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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between BJJ King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sander de Koning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). BJJ King could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sander de Koning's chin.
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182 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, BJJ King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sander de Koning!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from de Koning.
de Koning shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has King pinned against the cage. King gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sloppy strikes from de Koning. Those never looked like landing.
King ducks under a wild hook from de Koning.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King misses with a takedown
so de Koning counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
de Koning drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and de Koning jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
de Koning trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
King manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
King with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
King swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). BJJ King!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Radim Buchar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hamilton Cosco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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223 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Radim Buchar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hamilton Cosco!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buchar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cosco takes a swing at Buchar's ribcage but misses.
Buchar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cosco.
Buchar throws a solid leg kick but Cosco takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Buchar.
Buchar drops his hands momentarily and Cosco takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Radim Buchar has been cut.
Buchar shoots for a double leg takedown but Cosco sprawls well. He's pushed Buchar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cosco scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Buchar connects with a solid leg kick.
Cosco lunges at Buchar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Buchar's hand.
Cosco lands a jab to Buchar's midsection.
Buchar is breathing heavily.
Cosco lands a nice hook to Buchar's body. Buchar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cosco sends Buchar crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Cosco is motioning to the referee to let Buchar up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Cosco cracks Buchar with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Buchar looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Cosco finish him?
Buchar is rocked!
Cosco digs a good hook to Buchar's body.
Cosco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Buchar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cosco throws out a powerful jab.
Cosco pounces like a tiger and cracks Buchar with a vicious hook! Buchar is down but not out! Cosco follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hamilton Cosco!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Forrest Gump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucky Seven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Forrest Gump!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lucky Seven!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seven shoots in for a takedown but Gump shows good takedown defense.
Seven darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seven throwing shots but Gump is blocking nicely.
Gump is refusing to be controlled, as Seven sits in half guard.
Gump trying to hold on to Seven's head to control him but Seven postures up.
Seven throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Seven trying to mount his opponent but Gump defends it.
Seven landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Seven missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seven sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gump defending well though.
Gump trying to hold on to Seven's head to control him but Seven postures up.
Seven looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gump wants to control but Seven is keeping busy.
Seven working the head and body with strikes.
Gump wants to get back to his feet.
Seven winds up and cracks Gump with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gump has hold of Seven's hands but Seven slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gump is trying to control but can't.
Gump slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seven lands a couple of elbows.
Seven in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Seven working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gump controls Seven momentarily but Seven frees himself.
Seven is looking to work some ground and pound but Gump has wrist control.
Seven lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Seven has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Seven lands a couple of digs.
Gump working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Seven.
Gump knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Seven on the ground.
Seven works over Gump with some ground and pound from guard.
Gump controls Seven momentarily but Seven frees himself.
Seven throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gump works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gump tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gump working a defensive guard here.
Gump looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Seven has picked Gump up and slammed him! Gump can't keep hold of the triangle and Seven manages to pass to side control!
Gump is breathing heavily.
Seven working the head and body with strikes.
Seven is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Gump will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Seven scores with punches from side control.
Gump is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gump is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Seven is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gump is working to avoid the ground and pound but Seven connects with a decent elbow.
Gump taking a bit of punishment here - Seven scoring with strikes.
Seven cracks Gump with a big right hand but Gump just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Gump is looking for a sweep.
Gump is not content to let Seven control the position.
Seven working the head with strikes.
Seven working the body and head with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seven lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gump down.
Seven looks up at the clock and then as Gump takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Seven smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucky Seven dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gump has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gump has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Seven uses from the top position.
Gump is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gump doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Gump looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Seven chips away with some ground and pound.
Seven throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lucky Seven has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gump has momentary wrist control but Seven slips an elbow through the middle.
Gump is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Seven lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seven in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gump has his foot on Seven's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Seven works his way back into a safe position though.
Seven stops Gump from standing up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Seven is pushing down on Gump's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gump is fighting to maintain full guard but Seven has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gump trying to hold on to Seven's head to control him but Seven postures up.
