well out of range.
Chandler gets cracked with a nice right hand there by The Crab.
Decent striking displayed by The Crab there.
Chandler checks the leg kick.
The Crab stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chandler on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The Crab sizes up Chandler with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The Crab cracks Chandler with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The Crab scores with a nice right hand.
Chandler is rocked!
The Crab ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by The Crab. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Crab dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Crab cracks Chandler with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The Crab slips a jab and a cross from Chandler.
The Crab dodges the punch combination from Chandler.
The Crab looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The Crab throws a leg kick which misses Chandler's front leg but catches the back leg as Chandler tries to avoid it.
The Crab stuns Chandler with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The Crab lands a nice looking body shot.
The Crab thuds his right hand into Chandler's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chandler tries to clinch but The Crab moves out of range.
The Crab connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Chandler on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The Crab lands a really nice looking cross but Chandler seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Crab has Chandler up against the cage in a clinch.
The Crab lands a hook that snaps the head of Chandler backwards.
Oh Chandler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The Crab keeps control of Chandler as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chandler seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Crab's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chandler takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The Crab comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The Crab digs a good body shot into Chandler's ribs.
The Crab throws a good cross that connects.
The Crab shoots in and gets a takedown into Chandler's guard.
The Crab is standing up over Chandler. Chandler looks to escape but The Crab dives into side control.
The Crab controls the position.
The Crab passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Chandler!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chandler takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry The Crab showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
The Crab lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice uppercut lands for The Crab. That snapped Chandler's head back.
Chris Chandler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Crab lands a nice looking body shot.
The Crab lands with a good body shot.
The Crab darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chandler walks into a stiff left hand from The Crab.
The Crab connects with a crisp jab.
The Crab lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice cross by The Crab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Crab jabs Chandler to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chandler throws a nice head kick!
The Crab connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chandler's hands.
Chandler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chandler throws a right and a left that The Crab avoids nicely.
Nice cross by The Crab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chandler tries for a takedown but The Crab circles away easily
and The Crab counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The Crab scores with the left hand. Chandler knows he should have avoided that one.
Chandler with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling The Crab to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by The Crab as he connects with a hook.
The Crab lands a nice hook to Chandler's body. Chandler takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The Crab scores with a shot to the body.
No luck for Chandler with that takedown attempt.
The Crab connects with a single shot there.
The Crab lands a head shot.
The Crab dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Crab moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Chandler gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Chandler takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chandler takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The Crab scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chandler doesn't seem bothered though.
Good exchange - The Crab coming out on top.
The Crab getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The Crab jabs at Chandler's body.
Henry The Crab is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Chandler misses.
The Crab throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The Crab misses with a low kick.
The Crab slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chandler dives in for a single leg takedown but The Crab sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Chandler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chandler takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The Crab comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chandler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Crab throws a low kick, looking for Chandler's leg but Chandler calmly moves out of range.
The Crab throws out a powerful jab.
The Crab scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chandler doesn't seem bothered though.
The Crab connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chandler. Chandler circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The Crab scores with a jab. Chandler acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The Crab digs a good body shot into Chandler's ribs.
Chandler on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Chandler takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The Crab connects with a looping right hand.
The Crab looking to score a takedown here. Chandler is defending well but The Crab drives through and ends up in Chandler's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Crab's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Let's hope that The Crab has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from The Crab.
Yet more stalling tactics from The Crab.
Chandler can't keep his opponent in guard - The Crab advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chandler is looking to control The Crab's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chandler avoid being mounted?
The Crab is controlling the pace.
Henry The Crab has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Crab is continuing to stall.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Chris Chandler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Crab lands a nice hook to Chandler's body. Chandler takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henry The Crab comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well The Crab has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 26:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry The Crab!
Chris Chandler was interviewed post fight and said 'Ok, no problem!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between JD Dayley (ranked 4851 p4p, 411 weight class) and Khanrad Liao (ranked 22840 p4p, 606 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, JD Dayley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Khanrad Liao!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Liao throws a head kick that misses
and Dayley counters with a nice double leg into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dayley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dayley throws an elbow that misses. Liao uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dayley's guard. Nice move by Liao!
Liao wants to control from the top but Dayley keeps moving.
Liao stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dayley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liao prevents Dayley from getting back to his feet.
Dayley seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Liao must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liao trying to control but Dayley is working from the bottom.
