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TK 10: Elk of Hiisi PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tahboule Alawi (ranked 2257 p4p, 4084 weight class) and Elias Lonnrot (ranked 291 p4p, 473 weight class). Alawi comes to the cage accompanied by The Ruler of Everything. Elias Lonnrot 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tahboule Alawi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Elias Lonnrot!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alawi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lonnrot throws a right hand that Alawi ducks under and follows up with a left that Alawi also avoids with ease.
Alawi wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Elias Lonnrot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alawi scores with a takedown into Lonnrot's guard.
Alawi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lonnrot wants to sweep here but Alawi controlling him for the moment.
Alawi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lonnrot keeping full guard, as Alawi tries to pass.
Alawi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alawi passes Lonnrot's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lonnrot trying to control from the bottom.
Lonnrot won't allow Alawi to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alawi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lonnrot trying to control here.
Alawi sitting and controlling from the half guard.
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.
Alawi working over Lonnrot with some ground and pound. Lonnrot looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Alawi tries to pass to full mount but Lonnrot defends it.
Lonnrot on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Alawi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lonnrot keeps working.
We've been hearing that Alawi has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Alawi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lonnrot has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lonnrot is trying to stand back up but Alawi is controlling him
Alawi seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lonnrot is refusing to be controlled, as Alawi sits in half guard.
Alawi is looking for a kimura but Lonnrot is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Alawi to get the leverage.
Lonnrot is trying to stand.
Lonnrot on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Alawi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lonnrot has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lonnrot tries to get to full guard but Alawi has control of the leg.
Lonnrot really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alawi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Alawi slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lonnrot tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Alawi has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Alawi controlling from mount.
Lonnrot is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alawi with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Alawi trying to control but Lonnrot is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tahboule Alawi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Sloppy strikes from Lonnrot. Those never looked like landing.
Alawi feinted with a counter takedown.
Alawi needs to keep his hands up - Lonnrot had a free shot at his head there.
Lonnrot looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Alawi slips a jab and a cross from Lonnrot.
Sloppy strikes from Lonnrot. Those never looked like landing.
Lonnrot looks to land a combination but Alawi avoids it well.
Alawi half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lonnrot misses with a double jab
and Alawi counters by moving into the clinch.
Alawi gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Tahboule Alawi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alawi lands with a punch from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alawi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Alawi is taking a breather. Lonnrot says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lonnrot trying to hold on to Alawi's head to control him but Alawi postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lonnrot is defending against the submission attempts here by Alawi.
Lonnrot is trying to stand back up but Alawi is controlling him
Lonnrot is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alawi with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Alawi is nestled in close to Lonnrot, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lonnrot trying to control from the bottom.
Lonnrot on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Alawi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Still in half guard, Alawi seems content to control.
Lonnrot is trying to control but can't.
Lonnrot slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alawi wants to control from the top but Lonnrot keeps moving.
Lonnrot tries to strike from the bottom.
Lonnrot looking for subs off his back but Alawi has passed one foot through into half guard.
Alawi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lonnrot can do to turn this around?
Alawi uses his free foot to push down on Lonnrot's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Lonnrot.
Alawi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lonnrot can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lonnrot is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Alawi fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alawi controlling from the full mount.
Lonnrot is controlling an arm, preventing Alawi from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Alawi landing punches.
Alawi controlling his opponent.
Alawi working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Alawi lands a big elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alawi goes for an armbar but Lonnrot turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Lonnrot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alawi looking to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tahboule Alawi dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Alawi tries to clinch but Lonnrot moves out of range.
Lonnrot throws a counter combo.
Some wild striking there from Lonnrot.
Alawi appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Alawi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lonnrot throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alawi.
Alawi appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Some wild striking there from Lonnrot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lonnrot throws a nice looking combination but Alawi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lonnrot throws a series of punches but Alawi moves out of range.
Alawi tries to counter with a takedown but Lonnrot is quick to defend against it.
Sloppy strikes from Lonnrot. Those never looked like landing.
Lonnrot misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alawi looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Alawi slips nicely into half guard.
Alawi frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Alawi avoids the attempt from Lonnrot to control.
Alawi looking to control and managing it successfully.
Alawi has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Alawi.
