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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Simba Moso (ranked 8048 p4p, 563 weight class) and Ricky Rivera (ranked 6503 p4p, 516 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Moso might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Lion Sleeps Tonight. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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158 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Simba Moso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moso.
As Moso backs off Rivera throws a huge counter combo but Moso manages to avoid it all.
Rivera shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Moso as he avoids it easily.
Moso takes a swing at Rivera's ribcage but misses.
Moso fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rivera throws out a counter right but Moso avoids it with no problem.
Moso pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Moso has been working on his balance at Hardpunch (13 Elite / 1000$, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Rivera.
Moso tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Moso throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rivera's waist but Rivera gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Moso off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivera bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rivera dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moso. Rivera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rivera is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moso misses with a wild combination.
Rivera scores with a three punch combo!
Rivera closes this distance looking for a takedown but Moso circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rivera.
Rivera looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Simba Moso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Rivera.
Moso throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rivera counters with a left to the body.
Moso scores with a body shot.
Rivera misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moso misses with a body shot.
Moso tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moso lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Moso misses with a hook to the body
and Rivera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rivera showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moso.
Rivera moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Moso dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Moso scores with a hook to the body. Rivera takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Moso as he avoids it easily.
Moso looks to land a combination. Rivera sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rivera shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Moso pinned against the cage. Moso gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rivera looks winded!
Moso scores with a jab to the body.
Simba Moso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivera scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rivera on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rivera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moso fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rivera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moso fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rivera manages to avoid it.
Rivera throws a counter combo.
Moso shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Moso was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rivera is trying to buck Moso off.
Moso lands a few punches from side control.
Moso is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
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 Simba Moso will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Moso scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rivera doesn't seem bothered though.
Rivera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moso.
Rivera shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Moso sprawls well. Moso wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rivera gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moso misses with a few strikes there.
Rivera fails with the takedown.
Rivera misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Moso is looking to wear down Rivera with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Moso throws a body kick that misses
enabling Rivera to counter with a crisp jab.
Moso tries a head kick but it misses.
Rivera lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Moso slips a jab and a cross from Rivera.
Rivera keeps the fight on the outside.
Moso takes a swing at Rivera's ribcage but misses.
Moso drives through with a takedown into Rivera's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moso trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Our spies down at at Roosters Coop inform us that Rivera has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Rivera can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Moso controls the pace.
Rivera keeping moving, preventing Moso from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moso pushes down on Rivera's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Moso sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Moso works his foot free and advances to mount.
Moso throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moso controlling the pace for now.
Moso trying to control but Rivera is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rivera is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Rivera is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Moso lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moso working Rivera over with strikes here.
Rivera is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Moso looking to control but Rivera is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Moso is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rivera can do to turn this around?
Moso tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rivera tries to buck Moso off but he can't manage it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moso tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rivera is trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simba Moso dominated that second round.
That's time! Moso's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rivera changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Moso tries to avoid it but Rivera manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Moso to the ground. Moso escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rivera avoids the body shot from Moso.
Moso lands with a kick to the ribs.
Moso throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Rivera's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Moso dives in looking to finish as Rivera flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Moso's strikes! Moso is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Rivera's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Rivera was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simba Moso!
A relieved looking Simba Moso thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ian Davis (ranked 24596 p4p, 609 weight class) and Andrei Sakovich (ranked 2773 p4p, 294 weight class). Sakovich is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Lunatic National Anthem. Andrei Sakovich has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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174 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ian Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andrei Sakovich!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Davis avoids the head kick by Sakovich.
Davis connects with a single shot there.
Davis lands with a shot to the body.
Davis cracks a nice hook into Sakovich's ribs.
A lazy left from Davis finds it's target.
Sakovich fails in his attempt to clinch.
Davis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sakovich has time to react.
Good exchange - Davis coming out on top.
A lazy left from Davis finds it's target.
Sakovich tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Davis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sakovich takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sakovich.
Despite the aggression on Sakovich's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Davis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Davis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sakovich moves forwards but Davis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Andrei Sakovich has been cut.
Davis swings for the body but Sakovich moves out of range.
Sakovich's coach down at Rabid Reindeer Training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sakovich's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakovich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A counter left hand to the body from Davis misses its target.
Sakovich on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Davis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sakovich takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Davis lands a lovely overhand right.
Sakovich drives through and clinches with Davis against the cage.
Davis lands an uppercut.
Sakovich tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sakovich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheers as Davis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sakovich doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheers as Davis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sakovich doesn't seem phased though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sakovich gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sakovich is rocked!
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sakovich is still on wobbly legs! Can Davis finish him?
