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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kern Dignity (ranked 16004 p4p, 276 weight class) and John Nordquist (ranked 3201 p4p, 163 weight class). Dignity comes to the ring accompanied by Party & Bullshit. Kern Dignity could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Nordquist's chin.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kern Dignity!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Nordquist!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dignity is defended easily by Nordquist.
Nordquist just misses with a punch to the body.
Nordquist connects with a nice looking jab.
Nordquist pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dignity appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
John Nordquist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nordquist scores with a hook.
Dignity shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dignity showed some decent athleticism there.
Dignity frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nordquist manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Dignity stops Nordquist from getting back to his feet.
Dignity looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dignity is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nordquist doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dignity.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nordquist slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dignity content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Nordquist has locked up a guillotine! Nordquist's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Dignity is holding on here and Nordquist must be using up a lot of energy. Dignity has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Nordquist gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). John Nordquist!
John Nordquist spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Stupid Tattoo Guy (ranked 15664 p4p, 267 weight class) and James Hetfield (ranked 3064 p4p, 156 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stupid Tattoo Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, James Hetfield!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tattoo Guy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hetfield.
Hetfield throws a big shot that misses.
Hetfield keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hetfield's coach down at Holding Cell was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hetfield's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hetfield defending well as Tattoo Guy loads up on a big left hand.
Tattoo Guy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hetfield sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hetfield tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tattoo Guy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hetfield was well out of range. Poor timing from Tattoo Guy.
Hetfield takes one to the chin there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tattoo Guy.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tattoo Guy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Tattoo Guy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hetfield looks to throw the jab but Tattoo Guy is out of range.
Hetfield throws a front kick aimed at Tattoo Guy's knee but Tattoo Guy avoids it well.
A jab lands there for Hetfield.
Tattoo Guy connects with a body shot.
Hetfield pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tattoo Guy is out of range and Hetfield settles back down.
Hetfield on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tattoo Guy jabs Hetfield to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tattoo Guy lands with a cross.
Tattoo Guy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hetfield.
Hetfield on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hetfield is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hetfield lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Stupid Tattoo Guy has been cut.
Good exchange - Tattoo Guy coming out on top.
Hetfield is still on wobbly legs! Can Tattoo Guy finish him?
Tattoo Guy throws a hook but Hetfield avoids it easily.
Tattoo Guy throws a looping overhand right but Hetfield ducks down to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Hetfield's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hetfield misses the shot to the body.
Hetfield seems to have recovered his senses.
Tattoo Guy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hetfield on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hetfield shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tattoo Guy's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tattoo Guy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hetfield can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tattoo Guy working a defensive guard here.
Tattoo Guy is looking for a triangle but Hetfield pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tattoo Guy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hetfield controls from within his opponent's guard.
Tattoo Guy controls Hetfield momentarily but Hetfield frees himself.
Tattoo Guy has his feet on Hetfield's thighs here. He's pushed Hetfield off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Hetfield screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Stupid Tattoo Guy!
Stupid Tattoo Guy bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Scarn (ranked 1378 p4p, 168 weight class) and Youssoufa Diallo (ranked 20980 p4p, 498 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Diallo's choice of entrance music: Africa soukouss. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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
20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Scarn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Youssoufa Diallo!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diallo dodges the punch combination from Scarn.
And Diallo tries to counter it with a takedown but Scarn pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Diallo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Scarn sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Diallo somewhat.
Diallo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Scarn.
Diallo with the counter takedown but Scarn avoids it easily.
Scarn scores with a jab. Diallo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Scarn. Diallo shrugs it off though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scarn throws a nice outside leg kick.
Scarn closes the distance and clinches.
Diallo tries to pull guard but Scarn forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Scarn wants the takedown. Diallo is fighting it off but Scarn persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Diallo's guard against the ropes.
Diallo wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Scarn manages to pass to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diallo wants to get back to full guard.
Diallo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Diallo is looking for a sweep. Scarn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Scarn wants to control but Diallo is keeping him busy.
Diallo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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. Scarn connects with a nice short shot to Diallo's temple.
Diallo tries to get to full guard but Scarn has control of the leg.
