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ABW 171 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phill Brooks (ranked 5759 p4p, 485 weight class) and Micheal Jones (ranked 21312 p4p, 584 weight class). Brooks comes to the cage accompanied by This Fire Burns. Phill Brooks has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
11 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phill Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 24 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Micheal Jones!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones swings for the body but Brooks moves out of range.
A slow jab from Brooks misses its intended target.
Jones attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jones throws a body kick that misses.
Jones throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brooks scores with a leg kick.
Jones lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jones lands a nice shot that snaps Brooks's head back.
Jones is looking to chop away at Brooks's legs.
Jones misses with a kick to the body.
Brooks takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Brooks gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jones.
Brooks misses with a wild body shot.
Jones cracks Brooks with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brooks misses with a combination
and Brooks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brooks takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jones avoids the body shot from Brooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Brooks.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Brooks.
Nice body kick from Brooks.
Brooks connects with the punch.
Brooks throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Brooks lands a glancing blow to the side of Jones's head.
Jones connects with a body shot.
Jab from Brooks.
The crowd cheers as Jones lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brooks doesn't seem phased though.
Jones takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brooks pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brooks avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brooks throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jones stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a right hand that Brooks ducks under and follows up with a left that Brooks also avoids with ease.
Brooks half committed to a counter leg kick.
Brooks throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brooks looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Brooks throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones throws a low kick, looking for Brooks's leg but Brooks calmly moves out of range.
Brooks fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brooks throws the kick towards the body but Jones avoids it.
Jones moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jones has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jones moves out of range as Brooks strikes.
Brooks throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.
Brooks looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Brooks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jones tries a low kick but Brooks avoids it.
Brooks was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brooks.
Jones lands with a hook. Brooks tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jones connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Brooks wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jones lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jones's corner calls for a 1-2. Jones obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brooks thumps Jones with a low kick.
Jones is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Brooks had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Brooks is just out of range.
Jones connects with a right hand. Brooks shakes it off.
Brooks fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Brooks checks a leg kick.
Brooks throws a quick counter kick to the body but Jones avoids it.
Brooks goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Brooks throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jones looks winded!
Brooks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Jones throws a right hand that Brooks ducks under and follows up with a left that Brooks also avoids with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brooks dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jones. That did some damage!
A big right from Jones misses.
Brooks ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and Brooks counters with an inside leg kick.
Jones is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Brooks loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Jones moves out of range as Brooks throws a body kick.
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brooks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Jones blocks the low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Brooks. That snapped Jones's head back.
Jones with a jab.
Brooks scoring well with a low kick there.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Brooks.
Jones takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brooks is looking to slow Jones down with leg kicks.
Jones throws a leg kick but Brooks sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jones scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
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 Phill Brooks will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brooks avoids the body shot from Jones.
Brooks missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jones's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brooks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jones crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Brooks - the referee stops the clock and Jones gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Brooks. Jones manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Brooks - that will leave a mark!
Brooks swings widly with a right hand
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Phill Brooks is winning the standup battle so far.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Brooks throwing a counter right hand but Jones manages to avoid it.
Nice body kick from Brooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones throws a leg kick
and Brooks counters with a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Brooks throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Brooks scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jones doesn't seem bothered though.
Jones is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brooks fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brooks throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brooks.
Brooks scores with a shot to the body.
Brooks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Jones misses.
Brooks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brooks moves out of range of the leg kick from Jones.
Jones tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brooks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Brooks will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A jab from Brooks misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jones! But no joy.
Both fighters circling a little - Brooks finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Brooks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Brooks thumps Jones with a low kick.
Brooks misses with a body kick.
Jones throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Brooks misses the target.
Brooks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a hook but Brooks blocks it.
Jones throws a wild body kick that Brooks sees coming a mile off.
Jones is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Brooks lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brooks moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brooks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones thinks about the counter body kick.
Jones has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brooks.
Brooks thumps Jones with a low kick.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Brooks.
Brooks lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jones lands a jab to the nose.
Jones has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brooks.
Jones tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Brooks is able to avoid easily.
Brooks throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brooks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brooks throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Brooks. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brooks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Brooks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones throws a lazy body kick
and Brooks counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Brooks throws a right hand that misses
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Brooks slips under a jab from Jones.
Jones avoids the body shot from Brooks.
Jones swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brooks uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jones has time to react.
Brooks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Brooks. That one must have hurt.
Brooks throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Brooks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Brooks misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jones has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Brooks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brooks cracks the inside of Jones's front leg.
Brooks closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jones throws a body kick that misses
and Brooks counters with a leg kick.
Brooks chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good shot there by Brooks.
Jones blocks a jab.