Seven works his way into side control.
Seven lands some shots froms side control.
Seven working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Seven scoring with punches from side control.
Gump is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seven is working Gump over with some ground and pound from side control.
Gump taking a bit of punishment here - Seven scoring with strikes.
Gump tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Seven wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Seven has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Gump!
Seven landing shots from mount.
Seven pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Seven lands a nice shot to the head.
Gump on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gump tries to get out of the position.
Seven lands a big elbow.
Seven in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gump tries to hold on but Seven pushes him away.
Gump is desperately trying to improve his position but Seven has a good base and remains in mount.
Gump tries to hold on but Seven postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seven looking to finish Gump with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gump!
Gump wants to control but Seven is having none of it.
Gump is trying to escape the mount.
Seven working the ground and pound effectively.
Gump regains half guard.
Gump is in trouble now - Seven has advanced to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gump tries to hold on but Seven postures up.
Gump working to try and regain half guard.
Seven landing strikes from the mount and Gump is in trouble!
Gump tries to lock up and control but Seven gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gump taking shots to the head.
Seven landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucky Seven showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Seven closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gump quickly recovers to half guard.
Seven seems to be working for a kimura but Gump defends the submission attempt.
Gump actively working from the bottom here.
Gump gets back to full guard.
Gump is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gump manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Seven is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gump trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gump putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Seven throwing hammer fists to the chest of Gump. What's that going to do exactly?
Seven is squirming around, avoiding Gump's attempts to control the action.
Seven is looking to get to half guard.
Gump punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gump controlling from mount.
Gump landing punches.
Gump tries to control but Seven wriggling away.
Seven is desperately trying to improve his position but Gump has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gump trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Seven is trying desperately to improve position.
Gump jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Seven manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Seven manages to get back to half guard.
Forrest Gump has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gump is just content to waste time from the top position. Seven takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Gump trying to control but Seven is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gump tries to stand but Seven is controlling from the bottom.
Gump landing with the ground and pound.
Seven is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gump is aware though and is defending well.
Gump is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Seven has momentary wrist control but Gump slips an elbow through the middle.
Lucky Seven is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gump throws a big right hand that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Forrest Gump.
I think Seven has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucky Seven!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vit Tu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tu might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Blanket On The Ground . Mike Tyson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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212 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vit Tu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tyson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tu scrambles back to his feet.
Tu tries for a takedown but Tyson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tyson throws a hook but Tu blocks it.
Tyson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tu quickly recovers to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyson tries to stand and escape but Tu is controlling the position.
Tu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tu wants to improve his position but Tyson is controlling well.
Tu is working hard here to advance position.
Tyson seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Tu on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tu tries to get out of the position.
Tu wants to improve his position but Tyson is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson decides to return to a standing position.
Tu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tyson scores with a body shot.
Tyson connects with a single shot there.
A big left from Tyson misses.
Tu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tyson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tu scrambles back to his feet.
Tu shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tyson counters with a takedown into side control.
Tyson tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Tu is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Tyson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Tu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tyson finds it's way round the side to connect with Tu's head.
Tyson tries a head kick but it misses.
Tyson connects with the punch.
Tu misses with a takedown attempt
and Tu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vit Tu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyson misses with an uppercut. Tu saw that one coming.
Tu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A jab from Tyson misses.
Tu misses with a takedown attempt
and Tyson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A left lands for Tyson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tu.
Tu tries to move into range but Tyson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tu tries to clinch there but Tyson circles away.
Tu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tyson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tu scrambles back to his feet.
Mike Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyson shoots and misses
and Tu counters with a single leg into guard. Tyson didn't expect that.
Tu won't allow Tyson to get back to his feet.
Tyson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tu.
Tu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tu trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Tyson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Tyson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Tyson scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Tyson misses.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tu 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.
Tyson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Tyson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tu takes one on the button.
Tu slips a jab from Tyson.
Tyson misses with a hook.
Tyson lunges at Tu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tu's hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tyson.
Tyson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tyson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tu had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Tyson swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Tyson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tu moves out of range of the strikes.
