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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander White (ranked 21376 p4p, 542 weight class) and Dexter Moon (ranked 5156 p4p, 415 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dexter Moon!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White fails with a takedown attempt.
Moon drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
White keeping moving, preventing Moon from controlling successfully.
White has a closed guard, preventing Moon from standing up.
Moon wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
Moon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with White. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Moon postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moon looking to sit in guard and control but White gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Moon throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
White throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Moon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moon throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Moon is striking from the bottom but White uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
White trying to control the action but Moon is working from the bottom.
Moon trying to control here.
Moon wants to get back to full guard.
Moon has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad MMA Helsinki. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Moon wants to get back to his feet.
Moon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
White seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Moon looks like he's trying to stand up.
Moon is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of White's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take White's back!
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Moon.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moon punches White on the ear.
Moon connects with a big shot to the side of White's head.
Moon drops a big shot to the side of White's head! Oh, White is out! He's out cold! Moon jumps to his feet and celebrates with his corner. In his post fight interview he thanks God. Saying that without him, he wouldn't have the power to knock his opponent senseless. Amen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dexter Moon!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Uszatov (ranked 6715 p4p, 222 weight class) and Takashi Harada (ranked 20734 p4p, 271 weight class). Harada has chosen M83 'Midnight City' as his entrance music. Konstantin Uszatov has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Konstantin Uszatov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Takashi Harada!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uszatov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Uszatov is in close to Harada's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Uszatov won't allow Harada to get back to his feet.
Uszatov cracks Harada with a solid left hand.
Uszatov won't allow Harada to get back to his feet.
Uszatov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Uszatov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
It looks like Takashi Harada has been cut.
Harada doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Uszatov landing some decent shots from guard.
Uszatov distracts Harada with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Uszatov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Uszatov 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.
Uszatov trying to control but Harada is working from the bottom.
Harada trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Harada wants to get back to his feet but Uszatov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uszatov is working Harada over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That has opened up Takashi Harada's cut even more.
Harada is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Uszatov is controlling him.
Harada trying to strike off his back.
Uszatov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Uszatov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Uszatov stops Harada from standing up.
Uszatov chips away with some ground and pound.
Takashi Harada'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 Takashi Harada's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Konstantin Uszatov!
A victorious Konstantin Uszatov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Barrie (ranked 6884 p4p, 515 weight class) and Baron Geisler (ranked 3807 p4p, 377 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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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Barrie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baron Geisler!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geisler swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Barrie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barrie fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Geisler on the side of the head.
Geisler rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barrie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barrie throws a body punch but Geisler moves out of range.
Barrie throws a series of punches but Geisler moves out of range.
Geisler doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Geisler throws a nice head kick!
Barrie ducks under a wild hook from Geisler.
Barrie just misses with a punch to the body.
Barrie throws an off balance right hand
and Geisler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barrie misses with an uppercut
and Geisler counters with a big uppercut that knocks Barrie off his feet! Geisler dives into side control looking to finish!
Barrie is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barrie being controlled for a moment.
Oh Barrie is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrie is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Geisler has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sloppy strikes there by Geisler.
Geisler fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Barrie is trying to escape the position but Geisler is controlling the position.
An elbow from Geisler crashes against the mat.
A lull in the action here.
Barrie taking a bit of punishment here - Geisler scoring with strikes.
Geisler moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Let's hope that Geisler has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Geisler in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Geisler is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Barrie's shoulder. That is not cool.
Barrie dodges the ground and pound from Geisler.
The referee asks Geisler politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Geisler prefers to stall for the moment though.
Geisler misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Geisler decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Geisler knocks out Barrie with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Geisler before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Geisler picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Baron Geisler!
Baron Geisler thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Mendes (ranked 3043 p4p, 150 weight class) and Ashton Knuckles (ranked 7678 p4p, 281 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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147 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Mendes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ashton Knuckles!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knuckles gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knuckles prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mendes blocks the elbow strike.
Knuckles lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mendes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Knuckles gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mendes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knuckles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mendes takes the fight into the clinch.
Knuckles throws an elbow that misses.
Mendes tries for a takedown but Knuckles manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Mendes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knuckles is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Mendes can't fight it off and eventually Knuckles manages to take the fight to the floor. Mendes looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Knuckles loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Knuckles is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Knuckles in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuckles trying to control but Mendes is working from the bottom.
Knuckles with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mendes will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Knuckles not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Knuckles trying to control but Mendes is working from the bottom.
