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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Bobs (ranked 7645 p4p, 497 weight class) and Shaw Tailor (ranked 5620 p4p, 431 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Bobs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shaw Tailor!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tailor instigates a clinch.
Tailor letting Bobs take a breather here.
Tailor managing to block the knees to the body from Bobs.
Tailor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tailor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bobs keeps the fight on the outside.
Tailor should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Bobs doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tailor fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tailor moves into the clinch.
Tailor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tailor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tailor has a takedown stuffed.
Bobs is looking for a counter combo.
Bobs swats away the attempt to clinch by Tailor.
As Tailor tries to get set, Bobs tries to push him back and clinch up but Tailor manages to avoid the attempt.
Tailor gets a clinch.
Tailor breaks the clinch.
Bobs showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tailor.
As Tailor tries to get set, Bobs tries to push him back and clinch up but Tailor manages to avoid the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tailor wants to clinch.
Bobs is looking to counter punch.
Tailor tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bobs counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Shaw Tailor has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tailor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tailor drives through and clinches with Bobs against the cage.
Bobs dodges an elbow strike from Tailor.
Bobs breaks the clinch.
Tailor shoots in looking for a takedown but Bobs manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tailor's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bob Bobs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shaw Tailor.
Tailor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bobs manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bobs wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tailor moves in looking to clinch but Bobs pushes him off.
A counter left hand to the body from Bobs misses its target.
Bobs throws a looping overhand right but Tailor ducks down to avoid it.
Tailor gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tailor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bobs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tailor was well out of range. Poor timing from Bobs.
Tailor moves in looking to clinch but Bobs pushes him off.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tailor.
Tailor misses with a takedown attempt
and Bobs moves into the clinch.
Bobs manages to break the clinch.
Tailor tries to clinch but Bobs is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tailor misses with a head kick.
Bobs feinted with a counter takedown.
Bob Bobs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tailor tries to clinch but Bobs moves out of range.
Bobs seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
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 Bobs will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shaw Tailor's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bobs moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tailor wants to clinch up but Bobs keeps it at a distance.
Tailor closes the distance and pushes Bobs back into the cage.
Tailor is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bobs is defending well for now.
Tailor is trying to pull guard but Bobs turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tailor is looking to control Bobs's arms but Bobs gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tailor has his back to the cage.
Tailor manages to break the clinch.
Tailor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tailor tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bobs smiles and moves away.
Tailor shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bobs has one foot on Tailor's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tailor moves in looking to clinch but Bobs pushes him off.
Tailor is looking to clinch but Bobs is avoiding it.
Tailor tries to close the distance and clinch but Bobs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bobs drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tailor sprawls and moves away.
Tailor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tailor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bobs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tailor blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tailor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bobs counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bobs.
Tailor trying to land knees to the body.
Bobs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tailor avoids it.
Bobs wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tailor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bob Bobs is winning the standup battle so far.
Tailor is looking to clinch but Bobs is avoiding it.
Bobs half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Tailor tries to clinch but Bobs moves out of range.
Tailor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tailor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tailor closes the distance and clinches.
Bobs connects with a knee to the head.
Bobs misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tailor breaks from the clinch.
Tailor drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bobs explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Bobs leaves Tailor with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bob Bobs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shaw Tailor.
Tailor tries to clinch but Bobs moves out of range.
Bobs swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tailor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tailor follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tailor.
It looked like Bobs was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tailor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tailor tries to close the distance and clinch but Bobs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bobs misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bobs is looking to wear down Tailor with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tailor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tailor tries to close the distance and clinch but Bobs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bobs wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tailor takes the fight into the clinch.
Tailor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bobs taking a breather.
Bobs working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Bobs dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shaw Tailor's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bobs swats away the attempt to clinch by Tailor.
Shaw Tailor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tailor goes for a double leg but Bobs avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bobs continues to drive forward.
Bobs tries to counter with a takedown but Tailor is quick to defend against it.
Tailor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bobs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bobs defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tailor.
Bobs feinted with a counter takedown.
Bobs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bobs drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tailor sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tailor is looking to chop away at Bobs's legs.
Bobs feinted with a counter takedown.
Tailor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tailor tries to close the distance and clinch but Bobs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tailor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bobs circles away quickly and effectively.