And Jones responds with a good body kick, but Brooks manages to step out the way in time.
Brooks has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Jones walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Brooks checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Brooks moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jones takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Brooks is looking to land body kicks.
Jones blocks a jab.
Jones avoids the body shot from Brooks.
Jones was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phill Brooks dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jones is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Brooks is just out of range.
Jones catches Brooks with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Brooks misses with a body punch
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones lands a jab.
Nice cross by Jones.
Brooks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brooks checks a leg kick.
Jones throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brooks throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks misses with a leg kick.
Jones scores with the left hand. Brooks knows he should have avoided that one.
Brooks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brooks slips under a jab from Jones.
Brooks misses with a wild body shot.
Brooks looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jones moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jones bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brooks's head.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jones attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Brooks lands a leg kick that knocks Jones off balance momentarily.
Brooks throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Brooks throws the kick towards the body but Jones avoids it.
Jones steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Jones takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jones.
Good leg kick by Brooks there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Micheal Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brooks uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jones has time to react.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brooks.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brooks.
Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Brooks counters with a right hand to the body.
Jones throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jones defending well as Brooks loads up on a big left hand.
Brooks scoring well with a low kick there.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jones lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brooks's sensitive parts.
Brooks takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jones takes one to the side of the head.
Jones attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones moves out of range as Brooks strikes.
Brooks scores with a hook.
Brooks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Brooks.
Brooks with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brooks keeps Jones at a distance using the push kick.
Brooks throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jones swings for the body but Brooks moves out of range.
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jones steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Brooks. That one must have hurt.
Brooks is looking to slow Jones down with leg kicks.
Jones throws a leg kick
and Brooks counters with an outside leg kick.
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brooks.
Brooks throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Brooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brooks feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jones's calf.
Brooks scores with the left hand. Jones knows he should have avoided that one.
Jones slips under a jab from Brooks.
Brooks turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jones staying out of range there.
Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brooks can pounce on him.
Brooks misses with a hook to the body
and Jones counters with an outside leg kick.
Brooks throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brooks checks the leg kick.
Brooks misses with a body shot.
Brooks lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brooks takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones throws a big counter head kick but Brooks avoids it with no problem.
Jones works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Brooks throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brooks lands with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phill Brooks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brooks 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phill Brooks!
As Phill Brooks got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: This Is Gonna Be My Last Fight In MMA, I Am Returning To Pro Wrestling And Sign A Contract With Ring Of Honor. Thank You Fans Support For My MMA Journey '.
Micheal Jones was interviewed post fight and said 'Damn I Know it Was A Hard Fight Fans, But I'll Win The Next One'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reggie Grimdal (ranked 8106 p4p, 609 weight class) and Gilbert Valur (ranked 4970 p4p, 517 weight class). Valur has chosen David Bowie - Let's Dance as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
8 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reggie Grimdal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gilbert Valur!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimdal defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Valur.
Some wild striking there from Grimdal.
Valur gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Grimdal counters with a series of strikes. Valur will be more careful next time no doubt.
Valur dives in and scores a takedown into Grimdal's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grimdal is breathing heavily.
Valur stays in close to Grimdal's body and controls the position.
Grimdal preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Valur is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Grimdal can't keep his opponent in guard - Valur advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Valur has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Valur seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Grimdal does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Valur with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valur stands up from half guard.
Valur shoots in and gets a takedown into Grimdal's guard.
Valur stands up and waves to Grimdal to follow him.
Valur decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Valur wants to free his trapped foot but Grimdal is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Still in half guard, Valur seems content to control.
Valur is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Grimdal is just riding it out for now. Valur eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valur works his foot free and advances to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valur is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Grimdal has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Grimdal has left one of his arms exposed and Valur doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Grimdal screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gilbert Valur!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James Hetfield (ranked 3251 p4p, 152 weight class) and Rafael Mendes (ranked 4156 p4p, 194 weight class). The key to victory for James Hetfield has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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143 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, James Hetfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Mendes!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hetfield lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mendes gets caught flat footed, as Hetfield shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendes pulls Hetfield in close to prevent any damage.
Hetfield looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hetfield avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hetfield showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hetfield trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mendes is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mendes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
An attempted straight right counter from Hetfield misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mendes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hetfield scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hetfield thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Well, if Hetfield is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Hetfield wants to free his trapped foot but Mendes is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mendes is trying is best to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Mendes tries to get to full guard but Hetfield has control of the leg.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hetfield looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hetfield misses with a takedown attempt - Mendes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mendes pushes Hetfield up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hetfield escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mendes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mendes misses with a takedown
and Hetfield counters with a straight right hand.
Mendes tries to clinch but Hetfield moves out of range.