Lonnrot is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lonnrot wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Alawi. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
The referee is taking a good look at Lonnrot as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Alawi!
Alawi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lonnrot just trying to survive but Alawi is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alawi is looking for the choke from the back position but Lonnrot is controlling his hands well.
Alawi tightening his grip on Lonnrot, looking for the choke.
Alawi is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Lonnrot knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Lonnrot for a finish.
Alawi looking to break Lonnrot's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Lonnrot remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Alawi will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Oooh a big shot gets through from Alawi. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Alawi is working for a rear naked choke. Lonnrot is not defending it well and Alawi has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Lonnrot refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Lonnrot's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tahboule Alawi!
Tahboule Alawi 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Sanchez (ranked 5658 p4p, 3268 weight class) and Pier Oka (ranked 179 p4p, 106 weight class). Pier Oka 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eddie Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Pier Oka!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oka moves into the clinch successfully.
Oka misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Oka.
Sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez tries for a takedown but Oka sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sanchez thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Oka if he has to take too many more of those.
Oka lands a slapping body shot.
Oka throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
Sanchez goes for a double leg but Oka avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Oka continues to drive forward.
Sanchez pulls Oka into guard.
Oka throws a big elbow that misses.
Oka scoring with some ground and pound.
Oka connects with a couple of short punches.
Sanchez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Oka with a flurry of punches that miss.
Oka looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Oka lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oka working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sanchez's head.
 Sanchez is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oka postures up, still in guard. A huge hammer fist lands that bounces Sanchez's head off the mat! Sanchez is out! He's out! Oka jumps to his feet and celebrates with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Pier Oka!
A less than humble Pier Oka misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bad Dawg (ranked 3011 p4p, 5453 weight class) and Ron Roy (ranked 382 p4p, 556 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ron Roy enters the cage!
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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bad Dawg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ron Roy!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawg throws a lazy right hand but Roy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Roy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dawg.
Dawg swinging wildly here.
Roy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Roy throws a jab when Dawg was well out of range.
Dawg takes a swing at Roy's ribcage but misses.
Dawg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It seemed like Roy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dawg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roy was well out of range. Poor timing from Dawg.
Roy throws out a counter right but Dawg avoids it with no problem.
Roy staying out of range there.
Roy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dawg counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy throws a right hand that misses
and Roy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dawg throws a body shot but no joy.
Roy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
No joy there for Dawg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dawg lands with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Dawg misses the target.
Roy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dawg on the side of the head.
Dawg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Roy misses with a straight right.
Roy missing with a left hand there. Dawg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Roy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dawg.
Dawg is looking to wear down Roy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dawg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Roy throws out the jab.
It looked like Dawg was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Roy.
Dawg moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roy manages to avoid it.
Dawg pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Roy back to the cage. Dawg follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Roy is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Dawg. Roy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dawg looks to score with a jab to the body but Roy is just out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Roy.
Roy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dawg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good exchange - Dawg coming out on top.
 It looks like Ron Roy has been cut.
Dawg missing with a left hand there. Roy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dawg lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Roy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've been told by Dawg's head coaches at Bone Breakerz that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dawg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Roy scores with a nice right hand.
Dawg misses with a body shot.
Roy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A slow jab from Dawg misses its intended target.
Dawg catches Roy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dawg cracks Roy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dawg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dawg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roy.
Roy 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.
Roy misses the jab.
Dawg scores with a shot to the body.
Dawg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawg moves out of range of the strikes.
Roy drops his hands momentarily and Dawg takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
 Roy is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dawg knocks out Roy with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Dawg before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Dawg picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bad Dawg!
Bad Dawg decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Hunter (ranked 3328 p4p, 5032 weight class) and Gubba GU (ranked 394 p4p, 529 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ispa Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gubba GU!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter throws a series of punches but GU avoids them all with ease.
Hunter has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Räkälä in the buildup to the fight.
Donk. GU catches Hunter right on the button with a cross.
Nice body punch from GU.
A big right from GU misses.
GU scores with a body shot.
GU scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hunter doesn't seem bothered though.
GU cracks a nice hook into Hunter's ribs.
GU looks to land a left hand but Hunter moved out of range nicely.
Hunter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as GU throws out the jab.
