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QFC Tournament 1157 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hulk Logan (ranked 4417 p4p, 4443 weight class) and Alex Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 475 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hulk Logan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez tries to sprawl but Logan drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Logan is nestled in close to Ramirez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Logan stops Ramirez from getting back to his feet.
Ramirez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Logan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Logan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Logan trying to control from half guard but Ramirez is working away.
Logan prevents Ramirez from standing back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Ramirez has closed the distance and engaged Logan in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Logan lands a nice uppercut.
Logan is trying to trip Ramirez. He has hold of a leg but Ramirez is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Logan persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ramirez pushes Logan off and scrambles back to his feet.
Logan tries to clinch but Ramirez moves out of range.
Logan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ramirez scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Logan drives through with a takedown into Ramirez's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramirez looking for a sweep. Not yet Ramirez, not yet.
Logan works over Ramirez with some ground and pound from guard.
Ramirez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Logan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Logan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Logan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ramirez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ramirez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ramirez looks winded!
Logan lands a couple of digs.
Logan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ramirez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Logan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Logan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Logan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ramirez's head.
Logan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Logan working some strikes from top position.
Logan looking to pass the guard.
Logan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ramirez wants to stand and escape but Logan is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Logan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
 Ramirez is rocked!
Logan gets to his feet and stands over Ramirez, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Ramirez felt that one! Logan unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Ramirez from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hulk Logan!
Hulk Logan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hoshigaki Juiro (ranked 4456 p4p, 4487 weight class) and Oliver Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hoshigaki Juiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oliver Mason!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Juiro. No joy for Mason on that attempt.
Mason misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Juiro manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Mason on his heels. He'll look to pass Mason's guard now, I'm sure.
Juiro is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Mason has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Juiro is looking to defend but Mason has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Juiro! Mason pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Juiro taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Oliver Mason!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Revolver Ocelot (ranked 4330 p4p, 5466 weight class) and The Jaguar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Revolver Ocelot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, The Jaguar!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ocelot moves into range and clinches up with Jaguar.
Ocelot gets control of Jaguar's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ocelot will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ocelot pushes a forearm under Jaguar's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Jaguar is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Revolver Ocelot!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Beauford Livingstone (ranked 3052 p4p, 4396 weight class) and Madison Rice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Beauford Livingstone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Madison Rice!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Livingstone tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rice sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Livingstone somewhat.
Rice throws a counter combo.
Livingstone throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rice counters with a huge head kick that drops Livingstone! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Madison Rice!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mountain Beast (ranked 3922 p4p, 4495 weight class) and Randy Suico (ranked 0 p4p, 176 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Randy Suico was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 Helsinki, Mountain Beast!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randy Suico!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beast looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Suico is fending him off so far but Beast persists. Nope, Suico circles away and we're back to standing.
Beast shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Suico as he jumps to the side.
Suico bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Beast's head.
Nice uppercut lands for Suico. That snapped Beast's head back.
 It looks like Mountain Beast has been cut.
Beast takes one to the side of the head.
Suico throws out a powerful jab.
Suico uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Beast has time to react.
Suico 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.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Beast.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mountain Beast. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beast changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Suico tries to avoid it but Beast manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Suico to the ground. Suico escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Beast shoots in looking for a takedown but Suico manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Beast's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beast tries for a takedown but Suico circles away easily
and Suico counters with a nice uppercut.
Suico with a jab.
Suico stuffs the takedown attempt from Beast. Beast gets slowly back to his feet.
Suico defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Beast.
Suico looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Beast is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suico throws out a powerful jab.
Beast fails with the takedown
and Beast takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Beast on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Suico lands a jab to the head.
Beast takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Suico smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Suico sizes up Beast with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mountain Beast seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suico scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Suico moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
 Beast is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice sprawl there from Suico as Beast shoots in.
Suico lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Suico scores with a nice head shot.
Oh Beast is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Beast shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Beast seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suico is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Beast's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Beast's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suico wants to control but Beast is keeping busy.
Beast can't escape the position.
Beast trying to control the hands but Suico won't let him.
Beast breaks Suico's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Suico wants to stand and escape but Beast is having none of it.
Beast trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Suico wants to get back to his feet but Beast is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beast throwing strikes but missing.