As Mendes looks to move away, Hetfield throws a big counter combo but Mendes just gets out of the way.
Hetfield misses with a combination
and Mendes counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendes being controlled here momentarily.
Mendes 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hetfield controlling Mendes's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Hetfield dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hetfield scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mendes takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hetfield misses with a two punch combination.
Hetfield scores with a nice strike.
Hetfield throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mendes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hetfield throws a good cross that connects.
Hetfield throws a series of strikes that have Mendes backpedaling.
Hetfield moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hetfield fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hetfield tries to keep at a distance but Mendes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mendes goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hetfield prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes prevents Hetfield from breaking the clinch.
Hetfield has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mendes looking for a takedown.
Mendes tries to score a body lock takedown but Hetfield shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
James Hetfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Mendes.
Hetfield breaks from the clinch.
Hetfield throws a series of punches but Mendes avoids them all with ease.
Mendes feints the counter takedown.
Hetfield closes the distance and lands a one-two.
James Hetfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hetfield misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mendes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mendes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hetfield pinned against the cage. Hetfield gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes moves out of range as Hetfield throws a body kick.
Hetfield scores with a nice head shot.
Hetfield lands with an uppercut that bounces Mendes off the cage and back into range.
Hetfield falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mendes counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hetfield is not content to let Mendes control the position.
Hetfield tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Mendes presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Hetfield wants to control but Mendes is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Mendes tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hetfield wants to hold on but Mendes pushes him away.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Mendes working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Hetfield gets back to half guard.
Hetfield trying to control from the bottom.
Hetfield controlling the position well.
Mendes content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hetfield wants to control but Mendes is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield tries to roll over but Mendes keeps him under control.
Mendes seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hetfield wants to improve his position but Mendes is controlling well.
Hetfield is trying to control Mendes's posture. Mendes takes advantage of the lull and advances to side control. He also appears to have an arm triangle here! Uh oh, big trouble for Hetfield! Mendes is rotating here... this could be the end... Hetfield is out! Mendes has ended this one emphatically! Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rafael Mendes!
After winning the bout, Rafael Mendes thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gorgeous Bob (ranked 1947 p4p, 222 weight class) and Mathis Malen (ranked 2802 p4p, 304 weight class). Mathis Malen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gorgeous Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mathis Malen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malen is trying to counter with his kicks.
Bob with a lazy takedown attempt
and Malen counters with a two punch combo.
Malen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bob as he avoids it easily.
Malen scores with a nice right hand.
Malen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Malen shoots in but Bob avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gorgeous Bob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bob slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bob moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bob scores with a hook to the body. Malen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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!
Malen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bob's jab looks to have found its range, popping Malen under the eye.
Bob wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bob scores with a hook.
Bob scores with a crisp jab that stopped Malen in his tracks.
Malen is rocked!
Malen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Malen is still on wobbly legs! Can Bob finish him?
Malen gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Bob gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gorgeous Bob!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Riverson (ranked 2977 p4p, 144 weight class) and Baron Brady (ranked 4480 p4p, 174 weight class). Riverson's entrance music is J.Ralph - Kansas City Shuffle. A fine choice. 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 Baron Brady was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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275 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Riverson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baron Brady!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riverson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Brady to the mat! Brady manages to get full guard.
Riverson 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.
Riverson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Riverson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Riverson has gone for a leg lock! Brady slips out almost immediately though and dives into Riverson's guard.
Brady tries to free his leg and advance position but Riverson is retaining full guard.
Riverson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Brady is aware though and is defending well.
Brady stays in close to Riverson's body and controls the position.
Riverson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brady defends well.
Brady wants to pass the guard but Riverson is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riverson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Brady defends it easily.
Riverson is looking for a triangle but Brady pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brady keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Riverson's head.
Riverson is looking to cinch up a triangle. Brady throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Riverson's body to avoid the submission. Riverson has instead reached around Brady's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Riverson arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). John Riverson!
A victorious John Riverson 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paynuss Chonus (ranked 813 p4p, 125 weight class) and Don Johns (ranked 3659 p4p, 459 weight class). Chonus comes to the cage accompanied by Reverend Paynus. 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 Don Johns was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paynuss Chonus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Don Johns!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chonus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johns looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chonus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chonus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johns takes one to the chin there.
Chonus throws a right hand that Johns ducks under and follows up with a left that Johns also avoids with ease.
Johns is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Chonus's jab looks to have found its range, popping Johns under the eye.
Chonus misses with a left hand
letting Johns counter with a right hand.
Chonus tries to keep at a distance but Johns has taken the fight into the clinch.
Johns lands a shoulder strike.
Johns manages to pull guard.
Chonus has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Johns is proving hard to escape from.
