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CWMMA: Borgia vs Mack PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruben Flijers (ranked 5551 p4p, 5884 weight class) and Gorgi Boran (ranked 596 p4p, 612 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ruben Flijers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gorgi Boran !
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flijers just misses with a punch to the body.
Boran is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Flijers thuds a left hand into Boran 's body.
Flijers misses with an uppercut.
Flijers misses with a low kick.
Boran lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Boran fails with the takedown
and Flijers counters with a stiff right hand.
Flijers stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Flijers wants it to stay on the feet.
Boran shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Boran slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Flijers. Boran does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flijers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Boran shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Flijers's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flijers working a defensive guard here.
Flijers is controlling Boran 's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boran is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Boran got a little sloppy there for a moment and Flijers has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Boran has managed to get both his arms back between Flijers's legs - danger averted.
Flijers wants to sweep here but Boran controlling him for the moment.
Flijers is trying to keep Boran in close.
Flijers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Flijers being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flijers has his hands on Boran 's head, controlling the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Boran is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Flijers looks to score with a jab to the body but Boran is just out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boran looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boran ducks under a wild hook from Flijers.
Boran takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Boran closes the distance and pushes Flijers back into the cage.
Boran avoids the elbow strike from Flijers, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Boran avoiding damage as Flijers throws knees to the body.
Flijers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Flijers tries to work over Boran 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boran blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boran decides to pull guard.
Boran is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Flijers stands up over Boran , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Flijers wants to control from the top but Boran keeps moving.
Flijers looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Boran looking for a triangle here. Flijers is fighting it but it looks tight! Boran pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Flijers is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Gorgi Boran !
Gorgi Boran made sure to mention his sponsor, Finnish Elite Extreme Science in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antero Aalto (ranked 24385 p4p, 3634 weight class) and Brock Hardman (ranked 743 p4p, 458 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antero Aalto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Brock Hardman!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aalto pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hardman back to the cage. Aalto follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Aalto shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hardman is trying to defend but Aalto finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hardman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Aalto is working away from the top position though.
Aalto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hardman keeps working.
Aalto is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aalto wants to pass to mount but Hardman is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aalto looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Aalto wants to free his trapped foot but Hardman is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Aalto works his way into side control.
Hardman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Aalto stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Aalto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hardman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Aalto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Aalto with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hardman counters with a stiff right hand.
Aalto looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antero Aalto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardman lands with a hook. Aalto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hardman throws a series of punches but Aalto moves out of range.
Hardman throws out a powerful jab.
Aalto tries to clinch up
and Hardman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aalto shoots in but Hardman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hardman! But no joy.
Antero Aalto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aalto misses with a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Hardman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hardman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hardman throws an overhand right that lands on Aalto's shoulder, as Aalto tries to avoid the shot.
Aalto shoots for a double leg takedown but Hardman sprawls well. He's pushed Aalto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hardman with a jab.
Aalto shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hardman counters with a stiff right hand.
Aalto takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A swing and a miss from Hardman.
Aalto is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hardman's half guard.
Hardman is staying active underneath Aalto, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aalto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aalto wants to control but Hardman is keeping him busy.
Aalto is looking to advance position but Hardman won't allow it.
Aalto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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!
Aalto tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hardman knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hardman is trying to maintain the position but Aalto is very close to passing his half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Hardman dominated that round.
That's time! Aalto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hardman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Hardman tries to get set, Aalto tries to push him back and clinch up but Hardman manages to avoid the attempt.
Aalto ducks under a wild hook from Hardman.
Aalto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hardman.
Aalto shoots in for a takedown but Hardman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hardman connects with a looping right hand.
Aalto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hardman missing with a left hand there. Aalto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Aalto.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antero Aalto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aalto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aalto thinks about countering with a head kick.
Aalto shoots and misses
and Hardman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brock Hardman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aalto moves away.
Aalto went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Aalto instigates a clinch.
Aalto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hardman's efforts to push away.
