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Cforce.7: Pakkis Challenge R2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harley Taavetinpoika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conan Subotai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taavetinpoika's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rolling Stones - Paint it black. The crowd seem to be enjoying Subotai's choice of entrance music: Viikate - Leikatun Konjakin Salaisuus. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harley Taavetinpoika!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Conan Subotai!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Subotai connects with a body shot.
Taavetinpoika closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Subotai to the mat! Subotai manages to get full guard.
Taavetinpoika trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Subotai pushes Taavetinpoika off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Conan Subotai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taavetinpoika uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Subotai.
Taavetinpoika misses with a head kick.
Taavetinpoika feints and as Subotai raises his hands in defense, Taavetinpoika changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Subotai can do anything to dispel that myth.
Subotai pushes Taavetinpoika off and gets back to his feet.
Subotai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Subotai keeps control of Taavetinpoika as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Taavetinpoika is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Subotai pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Subotai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taavetinpoika blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taavetinpoika drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Subotai gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Taavetinpoika tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Subotai smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harley Taavetinpoika. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Subotai lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Harley Taavetinpoika has been cut.
Subotai cracks a nice hook into Taavetinpoika's ribs.
Taavetinpoika throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Subotai's waist but Subotai gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Taavetinpoika off to one side.
Subotai digs a good hook to Taavetinpoika's body.
Subotai misses with a two punch combination.
Taavetinpoika fails with a takedown attempt.
A jab from Subotai misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Subotai scores with a jab to the body.
Taavetinpoika is breathing heavily.
Subotai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taavetinpoika walks into a jab.
Conan Subotai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Subotai takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Subotai scores with a nice strike.
Harley Taavetinpoika's cut is getting worse.
Subotai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Subotai moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Taavetinpoika goes down! Can Subotai finish him!?
Taavetinpoika is rocked!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Taavetinpoika working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Subotai doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Subotai manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Taavetinpoika is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Subotai is controlling him.
Subotai would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Subotai postures up in Taavetinpoika's guard and throws a big left but Taavetinpoika blocks it.
Taavetinpoika has a closed guard, preventing Subotai from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Subotai advances to half guard.
Taavetinpoika moves into full guard.
Subotai gets to his feet - Taavetinpoika follows without any prompting.
Taavetinpoika tries for a takedown but Subotai sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice shot lands for Subotai.
Subotai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taavetinpoika uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Subotai.
Subotai looks to land a combination but Taavetinpoika avoids it well.
Subotai throws a body punch but Taavetinpoika moves out of range.
Taavetinpoika takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Subotai lands a jab to the head.
Subotai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taavetinpoika shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Subotai but Subotai pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Subotai. Beautiful body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Subotai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Taavetinpoika takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harley Taavetinpoika's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Taavetinpoika shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Subotai misses with a few strikes there.
Subotai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Subotai throws a big shot that misses.
Taavetinpoika pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Subotai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taavetinpoika.
Subotai throws a shot from downtown. Taavetinpoika moves away and avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taavetinpoika avoids the body shot from Subotai.
Taavetinpoika fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Subotai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conan Subotai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harley Taavetinpoika's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Subotai connects with the punch.
Taavetinpoika avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Subotai misses with a looping left.
Taavetinpoika misses with a body shot.
Taavetinpoika moves away from the strike by Subotai.
Subotai clobbers Taavetinpoika with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Subotai misses the shot to the body.
Subotai getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Subotai throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Taavetinpoika stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Subotai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taavetinpoika manages to avoid it.
Subotai waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Taavetinpoika.
Conan Subotai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Subotai throws a shot to the body.
Subotai throws a big shot that misses.
Subotai misses with a jab, cross combination.
Taavetinpoika closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Subotai slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Subotai uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Subotai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taavetinpoika sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Subotai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Taavetinpoika moves out of range as Subotai strikes.
Subotai swings for the body but Taavetinpoika moves out of range.
A jab from Subotai does it's job there.
A big right from Subotai misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Taavetinpoika shoots for a double leg takedown but Subotai sprawls well. He's pushed Taavetinpoika's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Subotai misses the shot to the body.
Subotai throws a predictable looking body shot
and Taavetinpoika counters with a nice double leg into side control. Subotai won't be happy with that.
Subotai is working to avoid the ground and pound but Taavetinpoika connects with a decent elbow.
Taavetinpoika working the head with strikes.
Subotai dodges the ground and pound from Taavetinpoika.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taavetinpoika wants to lay and pray for a moment but Subotai keeps working.
Subotai throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Taavetinpoika lands with a nice combination. Subotai backs away looking to recover.
