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AWC 2021 Finals Rd 1 A PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brett Keane (ranked 3626 p4p, 2877 weight class) and Isak Hardrada (ranked 442 p4p, 360 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brett Keane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isak Hardrada!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardrada uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Keane.
Keane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hardrada.
Hardrada blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Keane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Hardrada was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Keane smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Keane looks to throw the jab but Hardrada is out of range.
Keane throws the left hand but Hardrada avoids the punch easily.
Keane throws an off balance right hand
and Hardrada counters with a two punch combo.
Keane misses with a lunging right hand
and Hardrada counters with a nice uppercut.
Keane sizes up Hardrada with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
 Hardrada is rocked!
Hardrada slips a jab from Keane.
Hardrada is still on wobbly legs! Can Keane finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Keane misses its intended target.
Keane fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Hardrada square on the jaw! Damn, Hardrada 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 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brett Keane!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Glenn Welch (ranked 25024 p4p, 24952 weight class) and Kaspar Kallaste (ranked 319 p4p, 321 weight class). Kaspar Kallaste will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Glenn Welch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaspar Kallaste!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Welch clinches with his opponent.
Kallaste is trying to push Welch away but Welch has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kallaste stops a takedown attempt from Welch.
Kallaste working hard to break the clinch.
Welch jumps guard.
Kallaste is fighting to break Welch's control of his arms but Welch is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kallaste really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Welch. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Welch working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kallaste doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kallaste manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Welch working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kallaste is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Welch has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Kallaste is looking to defend but Welch has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Kallaste! Welch pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Kallaste taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Glenn Welch!
After the big win, Glenn Welch made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors MKFC and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felix Suarez (ranked 2233 p4p, 1924 weight class) and Dick Glover (ranked 251 p4p, 216 weight class). Suarez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mexican Sun. 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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Felix Suarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dick Glover!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glover slaps away a takedown attempt from Suarez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Suarez shoots in and drives through. Glover sprawls well.
Glover slaps away a takedown attempt from Suarez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felix Suarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Glover tries to close the distance and clinch up but Suarez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Glover instigates a clinch.
Suarez tightens his grip and picks Glover up, before dumping him to the ground. Glover manages to land in guard.
Suarez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Suarez is working to tighten his grip on Glover's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Glover has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Suarez is really squeezing tight and eventually Glover passes out! Suarez breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Felix Suarez!
Felix Suarez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bofur Widenose (ranked 1864 p4p, 5223 weight class) and Anders Thorsen (ranked 288 p4p, 649 weight class). Anders Thorsen acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters 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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bofur Widenose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anders Thorsen!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorsen shoots in looking for a takedown. Widenose tries to sprawl out of it but Thorsen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Widenose manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thorsen throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Widenose tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Thorsen is in Widenose's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Thorsen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Widenose might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Thorsen throwing strikes from guard but Widenose blocks nicely.
Widenose utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Widenose looking to control.
Thorsen is looking to work some ground and pound but Widenose has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Widenose bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Thorsen's guard.
Widenose stays in close to Thorsen's body and controls the position.
Thorsen controls Widenose momentarily but Widenose frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Widenose working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Widenose stands and throws Thorsen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Widenose is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Thorsen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Widenose tries for a kimura but Thorsen is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Widenose swings around for an armbar but Thorsen sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Widenose's guard.
Thorsen wants to control from the top but Widenose keeps moving.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Thorsen throws a strike but Widenose rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Thorsen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Widenose loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Widenose forces his way into half guard.
We've been hearing that Widenose has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thorsen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Thorsen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Widenose's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Widenose's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Widenose manages to reverse the position and now he's in Thorsen's guard. Nice work there by Widenose.
Widenose postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thorsen seems keen to control Widenose's posture.
Widenose advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Widenose wants to take a breather but Thorsen is having none of it.
Widenose is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Thorsen reverses the position - he's now on top in Widenose's guard.
