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TUOW 2: Oldskool Bashing PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andre Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiao Macale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiao Macale will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andre Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tiao Macale!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macale misses with the combination.
Macale tries to keep at a distance but Barnes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Macale is looking to break free of the clinch but Barnes has double underhooks.
Barnes gets through Macale's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Macale is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Macale wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barnes has him pressed against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Macale.
A body shot lands from Barnes.
Barnes stops a takedown attempt from Macale.
Macale is trying to break free.
Macale prevents a takedown attempt there.
Macale is looking to break free of the clinch but Barnes has double underhooks.
Macale tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Barnes smiles and moves away.
Jab from Macale.
Barnes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Macale.
Macale staying out of range there.
Macale lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Barnes backs up against the cage.
Barnes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
No luck for Macale with that takedown attempt.
Andre Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tiao Macale.
Barnes slips a jab and a cross from Macale.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Macale.
Macale shoots in but no luck this time.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Macale avoids them all with ease.
Barnes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Macale looks gassed!
Barnes lands with a shot to the body.
Macale keeps the fight on the outside.
Macale fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Barnes shoots for a double leg takedown but Macale sprawls well. He's pushed Barnes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Macale throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Barnes shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Barnes showed some decent athleticism there.
Barnes not doing much here.
Barnes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Macale on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Macale for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Barnes is pressing down on Macale's thigh, looking to free his foot. Macale is holding on for now.
Macale looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Barnes sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Barnes dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Macale lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Macale.
Macale lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Barnes.
Macale ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
Barnes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Macale misses with a body kick.
Macale lands a nice looking body shot.
Macale just misses with a punch to the body.
Macale uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barnes has time to react.
Horrible takedown by Macale or perhaps it was just good defense by Barnes which made him look bad.
Macale swats away the attempt to clinch by Barnes.
Andre Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Macale swinging wilding here.
Macale tries to bum rush Barnes with a series of wild strikes but Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Andre Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Macale both land. Nice combination.
Macale is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barnes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barnes wants to clinch up but Macale keeps it at a distance.
Barnes tries to clinch there but Macale circles away.
Barnes stuffs the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Barnes. No joy for Macale on that attempt.
Andre Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tiao Macale.
Macale is breathing heavily.
Macale misses the shot to the body.
Barnes throws a right and a left that Macale avoids nicely.
Macale throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barnes dodges the punch combination from Macale.
Barnes clinches.
Barnes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Barnes misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Barnes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barnes misses with a double jab.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Macale.
Barnes forces Macale back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands a nice shot to the body.
Macale letting Barnes take a breather here.
Barnes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Macale tries to pull guard but Barnes holds him up against the cage and eventually Macale drops back down to his feet.
Barnes gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Macale regains guard.
Macale is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Macale is looking to stand up but Barnes isn't so interested in that idea.
Macale tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Macale is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Macale can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Barnes controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Macale has his foot on Barnes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Barnes works his way back into a safe position though.
Barnes looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Barnes dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Barnes moves into the clinch.
Macale prevents a body shot from Barnes.
Macale can't break the clinch.
Macale wants to break free but Barnes has control.
Macale wants to break free but Barnes has control.
Barnes works on Macale's body with a couple of short punches.
Macale is trying to break the clinch but Barnes has him pressed against the cage.
Macale goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barnes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch but Macale swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Macale swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barnes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Macale swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Macale avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes misses with a double jab.
Macale tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Barnes swivels and escapes.
Macale swats away the attempt to clinch by Barnes.
Barnes wants to clinch up but Macale keeps it at a distance.
Barnes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barnes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Macale finds it's target.
Barnes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Macale works over Barnes's head and body with a nice combination.
Macale takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barnes moves in looking to clinch but Macale pushes him off.
Barnes needs to keep his hands up - Macale had a free shot at his head there.
Macale takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Barnes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Macale looks to land a combination but Barnes avoids it well.
Macale scores with a three punch combo!
Barnes tries to clinch but Macale is having none of it.
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Macale is just out of range.
Barnes is looking to clinch.
Barnes lands a nice looking body shot.
Barnes wants to clinch.
Barnes avoids a kick to the body.
Barnes lands a nice shot that snaps Macale's head back.
