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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Todd Rumper (ranked 2498 p4p, 359 weight class) and Julio Silva (ranked 5884 p4p, 667 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter fighter
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Todd Rumper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rumper lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rumper throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Rumper connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rumper misses with a few strikes there.
Rumper's corner calls for a 1-2. Rumper obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Todd Rumper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rumper waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Silva. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Silva to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Silva is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rumper trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva is still in real trouble! Can Rumper finish him?
Rumper is working hard here to advance position.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Rumper drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rumper jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rumper trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rumper got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rumper has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
Rumper advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rumper off and has taken his back!
Silva keeps control of the position as Rumper tries to break free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Rumper is doing well to defend. Silva seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Rumper is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Julio Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Besy Jyre (ranked 1996 p4p, 238 weight class) and Bruno Italo (ranked 3935 p4p, 409 weight class). Bruno Italo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Besy Jyre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Italo!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jyre throws out a powerful jab.
Italo 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.
Jyre looks to land a combination but Italo avoids it well.
Italo feints the counter takedown.
Italo avoids the head kick by Jyre.
Italo changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jyre scoring well with a low kick there.
Jyre tries a head kick but it misses.
Jyre lands a lovely overhand right.
Besy Jyre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Jyre finds it's target.
It looks like Bruno Italo has been cut.
A left and a right from Jyre both land. Nice combination.
Donk. Jyre catches Italo right on the button with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jyre misses with a two punch combination.
Italo feints the counter takedown.
Jyre forces Italo back against the cage and clinches.
Jyre breaks the clinch.
Jyre clinches up with Italo and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Italo tries to score a body lock takedown but Jyre shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jyre lands a takedown into guard.
Italo is looking to stand back up but Jyre counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Italo.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Ground and pound from Jyre.
Italo actively working from the bottom here.
Jyre not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jyre thows a huge punch but Italo dodges it nicely.
Italo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jyre.
Italo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Italo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jyre trying to control the pace.
Jyre is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jyre decides to stand and escape the position.
Jyre throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Italo changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jyre tries to bum rush Italo with a series of wild strikes but Italo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Italo changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jyre scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jyre lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Italo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Italo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Italo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jyre misses with a two punch combination.
Jyre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Italo.
And Italo tries to counter it with a takedown but Jyre pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jyre lands a two punch combo.
Jyre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Italo moves away.
Italo changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jyre fails to land with a series of punches.
Jyre looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jyre throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jyre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Italo feints the counter takedown.
Nice uppercut there from Jyre.
Italo avoids the head kick by Jyre.
Italo tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jyre fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Italo on the side of the head.
Jyre swinging wildly here.
Italo tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jyre. Italo does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Italo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jyre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jyre tries to land a front kick but Italo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Italo with the counter takedown but Jyre avoids it easily.
Jyre misses with the combination.
Jyre lands with a straight right. Italo didn't see that one coming.
That has opened up Bruno Italo's cut even more.
Jyre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jyre cracks Italo with an open hand slap.
Italo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jyre rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Italo counters with a single leg into guard. Jyre didn't expect that.
Jyre has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Italo has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Besy Jyre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Italo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jyre misses with a body kick.
Italo with the counter takedown but Jyre avoids it easily.
Jyre has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Jyre cracks Italo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Italo slips a jab from Jyre.
A slow jab from Jyre misses its intended target.
Jyre throws a head kick that misses.
Italo changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A slow jab from Jyre misses its intended target.
And Italo tries to counter it with a takedown but Jyre pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Italo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jyre.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Italo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jyre.
A nice combination there by Jyre.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jyre cracks Italo with a good jab.
Italo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jyre throws a jab when Italo was well out of range.
Italo staying out of range there.
Italo tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Italo takes one to the chin there.
Italo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Italo is rocked!
Jyre throws a leg kick but Italo checks it.
Jyre misses with a few strikes there.
Italo blocks a leg kick.
And Italo tries to counter it with a takedown but Jyre pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A jab lands there for Jyre.
Italo is still on wobbly legs! Can Jyre finish him?
The cut above Bruno Italo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Some wild striking there from Jyre.
Italo seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jyre lands a slapping body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A lazy left from Jyre finds it's target.
Besy Jyre is winning the standup battle so far.
Italo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jyre.
Jyre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Italo can do to turn this around?
Jyre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Italo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jyre throws a hook but Italo blocks it.
Jyre closes the distance and clinches.
Jyre jumps into guard, dragging Italo to the mat.
Italo wants to pass the guard but Jyre is keeping the position.