Knuckles throwing strikes but missing.
Knuckles wants to control from the top but Mendes keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knuckles trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mendes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mendes seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Knuckles postures up in Mendes's guard and throws a big left but Mendes blocks it.
Knuckles is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Knuckles rushes Mendes and presses him up against the cage.
Mendes prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mendes blocks the elbow strike.
Knuckles landing knees to the body.
Knuckles softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knuckles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knuckles moves into the clinch.
Knuckles crunches a lovely knee into Mendes's ribcage.
Knuckles wants a takedown.
Knuckles throws a punch but it's blocked by Mendes.
Knuckles lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles trying to control the position but instead, Mendes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Knuckles into the cage.
Knuckles tightens his grip and picks Mendes up, before dumping him to the ground. Mendes manages to land in guard.
Knuckles passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Knuckles working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Knuckles tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Knuckles scores with punches from side control.
Knuckles throwing strikes but Mendes manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Mendes trying to control the action but Knuckles is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Knuckles tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mendes wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Knuckles is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Knuckles is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ashton Knuckles dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mendes tries to score a power double leg takedown but Knuckles sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mendes somewhat.
Knuckles shoots in and drives through. Mendes sprawls well.
Mendes half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Knuckles closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mendes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knuckles creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ashton Knuckles seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knuckles misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knuckles breaks the clinch.
Knuckles clinches.
Knuckles has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendes can't get the takedown.
Knuckles throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mendess head.
Knuckles has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mendes is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Knuckles misses with a knee to the head.
Knuckles pulls guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes looking to pass the guard.
Mendes trying to control the position from guard on top but Knuckles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knuckles wants to hit a switch here but Mendes passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Knuckles there!
Knuckles is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mendes controlling his opponent.
Knuckles is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Knuckles tries to hold on but Mendes pushes him away.
Knuckles can't escape the position.
Mendes controlling from the full mount.
Mendes avoids the attempt from Knuckles to control.
Mendes looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes prevents Knuckles from getting the reversal.
Knuckles gets back to half guard.
Mendes slows the pace down in half guard.
Knuckles is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Mendes jumps into side control!
Mendes tries to move to mount but Knuckles blocks the move with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles is looking for a sweep.
Knuckles is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mendes off and has taken his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendes rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Knuckles not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Knuckles not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Knuckles not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Knuckles is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Mendes reverses the position - he's now on top in Knuckles's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knuckles trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ashton Knuckles will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Knuckles scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mendes in his tracks.
Knuckles goes for a double leg but Mendes avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mendes continues to drive forward.
Knuckles gets a clinch.
Mendes is looking to take this one to the mat.
Knuckles breaks from the clinch.
Knuckles lands a nice looking body shot.
Knuckles has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Knuckles looks to throw a body kick
and Mendes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ashton Knuckles has got the better of the ground game so far.
Knuckles tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Knuckles wants to control but Mendes is keeping busy.
Knuckles wants to control the action here but instead Mendes manages to pass to full mount!
Knuckles is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuckles throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Mendes controlling from the full mount.
Knuckles tries to hold on but Mendes pushes him away.
Knuckles is trying to escape the mount.
Knuckles regains half guard.
Mendes works his way into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles keeping his opponent close.
Knuckles is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mendes's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Mendes prevents Knuckles from improving his position.
Knuckles manages to get to full guard.
Knuckles wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles keeping moving, preventing Mendes from controlling successfully.
Mendes sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mendes trying to control but Knuckles is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Knuckles clinches up with Mendes and pushes him back against the cage.
Mendes looking for a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mendes wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Mendes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knuckles throws an elbow but it misses.
Mendes gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Knuckles has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mendes is working away from the top position though.
Mendes is working for a submission of some sort.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knuckles is looking for a sweep. Mendes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rafael Mendes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ashton Knuckles is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mendes is nestled in close to Knuckles, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ashton Knuckles.
I've got Knuckles 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ashton Knuckles!
Ashton Knuckles gave a mention to Juggernaut And Gladiators(90% Laundry) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Helmuth Tuminen (ranked 5181 p4p, 580 weight class) and Alex Minasian (ranked 1397 p4p, 222 weight class). Minasian has chosen Ara Gevorgyan - Artsakh as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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208 lbs
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BJJ Brown 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
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Helmuth Tuminen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Minasian!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuminen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Minasian.
Tuminen seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tuminen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Minasian blocks a head kick by Tuminen.
