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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tammy Cole (ranked 4487 p4p, 4488 weight class) and Kajulik Van Dorner (ranked 462 p4p, 463 weight class). Van Dorner has chosen Fancy Fan Action as his entrance music. Tammy Cole looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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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 Las Vegas, Tammy Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kajulik Van Dorner!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cole blocks a head kick by Van Dorner.
Cole looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Cole defending well as Van Dorner loads up on a big left hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Dorner.
Cole moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Dorner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cole.
Cole takes a swing at Van Dorner's ribcage but misses.
Cole checks a leg kick.
Van Dorner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cole.
Van Dorner throws a nice looking combination but Cole bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cole looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cole throws a looping overhand right but Van Dorner ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Cole throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cole ducks under a wild hook from Van Dorner.
Cole digs a good body shot into Van Dorner's ribs.
Van Dorner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Dorner swinging wildly here.
Van Dorner looks to score with a jab to the body but Cole is just out of range.
It looked like Cole was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Van Dorner.
Van Dorner misses with a body shot.
Van Dorner fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cole checks it well.
Cole checks a leg kick.
Cole jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Dorner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Van Dorner throws a nice looking combination but Cole bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cole uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Dorner.
Van Dorner throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cole.
Cole displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Dorner throws out the jab.
Van Dorner jabs at Cole's body.
Van Dorner connects with a jab.
Van Dorner connects with an inside leg kick.
Van Dorner connects with a jab.
Cole swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Dorner thuds his right hand into Cole's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cole just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Dorner fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cole checks it well.
Van Dorner moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Van Dorner has Cole up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Dorner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cole dodges the punch combination from Van Dorner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole avoids the body shot from Van Dorner.
Van Dorner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cole checks a low kick from Van Dorner.
Cole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Dorner was well out of range. Poor timing from Cole.
Cole throws a jab when Van Dorner was well out of range.
A good leg kick by Van Dorner.
A left lands for Cole.
Van Dorner with the inside leg kick.
Van Dorner misses with a wild body shot.
Cole swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Dorner avoids the body shot from Cole.
Van Dorner thuds a left hand into Cole's body.
Van Dorner avoids the body shot from Cole.
Van Dorner fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cole.
Van Dorner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cole was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Dorner.
Cole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Dorner manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Dorner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Dorner scores with a head kick.
 It looks like Tammy Cole has been cut.
Van Dorner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cole throws out the jab.
Van Dorner swings for the body but Cole moves out of range.
Cole misses with an uppercut. Van Dorner saw that one coming.
Van Dorner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cole ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Dorner throws a jab when Cole was well out of range.
Van Dorner scoring well with a low kick there.
Van Dorner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cole manages to avoid it.
Van Dorner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Dorner throws a low kick but Cole moves out of range easily.
Cole swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Van Dorner misses with a wild body shot.
Cole swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Van Dorner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Van Dorner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Dorner goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A jab from Van Dorner finds it's way through Cole's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cole misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Cole misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Van Dorner, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole misses the jab.
Cole waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Dorner.
Van Dorner throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van Dorner ducks under a wild hook from Cole.
Cole is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Van Dorner misses with a few strikes there.
Cole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Dorner manages to avoid it.
Van Dorner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cole blocks a leg kick.
Van Dorner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Dorner looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Van Dorner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cole.
A swing and a miss from Van Dorner.
Cole throws a body punch but Van Dorner moves out of range.
Cole throws a big shot that misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Van Dorner lands a takedown into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Dorner chips away with some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kajulik Van Dorner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tammy Cole's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Van Dorner throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cole counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cole walks into a straight right hand from Van Dorner.
Good work by Cole as he checks the leg kick.
Van Dorner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Dorner appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Van Dorner lands with an overhand left.
Van Dorner scores with a kick to the body.
Van Dorner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Van Dorner scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
 Cole is rocked!
Van Dorner drops Cole with a right and a left! Van Dorner comes rushing in but Cole regains his composure and manages to keep Van Dorner in guard.