Tu tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tyson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vit Tu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice shot by Tyson.
A cross from Tyson lands.
Tyson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tu throws a sloppy body shot
and Tyson counters with a single leg into guard. Tu didn't expect that.
Tu 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.
Tyson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A jab from Tyson misses.
Tu misses with a looping right.
Tyson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tu doesn't seem bothered though.
Tyson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson scores with a decent looking hook.
Tyson throws a jab but it's blocked by Tu.
Good shot there by Tyson.
Tu gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tyson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tyson wants to stand but Tu is controlling his arm.
Tu regains half guard.
Tyson tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Tu wants to get back to full guard but Tyson has mounted him!
Tyson stands up from mount. Strange move.
Tu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tyson as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tu fails with the takedown
and Tyson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vit Tu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyson throws a right hand that Tu ducks under and follows up with a left that Tu also avoids with ease.
Tu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tu slips a straight right by Tyson.
Tyson scores with a punch to the head.
Tu walks into a stiff left hand from Tyson.
Tyson misses with a straight left.
Tu with a poor takedown
and Tyson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tyson finds it's way round the side to connect with Tu's head.
Tu misses with a takedown attempt
and Tyson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tyson throws a hook but Tu blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson scores with a jab. Tu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tyson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tyson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tu with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tyson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tyson clobbers Tu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Decent striking displayed by Tyson there.
Tu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tyson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tyson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tyson gets the takedown into side control.
Tyson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Tyson connects with a single shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson scores with a takedown into Tu's guard.
Tu throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Tyson escapes and throws Tu's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Tyson scores with a decent looking hook.
Tu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tyson.
Tyson throws a hook to the side of Tu's head but Tu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tu staying out of range there.
Tu shoots and misses
and Tyson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Tyson 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. This is the final round!
Tyson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tu on the side of the head.
Tyson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tu scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mike Tyson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tyson wants to get back to his feet.
Tu will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tu trying to control from half guard but Tyson is working away.
Tu prevents Tyson from standing back up.
Tu working Tyson over with strikes.
Tu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tu stops Tyson from getting back to his feet.
Tu thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Tyson to regain full guard.
Tyson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson keeping full guard, as Tu tries to pass.
Tu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tu stops Tyson from standing up.
Tyson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tu trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tu looking to pass the guard.
Tu trying to control but Tyson is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Vit Tu.
Tu has his takedown stuffed
and Tyson counters with a nice uppercut.
Tyson 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.
Tu gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tyson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tyson.
Tu kicks Tyson off and gets to his feet.
The crowd cheers as Tyson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tu doesn't seem phased though.
Tyson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tyson lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tu slips a jab and a cross from Tyson.
Tyson throws a big shot that misses.
Tu misses with a takedown attempt
letting Tyson counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vit Tu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice combination there by Tyson.
Tyson misses the jab.
Tyson works Tu's body with a nice hook.
Tyson with a hook.
Tyson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tyson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tu tries for a takedown but Tyson circles away easily
and Tyson counters with a shoot takedown. Tu fights it but they end up in guard.
Tyson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tu's guard.
Mike Tyson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tyson is looking to stand up but Tu won't let him.
Tu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tyson is one step ahead there.
Tyson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A lazy left from Tyson finds it's target.
A left and a right from Tyson both land. Nice combination.
Tyson lands a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vit Tu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyson cracks Tu with an open hand slap.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Tyson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tyson 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 26:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Tyson!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicholas Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nickolas Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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275 lbs
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260 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nicholas Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nickolas Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sanchez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rua - the referee stops the clock and Sanchez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rua. Sanchez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rua tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
Rua throws a wild body kick that Sanchez sees coming a mile off.
Rua tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
Rua lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sanchez's sensitive parts.
Sanchez looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez lands a nice hook to Rua's body. Rua takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rua manages to avoid it.
Rua connects with a solid leg kick.
Rua misses with a body shot
and Sanchez counters with a one-two to the body.
Rua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rua tries to clinch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice body kick from Rua.
Rua moves into the clinch.