Some wild striking there from Tuminen.
Tuminen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Minasian.
Tuminen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tuminen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tuminen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Minasian throws a sloppy head kick and Tuminen moves out of range easily.
Tuminen connects with a high kick.
It looks like Alex Minasian has been cut.
Minasian dodges the punch combination from Tuminen.
Minasian was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Tuminen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Minasian connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tuminen scrambles back to his feet.
Minasian scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tuminen doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Minasian fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tuminen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tuminen blocks a head kick by Minasian.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuminen throws a head kick but Minasian moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Minasian.
Minasian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tuminen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tuminen tries a head kick but it misses.
Minasian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tuminen moves away.
Minasian blocks a low kick nicely.
Tuminen misses with a head kick.
Tuminen tries a head kick but it misses.
Tuminen throws a sloppy head kick and Minasian moves out of range easily.
A jab from Minasian finds it's way through Tuminen's defenses.
Minasian closes the distance and clinches.
A body shot lands from Minasian.
Minasian throws a punch but it's blocked by Tuminen.
Minasian avoiding damage as Tuminen throws knees to the body.
Tuminen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Minasian avoids it.
Minasian swings wildly with an uppercut but Tuminen uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minasian tries to throw a body punch but Tuminen avoids it by throwing Minasian back against the cage.
I was talking to Tuminen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tuminen working Minasian over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Minasian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tuminen misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice body punch from Tuminen.
A short body shot lands from Minasian as the two fighters clinch.
Tuminen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Minasian avoids it.
Minasian lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Minasian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tuminen.
Tuminen lands with a right to the head.
Minasian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tuminen trying to land knees to the body.
Minasian managing to block the knees to the body from Tuminen.
Minasian on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tuminen missing with knees to the body.
Minasian managing to block the knees to the body from Tuminen.
Minasian lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Minasian digs a right hand into Tuminen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tuminen's gas tank.
Tuminen is breathing heavily.
Tuminen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minasian working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knees to the body from Tuminen.
Minasian lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tuminen.
Tuminen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tuminen misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Minasian.
Tuminen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Minasian avoids it.
Tuminen tries to land knees in the clinch but Minasian avoids the damage to the body.
Tuminen tries to land knees in the clinch but Minasian avoids the damage to the body.
Minasian lands a nice shot to the body.
Minasian lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tuminen backwards.
A shot in the inside from Minasian.
Tuminen is rocked!
Minasian throws a head punch that misses.
Minasian lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Minasian is working Tuminen over against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Minasian.
Oh Tuminen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Minasian misses with a punch on the inside.
Tuminen seems to have got his legs back now.
A short uppercut from Minasian.
Minasian pushes Tuminen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Minasian lands a big right hand that drops Tuminen! The killer instinct kicks in and Minasian finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Minasian!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Minasian!
A relieved looking Alex Minasian 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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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Henry The Crab (ranked 2253 p4p, 120 weight class) and Claudio Gadelha (ranked 6850 p4p, 260 weight class). Gadelha is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Melle Mel - Step Off. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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24
140 lbs
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145 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry The Crab!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Claudio Gadelha!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gadelha misses with an uppercut
and The Crab counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gadelha wants to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gadelha wants to take the fight to the mat but The Crab manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gadelha tries to score a body lock takedown but The Crab shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gadelha is looking to take this one to the mat.
Henry The Crab has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Claudio Gadelha.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from The Crab.
A shot in the inside from The Crab.
The Crab lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gadelha tries for a takedown but The Crab manages to get underhooks.
The Crab avoids the elbow strike from Gadelha, against the cage.
The Crab lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gadelha backwards.
A nice left hand lands by The Crab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Crab lands a left hand.
Gadelha lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The Crab scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Gadelha manages to mount him!
Gadelha moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, The Crab has worked his arm free - good work by The Crab!
The Crab manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The Crab uses his free foot to push down on Gadelha's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Gadelha.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gadelha regains half guard.
The Crab is looking to advance position but Gadelha won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gadelha wants to control but The Crab is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gadelha looking for submissions off his back.
The Crab is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The Crab wants to stand up but Gadelha has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gadelha tries to roll over but The Crab keeps him under control.
It looks like The Crab is going to stand back up.
The Crab prevents Gadelha from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The Crab tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Gadelha.
Gadelha wants to control but The Crab is keeping busy.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with The Crab in particular looking to stall.