Hardman wants a takedown but no success here.
Hardman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aalto fails with the takedown
enabling Hardman to counter with a crisp jab.
A big right from Hardman misses.
Aalto darts in trying to clinch
and Hardman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 Aalto is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aalto lands a big head kick that sends Hardman tumbling to the mat! Aalto takes a step backwards and waves Hardman back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Hardman is rocked!
 It looks like Brock Hardman has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardman closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Aalto! Hardman dives in looking to finish! Aalto is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brock Hardman!
Brock Hardman seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mat Cauthon (ranked 5817 p4p, 3751 weight class) and Just Fight Scappy Do (ranked 676 p4p, 491 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mat Cauthon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Just Fight Scappy Do!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cauthon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cauthon wants a takedown but no success here.
Scappy Do lands a knee to the body.
Cauthon changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Scappy Do fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Scappy Do moves into the clinch.
Scappy Do putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cauthon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cauthon tries to score a body lock takedown but Scappy Do shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mat Cauthon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Scappy Do obliges.
Cauthon is breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Scappy Do.
Scappy Do landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Scappy Do connects with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scappy Do landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Scappy Do drops Cauthon with a big knee straight up the middle! Cauthon is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Cauthon is rocked!
Scappy Do throws a quick head kick that knocks Cauthon silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Scappy Do is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Just Fight Scappy Do!
Just Fight Scappy Do very nearly forgot to thank UN-KAGED SAVAGE PEDS amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edward Grubbs (ranked 3917 p4p, 6212 weight class) and Clark Gorzecki (ranked 501 p4p, 705 weight class). The key to victory for Edward Grubbs has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edward Grubbs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Clark Gorzecki!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorzecki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grubbs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gorzecki.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gorzecki. Grubbs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grubbs blocks a jab.
Grubbs connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gorzecki. Gorzecki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gorzecki feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gorzecki is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gorzecki throws a big right hand that misses.
Gorzecki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grubbs is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gorzecki slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gorzecki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Grubbs pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gorzecki back to the cage. Grubbs follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gorzecki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grubbs.
Gorzecki bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Grubbs throws Gorzecki to one side and escapes!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gorzecki misses with a straight left.
Gorzecki looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Grubbs throws a jab but it's blocked by Gorzecki.
Grubbs cracks Gorzecki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gorzecki throws a big shot that misses.
Edward Grubbs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grubbs cracks Gorzecki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gorzecki moves away from the strike by Grubbs.
Gorzecki looks to throw the jab but Grubbs is out of range.
Grubbs swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Grubbs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gorzecki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A left lands for Grubbs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorzecki looks to throw the jab but Grubbs is out of range.
Gorzecki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Grubbs connects with a crisp jab.
Grubbs slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Grubbs misses with a straight left.
Grubbs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gorzecki looks for a takedown but Grubbs sprawls well.
Grubbs throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Grubbs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grubbs misses with an uppercut
and Gorzecki counters with a takedown into side control.
Grubbs is not content to let Gorzecki control the position.
Gorzecki is staying tight to Grubbs's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Gorzecki in side control, throwing shots but Grubbs defends.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grubbs dodges the ground and pound from Gorzecki.
Gorzecki tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Gorzecki remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Grubbs regains half guard, as Gorzecki was trying to land strikes.
Gorzecki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Grubbs tries to kick Gorzecki off but Gorzecki keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gorzecki not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gorzecki is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grubbs wants to get back to his feet.
Gorzecki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Grubbs looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gorzecki is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gorzecki stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Let's hope that Gorzecki has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Grubbs looks to land a combination but Gorzecki avoids it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Grubbs dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gorzecki.
Grubbs misses with a wild body shot.
Grubbs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gorzecki was well out of range. Poor timing from Grubbs.
Gorzecki misses the jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Grubbs misses its target.
Grubbs scores with a nice right hand.
Grubbs is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gorzecki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gorzecki throws a hook but Grubbs avoids it easily.