Widenose tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Thorsen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Widenose has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Thorsen has managed to get both his arms back between Widenose's legs - danger averted.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thorsen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Widenose working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Thorsen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Thorsen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bofur Widenose will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Thorsen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Widenose gets a double leg takedown into Thorsen's guard.
Thorsen trying to control the position here.
Widenose wants to control from the top but Thorsen keeps moving.
Thorsen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Widenose wants to control from the top but Thorsen keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorsen has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Widenose has passed into side control.
Widenose throws a strike aimed at the side of Thorsen's head but Thorsen avoids it well.
Widenose lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Thorsen 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.
Widenose connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Thorsen some visible discomfort.
Widenose in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen taking punishment in the form of punches.
Widenose throws a strike aimed at the side of Thorsen's head but Thorsen avoids it well.
Widenose is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Thorsen has escaped the position, nice work there.
Widenose tries to move to mount but Thorsen blocks the move with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Widenose tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Widenose has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Widenose creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Thorsen sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Thorsen being controlled for a moment.
Widenose lands a decent elbow from side control.
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.
Widenose in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Thorsen is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bofur Widenose!
A relieved looking Bofur Widenose 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 Aung Siang (ranked 4110 p4p, 25028 weight class) and Christian Caliman (ranked 472 p4p, 677 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aung Siang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Christian Caliman!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siang is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Caliman's half guard.
Caliman looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Siang is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Still in half guard, Siang seems content to control.
Siang is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Caliman has managed to free his arm - good work.
Siang is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siang with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siang is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Caliman defends it well.
Siang is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Caliman has managed to free his arm - good work.
Siang trying to mount his opponent but Caliman defends it.
Siang works his way into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siang content just to control the position here.
Siang is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Siang extends the arm and Caliman is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aung Siang!
After the big win, Aung Siang made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Akio Kurosaki (ranked 3587 p4p, 4680 weight class) and Norman Pike (ranked 196 p4p, 243 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akio Kurosaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Norman Pike!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Pike.
Kurosaki drops his hands momentarily and Pike takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kurosaki closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Pike's guard.
Kurosaki is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kurosaki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pike swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kurosaki advances to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurosaki is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pike defends it well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pike can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kurosaki is pressing down on Pike's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pike is holding on for now.
Kurosaki is working for a kimura but Pike is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosaki works his foot free and advances to mount.
Kurosaki has control of Pike's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Pike regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Kurosaki controlling the pace for now.
Pike wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pike really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kurosaki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kurosaki quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Kurosaki but it's paid off an Pike is forced to tap! Nice work by Kurosaki.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Akio Kurosaki!
A very excited looking Akio Kurosaki made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Einar Kyrvänsyylä (ranked 2807 p4p, 2272 weight class) and Kevin Mamar (ranked 320 p4p, 255 weight class). Mamar has chosen Slipkibieber - Psychosocial Babe as his entrance music. Kevin Mamar has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Einar Kyrvänsyylä!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Mamar!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyrvänsyylä lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kyrvänsyylä loads up on a big right hand but Mamar slips the punch.
Kyrvänsyylä throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've been informed that Mamar has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kyrvänsyylä throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mamar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mamar manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kyrvänsyylä on his heels. He'll look to pass Kyrvänsyylä's guard now, I'm sure.
Mamar postures up and lands a big shot to Kyrvänsyylä's brow.
Kyrvänsyylä utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mamar trying to control the position from guard on top but Kyrvänsyylä is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mamar scoring with some ground and pound.
Kyrvänsyylä looking for a sweep. Not yet Kyrvänsyylä, not yet.
Mamar wants to control from the top but Kyrvänsyylä keeps moving.
Mamar sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kyrvänsyylä's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamar wants to free his trapped foot but Kyrvänsyylä is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kyrvänsyylä blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mamar.
Mamar drops an elbow to the side of Kyrvänsyylä's head.
Mamar is keen to just control but Kyrvänsyylä is a slippery customer.
Kyrvänsyylä is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mamar scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mamar lands with a punch from half guard.
Kyrvänsyylä on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mamar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamar trying to control from half guard but Kyrvänsyylä is working away.