Davis steps in with a hook that catches Sakovich right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Davis follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Sakovich looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ian Davis!
Andrei Sakovich spoke after the fight, saying 'Well that's life folks. Gonna be better next time and win!! So better watch out Bay Bay!!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robin Williams (ranked 2888 p4p, 308 weight class) and Eddie William (ranked 4154 p4p, 406 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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172 lbs
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166 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robin Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddie William!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
William takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Williams lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Williams scores with a nice hook to the head.
William looks winded!
Williams holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Williams lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Williams 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.
Williams works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Williams is struggling to control the position.
William takes a shot to the head.
Williams leaning his opponent against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Williams.
Williams lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of William 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!
Williams lands a shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Williams.
Williams lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams presses William against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Williams lands a body shot in the clinch.
Williams manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Williams scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Williams lands a body shot in the clinch.
Williams makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Williams.
Williams lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Williams.
Williams lands a body punch.
Good body shot from Williams.
Williams digs a right hand into William's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on William's gas tank.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Williams lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Williams - that landed with a thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a body punch.
Williams lands a body shot.
Williams scores with a hook to the body.
Williams lands a left hand that snaps the head of William backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Williams.
A body shot lands from Williams.
A short right from Williams.
William is rocked!
Williams presses William against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
William is still on wobbly legs! Can Williams finish him?
Williams controlling the action here for a moment.
A short uppercut from Williams.
Williams lands with a short shot to the head.
Williams unloads with a big right hand that wobbles William! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Williams is unloading with more strikes now! William drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robin Williams!
In his post fight interview, Robin Williams started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Eddie William spoke after the fight, saying 'I don't know what to say.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mungo Jerry (ranked 3082 p4p, 388 weight class) and Zuillnic Canto (ranked 6841 p4p, 605 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mungo Jerry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zuillnic Canto!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jerry throws a sloppy head kick and Canto moves out of range easily.
Canto throws out a powerful jab.
Canto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jerry.
Canto lands a jab to the head.
Jerry has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jerry tries to work over Canto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jerry struggles to land a body shot inside as Canto controls his hands.
Canto jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jerry walks away with a smile on his face. Canto gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jerry will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jerry gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Canto forces his way into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Canto tries to pass to full mount but Jerry defends it.
Jerry is in trouble now - Canto has advanced to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canto fails to advance to Jerry's back.
Canto controlling his opponent.
Canto is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Jerry to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Jerry shrugs it off.
Jerry's coaches at Boomerang!! PURE ELITE COACHES and Sparring Center have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Canto is working for a guillotine from mount but Jerry frees his head quite easily.
Canto tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jerry tries to reverse the position but Canto maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canto controlling the position easily from mount.
Jerry is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Canto has taken his back.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Canto's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Jerry is trying to defend against the choke here but Canto has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Canto Tightens the hold and Jerry taps out furiously! Canto displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Zuillnic Canto!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zyd Xydddddddddd (ranked 3661 p4p, 470 weight class) and Schael Walker (ranked 4086 p4p, 501 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Zyd Xydddddddddd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Schael Walker!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xydddddddddd throws a low kick but Walker avoids it.
Walker avoids the head kick by Xydddddddddd.
Walker works Xydddddddddd's body with a nice hook.
Walker with a jab.
Xydddddddddd throws a body punch but Walker moves out of range.
Xydddddddddd moves out of range as Walker strikes.
Walker fails to land with a series of punches.
Xydddddddddd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Walker scores with a nice right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Xydddddddddd checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Xydddddddddd moves away from the strike by Walker.
Xydddddddddd checks a low kick from Walker.
Xydddddddddd throws a sloppy head kick and Walker moves out of range easily.
Xydddddddddd throws a head kick that misses.
Walker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Xydddddddddd moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Xydddddddddd takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker scores with a jab to the jaw.
Schael Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xydddddddddd moves away.
Xydddddddddd is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Walker misses with a looping right.
Xydddddddddd appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Walker moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Zyd Xydddddddddd has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker misses the shot to the body.
Walker misses with a double jab.
Walker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Xydddddddddd's hands.
Xydddddddddd misses with a straight left.
Walker throws a body shot but no joy.
Xydddddddddd swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Xydddddddddd throws a looping overhand right but Walker ducks down to avoid it.
Walker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Xydddddddddd is out of range.
Xydddddddddd lands a right hook to the body.
Walker misses with the combination.
Walker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Xydddddddddd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Walker gets a clinch.