Liao prevents Dayley from getting back to his feet.
Dayley keeping full guard, as Liao tries to pass.
Liao trying to control the position from guard on top but Dayley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Liao wants to stand but Dayley has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two 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.
Liao pushes down on Dayley's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Liao tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dayley knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dayley is trying to escape back to his feet but Liao uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Dayley wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liao wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dayley keeps working.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
My spies in Hellfire Antechamber inform me that Liao has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Dayley bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Liao thows a leg kick but Dayley checks it
and Dayley counters with a one-two to the body.
Liao gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Dayley counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liao working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dayley.
Liao is trying to keep Dayley in close.
Dayley throws an elbow that misses. Liao uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dayley's guard. Nice move by Liao!
Dayley keeping full guard, as Liao tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dayley pushes Liao off and scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dayley checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dayley went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JD Dayley dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Liao looks to land a body kick but Dayley moved away.
As Liao looks to move away, Dayley throws a big counter combo but Liao just gets out of the way.
Liao stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like JD Dayley has been cut.
Liao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dayley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dayley appears to be looking for a big counter.
Liao lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liao throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Liao thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dayley if he has to take too many more of those.
Khanrad Liao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dayley leaves his chin hanging out and Liao seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Dayley crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Khanrad Liao!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Francesco Skrarez (ranked 5733 p4p, 455 weight class) and Chosu Viv (ranked 5704 p4p, 451 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Francesco Skrarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chosu Viv!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skrarez slips a jab and a cross from Viv.
Skrarez stuffs the takedown.
Skrarez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Viv decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Viv working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Skrarez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Viv.
Skrarez has hold of Viv's hands but Viv slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Viv looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Viv thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Viv scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Skrarez is trying to stand back up but Viv is controlling him
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Viv is thwarting Skrarez's attempts to control the position.
Skrarez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Skrarez tries to get out of the position.
Viv lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Skrarez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Viv pulls his head out easily.
Skrarez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Viv.
Skrarez tries to roll over but Viv keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Viv sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Skrarez defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viv is nestled in close to Skrarez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Viv not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Viv throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Viv 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.
Viv seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Skrarez is trying to control but can't.
Skrarez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Skrarez is looking for a sweep. Viv is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Skrarez wants to get back to his feet.
Viv lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viv looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Skrarez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Skrarez is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Viv is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Viv has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Viv thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Skrarez wants to improve his position but Viv is controlling well.
Skrarez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Viv lands strikes from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Viv connects with a nice short shot to Skrarez's temple.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Viv lands a nice short elbow.
Viv scoring with strikes to the body and head.
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!
Viv is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Skrarez has managed to free his arm - good work.
Viv scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Viv takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Skrarez gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viv is looking to work some ground and pound but Skrarez has wrist control.
Viv lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Skrarez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Viv content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Viv postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Skrarez pulls Viv in close to prevent any damage.
Viv lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Viv with a nice head shot there.
Skrarez is rocked!
Viv arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Skrarez's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Chosu Viv!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Futoshi Matsunaga (ranked 3452 p4p, 173 weight class) and Lazar Nemirov (ranked 22410 p4p, 350 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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145 lbs
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Futoshi Matsunaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lazar Nemirov!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nemirov misses with a looping right.
Nemirov cracks Matsunaga with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Matsunaga moves out of range of the strikes.
Nemirov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga has taken the fight to the clinch.
Matsunaga is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nemirov to keep the fight standing.
Matsunaga pulls guard.
Matsunaga is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Matsunaga looking for a guillotine here but Nemirov defends easily.
Nemirov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Matsunaga. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Matsunaga has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nemirov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nemirov trying to control the position from guard on top but Matsunaga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nemirov is posturing up here but Matsunaga has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Nemirov tries to roll out but it's too tight and Nemirov has to tap! Slick submission there by Matsunaga!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Futoshi Matsunaga!
An out of breath Futoshi Matsunaga thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Bush (ranked 2923 p4p, 89 weight class) and Steve King (ranked 3077 p4p, 97 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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290 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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, George Bush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve King!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bush swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bush goes for a takedown in the clinch but King prevents it.
A short right from King on the inside.
It looks like George Bush has been cut.
Bush has picked King up - he's going for a ride! Bush dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
King wants to stand back up but Bush manages to pass into side control.
King is trying to escape the position but Bush is controlling the position.