Oh Cole is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Dorner drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Van Dorner as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Cole screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Van Dorner! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Kajulik Van Dorner!
Post fight, an emotional Kajulik Van Dorner said 'Fuck where you're from, fuck where you're going. It's all about where you're at.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Dalton (ranked 3313 p4p, 24725 weight class) and Luguentz Hoffman (ranked 303 p4p, 405 weight class). Luguentz Hoffman struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 147.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. James Dalton is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Dalton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luguentz Hoffman !
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoffman shoots in and bounces Dalton off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hoffman looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Dalton looking for a triangle here. Hoffman is fighting it but it looks tight! Dalton pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Hoffman is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). James Dalton!
James Dalton thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rock Lee (ranked 3393 p4p, 5485 weight class) and John Thomas (ranked 404 p4p, 491 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rock Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Thomas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little feinted left hand from Lee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thomas moves into the clinch.
Thomas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lee's defenses.
Thomas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lee breaks the clinch.
Thomas clinches up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lee tries to circle away but Thomas has him pinned against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thomas.
Thomas misses with an elbow strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lee as Thomas tries to tie him up.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thomas gets a clinch.
Thomas lands an elbow inside.
Lee wants to get back to striking at distance but Thomas won't allow it.
Thomas misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas trying to land knees to the body.
Thomas stalling.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
John Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Thomas.
Thomas has closed the distance and engaged Lee in a clinch.
Lee has had enough of the clinch but Thomas keeps him there for the moment.
Thomas looking to throw knees to the head but Lee is blocking nicely.
Lee has had enough of the clinch but Thomas keeps him there for the moment.
Thomas prevents Lee from breaking the clinch.
Thomas tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Thomas crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lee - the referee stops the clock and Thomas gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lee. Thomas manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jab, jab by Lee - just one landing.
Thomas tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lee counters with a right hand to the body.
A shot to the liver by Lee. Beautiful body shot.
Thomas dodges the punch combination from Lee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Thomas.
Lee looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lee.
Thomas tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee scores with a jab to the head.
Lee connects with a solid leg kick.
Lee tries to keep at a distance but Thomas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thomas lands a good knee to the midsection. Lee won't want to take too many of those.
A frustrated look appears on Lee's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thomas tries a knee to the head but Lee blocks it.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lee. That's going to slow Thomas down.
Thomas tries to clinch up.
Thomas tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lee counters with a low kick, right behind Thomas 's knee.
Thomas drives through and clinches with Lee against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas missing with knees to the body.
Thomas throws an elbow but it misses.
Thomas keeps control of Lee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A low kick lands for Lee.
Lee tries to keep at a distance but Thomas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lee blocks an elbow strike.
Thomas lands a damaging elbow.
Thomas missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thomas obliges.
Come on Lee - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Thomas missing with knees to the body.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thomas misses with an elbow over the top.
A bit of stalling here from Thomas.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lee avoids it.
Lee wants to get back to striking at distance but Thomas won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lee tries to break the clinch but Thomas is controlling the position.
Thomas trying to land knees to the body.
Lee has had enough of the clinch but Thomas keeps him there for the moment.
Thomas working Lee over with knees to the body.
Lee has had enough of the clinch but Thomas keeps him there for the moment.
Thomas missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thomas throws an elbow but misses.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Thomas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thomas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lee throws a right and a left that Thomas avoids nicely.
Lee throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thomas.
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Lee.
Thomas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lee, pushing him back against the cage.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lee avoids it.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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 Rock Lee will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lee scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thomas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thomas wants to clinch but Lee slips to the side
and Lee counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thomas's knee momentarily.
Lee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thomas's sensitive parts.
Thomas pushes Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
Thomas tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
Lee can't break the clinch.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thomas closes the distance but Lee moves to the side
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
Rock Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas is looking to clinch.
Lee drops Thomas with a beautiful combination! Thomas stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lee is looking for the KO!