Barnes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Macale has had enough of the clinch but Barnes keeps him there for the moment.
Barnes works on Macale's body with a couple of short punches.
Barnes lands a body shot.
Barnes is leaning against Macale and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Barnes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Macale or not.
Barnes digs a right hand into Macale's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Macale's gas tank.
Barnes lands with a light punch inside.
Barnes manages to break the clinch.
Barnes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barnes breaks the clinch.
Barnes blocks the body kick.
Macale tries to keep at a distance but Barnes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Barnes breaks the clinch.
Barnes clinches up with Macale and pushes him back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Barnes as the two fighters clinch.
A body shot lands from Barnes.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Barnes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Macale misses.
Barnes tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Macale counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barnes tries to clinch up.
Barnes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Macale moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Macale clobbers Barnes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Macale.
Barnes shoots for a takedown but Macale saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Barnes has Macale up against the cage in a clinch.
Barnes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Macale connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Barnes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tiao Macale has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Macale misses with a two punch combination.
Macale fails to land with a series of punches.
Barnes scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Macale throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Macale counters with a two punch combo.
Macale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Barnes is looking to wear down Macale with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Macale has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Macale has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Macale there as he acknowledges the shot.
Macale throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barnes counters with a leg kick.
Barnes moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Barnes lunges at Macale with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Macale's hand.
Macale tries to keep at a distance but Barnes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Barnes stops a takedown attempt from Macale.
Macale prevents the takedown attempt.
Macale tries to break the clinch but Barnes is controlling the position.
Barnes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Barnes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Macales head.
Barnes breaks from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A cross from Barnes lands.
Barnes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Andre Barnes is winning the standup battle so far.
Barnes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Macale.
Macale walks into a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Barnes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barnes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Barnes!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Mehoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pencil Neck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mehoff comes to the cage accompanied by Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood by Volbeat. Neck comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rolling Stones - Paint it black kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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176 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Mehoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pencil Neck!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neck scores a takedown into full mount!
Mehoff is trying to escape the mount.
Mehoff in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mehoff is looking to improve his position but Neck isn't that keen on the idea.
Mehoff is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mehoff is trying to reverse the position but instead Neck has taken his back - oops!
Neck tightening his grip on Mehoff, looking for the choke.
Mehoff tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Neck sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Mehoff regains half guard.
Neck wants to stand up but Mehoff is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neck is keen to just control but Mehoff is a slippery customer.
Mehoff makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mehoff.
Mehoff working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Neck doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Neck manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mehoff looking for a sweep. Not yet Mehoff, not yet.
Neck trying to control the position from guard on top but Mehoff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mehoff looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Neck trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mehoff's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Neck wants to control from the top but Mehoff keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mehoff is looking to sinch up a triangle. Neck throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Mehoff's body to avoid the submission. Mehoff has instead reached around Neck's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Mehoff arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jack Mehoff!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Martti Aho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Holger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martti Aho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hans Holger!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aho throws a left that rocks Holger and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Aho dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Holger regain composure!
Holger is rocked!
It looks like Hans Holger has been cut.
Holger looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Aho stands up.
Holger is still on wobbly legs! Can Aho finish him?
Holger slips a jab and a cross from Aho.
Aho dances in with a quick combination. Holger is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Aho snaps Holger's head back. Holger stumbles backwards against the cage. Aho steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Holger's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Holger just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Martti Aho!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Baishakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Hogan (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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Counter striker
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andrey Baishakov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eric Hogan!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogan looks to land a combination but Baishakov avoids it well.
Baishakov throws a push kick but Hogan slaps the foot to one side.
Hogan scores with a shot to the body.
Baishakov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hogan but Hogan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Baishakov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hogan to the mat! Hogan manages to get full guard.
Hogan wants to stand but Baishakov is controlling the position.
Hogan keeping moving, preventing Baishakov from controlling successfully.
Hogan wants to stand but Baishakov is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baishakov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Baishakov decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hogan, up you get!
Hogan lunges at Baishakov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Baishakov's hand.
Baishakov just misses with a punch to the body.
Baishakov moves out of range of the strikes.
Hogan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Baishakov is rocked!