Mamar throwing shots but Kyrvänsyylä is blocking nicely.
Mamar working Kyrvänsyylä over with strikes.
Kyrvänsyylä is staying active underneath Mamar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mamar winds up and cracks Kyrvänsyylä with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mamar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kyrvänsyylä defending well though.
Kyrvänsyylä knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mamar on the ground.
Mamar content to control rather than advance.
Mamar is keen to just control but Kyrvänsyylä is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamar drops an elbow to the side of Kyrvänsyylä's head.
Mamar wants to pass to mount but Kyrvänsyylä is defending the position.
Mamar thows a huge punch but Kyrvänsyylä dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mamar moves into full mount! Kyrvänsyylä won't be happy about that!
Mamar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mamar with a couple of short strikes.
Mamar is landing with some decent strikes but Kyrvänsyylä is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mamar lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kyrvänsyylä hang on?
Mamar with good strikes from the mount here!
Kyrvänsyylä is in a horrible position here. Mamar smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four 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!
Mamar with a couple of short strikes.
Mamar putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Mamar lands a big shot to the head and Kyrvänsyylä winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kevin Mamar!
Our winner, Kevin Mamar, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oke Swahn (ranked 2489 p4p, 2245 weight class) and Reggie Booker (ranked 378 p4p, 341 weight class). Oke Swahn had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oke Swahn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reggie Booker!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swahn moves out of range of the strikes.
Swahn defending well as Booker loads up on a big left hand.
Booker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Reggie Booker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swahn throws a right hand that misses
and Booker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Booker misses with a looping left.
Booker slips a jab and a cross from Swahn.
Booker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice uppercut lands for Swahn. That snapped Booker's head back.
The fighters circle momentarily. Swahn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Swahn moves out of range of the strikes.
Booker throws a body shot but no joy.
Booker misses with a hook
and Swahn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
 It looks like Reggie Booker has been cut.
Booker staying out of range there.
Swahn throws a jab when Booker was well out of range.
A nice side step and Booker releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Swahn, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Booker just misses with a punch to the body.
Swahn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Swahn misses with a left hand
and Swahn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 It looks like Oke Swahn has been cut.
Booker throws the left hand but Swahn avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swahn lands a really nice looking cross but Booker seems unphased.
Booker throws a hook but Swahn blocks it.
Booker misses with a jab to the body
and Swahn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Booker.
Swahn misses with a looping left.
Booker throws a poor cross that misses
and Swahn counters with a straight right hand.
Booker throws a big shot that misses.
Swahn throws a hook but Booker avoids it easily.
Swahn lands an overhand right.
Booker is rocked!
Swahn is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Booker gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Swahn points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Booker wakes up just in time to hear Swahn thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oke Swahn!
Oke Swahn thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rokken Roll (ranked 1611 p4p, 23912 weight class) and Jake Keane (ranked 209 p4p, 678 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rokken Roll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Keane!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roll swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roll throws a jab when Keane was well out of range.
Keane ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Roll looks to land a left hand but Keane moved out of range nicely.
Keane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roll.
Roll thows a left - swing and a miss!
Roll throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roll gets a clinch.
Roll blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Keane.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Keane.
Roll tries to work over Keane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roll scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Roll blocking some punches.
Roll has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Keane misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roll throws a head punch that misses.
Roll fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roll.
Roll gets through Keane's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Roll tries to throw a body punch but Keane avoids it by throwing Roll back against the cage.
Keane lands a left hand.
Keane misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Roll on the inside.
Keane can't find room to land a body shot as Roll controls the action.
Roll lands a body punch.
Keane misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Roll.
Keane misses with a punch on the inside.
Roll tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Keane's elbow.
Keane blocks an uppercut.
Keane misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roll misses with some punches.
Keane has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Roll seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Keane can turn it around.
A nice right hand lands inside from Keane.
Roll is trying to break the clinch but Keane has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Keane.
Roll working aggressively here.
Roll misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roll lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roll breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roll digs a good hook to Keane's body.