Johns is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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. Johns connects with a nice short shot to Chonus's temple.
Chonus pushes Johns off looking to stand but Johns dives back in and keeps control.
Johns 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.
Johns has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johns tries to pass to full mount but Chonus defends it.
Chonus slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Johns cracks Chonus with a solid left hand.
Johns is working Chonus over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Johns cracks Chonus with a solid left hand.
Johns postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johns accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chonus wants to stand up but Johns is controlling him.
Chonus is trying to keep Johns in close.
Chonus wants to get back to his feet but Johns is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Johns with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johns landing some decent shots from guard.
Chonus is rocked!
It looks like Paynuss Chonus has been cut.
Chonus wants to sweep but no luck.
Chonus wants to stand up but Johns is controlling him.
Johns working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Oh Chonus is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johns arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Chonus's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Don Johns!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Noah Jones (ranked 2405 p4p, 116 weight class) and Kosma Wawelski (ranked 3787 p4p, 175 weight class). Jones's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Barrels of Whiskey. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Noah Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kosma Wawelski!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones fails to land the takedown.
A nice side step and Wawelski releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wawelski has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jones gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wawelski.
Jones shoots for a takedown but Wawelski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wawelski misses with the combination.
Jones with a poor takedown
and Wawelski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noah Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wawelski thows a body kick. Jones tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nice shot lands for Wawelski.
Wawelski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
Wawelski throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Noah Jones has been cut.
Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wawelski tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wawelski to the ground. Wawelski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones has his takedown stuffed
and Wawelski counters with a series of strikes. Jones will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wawelski lands a jab to the head.
Wawelski lands with a kick to the temple. Jones shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jones closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Wawelski quickly recovers to half guard.
Wawelski has one foot on Jones's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wawelski lands a head kick!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wawelski.
Wawelski sizes up Jones with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wawelski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wawelski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wawelski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wawelski tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Wawelski stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Wawelski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jones.
Wawelski scores with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
Wawelski unleashes a big counter combination but Jones bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Some wild striking there from Wawelski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wawelski lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jones backs up against the cage.
Jones shoots and misses
and Wawelski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wawelski lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Wawelski shows good takedown defense.
Wawelski throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wawelski scores with a jab. Jones acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wawelski leaves Jones with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wawelski avoids the head kick by Jones.
Jones closes the distance and clinches up with Wawelski, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes Wawelski against the cage but Wawelski circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wawelski unleashes a big counter combination but Jones bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown but Wawelski manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jones's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wawelski works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Wawelski shows good takedown defense.
Wawelski looks to land a combination. Jones sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wawelski lands with an uppercut that bounces Jones off the cage and back into range.
Noah Jones's cut is getting worse.
Wawelski scores with a one two! Jones had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jones is rocked!
Wawelski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wawelski stuffs the takedown.
Wawelski fakes the leg kick and cracks Jones in the body.
A punch combination from Wawelski misses.
A nice combination there by Wawelski.
Wawelski scores with a shot to the body.
Wawelski closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jones to the mat! Jones manages to get full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wawelski chips away with some ground and pound.
Jones will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wawelski controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Wawelski connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wawelski is pushing down on Jones's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jones is fighting to maintain full guard but Wawelski has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wawelski seems to be looking for submissions.
Jones wants to control but Wawelski is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wawelski prevents Jones from improving his position.
Wawelski is keen to just control but Jones is a slippery customer.
Wawelski is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Wawelski has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wawelski trying to control but Jones is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kosma Wawelski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Noah Jones's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wawelski throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Wawelski feints and then cracks Jones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jones down.
Kosma Wawelski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wawelski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Wawelski.
Wawelski misses with a wild combination.
Jones takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wawelski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Jones has his takedown stuffed
and Wawelski counters with a two punch combo.
Jones with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wawelski counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wawelski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wawelski moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wawelski but Wawelski pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noah Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wawelski lands with a good body shot.
Wawelski digs a good body shot into Jones's ribs.
Wawelski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wawelski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jones doesn't seem bothered though.
Wawelski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wawelski lands with a kick to the temple. Jones shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown but Wawelski manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jones's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A left and a right from Wawelski both land. Nice combination.
Wawelski throws a front kick that sends Jones stumbling back into the cage.
Wawelski is working the combinations to good effect here.
Wawelski slaps away a takedown attempt from Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wawelski! But no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wawelski!
Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wawelski can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wawelski stuffs the takedown.
Wawelski fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jones to the ground. Wawelski is now in Jones's guard.
Wawelski drops back looking for a leg! Jones is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jones manages to kick Wawelski off! Wawelski jumps back into Jones's guard.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Wawelski from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wawelski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wawelski drops back looking for a leg! Jones is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jones manages to kick Wawelski off! Wawelski jumps back into Jones's guard.