Hunter was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
GU tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunter was well out of range. Poor timing from GU.
GU throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hunter counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hunter takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from GU.
It looked like Hunter wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
GU swings and misses with a hook to the body.
GU misses with a body shot.
Hunter fires out a quick counter leg kick but GU just manages to avoid it.
Hunter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and GU counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
GU swings for the body but Hunter moves out of range.
Hunter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from GU.
GU misses the body punch
and Hunter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
GU swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hunter counters with a nice leg kick.
GU lands a nice looking body shot.
Hunter misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
GU with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hunter to score with a decent uppercut.
GU throws a hook but Hunter blocks it.
Hunter throws a quick counter kick to the body but GU avoids it.
Hunter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunter throws a quick counter kick to the body but GU avoids it.
GU misses the shot to the body.
Hunter is looking to counter with head kicks.
GU tries to bum rush Hunter with a series of wild strikes but Hunter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little feinted left hand from Hunter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the body from GU misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hunter throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Gubba GU has been cut.
Gubba GU seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
GU thows a left - swing and a miss!
GU's coach down at BLK Elite MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on GU's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A head kick misses from Hunter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter throws a shot from downtown. GU moves away and avoids it.
GU dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
GU throws a big shot that misses.
Hunter pushes GU away with a front kick.
GU ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunter moves away.
A shot to the body from GU misses
and Hunter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
GU scores with a jab to the body.
Hunter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and GU counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hunter throws a hook but GU blocks it.
GU throws a shot to the body.
GU throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
GU throws a hook but Hunter blocks it.
GU just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHunter.
GU misses with a straight left.
Hunter throws a counter high kick but GU was just alert enough to avoid it.
GU cracks Hunter with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hunter looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can GU finish him?
Hunter is rocked!
GU lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Hunter - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for GU!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gubba GU!
Gubba GU thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juan Diego Carrera (ranked 4228 p4p, 3990 weight class) and William S Burroughs (ranked 523 p4p, 504 weight class). Juan Diego Carrera 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juan Diego Carrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, William S Burroughs!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Burroughs misses the target.
Burroughs checks the leg kick.
Carrera bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Carrera.
Carrera looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Carrera wants to slow Burroughs down by chopping away at his legs.
Burroughs wants to counter the offense by Carrera and move into the clinch position.
Carrera misses with a head kick.
A nice side step and Burroughs releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Carrera avoids the body shot from Burroughs.
Carrera buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Carrera wants to clinch.
Burroughs shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Carrera is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burroughs working the head and body with strikes.
Burroughs looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Carrera with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Burroughs missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Burroughs looks to land a strike but Carrera avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Carrera thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Burroughs wants to control from the top but Carrera keeps moving.
Carrera is trying to keep Burroughs in close.
Burroughs throwing strikes from guard but Carrera blocks nicely.
Burroughs throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs throws a strike but Carrera rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Burroughs controlling the position.
Burroughs tries to strike from the bottom.
Burroughs looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Carrera trying to control the position from guard on top but Burroughs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burroughs has control of Carrera's left arm, preventing Carrera from doing any damage.
Burroughs has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Carrera has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Burroughs.
Burroughs has a couple of punches blocked by Carrera.
Carrera blocks a body shot from Burroughs.
Carrera breaks the clinch.
Carrera slips a straight right by Burroughs.
Burroughs throws a right and a left that Carrera avoids nicely.
Carrera tries a head kick but it misses.
Burroughs tries to counter with a clinch but Carrera shakes him off and moves away.
Carrera looks to land a body kick but Burroughs moved away.
Carrera sets himself, and Burroughs steps forward looking for the clinch! Carrera avoids it this time.
Burroughs takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Burroughs crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Carrera - the referee stops the clock and Burroughs gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Carrera. Burroughs manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Carrera throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Carrera throws a sloppy head kick and Burroughs moves out of range easily.
Carrera misses with a body kick.
Burroughs wants to counter with a clinch but Carrera pushes him away.
A left lands for Burroughs.
Carrera is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carrera gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Burroughs accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Burroughs throwing strikes but missing.
Carrera trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Burroughs lands a couple of digs.