Keane blocks a jab.
Roll comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Roll bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Keane's head backwards.
Roll avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Roll misses with an uppercut. Keane saw that one coming.
Keane steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Roll.
Roll scores with a sloppy right hand. Keane should have avoided that one.
Roll misses with a hook.
Roll moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Roll.
Roll sizes up Keane with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Keane gets tackled into the cage by Roll. Roll maintains the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Roll working aggressively here.
Keane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Keane tries to work over Roll's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roll misses with a body punch.
Keane blocks an uppercut.
Roll lands a nice uppercut.
Roll lands a right hand that snaps the head of Keane backwards.
A shot in the inside from Roll.
Keane lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Roll backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Roll creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Keane tries a body shot but Roll blocks it.
Roll can't find room to land a body shot as Keane controls the action.
Keane misses with a punch on the inside.
Keane lands a left hand that snaps the head of Roll backwards.
Roll breaks from the clinch.
Roll closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roll lands with a short shot to the head.
Roll can't find room to land a body shot as Keane controls the action.
Roll tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roll manages to break the clinch.
Roll looks to throw the jab but Keane is out of range.
A big right from Roll misses.
Keane slips a straight right by Roll.
Keane moves out of range as Roll strikes.
Roll sets himself, and Keane steps forward looking for the clinch! Roll avoids it this time.
Keane gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Roll sizes up Keane with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Roll lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Roll misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keane.
Keane takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keane takes the fight into the clinch.
Keane looking to slow down the pace here.
Roll blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rokken Roll dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Roll scores with a hook to the body. Keane takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Keane takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Roll misses the jab.
Roll closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Roll misses with some punches.
Roll throws a punch but it's blocked by Keane.
A short right from Keane.
Roll misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roll misses with a hook from the clinch.
Keane's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Roll is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Keane can do to turn this around?
A head punch on the inside from Keane fails to land.
Roll misses with a body punch.
Rokken Roll has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roll tries a body shot but Keane blocks it.
Roll fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roll working aggressively here.
Keane blocks a body shot from Roll.
Roll tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Keane's elbow.
Keane is stalling here.
Keane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roll's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roll swings wildly with an uppercut but Keane uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Roll.
Keane tries to throw a body punch but Roll avoids it by throwing Keane back against the cage.
Keane has a couple of punches blocked by Roll.
Roll tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Roll misses with a punch on the inside.
Roll misses with a punch to the body.
Keane swings wildly with an uppercut but Roll uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roll blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Keane.
Roll fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Keane prevents a body shot from Roll.
Roll blocking some punches.
Keane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roll's elbow.
Roll throws a punch but it's blocked by Keane.
Keane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Keane struggles to land a body shot inside as Roll controls his hands.
Roll tries to break free but Keane pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roll throws a head punch that misses.
Roll working aggressively here.
Roll lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Keane digs a right hand underneath Roll's ribcage. Roll let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Keane scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roll.
Roll working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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 quick uppercut on the inside from Roll.
Keane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Roll escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roll drives through and clinches with Keane against the cage.
Keane lands a hook that snaps the head of Roll backwards.
Keane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Roll throws a head punch that misses.
Keane throws a punch but it's blocked by Roll.
Roll lands a right hand that snaps the head of Keane backwards.
Keane lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Roll backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Keane.
Roll tries to break the clinch but Keane is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Roll fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roll breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roll gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Keane.
A right hook to the body lands for Keane.
Roll prevents a body shot from Keane.
Keane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roll's elbow.
Roll wants to break the clinch but can't.
Roll prevents a body shot from Keane.
A nice right hand lands inside from Keane.
Roll swings wildly with an uppercut but Keane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Keane.
Keane lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Roll lands a body punch in the clinch.
Keane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Roll escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice defenses there by Keane.
Keane tries to counter with a clinch but Roll shakes him off and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keane dodges the punch combination from Roll.
Keane needs to keep his hands up - Roll had a free shot at his head there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keane shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A jab from Roll misses.
