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MMAHelsinki - 170 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guy Mourtneant (ranked 4601 p4p, 533 weight class) and Seb Sha (ranked 1299 p4p, 186 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Guy Mourtneant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Seb Sha!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sha cracks Mourtneant with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mourtneant on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mourtneant has closed the distance and engaged Sha in a clinch.
Mourtneant with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sha breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mourtneant throws a body kick that misses
and Sha counters with a nice body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sha has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A shot in the inside from Mourtneant.
Sha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sha looking to score a takedown here. Mourtneant is defending well but Sha drives through and ends up in Mourtneant's guard.
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!
Sha makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sha tries to free his leg and advance position but Mourtneant is retaining full guard.
Sha working some strikes from top position.
Sha forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mourtneant gets full guard.
Sha wants to pass the guard but Mourtneant is keeping the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mourtneant is on top in guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Mourtneant's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Sha is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sha looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mourtneant is one step ahead there.
Sha looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mourtneant passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sha with the active half guard here but Mourtneant passes nicely into side control.
Sha tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mourtneant wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mourtneant has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Mourtneant gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mourtneant stalling in the clinch.
Mourtneant has Sha pressed against the cage, preventing Sha from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Guy Mourtneant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mourtneant fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sha, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mourtneant looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It seemed like Sha was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mourtneant looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mourtneant tries to close the distance and clinch but Sha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sha appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mourtneant fails to land the takedown.
Mourtneant tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sha manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mourtneant throws a hook to the side of Sha's head but Sha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mourtneant closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mourtneant tries to clinch up.
And Sha tries to counter it with a takedown but Mourtneant pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Mourtneant shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sha rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mourtneant moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mourtneant clinches.
Mourtneant lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mourtneant pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mourtneant tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sha looks for a takedown but Mourtneant sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Seb Sha will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mourtneant looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mourtneant tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sha swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mourtneant moves into the clinch.
Mourtneant is leaning against Sha and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mourtneant is pressed up against the cage. Sha has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mourtneant down to the mat. Mourtneant avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Sha. No joy for Mourtneant on that attempt.
Sha throws out a counter right but Mourtneant avoids it with no problem.
Mourtneant wants to clinch up but Sha keeps it at a distance.
As Mourtneant backs off Sha throws a huge counter combo but Mourtneant manages to avoid it all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sha changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mourtneant tries to avoid it but Sha manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mourtneant to the ground. Mourtneant escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mourtneant is looking to clinch.
Sha keeps the fight on the outside.
Sha looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mourtneant shoots in and drives through. Sha sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guy Mourtneant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mourtneant defending well as Sha loads up on a big left hand.
Sha misses with a jab to the body
and Mourtneant counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mourtneant fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mourtneant tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sha counters with a stiff right hand.
Sha smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sha scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mourtneant forces Sha back against the cage and clinches.
Sha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sha swats away the attempt to clinch by Mourtneant.
Mourtneant closes the distance and pushes Sha back into the cage.
Mourtneant breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mourtneant throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sha shoots in for a takedown but Mourtneant shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sha avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mourtneant is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Sha misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mourtneant tries to clinch up
so Sha counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sha prevents Mourtneant from getting back to his feet.
Sha throws a big elbow that misses.
Mourtneant keeping full guard, as Sha tries to pass.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sha wants to control from the top but Mourtneant keeps moving.
Sha prevents Mourtneant from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sha throws a big right hand that misses.
Sha throws a big right hand that misses.
Sha trying to control the position from guard on top but Mourtneant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sha slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mourtneant parries the strikes from Sha easily there. Sha is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Mourtneant to escape.
Mourtneant sneaks back into half guard.
Mourtneant wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sha wants to work for an arm triangle but Mourtneant is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mourtneant makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Seb Sha will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Mourtneant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sha.
Mourtneant is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mourtneant tries to clinch up but Sha circles away and keeps his distance.
As Mourtneant backs off Sha throws a huge counter combo but Mourtneant manages to avoid it all.
Mourtneant fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sha swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mourtneant takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mourtneant closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sha counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mourtneant looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mourtneant tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sha manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sha is looking for the big counter here.
Mourtneant fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mourtneant tries to clinch but Sha moves out of range.
Sha with the counter takedown but Mourtneant avoids it easily.
Sha fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mourtneant on the side of the head.
Sha scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mourtneant shoots in and gets a takedown into Sha's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sha has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Mourtneant is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Sha.
Mourtneant wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sha keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sha manages to get back to half guard.
Sha tries to get to full guard but Mourtneant has control of the leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sha manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sha looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sha keeps trying to improve his position.
Mourtneant stands up and waves to Sha to follow him.
Mourtneant looks for a takedown but Sha sprawls well.
Sha is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Guy Mourtneant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guy Mourtneant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mourtneant walks into a stiff left hand from Sha.
Mourtneant fails to land the takedown.
Sha let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sha moves out of range of the body kick from Mourtneant.
Sha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mourtneant.
Mourtneant moves in looking to clinch but Sha pushes him off.
Mourtneant closes the distance but Sha moves to the side
and Sha counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Seb Sha is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mourtneant darts in trying to clinch
letting Sha counter with a right hand.
Sha stuffs the takedown.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sha! But no joy.
Mourtneant tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sha manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sha throws out a counter right but Mourtneant avoids it with no problem.
Mourtneant fails with the takedown.
Sha was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sha circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mourtneant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seb Sha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sha winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Seb Sha!
A relieved looking Seb Sha thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thatcher Halverson (ranked 1290 p4p, 165 weight class) and Mike Lambert (ranked 2393 p4p, 290 weight class). Halverson's entrance music is Enter Sandman. A fine choice. Lambert is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Aaron Lewis - Country Boy. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Thatcher Halverson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mike Lambert!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lambert fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Halverson moves out of range of the leg kick from Lambert.
Lambert defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Halverson.
Halverson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lambert counters with a two punch combo.
Lambert gets caught napping as Halverson dives in and scores a takedown. Lambert manages to retain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lambert wants to stand but Halverson is controlling the position.
Lambert keeping moving, preventing Halverson from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lambert pushes Halverson off and gets back to his feet.
Halverson lands a really nice looking cross but Lambert seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halverson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lambert.
Lambert 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.
Halverson just misses with a punch to the body.
Lambert lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Halverson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lambert manages to avoid it.
Lambert tries to bum rush Halverson with a series of wild strikes but Halverson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like Halverson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lambert.
Lambert rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Halverson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lambert tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lambert scores with a three punch combo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lambert misses with a few strikes there.
Halverson throws a big shot that misses.
Lambert unleashes a big counter combination but Halverson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lambert throws a nice looking combination but Halverson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Halverson throws a quick counter head kick but Lambert was just out of range.
Halverson fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thatcher Halverson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lambert.
Lambert throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Halverson.
A counter left hand to the body from Halverson misses its target.