Bush tries to advance to mount but can't.
King being controlled for a moment.
Bush postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King struggling a bit here.
King tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Bush easily slips into full mount!
Bush scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish King?
Bush punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bush with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
A big strike lands for Bush! That's really hurt King and he's turned his back - Bush keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Bush jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Bush!
A very excited looking George Bush rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Butcher (ranked 2882 p4p, 332 weight class) and Dock Ellis (ranked 1429 p4p, 165 weight class). Barry Butcher had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Barry Butcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dock Ellis!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butcher closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ellis did well to prevent Butcher getting side control.
Ellis is not content to let Butcher control the position.
Butcher prevents Ellis from improving his position.
Butcher is controlling the pace.
Butcher trying to control the action but Ellis is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butcher is working for a kimura but Ellis is defending it quite comfortably.
Butcher is trying to control. Ellis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis manages to get to full guard.
Ellis trying to keep a closed guard but Butcher is proving a slippery customer.
Butcher trying to control the position from guard on top but Ellis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ellis is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ellis has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Butcher is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Butcher darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Butcher wants to work for an arm triangle but Ellis is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Butcher trying to control from half guard but Ellis is working away.
Butcher is working for a kimura but Ellis is defending it quite comfortably.
Butcher is pressing down on Ellis's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ellis is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis is looking for a sweep. Butcher is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Butcher is looking to take a break and control but Ellis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Butcher is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ellis has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ellis is trying to control but can't.
Butcher is working for a submission of some sort.
Butcher is looking to stall here but Ellis recovers full guard.
That's four 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.
Ellis is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Butcher trying to control but Ellis is working from the bottom.
Ellis controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Butcher takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Butcher is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Barry Butcher has been cut.
Dock Ellis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ellis lands a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Butcher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Barry Butcher's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ellis stuffs the takedown.
Ellis is looking for the big counter here.
Ellis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Butcher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ellis can do to turn this around?
Ellis is looking to slow Butcher down with leg kicks.
Ellis connects with an inside leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Butcher.
Ellis lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ellis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Butcher stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Butcher takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ellis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Butcher's hands.
Ellis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis drops Butcher with a beautiful combination! Butcher stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ellis is looking for the KO!
Butcher is rocked!
Ellis lands a nice looking body shot.
Oh Butcher is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ellis connects with a body shot.
Butcher seems to have got his legs back now.
A good leg kick by Ellis.
Ellis sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Butcher's defenses. It connects perfectly with Butcher's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dock Ellis!
During a confident post fight interview, Dock Ellis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wolfhelm Toten (ranked 1345 p4p, 152 weight class) and Dan The Beast (ranked 3457 p4p, 386 weight class). The Beast has chosen I'm Broken as his entrance music. Dan The Beast will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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240 lbs
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289 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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wolfhelm Toten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan The Beast!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Beast staying out of range there.
Toten has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Performance Center in the buildup to the fight.
The Beast swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dan The Beast seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk. Toten catches The Beast right on the button with a cross.
Toten uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The Beast goes for a double leg but Toten avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Toten continues to drive forward.
Toten scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Dan The Beast has been cut.
The Beast uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Toten.
Toten looks to land a right hand but The Beast moved out of range.
The fighters circling - The Beast throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Beast fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Toten throws a hook but The Beast avoids it easily.
Toten slips a straight right by The Beast.
The Beast fails with a takedown attempt.
Wolfhelm Toten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan The Beast.
Toten throws a hook to the side of The Beast's head but The Beast sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Toten staying out of range there.
The Beast tries to clinch there but Toten circles away.
The Beast ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Toten looks to land a combination but The Beast avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toten takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Toten waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Beast.
Wolfhelm Toten is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Toten has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from The Beast finds it's way round the side to connect with Toten's head.
Nice defenses there by The Beast.
Jab by Toten.
Toten bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Toten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Beast throws a looping overhand right but Toten ducks down to avoid it.
Toten takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The Beast dives in and grabs Toten's left leg, looking for a takedown. Toten pushes down on The Beast's head and hops out.
Toten takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The Beast is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Toten throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Toten gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
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!
Toten misses with a punch on the inside.
The Beast is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Toten to keep the fight standing.
Toten scores with a nice hook to the head.
Toten lands a shoulder strike.
Toten tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Beast jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Toten walks away with a smile on his face. The Beast gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The Beast bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Toten jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The Beast changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The Beast on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Toten jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Toten throws a right and a left that The Beast avoids nicely.