Italo drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Jyre manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Italo has Jyre in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jyre drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Italo dives on top into guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jyre holds on and takes a little breather.
Jyre looking for a sweep. Not yet Jyre, not yet.
Italo has gone for a leg lock! Jyre slips out almost immediately though and dives into Italo's guard.
Italo looking for subs off his back but Jyre has passed one foot through into half guard.
Jyre working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jyre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Italo keeps working.
Jyre is looking for a kimura here.
Jyre working the head and body with strikes.
Bruno Italo's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bruno Italo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Besy Jyre!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Diaz (ranked 3962 p4p, 513 weight class) and Viktor Mikhailov (ranked 5421 p4p, 643 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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217 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ramon Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Viktor Mikhailov!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Mikhailov.
Diaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mikhailov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diaz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mikhailov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diaz.
No luck for Diaz with that takedown attempt.
Diaz tries to clinch but Mikhailov moves out of range.
Mikhailov shapes to counter with a head kick.
Mikhailov throws a leg kick but Diaz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Diaz wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A combination from Mikhailov does no damage.
Diaz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mikhailov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mikhailov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Diaz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Diaz blocks a head kick by Mikhailov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikhailov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Diaz avoids a kick to the body.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mikhailov as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ramon Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mikhailov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Diaz back to the cage. Mikhailov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mikhailov looks to score with a jab to the body but Diaz is just out of range.
It looked like Diaz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Diaz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mikhailov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the body from Mikhailov misses
and Diaz counters with a one-two to the body.
Diaz lands with a shot to the body.
Mikhailov thows a leg kick but Diaz checks it
and Diaz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mikhailov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mikhailov looks to throw a body kick
and Diaz counters with a one-two to the body.
A punch combination from Mikhailov misses.
Diaz moves out of range of the body kick.
Mikhailov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Diaz seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt - Mikhailov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mikhailov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mikhailov stuffs the takedown.
Mikhailov unleashes a big counter combination but Diaz bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mikhailov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Diaz has a takedown stuffed.
Mikhailov misses with a head kick.
Diaz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mikhailov is fending him off so far but Diaz persists. Nope, Mikhailov circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz fails with the takedown
and Mikhailov counters with a series of strikes. Diaz will be more careful next time no doubt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Diaz is defended easily by Mikhailov.
Sloppy strikes from Mikhailov. Those never looked like landing.
Diaz tries to counter with a takedown but Mikhailov is quick to defend against it.
Mikhailov throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mikhailov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Diaz.
Mikhailov stuffs the takedown attempt from Diaz. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mikhailov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mikhailov throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.
Mikhailov throws out a leg kick but Diaz moves out of range and Mikhailov only half commits.
Diaz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mikhailov circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mikhailov misses with a series of wild punches.
Diaz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mikhailov circles away.
Mikhailov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Diaz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mikhailov defends it nicely.
Mikhailov throws a body kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Diaz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Mikhailov 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.
Diaz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mikhailov eats them both and turns towards Diaz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mikhailov swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diaz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Diaz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Diaz.
Mikhailov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mikhailov scores with a nice body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikhailov misses with a body shot
and Diaz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mikhailov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Mikhailov scores with a three punch combo!
A head kick misses from Mikhailov.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Mikhailov in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Diaz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mikhailov avoids it really well and circles away.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Mikhailov.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mikhailov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mikhailov looks to land a combination but Diaz avoids it well.
Mikhailov looks to land a combination but Diaz avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries a head kick but it misses.
Mikhailov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Diaz tries to clinch up.
Mikhailov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mikhailov misses the shot to the body.
Mikhailov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mikhailov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Diaz rather than just go for the knockout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mikhailov misses the jab.
Diaz tries to clinch up
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mikhailov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mikhailov looks for the body kick but Diaz saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikhailov misses with a low kick.
Mikhailov tries a head kick but it misses.
Mikhailov tries a head kick but it misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Diaz might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Diaz shoots in and drives through. Mikhailov sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ramon Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mikhailov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Diaz shoots in looking for a takedown but Mikhailov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Diaz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mikhailov throws a leg kick but Diaz moved away.
Ramon Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz lands with a slapping head kick.
Mikhailov throws a hook but Diaz blocks it.
Viktor Mikhailov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mikhailov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Viktor Mikhailov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz tries to clinch but Mikhailov moves out of range.
Diaz moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMikhailov.
A head kick by Mikhailov misses
and Diaz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mikhailov misses with the combination.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Mikhailov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mikhailov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diaz circles away quickly and effectively.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mikhailov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Diaz taking a breather.