Grubbs blocks a jab.
Grubbs appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A big left from Grubbs misses.
Grubbs moves away from the strike by Gorzecki.
Grubbs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gorzecki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gorzecki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grubbs.
A slow jab from Grubbs misses its intended target.
Grubbs swinging wildly here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grubbs.
Grubbs bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gorzecki's head backwards.
Good shot there by Grubbs.
It looks like Clark Gorzecki has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorzecki misses with a looping right.
Gorzecki throws an overhand right that lands on Grubbs's shoulder, as Grubbs tries to avoid the shot.
Grubbs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gorzecki can do to turn this around?
Grubbs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gorzecki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Grubbs moves out of range as Gorzecki strikes.
Gorzecki throws a body shot but no joy.
Grubbs avoids the body shot from Gorzecki.
Grubbs fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Edward Grubbs is winning the standup battle so far.
Grubbs lands with a nice body punch.
Gorzecki tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Grubbs defends well and Gorzecki ends up having to push Grubbs into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gorzecki is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Grubbs with a jab.
Gorzecki ducks under a wild hook from Grubbs.
Gorzecki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grubbs.
Gorzecki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gorzecki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gorzecki misses with a looping right.
Grubbs lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Grubbs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gorzecki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grubbs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grubbs looks to throw the jab but Gorzecki is out of range.
Grubbs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gorzecki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grubbs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gorzecki.
Gorzecki 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.
Gorzecki shoots in for a takedown but Grubbs shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Edward Grubbs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clark Gorzecki.
Gorzecki shoots for a double leg takedown but Grubbs sprawls well. He's pushed Gorzecki's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Grubbs scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gorzecki doesn't seem bothered though.
Grubbs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Decent striking displayed by Grubbs there.
Grubbs feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gorzeckis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A decent looking cross lands there for Grubbs.
A lazy left from Gorzecki finds it's target.
Grubbs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gorzecki.
Gorzecki with the counter takedown but Grubbs avoids it easily.
Donk. Grubbs catches Gorzecki right on the button with a cross.
A lazy left from Grubbs finds it's target.
Gorzecki is rocked!
Grubbs lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Gorzecki goes down and covers up as Grubbs starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edward Grubbs!
During a confident post fight interview, Edward Grubbs 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugo B Johansson (ranked 3119 p4p, 3453 weight class) and Michael Rogue (ranked 352 p4p, 385 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hugo B Johansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Rogue!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
B Johansson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
B Johansson shoots for a double leg takedown but Rogue sprawls well. He's pushed B Johansson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
B Johansson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rogue finds it's way round the side to connect with B Johansson's head.
B Johansson loads up on a big right hand but Rogue slips the punch.
Rogue gets a clinch.
B Johansson successfully pulls guard.
B Johansson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
B Johansson is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Rogue frees his head nicely. Oh but B Johansson has switched to an armbar! Rogue is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Hugo B Johansson!
Hugo B Johansson very nearly forgot to thank Finnish Elite Extreme Science amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sovor Trandel (ranked 6944 p4p, 4014 weight class) and Javon Reese (ranked 632 p4p, 445 weight class). Trandel comes to the cage accompanied by Fuel and Fire - Bride. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sovor Trandel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Javon Reese!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trandel instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reese.
Reese throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reese with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Trandel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Trandel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reese with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reese throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Trandel blocks it with crossed arms.
Reese trying to land knees to the body.
Reese blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reese throws a knee to the head but misses.
Trandel misses with a punch on the inside.
Trandel is trying to trip Reese. He has hold of a leg but Reese is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Trandel persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Reese keeping full guard, as Trandel tries to pass.
Reese wants to sweep here but Trandel controlling him for the moment.
Trandel sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trandel prevents Reese from getting back to his feet.
Trandel 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.
Reese looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Trandel looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Trandel is defended easily by Reese.
Trandel shoots in for a double leg but Reese sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Javon Reese seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trandel fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sovor Trandel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trandel instigates a clinch.