Xydddddddddd's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Xydddddddddd jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Walker walks away with a smile on his face. Xydddddddddd gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Xydddddddddd dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Walker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker has closed the distance and engaged Xydddddddddd in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Walker - that landed with a thud.
Walker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A swing and a miss from Xydddddddddd.
Walker moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Xydddddddddd is breathing heavily.
Walker looks to score with a jab to the body but Xydddddddddd is just out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Walker.
Xydddddddddd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Xydddddddddd takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Walker drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Xydddddddddd right on the button. Xydddddddddd goes down! Walker follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Walker gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Schael Walker!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Chaplin (ranked 1508 p4p, 178 weight class) and Kim Jong Unbreakable (ranked 8532 p4p, 575 weight class). Kim Jong Unbreakable 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Charlie Chaplin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kim Jong Unbreakable!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Unbreakable looks to land a left hand but Chaplin moved out of range nicely.
Chaplin loads up on a big right hand but Unbreakable slips the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Chaplin misses the target.
Chaplin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Unbreakable checks the leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Unbreakable on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chaplin misses with a straight left.
Good standup being displayed there by Chaplin as he connects with a hook.
Chaplin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Unbreakable with a jab.
It looks like Charlie Chaplin has been cut.
Chaplin connects with a body shot that sends Unbreakable's belly button to the back.
Chaplin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chaplin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Unbreakable takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Charlie Chaplin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chaplin misses with a low kick.
Chaplin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Unbreakable is able to avoid easily.
It seemed like Unbreakable was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice cross by Unbreakable.
Chaplin is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chaplin ducks under a wild hook from Unbreakable.
A big right from Chaplin misses.
Unbreakable drops Chaplin with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Chaplin! Unbreakable dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kim Jong Unbreakable!
Our winner, Kim Jong Unbreakable, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Neuer (ranked 2317 p4p, 308 weight class) and Trond Asmundsen (ranked 2431 p4p, 326 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Manuel Neuer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Trond Asmundsen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neuer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Asmundsen throws out a leg kick but Neuer moves out of range and Asmundsen only half commits.
Asmundsen has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Neuer is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Asmundsen throws the left hand but Neuer avoids the punch easily.
Neuer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Asmundsen throws out the jab.
Neuer tries to counter with a takedown but Asmundsen is quick to defend against it.
Neuer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A looping hook to the body misses from Asmundsen. Neuer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Asmundsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Neuer was well out of range. Poor timing from Asmundsen.
Neuer appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Asmundsen throws an overhand right that lands on Neuer's shoulder, as Neuer tries to avoid the shot.
Neuer shoots in looking for a takedown but Asmundsen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Neuer's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A big right from Asmundsen misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asmundsen closes the distance and clinches.
Neuer is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Neuer is working for takedown but Asmundsen is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manuel Neuer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Neuer drops down looking for an ankle pick but Asmundsen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Asmundsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asmundsen scores with a takedown into Neuer's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Asmundsen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Neuer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Asmundsen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Asmundsen pushing down on Neuer's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Neuer wants to get back to full guard.
Neuer looking for submissions off his back.
Asmundsen frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Asmundsen controlling from mount.
Neuer is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asmundsen controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Asmundsen unloading with bombs!
Asmundsen with good strikes from the mount here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neuer tries to reverse the position but Asmundsen maintains control.
Asmundsen looking for a guillotine from mount but Neuer is having none of it.
Neuer is trying desperately to improve position.
Asmundsen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Neuer?
Neuer wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Asmundsen working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Neuer is doing well to defend. Asmundsen seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Neuer is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Trond Asmundsen!
Trond Asmundsen is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Randy Tessin (ranked 1624 p4p, 182 weight class) and Fellipe De Grozo (ranked 4422 p4p, 425 weight class). Fellipe De Grozo looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randy Tessin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Fellipe De Grozo!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tessin gets the takedown into side control.
Tessin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tessin tries for a kimura but De Grozo is defending well.
Tessin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tessin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tessin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tessin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Tessin swings around for an armbar but De Grozo sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Tessin's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Grozo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tessin's guard.
De Grozo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tessin looking for a triangle here. De Grozo is fighting it but it looks tight! Tessin pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, De Grozo is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Randy Tessin!
After winning the bout, Randy Tessin 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 Darren Jacks (ranked 2784 p4p, 296 weight class) and Dylan Peterson (ranked 1984 p4p, 223 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darren Jacks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dylan Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacks gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Peterson scores with the left hand. Jacks knows he should have avoided that one.
Peterson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jacks backs up against the cage.
Peterson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jacks.
A big right from Jacks misses.
And Peterson tries to counter it with a takedown but Jacks pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Peterson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jacks looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jacks shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jacks fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Peterson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Peterson misses with a looping right.