Burroughs working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Carrera keeping moving, preventing Burroughs from controlling successfully.
Burroughs might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Carrera haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Burroughs throws a big right hand that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but William S Burroughs will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Carrera lands with a slapping head kick.
Carrera tried to score with a low kick but Burroughs checks it.
As Carrera backs off Burroughs throws a huge counter combo but Carrera manages to avoid it all.
Burroughs closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Carrera to the mat! Carrera manages to get full guard.
Carrera is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Burroughs dives into side control.
Burroughs throws a strike aimed at the side of Carrera's head but Carrera avoids it well.
Burroughs working away.
Burroughs trying to control the position but Carrera is working away.
Burroughs landing a few strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carrera is working to avoid the ground and pound but Burroughs connects with a decent elbow.
Burroughs wants to control but Carrera is keeping him busy.
Burroughs lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Carrera down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burroughs in side control, throwing shots but Carrera defends.
The ground and pound from Burroughs seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Burroughs lands a few punches from side control.
Burroughs scores with punches from side control.
Burroughs in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Burroughs cracks Carrera with a big right hand but Carrera just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Carrera tries to buck Burroughs off but Burroughs is having none of it.
Burroughs lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Carrera down.
Burroughs connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Carrera some visible discomfort.
Carrera is not content to let Burroughs control the position.
Carrera tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Burroughs working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Burroughs is looking to take a break and control but Carrera is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Carrera is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
William S Burroughs has got the better of the ground game so far.
Burroughs trying to control the position but Carrera is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carrera is trying to improve his position.
Burroughs advances to full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs cracks Carrera with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Burroughs pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Carrera taking shots to the head.
Burroughs lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Carrera is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Burroughs! Carrera is hurt baaadly! Burroughs is firing away with more strikes - Carrera is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William S Burroughs!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Bibi (ranked 5689 p4p, 3953 weight class) and Mika Heining (ranked 602 p4p, 500 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris Bibi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mika Heining!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heining fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bibi half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bibi cracks Heining with a right hand to the side of the head.
Heining darts in looking for a takedown but Bibi gets double underhooks and turns Heining into the cage.
Bibi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Heining at a distance.
Bibi dives in and scores a takedown into Heining's guard.
Heining wriggles free and stands up.
Bibi moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bibi shoots in and gets a takedown into Heining's guard.
Heining looks winded!
Bibi trying to control the position from guard on top but Heining is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Heining looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bibi tries to free his leg and advance position but Heining is retaining full guard.
Bibi with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bibi distracts Heining with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bibi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bibi wants to pass the guard but Heining is keeping the position.
Bibi is in close to Heining's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bibi working some strikes from top position.
Heining is rocked!
Bibi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Heining is still in real trouble! Can Bibi finish him?
Bibi arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Heining's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Chris Bibi!
Chris Bibi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between LaDarius Frank (ranked 3966 p4p, 2692 weight class) and Jeremiah Holloway (ranked 476 p4p, 362 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, LaDarius Frank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeremiah Holloway!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frank lands with a cross.
Holloway misses with a low kick.
It looked like Frank was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Holloway.
Frank misses with a double jab.
Holloway thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Frank if he has to take too many more of those.
Frank swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Holloway counters with an inside leg kick.
Frank scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Holloway lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Frank scores with a hook.
Frank blocks a head kick by Holloway.
A slow jab from Frank misses its intended target.
Holloway is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Frank uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Holloway.
Frank bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Holloway looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holloway scores with a head kick.
 It looks like LaDarius Frank has been cut.
Holloway throws a sloppy head kick and Frank moves out of range easily.
A left lands for Frank.
Frank lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Frank throws a right and a left that Holloway avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank throws a body shot but no joy.
Frank looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Frank misses with a wild combination.
Frank misses with a jab, cross combination.
Frank throws a right hand that Holloway ducks under and follows up with a left that Holloway also avoids with ease.
Holloway counters with a body kick.
Frank misses with a combination
and Holloway counters with a head kick.
Frank bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Frank misses with a combination
and Holloway counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Holloway finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Frank takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Holloway cracks Frank with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Holloway avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Donk. Frank catches Holloway right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holloway has closed the distance and engaged Frank in a clinch.