Reese misses with a knee to the head.
Trandel takes a knee right on the jaw!
 It looks like Sovor Trandel has been cut.
Trandel managing to block the knees to the body from Reese.
Trandel can't get the takedown.
Reese unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Trandel is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trandel swings wildly with an uppercut but Reese uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reese with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reese.
Reese misses with a knee to the head.
Reese is trying to pull guard but Trandel turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Trandel tries to throw a body punch but Reese avoids it by throwing Trandel back against the cage.
Reese connects with a nasty looking knee right to Trandel's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reese.
Trandel takes an elbow to the forehead.
Reese landing knees to the head.
Reese tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reese unloads a knee to the mid-section. Trandel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reese with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reese blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Trandel fails to land.
Reese with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reese fails to pull guard.
Reese tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Reese.
Sovor Trandel's cut is getting worse.
Reese has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Trandel seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Reese can turn it around.
Reese blocks a body shot from Trandel.
Trandel tries to work over Reese's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reese working the clinch nicely. Trandel is working for position but Reese cracks him with a big knee to the head! Trandel crumples up against the cage and Reese lands two more shots before the ref can save Trandel! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Javon Reese!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Javon Reese made sure he mentioned UN-KAGED SAVAGE PEDS, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Rivelino Atunes (ranked 948 p4p, 3032 weight class) and Alasdair Finlay (ranked 113 p4p, 347 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jose Rivelino Atunes !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alasdair Finlay!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Atunes .
Atunes throws a sloppy body shot
and Finlay counters with a nice body shot.
Atunes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finlay.
Jab by Atunes .
A looping hook to the body misses from Atunes . Finlay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Finlay has taken the fight to the clinch.
Atunes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Atunes fails to land.
Atunes drags the fight down to the ground.
Atunes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Finlay is one step ahead there.
Atunes looking for a guillotine here but Finlay defends easily.
Atunes looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Finlay passes into half guard.
Atunes is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Crassus, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finlay slows the pace down in half guard.
Atunes controlling the position well.
Atunes looking for submissions off his back.
Finlay really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Atunes . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Atunes is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Atunes manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Finlay looking to pass the guard.
Atunes looking for subs off his back but Finlay has passed one foot through into half guard.
Atunes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atunes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Atunes tries to get to full guard but Finlay has control of the leg.
Atunes trying to hold on to Finlay's head to control him but Finlay postures up.
Atunes looking for submissions off his back.
Atunes is looking for a sweep. Finlay is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four 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.
Atunes makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Atunes .
Atunes looking for a guillotine here but Finlay defends easily.
Atunes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Atunes throws his legs up looking for a submission but Finlay uses it to pass to side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Atunes tries to bench press Finlay off him but Finlay keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Atunes regains half guard.
Atunes trying to hold on to Finlay's head to control him but Finlay postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Rivelino Atunes dominated that round.
That's time! Atunes 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Atunes throws a body shot but no joy.
Finlay moves away from the strike by Atunes .
Finlay will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Finlay misses with a hook.
Atunes misses with a right hand
and Finlay counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Atunes lands a slapping body shot.
Finlay takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Atunes takes a swing at Finlay's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finlay missing with a left hand there. Atunes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A shot to the body from Atunes misses
and Finlay counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Atunes scores with a nice head shot.
Atunes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finlay was well out of range. Poor timing from Atunes .
Finlay looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes throws out a powerful jab.
Atunes throws a body punch but Finlay moves out of range.
Jose Rivelino Atunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Atunes throws a poor cross that misses
and Atunes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Atunes lands a jab to the head.
Atunes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finlay manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Finlay! But no joy.
Atunes swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Finlay counters with a straight right hand.
Atunes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Finlay counters with a crisp right hand that drops Atunes ! Finlay lets Atunes back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Atunes is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Atunes swings away with a body shot that misses
and Finlay counters with a big right hand! Oh Atunes is in trouble here! Finlay follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alasdair Finlay!