Halverson lands with a good body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lambert throws a series of strikes that have Halverson backpedaling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halverson clinches.
Halverson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lambert avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Halverson tries to pull guard but Lambert forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lambert with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Halverson fails to pull guard.
Lambert lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Halverson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lambert throws a knee to the head but misses.
Halverson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lambert landing knees to the body.
Halverson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lambert lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lambert tries to land a knee to the head but Halverson blocks with his arms.
Lambert with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Halverson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lambert lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lambert comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Halverson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lambert landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lambert with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lambert trying to land knees to the body.
Halverson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lambert's elbow.
Lambert misses with an elbow strike.
Halverson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Halverson successfully pulls guard.
Halverson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lambert manages to get himself to full guard.
Halverson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lambert wants to stand but Halverson is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Lambert dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Halverson shoots in and gets a takedown into Lambert's guard.
Halverson controlling from the top position.
Lambert pushes Halverson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Halverson fails to land the takedown.
Lambert let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halverson takes a swing at Lambert's ribcage but misses.
Halverson is looking to wear down Lambert with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Halverson shoots in looking for a takedown but Lambert manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Halverson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halverson throws a body shot but no joy.
Lambert will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Halverson goes for a double leg but Lambert avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lambert continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thatcher Halverson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lambert throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Halverson misses with a body shot.
Mike Lambert is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Lambert does no damage.
Halverson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lambert swivels and escapes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halverson throws a body punch but Lambert moves out of range.
Mike Lambert seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lambert misses with a double jab.
Lambert tried to score with a low kick but Halverson checks it.
Lambert misses with a series of wild punches.
Halverson misses with a body shot.
Halverson scores with a body shot.
Lambert fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Halverson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lambert.
Halverson misses with a wild body shot.
Lambert follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambert swinging wildly here.
Halverson throws a head kick that misses.
Lambert uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halverson.
Lambert motions for Halverson to come forward. Lambert throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Halverson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lambert sprawls and moves away.
Lambert wants to slow Halverson down by chopping away at his legs.
It appears Halverson was looking to counter with a kick there.
Lambert looks to land a body kick but Halverson moved away.
Halverson swings for the body but Lambert moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halverson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Halverson moves out of range of the body kick.
Lambert lands with a nice combination. Halverson backs away looking to recover.
Lambert has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Halverson takes one on the button.
Halverson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lambert.
Halverson catches Lambert with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Halverson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lambert was well out of range. Poor timing from Halverson.
Lambert cracks Halverson with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Lambert showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Halverson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lambert swivels and escapes.
Halverson misses with a wild body shot.
Halverson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lambert counters with a three punch combo that has Halverson backing up. Halverson nods at Lambert to acknowledge the strikes.
Lambert avoids the head kick by Halverson.
Lambert lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Halverson shoots in looking for a takedown but Lambert manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Halverson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Despite the aggression on Lambert's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halverson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lambert throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Halverson swings for the body but Lambert moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halverson scores with a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Lambert. Those never looked like landing.
Lambert takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mike Lambert is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lambert scores with a three punch combo!
Good leg kick by Lambert there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Halverson moves in looking to clinch but Lambert pushes him off.
Halverson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lambert circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thatcher Halverson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halverson shoots in and gets a takedown into Lambert's guard.
Halverson looking to pass the guard.
Halverson passes into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lambert wants to get back to his feet.
Lambert is defending against the submission attempts here by Halverson.
Halverson wants to pass the guard but Lambert is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halverson working the head and body with strikes.
Lambert is looking to escape.
Halverson trying to mount his opponent but Lambert defends it.
Lambert wants to get back to his feet.
Halverson is stalling here. Lambert is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Halverson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Lambert has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
A lull in the action here.
We've been hearing good reports from Halverson's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Halverson is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halverson regains half guard.
Halverson is trying to get back to full guard.
Halverson is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lambert looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lambert is trying to control. Halverson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Halverson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Halverson won't allow Lambert to pass to mount.
Thatcher Halverson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Halverson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lambert pulls his head out easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Lambert comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lambert winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Lambert!
A very excited looking Mike Lambert 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.
Thatcher Halverson was interviewed post fight and said 'I shall rise to the top again! Thanks to the promoter for making the fight and opportunity. Also thanks to my opponent for stepping up and taking the fight.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dimitri Vasleyiev (ranked 695 p4p, 99 weight class) and Quinoa Smiff (ranked 1262 p4p, 163 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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170 lbs
16 - 9 - 1 |
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177 lbs
13 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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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
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dimitri Vasleyiev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Quinoa Smiff!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasleyiev misses with a wild body shot.
Vasleyiev looks to throw the jab but Smiff is out of range.
A left lands for Vasleyiev.
Nice sprawl there from Vasleyiev as Smiff shoots in.
Smiff tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Vasleyiev defends well and Smiff ends up having to push Vasleyiev into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A left and a right from Smiff both land. Nice combination.
Smiff doesn't manage to clinch there - Vasleyiev circles away.
Smiff throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smiff throws a hook but Vasleyiev avoids it easily.
Smiff misses with a hook. Vasleyiev ducked under it nicely.
Vasleyiev dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smiff. That did some damage!
Dimitri Vasleyiev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smiff keeps Vasleyiev at a distance using the push kick.
Smiff fails with a takedown attempt.
Dimitri Vasleyiev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinoa Smiff.
A combination from Vasleyiev does no damage.
Smiff feints the counter takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vasleyiev fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vasleyiev misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smiff blocks a leg kick.
Smiff throws a leg kick that misses.
Smiff shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vasleyiev defends it nicely.
Smiff avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vasleyiev misses with a double jab.
Vasleyiev misses with a two punch combination.
Smiff jabs Vasleyiev right on the nose. Vasleyiev blinks but takes it well.
Smiff fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vasleyiev avoids it really well and circles away.
Vasleyiev connects with a right hand. Smiff shakes it off.
Dimitri Vasleyiev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smiff fails with a takedown attempt.
Smiff uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vasleyiev.
Vasleyiev attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vasleyiev looks to throw the jab but Smiff is out of range.
Smiff is looking to land body kicks.
Vasleyiev fires out a quick counter leg kick but Smiff just manages to avoid it.
Smiff misses with an attempted mid kick.
Smiff fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vasleyiev, pushing him back against the cage.
Vasleyiev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vasleyiev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vasleyiev moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Vasleyiev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smiff cracks Vasleyiev with a right hand to the side of the head.
Smiff dives in for a single leg takedown but Vasleyiev sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Smiff walks into a left hand.
Vasleyiev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smiff shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vasleyiev as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smiff doesn't manage to clinch there - Vasleyiev circles away.
Vasleyiev moves out of range as Smiff strikes.
Vasleyiev throws a nice looking combination but Smiff bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smiff ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vasleyiev lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Smiff tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vasleyiev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vasleyiev walks into a left hand.
Smiff tries a low kick but Vasleyiev avoids it.