Gadelha is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Crab looks to land a right hand but Gadelha moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry The Crab dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gadelha fails with a takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gadelha or perhaps it was just good defense by The Crab, which made it look bad.
It looked like The Crab was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The Crab dips to his left and cracks Gadelha with an uppercut!
Gadelha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gadelha tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The Crab stuffs the takedown.
Henry The Crab has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Claudio Gadelha.
Gadelha scores with a nice head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gadelha tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Crab swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Crab throwing a counter right hand but Gadelha manages to avoid it.
The Crab connects with a body shot that sends Gadelha's belly button to the back.
Gadelha closes this distance looking for a takedown but The Crab circles away.
The Crab is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The Crab scores with a one two! Gadelha had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gadelha connects with a nice looking jab.
The Crab connects with the punch.
Gadelha tries to clinch up
letting The Crab counter with a right hand.
Claudio Gadelha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Crab avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henry The Crab is winning the standup battle so far.
The Crab gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The Crab lands a left hand.
Gadelha has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. The Crab avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gadelha.
Gadelha has The Crab pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. The Crab manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Crab.
Gadelha wants the takedown. The Crab is fighting it off but Gadelha persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in The Crab's guard against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gadelha won't allow The Crab to sweep him here.
The Crab wants to stand but Gadelha is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gadelha wants to control from the top but The Crab keeps moving.
Gadelha might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control The Crab haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The Crab is trying to keep Gadelha in close.
Gadelha wants to pass the guard but The Crab is keeping the position.
The Crab looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Henry The Crab overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gadelha trying to control the position from guard on top but The Crab is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gadelha clinches up with The Crab and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from The Crab fails to land.
The Crab gets through Gadelha's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gadelha tries to score a body lock takedown but The Crab shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The Crab has a couple of punches blocked by Gadelha.
Gadelha can't find room to land a body shot as The Crab controls the action.
The Crab lands with a left to the head.
Gadelha goes for a takedown in the clinch but The Crab prevents it.
The Crab scores with a shot to the side of Gadelha's head.
The Crab softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gadelha tries for a takedown but The Crab manages to get underhooks.
The Crab misses with the head strike.
The Crab works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from The Crab on the inside.
The Crab lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from The Crab on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gadelha tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gadelha is breathing heavily.
Gadelha wants a takedown but no success here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Crab taking a breather.
The Crab fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henry The Crab has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from The Crab.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from The Crab.
Gadelha drops down looking for an ankle pick but The Crab pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gadelha scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Gadelha is pressing down on The Crab's thigh, looking to free his foot. The Crab is holding on for now.
Gadelha wants to advance to full mount but The Crab doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
The Crab has Gadelha pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry The Crab 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!
Gadelha tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling The Crab to counter with a crisp jab.
Gadelha pushes The Crab up against the cage in a clinch.
Gadelha misses with a body punch.
The Crab softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The Crab gets through Gadelha's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The Crab is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gadelha can do to turn this around?
Gadelha is looking for a takedown.
A short right from The Crab on the inside.
Gadelha changes levels and goes for a takedown here. The Crab fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gadelha waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Crab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Crab clobbers Gadelha with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The Crab lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by The Crab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Crab bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gadelha is rocked!
The Crab cracks Gadelha with a hook to the temple - Gadelha is on wobbly legs here! The Crab swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Gadelha falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! The Crab wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Henry The Crab!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Earl Lee Grace (ranked 1401 p4p, 145 weight class) and Pina Colada Hoi (ranked 2365 p4p, 223 weight class). Pina Colada Hoi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
265 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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265 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Earl Lee Grace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pina Colada Hoi!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grace throws a looping overhand right but Hoi ducks down to avoid it.
Hoi feints a counter leg kick.
Grace scores with a nice head shot.
Grace misses the jab.
Grace throws the left hand but Hoi avoids the punch easily.
Grace takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hoi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grace. That did some damage!
Hoi slips under a jab from Grace.
Hoi tries to work over Grace's front leg with a kick but Grace checks it.
The fighters circling - Hoi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grace seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Grace throws a hook to the side of Hoi's head but Hoi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hoi 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.
An inside leg kick from Hoi misses.
Grace lands a head shot.
Grace moves into range and connects with a jab.
Grace on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grace throws a right and a left that Hoi avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grace fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grace connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hoi. Hoi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Grace motions for Hoi to come forward. Grace throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hoi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Grace dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hoi. That did some damage!
Hoi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grace.