Alasdair Finlay is the new heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Alasdair Finlay 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bela Rakosi (ranked 1940 p4p, 2235 weight class) and Mark Antony (ranked 272 p4p, 301 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bela Rakosi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Antony!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rakosi darts in and clinches Antony up against the cage.
Rakosi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rakosi pushes Antony back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Antony blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rakosi lands a nice uppercut.
Antony misses with a short punch on the inside.
Antony swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Antony misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rakosi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rakosi.
Antony wants to get back to striking at distance but Rakosi won't allow it.
Antony can't break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Rakosi.
Rakosi working aggressively here.
Antony blocks an uppercut.
Antony swings wildly with an uppercut but Rakosi uses good head movement to avoid it.
I was talking to Rakosi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rakosi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rakosi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Antony backwards.
Antony lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Antony tries to circle away but Rakosi has him pinned against the cage.
Antony has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Rakosi seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Antony can turn it around.
Antony breaks from the clinch.
Rakosi misses the shot to the body.
And Antony responds with a good body kick, but Rakosi manages to step out the way in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antony defending well as Rakosi loads up on a big left hand.
Antony takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Mark Antony has been cut.
Nice shot lands for Antony.
Antony pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rakosi misses with a wild body shot.
Antony throws a counter combo.
Rakosi looks to throw the jab but Antony is out of range.
Antony steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Antony lands a front kick.
Antony looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rakosi misses with a looping left.
Rakosi misses with a left hand
and Antony counters with a solid body kick.
Antony blocks a jab.
Bela Rakosi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antony throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Antony keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Rakosi misses the target.
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!
A head kick from Antony lands but Rakosi takes it in his stride.
Antony throws a body kick that misses
and Antony takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rakosi wants to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Rakosi misses the target.
Antony defending well as Rakosi loads up on a big left hand.
Rakosi misses with an uppercut
and Antony counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakosi takes the fight into the clinch.
Rakosi gets through Antony's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Antony tries a body shot but Rakosi blocks it.
Antony misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Antony.
Antony swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rakosi blocks an uppercut.
Antony has a couple of punches blocked by Rakosi.
Rakosi scores with a shoulder strike.
Antony scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Antony tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Antony.
Rakosi is leaning against Antony and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Antony wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rakosi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Antony breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Antony drops his hands momentarily and Rakosi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rakosi closes the distance and pushes Antony back into the cage.
Rakosi lands a hook that snaps the head of Antony backwards.
Rakosi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Antony has a couple of punches blocked by Rakosi.
Antony misses with a hook from the clinch.
Antony misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rakosi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Antony wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rakosi digs a right hand underneath Antony's ribcage. Antony let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Antony looks winded!
A short right from Rakosi.
Antony working aggressively here.
Antony misses with a hook from the clinch.
Antony has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rakosi lands a hook that snaps the head of Antony backwards.
That has opened up Mark Antony's cut even more.
A short left from Rakosi.
Rakosi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Antony's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rakosi lands with a right to the head.
Antony misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bela Rakosi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Antony's cut.
That's time! Rakosi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rakosi scores with a punch to the head.
Rakosi moves in looking to clinch but Antony pushes him off.
Rakosi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rakosi looks to land a left hand but Antony moved out of range nicely.
Rakosi moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromAntony.
Rakosi lands a big right hand that sends Antony crashing to the mat! Rakosi stays standing though and waves Antony back to his feet!
Rakosi avoids the head kick by Antony.
A shot to the liver by Rakosi. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Antony takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Antony is breathing heavily.
Rakosi misses with a looping left.
Rakosi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The cut above Mark Antony's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rakosi scores with a body shot.
Rakosi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Antony can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakosi clinches up against the cage.
Rakosi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Rakosi.
Rakosi digs a right hand underneath Antony's ribcage. Antony let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rakosi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rakosi scores with a shot to the side of Antony's head.