Vasleyiev throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smiff stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vasleyiev tried to score with a low kick but Smiff checks it.
Smiff tries to clinch
and Vasleyiev counters with an outside leg kick.
Vasleyiev takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vasleyiev throws the left hand but Smiff avoids the punch easily.
Smiff fails with the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smiff looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vasleyiev is fending him off so far but Smiff persists. Nope, Vasleyiev circles away and we're back to standing.
Vasleyiev defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Smiff.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vasleyiev trying to control the position but instead, Smiff has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vasleyiev into the cage.
Smiff tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vasleyiev just stands there and leans against the cage.
Vasleyiev lands a right hand.
Vasleyiev just leaning against Smiff, taking a breather.
Vasleyiev makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vasleyiev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smiff fails with a takedown attempt.
Vasleyiev lands a leg kick that knocks Smiff off balance momentarily.
Smiff avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dimitri Vasleyiev dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vasleyiev cracks Smiff with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Some wild striking there from Vasleyiev.
Quinoa Smiff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smiff on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Smiff misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Smiff keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vasleyiev throws a series of punches but Smiff moves out of range.
Vasleyiev scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasleyiev cracks a nice hook into Smiff's ribs.
Smiff looks to land a combination. Vasleyiev sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Vasleyiev fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vasleyiev walks into a left hand.
Smiff doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vasleyiev walks into a straight right hand from Smiff.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smiff swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vasleyiev swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice body kick there by Vasleyiev.
Smiff tries to clinch up but Vasleyiev circles away and keeps his distance.
Vasleyiev misses the shot to the body.
Smiff fails with the takedown
and Vasleyiev counters with a straight right hand.
Smiff fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Vasleyiev to the ground. Smiff is now in Vasleyiev's guard.
Smiff seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Smiff tries to free his leg and advance position but Vasleyiev is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vasleyiev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smiff trying to control but Vasleyiev is working from the bottom.
Smiff 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.
Vasleyiev keeping full guard, as Smiff tries to pass.
Smiff passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Smiff trying to control the action but Vasleyiev is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smiff controlling the position from side mount.
Smiff in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Vasleyiev tries to bench press Smiff off him but Smiff keeps the position.
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.
A lull in the action here as Smiff stalls from top position.
Smiff trying to control the position but Vasleyiev is working away.
Smiff taking a breather here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smiff slips a jab and a cross from Vasleyiev.
Vasleyiev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dimitri Vasleyiev will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Vasleyiev misses the shot to the body.
Smiff throws a counter combo.
Smiff tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vasleyiev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smiff throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Smiff lands a head shot.
Nice takedown defense from Vasleyiev. No joy for Smiff on that attempt.
Vasleyiev is looking to counter punch.
Vasleyiev connects with a right hand. Smiff shakes it off.
Smiff moves in looking to clinch but Vasleyiev pushes him off.
Vasleyiev just misses with a punch to the body.
Smiff takes one on the button.
Smiff takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A big right from Vasleyiev misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasleyiev throws a series of punches but Smiff avoids them all with ease.
Vasleyiev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smiff can do to turn this around?
Smiff throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vasleyiev.
Vasleyiev dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smiff. That did some damage!
Smiff with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vasleyiev to score with a decent uppercut.
Good work by Smiff as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasleyiev connects with an inside leg kick.
Vasleyiev scores with a hook to the body. Smiff takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Smiff misses with a hook.
Smiff on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Vasleyiev swats away the attempt to clinch by Smiff.
It looked like Vasleyiev was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Smiff.
Smiff tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vasleyiev swivels and escapes.
Smiff fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dimitri Vasleyiev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinoa Smiff.
Vasleyiev walks into a stiff left hand from Smiff.
Vasleyiev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vasleyiev looks to land a right hand but Smiff moved out of range.
Vasleyiev fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Smiff is out of range.
Vasleyiev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smiff manages to avoid it.
Smiff closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vasleyiev. That's going to slow Smiff down.
Quinoa Smiff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Smiff blocks the low kick.
Smiff let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Smiff lands with a good body shot.
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!
Smiff has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vasleyiev.
Smiff misses with a body shot.
Vasleyiev misses with a body shot.
Vasleyiev tries to score with a low kick but Smiff moves his leg out of the way.
Smiff lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vasleyiev circles away quickly and effectively.
Smiff with a jab.
Dimitri Vasleyiev is winning the standup battle so far.
Smiff with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vasleyiev counters with a nice body shot.
Smiff shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vasleyiev sprawls well. Vasleyiev wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Smiff gets slowly back to his feet.
Vasleyiev scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Vasleyiev.
Vasleyiev throws a right and a left that Smiff avoids nicely.
Vasleyiev tries to work over Smiff's front leg with a kick but Smiff checks it.
Smiff fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vasleyiev avoids it really well and circles away.
Vasleyiev is looking to counter punch.
Dimitri Vasleyiev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smiff misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Vasleyiev misses the target.
Smiff throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vasleyiev thuds his right hand into Smiff's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A left and a right from Vasleyiev both land. Nice combination.
Vasleyiev moves out of range as Smiff strikes.
Vasleyiev wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vasleyiev shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Vasleyiev slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smiff gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Smiff, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vasleyiev tried to counter with a leg kick but Smiff avoided it.
Vasleyiev stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Smiff changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vasleyiev tries to avoid it but Smiff manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vasleyiev to the ground. Vasleyiev escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Vasleyiev misses the target.
Smiff's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vasleyiev fails to land with a series of punches.
Vasleyiev is looking to slow Smiff down with leg kicks.
Vasleyiev swings for the body but Smiff moves out of range.
Vasleyiev scores with a nice right hand.
Vasleyiev bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Smiff ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vasleyiev moves away.
Smiff tries to clinch but Vasleyiev is having none of it.
Vasleyiev blocks a leg kick.
Smiff shoots in looking for a takedown. Vasleyiev tries to sprawl out of it but Smiff keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vasleyiev manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dimitri Vasleyiev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vasleyiev, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dimitri Vasleyiev!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dick Pound (ranked 2065 p4p, 232 weight class) and Gabriel Zackrisson (ranked 783 p4p, 95 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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26
162 lbs
12 - 8 - 1 |
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175 cm
30
159 lbs
17 - 7 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Pound!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gabriel Zackrisson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pound checks a low kick from Zackrisson.
A counter left hand to the body from Pound misses its target.
Zackrisson throws a leg kick that misses.
Zackrisson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pound.
Zackrisson misses with a looping left.
A counter left hand to the body from Pound misses its target.
Pound defending well as Zackrisson loads up on a big left hand.
Pound is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Zackrisson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zackrisson thuds his right hand into Pound's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pound ducks under a wild hook from Zackrisson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zackrisson lands a head shot.
Zackrisson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pound is out of range and Zackrisson settles back down.
A quick step to the side and Pound tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Zackrisson.
Pound swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pound avoids the body shot from Zackrisson.