Rua has Sanchez pressed against the cage, preventing Sanchez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rua leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rua.
Rua's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rua gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Rua lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Rua using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rua is stalling here.
Rua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rua connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sanchez's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rua leaning against his opponent.
Sanchez wants to break free but Rua has control.
Rua misses with a knee strike.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rua tries a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks it.
Rua misses with a knee to the head.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanchez avoids the damage to the body.
Rua taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sanchez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sanchez tries to break the clinch but Rua is controlling the position.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Rua is controlling him.
Sanchez tries to circle away but Rua has him pinned against the cage.
Sanchez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rua.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rua leaning against his opponent.
Rua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rua misses with the head strike.
Rua will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sanchez up against the cage.
Rua misses with a knee strike.
Sanchez wants to break free but Rua has control.
Rua taking a breather.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sanchez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sanchez tries to break free but Rua pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sanchez can't break the clinch.
Rua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sanchez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rua using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sanchez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rua has him pressed against the cage.
Rua leaning against his opponent.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rua displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sanchez up against the cage.
Rua putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sanchez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sanchez avoids it.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicholas Rua dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rua keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanchez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rua's head backwards.
Nickolas Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rua tries to clinch up but Sanchez circles away and keeps his distance.
Rua connects with a leg kick. Sanchez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rua misses with a body kick.
Rua lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rua tries to land a leg kick but Sanchez saw it coming and moves away.
Both fighters circling a little - Rua finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Rua is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
Rua throws the kick towards the body but Sanchez avoids it.
Sanchez lands a body shot.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rua, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez swats away the attempt to clinch by Rua.
Rua dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sanchez. That did some damage!
Rua is looking to clinch.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanchez blocks a head kick by Rua.
Rua throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Nicholas Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua connects with a high kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sanchez checks a leg kick.
Sanchez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rua fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sanchez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rua throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sanchez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sanchez.
Rua tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rua, right into the meat.
Rua lands with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanchez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Rua is just out of range.
Rua lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A head kick from Rua lands but Sanchez takes it in his stride.
Sanchez avoids the head kick by Rua.
Rua tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sanchez counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rua misses with a body kick.
Rua lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sanchez's sensitive parts.
Sanchez moves out of range of the body kick.
Rua throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Rua keeps Sanchez at a distance using the push kick.
Rua has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rua tries to land a front kick but Sanchez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sanchez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rua.
Rua scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rua is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanchez can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sanchez's sensitive parts.
Rua tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.
Rua fakes the leg kick and cracks Sanchez in the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rua digs a good hook to Sanchez's body.
Rua connects with an inside leg kick.
Rua thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sanchez if he has to take too many more of those.
Sanchez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rua.
A solid body kick from Rua.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rua. That's going to slow Sanchez down.
Rua throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rua is looking to slow Sanchez down with leg kicks.
Rua throws a wild body kick that Sanchez sees coming a mile off.
Rua is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicholas Rua dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Rua tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rua.
Sanchez avoids the head kick by Rua.
Rua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanchez thows a body shot but no joy.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Rua is just out of range.
Rua bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rua throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rua wants to clinch.
Sanchez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rua misses with a body shot
and Sanchez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rua lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rua doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanchez circles away.
Rua gets a clinch.
Sanchez is trying to force a seperation but Rua has the dominant position.
Rua effectively controlling the action here.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Rua is controlling him.
Sanchez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nicholas Rua is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to circle away but Rua has him pinned against the cage.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanchez avoids the damage to the body.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanchez blocks it with crossed arms.
Sanchez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Rua has him pressed against the cage.
Sanchez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sanchez tries to break free but Rua pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to get back to striking at distance but Rua won't allow it.
Rua tries a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez is trying to force a seperation but Rua has the dominant position.
Rua connects with a knee to the head.
Sanchez is trying to force a seperation but Rua has the dominant position.
Rua keeps control of Sanchez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rua working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rua keeps control of Sanchez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right from Rua.
Sanchez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rua tries to throw a body punch but Sanchez avoids it by throwing Rua back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head punch on the inside from Rua fails to land.