Beast loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Beast prevents Suico from getting back to his feet.
Beast might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Beast with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Beast's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Suico working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Beast.
Beast working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Beast trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beast scoring with some ground and pound.
Beast showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Beast trying to control the position from guard on top but Suico is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beast throws a big elbow that misses.
Beast works over Suico with some ground and pound from guard.
Suico is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Beast with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Beast lands a couple of elbows.
Suico is rocked!
Beast gets to his feet and stands over Suico, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Suico felt that one! Beast unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Suico from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mountain Beast!
Mountain Beast tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Liam Johnson (ranked 4438 p4p, 4344 weight class) and Damien Cruz (ranked 172 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Liam Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Damien Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson drives through and clinches with Cruz against the cage.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but Cruz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Johnson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Johnson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cruz tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cruz misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johnson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson closes the distance and pushes Cruz back into the cage.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but Cruz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Cruz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cruz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cruz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cruz takes an elbow to the forehead.
 It looks like Damien Cruz has been cut.
Cruz lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Johnson has Cruz pushed against the cage.
Cruz avoids the elbow strike from Johnson, against the cage.
Cruz throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson misses with an elbow over the top.
Cruz blocks the elbow strike.
Johnson misses with an elbow over the top.
Cruz tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Cruz back against the cage.
Cruz avoids a wild elbow strike from Johnson.
Cruz tries to break free but Johnson pushes him back against the cage.
Cruz lands a body punch.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Cruz.
Cruz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Cruz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cruz avoids the elbow strike from Johnson, against the cage.
Cruz working hard to break the clinch.
Cruz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cruz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Liam Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
A left lands for Johnson.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Cruz can't break the clinch.
Cruz lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cruz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Cruz cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
Cruz tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Cruz looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz digs a right hand into Johnson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johnson's gas tank.
Cruz struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cruz lands a nice shot to the body.
Cruz lands a body shot in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Cruz.
Cruz gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Cruz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cruz pushes Johnson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cruz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cruz misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cruz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from Cruz.
Cruz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cruz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cruz blocks the elbow strike.
Cruz letting Johnson take a breather here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but Cruz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Cruz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cruz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cruz tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Cruz back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Cruz.
Cruz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Cruz.
Cruz stalling in the clinch.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cruz can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Cruz.
Cruz looking to slow down the pace here.
Cruz lands with a short shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Cruz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damien Cruz's cut.
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.
Cruz doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Johnson takes the fight into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cruz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cruz lands a shoulder strike.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cruz avoids a wild elbow strike from Johnson.
Cruz struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Cruz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cruz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz misses with a punch on the inside.
Cruz misses with a body punch.
Cruz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but Cruz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Johnson lands a damaging elbow.
Cruz scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Cruz.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cruz is looking to clinch.
Johnson is looking to counter punch.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Cruz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cruz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cruz misses with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cruz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson misses with an elbow strike.
Cruz avoids a wild elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cruz, pushing him back against the cage.
Cruz lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cruz blocks the elbow strike.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short left from Cruz.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson clinches with his opponent.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Johnson stalling against the cage.
Cruz misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Cruz.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cruz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cruz tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cruz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cruz has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cruz lands a left hand.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but Cruz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cruz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cruz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cruz blocks the elbow strike.
Cruz working hard to break the clinch.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Cruz.
Cruz lands with a left to the head.
Cruz lands a nice uppercut.
Cruz tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Cruz tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Cruz back against the cage.
Cruz misses with a body punch.
Cruz lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Cruz tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Cruz back against the cage.
Johnson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cruz blocks an elbow strike from Johnson.
A shot in the inside from Cruz.
Damien Cruz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stalling in the clinch from Cruz.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Johnson as Cruz tries to tie him up.
Cruz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cruz struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnson has Cruz pushed against the cage.
Cruz tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cruz is working Johnson over against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Cruz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Damien Cruz's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Cruz gets tackled into the cage by Johnson. Johnson maintains the clinch.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Cruz.
Johnson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson closes the distance and pushes Cruz back into the cage.
Cruz misses with the head strike.
Cruz lands a left hand.
Cruz dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson misses with an elbow over the top.