Jacks moves out of range of the leg kick from Peterson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jacks misses with a hook.
Jacks lands with a nice body punch.
Jacks lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jacks.
Jacks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jacks lands with an overhand left.
Peterson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Peterson looks to land a combination but Jacks avoids it well.
Peterson throws a head kick but Jacks moves out of range.
Peterson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacks is looking to improve his position.
Peterson lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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. Peterson connects with a nice short shot to Jacks's temple.
Peterson working the head and body with strikes.
Jacks on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jacks is rocked!
Peterson working the head and body with strikes.
Oh Jacks is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Peterson scores with a big shot! Jacks's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Jacks! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dylan Peterson!
Dylan Peterson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bo Nickal (ranked 1794 p4p, 208 weight class) and Max Chaos (ranked 231 p4p, 36 weight class). Chaos has chosen Cannibal Corpse - Hammer Smashed Face as his entrance music. Max Chaos has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bo Nickal's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bo Nickal!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Chaos!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaos fails with the takedown
and Nickal counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Nickal is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Chaos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nickal controls the pace.
Nickal trying to control but Chaos is working from the bottom.
Chaos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nickal can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've been hearing good reports from Nickal's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Chaos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nickal controls the pace.
Nickal missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nickal showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nickal advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickal lands an elbow.
Chaos has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Chaos can't do much from the bottom here.
Nickal trying to control the action but Chaos is working from the bottom.
Chaos prevents Nickal from moving into mount.
Chaos is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Chaos is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nickal tries for a kimura but Chaos is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickal trying to control the position but Chaos is working away.
Nickal working the ground and pound from side control.
Nickal trying to control the action but Chaos is working from the bottom.
Nickal cracks Chaos with a big elbow.
Chaos is looking for a sweep.
Chaos sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Chaos is looking for a sweep. Nickal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nickal lands strikes from half guard.
Nickal lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nickal working the head and body with strikes.
Chaos taking some punishment here, with Nickal in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickal thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nickal is nestled in close to Chaos, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nickal missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chaos is looking for a sweep. Nickal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nickal is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Chaos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ground and pound from Nickal.
Chaos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nickal scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nickal controlling the pace.
Chaos trying to control but Nickal postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickal scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nickal trying to mount his opponent but Chaos defends it.
Nickal lands strikes from half guard.
Nickal perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Chaos gets full guard.
Chaos trying to keep a closed guard but Nickal is proving a slippery customer.
Nickal trying to control but Chaos is working from the bottom.
Chaos keeping full guard, as Nickal tries to pass.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chaos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nickal actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Nickal dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Chaos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nickal appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Horrible takedown attempt by Nickal or perhaps it was just good defense by Chaos, which made it look bad.
Chaos shoots in and gets a takedown into Nickal's guard.
Chaos preventing the sweep.
Chaos wants to control from the top but Nickal keeps moving.
Chaos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nickal trying to control the position.
Chaos throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nickal keeping moving, preventing Chaos from controlling successfully.
Nickal avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chaos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nickal looking for a guillotine here but Chaos defends easily.
Chaos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickal looking for a guillotine here but Chaos defends easily.
Nickal bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chaos's guard.
Nickal avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nickal scoring with some ground and pound.
Chaos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nickal's guard.
Chaos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nickal works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chaos tries to free his leg and advance position but Nickal is retaining full guard.
Chaos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickal 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.
Chaos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nickal is on top in guard.
Chaos striking from the bottom here.
Nickal working some strikes from top position.
Nickal wants to control from the top but Chaos keeps moving.
Chaos is trying to keep Nickal in close.
Nickal trying to control the position from guard on top but Chaos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nickal scoring with some ground and pound.
Chaos is trying to keep Nickal in close.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Nickal showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nickal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chaos can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickal advances to half guard.
Nickal is trying to control. Chaos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nickal is thwarting Chaos's attempts to control the position.
Chaos tries to roll over but Nickal keeps him under control.
Chaos wants to control but Nickal is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nickal lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nickal passes to side control.
You can see the frustration on Chaos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nickal trying to control the action but Chaos is working from the bottom.
Nickal moves into full mount!
Nickal with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nickal avoids the attempt from Chaos to control.
Nickal can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Chaos is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bo Nickal will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nickal looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chaos is fending him off so far but Nickal persists. Nope, Chaos circles away and we're back to standing.
Chaos scores with a body shot.
Nickal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nickal misses with a straight right.
Nickal looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Chaos!
Nickal wants to control but Chaos is keeping him busy.