Nickolas Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A bit of stalling here from Rua.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nicholas Rua showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rua 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicholas Rua!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Bastarrachea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralph Jar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bastarrachea comes to the cage accompanied by Young Folks. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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216 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
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280 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Xavier Bastarrachea!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ralph Jar!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bastarrachea throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bastarrachea thuds his shin into the meat of Jar's side.
A bone on bone clash there as Jar blocks the leg kick.
Bastarrachea tries to clinch but Jar is having none of it.
Bastarrachea lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jar misses with a looping left.
Bastarrachea lands a front kick.
Jar takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jar tries to keep at a distance but Bastarrachea has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bastarrachea is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jar is defending well for now.
Bastarrachea crunches a lovely knee into Jar's ribcage.
Bastarrachea trying to land knees to the body.
Bastarrachea landing knees to the body.
Bastarrachea is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jar is defending well for now.
Bastarrachea tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jar avoids it.
Bastarrachea is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jar is defending well for now.
Jar managing to block the knees to the body from Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jar.
Jar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bastarrachea.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bastarrachea is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jar is defending well for now.
A frustrated look appears on Jar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jar tries to circle away but Bastarrachea has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jar has had enough of the clinch but Bastarrachea keeps him there for the moment.
Jar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bastarrachea tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jar jumps guard.
Jar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jar lands a nice short elbow.
Bastarrachea taking some punishment here, with Jar in his half guard.
Bastarrachea tries to kick Jar off but Jar keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jar 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.
Bastarrachea is not content to let Jar control the position.
Jar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bastarrachea's head.
Jar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jar throwing shots but Bastarrachea is blocking nicely.
Jar 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jar is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bastarrachea is holding on to half guard well.
Jar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
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.
Jar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jar trying to control from half guard but Bastarrachea is working away.
Bastarrachea won't allow Jar to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Bastarrachea dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bastarrachea scores with a head kick.
Bastarrachea scores with a head kick.
Jar on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jar checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bastarrachea displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jar throws out the jab.
Jar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bastarrachea tries to clinch but Jar is having none of it.
Jar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A big left from Jar misses.
Bastarrachea dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jar. That did some damage!
Bastarrachea is looking to slow Jar down with leg kicks.
Jar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bastarrachea scoring well with a low kick there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea lands a leg kick that knocks Jar off balance momentarily.
Some bone on bone action there as Jar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastarrachea uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jar.
A bone on bone clash there as Jar blocks the leg kick.
Bastarrachea throws a head kick that Jar semi-blocks.
Bastarrachea throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bastarrachea tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jar misses with a straight left.
Bastarrachea throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bastarrachea fakes the leg kick and cracks Jar in the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bastarrachea - that will leave a mark!
Jar is breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by Bastarrachea there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bastarrachea doesn't manage to clinch there - Jar circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Bastarrachea.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bastarrachea here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Bastarrachea dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jar. That did some damage!
A chopping leg kick lands by Bastarrachea.
That kick from Bastarrachea tenderised Jar's leg. Jar is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jar has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jar on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bastarrachea thows a body kick. Jar tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bastarrachea scores with a spinning back kick!
Jar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bastarrachea moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bastarrachea.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bastarrachea. That's going to slow Jar down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jar has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bastarrachea.
Jar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea feints and then cracks Jar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jar down.
Bastarrachea scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jar takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bastarrachea throws a leg kick which misses Jar's front leg but catches the back leg as Jar tries to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bastarrachea, right into the meat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bastarrachea, right into the meat.
Jar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bastarrachea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bastarrachea misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bastarrachea turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bastarrachea lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bastarrachea connects with a solid leg kick.
Bastarrachea scores with a head kick.
Bastarrachea plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Xavier Bastarrachea is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jar avoids the head kick by Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea lands with a slapping head kick.
Bastarrachea explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nice body kick there by Bastarrachea.
A good leg kick by Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jar misses with a straight left.
Bastarrachea scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bastarrachea throws a front kick that sends Jar stumbling back into the cage.