Mikhailov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Mikhailov 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!
Diaz feints and then cracks Mikhailov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mikhailov down.
Diaz moves out of range as Mikhailov throws a body kick.
Mikhailov throws a jab when Diaz was well out of range.
Diaz fails with the takedown.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Mikhailov is just out of range.
Diaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mikhailov.
Mikhailov throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
Mikhailov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A punch combination from Mikhailov misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Mikhailov.
Diaz connects with a nice looking jab.
Mikhailov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Mikhailov.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Diaz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mikhailov misses with a wild combination.
Mikhailov throws out a leg kick but Diaz moves out of range and Mikhailov only half commits.
Mikhailov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz tries to clinch but Mikhailov is having none of it.
Mikhailov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Diaz is looking to clinch but Mikhailov is avoiding it.
Mikhailov misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ramon Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Mikhailov.
Diaz explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mikhailov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diaz fails with the takedown.
Mikhailov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Diaz blocks a head kick by Mikhailov.
Diaz appears to be looking for a big counter.
Diaz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mikhailov circles away.
Mikhailov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diaz counters with a one-two to the body.
Donk. Diaz catches Mikhailov right on the button with a cross.
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!
Mikhailov throws a sloppy body shot
and Diaz counters with a left and a right that stings Mikhailov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mikhailov but Mikhailov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mikhailov misses with a body kick.
Mikhailov tries a head kick but it misses.
Diaz shoots in looking for a takedown but Mikhailov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Diaz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mikhailov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diaz half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mikhailov misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick from Mikhailov misses.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but Mikhailov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Diaz backing away here, and Mikhailov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Diaz tries to clinch up.
Mikhailov throws out a leg kick but Diaz moves out of range and Mikhailov only half commits.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Diaz works Mikhailov's body with a nice hook.
Diaz goes for a double leg but Mikhailov avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mikhailov continues to drive forward.
Mikhailov throws a leg kick that misses.
Diaz blocks a head kick by Mikhailov.
Mikhailov stuffs the takedown attempt from Diaz. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
Mikhailov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ramon Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diaz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mikhailov tries to avoid it but Diaz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mikhailov to the ground. Mikhailov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Viktor Mikhailov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mikhailov 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viktor Mikhailov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Sanna (ranked 715 p4p, 117 weight class) and Shaun Sargent (ranked 2405 p4p, 347 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
218 lbs
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25
219 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Sanna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shaun Sargent!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanna misses with a head kick.
Sanna plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sargent gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sargent wants to clinch.
Sargent looks for a takedown but Sanna sprawls well.
Sanna throws a lazy body kick
and Sargent makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sanna really felt that one!
Sargent shoots in for a takedown but Sanna shows good takedown defense.
Sanna throws a big counter combination but Sargent scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sanna scores with a nice head shot.
Sanna blocks a head kick by Sargent.
Sanna connects with a high kick.
Sargent throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sanna's waist but Sanna gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sargent off to one side.
Michael Sanna has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shaun Sargent.
Sanna listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanna with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sanna lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sargent's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanna turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sanna!
Sanna lands with a right that hurts Sargent. Sargent looks to clinch but Sanna throws a short knee that drops Sargent. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Michael Sanna!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kim Rhee Daebyeol (ranked 2010 p4p, 234 weight class) and Alonzo Green (ranked 3189 p4p, 346 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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165 lbs
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163 lbs
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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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kim Rhee Daebyeol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alonzo Green!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice jab there from Green.
Green connects with the punch.
Daebyeol gets the takedown into side control.
Daebyeol happy to just control the position for now.
Green sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Green keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Green pushes Daebyeol off but Daebyeol dives into side control.
Daebyeol scoring with punches from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daebyeol is staying tight to Green's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Daebyeol is looking to take a break and control but Green is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Green tries to escape but Daebyeol is in control.
Green tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daebyeol is chipping away with strikes.
Daebyeol lands some shots froms side control.
Daebyeol lands an elbow.
Green is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Daebyeol scoring with punches from side control.
Daebyeol in side control lands a decent elbow.
Green tries to escape but Daebyeol is in control.
Green takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Daebyeol remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Daebyeol scores with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daebyeol staying calm.
Green tries to improve position but can't.
Green manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Daebyeol regains full guard. Nicely done.
Green throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Daebyeol works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green throws an elbow that misses. Daebyeol uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Green's guard. Nice move by Daebyeol!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daebyeol controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Green trying to control the position.