Jones striking off his back but it's not causing Wawelski any problems.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones is working hard here to advance position.
Jones is trying to keep Wawelski in close.
Wawelski passes Jones's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Wawelski wants to take a breather but Jones is having none of it.
Jones tries to roll over but Wawelski keeps him under control.
Wawelski seems to be working for a kimura but Jones defends the submission attempt.
Kosma Wawelski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wawelski is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wawelski takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jones is refusing to be controlled, as Wawelski sits in half guard.
Wawelski working the head and body with strikes.
Jones looks like he's trying to stand up.
Wawelski is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jones has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wawelski thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kosma Wawelski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Noah Jones'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Wawelski connects with a nice looking jab.
Wawelski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wawelski wants it to stay on the feet.
Wawelski connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jones momentarily.
Wawelski moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jones looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice takedown defense from Wawelski. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
A thudding body kick lands there by Wawelski!
Jones throws a hook to the side of Wawelski's head but Wawelski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wawelski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wawelski lands a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice jab there from Wawelski.
Jones bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wawelski manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jones's best efforts.
Wawelski works his way to full guard. Good work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wawelski pulls Jones in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wawelski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wawelski controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
Wawelski is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Wawelski looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wawelski is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Wawelski gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jones.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noah Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wawelski pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wawelski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wawelski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
Jones tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A right hook to the body lands for Wawelski.
Wawelski is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good body shot from Wawelski.
Still in the clinch, Wawelski scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Wawelski.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees to the body from Wawelski.
A short left from Wawelski.
Wawelski lands with a left to the head.
Wawelski lands with a light punch inside.
Wawelski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wawelski landing knees to the body.
Wawelski lands a left hand.
Wawelski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wawelski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wawelski scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wawelski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wawelski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jones or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wawelski.
Wawelski cracks Jones with a nice body shot.
Wawelski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jones.
Still in the clinch, Wawelski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wawelski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A right handed body shot lands from Wawelski.
Jones seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice body punch from Wawelski.
A shot in the inside from Wawelski.
A nice left hand lands by Wawelski.
A hook to the body from Wawelski.
Wawelski lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wawelski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones is looking to take this one to the mat.
Wawelski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
Wawelski lands a shot to the body.
Wawelski lands with a short shot to the head.
Kosma Wawelski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short left from Wawelski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wawelski lands a body shot.
Still in the clinch, Wawelski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wawelski unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short body shot lands from Wawelski as the two fighters clinch.
Wawelski scores with a shoulder strike.
Noah Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wawelski utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wawelski lands a right hand.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Wawelski scores a nice knee to the body.
Wawelski is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Wawelski.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wawelski.
Wawelski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Wawelski.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hook to the body lands for Wawelski.
Wawelski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Wawelski.
Kosma Wawelski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Wawelski.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kosma Wawelski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wawelski has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 25:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 24:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kosma Wawelski!
A victorious Kosma Wawelski 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Francesco Skrarez (ranked 717 p4p, 78 weight class) and Khabib Babakov (ranked 4154 p4p, 309 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Francesco Skrarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Khabib Babakov!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babakov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Skrarez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Babakov scores with a nice strike.
Skrarez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Babakov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Skrarez doesn't seem bothered though.
Skrarez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Babakov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Skrarez has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Skrarez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Babakov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Skrarez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Babakov lands a nice elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skrarez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Babakov.
Skrarez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Skrarez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Babakov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Skrarez avoids a wild elbow strike from Babakov.
A nice left hand lands by Babakov.
Babakov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Babakov scores with a shot to the side of Skrarez's head.
Skrarez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Babakov's defenses.
Skrarez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Skrarez takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babakov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Babakov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Skrarez misses with a body punch.
Babakov's coach down at LOD:SavageLandz Tokyo was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Babakov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Skrarez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A right hand to the body from Skrarez.
Skrarez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Babakov.
Babakov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Skrarez throws a head punch that misses.
Skrarez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Babakov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Babakov throws a punch but it's blocked by Skrarez.
Babakov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Babakov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Babakov lands an elbow inside.
Skrarez throws a punch but it's blocked by Babakov.
Skrarez can't find room to land a body shot as Babakov controls the action.
Skrarez misses with an elbow strike.
Babakov misses with an elbow strike.
Skrarez avoids the elbow strike from Babakov, against the cage.
Babakov misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babakov gets through Skrarez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Babakov.
Babakov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Skrarez swings wildly with an uppercut but Babakov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skrarez tries to work over Babakov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Babakov lands an elbow just above Skrarez 's eye.
Babakov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Skrarez misses with an elbow over the top.
Babakov lands with a light punch inside.
Skrarez tries a knee to the head but Babakov blocks it.