Toten looks to land a combination but The Beast avoids it well.
The Beast fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The Beast slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The Beast slips under a jab from Toten.
Toten is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The Beast blocks a jab.
The Beast swings for the body but Toten moves out of range.
The Beast connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A telegraphed right hand from Toten misses the target.
The Beast scores with a hook.
The Beast tries to clinch up.
The Beast throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toten misses with the combination.
Toten sets himself, and The Beast steps forward looking for the clinch! Toten avoids it this time.
Toten pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Beast getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The Beast ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The Beast scores with a punch to the head.
The Beast has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Toten gets a clinch.
The Beast tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Toten has a couple of punches blocked by The Beast.
The Beast is trying to pull guard but Toten has him pressed against the cage.
Toten lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Toten.
The Beast will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Toten up against the cage.
The Beast tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Toten's elbow.
Good body shot from Toten.
Toten lands a left hand.
The Beast jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Toten walks away with a smile on his face. The Beast gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The Beast looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Beast throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Toten lands a nice shot that snaps The Beast's head back.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from The Beast.
Toten throwing a counter right hand but The Beast manages to avoid it.
Toten fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Beast loads up on a big right hand but Toten slips the punch.
The Beast walks into a jab.
The Beast is rocked!
That has opened up Dan The Beast's cut even more.
Toten connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks The Beast out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wolfhelm Toten!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marciano Cobb (ranked 1164 p4p, 162 weight class) and Thor Hammer (ranked 1234 p4p, 170 weight class). Cobb comes to the cage accompanied by Miley Cyrus - Party In The U.S.A.. Thor Hammer is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marciano Cobb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Thor Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobb avoids the body shot from Hammer.
Hammer has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Cobb takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hammer lands with a nice body punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hammer. Cobb does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cobb defending well as Hammer loads up on a big left hand.
Cobb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cobb looks to throw the jab but Hammer is out of range.
Hammer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hammer throws the left hand but Cobb avoids the punch easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Cobb misses the target.
Cobb misses with a hook. Hammer ducked under it nicely.
Cobb misses with a left hand
and Hammer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cobb seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Cobb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hammer moves away.
Cobb on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hammer slips under a jab from Cobb.
Hammer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hammer ducks under a wild hook from Cobb.
A big left from Cobb misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hammer! But no joy.
Hammer slips under a jab from Cobb.
Hammer throws a jab but it's blocked by Cobb.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer misses with an uppercut.
Cobb misses with a lunging right hand
and Hammer counters with a stiff right hand.
Cobb lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cobb looks to land a combination but Hammer avoids it well.
Cobb throws an off balance right hand
enabling Hammer to counter with a crisp jab.
Hammer misses with a wild body shot.
Cobb misses with a straight left.
Hammer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cobb looks to throw the jab but Hammer is out of range.
A nice side step and Hammer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cobb rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Hammer counter with a right hand.
No joy there for Cobb, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cobb misses with a combination
and Hammer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from Hammer misses.
Cobb throws a lazy right hand but Hammer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab, jab by Cobb - just one landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cobb is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hammer's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Cobb throws a series of punches but Hammer avoids them all with ease.
Hammer appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cobb is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Hammer counter with a right hand.
Cobb is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hammer.
Cobb throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Cobb, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cobb walks into a stiff left hand from Hammer.
Hammer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cobb moves away.
Cobb misses with a few strikes there.
Cobb connects with a jab.
Cobb dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hammer throws a hook to the side of Cobb's head but Cobb sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hammer slips under a jab.
Hammer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cobb.
Hammer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hammer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cobb.
Cobb ducks under a wild hook from Hammer.
Cobb slips under a jab from Hammer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cobb pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hammer ducks under a wild hook from Cobb.
Hammer is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cobb with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Cobb.
Cobb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cobb misses with a left hand
enabling Hammer to counter with a crisp jab.
Cobb throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Hammer to counter with a crisp jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hammer.
Hammer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cobb.
Cobb throws a hook but Hammer avoids it easily.
Hammer looks to land a right hand but Cobb moved out of range.
Hammer misses with an uppercut.
Cobb closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cobb thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hammer scores with a three punch combo!
Marciano Cobb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cobb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobb swings for the body but Hammer moves out of range.