Scarn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scarn scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Diallo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Diallo keeps trying to improve his position.
Diallo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Scarn's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Scarn's back!
Scarn rolls, trying to escape but Diallo keeps control of the position.
Diallo is looking to control Scarn but Scarn is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Scarn turns into Diallo and is now in his guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scarn is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Diallo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Scarn is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Scarn dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Scarn defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Diallo.
Scarn's corner calls for a 1-2. Scarn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Diallo scores with a takedown into Scarn's guard.
Diallo advances to half guard.
Diallo is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Scarn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Diallo is looking for a sweep. Scarn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Diallo looking for a kimura from the bottom but Scarn passes into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diallo is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Diallo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Diallo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Scarn off and has taken his back!
Diallo is trying to stick to Scarn's back but Scarn is turning into Diallo. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Diallo's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Scarn.
Scarn makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Diallo wants to improve his position but instead Scarn has moved into half guard.
Diallo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Scarn is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Scarn wants to control from the top but Diallo keeps moving.
Michael Scarn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diallo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Scarn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diallo can do to turn this around?
Scarn showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Diallo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Scarn stopping the sweep attempt from Diallo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Scarn dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Diallo catches Scarn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Scarn lands with a nice body kick.
Michael Scarn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Scarn scores with a leg kick.
Diallo shoots for a double leg takedown but Scarn sprawls well. He's pushed Diallo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Diallo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Scarn to the mat! Scarn manages to get full guard.
Diallo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Scarn dives on top into guard.
Diallo keeping moving, preventing Scarn from controlling successfully.
Diallo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Scarn with a nice head shot there.
Scarn 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diallo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Scarn is one step ahead there.
Diallo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Scarn defends it easily.
Scarn controls from within his opponent's guard.
Diallo wants to sweep but no luck.
Scarn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Scarn not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Scarn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Scarn stopping the sweep attempt from Diallo.
Diallo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Scarn manages to get himself to full guard.
Scarn wants to sweep but no luck.
Scarn keeping full guard, as Diallo tries to pass.
Youssoufa Diallo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Scarn wants to sweep here but Diallo controlling him for the moment.
Diallo postures up in Scarn's guard and throws a big left but Scarn blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Youssoufa Diallo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Scarn has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Michael Scarn!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Michael Scarn!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Michael Scarn!
Michael Scarn wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Michael Scarn rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Winston (ranked 2431 p4p, 282 weight class) and Bradford Forbes (ranked 2963 p4p, 324 weight class). Bradford Forbes has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harry Winston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Bradford Forbes!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forbes throws a shot from downtown. Winston moves away and avoids it.
Forbes takes one to the side of the head.
Forbes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Forbes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Forbes shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Winston is trying to defend but Forbes finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Forbes is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Winston has managed to free his arm - good work.
Winston is looking to control Forbes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Winston avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winston wants to improve his position but Forbes is controlling well.
Forbes tries to pass to full mount but Winston defends it.
Winston's coaches at Hardpunch (13 Elite / 1000$ 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.
Forbes is trying to control. Winston wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston wants to improve his position but Forbes is controlling well.
Forbes is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Winston is just riding it out for now. Forbes eventually gives up the hold.
Winston slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Forbes stopping the sweep attempt from Winston.
Forbes postures up.
Forbes wants to control from the top but Winston keeps moving.
Winston wants to sweep but no luck.
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.
Forbes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Winston is keeping the position for now.
Winston trying to control the position here.
Forbes seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Forbes trying to control the position from guard on top but Winston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Winston scoring well with a low kick there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Winston connects with the punch.
A bone on bone clash there as Forbes blocks the leg kick.
Winston throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Winston lands a glancing blow to the side of Forbes's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Winston dominated that round.
That's time! Winston's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Forbes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A solid body kick from Winston.
Winston misses with a kick to the body.
Forbes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A telegraphed right hand from Winston misses the target.
Forbes throws a poor cross that misses
letting Winston counter with a right hand.
Forbes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Winston is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Some wild striking there from Winston.
Winston throws a head kick that half lands.
Winston lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Winston.