Subotai lands with an overhand left.
Jeez, Harley Taavetinpoika's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Subotai.
Taavetinpoika uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Subotai.
Subotai lands a slapping body shot.
Taavetinpoika takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Subotai misses with a hook.
Subotai throws a hook but Taavetinpoika blocks it.
Subotai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Subotai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taavetinpoika.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taavetinpoika avoids the body shot from Subotai.
Taavetinpoika steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Subotai.
Taavetinpoika takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Subotai misses the body punch
and Taavetinpoika counters with a left and a right that stings Subotai.
Subotai throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Taavetinpoika moves out of range of the strikes.
Taavetinpoika pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Subotai throws a predictable looking body shot
and Taavetinpoika counters with a single leg into guard. Subotai didn't expect that.
Taavetinpoika postures up in Subotai's guard and throws a big left but Subotai blocks it.
Harley Taavetinpoika overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Subotai wants to stand and escape but Taavetinpoika is having none of it.
Taavetinpoika preventing the sweep.
Subotai wants to stand up but Taavetinpoika is controlling him.
Taavetinpoika has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Taavetinpoika trying to control but Subotai is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taavetinpoika advances position into side control!
Subotai is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Subotai throws a shot from downtown. Taavetinpoika moves away and avoids it.
Taavetinpoika misses with a jab, cross combination.
Subotai scores with a nice strike.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Harley Taavetinpoika's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Conan Subotai!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aapeli Pulliainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamppa Reponen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aapeli Pulliainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jamppa Reponen!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reponen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pulliainen.
Pulliainen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reponen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Reponen wants to pass the guard but Pulliainen is defending well.
Pulliainen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Reponen slows the pace down in half guard.
Let's hope that Reponen has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Reponen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reponen content to control rather than advance.
Reponen with the ground and pound but Pulliainen uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Reponen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Pulliainen controls Reponen momentarily but Reponen frees himself.
Reponen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Reponen wants to pass the guard but Pulliainen is keeping the position.
Pulliainen 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.
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.
Reponen thows a big elbow that misses.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Reponen moves into the clinch.
Reponen lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Aapeli Pulliainen has been cut.
Pulliainen avoids the elbow strike from Reponen, against the cage.
Reponen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pulliainen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Reponen has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Pulliainen uses from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pulliainen wants to control from the top but Reponen keeps moving.
Pulliainen won't allow Reponen to sweep him here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Reponen keeping moving, preventing Pulliainen from controlling successfully.
Reponen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Reponen is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pulliainen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pulliainen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jamppa Reponen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reponen tries to clinch but Pulliainen is having none of it.
Reponen shoots in for a takedown but Pulliainen shows good takedown defense.
Pulliainen cracks Reponen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pulliainen digs a good body shot into Reponen's ribs.
Reponen looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pulliainen closes the distance but Reponen moves to the side
and Reponen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pulliainen wants to control but Reponen is keeping busy.
Pulliainen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Reponen is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reponen wants to take a breather but Pulliainen is having none of it.
Reponen is thwarting Pulliainen's attempts to control the position.
Pulliainen tries to roll over but Reponen keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulliainen is trying to control but can't.
Reponen is trying to control the action in half guard but Pulliainen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pulliainen trying to control from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Reponen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Aapeli Pulliainen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamppa Reponen.
Pulliainen tries to close the distance and clinch but Reponen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Pulliainen.
Pulliainen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reponen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pulliainen, pushing him back against the cage.
Pulliainen is looking to control Reponen's arms but Reponen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pulliainen has his back to the cage.
Reponen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pulliainen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pulliainen dodges an elbow strike from Reponen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pulliainen blocks an elbow strike.
Reponen lands an elbow that stopped Pulliainen in his tracks for a moment.
Reponen pressing his opponent against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Reponen throws an elbow but misses.
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 Aapeli Pulliainen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aapeli Pulliainen's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pulliainen tries to clinch but Reponen moves out of range.
Reponen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pulliainen blocks an elbow strike from Reponen.
Pulliainen gets underhooks to prevent Reponen's takedown attempt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Reponen.
Reponen lands an elbow that stopped Pulliainen in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Reponen throws an elbow but misses.
Reponen goes for a takedown attempt but Pulliainen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Reponen shoots in for a takedown but Pulliainen shows good takedown defense.
Aapeli Pulliainen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamppa Reponen.
Pulliainen tries to clinch but Reponen is having none of it.
Reponen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pulliainen lands with a straight right. Reponen didn't see that one coming.
Pulliainen bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Reponen! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Reponen is rocked!
Pulliainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Reponen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reponen is still in real trouble! Can Pulliainen finish him?