Cruz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cruz lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson misses with an elbow strike.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Johnson misses with an elbow over the top.
Cruz digs a right hand into Johnson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johnson's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cruz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cruz wants to stall.
Cruz blocks an uppercut.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson keeps control of Cruz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cruz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Cruz struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cruz looking to slow down the pace here.
Cruz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Cruz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Cruz.
A right hand to the body from Cruz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cruz throws a head punch that misses.
Cruz tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cruz lands a right hand.
Cruz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Cruz.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Cruz.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cruz tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Cruz back against the cage.
Cruz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from Cruz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Cruz.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Cruz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cruz tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz clinches.
Cruz misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz avoids a wild elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson tries to clinch up
letting Cruz counter with a right hand.
Cruz is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Cruz keeps it at a distance.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cruz is looking to clinch.
Johnson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Damien Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but Cruz blocks it.
Cruz misses with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Johnson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cruz's brow.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cruz.
Cruz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Damien Cruz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cruz tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Cruz back against the cage.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Liam Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cruz tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
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!
Cruz lands an uppercut.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Cruz.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
Cruz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but Cruz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damien Cruz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cruz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Damien Cruz!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Damien Cruz!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Damien Cruz!
Damien Cruz wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Thompson (ranked 4444 p4p, 4551 weight class) and Leo Carten (ranked 474 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leo Carten!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson moves into range and clinches up with Carten.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but Carten blocks it.
Carten is trying to break the clinch but Thompson is controlling him.
Carten has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Thompson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but Carten blocks with his arms.
Carten is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Thompson can't fight it off and eventually Carten manages to take the fight to the floor. Thompson looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Thompson wants to stand up but Carten is controlling him.
Carten working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Thompson's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson wants to get back to his feet but Carten is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Carten is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carten passes into half guard.
Thompson wants to get back to his feet.
Carten is working for a kimura but Thompson is defending it quite comfortably.
Thompson is looking to control Carten's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Thompson avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson wants to sweep but Carten has passed to side control!
Carten stands up and beckons Thompson to his feet.
Thompson drives through and clinches with Carten against the cage.
Carten has Thompson pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Carten pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Thompson tumbling to the mat - Carten dives into Thompson's guard.
Carten stays in close to Thompson's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Carten presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thompson lands a left hand.
Carten drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thompson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thompson manages to break the clinch.
Thompson scores with the left hand. Carten knows he should have avoided that one.
Carten checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson tries to keep at a distance but Carten has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thompson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carten backwards.
Carten has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Thompson regains guard immediately.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carten sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Thompson's guard.
Thompson is trying to stand back up but Carten is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carten tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Thompson.
Thompson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Carten scores with a couple of nice shots.
Thompson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Carten is working away from the top position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Leo Carten will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Carten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thompson darts in and clinches Carten up against the cage.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but Carten blocks with his arms.
Carten prevents a body shot from Thompson.
Carten drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Thompson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Thompson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thompson moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson misses with a knee to the head.
Carten drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson is pressed up against the cage. Carten has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thompson down to the mat. Thompson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
John Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Carten.
Thompson rushes Carten and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but Carten blocks it.
Thompson prevents the takedown attempt.
Thompson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carten has Thompson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Thompson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Thompson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Carten's face.
Carten fails to pull guard.
Thompson looking to throw knees to the head but Carten is blocking nicely.
Carten tries for a takedown. No joy.
Thompson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carten has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thompson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carten gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carten seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Carten uses his free foot to push down on Thompson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Thompson.
Carten has isolated one of Thompson's arms. Thompson looking to fight him off but Carten twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Leo Carten!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Chen (ranked 4537 p4p, 4498 weight class) and Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 477 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anthony Chen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chen dives in and grabs Diaz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Diaz pushes down on Chen's head and hops out.
Chen misses with a takedown attempt
and Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chen dives in for a single leg takedown but Diaz sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Chen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Diaz breaks the clinch.
Chen moves in looking to clinch but Diaz pushes him off.
Chen tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
Chen tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chen shoots in but Diaz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Chen tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chen is looking to clinch but Diaz is avoiding it.
As Chen backs off Diaz throws a huge counter combo but Chen manages to avoid it all.