It looks like Bradford Forbes has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winston takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Winston looks for the body kick but Forbes saw that one coming.
Winston fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Forbes.
Winston throws a head kick but Forbes moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Forbes.
Forbes avoids a kick to the body.
Harry Winston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Forbes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Forbes needs to keep his hands up - Winston had a free shot at his head there.
Winston feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Forbess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Forbes lands a nice hook to Winston's body. Winston takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Winston throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Forbes counters with a takedown into side control.
Forbes swings around for an armbar but Winston sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Forbes's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Forbes has his foot on Winston's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Winston works his way back into a safe position though.
Winston controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bradford Forbes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Forbes has a closed guard, preventing Winston from standing up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Winston got a little sloppy there for a moment and Forbes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Winston has managed to get both his arms back between Forbes's legs - danger averted.
Winston will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Winston trying to stand up but can't free himself from Forbes's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forbes working for a triangle but Winston defends it easily.
Forbes keeping moving, preventing Winston from controlling successfully.
Forbes wants to get back to his feet but Winston passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Winston dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bradford Forbes's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Winston throws a leg kick but Forbes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Winston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Forbes lands a jab to the nose.
Winston uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Forbes.
Forbes lands with a hook. Winston tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Winston thows a left - swing and a miss!
Winston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice cross by Winston.
Forbes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Winston. Winston circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Donk. Winston catches Forbes right on the button with a cross.
Winston tries to move into range but Forbes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Winston throws the kick towards the body but Forbes avoids it.
Winston with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Forbes to score with a decent uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Forbes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Forbes scores with a jab to the body.
Winston connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston throws a right hand that Forbes ducks under and follows up with a left that Forbes also avoids with ease.
Forbes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Forbes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Winston's head.
Good standup being displayed there by Winston as he connects with a hook.
Forbes looks to land a left hand but Winston moved out of range nicely.
Forbes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winston was well out of range. Poor timing from Forbes.
Winston tries a head kick but it misses.
Forbes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A big right from Winston misses.
And Forbes tries to counter it with a takedown but Winston pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Winston lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Winston walks into a jab.
Winston lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Winston lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Winston tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as Forbes blocks the low kick.
Winston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Forbes circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Winston.
Forbes ducks under a wild hook from Winston.
Forbes throws a counter combo.
Winston looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Forbes moves out of range of the body kick from Winston.
Forbes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Winston half committed to a counter leg kick.
Winston slips a straight right by Forbes.
Forbes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Winston.
Harry Winston is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Forbes lands the left hand.
Forbes misses the shot to the body.
Forbes might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Forbes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Winston.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Winston with a jab.
Winston with a jab.
Bradford Forbes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Winston tries to land a body kick
and Forbes counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Forbes.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bradford Forbes.
I think Winston has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Harry Winston!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Harry Winston!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Harry Winston!
Harry Winston wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Harry Winston 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Arnar Agnarsson (ranked 1977 p4p, 219 weight class) and Ricardo Gracie (ranked 4677 p4p, 453 weight class). Agnarsson comes to the ring accompanied by Drop death - Scream. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arnar Agnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricardo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gracie lands in his opponent's guard.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Agnarsson is keeping the position for now.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Agnarsson trying to control the position.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Agnarsson blocks nicely.
Agnarsson has his hands on Gracie's head, controlling the position.
Agnarsson is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Agnarsson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Agnarsson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Agnarsson working a defensive guard here.
Agnarsson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Agnarsson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Agnarsson keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie chips away with some ground and pound.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Agnarsson keeps moving.
Agnarsson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Agnarsson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracie.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Agnarsson keeps moving.
Agnarsson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Agnarsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
Agnarsson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Agnarsson is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Agnarsson circles away and we're back to standing.
Arnar Agnarsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Gracie.
Agnarsson tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
Agnarsson with a jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Agnarsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Gracie moves forwards but Agnarsson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gracie is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie leaves his chin hanging out and Agnarsson seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Gracie crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arnar Agnarsson!