Pound swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gabriel Zackrisson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zackrisson looks to throw the jab but Pound is out of range.
Pound checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Zackrisson throws a head kick but Pound moves out of range.
Zackrisson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pound tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pound is looking to wear down Zackrisson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Zackrisson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pound uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zackrisson.
A quick step to the side and Pound tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zackrisson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pound's sensitive parts.
Zackrisson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zackrisson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zackrisson throws a low kick, looking for Pound's leg but Pound calmly moves out of range.
Pound checks the leg kick nicely there.
Zackrisson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pound was well out of range. Poor timing from Zackrisson.
Pound swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Zackrisson throws a lazy uppercut
and Pound counters with a left to the body.
Zackrisson misses with a body punch
and Pound counters with a right hand to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Pound checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pound half committed to a counter leg kick.
Pound walks into a stiff left hand from Zackrisson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zackrisson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zackrisson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Pound.
Pound appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Zackrisson throws a leg kick but Pound sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zackrisson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
It looked like Pound was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Zackrisson.
Pound blocks a head kick by Zackrisson.
Pound swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Zackrisson tried to score with a low kick but Pound checks it.
Zackrisson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pound was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Zackrisson throws the left hand but Pound avoids the punch easily.
A quick step to the side and Pound tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pound walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pound moves out of range of the leg kick from Zackrisson.
Zackrisson throws an off balance right hand
and Pound counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pound uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zackrisson.
Zackrisson throws an overhand right that lands on Pound's shoulder, as Pound tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Zackrisson.
Pound was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Zackrisson looks to land a right hand but Pound moved out of range.
Pound appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Zackrisson misses with a wild body shot.
Zackrisson lands with a nice body punch.
Zackrisson throws a jab but it's blocked by Pound.
Zackrisson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pound looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zackrisson throws a hook but Pound avoids it easily.
Pound staying out of range there.
A counter left hand to the body from Pound misses its target.
Zackrisson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zackrisson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zackrisson cracks Pound with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Zackrisson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Zackrisson looks to land a right hand but Pound moved out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Pound misses its target.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Pound might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Zackrisson tries to land a leg kick but Pound saw it coming and moves away.
Zackrisson tries a head kick but it misses.
Zackrisson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pound's head.
Zackrisson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pound was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Zackrisson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pound is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Zackrisson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zackrisson scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pound keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Pound tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zackrisson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pound is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Zackrisson misses with an uppercut
and Pound makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pound keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Pound.
Pound swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Zackrisson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pound swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Zackrisson tried to score with a low kick but Pound checks it.
Zackrisson looks to land a combination but Pound avoids it well.
Zackrisson throws the kick towards the body but Pound avoids it.
Zackrisson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Zackrisson throws a leg kick which misses Pound's front leg but catches the back leg as Pound tries to avoid it.
Zackrisson connects with a looping right hand.
Zackrisson misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zackrisson misses with a leg kick
and Pound counters with a nice body shot.
Pound takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zackrisson misses with a wild body shot.
Zackrisson looks to throw a body kick
and Pound counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Zackrisson thows a leg kick but Pound checks it
and Pound counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zackrisson lands a nice shot to the body.
Zackrisson misses with a low kick.
Pound was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zackrisson.
Zackrisson throws a wild body kick that Pound sees coming a mile off.
A counter left hand to the body from Pound misses its target.
Zackrisson misses with a lunging right hand
and Pound counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zackrisson thinking.
Pound defending well as Zackrisson loads up on a big left hand.
Pound was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zackrisson throws a lazy right hand but Pound sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pound on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pound is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A shot to the liver by Zackrisson. Beautiful body shot.
Pound moves out of range as Zackrisson throws a body kick.
Zackrisson throws a shot from downtown. Pound moves away and avoids it.
Pound bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zackrisson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zackrisson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pound counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zackrisson thinking.
Zackrisson looks to throw the jab but Pound is out of range.
Pound is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Zackrisson throws a lazy uppercut
and Pound counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zackrisson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Zackrisson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A quick step to the side and Pound tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zackrisson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A jab from Zackrisson misses.
Pound appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Zackrisson throws a lazy uppercut
and Pound counters with a left to the body.
Zackrisson misses with an uppercut
and Pound counters with a left to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zackrisson throws a poor cross that misses
and Pound counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pound gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Zackrisson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pound sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zackrisson tries to work over Pound's front leg with a kick but Pound checks it.
Pound appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Zackrisson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Zackrisson loads up on a big right hand but Pound slips the punch.
Zackrisson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Pound was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Zackrisson.
Zackrisson misses with a straight right.
Pound swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Zackrisson lands with a good body shot.
Zackrisson tries a head kick but it misses.
Pound avoids the body shot from Zackrisson.
Pound appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Zackrisson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zackrisson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gabriel Zackrisson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zackrisson takes a swing at Pound's ribcage but misses.
A quick step to the side and Pound tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zackrisson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Zackrisson lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zackrisson lands a slapping body shot.
Zackrisson misses with a lunging right hand
and Pound counters with a right hand to the body.
Zackrisson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pound's sensitive parts.
Zackrisson misses with a shot to the body
and Pound counters with a nice body shot.
Zackrisson takes a swing at Pound's ribcage but misses.
Zackrisson throws out a leg kick but Pound moves out of range and Zackrisson only half commits.
Pound was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pound checks a low kick from Zackrisson.
Pound was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Zackrisson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pound. That did some damage!
Zackrisson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pound blocks a head kick by Zackrisson.
Pound was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zackrisson wants to land a leg kick but Pound is out of range.
It looked like Pound was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Zackrisson.
Pound checks the leg kick.
Zackrisson misses with a lunging right hand
and Pound counters with a right hand to the body.
Zackrisson misses with a low kick.
Zackrisson misses with a double jab
and Pound makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Zackrisson throws a jab but it's blocked by Pound.
A quick step to the side and Pound tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A bone on bone clash there as Pound blocks the leg kick.
Zackrisson wants to land a leg kick but Pound is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zackrisson throws a poor cross that misses
and Pound counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zackrisson thinking.
Dick Pound has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zackrisson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zackrisson lands with a straight right. Pound didn't see that one coming.
Zackrisson delivers a nice body kick.
Zackrisson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pound.
Zackrisson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pound stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zackrisson.
Zackrisson throws a leg kick
and Pound counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zackrisson thinking.
Zackrisson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pound.
A counter left hand to the body from Pound misses its target.
Zackrisson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pound moves away.
Pound appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Zackrisson throws a jab when Pound was well out of range.
It looked like Pound was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Zackrisson.
Gabriel Zackrisson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pound blocks a jab.
Pound swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Zackrisson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pound.
Pound blocks a head kick by Zackrisson.
Pound takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Zackrisson wants to land a leg kick but Pound is out of range.
Zackrisson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zackrisson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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!
Zackrisson throws a sloppy body shot
and Pound counters with a right hand to the body.