Tailor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bobs.
Tailor misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bobs counters by clinching up.
Bobs missing with knees to the body.
Tailor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bobs throws an overhand right that lands on Tailor's shoulder, as Tailor tries to avoid the shot.
Bobs misses with the combination.
Tailor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As Tailor tries to get set, Bobs tries to push him back and clinch up but Tailor manages to avoid the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobs takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bobs swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bobs keeps the fight on the outside.
Tailor tries to close the distance and clinch but Bobs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bobs half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Tailor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bobs is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tailor is defended easily by Bobs.
Bob Bobs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shaw Tailor.
Tailor swinging wildly here.
Bobs attempts a counter takedown but Tailor avoids it well and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Tailor misses
and Bobs counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bobs.
Bobs manages to break the clinch.
Tailor tries to clinch there but Bobs circles away.
Tailor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bobs appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bobs throws a body shot but no joy.
Tailor tries to clinch but Bobs is having none of it.
Bobs appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Tailor moves into the clinch successfully.
Bobs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tailor can do to turn this around?
Tailor is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bobs to keep the fight standing.
Tailor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobs looks to land a left hand but Tailor moved out of range nicely.
Tailor wants to clinch.
Bobs half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Tailor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bobs changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tailor avoids the body shot from Bobs.
Bob Bobs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bobs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tailor manages to avoid it.
Tailor tries to counter by closing the distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bobs swings for the body but Tailor moves out of range.
Shaw Tailor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tailor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bobs is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tailor.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Bobs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bobs, 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Bobs!
During a confident post fight interview, Bob Bobs thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eli Book (ranked 24674 p4p, 734 weight class) and Gabriel Arges (ranked 5185 p4p, 586 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White 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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eli Book!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Arges!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arges misses with a double jab.
Arges throws a sloppy head kick and Book moves out of range easily.
Book moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Book lands with a slapping head kick.
Book drives through with a takedown into Arges's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Book definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Book wants to control from the top but Arges keeps moving.
Book working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Book postures up in Arges's guard and throws a big left but Arges blocks it.
Arges is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Arges trying to pass the guard but Book defending well.
Arges passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Book!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Book has given up his back. Will we see Arges going for some submissions?
Arges is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Arges has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Book has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Arges controls the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two 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.
Book trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Arges slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arges looking for the choke from the back.
What can Book do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Arges has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
I would not like to be Book right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Arges dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Book scores with a jab to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Arges 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 Book has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Book and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Book lands with a right hand.
Arges lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Book circles away quickly and effectively.
Arges has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Book shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Book was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Arges sneaks back into half guard.
Book is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Book wants to take a breather but Arges is having none of it.
Arges throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Arges slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Book is looking to work some ground and pound but Arges has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Book throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Arges works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Book throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Arges trying to control the position here.
Book trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Book trying to control the position from guard on top but Arges is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Arges can do anything to dispel that myth.
Book stopping the sweep attempt from Arges.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gabriel Arges is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arges swings widly with a right hand
and Book counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Book.
Arges tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Book throwing strikes from guard but Arges blocks nicely.
Book stopping the sweep attempt from Arges.
Arges is still trying to improve position.
Book stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Arges swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Arges looking to hit a scissor sweep but Book is one step ahead there.
Arges controlling Book's posture.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Arges is on top in guard.
Arges controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Arges passes into half guard.
Arges controlling the pace.
Arges tries to pass the half guard into mount. Book knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arges moves nicely into side control.
Arges looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on Book's face as Arges controls the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Book dominated that second round.
That's time! Book's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Book wants to clinch.
Book doesn't manage to clinch there - Arges circles away.
Arges throws a lazy body kick
and Book cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arges rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Book counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arges pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arges tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Book is able to avoid easily.
Book drops down looking for a counter takedown but Arges sprawls and moves away.
Arges fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Book checks it well.
Book uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arges.
Book fails with an attempt to clinch.
Book checks a leg kick.
Arges throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arges doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Arges swings for the body but Book moves out of range.
Arges has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Arges tries to land a front kick but Book steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Book attempts a counter takedown but Arges avoids it well and moves away.