Chen shoots in for a takedown but Diaz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Diaz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
No joy there for Chen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diaz throws out a counter right but Chen avoids it with no problem.
Chen tries a head kick but it misses.
Diaz dodges the punch combination from Chen.
Diaz is looking for the big counter here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Diaz defends well and Chen ends up having to push Diaz into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
It seemed like Diaz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chen is breathing heavily.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chen tries for a takedown but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chen shoots in and drives through. Diaz sprawls well.
Diaz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Anthony Chen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chen shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice takedown defense from Diaz. No joy for Chen on that attempt.
A nice side step and Diaz releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diaz appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Chen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Diaz defends it nicely.
Diaz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chen with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen shoots in looking for a takedown but Diaz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Despite the aggression on Diaz's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
No luck for Chen with that takedown attempt.
Diaz now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Diaz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Diaz is looking for the big counter here.
Chen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Diaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diaz checks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Diaz! But no joy.
Diaz stuffs the takedown.
Diaz is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chen misses with the combination.
Chen misses with a takedown attempt
and Diaz counters with a right hand to the body.
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Diaz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chen shoots in looking for a takedown but Diaz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Diaz tries a quick counter leg kick but Chen is wise to it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chen throws a series of punches but Diaz moves out of range.
Chen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Diaz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Diaz blocks a low kick nicely.
Chen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chen tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
Chen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A little jabbing left from Diaz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A little jabbing left from Diaz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Chen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Chen with that takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen looks to clinch
and Diaz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice sprawl there from Diaz as Chen shoots in.
Chen misses with a double jab
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Diaz avoids it really well and circles away.
Chen throws a head kick that misses
and Diaz counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen fails to land the takedown.
Chen doesn't manage to clinch there - Diaz circles away.
Chen fails with the takedown
and Diaz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chen tries to clinch up.
A little jabbing left from Diaz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chen tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
Chen closes the distance and clinches up with Diaz, looking for a takedown. Chen pushes Diaz against the cage but Diaz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Diaz steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Diaz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen dives in for a single leg takedown but Diaz sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Chen takes a shot to the head.
Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Diaz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chen throws out the jab.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diaz throws a fast counter high kick but Chen manages to duck under it in time.
A combination from Chen does no damage.
Diaz is looking for the big counter here.
Chen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
As Chen backs off Diaz throws a huge counter combo but Chen manages to avoid it all.
Chen misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Anthony Chen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Diaz sprawls well. Diaz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chen gets slowly back to his feet.
Diaz now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Chen.
Chen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diaz stuffs the takedown.
Chen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Diaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Diaz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chen somewhat.
Diaz throws a big counter head kick but Chen avoids it with no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice side step and Diaz releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Chen tries to land a leg kick but Diaz saw it coming and moves away.
Chen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diaz circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Chen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Diaz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chen somewhat.
Diaz steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diaz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chen tries for a takedown but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
As Chen backs off Diaz throws a huge counter combo but Chen manages to avoid it all.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Chen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Diaz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Diaz as Chen shoots in.
Chen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chen closes the distance but Diaz moves to the side
and Diaz counters with a left to the body.
Chen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Diaz avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Chen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Diaz is fending him off so far but Chen persists. Nope, Diaz circles away and we're back to standing.
Diaz appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Chen tries for a takedown but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chen moves in looking to clinch but Diaz pushes him off.
As Chen backs off Diaz throws a huge counter combo but Chen manages to avoid it all.
Chen tries to clinch up
and Diaz counters with a one-two to the body.
Diaz staying out of range there.
Chen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Diaz replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Chen blocks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen fails with a takedown attempt.
Chen shoots in for a double leg but Diaz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chen misses with a takedown
and Diaz counters with a left and a right that stings Chen.
Chen throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Chen fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen misses with a low kick.
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diaz stuffs the takedown attempt from Chen. Chen gets slowly back to his feet.
Diaz doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Chen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Diaz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Chen closes the distance and clinches up with Diaz, looking for a takedown. Chen pushes Diaz against the cage but Diaz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Diaz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chen.
Anthony Chen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nick Diaz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diaz now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Diaz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Diaz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 for Nick Diaz!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Nick Diaz!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Nick Diaz!
Nick Diaz wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Nick Diaz, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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