Pound gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Zackrisson.
Zackrisson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Zackrisson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zackrisson 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Zackrisson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Khal Stark (ranked 455 p4p, 50 weight class) and Caius Cosades (ranked 832 p4p, 91 weight class). Stark comes into the arena with The River Dragon by Nevermore blaring out of the sound system. Cosades is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Reign of the Septims. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
21 - 14 - 2, fighting out of New York, Khal Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Caius Cosades!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cosades lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stark's sensitive parts.
Cosades avoids the head kick by Stark.
Stark on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stark looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cosades takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Stark lands a head shot.
Cosades avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cosades flicks out a counter leg kick but Stark steps away.
Stark lands a two punch combo.
Cosades scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cosades moves away from the strike by Stark.
A big right from Stark misses.
Jab, jab by Cosades - just one landing.
Cosades feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Starks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cosades showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stark.
Cosades shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Stark is trying to defend but Cosades finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Stark 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cosades thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stark's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cosades seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cosades thows a huge punch but Stark dodges it nicely.
Cosades stops Stark from getting back to his feet.
Stark keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Cosades.
Cosades is trying to work for a kimura but Stark is defending well.
Cosades passes into side control, despite Stark's attempt to control the position.
Cosades is looking to take a break and control but Stark is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cosades lands a nice forearm strike.
Stark prevents Cosades from improving position.
Cosades tries for a kimura but Stark is defending well.
Cosades scores with a couple of short elbows.
Cosades cracks Stark with a big right hand but Stark just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stark is looking for a sweep.
Stark gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Cosades takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cosades prevents Stark from improving his position.
Stark wants to control but Cosades is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cosades lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cosades slips a nice elbow through Stark's hands, connecting with Stark's forehead.
Cosades working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark actively working from the bottom here.
Stark is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stark taking some punishment here, with Cosades in his half guard.
Stark is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cosades's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cosades's back!
Cosades is trapped and Stark is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Stark is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Cosades defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Cosades is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Stark gets his way!
Stark is looking for the choke from the back position but Cosades is controlling his hands well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Caius Cosades will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Stark misses with a looping left.
Cosades moves out of range as Stark strikes.
The crowd cheers as Cosades lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stark doesn't seem phased though.
Cosades cracks Stark with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stark misses with a few strikes there.
And Cosades responds with a good body kick, but Stark manages to step out the way in time.
A head kick from Cosades lands but Stark takes it in his stride.
Nice uppercut lands for Cosades. That snapped Stark's head back.
Stark fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cosades.
Cosades throws a looping overhand right but Stark ducks down to avoid it.
Stark throws a series of punches but Cosades avoids them all with ease.
Stark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cosades throws a lazy right hand but Stark sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stark swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cosades.
Khal Stark is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stark takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cosades just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Stark.
Stark throws a poor cross that misses
and Cosades counters with a nice double leg into side control. Stark won't be happy with that.
Caius Cosades has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cosades wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Stark, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosades landing a few strikes.
Cosades working the head and body with strikes.
Cosades has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stark is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Cosades is working Stark over with some ground and pound from side control.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Cosades working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Stark wants to control but Cosades postures up.
Cosades working the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Cosades are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Cosades trying to control the action but Stark is working from the bottom.
Cosades looks up at the clock and then as Stark takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Cosades smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Cosades works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Cosades wants to control but Stark is keeping him busy.
Cosades looks up at the clock and then as Stark takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Cosades smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Cosades lands a few punches from side control.
Stark is working to avoid the ground and pound but Cosades connects with a decent elbow.
Stark regains half guard.
Still in half guard, Cosades seems content to control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stark is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosades looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stark with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Stark is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cosades scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cosades looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cosades working the head and body with strikes.
Cosades thows a huge punch but Stark dodges it nicely.
Stark tries to roll over but Cosades keeps him under control.
Cosades is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Stark trying to control but Cosades postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark moves into full guard.
Cosades trying to control the position from guard on top but Stark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cosades preventing the sweep.
Cosades scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Stark has momentary wrist control but Cosades slips an elbow through the middle.
Cosades connects with a couple of short punches.
Stark can't keep his opponent in guard - Cosades advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Cosades takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caius Cosades showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Cosades lands a leg kick that knocks Stark off balance momentarily.
Stark throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cosades.
Stark misses with a series of wild punches.
Stark rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cosades moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cosades slips under a jab.
Stark cracks Cosades with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cosades uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stark.
Stark is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Stark misses with a wild combination.
Cosades now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cosades has a takedown stuffed.
Good shot there by Stark.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cosades manages to avoid it.
Stark tries a head kick but it misses.
Cosades scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cosades cracks the inside of Stark's front leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cosades lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cosades.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark checks a leg kick.
Khal Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cosades lands a leg kick that knocks Stark off balance momentarily.
Stark throws a series of punches but Cosades moves out of range.
Khal Stark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cosades moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stark on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stark pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Stark misses.
Cosades dodges the punch combination from Stark.
No joy there for Stark, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cosades defending well as Stark loads up on a big left hand.
Stark swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cosades counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stark throws a head kick but Cosades moves out of range.
Cosades lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice uppercut lands for Cosades. That snapped Stark's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stark moves out of range of the strikes.
Stark throws an off balance right hand
and Cosades counters with a leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Cosades.
Stark with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cosades to score with a decent uppercut.
Khal Stark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Stark misses.
Stark misses with a straight left.
Stark moves away from the strike by Cosades.
Cosades scores with a jab.
Cosades is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cosades throws a body shot but no joy.
Cosades throws a head kick but Stark moves out of range.
Stark throws a head kick that half lands.
Stark misses with a right hand
enabling Cosades to counter with a crisp jab.
Cosades avoids the head kick by Stark.
Stark just misses with a punch to the body.
Cosades throws a hook but Stark blocks it.
Stark lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A punch combination from Stark misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stark throws a body shot but no joy.
Stark takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cosades cracks a nice hook into Stark's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slow jab from Stark misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Cosades on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stark swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stark misses with a hook.
Nice body kick from Cosades.
Cosades throws a head kick that half lands.
Cosades moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cosades connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cosades.
Caius Cosades is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Stark misses with an uppercut. Cosades saw that one coming.
Stark on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Stark on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cosades lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stark misses with a right hand
and Cosades counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Stark misses the target.
Stark misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Stark.
Stark throws an off balance right hand
and Cosades counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cosades scores with a head kick. Stark tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Cosades cracks Stark with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Stark lands a jab to Cosades's midsection.
Stark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stark fails to land with a series of punches.
Cosades connects with an inside leg kick.
Cosades avoids the head kick by Stark.
Stark with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cosades to score with a decent uppercut.
Cosades keeps Stark at a distance using the push kick.
Cosades lands with a cross.
Cosades fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stark has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Caius Cosades seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stark misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cosades scores with a nice strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cosades throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Stark throws a right hand that misses
and Cosades counters with a nice uppercut.