Rakosi lands a right hand.
Mark Antony's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Antony has a couple of punches blocked by Rakosi.
Antony takes a shot to the head.
Rakosi digs a right hand underneath Antony's ribcage. Antony let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rakosi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rakosi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rakosi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rakosi pushes Antony back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Antony is rocked!
Rakosi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Antony is still on wobbly legs! Can Rakosi finish him?
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mark Antony's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bela Rakosi!
An out of breath Bela Rakosi 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Leevi Saros (ranked 1758 p4p, 2041 weight class) and Iner Raledran (ranked 253 p4p, 283 weight class). Saros comes to the cage accompanied by Marko Hietala - Stones. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leevi Saros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Iner Raledran!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raledran is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saros.
As Raledran tries to get set, Saros tries to push him back and clinch up but Raledran manages to avoid the attempt.
Saros takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Saros.
Raledran tries to clinch up.
Saros takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Raledran attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Saros lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Raledran circles away quickly and effectively.
Raledran throws a body shot but no joy.
Saros seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A jab from Raledran misses.
Saros seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Raledran swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saros throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saros has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Raledran.
We've been told by Saros's head coaches at The Scrap Squad that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Raledran misses the shot to the body.
Saros lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raledran tries a low kick but Saros avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Saros misses the target.
Saros throws the left hand but Raledran avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Saros throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Raledran tries to clinch there but Saros circles away.
Saros seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Raledran slips a jab and a cross from Saros.
Saros misses with a looping left.
Raledran tries to counter with a clinch but Saros shakes him off and moves away.
Raledran throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saros defending well as Raledran loads up on a big left hand.
Raledran waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saros.
Saros tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Raledran manages to circle out of the way.
Nice jab there from Raledran.
Raledran lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Saros at a distance.
Saros throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raledran tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Raledran misses its intended target.
Saros cracks Raledran with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Saros is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Raledran's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Raledran slips under a jab from Saros.
Saros with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A good leg kick by Raledran.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saros thuds a left hand into Raledran's body.
Saros just misses with a punch to the body.
Raledran keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saros.
Raledran tries to counter with a clinch but Saros shakes him off and moves away.
Saros keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raledran.
Raledran misses the shot to the body.
Saros tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raledran was well out of range. Poor timing from Saros.
Raledran connects with a body shot.
Raledran staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saros misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raledran.
Raledran misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saros.
Raledran moves out of range as Saros strikes.
Raledran tries to counter with a clinch but Saros shakes him off and moves away.
Raledran tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Saros paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Raledran defending well as Saros loads up on a big left hand.
Raledran misses with a looping right.
Raledran connects with a crisp jab.
Raledran lands a nice leg kick that just misses Saros's sensitive parts.
Raledran lands a nice hook to Saros's body. Saros takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Raledran ducks under a wild hook from Saros.
Saros tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Saros ducks under a wild hook from Raledran.
Raledran swings away with a body shot that misses
and Saros counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saros throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saros. Raledran does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saros lands a nice hook to Raledran's body. Raledran takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Saros sizes up Raledran with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saros changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Raledran throws a one two combo.
The crowd cheers as Raledran lands an impressive looking overhand right. Saros doesn't seem phased though.
Raledran fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Saros looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Saros fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raledran manages to avoid it.
Raledran wants to counter with a clinch but Saros pushes him away.
Iner Raledran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saros swats away the attempt to clinch by Raledran.
Raledran with a nice cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Iner Raledran will probably get the nod.
That's time! Saros's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Saros jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saros uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raledran.
Raledran misses with a two punch combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Saros, as that shot connected.
Raledran connects with the punch.
Saros lands with a shot to the body.
Saros swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raledran misses with a lunging right hand
and Saros counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Raledran manages to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raledran trying to keep a closed guard but Saros is proving a slippery customer.
Raledran has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Saros has passed into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raledran is letting Saros control him for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raledran is looking to regain half guard here but Saros keeps moving and retains side control.