An out of breath Arnar Agnarsson 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Wilder (ranked 1339 p4p, 161 weight class) and Mustapha Shiit (ranked 3002 p4p, 324 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Wilder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mustapha Shiit!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilder throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shiit on the side of the head.
Shiit tries for a takedown but Wilder sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Shiit shoots in for a takedown but Wilder shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wilder connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wilder scores with a jab. Shiit acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shiit shoots for a takedown but Wilder saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Wilder misses the target.
Jack Wilder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mustapha Shiit.
A jab from Wilder misses.
Shiit scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wilder trying to control here.
Shiit seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wilder wants to control but Shiit is keeping busy.
Shiit tries to pass to full mount but Wilder defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiit seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Shiit is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wilder doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Shiit.
Shiit is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Wilder is looking to improve his position.
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.
Wilder is working hard here to advance position.
Shiit works his way into side control.
Shiit trying to control the position but Wilder is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilder tries to improve position but can't.
Shiit tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Wilder dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wilder misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Wilder, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Wilder misses the target.
Wilder missing with a left hand there. Shiit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wilder misses with a looping left.
Shiit drives through with a takedown into Wilder's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Wilder is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shiit controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shiit trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shiit pushing down on Wilder's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder trying to control from the bottom.
Shiit wants to control but Wilder is keeping him busy.
Shiit is trying to work for a kimura but Wilder is defending well.
Shiit is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wilder has managed to free his arm - good work.
Shiit is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wilder doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Shiit.
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.
Wilder moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Shiit trying to control but Wilder is working from the bottom.
Wilder has control of Shiit's left arm, preventing Shiit from doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shiit advances position into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mustapha Shiit will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Wilder misses with a straight left.
A punch lands to the side of Shiit 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wilder steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shiit.
Wilder stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wilder wants it to stay on the feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wilder tries a low kick but Shiit avoids it.
Shiit looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wilder pulls Shiit in close to his closed guard and prevents Shiit from doing any damage or advancing position.
Shiit trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shiit 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.
Shiit wants to control from the top but Wilder keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiit is fighting to break Wilder's control of his arms but Wilder is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Shiit is stalling in the full guard.
Shiit trying to control but Wilder is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nice defenses there by Shiit.
Wilder sets himself, and Shiit steps forward looking for the clinch! Wilder avoids it this time.
Shiit slips a jab from Wilder.
Wilder looks to score with a jab to the body but Shiit is just out of range.
Wilder pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shiit tries a quick counter leg kick but Wilder is wise to it.
Wilder is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A jab lands there for Wilder.
Mustapha Shiit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wilder scores with a sloppy right hand. Shiit should have avoided that one.
Wilder chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shiit.
Jack Wilder is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shiit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wilder throws out the jab.
Shiit changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Wilder looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Shiit is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wilder has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wilder tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Wilder showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wilder has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Jack Wilder!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Jack Wilder!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Jack Wilder!
Jack Wilder wins by unanimous decision!
Jack Wilder thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Shorton (ranked 1183 p4p, 141 weight class) and Lucio Francisco Carmo (ranked 3344 p4p, 300 weight class). Carmo has chosen Rolling Stones - Paint it, Black as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Bill Shorton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucio Francisco Carmo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shorton loads up on a big right hand but Carmo slips the punch.
Carmo misses with a right hand
letting Shorton counter with a right hand.
It looks like Lucio Francisco Carmo has been cut.
Shorton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carmo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shorton loads up on a big right hand but Carmo slips the punch.
Carmo tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Shorton scores with a crisp jab that stopped Carmo in his tracks.
Shorton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Shorton throws out a loose jab but Carmo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carmo avoids the body shot from Shorton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shorton closes the distance and clinches.
Shorton blocking some punches.
Carmo misses with the head strike.
Shorton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shorton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shorton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carmo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Shorton!
Shorton throws Carmo to one side and escapes!
Carmo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shorton throws a body shot but no joy.
Shorton misses with a wild body shot.
Shorton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carmo gets tackled into the ropes by Shorton. Shorton maintains the clinch.
Shorton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carmo misses with a looping left.
A jab lands there for Shorton.
Shorton moves forwards but Carmo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shorton is looking to clinch.