Reponen is breathing heavily.
Pulliainen is really struggling to control Reponen but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Reponen seems to have recovered his senses.
Pulliainen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reponen is trying to get back to half guard.
Pulliainen trying to control the position but Reponen is working away.
Reponen is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Pulliainen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Reponen defends it well.
Reponen wants to get back to full guard but Pulliainen has passed into side control.
Pulliainen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Reponen wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Pulliainen avoiding Reponen 's attempts to control his hands.
Reponen turns into Pulliainen and is now in his guard.
Pulliainen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Reponen passes Pulliainen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Reponen drops an elbow to the side of Pulliainen's head.
Reponen is looking to stall here but Pulliainen recovers full guard.
Reponen trying to control the position from guard on top but Pulliainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulliainen wants to sweep but no luck.
Reponen trying to control but Pulliainen is working from the bottom.
Pulliainen trying to control the position.
Reponen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Reponen wants to control from the top but Pulliainen keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Reponen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pulliainen tries to avoid it but Reponen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pulliainen to the ground. Pulliainen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pulliainen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Reponen backs up against the cage.
Pulliainen drives through and clinches with Reponen against the cage.
Reponen keeps control of Pulliainen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Reponen pushes off an throws an elbow but Pulliainen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Reponen throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reponen wants a takedown but no success here.
Pulliainen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pulliainen wants to get back to striking at distance but Reponen won't allow it.
Reponen lands a damaging elbow.
Reponen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pulliainen dodges an elbow strike from Reponen.
Reponen tries for a takedown but Pulliainen manages to get underhooks.
Pulliainen blocks an elbow strike from Reponen.
Reponen is trying to maintain a safe position but Pulliainen gets an underhook and turns Reponen into the cage.
Pulliainen is trying to break the clinch but Reponen has him pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pulliainen can't break the clinch.
Pulliainen has had enough of the clinch but Reponen keeps him there for the moment.
Reponen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pulliainen prevents the takedown attempt.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pulliainen wants to get back to striking at distance but Reponen won't allow it.
Pulliainen avoids the elbow strike from Reponen, against the cage.
Reponen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pulliainen blocks an elbow strike.
Reponen keeps control of Pulliainen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pulliainen lands a body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aapeli Pulliainen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aapeli Pulliainen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Pulliainen throws a nice looking combination but Reponen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pulliainen is looking to clinch but Reponen is avoiding it.
Pulliainen throws a series of punches but Reponen avoids them all with ease.
Pulliainen throws a nice looking combination but Reponen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reponen rushes Pulliainen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Reponen lands a nice elbow.
Reponen lands an elbow that stopped Pulliainen in his tracks for a moment.
Reponen taking a breather.
Reponen has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Pulliainen uses from the top position.
Reponen trying to strike off his back.
Reponen controls Pulliainen momentarily but Pulliainen frees himself.
Pulliainen wants to control from the top but Reponen keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulliainen stopping the sweep attempt from Reponen.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reponen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulliainen wants to control from the top but Reponen keeps moving.
Reponen wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Reponen moves in looking to clinch but Pulliainen pushes him off.
Aapeli Pulliainen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pulliainen scores with a one two! Reponen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Reponen clinches up with Pulliainen and pushes him back against the cage.
Reponen prevents Pulliainen from breaking the clinch.
Pulliainen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Reponen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Reponen lands an elbow inside.
Reponen lands an elbow just above Pulliainen 's eye.
Reponen tries to pull guard but Pulliainen holds him up against the cage and eventually Reponen drops back down to his feet.
Reponen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Reponen throws an elbow but misses.
Pulliainen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Reponen.
Pulliainen tries to break the clinch but Reponen is controlling the position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pulliainen avoids the elbow strike from Reponen, against the cage.
Pulliainen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Aapeli Pulliainen's cut is getting worse.
Pulliainen blocks the elbow strike.
Reponen turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Reponen misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Pulliainen is not content to let Reponen control the position.
Pulliainen wants to control but Reponen postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulliainen is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Pulliainen takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The strikes coming from Reponen are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Reponen trying to control the position but Pulliainen is working away.
Pulliainen regains half guard, as Reponen was trying to land strikes.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pulliainen stuffs the takedown.
Aapeli Pulliainen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamppa Reponen.
Pulliainen tries to clinch there but Reponen circles away.
Pulliainen scores with a hook to the body. Reponen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Aapeli Pulliainen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Aapeli Pulliainen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pulliainen lands a two punch combo.
Pulliainen tries to close the distance and clinch but Reponen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pulliainen darts in trying to clinch
and Reponen moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reponen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pulliainen smiles and moves away.