A short left from Babakov.
Babakov lands a shoulder strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Babakov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Babakov lands a damaging elbow.
Skrarez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Babakov avoids it.
Babakov pushes Skrarez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Babakov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Babakov throws an elbow but misses.
Still in the clinch, Babakov scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babakov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Babakov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Babakov lands a shoulder strike.
Skrarez takes a shot to the head.
Skrarez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Babakov is defending well for now.
Skrarez missing with knees to the body.
Babakov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Babakov.
Babakov lands a damaging elbow.
Babakov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Skrarez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Babakov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Babakov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Skrarez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Babakov's elbow.
Skrarez trying to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skrarez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Skrarez swings wildly with an uppercut but Babakov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Babakov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Skrarez blocking some punches.
Skrarez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skrarez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babakov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Babakov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Skrarez scores with a shot to the side of Babakov's head.
Skrarez lands a nice shot to the body.
Babakov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Skrarez backwards.
Babakov misses with a punch on the inside.
Babakov swings wildly with an uppercut but Skrarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Babakov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Skrarez pushes Babakov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Babakov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Skrarez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Babakov pushes off an throws an elbow but Skrarez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Babakov misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Skrarez fails to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Babakov misses with a punch on the inside.
Babakov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Babakov misses with the head strike.
Skrarez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Babakov misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khabib Babakov dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Skrarez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Skrarez is looking to clinch but Babakov is avoiding it.
Babakov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Skrarez is looking to clinch but Babakov is avoiding it.
Skrarez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Skrarez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Skrarez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Skrarez takes an elbow to the temple.
Babakov lands a nice uppercut.
Babakov lands with a light punch inside.
Babakov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Skrarezs head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Khabib Babakov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Skrarez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Babakov's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skrarez presses Babakov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Skrarez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Babakov blocks an uppercut.
Babakov throws a punch but it's blocked by Skrarez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skrarez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Babakov's elbow.
Skrarez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Babakov is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babakov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Babakov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skrarez.
Skrarez tries to throw a body punch but Babakov avoids it by throwing Skrarez back against the cage.
Babakov lands an elbow that stopped Skrarez in his tracks for a moment.
Skrarez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Babakov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Skrarez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Skrarez takes a shot to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Babakov.
Skrarez takes an elbow to the temple.
Skrarez tries a body shot but Babakov blocks it.
Babakov blocks an elbow strike.
Babakov blocks an uppercut.
Skrarez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skrarez tries to throw a body punch but Babakov avoids it by throwing Skrarez back against the cage.
Babakov blocks an uppercut.
Babakov lands an elbow that stopped Skrarez in his tracks for a moment.
Babakov lands an uppercut.
Babakov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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!
Skrarez takes an elbow to the temple.
Babakov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babakov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Skrarez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Babakov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Skrarez tries to throw a body punch but Babakov avoids it by throwing Skrarez back against the cage.
A short right from Babakov.
Babakov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Skrarez backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Babakov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Skrarez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Babakov's elbow.
Skrarez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Babakov lands with a left to the head.
Skrarez throws a head punch that misses.
Babakov blocks the elbow strike.
Skrarez misses with a knee to the head.
Skrarez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Skrarez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Skrarez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Babakov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Babakov scores with a shoulder strike.
Skrarez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Babakov is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babakov working aggressively here.
Skrarez missing with knees to the body.
Babakov lands a nice elbow.
Skrarez tries to land a knee to the head but Babakov blocks with his arms.
Babakov lands an elbow inside.
Skrarez working aggressively here.
Babakov lands an uppercut.
Babakov lands a left hand.
Babakov has a couple of punches blocked by Skrarez.
Babakov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Skrarez backwards.
Babakov lands an elbow just above Skrarez 's eye.
Skrarez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Babakov misses with an elbow strike.
Skrarez avoids a wild elbow strike from Babakov.
Babakov lands a nice elbow.
Babakov lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skrarez tries to throw a body punch but Babakov avoids it by throwing Skrarez back against the cage.
Babakov lands a damaging elbow.
Babakov lands a nice elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Babakov fails to land.
Skrarez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Babakov blocks a body shot from Skrarez.
Skrarez digs a right hand underneath Babakov's ribcage. Babakov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Babakov throws an elbow but it misses.
Skrarez can't find room to land a body shot as Babakov controls the action.
Skrarez tries a body shot but Babakov blocks it.
Skrarez tries to throw a body punch but Babakov avoids it by throwing Skrarez back against the cage.
Babakov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Skrarez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Babakov avoids it.
Babakov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Babakov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Skrarez takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Babakov.
Skrarez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Babakov working aggressively here.
Babakov lands a damaging elbow.
Babakov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Skrarez backwards.
Babakov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skrarez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khabib Babakov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! 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.