Roll scores with a sloppy right hand. Keane should have avoided that one.
Roll scores with the left hand. Keane knows he should have avoided that one.
Roll moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Roll misses its intended target.
Roll gets a clinch.
Keane lands with a right to the head.
Keane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rokken Roll dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Roll looks to land a left hand but Keane moved out of range nicely.
Rokken Roll seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roll throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Keane tries to close the distance and clinch but Roll swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roll throws a hook but Keane avoids it easily.
Roll clinches up with Keane and pushes him back against the cage.
Roll misses with a hook from the clinch.
Keane lands a nice uppercut.
Roll tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keane.
A head punch on the inside from Roll fails to land.
Roll misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roll blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Keane tries a body shot but Roll blocks it.
Roll misses with a hook from the clinch.
Keane lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Roll misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roll misses with the head strike.
Keane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roll's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keane misses with a punch on the inside.
Roll lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Keane tries a body shot but Roll blocks it.
Roll works on Keane's body with a couple of short punches.
Roll breaks the clinch.
Roll fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Keane, pushing him back against the cage.
Roll misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Roll fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Keane.
A head punch on the inside from Keane fails to land.
Keane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Keane working aggressively here.
Keane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Roll creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Keane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Roll breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roll throws a looping overhand right but Keane ducks down to avoid it.
Keane tries to counter by closing the distance.
Roll misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Roll.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roll lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Keane rushes Roll and presses him up against the cage.
Keane is leaning against Roll and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Roll digs a right hand into Keane's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Keane's gas tank.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Roll.
Roll misses with a punch to the body.
Keane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Keane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A bit of stalling here from Keane.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Keane.
Roll lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Roll scores with a nice short uppercut.
Roll lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Keane lands an uppercut.
Roll fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roll escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roll scores with a jab to the head.
Roll scores with a crisp jab that stopped Keane in his tracks.
Roll rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Keane moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Keane tries to counter by closing the distance.
Keane takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Roll has Keane up against the cage in a clinch.
Roll escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Keane lunges at Roll with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Roll's hand.
Roll dips to his left and cracks Keane with an uppercut!
Roll misses with a jab, cross combination.
Keane wants to counter the offense by Roll and move into the clinch position.
Roll misses with a looping left.
Jake Keane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roll changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roll ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roll scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice body punch from Roll.
Roll moves into the clinch.
Roll's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Keane throws a jab when Roll was well out of range.
Roll scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Roll takes a swing at Keane's ribcage but misses.
Roll with a jab.
Roll connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Keane throws a jab when Roll was well out of range.
Keane throws a right hand that Roll ducks under and follows up with a left that Roll also avoids with ease.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rokken Roll showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Roll 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rokken Roll!
A very excited looking Rokken Roll 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between CG Mannheim (ranked 1792 p4p, 25029 weight class) and Clint River (ranked 109 p4p, 330 weight class). Clint River has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with CG Mannheim's chin.
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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, CG Mannheim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clint River!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooh!!! River has knocked Mannheim down with a huge combo! River steps away and waves a wobbly Mannheim back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like CG Mannheim has been cut.
River gets tackled into the cage by Mannheim. Mannheim maintains the clinch.
River lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mannheim pushes River back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
River leaning his opponent against the cage.
River lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mannheim backwards.
We've been hearing reports that Mannheim has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
River is working Mannheim over against the cage.
Nice body punch from River.
Mannheim taking a breather.
River is pushing Mannheim up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
River lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mannheim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with River's elbow.
A short uppercut from River.
River lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mannheim misses with the head strike.
River breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
River throws out a loose jab but Mannheim uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River misses with an uppercut. Mannheim saw that one coming.
Clint River is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
River swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
River lands a jab to Mannheim's midsection.
River misses with a straight right.
River scores with a jab.
 Mannheim is rocked!
Clint River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
River lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mannheim at a distance.
River steps in with a hook that catches Mannheim right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! River follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Mannheim looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clint River!
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