Grace fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Hoi to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Hoi looks to clinch but Grace throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Hoi taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Earl Lee Grace!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bob The Man (ranked 1926 p4p, 189 weight class) and Bobo Nielsen (ranked 782 p4p, 86 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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155 lbs
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob The Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobo Nielsen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Man feints and then cracks Nielsen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nielsen down.
The Man misses with a low kick.
A good leg kick by The Man.
The Man swings for the body but Nielsen moves out of range.
The Man looks to land a combination. Nielsen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nielsen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from The Man.
The Man scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nielsen ducks under a wild hook from The Man.
The Man missing with a left hand there. Nielsen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nielsen fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Man misses with a straight left.
The Man uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nielsen.
The Man fires out a quick counter leg kick but Nielsen just manages to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The Man shoots and misses
and Nielsen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The Man manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nielsen wants to control from the top but The Man keeps moving.
Nielsen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The Man looking for a guillotine here but Nielsen defends easily.
Nielsen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The Man trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nielsen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nielsen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The Man working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nielsen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nielsen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nielsen with a nice head shot there.
The Man has his foot on Nielsen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nielsen works his way back into a safe position though.
Nielsen 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Man has Nielsen pulled in close to control his posture.
Nielsen throws a big elbow that misses.
Nielsen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The Man is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nielsen is in close to The Man's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The Man is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nielsen is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nielsen trying to control but The Man is working from the bottom.
The Man wants to sweep here but Nielsen controlling him for the moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The Man is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The Man throws a poor cross that misses
and Nielsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nielsen feints and as The Man raises his hands in defense, Nielsen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The Man is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Nielsen dives into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nielsen throws an elbow but The Man slips to the side and avoids it well.
Nielsen controls the position from side control.
The Man is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bob The Man will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The Man fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nielsen, pushing him back against the cage.
The Man goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Man tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nielsen's elbow.
A short body shot lands from The Man as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Man.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as The Man takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nielsen digs a right hand into The Man's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on The Man's gas tank.
The Man tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nielsen's elbow.
The referee calls for The Man to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nielsen turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on The Man's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The Man is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nielsen taking a breather here.
Nielsen taking a break here but The Man is having none of it and regains half guard.
The Man is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nielsen pulls his head out easily.
Nielsen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The Man looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The Man is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The Man is working hard here to advance position.
Nielsen working The Man over with strikes.
Nielsen prevents The Man from improving his position.
The Man looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nielsen controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bobo Nielsen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nielsen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The Man is trying to control but Nielsen manages to pass to mount!
The Man tries to lock up and control but Nielsen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nielsen working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Man wants to control but Nielsen is having none of it.
Nielsen trying to control but The Man is having none of it.
The Man tries to reverse the position but Nielsen maintains control.
Nielsen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The Man is in all sorts of trouble here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nielsen controlling the pace for now.
The Man's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobo Nielsen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nielsen cracks The Man with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nielsen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nielsen gets the takedown into side control.
The Man is looking to regain half guard here but Nielsen keeps moving and retains side control.
Nielsen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nielsen working away.
The Man is not content to let Nielsen control the position.
The Man is trying to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Man tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Nielsen presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Man is looking to get to half guard.
Nielsen looking to control and managing it successfully.
The Man is squirming around, avoiding Nielsen's attempts to control the action.
The Man squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The Man sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nielsen lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Man actively working from the bottom here.
Nielsen controlling the action here.
The Man regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nielsen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The Man working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nielsen.
Nielsen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nielsen stands and throws The Man's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The Man struggling a bit here.
Nielsen is looking to take a break and control but The Man is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Man tries to improve position but can't.
Nielsen working away.
The Man tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nielsen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The Man takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Nielsen postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The Man is not content to let Nielsen control the position.
The Man tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nielsen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The Man trying to remain calm as Nielsen controls from the top position.
Nielsen landing a few strikes.
You can see the frustration on The Man's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The Man tries to improve position but can't.
Nielsen is putting a hurting on The Man here, landing some big shots from side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The Man is not content to let Nielsen control the position.
A lull in the action here as Nielsen stalls from top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobo Nielsen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nielsen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobo Nielsen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Colt Jones (ranked 815 p4p, 108 weight class) and Stryker Payne (ranked 2370 p4p, 271 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Stryker Payne was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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200 lbs
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197 lbs
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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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
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Colt Jones !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stryker Payne!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Jones misses.
Payne throws a counter combo.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Payne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Payne throws a counter combo.