Raledran can't do much from the bottom here.
Raledran is trying to work for a sweep but Saros has mounted him!
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.
Raledran working to try and regain half guard.
Saros controlling from the full mount.
Saros has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Raledran is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saros controlling the position easily from mount.
Saros prevents Raledran from getting the reversal.
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.
Raledran wants to hold on but Saros pushes him away.
Saros sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Raledran tries to hold on but Saros pushes him away.
Raledran working to try and regain half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leevi Saros dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
The fighters circling - Saros throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Raledran is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saros.
Raledran fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Saros.
Raledran takes a swing at Saros's ribcage but misses.
Raledran connects with a good right hand that stumbles Saros. Saros circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Saros tests Raledran's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Raledran slips a jab from Saros.
Raledran scores with a hook to the body. Saros takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Saros ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raledran misses with a body shot.
As Raledran tries to get set, Saros tries to push him back and clinch up but Raledran manages to avoid the attempt.
Saros throws a lazy right hand but Raledran sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Raledran tries to land a leg kick but Saros saw it coming and moves away.
Raledran sizes up Saros with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saros swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saros keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raledran.
It looked like Saros wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Raledran on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Raledran ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saros moves away.
Raledran lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Saros at a distance.
Raledran throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Saros counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Saros tries to throw a body punch but Raledran avoids it by throwing Saros back against the cage.
Raledran tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Raledran throws a head punch that misses.
Saros tries a body shot but Raledran blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Saros.
Raledran tries to pull guard but Saros forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Saros is leaning against Raledran and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Raledran blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saros misses with a punch on the inside.
Saros working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Raledran drags the fight down to the ground.
Saros looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raledran looking for a guillotine here but Saros defends easily.
Raledran is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raledran looking for subs off his back but Saros has passed one foot through into half guard.
Saros stalling.
That's four 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.
Raledran tries to roll over but Saros keeps him under control.
Raledran wants to control but Saros is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Raledran tries to roll over but Saros keeps him under control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Raledran walks into a left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leevi Saros showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Saros has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leevi Saros!
Post fight, Leevi Saros stared into the camera and said 'Fellow fighters at Caged Warriors MMA and my manager Taneli Valkoinen, this is for you guys! '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Borgia (ranked 1809 p4p, 810 weight class) and Tyrone Mack (ranked 260 p4p, 111 weight class). Tyrone Mack is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexander Borgia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyrone Mack!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borgia blocks a jab.
Borgia smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mack has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Borgia moves forwards but Mack connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Borgia tries to bum rush Mack with a series of wild strikes but Mack uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch lands to the side of Mack 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Borgia throws a right hand that misses
enabling Mack to counter with a crisp jab.
Mack drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borgia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mack pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Borgia is keeping the position for now.
Mack postures up in Borgia's guard and throws a big left but Borgia blocks it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mack stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Borgia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mack is still trying to improve position.
Mack has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Borgia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Borgia wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack trying to control the position from guard on top but Borgia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mack preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Borgia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Borgia seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Borgia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mack is one step ahead there.
Borgia keeping moving, preventing Mack from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Borgia connects with a nice looking jab.
Borgia misses with a combination
letting Mack counter with a right hand.
Borgia throws a lazy uppercut
and Mack counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Borgia is not content to let Mack control the position.
Borgia is looking to improve his position.
Mack looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Mack trying to pass the guard but Borgia defending well.
Borgia blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mack.
Borgia is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Borgia has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mack not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ground and pound from Mack.
Mack with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Mack is thwarting Borgia's attempts to control the position.
Borgia is refusing to be controlled, as Mack sits in half guard.
Mack throws a strike but Borgia avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's four 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.
Mack tries to free his leg and advance position but Borgia is retaining full guard.
Borgia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mack throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mack throws a big elbow that misses.
Mack trying to move into half guard but instead Borgia has managed to sweep!
Borgia lands a couple of digs.