 Thomas is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas drops his hands for a split second and Lee immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Thomas face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Lee follows up with a right hand that knocks Thomas into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rock Lee!
Rock Lee gave a mention to PWNAGEā¢ in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dante Fowler (ranked 3395 p4p, 3771 weight class) and Hassan Al Hikmah (ranked 405 p4p, 441 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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, Dante Fowler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Hassan Al Hikmah!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Fowler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Al Hikmah circles away from the clinch attempt.
Al Hikmah throws a body shot but no joy.
Al Hikmah looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A telegraphed right hand from Al Hikmah misses the target.
Fowler tries to clinch up.
Al Hikmah thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fowler scores with a jab. Al Hikmah acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fowler on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fowler tries to clinch
and Al Hikmah counters with a right hand to the body.
Al Hikmah scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fowler in his tracks.
It looks like Dante Fowler has been cut.
Fowler wants to clinch up but Al Hikmah keeps it at a distance.
Al Hikmah slips a straight right by Fowler.
Fowler wants to clinch up but Al Hikmah keeps it at a distance.
A jab from Al Hikmah misses.
Al Hikmah drops Fowler with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Fowler looks back up at him and smiles so Al Hikmah waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Fowler is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fowler wants to clinch.
Oh Fowler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Hikmah works Fowler's body with a nice hook.
Al Hikmah cracks Fowler with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Fowler falls to his knees and Al Hikmah doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hassan Al Hikmah!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kotetsu Yama (ranked 3253 p4p, 5631 weight class) and Kieth Stokes (ranked 383 p4p, 475 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kotetsu Yama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kieth Stokes!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yama slaps away a takedown attempt from Stokes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Yama feinted with a counter takedown.
Stokes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yama appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A telegraphed right hand from Yama misses the target.
Stokes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A swing and a miss from Stokes.
Stokes throws an overhand right that lands on Yama's shoulder, as Yama tries to avoid the shot.
Yama attempts a counter takedown but Stokes avoids it well and moves away.
Stokes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yama attempts a counter takedown but Stokes avoids it well and moves away.
Stokes scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Yama is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Stokes's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Stokes's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Yama.
Yama is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Yama gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Yama gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Yama apologises and we restart here on the feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stokes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stokes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stokes.
Kotetsu Yama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kieth Stokes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yama drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've been hearing that Yama has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Yama's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Stokes trying to control the position.
Stokes wants to control the position but Yama says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Yama lands a nice short elbow.
Yama trying to control the action but Stokes is working from the bottom.
Stokes gets full guard.
Yama preventing the sweep.
Yama with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Yama distracts Stokes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Stokes keeping moving, preventing Yama from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stokes lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Stokes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Yama throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yama throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Stokes preventing the sweep.
Stokes controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Yama keeping moving, preventing Stokes from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stokes is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Yama has momentary wrist control but Stokes slips an elbow through the middle.
Yama 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.
Yama avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stokes told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Stokes won't allow Yama to sweep him here.
Yama is looking for a triangle but Stokes pushes his legs off easily.
Stokes trying to control but Yama is working from the bottom.
Yama trying to keep a closed guard but Stokes is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Yama tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yama has his foot on Stokes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stokes works his way back into a safe position though.
Yama 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.
Stokes landing some decent shots from guard.
Stokes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stokes controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Stokes looking to pass the guard.
Yama trying to keep a closed guard but Stokes is proving a slippery customer.
Stokes looking to sit in guard and control but Yama gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Stokes wants to sweep but no luck.
Yama postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kotetsu Yama dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stokes with a hook.
Yama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stokes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stokes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stokes lands a jab to the nose.
Stokes fails to land with a series of punches.
Stokes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yama slips a jab and a cross from Stokes.
Stokes tries to clinch there but Yama circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yama looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yama lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yama with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yama moves out of range as Stokes strikes.
Yama appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Stokes throws a lazy right hand but Yama sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stokes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yama misses with a looping left.
Stokes goes for a double leg but Yama avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Yama continues to drive forward.