Arges walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Book checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Eli Book is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Book lands a two punch combo.
Arges looks to throw a body kick
and Book counters with a stiff right hand.
Arges falls off balance throwing a combination
and Book counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Book scores with a leg kick.
Arges pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Book scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Book moves out of range of the body kick.
Book appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Book shoots in and drives through. Arges sprawls well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Book fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Arges avoids it really well and circles away.
Book misses with a series of wild punches.
Book's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Book duly obliges.
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!
Arges takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gabriel Arges seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Book blocks a leg kick.
Book moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Arges looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Arges looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
An inside leg kick from Arges misses.
Arges swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Book counters with a three punch combo that has Arges backing up. Arges nods at Book to acknowledge the strikes.
Eli Book is winning the standup battle so far.
Book throws a head kick that Arges semi-blocks.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Arges 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.
Arges on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Arges misses with a body shot.
Arges misses with a series of wild punches.
Arges throws a sloppy head kick and Book moves out of range easily.
Arges throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arges throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Book sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Book will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eli Book. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Book moves out of range as Arges throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arges misses with a head kick.
Arges lands a head kick!
Book could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Book lands a lovely overhand right.
Arges throws a sloppy head kick and Book moves out of range easily.
A right-left combo lands from Book.
A head kick by Arges misses
and Book counters with a left and a right that stings Arges.
Arges rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Book moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Book connects with a high kick.
Book keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Book lands a leg kick that knocks Arges off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arges tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Book is able to avoid easily.
Arges misses with a straight right.
Nice body punch from Book.
Arges misses with a few strikes there.
Arges tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Book gets the takedown into side control.
Book throws a strike aimed at the side of Arges's head but Arges avoids it well.
Arges manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Arges trying to control the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arges's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Arges is continuing to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eli Book showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Book has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eli Book!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sapushi Kurchinu (ranked 6393 p4p, 463 weight class) and Kyrie Phillips (ranked 6374 p4p, 461 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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230 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sapushi Kurchinu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kyrie Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips tries to clinch but Kurchinu moves away
and Kurchinu counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kurchinu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kurchinu slips nicely into half guard.
Kurchinu scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Phillips can do anything to dispel that myth.
Phillips keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Phillips trying to control from the bottom.
Kurchinu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice strikes from Kurchinu there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kurchinu connects with a nice short shot to Phillips's temple.
Phillips is rocked!
Kurchinu sitting in half guard here. He lands a big elbow that has hurt Phillips! Oh, Phillips is in big trouble! Kurchinu lands more strikes and the ref dives in to save him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sapushi Kurchinu!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michalos Pestukovic (ranked 5866 p4p, 439 weight class) and Henry Harryson (ranked 6214 p4p, 451 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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18
230 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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250 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michalos Pestukovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henry Harryson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pestukovic is defended easily by Harryson.
Harryson tries a head kick but it misses.
Pestukovic looks for a takedown but Harryson sprawls well.
Some wild striking there from Harryson.
Pestukovic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Harryson thows a body kick. Pestukovic tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Harryson jabs Pestukovic to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pestukovic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harryson is fending him off so far but Pestukovic persists. Nope, Harryson circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michalos Pestukovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pestukovic is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Pestukovic does it's job there.
Oooooh!!! Harryson has knocked Pestukovic down with a huge combo! Harryson steps away and waves a wobbly Pestukovic back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Pestukovic is rocked!
It looks like Michalos Pestukovic has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harryson tries a head kick but it misses.
Oh Pestukovic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harryson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Harryson! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Henry Harryson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Oliver (ranked 3411 p4p, 133 weight class) and Nin Ja Tendo (ranked 6855 p4p, 227 weight class). Oliver kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Get Back - The Beatles. Justin Oliver has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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290 lbs
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290 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Justin Oliver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nin Ja Tendo!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tendo manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Oliver on his heels. He'll look to pass Oliver's guard now, I'm sure.
Oliver has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Tendo is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Come on Oliver - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Oliver jumps guard and drags Tendo to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Tendo throws an elbow that misses. Oliver uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tendo's guard. Nice move by Oliver!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tendo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Oliver.
Tendo wants to sweep but no luck.