Hammer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cobb thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice side step and Hammer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cobb misses with an uppercut. Hammer saw that one coming.
Hammer slips a jab from Cobb.
Hammer moves out of range as Cobb strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Hammer misses.
Some wild striking there from Cobb.
Hammer throws a hook but Cobb blocks it.
Hammer connects with the punch.
Cobb waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hammer.
Hammer connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice shot by Hammer.
Hammer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cobb sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hammer throws the left hand but Cobb avoids the punch easily.
Hammer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cobb at a distance.
Cobb cracks Hammer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cobb rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hammer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thor Hammer will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
A cross from Hammer lands.
Cobb throws a poor cross that misses
and Hammer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hammer staying out of range there.
Cobb scores with the left hand. Hammer knows he should have avoided that one.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hammer in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Cobb looks to land a combination but Hammer avoids it well.
Cobb throws a right hand that misses
and Hammer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cobb scores with a shot to the body.
Cobb falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cobb takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cobb avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cobb looks to score with a jab to the body but Hammer is just out of range.
Cobb lands with a shot to the body.
Thor Hammer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hammer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cobb.
Cobb throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cobb misses with an uppercut. Hammer saw that one coming.
Cobb swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hammer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cobb throws an overhand right that lands on Hammer's shoulder, as Hammer tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hammer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hammer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cobb displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hammer throws out the jab.
Cobb throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Hammer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hammer missing with a left hand there. Cobb was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hammer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cobb throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hammer throws a hook but Cobb blocks it.
Cobb throws a hook but Hammer blocks it.
Cobb throws a nice looking combination but Hammer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hammer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cobb throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hammer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hammer throws a jab but it's blocked by Cobb.
Cobb looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cobb throws a series of punches but Hammer avoids them all with ease.
Cobb moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cobb lunges at Hammer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hammer's hand.
A cross from Cobb lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb lands with a straight right. Hammer didn't see that one coming.
Cobb throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hammer counters with a stiff right hand.
Cobb uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hammer.
Hammer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cobb manages to avoid it.
Hammer throws an overhand right that lands on Cobb's shoulder, as Cobb tries to avoid the shot.
Cobb misses with a hook to the body
and Hammer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cobb looks to land a right hand but Hammer moved out of range.
Cobb throws a right and a left that Hammer avoids nicely.
Cobb misses with a left hand
and Hammer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cobb looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hammer slips a straight right by Cobb.
Nice shot lands for Cobb.
Cobb misses with a hook to the body
and Cobb takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big right from Cobb misses.
Cobb throws a poor cross that misses
and Hammer counters with a nice body shot.
Cobb jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Cobb. Those never looked like landing.
Hammer just misses with a punch to the body.
Cobb throws out a loose jab but Hammer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cobb lands a jab to Hammer's midsection.
Good standup being displayed there by Cobb as he connects with a hook.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A shot to the liver by Hammer. Beautiful body shot.
Cobb slips under a jab.
Cobb swinging wildly here.
A slow jab from Hammer misses its intended target.
A jab from Hammer misses.
Cobb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hammer was well out of range. Poor timing from Cobb.
Cobb digs a good hook to Hammer's body.
A punch combination from Cobb misses.
Hammer appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cobb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hammer manages to avoid it.
Cobb uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hammer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobb throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cobb misses with a shot to the body
and Hammer counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammer looks to land a combination but Cobb avoids it well.
Cobb fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hammer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hammer ducks under a wild hook from Cobb.
Hammer scores with a nice strike.
Hammer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cobb at a distance.
Hammer blocks a jab.
Cobb walks into a left hand.
Cobb throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hammer doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cobb throws an off balance right hand
letting Hammer counter with a right hand.
A big right from Cobb misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hammer lands a jab to Cobb's midsection.
Cobb misses with a straight left.
Hammer moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hammer misses with an uppercut. Cobb saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Thor Hammer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hammer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hammer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cobb.
A telegraphed right hand from Cobb misses the target.
Cobb throws a right hand that misses
enabling Hammer to counter with a crisp jab.
Cobb misses with an uppercut
and Hammer counters with a left and a right that stings Cobb.
Cobb throws a big shot that misses.
Cobb cracks a nice hook into Hammer's ribs.
Cobb lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cobb misses with a lunging right hand
and Cobb takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cobb pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cobb misses with a hook. Hammer ducked under it nicely.
Cobb looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
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!