It looks like Andrey Baishakov has been cut.
Baishakov doesn't manage to clinch there - Hogan circles away.
Oh Baishakov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
BOOM! Hogan lands a beautiful left hook that drops Baishakov. Baishakov tries to recover but Hogan is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Baishakov lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Hogan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steven Liv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fury has chosen Ready to fight as his entrance music. Brian Fury will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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177 lbs
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Basic striking
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steven Liv!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Fury!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liv shoots in for a takedown but Fury shows good takedown defense.
Liv throws and low kick but Fury moves out of range easily.
Liv closes the distance and clinches up with Fury, looking for a takedown. Liv pushes Fury against the cage but Fury circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Liv is looking to clinch but Fury is avoiding it.
Fury misses with a few strikes there.
Liv will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Liv. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liv wants to slow Fury down by chopping away at his legs.
Fury throws a right and a left that Liv avoids nicely.
Liv scores a takedown into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fury tries to hold on but Liv postures up.
Liv wants to control the pace but Fury is squirming around nicely.
Fury trying desperately to get to his feet.
Fury regains half guard.
Fury is pressing down on Liv's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liv missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Liv throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fury works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fury preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Liv drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Fury manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Liv has Fury in his guard.
Fury wants to stand but Liv is controlling his posture from full guard.
Liv controls Fury momentarily but Fury frees himself.
Fury wanted to stand there but Liv had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Liv managing to control the position.
Liv controls Fury momentarily but Fury frees himself.
Fury wants to stand but Liv is controlling his posture from full guard.
Liv is trying to keep Fury in close.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Liv shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Fury's guard.
Fury is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Liv is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liv loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Liv is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Liv stopping the sweep attempt from Fury.
Liv pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fury is keeping the position for now.
Fury is looking to stand back up but Liv counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Fury.
Liv goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Fury rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Liv's guard! Nice work there by Fury!
Liv is breathing heavily.
Liv tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Liv keeping full guard, as Fury tries to pass.
Fury would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Liv is striking from the bottom but Fury uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Liv trying to hold on to Fury's head to control him but Fury postures up.
Fury prevents Liv from improving his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Liv is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Steven Liv will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Liv shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Liv was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Liv jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Fury is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Fury and Liv has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Liv wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fury, who protects the arm well.
Liv throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Fury manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Liv stops Fury from getting back to his feet.
Fury trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liv is looking to advance position but Fury won't allow it.
Liv thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Fury to regain full guard.
Liv wants to control from the top but Fury keeps moving.
Liv content to stall in guard here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fury misses with a jab, cross combination.
Liv fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fury throws a series of strikes that have Liv backpedaling.
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.
Liv fails to land the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Fury as Liv shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Liv. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fury fails with a takedown attempt.
Steven Liv is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Liv shoots for a takedown but Fury saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Liv looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fury is fending him off so far but Liv persists. Nope, Fury circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice takedown defense from Fury. No joy for Liv on that attempt.
Fury swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Liv takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fury tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Liv swivels and escapes.
Fury misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liv with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fury counters with a nice uppercut.
Fury will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fury uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Steven Liv seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fury throws a nice looking combination but Liv bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Liv scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fury regains half guard there - taking advantage of Liv's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Fury tries to kick Liv off but Liv keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Liv content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury is trying to stand.
Liv missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Liv thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Liv in particular looking to stall.
Liv passes to full mount!
Liv trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Liv jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Fury is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Fury and Liv has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Brian Fury will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Liv gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fury counters with a two punch combo.
Liv shoots for a double leg takedown but Fury sprawls well. He's pushed Liv's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fury scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fury throws a right and a left that both miss.
Liv shoots in and bounces Fury off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fury preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Liv tries to free his leg and advance position but Fury is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fury wants to stand and escape but Liv is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fury is trying to control the position but Liv postures up.
Liv tries to free his leg and advance position but Fury is retaining full guard.
Liv loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Liv gets the takedown into side control.
Fury wants to control but Liv postures up.
Liv thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Liv wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fury keeps working.
Liv fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liv works to advance to full mount. Fury defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Fury is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Liv controlling the position easily from mount.