Cosades throws a head kick but Stark moves out of range.
Stark is looking to counter punch.
Cosades throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
And that's the end of the fight!
Caius Cosades comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cosades 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caius Cosades!
After winning the bout, Caius Cosades thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Khal Stark was interviewed post fight and said 'Thanks to my sponsors Zenith Nutrition & Red Light Coffeeshop and all the fans!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Hedman Karlsson (ranked 473 p4p, 71 weight class) and Calabi Yau (ranked 564 p4p, 82 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oliver Hedman Karlsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Calabi Yau!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yau just misses with a punch to the body.
Yau misses with a looping left.
Hedman Karlsson walks into a stiff left hand from Yau.
Yau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hedman Karlsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Yau.
Yau throws a body punch but Hedman Karlsson moves out of range.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a body kick.
Hedman Karlsson connects with a leg kick. Yau looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yau scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hedman Karlsson misses the shot to the body.
Yau misses with a body shot
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yau sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hedman Karlsson 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.
Yau jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hedman Karlsson throws a front kick aimed at Yau's knee but Yau avoids it well.
Yau misses with a hook. Hedman Karlsson ducked under it nicely.
Hedman Karlsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson connects with a right hand. Yau shakes it off.
Yau keeps the fight on the outside.
Oliver Hedman Karlsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yau scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Yau jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yau misses the shot to the body.
Hedman Karlsson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hedman Karlsson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hedman Karlsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yau was well out of range. Poor timing from Hedman Karlsson.
Yau lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hedman Karlsson at a distance.
Hedman Karlsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yau.
Yau slips under a jab.
Hedman Karlsson defending well as Yau loads up on a big left hand.
Yau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yau swings for the body but Hedman Karlsson moves out of range.
Hedman Karlsson clinches with his opponent.
Yau blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hedman Karlsson is looking for a takedown.
Yau putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hedman Karlsson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yau lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hedman Karlsson backwards.
Yau tries a body shot but Hedman Karlsson blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Hedman Karlsson fails to land.
Hedman Karlsson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Yau gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yau lands a left hand.
Hedman Karlsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Yau.
Yau blocking some punches.
Yau has a couple of punches blocked by Hedman Karlsson.
Yau trying to land knees to the body.
Yau misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Yau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yau landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yau blocks an uppercut.
Yau lands with a right to the head.
Hedman Karlsson gets control of Yau's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hedman Karlsson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Yau's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hedman Karlsson working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Yau has passed into half guard!
Yau takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hedman Karlsson looking for submissions off his back.
Hedman Karlsson looking for subs from the bottom but Yau mounts him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yau takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Yau is continuing to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calabi Yau dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hedman Karlsson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yau counters with a nice uppercut.
Yau throws out a loose jab but Hedman Karlsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hedman Karlsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yau.
Yau on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hedman Karlsson. Hedman Karlsson obviously looking to wear him down.
Hedman Karlsson thuds his right hand into Yau's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yau has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hedman Karlsson ducks under a wild hook from Yau.
A little feinted left hand from Hedman Karlsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yau looks to score with a jab to the body but Hedman Karlsson is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yau scores with a nice right hand.
Yau jabs at Hedman Karlsson's body.
A combination from Hedman Karlsson does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson misses with an uppercut
and Yau counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hedman Karlsson shoots in and bounces Yau off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Yau uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a looping right.
Yau misses with an uppercut. Hedman Karlsson saw that one coming.
Hedman Karlsson slips under a jab from Yau.
Yau lands a jab to Hedman Karlsson's midsection.
Yau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hedman Karlsson moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Yau. Beautiful body shot.
Yau lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Yau gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hedman Karlsson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yau loads up on a big right hand but Hedman Karlsson slips the punch.
Hedman Karlsson looks to throw the jab but Yau is out of range.
Hedman Karlsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yau.
Hedman Karlsson looks to land a right hand but Yau moved out of range.
Calabi Yau seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good shot there by Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson moves out of range as Yau strikes.
Yau throws a body shot but no joy.
Hedman Karlsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yau circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Yau.
Yau throws an off balance right hand
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hedman Karlsson ducks under a wild hook from Yau.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hedman Karlsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yau misses with a lunging right hand
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yau missing with a left hand there. Hedman Karlsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hedman Karlsson feints and then cracks Yau's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yau down.
Hedman Karlsson throws a leg kick but Yau checks it.
Yau looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hedman Karlsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And Hedman Karlsson counters with a quick kick to the body but Yau blocks it.
Hedman Karlsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Yau swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hedman Karlsson throws a shot from downtown. Yau moves away and avoids it.
Yau defending well as Hedman Karlsson loads up on a big left hand.
Hedman Karlsson swings for the body but Yau moves out of range.
Calabi Yau is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yau. Hedman Karlsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from Hedman Karlsson is predictable there
and Yau counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a takedown
and Yau counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yau slips under a jab from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yau throws a looping overhand right but Hedman Karlsson ducks down to avoid it.
Hedman Karlsson throws a big counter combination but Yau scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hedman Karlsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yau.
Hedman Karlsson defending well as Yau loads up on a big left hand.
Yau lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hedman Karlsson throws a right hand that misses
and Yau counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yau connects with a body shot that sends Hedman Karlsson's belly button to the back.
Yau throws an off balance right hand
enabling Hedman Karlsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Hedman Karlsson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yau, pushing him back against the cage.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Hedman Karlsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hedman Karlsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calabi Yau showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Yau throws a hook to the side of Hedman Karlsson's head but Hedman Karlsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hedman Karlsson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hedman Karlsson connects with a jab.
Yau throws a hook but Hedman Karlsson avoids it easily.
Hedman Karlsson slips a jab from Yau.
Yau looks to land a right hand but Hedman Karlsson moved out of range.
Hedman Karlsson quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Hedman Karlsson has his takedown stuffed
enabling Yau to counter with a crisp jab.
Hedman Karlsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hedman Karlsson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Yau counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yau throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yau misses with a straight right.
Hedman Karlsson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hedman Karlsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Yau.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson tries to work over Yau's front leg with a kick but Yau checks it.
Yau throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hedman Karlsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yau is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hedman Karlsson.
Yau throws a hook but Hedman Karlsson blocks it.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yau.
Hedman Karlsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yau.
Yau misses with a hook.
Yau lands a right hook to the body.
Hedman Karlsson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yau, pushing him back against the cage.
Yau scores with a shot to the side of Hedman Karlsson's head.
Yau avoids a wild elbow strike from Hedman Karlsson.
Yau's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oliver Hedman Karlsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson throws a looping overhand right but Yau ducks down to avoid it.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a kick to the body.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a straight right.
Yau misses with an uppercut. Hedman Karlsson saw that one coming.
Hedman Karlsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hedman Karlsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yau.
Yau lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hedman Karlsson at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hedman Karlsson slips a jab from Yau.
Some bone on bone action there as Yau checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
As Hedman Karlsson backs off Yau throws a huge counter combo but Hedman Karlsson manages to avoid it all.