Cobb throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cobb looks to throw the jab but Hammer is out of range.
Cobb throws a lazy uppercut
and Hammer counters with a stiff right hand.
Cobb swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hammer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cobb thinking.
Hammer throws a hook but Cobb blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hammer throws a hook to the side of Cobb's head but Cobb sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cobb throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hammer scores with a decent looking hook.
Cobb throws a series of punches but Hammer avoids them all with ease.
A little jabbing left from Hammer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cobb moves out of range of the strikes.
Hammer tries to move into range but Cobb moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hammer connects with a right hand. Cobb shakes it off.
Cobb thuds his right hand into Hammer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hammer looks to throw the jab but Cobb is out of range.
Hammer lands with a cross.
Hammer lands a nice looking body shot.
Hammer slips under a jab from Cobb.
Hammer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
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!
The fighters circling - Cobb throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marciano Cobb has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer moves out of range as Cobb strikes.
Hammer is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cobb with a body shot.
Cobb changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hammer throws a body punch but Cobb moves out of range.
Cobb misses with a left hand
and Hammer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cobb takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cobb jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hammer jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hammer slips a jab and a cross from Cobb.
Cobb throws a right hand that misses
and Hammer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Hammer.
A nice side step and Hammer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cobb thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hammer throws out a counter right but Cobb avoids it with no problem.
Hammer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cobb throws a right and a left that Hammer avoids nicely.
Hammer slips under a jab from Cobb.
Hammer let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cobb swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cobb takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cobb.
Cobb misses with a right hand
and Hammer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cobb misses with the combination.
Hammer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A big left from Hammer misses.
Hammer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cobb.
Cobb waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hammer.
Hammer throws out a counter right but Cobb avoids it with no problem.
Cobb fails to land with a series of punches.
Hammer throws out a counter right but Cobb avoids it with no problem.
Cobb throws a looping overhand right but Hammer ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Hammer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hammer moves away from the strike by Cobb.
Cobb slips under a jab.
Hammer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cobb.
Cobb walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cobb slips a jab from Hammer.
Hammer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cobb takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobb ducks under a wild hook from Hammer.
Cobb swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hammer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cobb works Hammer's body with a nice hook.
Cobb throws a hook but Hammer avoids it easily.
Hammer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cobb thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cobb throws a poor cross that misses
and Hammer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cobb swinging wildly here.
Hammer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cobb throws out the jab.
Hammer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cobb throws a shot from downtown. Hammer moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hammer! But no joy.
Cobb takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hammer just misses with a punch to the body.
Cobb misses with a hook.
Hammer blocks a jab.
Hammer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab lands there for Hammer.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Thor Hammer.
Well Hammer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thor Hammer!
In his post fight interview, Thor Hammer started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hairy Scrotum (ranked 586 p4p, 87 weight class) and Takeda Shingen (ranked 1280 p4p, 176 weight class). Shingen has chosen Swarrrm - Scilence as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hairy Scrotum!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takeda Shingen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shingen loads up on a big right hand but Scrotum slips the punch.
Scrotum seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Shingen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scrotum manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Scrotum on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Scrotum lands a nice shot to the body.
Scrotum sizes up Shingen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Takeda Shingen has been cut.
Scrotum slips under a jab.
Scrotum ducks under a wild hook from Shingen.
Shingen misses with a body shot.
Scrotum moves to clinch but Shingen breaks away
and Shingen counters with a straight right hand.
Scrotum cracks Shingen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Shingen throws a lazy right hand but Scrotum sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Scrotum is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shingen blocks a jab.
Scrotum throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shingen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shingen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Scrotum.
Scrotum cracks Shingen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scrotum tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Shingen counters with a straight right hand.
Shingen tries to close the distance and clinch but Scrotum swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scrotum rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shingen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Scrotum thinking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shingen throws a head punch that misses.
Scrotum scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Scrotum tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shingen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Scrotum smiles and moves away.
Scrotum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scrotum misses with an uppercut.
Scrotum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shingen.
Jab, jab by Scrotum - just one landing.
Nice shot lands for Scrotum.
Shingen lands with a hook. Scrotum tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Shingen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Scrotum connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Shingen is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scrotum shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Shingen takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Scrotum sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Shingen bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hairy Scrotum!
Hairy Scrotum retains his welterweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Hairy Scrotum made sure he mentioned Vikai Gear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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