Jones throws a right and a left that Payne avoids nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Payne! But no joy.
Jones misses with a left hand
and Payne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Colt Jones has been cut.
A big left from Jones misses.
Jones throws a body punch but Payne moves out of range.
Payne is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones gets a clinch.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Payne avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Payne misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones blocks a body shot from Payne.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones .
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Payne misses with some punches.
Jones cracks Payne with a nice body shot.
Jones is working Payne over against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones .
Jones has Payne pressed against the cage, preventing Payne from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Payne misses with the head strike.
Payne lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Payne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Payne lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Payne works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Payne breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Payne counters with a straight right hand.
Jones feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Paynes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jones misses with a straight right.
Payne unleashes a big counter combination but Jones bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jones moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones rushes Payne and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Payne throws a head punch that misses.
Jones connects with a nasty looking knee right to Payne's face.
A hook to the body from Jones .
Payne throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones .
Payne misses with a punch to the body.
Payne throws a head punch that misses.
Payne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Colt Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Payne counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jones dips to his left and cracks Payne with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jones connects with a body shot that sends Payne's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jones throws the kick towards the body but Payne avoids it.
Payne is looking for the big counter here.
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Payne takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Payne takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colt Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Colt Jones 's cut.
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.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Payne throws a counter combo.
Jones scores with a nice head shot.
Jones swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Payne.
Jones swings for the body but Payne moves out of range.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones swings widly with a right hand
and Payne counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Payne circles away quickly and effectively.
Payne is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Payne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Payne takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Payne walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Payne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It seemed like Payne was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Payne takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Payne throws out a counter right but Jones avoids it with no problem.
Payne closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones jabs Payne right on the nose. Payne blinks but takes it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Payne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones throws a hook but Payne avoids it easily.
Payne throws out a counter right but Jones avoids it with no problem.
Payne takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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!
Good standup being displayed there by Jones as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Payne is looking for the big counter here.
A lazy left from Jones finds it's target.
Payne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Payne avoids the head kick by Jones .
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Payne counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones throws an off balance right hand
and Payne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones .
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Payne's shoulder, as Payne tries to avoid the shot.
Despite the aggression on Payne's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jones throws a series of punches but Payne moves out of range.
A nice side step and Payne releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jones throws a hook but Payne blocks it.
Jones moves to clinch but Payne breaks away
and Payne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones tests Payne's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colt Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Colt Jones 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Payne is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Payne moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice shot by Jones .
Jones lands with a straight right. Payne didn't see that one coming.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Payne is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones lands with a hook. Payne tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Payne to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Payne moves away.
Payne unleashes a big counter combination but Jones bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Payne circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little jabbing left from Payne on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Payne moves away.
Payne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Payne counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a right hand that Payne ducks under and follows up with a left that Payne also avoids with ease.
It seemed like Payne was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jones scores with a punch to the head.
Jones moves into range and clinches up with Payne.
Payne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Payne has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones scores with a body shot.
Stryker Payne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It seemed like Payne was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones tries to clinch up.
Stryker Payne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Colt Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jones .
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Payne.
Despite the aggression on Payne's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jones misses with an uppercut
and Payne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Colt Jones 's cut is getting worse.
Jones misses the body punch
and Payne counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jones stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones jabs at Payne's body.
Jones throws a right hand that misses
and Payne counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jones clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Payne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Payne has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Payne's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones prevents a body shot from Payne.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Payne.
Payne has a couple of punches blocked by Jones .
Payne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Jones .
Colt Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Payne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Colt Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jones 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colt Jones !
Colt Jones got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Smith (ranked 249 p4p, 12 weight class) and Howlin Wolf (ranked 551 p4p, 27 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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306 lbs
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287 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Smith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Howlin Wolf!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolf lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Smith at a distance.
Smith slips under a jab.
Wolf on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Howlin Wolf has been cut.
Wolf looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Smith on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Smith tries to get out of the position.
Wolf is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wolf.
Wolf with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wolf lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wolf throwing strikes but missing.
Wolf postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolf landing with the ground and pound.
Wolf won't allow Smith to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf lands a couple of digs.
Wolf makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wolf cracks Smith with a solid left hand.
Smith is rocked!
Wolf loads up on a big left hand. Smith felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Wolf looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Smith can't hide his disappointment, as Wolf celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Howlin Wolf!
Howlin Wolf is the new super heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Howlin Wolf made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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