Jar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bastarrachea.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bastarrachea tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bastarrachea connects with an inside leg kick.
Bastarrachea fakes the leg kick and cracks Jar in the body.
Jar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bastarrachea.
Jar takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bastarrachea thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jar if he has to take too many more of those.
Bastarrachea thuds his shin into the meat of Jar's side.
Bastarrachea goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bastarrachea throws a head kick that Jar semi-blocks.
Jar has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea throws a leg kick which misses Jar's front leg but catches the back leg as Jar tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Bastarrachea dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bastarrachea scores with a head kick.
Jar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A bone on bone clash there as Jar blocks the leg kick.
Xavier Bastarrachea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bastarrachea. Bastarrachea obviously looking to wear him down.
Bastarrachea tries to clinch but Jar is having none of it.
Bastarrachea lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jar on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bastarrachea tries to clinch up but Jar circles away and keeps his distance.
Bastarrachea is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bastarrachea fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jar.
Jar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bastarrachea throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bastarrachea buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bastarrachea lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bastarrachea moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bastarrachea tries to clinch there but Jar circles away.
Bastarrachea throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jar has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bastarrachea.
Jar on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bastarrachea doesn't manage to clinch there - Jar circles away.
A solid body kick from Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea scores with a leg kick.
Bastarrachea lands with a kick to the temple. Jar shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bastarrachea tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bastarrachea lands a high kick!
Bastarrachea throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bastarrachea pushes Jar away with a front kick.
Bastarrachea throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bastarrachea, right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bastarrachea lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jar's sensitive parts.
Bastarrachea tries to clinch up but Jar circles away and keeps his distance.
Bastarrachea throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jar.
Jar throws a hook but Bastarrachea blocks it.
Bastarrachea scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bastarrachea doesn't manage to clinch there - Jar circles away.
Bastarrachea lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bastarrachea cracks the inside of Jar's front leg.
Bastarrachea thumps Jar with a low kick.
Bastarrachea feints and then cracks Jar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jar down.
Bastarrachea throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bastarrachea scores with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastarrachea scoring well with a low kick there.
Bastarrachea with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jar walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea cracks the inside of Jar's front leg.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bastarrachea!
Bastarrachea throws a front kick that sends Jar stumbling back into the cage.
Jar avoids the head kick by Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea feints and then cracks Jar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jar down.
Jar takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bastarrachea connects with a solid leg kick.
Bastarrachea fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jar takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bastarrachea lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bastarrachea cracks the inside of Jar's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bastarrachea.
Nice body kick from Bastarrachea.
Jar takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bastarrachea throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jar takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bastarrachea looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bastarrachea lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bastarrachea is looking to clinch.
Bastarrachea throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bastarrachea, right into the meat.
Bastarrachea thumps Jar with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bastarrachea fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jar, pushing him back against the cage.
Bastarrachea lands a knee to the head.
Bastarrachea scores a nice knee to the body.
Bastarrachea trying to land knees to the body.
Bastarrachea tries to land knees in the clinch but Jar avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Bastarrachea clearly takes that round.
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.
Bastarrachea throws a quick inside leg kick.
That kick from Bastarrachea tenderised Jar's leg. Jar is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bastarrachea plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bastarrachea is looking to slow Jar down with leg kicks.
Xavier Bastarrachea is winning the standup battle so far.
Jar tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jar moves out of range of the body kick from Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea scores with a kick to the body.
Jar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bastarrachea fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea thows a body kick. Jar tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bastarrachea lands a leg kick that knocks Jar off balance momentarily.
Jar tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bastarrachea tries to clinch but Jar is having none of it.
Jar is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Bastarrachea lands with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastarrachea tries to clinch there but Jar circles away.
Bastarrachea throws a head kick that Jar semi-blocks.
Jar keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bastarrachea. That's going to slow Jar down.
Bastarrachea fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jar.
Bastarrachea chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bastarrachea throws a head kick that Jar semi-blocks.