Yau checks a leg kick.
Yau takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yau misses with a hook
letting Hedman Karlsson counter with a right hand.
Yau lands a nice shot that snaps Hedman Karlsson's head back.
Donk. Hedman Karlsson catches Yau right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Yau throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hedman Karlsson walks into a left hand.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a leg kick
enabling Yau to counter with a crisp jab.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a jab. Yau acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hedman Karlsson with a jab.
Yau scores with a nice head shot.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a jab to the body.
Hedman Karlsson lands with a nice body punch.
Hedman Karlsson misses with the combination.
Calabi Yau is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yau misses with an uppercut.
Hedman Karlsson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yau comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Yau.
Yau slips under a jab from Hedman Karlsson.
Yau looks to score with a jab to the body but Hedman Karlsson is just out of range.
Hedman Karlsson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A little jabbing left from Yau on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hedman Karlsson wants to clinch.
Yau throws out a counter right but Hedman Karlsson avoids it with no problem.
Yau misses the shot to the body.
Yau lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hedman Karlsson at a distance.
Hedman Karlsson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yau counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Calabi Yau comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yau 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calabi Yau!
An out of breath Calabi Yau 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Jacky Jackal (ranked 716 p4p, 80 weight class) and Derui Pake (ranked 554 p4p, 63 weight class). Jackal comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Pake comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Band Maid - Thrill kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacky Jackal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derui Pake!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pake lands a left and a right that send Jackal crashing to the mat, dazed. Pake thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Jackal is rocked!
Jackal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pake manages to avoid it.
Oh Jackal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jackal throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Pake misses.
Jackal shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pake but Pake pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jackal seems to have got his legs back now.
Pake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackal lands the left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pake cracks Jackal with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pake swinging wildly here.
Pake drops Jackal with a beautiful combination! Jackal stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Pake is looking for the KO!
Pake checks a leg kick nicely.
Pake looks to land a combination but Jackal avoids it well.
Pake feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Jackal sprawling to the canvas! Jackal rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Pake finish him?!
Jackal misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackal scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pake is refusing to be controlled, as Jackal sits in half guard.
Pake has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Pake tries to roll over but Jackal keeps him under control.
Jackal prevents Pake from standing back up.
Jackal 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.
Jackal prevents Pake from standing back up.
Pake trying to hold on to Jackal's head to control him but Jackal postures up.
Jackal working over Pake with some ground and pound. Pake looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackal is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackal blocks the strikes from Pake.
Pake is trying to maintain the position but Jackal is very close to passing his half guard.
Pake preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Pake tries to get to full guard but Jackal has control of the leg.
Pake is trying to stand back up but Jackal is controlling him
Jackal not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jackal blocks the strikes from Pake.
Jackal lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jackal thows a huge punch but Pake dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pake avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jackal.
Jackal is looking to stall here but Pake recovers full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jackal prevents Pake from getting back to his feet.
Jackal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pake looking for a sweep. Not yet Pake, not yet.
Jackal landing some decent shots from guard.
Pake keeping moving, preventing Jackal from controlling successfully.
Pake utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pake throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackal working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pake's head.
Pake looking to control.
Jackal stops Pake from standing up.
Jackal stopping the sweep attempt from Pake.
Jackal won't allow Pake to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Derui Pake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackal connects with a solid leg kick.
Jackal stuns Pake with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pake tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jackal takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pake throws a head kick but Jackal moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derui Pake dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice defenses there by Pake.
Jackal looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pake scores with a jab to the body.
Jackal tries to land a leg kick but Pake saw it coming and moves away.
Jackal lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pake misses with a looping left.
Jackal on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pake slips a straight right by Jackal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackal moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Derui Pake seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jackal lands a glancing blow to the side of Pake's head.
Pake has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jackal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pake on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pake is rocked!
Jackal walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Pake drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Jackal swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Pake's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacky Jackal!
A very excited looking Jacky Jackal 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Damiao Marcos (ranked 339 p4p, 45 weight class) and Ebyn Dall (ranked 308 p4p, 41 weight class). Dall is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Under the Blood. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Damiao Marcos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ebyn Dall!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcos misses with a body kick.
Nice body punch from Marcos.
Marcos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dall avoids a kick to the body.
Marcos misses the shot to the body.
Marcos moves into the clinch.
Marcos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dall gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Marcos struggles to land a body shot inside as Dall controls his hands.
Dall lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dall breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall throws a hook but Marcos blocks it.
Marcos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Marcos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marcos throws a push kick but Dall slaps the foot to one side.
Marcos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dall keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
As Marcos backs off Dall throws a huge counter combo but Marcos manages to avoid it all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall misses with a hook.
Dall gets caught flat footed, as Marcos shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dall is looking for a triangle but Marcos pushes his legs off easily.
Dall working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Marcos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Marcos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Marcos preventing the sweep.
Marcos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Marcos won't allow Dall to sweep him here.
Dall wants to improve his position but instead Marcos has moved into half guard.
Marcos is trying to control the action in half guard but Dall is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall actively working from the bottom here.
Dall taking some punishment here, with Marcos in his half guard.
Marcos prevents Dall from improving his position.
Marcos controlling the action here.
Marcos 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.
Marcos is looking to take a break and control but Dall is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall is looking for a sweep. Marcos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Marcos trying to control from half guard but Dall is working away.
Dall tries to get to full guard but Marcos has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marcos trying to control the action but Dall is working from the bottom.
Dall works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dall is looking for a triangle but Marcos pushes his legs off easily.
Marcos postures up and lands a big shot to Dall's brow.
Marcos controlling from the top position.
Dall keeping moving, preventing Marcos from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A jab from Marcos finds it's way through Dall's defenses.
Marcos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dall's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damiao Marcos dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Marcos moves into the clinch.
Marcos is fighting off a takedown attempt but Dall is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Marcos to the mat. Marcos regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Dall trying to control but Marcos is working from the bottom.
Marcos seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dall pushing down on Marcos's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Marcos tries to roll over but Dall keeps him under control.
Marcos has a hand on Dall's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Dall takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcos manages to control the position for a moment.
Dall wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Marcos tries to hold on but Dall pushes him away.
Marcos is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Ebyn Dall has got the better of the ground game so far.
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.
Dall is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Marcos has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Marcos!
Marcos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dall working for a triangle but Marcos defends it easily.
Marcos seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dall looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Marcos passes into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcos working the body and head with strikes.
Marcos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dall keeps working.
Dall takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Dall is looking to regain half guard here but Marcos keeps moving and retains side control.
Dall is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcos is chipping away with strikes.
Dall is looking to reverse the position.
Marcos landing a few strikes.
Marcos working the head and body with strikes.
Dall is not content to let Marcos control the position.
Dall is trying to control Marcos's posture but Marcos avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Damiao Marcos will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Marcos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dall lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marcos's sensitive parts.