Carmo drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Shorton defends it well.
Shorton lands a big uppercut and Carmo crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Carmo looks OK. Shorton waves Carmo back to his feet!
Shorton just misses with a punch to the body.
Shorton throws a hook to the side of Carmo's head but Carmo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carmo lands a really nice looking cross but Shorton seems unphased.
Shorton moves out of range as Carmo strikes.
Carmo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shorton swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Shorton throws a series of punches but Carmo avoids them all with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Shorton.
Shorton has Carmo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Shorton tries a knee to the head but Carmo blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Shorton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lucio Francisco Carmo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice jab there from Shorton.
Shorton ducks under a wild hook from Carmo.
Shorton throws a big counter combination but Carmo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Carmo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shorton went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Carmo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Shorton back to the ropes. Carmo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Shorton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carmo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shorton.
Carmo misses with a right hand
and Shorton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carmo throws a jab when Shorton was well out of range.
Carmo tries to bum rush Shorton with a series of wild strikes but Shorton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like Shorton was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Carmo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carmo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carmo throws a poor cross that misses
and Shorton counters with a straight right hand.
Carmo misses with a right hand
and Shorton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That has opened up Lucio Francisco Carmo's cut even more.
Shorton cracks Carmo with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Carmo looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Shorton finish him?
Carmo is rocked!
Shorton fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Carmo square on the jaw! Damn, Carmo is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bill Shorton!
In his post fight interview, Bill Shorton started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Bolleke (ranked 772 p4p, 97 weight class) and Nils Ragnaar (ranked 1381 p4p, 169 weight class). Ragnaar is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mustasch - The Wave. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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191 lbs
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194 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Bolleke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nils Ragnaar!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolleke throws a right and a left that Ragnaar avoids nicely.
Ragnaar tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bolleke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ragnaar lands a right hook to the body.
Bolleke misses with a straight left.
Bolleke works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bolleke fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A big left from Ragnaar misses.
Thomas Bolleke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bolleke keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Bolleke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ragnaar gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnaar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bolleke jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ragnaar walks away with a smile on his face. Bolleke gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice body punch from Bolleke.
A big right from Ragnaar misses.
Bolleke throws a hook but Ragnaar avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnaar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bolleke cracks Ragnaar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Bolleke tries to clinch there but Ragnaar circles away.
Ragnaar avoids the body shot from Bolleke.
Bolleke connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bolleke is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bolleke tries to clinch
and Ragnaar counters with a good low kick that Bolleke was not able to check.
Ragnaar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bolleke lands with a right hand.
It looks like Bolleke has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Bolleke takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bolleke lands a head shot.
Bolleke checks a low kick from Ragnaar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bolleke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bolleke scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke has managed to clinch.
Bolleke lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ragnaar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Bolleke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bolleke can't find room to land a body shot as Ragnaar controls the action.
Bolleke throws a head punch that misses.
Bolleke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ragnaar blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ragnaar.
Ragnaar blocks a body shot from Bolleke.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ragnaar.
Bolleke prevents a body shot from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar digs a right hand underneath Bolleke's ribcage. Bolleke let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bolleke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bolleke pulls guard effortlessly.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bolleke keeping moving, preventing Ragnaar from controlling successfully.
Bolleke tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Bolleke dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ragnaar closes the distance and pushes Bolleke back into the ropes.
Ragnaar tries to land knees in the clinch but Bolleke avoids the damage to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ragnaar.
Bolleke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ragnaar tries a body shot but Bolleke blocks it.
Ragnaar throws a punch but it's blocked by Bolleke.
Bolleke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bolleke.
Bolleke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ragnaar backwards.
A short body shot lands from Bolleke as the two fighters clinch.
Ragnaar misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Ragnaar.
Bolleke lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ragnaar misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas Bolleke has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Bolleke.
Ragnaar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bolleke prevents a body shot from Ragnaar.
Bolleke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bolleke pulls Ragnaar into guard.
Bolleke wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolleke keeping moving, preventing Ragnaar from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bolleke is on top in guard.
Bolleke trying to control but Ragnaar is working from the bottom.