Tendo trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Tendo can't keep his opponent in guard - Oliver advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tendo is trying is best to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tendo gets full guard.
Oliver stops Tendo from standing up.
Tendo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tendo wants to sweep but no luck.
Tendo keeps trying to improve his position.
Tendo doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Tendo wants to sweep here but Oliver controlling him for the moment.
Oliver has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tendo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Oliver doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oliver manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Oliver accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Oliver stays in close to Tendo's body and controls the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tendo lands a leg kick that knocks Oliver off balance momentarily.
Tendo keeps the fight on the outside.
As Oliver backs off Tendo throws a huge counter combo but Oliver manages to avoid it all.
Oliver shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tendo as he jumps to the side.
Tendo wants to counter with a clinch but Oliver pushes him away.
Oliver dives in and grabs Tendo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tendo pushes down on Oliver's head and hops out.
Tendo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Oliver as Tendo shoots in.
Tendo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Oliver swivels and escapes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliver gets tackled into the cage by Tendo. Tendo maintains the clinch.
Oliver jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tendo walks away with a smile on his face. Oliver gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Oliver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oliver defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tendo.
Oliver is looking to counter punch.
Tendo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Oliver pinned against the cage. Oliver gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tendo clinches.
Oliver takes a shot to the head.
Tendo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tendo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oliver shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tendo as he jumps to the side.
Oliver sets himself, and Tendo steps forward looking for the clinch! Oliver avoids it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tendo or perhaps it was just good defense by Oliver, which made it look bad.
Oliver feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tendo looks for a takedown but Oliver sprawls well.
Oliver attempts a counter takedown but Tendo avoids it well and moves away.
Tendo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tendo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oliver fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tendo shoots in for a takedown but Oliver shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
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 Justin Oliver will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Oliver fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tendo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Justin Oliver has been cut.
Oliver throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tendo was covering up waiting for the punch and Oliver finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Tendo scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Tendo shoots for a double leg takedown but Oliver sprawls well. He's pushed Tendo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Oliver tries to clinch up but Tendo circles away and keeps his distance.
Oliver darts in and clinches Tendo up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tendo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tendo clinches up with Oliver and pushes him back against the cage.
Tendo stalls.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tendo breaks from the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Oliver.
Oliver fails to land the takedown.
Oliver looks for a takedown but Tendo sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Oliver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oliver darts in looking for a takedown but Tendo gets double underhooks and turns Oliver into the cage.
Tendo lands a big head kick that sends Oliver tumbling to the mat! Tendo takes a step backwards and waves Oliver back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oliver is rocked!
Nin Ja Tendo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tendo moves into range and clinches up with Oliver.
Oh Oliver is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tendo breaks the clinch.
Tendo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Oliver is trying to defend but Tendo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tendo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tendo is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Oliver seems to have got his legs back now.
Tendo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Oliver does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tendo is taking a breather. Oliver 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.
Oliver trying to control from the bottom.
Oliver avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tendo.
Tendo is keen to just control but Oliver is a slippery customer.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliver stuffs the takedown attempt from Tendo. Tendo gets slowly back to his feet.
Oliver is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tendo's half guard.
Oliver is thwarting Tendo's attempts to control the position.
Tendo wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliver tries to stand and escape but Tendo is controlling the position.
Tendo is looking to improve his position.
Oliver is trying to control. Tendo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tendo.
Tendo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Oliver tries to avoid it but Tendo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Oliver to the ground. Oliver escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tendo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Oliver swats away the attempt to clinch by Tendo.
Tendo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oliver rushes Tendo and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nin Ja Tendo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Justin Oliver's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Oliver looks for the body kick but Tendo saw that one coming.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Oliver is defended easily by Tendo.
No luck for Tendo with that takedown attempt.
Oliver wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Oliver shoots in for a double leg but Tendo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tendo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Oliver as he avoids it easily.
Tendo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliver tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tendo smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Oliver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tendo pushes Oliver up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliver missing with knees to the body.
Oliver gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tendo.
Oliver is looking to break free of the clinch but Tendo has double underhooks.
Oliver landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tendo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tendo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Oliver pulls his leg out and moves away.
Oliver goes for a double leg but Tendo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tendo continues to drive forward.
Tendo looks for a takedown but Oliver sprawls well.