Yama changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Stokes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yama.
Stokes looks to land a combination but Yama avoids it well.
Yama feinted with a counter takedown.
Stokes throws a jab when Yama was well out of range.
Yama ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stokes has a takedown stuffed.
Stokes throws a body shot but no joy.
Stokes tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Yama defends well and Stokes ends up having to push Yama into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kotetsu Yama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kieth Stokes.
Stokes connects with the punch.
Stokes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kieth Stokes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stokes slips a jab from Yama.
Yama gets the takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stokes tries to buck Yama off but Yama is having none of it.
Kotetsu Yama overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yama lands a few punches from side control.
Stokes manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Yama working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Yama working the head and body with strikes.
Stokes looking for submissions off his back.
Stokes tries to get to full guard but Yama has control of the leg.
Stokes looking for submissions off his back.
Stokes is staying active underneath Yama, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stokes tries to get to full guard but Yama has control of the leg.
Yama wants to pass to mount but Stokes is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yama winds up and cracks Stokes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Yama drops an elbow to the side of Stokes's head.
Stokes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Yama's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Yama's back!
Stokes trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Yama rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Yama actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stokes is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Yama doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Stokes.
Stokes wants to take a breather but Yama is having none of it.
Stokes prevents Yama from improving his position.
Yama makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Yama.
Yama keeping moving, preventing Stokes from controlling successfully.
Yama had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Stokes defends it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kotetsu Yama dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Yama blocks a jab.
Stokes lands with a hook. Yama tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stokes takes one to the side of the head.
Stokes throws a hook but Yama blocks it.
Yama feinted with a counter takedown.
Stokes thows a leg kick but Yama checks it
and Yama counters with a shoot takedown. Stokes fights it but they end up in guard.
Yama working some strikes from top position.
Yama postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Stokes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stokes is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Yama is aware though and is defending well.
Stokes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yama avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Yama postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yama chips away with some ground and pound.
Yama stands up over Stokes, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Stokes has his foot on Yama's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yama works his way back into a safe position though.
Yama scoring with punches to the head and body.
Stokes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Stokes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stokes keeping moving, preventing Yama from controlling successfully.
Yama postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Yama working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Stokes's head.
Yama chips away with some ground and pound.
Stokes throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Yama drops back looking for a leg! Stokes is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Stokes manages to kick Yama off! Yama jumps back into Stokes's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stokes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yama gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Yama is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stokes can do to turn this around?
Yama is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Yama passes Stokes's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Yama lands with a punch from half guard.
Yama seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Yama wants to control but Stokes is keeping him busy.
Yama prevents Stokes from improving his position.
Yama is working for a kimura but Stokes is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yama is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Yama frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kotetsu Yama is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yama tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Stokes is in all sorts of trouble here.
Yama takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Stokes can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stokes tries to hold on but Yama pushes him away.
Stokes really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stokes is still trying to improve position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kotetsu Yama showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yama, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kotetsu Yama!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sato Sayama (ranked 2064 p4p, 5701 weight class) and Gatis Ginters (ranked 269 p4p, 477 weight class). Gatis Ginters looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sato Sayama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gatis Ginters!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ginters shoots and misses
and Sayama counters with a right hand to the body.
Ginters looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Sayama instigates a clinch.
Sayama crunches a lovely knee into Ginters's ribcage.
Sayama lands a shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Sayama.
Sayama lands with a light punch inside.
Sayama lands a right hand.
Sayama utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sayama lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sayama lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ginters backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sayama makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ginters is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nice body punch from Sayama.
Sayama lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Sayama.
Sayama lands a shot to the body.
Sayama lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sayama lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayama throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ginterss head.
Ginters is rocked!
A shot in the inside from Sayama.
Ginters is still on wobbly legs! Can Sayama finish him?
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sayama creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sayama lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sayama landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sayama putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ginters in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short right from Sayama.