Marcos drives through with a takedown into Dall's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Dall working a defensive guard here.
Marcos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dall has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Marcos is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Dall.
Dall tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcos tries for a kimura but Dall is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Marcos looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dall with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dall trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Marcos dominating with strikes here.
Marcos landing strikes from the mount and Dall is in trouble!
Dall tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dall regains half guard.
Ebyn Dall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcos is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dall has managed to free his arm - good work.
Marcos controlling the pace.
Dall looking for submissions off his back.
Dall trying to control from the bottom.
Marcos prevents Dall from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcos passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Dall!
Marcos lands a couple of good shots and Dall has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Marcos is hanging on to Dall's back as he tries to escape.
Dall looking very determined here, making life difficult for Marcos.
Marcos connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Dall to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcos throwing damaging strikes from the back! Dall could be in trouble here!
Dall is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Marcos gets his way!
Marcos controlling well, preventing Dall from escaping the position.
Marcos lands a shot to the head.
Marcos is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Dall is defending well though. Marcos let's go of the attempt for now.
Marcos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dall can do to turn this around?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dall breaks Marcos's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damiao Marcos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marcos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damiao Marcos!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Hellmuth Jr (ranked 211 p4p, 21 weight class) and Zeph Frazier (ranked 212 p4p, 22 weight class). Frazier has chosen "Apparently" by J. Cole as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Phil Hellmuth Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zeph Frazier!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hellmuth Jr cracks Frazier with a good jab.
It looks like Zeph Frazier has been cut.
Oooooh!!! Hellmuth Jr has knocked Frazier down with a huge combo! Hellmuth Jr steps away and waves a wobbly Frazier back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Hellmuth Jr misses with a left hand
and Frazier counters with a thumping low kick.
Hellmuth Jr throws a jab when Frazier was well out of range.
Hellmuth Jr has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Private Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Frazier takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
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!
Hellmuth Jr misses with a hook.
Frazier scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hellmuth Jr in his tracks.
Nice defenses there by Frazier.
Frazier walks into a straight right hand from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Frazier throws out a counter right but Hellmuth Jr avoids it with no problem.
Hellmuth Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Frazier counters with an inside leg kick.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a body punch
and Frazier counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Frazier takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hellmuth Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Frazier's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Hellmuth Jr misses the target.
Frazier misses with a body kick.
Hellmuth Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hellmuth Jr lands a nice hook to Frazier's body. Frazier takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Frazier misses with a body shot
and Hellmuth Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That has opened up Zeph Frazier's cut even more.
A big left from Hellmuth Jr misses.
Hellmuth Jr takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hellmuth Jr throws a hook to the side of Frazier's head but Frazier sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hellmuth Jr throws a predictable looking body shot
and Frazier counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hellmuth Jr misses with the combination.
Frazier looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frazier lands a lovely overhand right.
Hellmuth Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hellmuth Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Frazier connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hellmuth Jr lands a body shot.
Frazier slips a straight right by Hellmuth Jr.
A left lands for Frazier.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Frazier.
Frazier uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hellmuth Jr.
Frazier swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hellmuth Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Frazier bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Hellmuth Jr misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frazier throws a shot to the body.
Hellmuth Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Frazier's head.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a good body shot.
Frazier avoids a punch combination nicely.
Frazier looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hellmuth Jr swings for the body but Frazier moves out of range.
Frazier displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hellmuth Jr throws out the jab.
Frazier uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hellmuth Jr.
A leg kick checked by Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr throws a predictable looking body shot
and Frazier connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Phil Hellmuth Jr has been cut.
Hellmuth Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frazier moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Hellmuth Jr misses.
Frazier moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Frazier lands a slapping body shot.
Hellmuth Jr is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frazier takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hellmuth Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Hellmuth Jr throws a jab when Frazier was well out of range.
Phil Hellmuth Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Hellmuth Jr. That snapped Frazier's head back.
Hellmuth Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Frazier counters with a nice uppercut.
Frazier misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hellmuth Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Frazier uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hellmuth Jr.
Frazier throws a shot from downtown. Hellmuth Jr moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Hellmuth Jr dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hellmuth Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Frazier's head.
Hellmuth Jr throws a right and a left that Frazier avoids nicely.
The fighters circling - Hellmuth Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Frazier tries to land a front kick but Hellmuth Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hellmuth Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Frazier counters with a nice body shot.
Hellmuth Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Frazier.
Hellmuth Jr is looking for a counter combo.
Hellmuth Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Frazier counters with a solid body kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Frazier might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hellmuth Jr has got the better of the exchanges.
Hellmuth Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Frazier is just out of range.
Frazier is trying to counter with his kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frazier takes one on the button.
Frazier throws a shot from downtown. Hellmuth Jr moves away and avoids it.
Frazier waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hellmuth Jr.
A jab from Hellmuth Jr misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellmuth Jr looks to throw the jab but Frazier is out of range.
Frazier slips under a jab.
Frazier slips under a jab.
Frazier jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frazier.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a straight right. Frazier didn't see that one coming.
Frazier scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A lazy left from Hellmuth Jr finds it's target.
Frazier misses with a head kick.
Phil Hellmuth Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Hellmuth Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frazier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hellmuth Jr avoids the head kick by Frazier.
Hellmuth Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Frazier can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Frazier to counter with a crisp jab.
Hellmuth Jr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Frazier takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hellmuth Jr throws the left hand but Frazier avoids the punch easily.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Frazier counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hellmuth Jr jabs at Frazier's body.
Sloppy strikes from Hellmuth Jr. Those never looked like landing.
A slow jab from Frazier misses its intended target.
Frazier lands a nice shot that snaps Hellmuth Jr's head back.
Hellmuth Jr misses the jab.
Frazier swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a hook. Frazier ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frazier on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hellmuth Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A lazy left from Hellmuth Jr finds it's target.
Hellmuth Jr throws a body punch but Frazier moves out of range.
Frazier fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hellmuth Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Frazier lands a nice shot that snaps Hellmuth Jr's head back.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Frazier counters with a huge left! Hellmuth Jr is in big trouble! He's backing up but Frazier isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Hellmuth Jr from any more damage. A dominating finish by Frazier!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zeph Frazier!
Zeph Frazier decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Lang (ranked 195 p4p, 28 weight class) and Mat Diaz (ranked 286 p4p, 40 weight class). Lang's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Granite Breaker. Diaz has chosen I Got Five On It as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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169 lbs
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184 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Lang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mat Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lang misses with the combination.
Lang throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lang. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lang throws a jab when Diaz was well out of range.
Lang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Lang misses with an uppercut.
Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Lang slips the punch.
Diaz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lang connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Diaz misses the target.
Diaz scores with a one two! Lang had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
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!
Donk. Diaz catches Lang right on the button with a cross.
Lang is rocked!
Lang misses with a double jab.
Oh Lang is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lang bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Diaz comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Lang falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Lang was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mat Diaz!
Mat Diaz thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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