Oliver closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tendo circles away.
Oliver is looking to clinch but Tendo is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliver tests Tendo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oliver fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tendo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tendo.
Oliver looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Oliver.
Oliver shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tendo as he avoids it easily.
Tendo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tendo has Oliver pressed against the cage, preventing Oliver from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tendo wants a takedown but no success here.
Tendo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Oliver fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Tendo as Oliver shoots in.
Oliver dives in for a single leg takedown but Tendo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tendo closes the distance and clinches up with Oliver, looking for a takedown. Tendo pushes Oliver against the cage but Oliver circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tendo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tendo throws out a leg kick but Oliver moves out of range and Tendo only half commits.
Tendo tries to clinch but Oliver moves out of range.
Oliver lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Tendo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oliver is looking to clinch but Tendo is avoiding it.
Tendo misses with a body kick.
Oliver misses with a head kick.
Oliver instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tendo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Oliver is defending well.
Tendo with a knee to the head.
Justin Oliver's cut is getting worse.
Tendo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tendo throws a head kick that half lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Tendo.
Tendo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tendo misses with a takedown attempt - Oliver sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oliver fails with the takedown.
Oliver throws a sloppy head kick
and Tendo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nin Ja Tendo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tendo 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nin Ja Tendo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trond Asmundsen (ranked 4057 p4p, 409 weight class) and Victor Hadley (ranked 4566 p4p, 452 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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19
190 lbs
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25
200 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Trond Asmundsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Victor Hadley!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hadley slips a straight right by Asmundsen.
Hadley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Asmundsen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hadley tries to clinch there but Asmundsen circles away.
Hadley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Asmundsen.
Asmundsen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hadley fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Asmundsen shoots in and gets a takedown into Hadley's guard.
Hadley wants to get back to his feet but Asmundsen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Asmundsen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Asmundsen advances position into side control!
Asmundsen trying to control the position but Hadley is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asmundsen 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.
An elbow from Asmundsen crashes against the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hadley is working to avoid the ground and pound but Asmundsen connects with a decent elbow.
Asmundsen prevents Hadley from escaping the position.
Asmundsen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hadley keeps working.
Asmundsen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hadley is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Asmundsen connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hadley some visible discomfort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hadley takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Asmundsen trying to control the action but Hadley is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asmundsen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hadley has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Asmundsen just content to control the position.
Asmundsen tries for a kimura but Hadley is defending well.
Hadley wants to get back to his feet.
Asmundsen tries for a kimura but Hadley is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hadley is not content to let Asmundsen control the position.
Asmundsen tries for a kimura but Hadley is defending well.
Asmundsen scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hadley wants to get back to his feet.
Hadley is not content to let Asmundsen control the position.
Asmundsen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hadley, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asmundsen wants to control but Hadley is keeping him busy.
Asmundsen cracks Hadley with a big right hand but Hadley just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Asmundsen grinds an elbow into Hadley's temple.
Hadley is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Asmundsen is controlling him well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Asmundsen trying to control the position but Hadley is working away.
Asmundsen tries for a kimura but Hadley is defending well.
Asmundsen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hadley keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trond Asmundsen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Asmundsen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Asmundsen throws an overhand right that lands on Hadley's shoulder, as Hadley tries to avoid the shot.
Hadley fails to land with a series of punches.
Asmundsen misses with a lunging right hand
and Hadley counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hadley trying to stand up but can't free himself from Asmundsen's guard.
Asmundsen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Asmundsen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hadley wants to get back to his feet.
We've been informed that Hadley has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asmundsen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Asmundsen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Asmundsen trying to control from half guard but Hadley is working away.
Asmundsen is working for a submission of some sort.
Hadley pushes Asmundsen off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hadley shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Asmundsen keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Asmundsen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Asmundsen trying to control here.
Asmundsen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hadley is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asmundsen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hadley won't allow Asmundsen to sweep him here.
Asmundsen pulls Hadley in close to prevent any damage.
Hadley trying to stand up but can't free himself from Asmundsen's guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hadley stuffs the takedown attempt from Asmundsen. Asmundsen gets slowly back to his feet.
Hadley is looking to clinch but Asmundsen is avoiding it.