Mack is trying to keep Borgia in close.
Borgia lands a couple of digs.
Borgia with a nice head shot there.
Mack is trying to keep Borgia in close.
Mack has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Borgia can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Borgia scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Mack dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mack tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Borgia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheers as Mack lands an impressive looking overhand right. Borgia doesn't seem phased though.
Mack looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mack throws an elbow that misses. Borgia uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mack's guard. Nice move by Borgia!
Borgia working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mack is trying to keep Borgia in close.
Mack is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Borgia is aware though and is defending well.
Borgia throws a big elbow that misses.
Borgia stands up over Mack, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mack is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Borgia scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mack working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Borgia doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Borgia manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Borgia scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mack avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Borgia working some strikes from top position.
Borgia throws a big elbow that misses.
Borgia landing with the ground and pound.
Borgia throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Borgia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Borgia scoring with punches to the head and body.
Borgia chips away with some ground and pound.
Mack is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Borgia is aware though and is defending well.
Borgia lands a couple of digs.
Mack is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Borgia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borgia lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Borgia is in close to Mack's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Borgia postures up and lands a big shot to Mack's brow.
Borgia postures up in Mack's guard and throws a big left but Mack blocks it.
Borgia passes into half guard.
Borgia thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mack's head.
Borgia winds up and cracks Mack with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Borgia is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borgia is nestled in close to Mack, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mack wants to control but Borgia is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Borgia is looking to take a break and control but Mack is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mack is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Borgia scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mack blocking the ground and pound attempt from Borgia.
Borgia seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mack is trying to maintain the position but Borgia is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack is pressing down on Borgia's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Borgia distracts Mack with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mack is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Borgia missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Borgia with a flurry of punches that miss.
Borgia trying to control but Mack is working from the bottom.
Mack is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mack is looking for a triangle but Borgia pushes his legs off easily.
Borgia lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Borgia postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Borgia scoring with some ground and pound.
Mack 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.
Mack looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mack had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Borgia defends it easily.
Borgia with a flurry of punches that miss.
Borgia distracts Mack with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mack controls Borgia momentarily but Borgia frees himself.
Borgia keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mack's head.
Borgia landing some decent shots from guard.
Borgia trying to control but Mack is working from the bottom.
Mack looking for a sweep. Not yet Mack, not yet.
Borgia working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mack looking for a guillotine here but Borgia defends easily.
Mack striking from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Borgia dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A big left from Borgia misses.
Mack shoots in and gets a takedown into Borgia's guard.
Mack throws a big elbow that misses.
Borgia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Borgia working a defensive guard but Mack manages to pass into side control anyway.
Borgia is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Takeda Clan Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Mack tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mack has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Borgia managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mack.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borgia is not content to let Mack control the position.
Mack throws a strike aimed at the side of Borgia's head but Borgia avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Borgia is trying to control Mack's posture but Mack avoids it.
Borgia is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Mack wants to lay and pray for a moment but Borgia keeps working.
Mack tries to advance to mount but can't.
Borgia takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Borgia struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mack trying to control the position but Borgia is working away.
Mack with the ground and pound but Borgia regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Borgia desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Mack winds up and cracks Borgia with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mack is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mack wants to work for an arm triangle but Borgia is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Borgia wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Borgia is doing well to control the position and prevent Mack from advancing to side control.
Mack is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mack is trying to control the action in half guard but Borgia is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mack seems to be working for a kimura but Borgia defends the submission attempt.
Mack throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Borgia wants to improve his position but Mack is controlling well.
Borgia blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mack.
Mack seems to be looking for submissions.
Borgia is not content to let Mack control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Alexander Borgia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Borgia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mack looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Borgia misses with a wild combination.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mack is looking to clinch.
Borgia misses with a lunging right hand
and Mack counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Borgia!
Mack thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tyrone Mack has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mack working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrone Mack comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mack has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrone Mack!
An out of breath Tyrone Mack 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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