Chaos is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Nickal's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Chaos gets full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nickal postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nickal loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chaos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nickal gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chaos wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickal trying to control but Chaos is working from the bottom.
Bo Nickal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nickal lands a couple of elbows.
Nickal is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Chaos wants to sweep here but Nickal controlling him for the moment.
Nickal 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.
Chaos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chaos can't keep his opponent in guard - Nickal advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Nickal slips a nice elbow through Chaos's hands, connecting with Chaos's forehead.
Nickal lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickal is looking for a kimura but Chaos is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nickal to get the leverage.
Nickal scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Still in half guard, Nickal seems content to control.
Chaos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Chaos gets back to full guard.
Nickal slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Chaos stops Nickal from passing to mount.
Nickal has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Chaos is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaos wants to control but Nickal postures up.
Nickal scoring with punches from side control.
Chaos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nickal cracks Chaos with a big elbow.
Nickal scores with punches from side control.
Nickal lands a decent elbow from side control.
Nickal is trying to get an arm triangle but Chaos is defending well.
Nickal is looking to take a break and control but Chaos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nickal scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Chaos to see if he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaos on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Chaos tries to improve position but can't.
Nickal wants to control but Chaos is keeping him busy.
Chaos sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Nickal working over Chaos with some ground and pound. Chaos looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Still in half guard, Nickal seems content to control.
Nickal trying to control from half guard but Chaos is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chaos is pressing down on Nickal's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Chaos is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Chaos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nickal can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Nickal clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Chaos takes one on the button.
Nickal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chaos shoots in for a takedown but Nickal shows good takedown defense.
Chaos tries for a takedown but Nickal sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chaos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Max Chaos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nickal gets the takedown into side control.
Nickal trying to control the position but Chaos is working away.
Chaos takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaos is looking for a sweep.
Nickal tries to move to mount but Chaos blocks the move with his legs.
Chaos tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nickal wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nickal wants to control for a moment but Chaos uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Chaos is looking for a sweep. Nickal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nickal is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Nickal is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nickal landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nickal is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Chaos tries to roll over but Nickal keeps him under control.
Nickal is trying to control. Chaos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nickal content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Nickal slips a nice elbow through Chaos's hands, connecting with Chaos's forehead.
Chaos is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nickal pulls his head out easily.
Nickal is trying to control the action in half guard but Chaos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nickal looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chaos with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nickal trying to control the pace.
Nickal looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaos is not content to let Nickal control the position.
Chaos is looking to control Nickal's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chaos avoid being mounted?
Nickal landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nickal with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Chaos has hold of Nickal's hands but Nickal slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Chaos regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nickal is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Nickal scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Chaos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nickal is one step ahead there.
Nickal advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaos works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nickal is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Chaos 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.
Nickal passes into half guard.
Nickal is looking to stall here but Chaos recovers full guard.
Nickal wants to control from the top but Chaos keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Nickal had his way with Max Chaos in that round.
That's time! Nickal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Chaos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chaos.
Nickal looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chaos is fending him off so far but Nickal persists. Nope, Chaos circles away and we're back to standing.
Nickal scores with a punch to the head.
Nickal looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Nickal stopping the sweep attempt from Chaos.
Chaos has momentary wrist control but Nickal slips an elbow through the middle.
Chaos keeping full guard, as Nickal tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nickal trying to control the position from guard on top but Chaos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nickal slips nicely into half guard.
Nickal seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chaos does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nickal trying to pass the guard but Chaos defending well.
Chaos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nickal scores with a couple of nice shots.
Chaos wants to improve his position but Nickal is controlling well.
Max Chaos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Chaos looking for submissions off his back.
Still in half guard, Nickal seems content to control.
Nickal passes to side control.
Nickal trying to control the action but Chaos is working from the bottom.
Nickal scoring with punches and elbows.
Chaos is trying to get back to half guard.
Nickal trying to control the action but Chaos is working from the bottom.
Chaos tries to buck Nickal off but Nickal is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Chaos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Chaos is trying to work for a sweep but Nickal has mounted him!
Nickal lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Chaos hang on?
Chaos defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Nickal.
Chaos working to try and regain half guard.
Nickal with a couple of short strikes.
Nickal lands with some strikes.
Chaos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickal looking to control and managing it successfully.
Chaos regains half guard.
Chaos is looking for a sweep. Nickal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chaos keeps trying to improve his position.
Nickal is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Chaos doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nickal.
Chaos has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Nickal escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Nickal!
Chaos is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chaos throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bo Nickal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nickal 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 50:45
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bo Nickal!
Bo Nickal retains his welterweight title!
Bo Nickal thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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