Daebyeol makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daebyeol controlling from the top position.
Daebyeol cracks Green with a solid left hand.
Daebyeol content to stall in guard here.
Green is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Daebyeol scoring with some ground and pound.
Green is looking to stand up but Daebyeol isn't so interested in that idea.
Green is wriggling around but Daebyeol manages to pass to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daebyeol not doing much here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Daebyeol lands a nice short elbow.
Daebyeol slows the pace down in half guard.
Daebyeol prevents Green from improving his position.
Ground and pound from Daebyeol.
Daebyeol seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Green is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Rhee Daebyeol 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.
Daebyeol closes the distance and clinches.
Daebyeol drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Green gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Green is trying to break the clinch but Daebyeol has him pressed against the cage.
Daebyeol is trying to trip Green. He has hold of a leg but Green is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Daebyeol persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Daebyeol keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Green's head.
Daebyeol throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Green works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Daebyeol advances to half guard.
Daebyeol not doing much here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green is trying to stand.
Kim Rhee Daebyeol overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Daebyeol is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Green wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daebyeol uses his free foot to push down on Green's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Green.
Green is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daebyeol is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Daebyeol working the ground and pound effectively.
Green taking shots to the head.
Daebyeol lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Daebyeol landing strikes from the mount and Green is in trouble!
Green is squirming around, avoiding Daebyeol's attempts to control the action.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Green is looking to improve his position but Daebyeol isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daebyeol controlling his opponent.
Daebyeol working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daebyeol with a couple of short strikes.
Daebyeol with good strikes from the mount here!
Daebyeol has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Daebyeol with the ground and pound from mount.
Daebyeol tries to control but Green wriggling away.
Daebyeol lands a heavy elbow.
Green tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Daebyeol lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Green taking shots to the head.
Green is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daebyeol with good strikes from the mount here!
Daebyeol landing strikes from the mount and Green is in trouble!
We've been hearing good reports from Daebyeol'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.
Daebyeol scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Green?
Daebyeol takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Daebyeol lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Green is bucking up trying to escape but Daebyeol cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Green is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Daebyeol is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Green can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Daebyeol scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Green is bucking up trying to escape but Daebyeol cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Green takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Daebyeol working the ground and pound effectively.
Green is rocked!
Daebyeol sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Green is still in real trouble! Can Daebyeol finish him?
Green is looking to get to half guard.
Green seems to have recovered his senses.
Daebyeol lands with some strikes.
Daebyeol lands a nice shot to the head.
Green is wriggling around trying to escape.
Daebyeol controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Rhee Daebyeol dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Green swings for the body but Daebyeol moves out of range.
Daebyeol wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Daebyeol lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Daebyeol looking to score a takedown here. Green is defending well but Daebyeol drives through and ends up in Green's guard.
Daebyeol is working Green over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Daebyeol lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Daebyeol looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Daebyeol is in close to Green's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Daebyeol scoring with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daebyeol lands a couple of elbows.
Green keeping moving, preventing Daebyeol from controlling successfully.
Daebyeol working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Green's head.
Daebyeol trying to control but Green is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daebyeol sitting in guard here, content to control.
Daebyeol scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Daebyeol pushing down on Green's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Daebyeol drops an elbow to the side of Green's head.
Daebyeol is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Green!
Daebyeol controlling the pace for now.
Green is looking to get to half guard.
Green regains half guard.
Daebyeol keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green is looking to get back to is feet but Daebyeol passes into side control.
Daebyeol scoring with punches and elbows.
Green is trying to control Daebyeol's posture but Daebyeol avoids it.
Green is letting Daebyeol control him for a moment.
Green taking punishment in the form of punches.
Green is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Green tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Daebyeol lands a nice forearm strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daebyeol working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Daebyeol controls the position from side control.
Daebyeol in side control lands a decent elbow.
Green manages to work his way to half guard, despite Daebyeol's best efforts.
Daebyeol stalling.
Daebyeol tries to pass the half guard into mount. Green knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Daebyeol working over Green with some ground and pound. Green looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Daebyeol working Green over with strikes.
Green has hold of Daebyeol's hands but Daebyeol slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daebyeol is taking a breather. Green says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Daebyeol drops an elbow to the side of Green's head.
Daebyeol working over Green with some ground and pound. Green looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Green gets back to full guard.
Daebyeol trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Daebyeol trying to control the position from guard on top but Green is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daebyeol sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Green looking to hit a scissor sweep but Daebyeol is one step ahead there.