Bolleke is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bolleke trying to control the position from guard on top but Ragnaar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bolleke postures up.
Ragnaar wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Bolleke is now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bolleke is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bolleke is trying to control the action in half guard but Ragnaar is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bolleke stalling.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bolleke is working for a kimura but Ragnaar is defending it quite comfortably.
Bolleke is working for a kimura but Ragnaar is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Bolleke dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ragnaar connects with a solid leg kick.
Nils Ragnaar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ragnaar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bolleke is able to avoid easily.
Bolleke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ragnaar counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice uppercut there from Bolleke.
Bolleke walks into a stiff left hand from Ragnaar.
Bolleke lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ragnaar at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolleke cracks Ragnaar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ragnaar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bolleke bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolleke wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ragnaar, who protects the arm well.
Bolleke wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ragnaar, who protects the arm well.
Ragnaar 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.
Ragnaar is looking for a sweep.
Ragnaar tries to escape but Bolleke is in control.
Bolleke taking a breather here.
Ragnaar is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
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.
Ragnaar takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bolleke is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Ragnaar tries to bench press Bolleke off him but Bolleke keeps the position.
Bolleke wants to control but Ragnaar is keeping him busy.
Ragnaar taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Bolleke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bolleke 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Thomas Bolleke!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Thomas Bolleke!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Thomas Bolleke!
Thomas Bolleke wins by unanimous decision!
Thomas Bolleke thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Cage (ranked 2900 p4p, 273 weight class) and Mitzi Glozman (ranked 1205 p4p, 143 weight class). Cage comes to the ring accompanied by Walk - Pantera. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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40
270 lbs
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265 lbs
22 - 13 - 0 |
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Insanely flexible |
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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
35 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mitzi Glozman!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cage is looking to slow Glozman down with leg kicks.
Donk. Cage catches Glozman right on the button with a cross.
Glozman scores with a shot to the body.
Cage looks to score with a jab to the body but Glozman is just out of range.
Glozman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cage.
No joy there for Cage, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cage misses with a right hand
and Glozman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Johnny Cage has been cut.
Glozman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cage lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Mitzi Glozman has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cage misses with a low kick.
Glozman throws a head kick that misses.
Cage throws a leg kick
and Glozman counters with a crisp right hand that drops Cage! Glozman lets Cage back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Glozman throws a jab but it's blocked by Cage.
Cage looks to score with a jab to the body but Glozman is just out of range.
Glozman is looking for the big counter here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glozman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnny Cage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Glozman throws out a powerful jab.
Cage looks to land a left hand but Glozman moved out of range nicely.
A head kick misses from Cage.
Glozman doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cage connects with a good right hand that stumbles Glozman. Glozman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cage misses with an uppercut.
Glozman is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Cage misses with a series of wild punches.
Glozman lands a left and a right that send Cage crashing to the mat, dazed. Glozman thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Glozman scores with a jab. Cage acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Johnny Cage's cut is getting worse.
Cage throws a sloppy body shot
and Glozman counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the body from Cage misses
and Glozman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cage feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Glozmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Glozman moves away from the strike by Cage.
Cage lands a jab to the nose.
Cage looks to score with a jab to the body but Glozman is just out of range.
Glozman moves away from the strike by Cage.
Glozman misses with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Glozman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cage throws the left hand but Glozman avoids the punch easily.
Some wild striking there from Cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitzi Glozman dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Cage's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cage throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Glozman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cage lands a glancing blow to the side of Glozman's head.
Cage chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Glozman misses with a body kick.
Cage misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Glozman counters with a series of strikes. Cage will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cage throws a poor cross that misses
and Glozman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cage throws a head kick but Glozman moves out of range.
Glozman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cage jabs Glozman right on the nose. Glozman blinks but takes it well.
Glozman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A big left from Cage misses.
Despite the aggression on Glozman's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Glozman feints a jab promting Cage to slip. Glozman then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cage slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Glozman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cage moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Glozman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cage drives through and clinches with Glozman against the ropes.
Cage breaks the clinch.
Glozman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cage.
Cage misses with a looping right.