Jar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bastarrachea.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bastarrachea. That's going to slow Jar down.
A good leg kick by Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea lands a high kick!
A slapping body kick lands there for Bastarrachea.
Good leg kick by Bastarrachea there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea lands a head kick. Jar smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastarrachea tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bastarrachea connects with a solid leg kick.
Bastarrachea throws a head kick that half lands.
Jar sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bastarrachea fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bastarrachea is looking to clinch but Jar is avoiding it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bastarrachea.
Jar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jar blocks the body kick.
Bastarrachea cracks the inside of Jar's front leg.
Bastarrachea throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bastarrachea chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bastarrachea lands a front kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bastarrachea. Jar shrugs it off though.
Bastarrachea looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastarrachea pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bastarrachea goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jar looks to land a left hand but Bastarrachea moved out of range nicely.
Jar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bastarrachea connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bastarrachea lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bastarrachea lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nice body kick there by Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A solid body kick from Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jar. That did some damage!
A head kick misses from Bastarrachea.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bastarrachea.
Crunch! Bastarrachea slams his shin into Jar's torso.
Bastarrachea connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastarrachea is looking to slow Jar down with leg kicks.
Jar on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bastarrachea scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bastarrachea with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bastarrachea moves into the clinch.
Jar avoiding damage as Bastarrachea throws knees to the body.
Jar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jar misses with the head strike.
Bastarrachea unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bastarrachea crunches a lovely knee into Jar's ribcage.
Jar managing to block the knees to the body from Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jar.
Bastarrachea tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jar avoids it.
Bastarrachea trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bastarrachea trying to land knees to the body.
Jar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bastarrachea misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jar.
Jar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jar throws a punch but it's blocked by Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Bastarrachea had his way with Ralph Jar in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bastarrachea throws a sloppy head kick and Jar moves out of range easily.
Jar avoids the head kick by Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bastarrachea looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bastarrachea's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bastarrachea scrambles back to his feet.
Jar avoids a kick to the body.
Jar's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bastarrachea under the eye.
Jar might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bastarrachea throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bastarrachea is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jar can do to turn this around?
A slapping body kick lands there for Bastarrachea.
Jar blocks a head kick by Bastarrachea.
Jar checks a leg kick nicely.
Bastarrachea tries to clinch there but Jar circles away.
Jar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A swing and a miss from Jar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastarrachea tries a head kick but it misses.
Bastarrachea throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bastarrachea. Jar shrugs it off though.
Jar is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Jar has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bastarrachea throws a head kick that misses.
Jar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bastarrachea. Bastarrachea obviously looking to wear him down.
Jar fails with a takedown attempt.
Jar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bastarrachea goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bastarrachea throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bastarrachea dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jar. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea has managed to clinch.
Jar managing to block the knees to the body from Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea missing with knees to the body.
Bastarrachea missing with knees to the body.
Bastarrachea putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bastarrachea scores a nice knee to the body.
Xavier Bastarrachea has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bastarrachea is trying to stall.
Jar avoiding damage as Bastarrachea throws knees to the body.
Jar avoiding damage as Bastarrachea throws knees to the body.
Jar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bastarrachea is stalling here.
Bastarrachea lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bastarrachea using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bastarrachea tries to land a knee to the head but Jar blocks with his arms.
Bastarrachea trying to land knees to the body.
Bastarrachea using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bastarrachea missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bastarrachea stalling in the clinch but Jar improves position.
Jar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bastarrachea backwards.
Good body shot from Jar.
Bastarrachea is fighting off a takedown attempt but Jar is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bastarrachea to the mat. Bastarrachea regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Bastarrachea looking for a sweep. Not yet Bastarrachea, not yet.
Jar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bastarrachea keeping moving, preventing Jar from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jar might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bastarrachea kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastarrachea wants to stand but Jar is controlling the position.
Ralph Jar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bastarrachea keeping moving, preventing Jar from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier Bastarrachea showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bastarrachea, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 50:42
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 50:42
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 50:42
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier Bastarrachea!
Xavier Bastarrachea retains his heavyweight title!
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