Alonzo Green has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Daebyeol slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kim Rhee Daebyeol showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Daebyeol, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kim Rhee Daebyeol!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Bonnano (ranked 2247 p4p, 97 weight class) and Adriano Silva (ranked 2721 p4p, 118 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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26
144 lbs
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32
135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ralph Bonnano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adriano Silva!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva works Bonnano's body with a nice hook.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Bonnano counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bonnano showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bonnano drops back, looking for a kneebar! Silva looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Silva looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Silva!
Silva working away.
A lull in the action here.
Silva tries for a kimura but Bonnano is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bonnano, who protects the arm well.
Silva scores with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonnano is not content to let Silva control the position.
Silva decides to stand back up. Silva steps back and let's Bonnano get back to his feet.
Bonnano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bonnano missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bonnano takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Silva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bonnano throws a shot to the body.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Bonnano, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Bonnano against the cage but Bonnano circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bonnano connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice straight punches there by Silva. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silva.
A punch combination from Bonnano misses.
Bonnano tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
Bonnano looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
A slow jab from Bonnano misses its intended target.
Bonnano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Bonnano changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Silva paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bonnano walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bonnano.
Silva throws a low kick, looking for Bonnano's leg but Bonnano calmly moves out of range.
Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bonnano throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonnano shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bonnano gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ralph Bonnano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bonnano throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bonnano defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bonnano manages to avoid it.
Bonnano tries to counter with a takedown but Silva is quick to defend against it.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva slips a jab from Bonnano.
Silva with the counter takedown but Bonnano avoids it easily.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bonnano's corner calls for a 1-2. Bonnano obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Bonnano on that attempt.
Silva is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Silva shoots in but Bonnano avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silva lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonnano has a takedown stuffed.
Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into Bonnano's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bonnano has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silva has managed to get both his arms back between Bonnano's legs - danger averted.
Silva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bonnano is proving hard to escape from.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Silva content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adriano Silva dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bonnano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Bonnano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bonnano.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bonnano dives in for a single leg takedown but Silva sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Silva throws a hook but Bonnano avoids it easily.
Bonnano ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Bonnano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot lands for Bonnano.
Bonnano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva misses with the combination.
Bonnano leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva misses with an uppercut
and Bonnano counters with a takedown into side control.
Silva explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Bonnano. Those never looked like landing.
Ralph Bonnano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bonnano, as that shot connected.
Bonnano is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Silva's half guard.
Silva kicks Bonnano off and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva connects with a nice looking jab.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bonnano looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bonnano misses with a looping left.
And Silva tries to counter it with a takedown but Bonnano pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bonnano misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Adriano Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonnano trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bonnano won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Bonnano postures up.
Bonnano wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bonnano trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bonnano is not content to let Silva control the position.
Bonnano is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Silva's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Silva's back!
Bonnano trying to control momentarily.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Silva is keeping busy.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to stand back up.
Silva looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Silva defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Bonnano's arms.
Silva breaks Bonnano's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Bonnano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Adriano Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bonnano blocks a jab.
Adriano Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva throws a leg kick but Bonnano moved away.
Bonnano misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Silva darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Silva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bonnano is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Bonnano tries to counter with a takedown but Silva is quick to defend against it.
Bonnano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bonnano changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Silva misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into Bonnano's guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Bonnano manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bonnano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Bonnano pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ralph Bonnano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bonnano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bonnano looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Silva cracks Bonnano with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bonnano throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
A head kick from Silva lands but Bonnano takes it in his stride.
Bonnano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bonnano dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Bonnano's head and hops out.
Bonnano shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Bonnano keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ralph Bonnano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Bonnano.
Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonnano paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Silva lands a nice hook to Bonnano's body. Bonnano takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silva shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bonnano eats them both and turns towards Silva to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Silva lands with a cross.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bonnano takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bonnano walks into a straight right hand from Silva.
Bonnano looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bonnano walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonnano connects with a body shot.
Bonnano works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bonnano takes one to the side of the head.
Bonnano fails to land with a series of punches.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Bonnano swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silva.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Bonnano sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bonnano is out of range and Silva settles back down.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bonnano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bonnano throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Bonnano darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva lands with a hook. Bonnano tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bonnano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva feints the counter takedown.
Bonnano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bonnano misses with a body shot.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Bonnano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva throws a body punch but Bonnano moves out of range.
Bonnano avoids the body shot from Silva.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva misses with a hook
and Bonnano counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Silva!