Sayama has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Ginters - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Sayama, and another! Ginters is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Sato Sayama!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tai Kina (ranked 2965 p4p, 2129 weight class) and Grip Schnieder (ranked 370 p4p, 284 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 Amsterdam, Tai Kina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Grip Schnieder!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kina connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kina shoots in but Schnieder avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kina darts in and clinches Schnieder up against the cage.
Schnieder has Kina pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kina manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Schnieder is trying to break the clinch but Kina is controlling him.
Schnieder tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kina gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kina wants to pass to mount but Schnieder is defending the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Schnieder manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Schnieder trying to control the position.
Schnieder manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kina manages to get himself to full guard.
Kina working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schnieder is fighting to break Kina's control of his arms but Kina is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Schnieder throwing strikes from guard but Kina blocks nicely.
Kina is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Schnieder is looking to work some ground and pound but Kina has wrist control.
Kina seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Schnieder trying to control the position from guard on top but Kina is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kina seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kina bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Schnieder's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kina loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kina throws a big elbow that misses.
Kina stopping the sweep attempt from Schnieder.
Kina not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Schnieder looking for a sweep. Not yet Schnieder, not yet.
Kina is pushing down on Schnieder's leg trying to pass to half guard. Schnieder is fighting to maintain full guard but Kina has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kina throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Schnieder tries to roll over but Kina keeps him under control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kina working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kina is controlling the pace.
Kina prevents Schnieder from improving his position.
Schnieder felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kina is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Schnieder sees it coming and defends easily.
Kina prevents Schnieder from improving his position.
Kina not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kina definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Schnieder taking some punishment here, with Kina in his half guard.
Kina looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Schnieder keeping control of the position.
Schnieder wants to get back to his feet.
Schnieder tries to get to full guard but Kina has control of the leg.
That's four 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.
Kina is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kina wants to lay and pray for a moment but Schnieder keeps working.
The fighters are battling for position here. Schnieder manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kina content to stall in guard here.
Kina postures up in Schnieder's guard and throws a big left but Schnieder blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kina trying to control the position from guard on top but Schnieder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kina tries to free his leg and advance position but Schnieder is retaining full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tai Kina dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Schnieder misses with a takedown
enabling Kina to counter with a crisp jab.
Kina scoring well with a low kick there.
Kina bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kina scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Schnieder to see if he's OK.
Kina is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Schnieder is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Schnieder is trying to control Kina's posture but Kina avoids it.
Kina working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Schnieder is looking to regain half guard here but Kina keeps moving and retains side control.
Schnieder prevents Kina from moving into mount.
Schnieder takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kina is looking to take a break and control but Schnieder is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kina looks up at the clock and then as Schnieder takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kina smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Schnieder sneaks back into half guard.
Schnieder is looking to improve his position.
Kina lands strikes from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kina connects with a nice short shot to Schnieder's temple.
Kina seems to be looking for submissions.
Kina trying to control the action but Schnieder is working from the bottom.
Kina seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kina uses his free foot to push down on Schnieder's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Schnieder.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schnieder is trying to escape the mount.
Kina looking to control but Schnieder is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Schnieder is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kina postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Schnieder looks a forlorn figure.
Schnieder bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Schnieder is breathing heavily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kina is on top in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kina wants to control from the top but Schnieder keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kina wants to pass the guard but Schnieder is keeping the position.
Kina looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Schnieder seems keen to control Kina's posture.
Schnieder trying to keep a closed guard but Kina is proving a slippery customer.
Kina trying to control the position from guard on top but Schnieder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schnieder keeping full guard, as Kina tries to pass.
Kina landing with the ground and pound.
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.
Schnieder looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Schnieder utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kina is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schnieder can do to turn this around?
Kina trying to stand up but can't free himself from Schnieder's guard.
Kina slips nicely into half guard.
Kina looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kina is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Schnieder!
Schnieder wants to control but Kina is having none of it.
Kina lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tai Kina dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Schnieder slaps away a takedown attempt from Kina, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Schnieder has his takedown stuffed
and Kina counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Schnieder darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kina kicks Schnieder off and gets back to his feet.