A shot to de liver by Pulliainen. Beautiful body shot.
Pulliainen tries to clinch up but Reponen circles away and keeps his distance.
Pulliainen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reponen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reponen tries to clinch but Pulliainen moves out of range.
Jamppa Reponen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reponen closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pulliainen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Reponen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pulliainen blocks an elbow strike.
Reponen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pulliainen working aggressively here.
Reponen taking a breather.
Pulliainen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pulliainen dodges an elbow strike from Reponen.
Reponen pushes off an throws an elbow but Pulliainen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jamppa Reponen.
I think Pulliainen 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aapeli Pulliainen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reinhard Heydrich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Lippencot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hans Lippencot has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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199 lbs
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Counter striker
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Reinhard Heydrich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hans Lippencot!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lippencot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heydrich swats away the attempt to clinch by Lippencot.
Lippencot looks to land a combination but Heydrich avoids it well.
Heydrich misses with a takedown attempt - Lippencot sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lippencot misses with a wild combination.
Heydrich shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Heydrich swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lippencot counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Heydrich closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Heydrich lands in his opponent's guard.
Heydrich wants to control from the top but Lippencot keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heydrich stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lippencot swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lippencot keeping moving, preventing Heydrich from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heydrich pushes down on Lippencot's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lippencot avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Heydrich.
Heydrich sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Heydrich looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lippencot is staying active underneath Heydrich, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Heydrich shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lippencot counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reinhard Heydrich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heydrich is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lippencot jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Heydrich avoids a punch combination nicely.
Heydrich closes the distance and clinches up with Lippencot, looking for a takedown. Heydrich pushes Lippencot against the cage but Lippencot circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lippencot catches Heydrich with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Heydrich on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lippencot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hans Lippencot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lippencot lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lippencot misses with a straight left.
Lippencot misses with a double jab.
Heydrich slips a jab and a cross from Lippencot.
Lippencot is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Heydrich rather than just go for the knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lippencot misses with a body shot.
A combination from Lippencot does no damage.
Heydrich takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lippencot throws a right hand that Heydrich ducks under and follows up with a left that Heydrich also avoids with ease.
Heydrich with a poor takedown
and Lippencot counters by moving into the clinch.
Lippencot stalling.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lippencot swings wildly with an uppercut but Heydrich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lippencot throws a punch but it's blocked by Heydrich.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lippencot throws a punch but it's blocked by Heydrich.
Lippencot lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lippencot pressing his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Lippencot dominated that round.
That's time! Heydrich's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lippencot throws a series of punches but Heydrich moves out of range.
Lippencot misses with the combination.
Heydrich avoids the body shot from Lippencot.
Heydrich scores a takedown into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heydrich misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poor strikes thrown by Heydrich there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Heydrich looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Lippencot tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lippencot is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heydrich goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Lippencot turns into him and now he's in Heydrich's guard.
Heydrich isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Lippencot stacks Heydrich on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Lippencot!
Heydrich struggling a bit here.
Lippencot controlling the position.
That's two 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.
Lippencot wants to stand but Heydrich is controlling his arm.
Heydrich manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Heydrich is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lippencot doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Heydrich.
Still in half guard, Heydrich seems content to control.
Lippencot wants to control but Heydrich is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heydrich is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Lippencot as he works his way to full guard.
Heydrich wants to control from the top but Lippencot keeps moving.
Heydrich wants to pass the guard but Lippencot is keeping the position.
Heydrich preventing the sweep.
That's four 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.
Heydrich looking to pass the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Heydrich fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lippencot sprawls well initially but Heydrich persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lippencot keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Heydrich is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Heydrich wants to control but Lippencot is keeping him busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Heydrich trying to control the pace.
Lippencot really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Heydrich. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Heydrich wants to control but Lippencot is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reinhard Heydrich dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Lippencot will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lippencot moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Heydrich looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lippencot!
Heydrich misses with a head shot.
Heydrich punching from mount but Lippencot doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Heydrich sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lippencot defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Heydrich.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lippencot is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Heydrich is working for a guillotine from mount but Lippencot frees his head quite easily.
Lippencot is in all sorts of trouble here.
Heydrich is going olschool here, as he tries to force Lippencot to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Lippencot shrugs it off.
Lippencot wants to hold on but Heydrich pushes him away.
Heydrich controlling the pace for now.
That's two 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.
Heydrich throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Heydrich looking to control but Lippencot is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lippencot is in a horrible position here. Heydrich smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lippencot is looking to get to half guard.
Heydrich trying to control but Lippencot is having none of it.