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ralph Bonnano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Bonnano is staying active.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adriano Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adriano Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rex Ruger (ranked 1134 p4p, 44 weight class) and Jimmy Carruthers (ranked 3675 p4p, 156 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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145 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rex Ruger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jimmy Carruthers!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruger throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Carruthers was covering up waiting for the punch and Ruger finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ruger lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ruger is in close to Carruthers's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ruger 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.
Ruger trying to control the position from guard on top but Carruthers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carruthers is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carruthers is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ruger stands up over Carruthers, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carruthers wants to stand up but Ruger is controlling him.
Ruger pushing down on Carruthers's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
We've been hearing good reports from Ruger'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.
Carruthers tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Ruger has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Ruger breaks from Carruthers's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Carruthers is rocked!
Ruger connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Carruthers is still in real trouble! Can Ruger finish him?
Carruthers takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Ruger's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rex Ruger!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Cathaway (ranked 183 p4p, 22 weight class) and David McDonald (ranked 2866 p4p, 316 weight class). Jimmy Cathaway has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jimmy Cathaway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cathaway.
McDonald darts in looking for a takedown but Cathaway gets double underhooks and turns McDonald into the cage.
McDonald shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cathaway counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cathaway lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McDonald is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cathaway.
McDonald 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.
McDonald tries to clinch up.
McDonald shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cathaway pinned against the cage. Cathaway gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jimmy Cathaway has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David McDonald.
McDonald just misses with a punch to the body.
McDonald shoots and misses
enabling Cathaway to counter with a crisp jab.
McDonald is rocked!
Cathaway fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McDonald.
McDonald is still on wobbly legs! Can Cathaway finish him?
Cathaway throws a pinpoint strike between McDonald's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends McDonald crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Cathaway scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jimmy Cathaway!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ezekiel Ithamar (ranked 271 p4p, 38 weight class) and Tony Bison (ranked 976 p4p, 125 weight class). Ithamar comes to the cage accompanied by Yamma Ensemble Psalms 104. Ezekiel Ithamar could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tony Bison's chin.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ezekiel Ithamar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Bison!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bison swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ithamar feinted with a counter takedown.
Ithamar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ithamar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bison looking to stall.
Bison is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bison is fighting off a takedown attempt but Ithamar is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bison to the mat. Bison regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Ithamar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bison can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ithamar controls the pace.
Bison tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ithamar stays in close to Bison's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ithamar slips nicely into half guard.
Bison really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ithamar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ithamar in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ithamar has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ithamar's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Bison is in trouble now - Ithamar has advanced to mount!
Ithamar controlling the pace for now.
Ithamar working for a submission but Bison is keeping him at bay.
Ithamar is trying to take his opponent's back.
Ithamar with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bison tries to hold on but Ithamar pushes him away.
Ithamar is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Bison to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Bison shrugs it off.
Bison tries to buck Ithamar off but he can't manage it.
Bison has left one of his arms exposed and Ithamar doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Bison screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ezekiel Ithamar!
Ezekiel Ithamar retains his lightweight title!
Post fight, Ezekiel Ithamar took to the microphone: 'But the children rebelled against me: They did not follow my decrees, they were not careful to keep my laws, of which I said, "Whoever obeys them will live by them," and they desecrated my Sabbaths. So I said I would pour out my wrath on them and spend my anger against them in the wilderness.'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luke Jackson (ranked 1194 p4p, 146 weight class) and Huffy Sanna (ranked 1577 p4p, 193 weight class). 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 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luke Jackson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Huffy Sanna!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanna misses with a combination
and Jackson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanna moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Sanna throws a leg kick
and Sanna takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Huffy Sanna has been cut.
Sanna staying out of range there.
Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanna.
Jackson jabs Sanna right on the nose. Sanna blinks but takes it well.
Jackson swings for the body but Sanna moves out of range.
Sanna dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanna manages to avoid it.
Jackson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sanna.
A low kick from Sanna is predictable there
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
Sanna rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sanna takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanna lands the left hand.
Sanna cracks Jackson with a good jab.
Sanna misses the jab.
Sanna fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanna swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanna pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanna looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
Sanna takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sanna throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
Sanna throws a leg kick
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sanna is rocked!
Sanna is aggressively charging in as Jackson backs up avoiding any damage. Jackson tosses out a jab and Sanna runs right into it face first! Sanna is out cold! Jackson dropped down on all fours and is barking in Sanna's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luke Jackson!
Luke Jackson is the new middleweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Luke Jackson made sure he mentioned Freebok (85% Laundry), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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