Kina dives in and grabs Schnieder's left leg, looking for a takedown. Schnieder pushes down on Kina's head and hops out.
Schnieder looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kina has momentary wrist control but Schnieder slips an elbow through the middle.
Schnieder won't allow Kina to sweep him here.
Kina wants to get back to his feet but Schnieder is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schnieder trying to control the position from guard on top but Kina is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kina has control of Schnieder's left arm, preventing Schnieder from doing any damage.
Kina is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kina looking for a sweep. Not yet Kina, not yet.
Kina keeping moving, preventing Schnieder from controlling successfully.
Kina has Schnieder pulled in close to control his posture.
Kina wants to stand and escape but Schnieder is having none of it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kina closes the distance and clinches.
Schnieder is fighting off a takedown attempt but Kina is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Schnieder to the mat. Schnieder regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Schnieder lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Schnieder controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kina looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kina is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kina keeping moving, preventing Schnieder from controlling successfully.
Schnieder 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.
Schnieder trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Schnieder distracts Kina with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kina is trying to control the position but Schnieder postures up.
Kina has Schnieder pulled in close to control his posture.
Schnieder working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kina's head.
Schnieder postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kina has control of Schnieder's left arm, preventing Schnieder from doing any damage.
Schnieder distracts Kina with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kina trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Tai Kina overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kina has his foot on Schnieder's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Schnieder works his way back into a safe position though.
Schnieder trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A punch combination from Kina misses.
Schnieder is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Schnieder is defended easily by Kina.
Kina shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Schnieder manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Schnieder working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kina doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kina manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Grip Schnieder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tai Kina is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kina content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tai Kina showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kina 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tai Kina!
An out of breath Tai Kina thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pushka Kamenev (ranked 2180 p4p, 3809 weight class) and Harold Feeny (ranked 313 p4p, 465 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Feeny's choice of entrance music: Metallica: Through the Never. Harold Feeny 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pushka Kamenev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Harold Feeny!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamenev misses with a takedown attempt - Feeny sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kamenev shoots in and bounces Feeny off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kamenev lands a couple of elbows.
Feeny not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kamenev stands up over Feeny, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kamenev content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kamenev 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.
Kamenev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Feeny swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Feeny avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamenev pushing down on Feeny's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kamenev tries to pass to full mount but Feeny defends it.
Feeny is looking for a sweep. Kamenev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamenev moves nicely into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kamenev lands some shots froms side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Feeny takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kamenev lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kamenev passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Feeny!
Kamenev punishing his opponent with strikes.
Feeny takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kamenev pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kamenev pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Feeny is rocked!
Feeny working to try and regain half guard.
Feeny really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kamenev. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kamenev lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Feeny is still in real trouble! Can Kamenev finish him?
Kamenev lands a nice shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feeny is desperately trying to improve his position but Kamenev has a good base and remains in mount.
Feeny seems to have recovered his senses.
Kamenev cracks Feeny with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kamenev drops a big elbow. That's hurt Feeny! More shots from Kamenev and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pushka Kamenev!
Pushka Kamenev decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Harold Feeny was interviewed post fight and said 'In the immortal words of Arnold Schwarzenegger "Stick around!". '.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hinto Kangee (ranked 1240 p4p, 1920 weight class) and Ben Braxton (ranked 169 p4p, 256 weight class). Kangee comes to the cage accompanied by Andery Toronto - ŠŠ°Š¼Š° ŠæŃŠ¾ŃŃŠø. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hinto Kangee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Braxton!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kangee shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kangee slips a nice elbow through Braxton's hands, connecting with Braxton's forehead.
Kangee stalling.
Kangee has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Braxton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kangee. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kangee passes to full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kangee controlling from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Kangee.
Kangee controlling his opponent.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Kangee.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kangee with good strikes from the mount here!
Kangee definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kangee looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Kangee 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.
Kangee content just to control the position here.