Lippencot is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heydrich thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Heydrich looking to ground and pound but Lippencot is blocking nicely.
Heydrich trying to control but Lippencot is having none of it.
Lippencot taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Heydrich thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Lippencot takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lippencot slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Heydrich is looking to stall here but Lippencot recovers full guard.
Heydrich stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lippencot swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Heydrich passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lippencot struggling a bit here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reinhard Heydrich showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Heydrich 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reinhard Heydrich!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Saruman Fredriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veijo Vinssi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredriksson's entrance music is Isengard Theme. A fine choice. Vinssi has chosen ERIKA! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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195 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Saruman Fredriksson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Veijo Vinssi!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fredriksson takes a swing at Vinssi's ribcage but misses.
Fredriksson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Vinssi manages to get back to half guard.
Fredriksson is thwarting Vinssi's attempts to control the position.
Vinssi wants to improve his position but Fredriksson is controlling well.
Fredriksson prevents Vinssi from standing back up.
Fredriksson wants to take a breather but Vinssi is having none of it.
Vinssi wants to control but Fredriksson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Vinssi tries to roll over but Fredriksson keeps him under control.
Fredriksson throwing shots but Vinssi is blocking nicely.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fredriksson waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Vinssi.
Vinssi throws a series of punches but Fredriksson avoids them all with ease.
Vinssi swinging wilding here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinssi tries to bum rush Fredriksson with a series of wild strikes but Fredriksson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fredriksson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Fredriksson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Vinssi wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Fredriksson.
Fredriksson looking to finish Vinssi with some ground and pound. This is bad for Vinssi!
Vinssi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Fredriksson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Fredriksson looking for a guillotine from mount but Vinssi is having none of it.
Vinssi prevents any damage by holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Vinssi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Vinssi tries to hold on but Fredriksson pushes him away.
Vinssi is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fredriksson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vinssi is looking to escape.
Vinssi is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Vinssi working to try and regain half guard.
Fredriksson dominating with strikes here.
Vinssi is looking to get to half guard.
Fredriksson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinssi blocking the ground and pound.
Fredriksson with shots to the head and body - Vinssi looks very uncomfortable down there.
Fredriksson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Fredriksson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fredriksson lands with some strikes.
Fredriksson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fredriksson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Fredriksson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Fredriksson lands a heavy elbow.
Vinssi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Vinssi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Vinssi avoids a series of strikes thrown by Fredriksson.
Fredriksson punching from mount but Vinssi doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Fredriksson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinssi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Vinssi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fredriksson tries to control but Vinssi wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fredriksson with the ground and pound from mount.
Vinssi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Vinssi wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Fredriksson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fredriksson landing strikes from the mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fredriksson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
A nice elbow there by Fredriksson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saruman Fredriksson dominated 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.
Fredriksson slips a jab and a cross from Vinssi.
Vinssi loads up on a big right hand but Fredriksson slips the punch.
Vinssi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fredriksson manages to avoid it.
Vinssi 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.
Vinssi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fredriksson.
Vinssi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jab, jab by Vinssi - just one landing.
Fredriksson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vinssi.
Vinssi slips a jab from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vinssi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Veijo Vinssi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vinssi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vinssi throws a body punch but Fredriksson moves out of range.
Vinssi misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinssi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vinssi slips under a jab.
Nice sprawl there from Vinssi as Fredriksson shoots in.
Vinssi misses with a double jab.
The fighters circling - Vinssi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fredriksson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vinssi tries to avoid it but Fredriksson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vinssi to the ground. Vinssi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Vinssi tests Fredriksson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fredriksson shoots for a double leg takedown but Vinssi sprawls well. He's pushed Fredriksson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saruman Fredriksson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fredriksson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vinssi drops Fredriksson with a big left hand! Fredriksson is injured, injured bad! Vinssi jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Veijo Vinssi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ignaas Zaan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Osmo Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zaan comes to the cage accompanied by In Flames - The Quiet Place. Ignaas Zaan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Osmo Jokinen's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ignaas Zaan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Osmo Jokinen!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jokinen.
Jokinen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zaan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zaan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jokinen, pushing him back against the cage.
Zaan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jokinens head.
Jokinen can't break the clinch.
Jokinen avoids a wild elbow strike from Zaan.
Jokinen dodges an elbow strike from Zaan.
A short right from Zaan.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zaan. Jokinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jokinen misses with a low kick.
Zaan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jokinen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zaan darts in and clinches Jokinen up against the cage.
Zaan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zaan.
Jokinen blocks an elbow strike from Zaan.
Zaan throws a head punch that misses.
Zaan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zaan throws an elbow but misses.
Zaan pushes off an throws an elbow but Jokinen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zaan lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zaan.