A quick step to the side and Asmundsen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hadley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Asmundsen.
Trond Asmundsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Asmundsen. Beautiful body shot.
Hadley shoots in looking for a takedown but Asmundsen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hadley's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Asmundsen feinted with a counter takedown.
Hadley defending well as Asmundsen loads up on a big left hand.
Asmundsen misses with a straight right.
Asmundsen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hadley defends it nicely.
Asmundsen looks to land a right hand but Hadley moved out of range.
Hadley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Asmundsen.
Hadley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice body punch from Hadley.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Asmundsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hadley.
Asmundsen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hadley slaps away a takedown attempt from Asmundsen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trond Asmundsen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Asmundsen has closed the distance and engaged Hadley in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Hadley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hadley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hadley connects with an inside leg kick.
Asmundsen scores with a shot to the body.
Hadley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Asmundsen.
Asmundsen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hadley can do to turn this around?
Hadley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Asmundsen scores with a shot to the body.
Asmundsen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hadley wants to stand up but Asmundsen is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hadley being controlled here, momentarily.
Asmundsen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asmundsen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Asmundsen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hadley wants to stand up but Asmundsen is controlling him.
Asmundsen trying to control the position from guard on top but Hadley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Asmundsen throwing strikes but missing.
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.
Asmundsen stands and throws Hadley's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Asmundsen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hadley has escaped the position, nice work there.
Asmundsen scores with a couple of short elbows.
Asmundsen throwing strikes but Hadley manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Hadley decides to stand up, so the ref orders Asmundsen to his feet.
Asmundsen shoots in for a takedown but Hadley shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
As Asmundsen backs off Hadley throws a huge counter combo but Asmundsen manages to avoid it all.
Asmundsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hadley wants to clinch up but Asmundsen keeps it at a distance.
Asmundsen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hadley is trying to break the clinch but Asmundsen is controlling him.
Hadley can't get the takedown.
Asmundsen lands a left hand.
Asmundsen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Asmundsen slows down the pace here.
Asmundsen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Asmundsen seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Hadley is trying to stall.
Asmundsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Asmundsen taking a breather.
Asmundsen leaning his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Trond Asmundsen.
Hadley moves in looking to clinch but Asmundsen pushes him off.
A nice combination there by Hadley.
It looks like Trond Asmundsen has been cut.
Hadley slips a straight right by Asmundsen.
Asmundsen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Asmundsen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hadley counters with a three punch combo that has Asmundsen backing up. Asmundsen nods at Hadley to acknowledge the strikes.
Asmundsen misses the shot to the body.
Asmundsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Asmundsen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hadley avoids it really well and circles away.
Asmundsen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Asmundsen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trond Asmundsen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Asmundsen 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trond Asmundsen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike GraceKing (ranked 2557 p4p, 360 weight class) and Davidos Nemo (ranked 7097 p4p, 653 weight class). Davidos Nemo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mike GraceKing's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike GraceKing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Davidos Nemo!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nemo darts in and clinches GraceKing up against the cage.
GraceKing gets control of Nemo's arms and successfully pulls guard. GraceKing will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Nemo throwing strikes from guard but GraceKing blocks nicely.
GraceKing pulls Nemo in to control the position.
Nemo wants to control from the top but GraceKing keeps moving.
Nemo is looking to work some ground and pound but GraceKing has wrist control.
GraceKing is trying to keep Nemo in close.
Nemo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nemo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nemo trying to control but GraceKing is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nemo throws a sloppy strike and GraceKing has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Nemo is forced to tap! Great BJJ from GraceKing!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mike GraceKing!
Mike GraceKing bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Sunchez (ranked 1736 p4p, 211 weight class) and Ben Donver (ranked 5561 p4p, 463 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Sunchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ben Donver!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sunchez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sunchez lands a nice forearm strike.
Sunchez landing a few strikes.
Sunchez 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 Donver's shoulder. That is not cool.
Sunchez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Donver managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sunchez.
Sunchez postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Donver wants to get back to his feet but Sunchez drags him back down.
Sunchez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sunchez is trying to get an arm triangle but Donver is defending well.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunchez throws a strike aimed at the side of Donver's head but Donver avoids it well.
Sunchez lands an elbow.
Sunchez 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.