Liv moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Fury has worked his arm free - good work by Fury!
Liv trying to control the position but Fury is working away.
Liv throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liv trying to control the action but Fury is working from the bottom.
Liv happy to just control the position for now.
Liv tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Liv has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Liv tries to advance to mount but Fury denies him.
Liv is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fury is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Liv swings around for an armbar but Fury sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Liv's guard.
Liv keeping moving, preventing Fury from controlling successfully.
Fury drops back looking for a leg! Liv is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Liv manages to kick Fury off! Fury jumps back into Liv's guard.
Fury wants to stand and escape but instead Liv has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Liv not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steven Liv showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Liv has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Brian Fury!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Blaze Seagrave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Heaton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Seagrave might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Waitin on Hank - Dry County. Heaton comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bodies by Drowning Pool kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Blaze Seagrave could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jack Heaton's chin.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Blaze Seagrave!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Heaton!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seagrave scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Heaton is trying to work for a sweep but Seagrave has mounted him!
Seagrave looking to isolate an arm here. Heaton doesn't see it coming and as Seagrave extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Seagrave!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Blaze Seagrave!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rio Denardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denardo's entrance music is Bodies - Drowning pool. A fine choice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rio Denardo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ben Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denardo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Swanson but Swanson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice sprawl there from Swanson as Denardo shoots in.
Denardo tries to clinch up.
Denardo shoots in for a double leg but Swanson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rio Denardo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Swanson gets a clinch.
Swanson stalling the fight.
Denardo looking to throw knees to the head but Swanson is blocking nicely.
Denardo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Denardo tries for a takedown but Swanson manages to get underhooks.
Denardo looking to throw knees to the head but Swanson is blocking nicely.
Denardo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Swanson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Denardo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Denardo fails to pull guard.
Denardo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Swanson pulls his leg out and moves away.
A punch combination from Swanson misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denardo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Swanson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Denardo is trying to break the clinch but Swanson has him pressed against the cage.
Swanson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Denardo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Swanson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Denardo is breathing heavily.
Denardo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Denardo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Swanson misses with the combination.
Swanson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Denardo wants to clinch.
Swanson moves into the clinch successfully.
Denardo tries to land a knee to the head but Swanson blocks with his arms.
Denardo throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Swanson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Swanson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Swanson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Denardo tries for a takedown. No joy.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Denardo.
Denardo goes for a takedown attempt but Swanson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ben Swanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swanson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Swanson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Swanson has managed to clinch.
Denardo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Swanson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Denardo wants to clinch.
Swanson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denardo closes the distance but Swanson moves to the side
and Swanson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Denardo's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swanson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Swanson wants to stand but Denardo is controlling his posture from full guard.
Swanson gets to his feet. Denardo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Swanson misses.
Denardo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Denardo dodges the punch combination from Swanson.
Denardo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Swanson fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Swanson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Swanson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Denardo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Swanson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Swanson tries to clinch up but Denardo circles away and keeps his distance.
Some wild striking there from Swanson.
Denardo tries to clinch but Swanson moves away
and Swanson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Swanson tries to stand but can't do so whilst Denardo controls his leg.
Denardo wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson content to control rather than advance.
Denardo manages to get to full guard.
Denardo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Swanson regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denardo is working for a kimura but Swanson is defending it quite comfortably.
Swanson wants to control but Denardo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Denardo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Swanson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Denardo.
Denardo trying to advance position but Swanson counters by regaining guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Swanson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Denardo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Denardo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Denardo throws a head kick but Swanson moves out of range.
Denardo tries for a takedown but Swanson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Denardo wants to clinch but Swanson slips to the side
and Swanson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Denardo!
Denardo is squirming around, avoiding Swanson's attempts to control the action.
Swanson is working for a guillotine from mount but Denardo frees his head quite easily.
Denardo tries to reverse the position but Swanson maintains control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Swanson controlling from mount.
Denardo is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denardo tries to control the position but Swanson now has his back.
Denardo can't escape the position.
Denardo turns into Swanson and is now in his guard.
Denardo stands and throws Swanson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Swanson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Denardo is looking to take a break and control but Swanson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Swanson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Swanson 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Swanson!
Ben Swanson is the new welterweight champion!
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