Jokinen managing to block the knees to the body from Zaan.
Jokinen wants a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jokinen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zaan forces Jokinen back against the cage and clinches.
Jokinen dodges an elbow strike from Zaan.
Zaan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zaan misses with an elbow strike.
Jokinen avoids a wild elbow strike from Zaan.
Jokinen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jokinen has had enough of the clinch but Zaan keeps him there for the moment.
Zaan pushes off an throws an elbow but Jokinen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jokinen gets control of Zaan's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jokinen will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Zaan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Zaan preventing the sweep.
Zaan slips nicely into half guard.
Zaan blocks the strikes from Jokinen.
Zaan tries to stand but can't do so whilst Jokinen controls his leg.
Jokinen flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Jokinen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Zaan is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen tries to roll over but Zaan keeps him under control.
Zaan is taking a breather. Jokinen says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Jokinen is refusing to be controlled, as Zaan sits in half guard.
Zaan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jokinen moves into full guard.
Zaan tries to free his leg and advance position but Jokinen is retaining full guard.
Jokinen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jokinen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jokinen trying to strike off his back.
Zaan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jokinen tries to bench press Zaan off him but Zaan keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen looks gassed!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Zaan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Osmo Jokinen has been cut.
Zaan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jokinen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jokinen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zaan wants to clinch.
Jokinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zaan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zaan throws a leg kick which misses Jokinen's front leg but catches the back leg as Jokinen tries to avoid it.
Zaan tries to clinch but Jokinen is having none of it.
Zaan staying out of range there.
Zaan instigates a clinch.
Jokinen takes an elbow to the temple.
Zaan misses with an elbow over the top.
Zaan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jokinen tries to stall but Zaan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jokinen wants a takedown.
Jokinen takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen avoids a wild elbow strike from Zaan.
Zaan lands a right hand.
Jokinen blocks an elbow strike from Zaan.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zaan throws an elbow but misses.
Zaan throws an elbow but it misses.
Jokinen blocks the elbow strike.
Zaan lands an elbow just above Jokinen 's eye.
Zaan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jokinen blocks the elbow strike.
Zaan lands a nice elbow.
Jokinen is working for takedown but Zaan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ignaas Zaan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Osmo Jokinen.
Zaan misses with an elbow over the top.
Zaan lands a body punch.
Jokinen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jokinen managing to block the knees to the body from Zaan.
Zaan lands a damaging elbow.
Zaan misses with an elbow over the top.
Jokinen blocks the elbow strike.
Zaan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ignaas Zaan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Osmo Jokinen's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Zaan tries to clinch but Jokinen is having none of it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jokinen.
Jokinen misses with a hook.
Jokinen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jokinen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jokinen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Zaan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zaan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jokinen misses with a hook. Zaan ducked under it nicely.
Zaan has Jokinen up against the cage in a clinch.
Jokinen avoids the elbow strike from Zaan, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zaan throws an elbow but misses.
Jokinen blocks an elbow strike from Zaan.
Zaan misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaan throws an elbow that misses.
Zaan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zaan throws an elbow but it misses.
Zaan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zaan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zaan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaan lands with a right to the head.
Zaan misses with an elbow over the top.
Zaan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jokinen.
Jokinen is breathing heavily.
Jokinen takes a shot to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zaan.
Jokinen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zaan has him pressed against the cage.
Zaan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jokinen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Zaan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ignaas Zaan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Osmo Jokinen.
Zaan wants to clinch up but Jokinen keeps it at a distance.
Zaan moves in looking to clinch but Jokinen pushes him off.
Zaan doesn't manage to clinch there - Jokinen circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zaan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ignaas Zaan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zaan tries to clinch there but Jokinen circles away.
Zaan slips a jab from Jokinen.
Jokinen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Zaan avoids the head kick by Jokinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaan feints and then cracks Jokinen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jokinen down.
Zaan wants to clinch.
Good exchange - Zaan coming out on top.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zaan. That's going to slow Jokinen down.
No joy there for Zaan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jokinen throws a jab when Zaan was well out of range.
Zaan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jokinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Zaan.
Zaan tries to close the distance and clinch but Jokinen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jokinen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jokinen keeps the fight on the outside.
Zaan gets a clinch.
Zaan throws an elbow but it misses.
Zaan throws an elbow but it misses.
Zaan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zaan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jokinen blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zaan.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zaan. Jokinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zaan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jokinen fails to land the takedown.
Zaan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zaan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zaan tries to clinch but Jokinen moves out of range.
Zaan is looking to clinch.
Zaan has closed the distance and engaged Jokinen in a clinch.