Glozman unleashes a big counter combination but Cage bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cage.
Glozman slips a jab from Cage.
Cage throws a jab when Glozman was well out of range.
Glozman raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Glozman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cage's corner calls for a 1-2. Cage obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cage swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage misses with an uppercut
and Glozman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cage scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fighters circling - Cage throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Glozman slips under a jab.
Glozman is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cage with a body shot.
Cage tries to clinch up.
Cage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Glozman was well out of range. Poor timing from Cage.
Glozman doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Glozman blocks a leg kick.
Glozman tries a head kick but it misses.
Cage throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Glozman.
Glozman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Glozman misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Cage dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Cage's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Cage lands with a right hand.
Cage throws a good cross that connects.
Glozman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cage.
Cage misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Glozman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Glozman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Glozman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cage in his tracks.
Cage throws a poor cross that misses
and Glozman counters with a straight right hand.
Johnny Cage is winning the standup battle so far.
Glozman throws a head kick but Cage moves out of range.
Cage misses the jab.
Cage throws an off balance right hand
and Glozman counters with a nice body kick.
Glozman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Glozman thinks about the counter body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cage misses with a hook
and Glozman counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnny Cage's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Glozman finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cage sizes up Glozman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Glozman slips a straight right by Cage.
Cage misses with a left hand
and Glozman counters with a body kick that stops Cage in his tracks momentarily.
Glozman feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Cage sprawling to the canvas! Cage rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Glozman finish him?!
Cage is rocked!
Glozman lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Cage crumples to the floor! Glozman milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mitzi Glozman!
During a confident post fight interview, Mitzi Glozman thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Finnish Experiment (ranked 533 p4p, 27 weight class) and Vika Partio (ranked 520 p4p, 26 weight class). Partio comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Boom! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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28
141 lbs
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30
145 lbs
13 - 4 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Finnish Experiment!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vika Partio!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Partio lands with a cross.
Experiment misses with a body shot.
Experiment fails in his attempt to clinch.
Experiment buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Partio pivots, looking for a leg kick but Experiment is out of range and Partio settles back down.
Partio takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Experiment lands the left hand.
A leg kick checked by Partio.
A nice inside leg kick there by Experiment. That's going to slow Partio down.
Experiment is looking to land body kicks.
Partio throws a body punch but Experiment moves out of range.
Partio connects with a crisp jab.
Partio clinches up with Experiment and pushes him back against the ropes.
Partio misses with the head strike.
Partio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Partio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Experiment.
Partio can't find room to land a body shot as Experiment controls the action.
Partio has a couple of punches blocked by Experiment.
Experiment blocking some punches.
Experiment blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment tries to stall but Partio uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Partio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Partio working aggressively here.
Experiment leaning against his opponent.
Partio has a couple of punches blocked by Experiment.
Partio takes an elbow to the forehead.
Partio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Partio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Partio misses with a body punch.
Partio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Experiment lands a hook to the side of the head.
Experiment controlling the action here for a moment.
Partio works on Experiment's body with a couple of short punches.
Partio working aggressively here.
Partio dodges an elbow strike from Experiment.
Experiment prevents a body shot from Partio.
Experiment blocks an uppercut.
Partio lands a shot to the body.
Partio misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Partio.
Partio can't find room to land a body shot as Experiment controls the action.
Partio avoids the elbow strike from Experiment, against the ropes.
Partio swings wildly with an uppercut but Experiment uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Experiment blocks an uppercut.
Experiment trying to control the position but instead, Partio has worked for underhooks and has pushed Experiment into the ropes.
Partio tries to pull guard but Experiment holds him up against the ropes and eventually Partio drops back down to his feet.
Experiment trying to control the position but instead, Partio has worked for underhooks and has pushed Experiment into the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Partio.
Experiment lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Vika Partio has been cut.
Partio lands a nice uppercut.
Partio swings wildly with an uppercut but Experiment uses good head movement to avoid it.
Partio tries to throw a body punch but Experiment avoids it by throwing Partio back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vika Partio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vika Partio's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Partio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Partio was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Partio throws a one two combo.