Sunchez throws a strike aimed at the side of Donver's head but Donver avoids it well.
Donver really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sunchez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sunchez misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Sunchez scores with punches from side control.
Sunchez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sloppy strikes there by Sunchez.
Donver parries the strikes from Sunchez easily there. Sunchez is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Donver to escape.
Sunchez looks up at the clock and then as Donver takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sunchez smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sunchez scoring with punches and elbows.
Donver wants to get back to his feet but Sunchez drags him back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sunchez with the ground and pound but Donver regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Sunchez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Donver's head.
Donver blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sunchez.
Donver keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sunchez is pressing down on Donver's thigh, looking to free his foot. Donver is holding on for now.
Sunchez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sunchez controlling the pace.
Sunchez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sunchez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sunchez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sunchez controlling the pace.
Donver looks winded!
Sunchez working the head and body with strikes.
Sunchez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sunchez looks to land a strike but Donver avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Sunchez is in close to Donver's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Donver has momentary wrist control but Sunchez slips an elbow through the middle.
Sunchez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Donver's head.
Sunchez throws a big elbow that misses.
Sunchez throwing strikes but missing.
Donver keeping moving, preventing Sunchez from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donver preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sunchez wants to pass the guard but Donver is keeping the position.
Sunchez throws a big elbow that misses.
Sunchez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sunchez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Donver's head.
Sunchez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sunchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Donver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sunchez throwing strikes from guard but Donver blocks nicely.
Sunchez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Sunchez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Donver misses with a lunging right hand
and Sunchez counters with a single leg into guard. Donver didn't expect that.
Sunchez stands up from Donver's guard - Sunchez perhaps looking for a knockout.
Sunchez shoots in for a takedown but Donver shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sunchez.
The strikes coming from Sunchez are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sunchez working the ground and pound from side control.
Donver has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Sunchez in side control lands a decent elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sunchez with the ground and pound but Donver regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Sunchez working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunchez is working for a kimura but Donver is defending it quite comfortably.
Nice strikes from Sunchez there.
Donver is breathing heavily.
Sunchez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sunchez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sunchez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sunchez winds up and cracks Donver with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Donver avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sunchez.
Ground and pound from Sunchez.
Alex Sunchez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sunchez throwing shots but Donver is blocking nicely.
Sunchez looks to land a strike but Donver avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sunchez throwing strikes but missing.
Sunchez stands up over Donver, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sunchez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sunchez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sunchez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sunchez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sunchez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sunchez grinds an elbow into Donver's temple.
Donver is rocked!
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!
Donver is letting Sunchez control him for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sunchez working the ground and pound from side control.
Donver is still in real trouble! Can Sunchez finish him?
Sunchez scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Donver is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Sunchez can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Sunchez!
An out of breath Alex Sunchez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Chaplin (ranked 1470 p4p, 171 weight class) and David Hugo (ranked 1850 p4p, 212 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Charlie Chaplin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Hugo!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaplin throws a body shot but no joy.
Hugo ducks right into an uppercut from Chaplin.
Chaplin tries to keep at a distance but Hugo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chaplin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chaplin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hugo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chaplin, pushing him back against the cage.
Chaplin lands with a light punch inside.
Hugo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Chaplin's face.
It looks like Charlie Chaplin has been cut.
Chaplin lands with a short shot to the head.
Chaplin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chaplin.
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!
Chaplin jumps guard.
Chaplin is controlling Hugo's posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chaplin is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chaplin controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chaplin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chaplin stands and throws Hugo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hugo is trying to escape the position but Chaplin is controlling the position.
Hugo parries the strikes from Chaplin easily there. Chaplin is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hugo to escape.
Chaplin 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 Hugo's shoulder. That is not cool.
Chaplin moves into full mount!
Chaplin controlling his opponent.
Chaplin has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Chaplin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hugo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chaplin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaplin landing strikes from the mount and Hugo is in trouble!
Chaplin content just to control the position here.
Chaplin looking to finish Hugo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hugo!
Chaplin with a couple of short strikes.
Chaplin misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chaplin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Chaplin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Chaplin raining down hammerfists from mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hugo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hugo looks winded!
Chaplin controlling his opponent.
Hugo taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Hugo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaplin content just to control the position here.