Zaan throws an elbow but it misses.
Zaan lands an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zaan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jokinen's brow.
Zaan lands a right hand.
Nice elbow from Zaan.
Zaan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zaan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaan tries to land knees in the clinch but Jokinen avoids the damage to the body.
Jokinen avoiding damage as Zaan throws knees to the body.
Jokinen dodges an elbow strike from Zaan.
Zaan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zaan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That has opened up Osmo Jokinen's cut even more.
Zaan throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zaan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jokinen's brow.
Zaan throws an elbow that misses.
Zaan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zaan throws a head punch that misses.
Zaan throws an elbow but it misses.
Zaan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jokinen blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zaan throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zaan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jokinen's brow.
Zaan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jokinen avoids the elbow strike from Zaan, against the cage.
Jokinen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Zaan pushes Jokinen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ignaas Zaan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Osmo Jokinen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Donk. Zaan catches Jokinen right on the button with a cross.
Zaan tries to clinch up but Jokinen circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck for Jokinen with that takedown attempt.
Jokinen shoots in and bounces Zaan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jokinen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zaan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zaan wants to stand and escape but Jokinen is having none of it.
Zaan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jokinen is one step ahead there.
Zaan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jokinen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Zaan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jokinen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jokinen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen passes Zaan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Zaan tries to roll over but Jokinen keeps him under control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Zaan avoids a kick to the body.
Zaan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jokinen blocks an elbow strike from Zaan.
Jokinen blocks an elbow strike.
Zaan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zaan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zaan throws an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zaan.
Zaan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jokinen goes for a takedown attempt but Zaan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jokinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Zaan.
Osmo Jokinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jokinen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zaan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ignaas Zaan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Osmo Jokinen.
Zaan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zaan forces Jokinen back against the cage and clinches.
Zaan misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zaan throws an elbow but misses.
Zaan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zaan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jokinen breaks the clinch.
Zaan clinches.
Zaan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zaan throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zaan throws an elbow but misses.
Jokinen blocks the elbow strike.
Zaan has a couple of punches blocked by Jokinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaan throws an elbow that misses.
Jokinen wants a takedown but no success here.
Jokinen avoids the elbow strike from Zaan, against the cage.
Zaan throws an elbow that misses.
Zaan lands an elbow inside that Jokinen shrugs off.
Zaan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zaan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zaan lands an elbow inside.
Knees to the body from Zaan.
Zaan throws an elbow but it misses.
Jokinen blocks an elbow strike from Zaan.
Zaan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Zaan lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Zaan.
Zaan trying to land knees to the body.
Zaan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jokinen dodges an elbow strike from Zaan.
Jokinen blocks an elbow strike.
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.
Zaan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zaan lands a nice elbow.
Zaan misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zaan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jokinen's brow.
Jokinen blocks the elbow strike.
Zaan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jokinen dodges an elbow strike from Zaan.
Zaan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jokinen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ignaas Zaan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jokinen avoids a wild elbow strike from Zaan.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zaan throws an elbow but misses.
Jokinen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jokinen looks for the body kick but Zaan saw that one coming.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jokinen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zaan tries to avoid it but Jokinen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zaan to the ground. Zaan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jokinen wants to land a leg kick but Zaan is out of range.
Zaan instigates a clinch.
Zaan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ignaas Zaan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zaan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ignaas Zaan!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Meki llyou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dolla Ballo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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186 lbs
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188 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Meki llyou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dolla Ballo!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballo walks into a straight right hand from llyou.
llyou misses with a hook. Ballo ducked under it nicely.
llyou misses with an uppercut. Ballo saw that one coming.
Ballo shoots in and drives through. llyou sprawls well.
Ballo tries to clinch up but llyou circles away and keeps his distance.
Ballo shoots in looking for a takedown. llyou tries to sprawl out of it but Ballo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. llyou manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ballo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from llyou.
llyou throws a shot from downtown. Ballo moves away and avoids it.
Ballo looks for a takedown but llyou sprawls well.
Meki llyou has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dolla Ballo.
Ballo staying out of range there.
Nice sprawl there from llyou as Ballo shoots in.
Ballo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts llyou as he jumps to the side.
Ballo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
llyou throws a big shot that misses.
llyou listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ballo slips under a jab from llyou.
llyou comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ballo looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
llyou cracks Ballo with a big right hand and Ballo goes down!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
llyou gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
llyou cracks Ballo with a big right hand and Ballo goes down!
Ballo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
llyou wants to get up but he can't break Ballo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ballo working a defensive guard but llyou manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
llyou stands up and beckons Ballo to his feet.
llyou dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ballo is trying desperately to land a takedown but llyou is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Ballo.