Babakov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Skrarez on the side of the head.
Babakov with a nice cross.
Babakov throws a body shot but no joy.
Skrarez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Skrarez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Babakov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Skrarez is looking to counter punch.
Babakov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Skrarez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Babakov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It seemed like Babakov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Skrarez doesn't manage to clinch there - Babakov circles away.
Babakov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Skrarez's head.
Skrarez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Babakov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Skrarez moves into the clinch.
Babakov lands with a right to the head.
Babakov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Skrarez misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Babakov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skrarez has a couple of punches blocked by Babakov.
Skrarez struggles to land a body shot inside as Babakov controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babakov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Skrarez backwards.
Skrarez blocks an uppercut.
Skrarez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Babakov avoids it.
Babakov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Skrarez misses with a punch to the body.
Babakov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Babakov lands a left hand.
Skrarez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Skrarez pushes Babakov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Babakov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Babakov misses with a punch on the inside.
Skrarez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Babakov lands an elbow inside.
Skrarez takes an elbow to the temple.
Babakov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Babakov working aggressively here.
Babakov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Skrarez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Babakov managing to block the knees to the body from Skrarez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babakov lands an elbow just above Skrarez 's eye.
A nice right hand lands inside from Babakov.
Skrarez trying to land knees to the body.
Skrarez misses with the head strike.
Babakov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Skrarez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Babakov gets through Skrarez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Babakov.
Babakov lands a damaging elbow.
Babakov slowing the pace effectively.
Skrarez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Skrarez lands an uppercut.
Babakov lands a damaging elbow.
Skrarez tries a body shot but Babakov blocks it.
Skrarez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Babakov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Babakov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Skrarez takes a shot to the head.
Babakov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Babakov lands a nice elbow.
Skrarez is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skrarez blocks an uppercut.
Skrarez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Babakov lands an elbow inside.
Babakov managing to block the knees to the body from Skrarez.
Skrarez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skrarez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Babakov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Babakov lands with a right to the head.
Skrarez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Babakov working aggressively here.
Babakov misses with the head strike.
Skrarez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Babakov.
A short right from Skrarez on the inside.
Skrarez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Skrarez tries a body shot but Babakov blocks it.
A short right from Babakov.
Babakov lands a damaging elbow.
Babakov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Skrarez lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Babakov pushes Skrarez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babakov misses with the head strike.
Babakov lands a damaging elbow.
Babakov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oh Skrarez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Skrarez misses with a punch to the body.
Babakov lands a hook that snaps the head of Skrarez backwards.
Babakov gets through Skrarez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Skrarez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Babakov avoids it.
Babakov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Still in the clinch, Babakov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Babakov has Skrarez pressed against the cage. He pushes Skrarez back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Babakov throws a beautiful elbow that sends Skrarez crashing to the floor! Babakov piles on the pressure with more strikes! Skrarez is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khabib Babakov!
An out of breath Khabib Babakov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Skrarski (ranked 2248 p4p, 113 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 432 p4p, 28 weight class). Smith has chosen Song 2 as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gabriel Skrarski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith scores with a jab.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Skrarski gets the takedown into side control.
Smith taking punishment in the form of punches.
Skrarski wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
Skrarski with the ground and pound but Smith regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Skrarski throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
Smith wants to control but Skrarski is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Skrarski looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Smith with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Skrarski not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Skrarski is stalling here. Smith is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Skrarski seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Smith has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skrarski looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Smith!
Skrarski throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Skrarski throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Skrarski throws a strike aimed at the side of Smith's head but Smith avoids it well.
Smith tries to escape but Skrarski is in control.
Skrarski has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Smith!
Smith looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Skrarski tries to control but Smith wriggling away.
Smith is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Smith is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skrarski working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skrarski lands a big shot there that rocks Smith but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Smith avoids a series of strikes thrown by Skrarski.
Skrarski postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Smith in real trouble here! The ref calls for Smith to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabriel Skrarski!
Our winner, Gabriel Skrarski, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Titan Reign (ranked 620 p4p, 75 weight class) and Yoshi Takano (ranked 1071 p4p, 119 weight class). Titan Reign has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class 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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Titan Reign!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yoshi Takano!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takano fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Reign is out of range.
Reign scores with a leg kick.
Takano drops his hands momentarily and Reign takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Reign does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
It seemed like Takano was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Takano closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Reign throws a leg kick but Takano sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Reign tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Takano is able to avoid easily.
Takano fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Reign lands a right hook to the body.
Reign slips under a jab from Takano.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reign thuds his right hand into Takano's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Reign works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Takano takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reign throws a poor cross that misses
and Takano counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Reign thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reign avoids a kick to the body.
And Reign counters with a quick kick to the body but Takano blocks it.