Experiment thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Partio if he has to take too many more of those.
Experiment throws a shot to the body.
Experiment lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Partio blocks a head kick by Experiment.
Experiment pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A cross from Partio lands.
Experiment chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A big left from Partio misses.
Experiment scores with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Partio lands with a thumping leg kick.
Experiment fails with an attempt to clinch.
Partio misses with a looping left.
Experiment looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Partio keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Finnish Experiment is winning the standup battle so far.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Experiment.
Experiment lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Partio has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Experiment misses with a low kick.
Experiment checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partio chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Experiment can pounce on him.
Experiment scores with a leg kick.
Partio has taken the fight to the clinch.
Partio takes an elbow to the forehead.
Partio dodges an elbow strike from Experiment.
I was talking to Experiment's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Partio avoids the elbow strike from Experiment, against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Partio as Experiment tries to tie him up.
Partio digs a right hand into Experiment's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Experiment's gas tank.
Partio lands a left hand.
Experiment pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Partio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Partio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Partio lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Experiment or not.
Partio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Partio swings wildly with an uppercut but Experiment uses good head movement to avoid it.
Partio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Partio blocks the elbow strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Experiment struggles to land a body shot inside as Partio controls his hands.
Partio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Partio jumps guard.
Experiment preventing the sweep.
Experiment got a little sloppy there for a moment and Partio has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Experiment has managed to get both his arms back between Partio's legs - danger averted.
Partio wants to sweep here but Experiment controlling him for the moment.
Experiment trying to control the position from guard on top but Partio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Partio is trying to hold Experiment in close to prevent damage but Experiment has managed to pass into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vika Partio will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Vika Partio's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Experiment fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Partio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Partio goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Partio takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Partio throws out a powerful jab.
A head kick by Partio misses
and Experiment counters with a low kick, right behind Partio 's knee.
Experiment lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Experiment looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Experiment throws a quick inside leg kick.
Experiment misses with a leg kick.
Experiment blocks the body kick.
Partio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Experiment lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Partio throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Experiment stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Experiment tries to work over Partio's front leg with a kick but Partio checks it.
Partio throws a body punch but Experiment moves out of range.
Experiment lands a nice leg kick that just misses Partio's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Experiment chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Partio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Experiment moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Experiment clinches up with Partio and pushes him back against the ropes.
Partio blocks the elbow strike.
Experiment lands a damaging elbow.
Partio avoids the elbow strike from Experiment, against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Partio scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vika Partio seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Partio swings wildly with an uppercut but Experiment uses good head movement to avoid it.
Experiment wants to stall.
Partio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Experiment stalling in the clinch but Partio improves position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Experiment.
Partio dodges an elbow strike from Experiment.
Experiment pushes off an throws an elbow but Partio leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Experiment blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Partio scores with a shot to the side of Experiment's head.
Partio blocks the elbow strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiment misses with an elbow strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice elbow from Experiment.
Experiment lands an elbow inside.
Experiment pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Partio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Partio fails to pull guard.
Partio has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Partio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Partio scores with a shoulder strike.
Partio works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Partio works on Experiment's body with a couple of short punches.
Experiment throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Partio working aggressively here.
Partio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Experiment throws an elbow but misses.
Experiment is trying to maintain a safe position but Partio gets an underhook and turns Experiment into the ropes.
Partio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Finnish Experiment did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Vika Partio's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Partio misses with a low kick.
Experiment was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Experiment ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Partio throws an overhand right that lands on Experiment's shoulder, as Experiment tries to avoid the shot.
Partio scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Partio is looking to clinch.
Experiment works Partio's body with a nice hook.
Experiment throws a front kick aimed at Partio's knee but Partio avoids it well.
Partio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Partio throws a jab but it's blocked by Experiment.
Partio on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Experiment. Experiment obviously looking to wear him down.
Partio looks to land a combination. Experiment sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Experiment is rocked!
Partio drops Experiment with a straight right hand, right on the button! Partio follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vika Partio!
Vika Partio is the new bantamweight champion!
Vika Partio spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
The defeated Finnish Experiment had this to say: 'I tried something new.'.
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