Ballo walks into a left hand.
llyou is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
llyou scores with a jab.
llyou is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
llyou stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
llyou throws out a powerful jab.
llyou fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ballo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
llyou lands a jab.
llyou is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
llyou cracks Ballo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
llyou dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab lands there for llyou.
llyou lands a lovely overhand right.
llyou throws a good cross that connects.
llyou scores with a body shot.
llyou scores with a jab to the head.
llyou throws a jab but it's blocked by Ballo.
llyou connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
llyou keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ballo slips a straight right by llyou.
Meki llyou is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
llyou lands a with a good body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ballo has taken the fight to the clinch.
llyou breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballo shoots in but no luck this time.
A slow jab from llyou misses its intended target.
Ballo drops his hands momentarily and llyou takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
llyou cracks Ballo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ballo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ballo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
No luck for Ballo with that takedown attempt.
llyou throws a jab but it's blocked by Ballo.
llyou keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slow jab from llyou misses its intended target.
Ballo just misses with a punch to the body.
Ballo shoots for a double leg takedown but llyou sprawls well. He's pushed Ballo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Meki llyou dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
llyou wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ballo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from llyou.
Ballo is looking to clinch but llyou is avoiding it.
llyou lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ballo at a distance.
llyou throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
llyou throws a hook but Ballo avoids it easily.
Ballo shoots in and drives through. llyou sprawls well.
llyou cracks Ballo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ballo blocks a jab.
Ballo walks into a jab.
llyou misses the shot to the body.
llyou stuns Ballo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ballo defending well as llyou loads up on a big left hand.
Ballo takes the fight into the clinch.
Ballo tries to pull guard but llyou won't allow it.
llyou is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ballo can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballo is trying to drag llyou to the mat but llyou just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Meki llyou has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dolla Ballo.
llyou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
llyou connects with a body shot.
llyou scores with a punch to the head.
llyou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ballo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ballo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. llyou swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ballo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballo wants to control from the top but llyou keeps moving.
Ballo is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
llyou wants to stand and escape but Ballo is having none of it.
Ballo drops back looking for a leg! llyou is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and llyou manages to kick Ballo off! Ballo jumps back into llyou's guard.
llyou wants to get back to his feet but Ballo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
llyou keeping moving, preventing Ballo from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
llyou throws the left hand but Ballo avoids the punch easily.
llyou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ballo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
llyou has a closed guard, preventing Ballo from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballo wants to control from the top but llyou keeps moving.
Ballo distracts llyou with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ballo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Meki llyou will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ballo shoots for a double leg takedown but llyou sprawls well. He's pushed Ballo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
llyou fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ballo manages to avoid it.
Meki llyou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from llyou as Ballo shoots in.
llyou misses with a looping left.
Ballo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A telegraphed right hand from llyou misses the target.
llyou swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
llyou throws a hook but Ballo avoids it easily.
Dolla Ballo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
llyou dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ballo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
llyou connects with a jab.
Ballo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A jab from llyou misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ballo fails to land the takedown.
Meki llyou has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dolla Ballo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballo fails with the takedown.
Ballo slips a straight right by llyou.
llyou throws a jab but it's blocked by Ballo.
llyou throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
llyou stuffs the takedown attempt from Ballo. Ballo gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from llyou as Ballo shoots in.
Ballo avoids the body shot from llyou.
llyou just misses with a punch to the body.
Ballo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ballo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
llyou is trying to stand up here but Ballo is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballo is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, llyou has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ballo is working for a submission of some sort.
Ballo is working for a kimura but llyou is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballo is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, llyou has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ballo wants to lay and pray for a moment but llyou keeps working.
llyou knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ballo on the ground.
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.
Ballo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed llyou's head.
Dolla Ballo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
llyou jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ballo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by llyou.
llyou is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
llyou throws a hook but Ballo blocks it.
llyou dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Meki llyou is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
llyou lands with an overhand left.
llyou avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Meki llyou showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for llyou, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Meki llyou!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dane Hoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Tuisku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoy's entrance music is Chaka Demus. A fine choice. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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199 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dane Hoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antti Tuisku!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuisku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tuisku cracks Hoy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Some wild striking there from Tuisku.
Hoy slips under a jab.
Dane Hoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tuisku throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hoy moves out of range as Tuisku strikes.
Hoy scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The strikes coming from Hoy are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Tuisku tries to buck Hoy off but Hoy is having none of it.
Hoy is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Tuisku looks calm but he's in trouble here. Hoy gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Tuisku is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Hoy lets go of the hold and Tuisku can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dane Hoy!
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pop
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