Kangee continues to hold on tight.
Braxton tries to improve his position but Kangee has taken his back! Kangee has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Braxton tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Kangee pushes Braxton away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hinto Kangee!
Hinto Kangee retains his middleweight title!
After the fight, Hinto Kangee was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jaxen Christ (ranked 2374 p4p, 1444 weight class) and Frank Hernandez (ranked 225 p4p, 146 weight class). Hernandez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Journey - Only The Young. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaxen Christ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christ misses the jab.
A jab from Christ does it's job there.
Christ throws a jab but it's blocked by Hernandez.
Hernandez looking to score a takedown here. Christ is defending well but Hernandez drives through and ends up in Christ's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hernandez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Christ is looking to stand up but Hernandez isn't so interested in that idea.
Hernandez landing some decent shots from guard.
Hernandez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Christ works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hernandez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Christ is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hernandez is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hernandez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hernandez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hernandez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hernandez lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez stops Christ from standing up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hernandez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hernandez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hernandez won't allow Christ to get back to his feet.
Hernandez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Christ's head.
Hernandez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hernandez won't allow Christ to get back to his feet.
Hernandez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Christ wants to get back to his feet but Hernandez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hernandez is in close to Christ's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hernandez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hernandez prevents Christ from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hernandez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Christ is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hernandez is controlling him.
Hernandez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hernandez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hernandez stands up over Christ, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hernandez trying to control but Christ is working from the bottom.
Christ wants to stand up but Hernandez is controlling him.
Hernandez passes Christ's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Christ is trying to stand up here but Hernandez is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hernandez connects with a nice short shot to Christ's temple.
Christ is trying to stand up here but Hernandez is controlling him well.
Christ trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Hernandez is controlling the pace.
Hernandez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hernandez is working for a submission of some sort.
Christ looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hernandez is trying a forearm choke
I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christ looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hernandez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hernandez is trying to work for a kimura but Christ is defending well.
Hernandez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hernandez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hernandez working over Christ with some ground and pound. Christ looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Christ tries to kick Hernandez off but Hernandez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hernandez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hernandez connects with a nice short shot to Christ's temple.
Ground and pound from Hernandez.
Christ pushes Hernandez off looking to stand but Hernandez dives back in and keeps control.
Hernandez trying to control from half guard but Christ is working away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Hernandez dominated that round.
That's time! Christ's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hernandez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Christ smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hernandez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Christ misses with a straight right.
Hernandez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Christ.
Christ scores with a decent looking hook.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Christ enables Hernandez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Christ manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hernandez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hernandez throwing strikes from guard but Christ blocks nicely.
Hernandez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hernandez scoring with some ground and pound.
Hernandez trying to control but Christ is working from the bottom.
Hernandez won't allow Christ to get back to his feet.
Hernandez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hernandez won't allow Christ to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez connects with a couple of short punches.
Christ is looking to stand up but Hernandez isn't so interested in that idea.
Hernandez forces his way into half guard.
Hernandez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Christ wants to get back to his feet.
Hernandez is looking to take a break and control but Christ is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hernandez lands a nice short elbow.
Christ is defending against the submission attempts here by Hernandez.
Christ looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hernandez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Christ looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hernandez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ground and pound from Hernandez.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hernandez lands a nice short elbow.
Hernandez moves into full mount! Christ won't be happy about that!
Hernandez working the ground and pound effectively.
Frank Hernandez has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hernandez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hernandez landing shots from mount.
Hernandez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Christ's face.
Christ is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Christ takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hernandez controlling the pace for now.
Hernandez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Christ is looking to escape.
Christ squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Hernandez.
Christ's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Christ takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Christ wants to get back to his feet.
Hernandez unloading with bombs!
Christ is rocked!
Hernandez punishing his opponent with strikes.
Oh Christ is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Christ is in a horrible position here. Hernandez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Christ is trying to stand.
Hernandez lands a big shot to the head and Christ winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Frank Hernandez!
Frank Hernandez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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FIGHT
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