Holloway is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Frank is defending well for now.
Holloway utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Frank is breathing heavily.
Holloway connects with a knee to the head.
Holloway makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Holloway lands a good knee to the midsection. Frank won't want to take too many of those.
Frank has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Holloway uses from the top position.
Holloway pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Frank is keeping the position for now.
Holloway controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holloway slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank tries to roll over but Holloway keeps him under control.
Holloway keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Holloway throwing shots but Frank is blocking nicely.
Holloway takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Holloway's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
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.
Frank regains full guard. Nicely done.
Holloway showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Frank is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Holloway has his hands clasped together but Frank extends and breaks Holloway's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Frank.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). LaDarius Frank!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Brook (ranked 5221 p4p, 5843 weight class) and Marwin Mueller (ranked 535 p4p, 565 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Danny Brook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marwin Mueller!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brook shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Mueller pushes Brook off but Brook dives into side control.
Brook is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Mueller is trying to escape and Brook transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Mueller is forced to tap! Nice work there by Brook! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Danny Brook!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phol Mfer (ranked 3145 p4p, 2179 weight class) and Ray Ruthlessness (ranked 398 p4p, 300 weight class). Ruthlessness has chosen Meek Mill - Going Bad (feat. Drake) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Phol Mfer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Ruthlessness!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mfer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mfer avoids the body shot from Ruthlessness.
Mfer throwing a counter right hand but Ruthlessness manages to avoid it.
Mfer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ruthlessness lands with an uppercut that bounces Mfer off the cage and back into range.
A jab from Mfer misses.
Ruthlessness throws a body punch but Mfer moves out of range.
As Ruthlessness tries to get set, Mfer tries to push him back and clinch up but Ruthlessness manages to avoid the attempt.
Ruthlessness scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ruthlessness uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mfer.
Mfer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruthlessness dips to his left and cracks Mfer with an uppercut!
Ruthlessness lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ruthlessness misses 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!
Mfer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ruthlessness throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mfer.
Mfer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mfer walks into a jab.
Mfer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ruthlessness.
A little jabbing left from Ruthlessness on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mfer ducks under a wild hook from Ruthlessness.
Mfer walks into a stiff left hand from Ruthlessness.
Mfer is rocked!
Ruthlessness fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Mfer to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Mfer looks to clinch but Ruthlessness throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Mfer taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ray Ruthlessness!
Ray Ruthlessness thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Phillips (ranked 1637 p4p, 2968 weight class) and Idelmar Quintanilha (ranked 231 p4p, 397 weight class). Jack Phillips has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Phillips!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Idelmar Quintanilha!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Quintanilha counters with a takedown into side control.
Quintanilha sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Phillips is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
You can see the frustration on Phillips's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Quintanilha looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Phillips holding on.
Quintanilha wants to control but Phillips is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phillips is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Quintanilha working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quintanilha looking to control but instead Phillips has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Quintanilha misses with a head shot. Phillips uses the momentum to regain guard.
Quintanilha forces his way into half guard.
Quintanilha missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Quintanilha wants to take a breather but Phillips is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Phillips trying to control from the bottom.
Phillips holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Phillips is looking to improve his position.
Quintanilha is looking to take a break and control but Phillips is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quintanilha trying to control from Phillips's half guard. Phillips has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Quintanilha must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Quintanilha postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Phillips is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Quintanilha trying to control but Phillips is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Quintanilha manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Phillips on his heels. He'll look to pass Phillips's guard now, I'm sure.
Phillips 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.
Quintanilha trying to control but Phillips is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips 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.
Phillips controlling Quintanilha's posture.
Quintanilha trying to control the position from guard on top but Phillips is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Phillips definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Quintanilha throwing strikes from guard but Phillips blocks nicely.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Phillips keeping moving, preventing Quintanilha from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Phillips misses with an uppercut. Quintanilha saw that one coming.
Phillips keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Idelmar Quintanilha has been cut.
Phillips misses with a hook
enabling Quintanilha to counter with a crisp jab.
Quintanilha takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Quintanilha leaves his chin hanging out and Phillips seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Quintanilha crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jack Phillips!
Jack Phillips retains his middleweight title!
Jack Phillips was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
25% |
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