Reign misses with a body punch
and Takano counters with a slapping leg kick.
Titan Reign seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reign.
Takano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reign.
Reign waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Takano.
Crunch! Takano slams his shin into Reign's torso.
Reign is breathing heavily.
Reign avoids the body shot from Takano.
Reign throws a big shot that misses.
Takano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reign throws out the jab.
Reign throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Reign has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Takano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Reign throws a leg kick but Takano sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Takano let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Reign.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Reign. Beautiful body shot.
Reign with a hook.
Takano throws a body kick that misses.
Takano pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Reign throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reign ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice jab there from Reign.
Takano with a hook.
Takano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Takano takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A big right from Reign misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reign misses with a left hand
and Takano counters with a low kick, right behind Reign 's knee.
Takano chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Reign dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Takano. That did some damage!
Takano avoids the body shot from Reign.
Reign scores with a hook.
A big left from Reign misses.
Reign throws a head kick but Takano moves out of range.
Takano is trying to counter with his kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Takano.
Reign misses with a looping right.
A leg kick checked by Takano.
Reign looks for the body kick but Takano saw that one coming.
Takano follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Reign throws a hook but Takano avoids it easily.
The crowd cheers as Reign lands an impressive looking overhand right. Takano doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reign throws a hook but Takano avoids it easily.
Reign thows a leg kick but Takano checks it
and Takano counters with a good low kick that Reign was not able to check.
Reign scores with a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reign missing with a left hand there. Takano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reign tries to work over Takano's front leg with a kick but Takano checks it.
Takano takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Reign misses with a hook
and Takano counters with a solid body kick.
Reign paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Takano takes one on the button.
Reign misses with a right hand
and Takano counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Takano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Reign throws a combination that misses
and Takano counters with a good low kick that Reign was not able to check.
Takano lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reign's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Titan Reign dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Reign feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Takano's calf.
Reign takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Reign misses with a looping right.
Takano scoring well with a low kick there.
Reign throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Takano is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Reign rather than just go for the knockout.
Takano dodges the punch combination from Reign.
Reign takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Takano might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Reign has got the better of the exchanges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reign is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Reign displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Takano throws out the jab.
Reign misses with a jab to the body
and Takano counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Takano throws out a loose jab but Reign uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takano looks for the body kick but Reign saw that one coming.
Reign throwing a counter right hand but Takano manages to avoid it.
Takano fakes the leg kick and cracks Reign in the body.
Titan Reign is winning the standup battle so far.
Reign takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Reign moves out of range of the body kick.
Takano takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Reign takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Reign keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reign checks a low kick from Takano.
Takano walks into a stiff left hand from Reign.
That kick from Reign tenderised Takano's leg. Takano is trying to keep his angry face on.
Reign misses with a kick to the body.
Reign throws a left and a right that both miss
and Takano counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Takano thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takano lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takano tries a low kick but Reign avoids it.
Reign moves out of range of the body kick.
Takano fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reign.
Takano lands a jab to Reign's midsection.
Reign misses with a head kick.
Takano swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Takano goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Reign gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Takano.
Takano connects with a body shot.
Takano connects with a solid leg kick.
Takano motions for Reign to come forward. Takano throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reign drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takano wants to clinch up but Reign keeps it at a distance.
Takano is looking to score with low kicks.
Reign misses with a right hand
and Takano counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Takano feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Reign's calf.
Reign jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Takano swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Reign throws a body punch but Takano moves out of range.
Takano replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Reign blocks it well.
Reign's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Reign misses with a double jab.
Takano avoids a kick to the body.
Reign throws an overhand right that lands on Takano's shoulder, as Takano tries to avoid the shot.
Takano tries to land a front kick but Reign steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It looked like Reign wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Takano throws a lazy right hand but Reign sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reign fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Takano checks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reign lands a leg kick that knocks Takano off balance momentarily.
Takano cracks the inside of Reign's front leg.
Reign throws a low kick but it's checked well by Takano.
Reign misses with a lunging right hand
and Takano counters with a left to the body.
Takano looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Reign is looking to land body kicks.
Takano has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Reign finds it's way round the side to connect with Takano's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takano blocks the body kick.
Reign throws a leg kick
and Takano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
An inside leg kick lands from Reign.
Takano checks a leg kick.
Reign is looking to slow Takano down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshi Takano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Takano connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Takano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reign moves away.
Reign misses the body punch
and Takano counters with a straight right hand.
Reign is rocked!
Reign throws a leg kick
and Takano counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yoshi Takano!
After winning the bout, Yoshi Takano thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Titan Reign was interviewed post fight and said 'fucking auto flights are killing me every fight lol'.
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