Chaplin throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hugo because Chaplin loaded up on that one.
Chaplin content just to control the position here.
Chaplin landing strikes from the mount and Hugo is in trouble!
Chaplin working Hugo over with strikes here.
Chaplin with good strikes from the mount here!
Chaplin controlling from mount.
Chaplin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hugo's face.
Chaplin looking to control and managing it successfully.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Chaplin.
Chaplin misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Chaplin cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
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!
Chaplin lands a nice shot to the head.
Chaplin unloads with some shots from mount but Hugo bucks and avoids them well.
Chaplin thowing shots but they're missing.
Chaplin lands a nice shot to the head.
Chaplin 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.
Chaplin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Chaplin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hugo's face.
Chaplin throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Poor strikes thrown by Chaplin there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Chaplin controlling his opponent.
Chaplin working for a guillotine from mount but Hugo is in no mood to give up.
Chaplin lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Chaplin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charlie Chaplin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Chaplin waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Hugo. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Hugo to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Hugo is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Hugo can't keep his opponent in guard - Chaplin advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hugo is still in real trouble! Can Chaplin finish him?
Chaplin is controlling the pace.
Hugo seems to have recovered his senses.
Chaplin passes to side control.
Charlie Chaplin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
An elbow from Chaplin crashes against the mat.
Chaplin is staying tight to Hugo's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Chaplin works to advance to full mount. Hugo defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
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!
Chaplin throwing strikes here but Hugo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Hugo is breathing heavily.
Chaplin controlling the position easily from mount.
Hugo blocking the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaplin controlling his opponent.
Chaplin landing strikes from the mount.
Hugo is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Chaplin controlling from mount.
Chaplin scoring with strikes but Hugo is staying in there.
Chaplin lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Chaplin unloads with some shots from mount but Hugo bucks and avoids them well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chaplin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Chaplin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hugo hang on?
Chaplin with shots to the head and body - Hugo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Chaplin with the ground and pound from mount.
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!
Hugo is bucking up trying to escape but Chaplin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Chaplin landing shots from mount.
Chaplin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hugo taking shots to the head.
Chaplin controlling from the full mount.
Chaplin'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.
Chaplin lands a couple of good shots and Hugo has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Hugo covering up well under a barage of strikes.
The referee is taking a good look at Hugo as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Chaplin!
Chaplin missing with strikes from the back.
Chaplin scores with strikes from the back.
Chaplin throwing damaging strikes from the back! Hugo could be in trouble here!
Chaplin is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Hugo is trying to get back to his feet but Chaplin has full control of the position and if anything, Hugo has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaplin controls the action.
Chaplin continues to stall.
Chaplin lands strikes to the head.
Chaplin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hugo can do to turn this around?
Chaplin controlling the position well here. Hugo rolled but Chaplin kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Further stalling from Chaplin.
Chaplin has Hugo flattened out and is raining down punches.
Chaplin thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Chaplin misses with an elbow to the head.
Chaplin biding his time, controlling Hugo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaplin struggling to land strikes to the head as Hugo covers up.
Hugo avoids the strikes from Chaplin.
Hugo avoids the strikes from Chaplin.
Chaplin somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Chaplin lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Hugo hold on?!
Chaplin scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Hugo is looking for a way out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chaplin biding his time, controlling Hugo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Chaplin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Charlie Chaplin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Chaplin and Hugo goes tumbling to the canvas! Chaplin follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Chaplin in particular looking to stall.
Hugo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Chaplin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Chaplin stalling.
More hug and hope from Chaplin.
Hugo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaplin thows a huge punch but Hugo dodges it nicely.
Chaplin frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Chaplin content just to control the position here.
Chaplin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Chaplin content just to control the position here.
Chaplin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hugo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Chaplin is landing with some decent strikes but Hugo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Chaplin looking to finish Hugo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hugo!
Chaplin landing strikes from the mount and Hugo is in trouble!
Chaplin lands a nice shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hugo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hugo blocking the ground and pound.
Chaplin postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Hugo badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Chaplin around the waist but Chaplin pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Chaplin is the winner by TKO! Chaplin jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charlie Chaplin!
Charlie Chaplin retains his lightweight title!
Charlie Chaplin was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
63% |
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