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KFC 7 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karl Hungus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonas Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hungus kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Marilyn Manson - Sweet Dreams. Jonas Jensen is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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21
183 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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165 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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, Karl Hungus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonas Jensen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa J�rvil�inen, Marco Blurstr�m and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hungus drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hungus thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hungus thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hungus is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jensen looking for a sweep. Not yet Jensen, not yet.
Hungus is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hungus drops back looking for a leg! Jensen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jensen manages to kick Hungus off! Hungus jumps back into Jensen's guard.
Hungus drops back looking for a leg! Jensen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jensen manages to kick Hungus off! Hungus jumps back into Jensen's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hungus drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hungus jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hungus drops back looking for a leg! Jensen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jensen manages to kick Hungus off! Hungus jumps back into Jensen's guard.
Hungus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jensen is keeping the position for now.
Hungus drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Hungus as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Jensen screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Hungus! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Karl Hungus!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arco Amon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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172 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jimmy Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arco Amon!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rogers with a poor takedown
and Amon counters with a single leg into guard. Rogers didn't expect that.
Amon lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Amon looking to sit in guard and control but Rogers gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rogers lands a couple of digs.
Rogers wants to stand but Amon has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Amon manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Amon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rogers wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Amon tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Rogers is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rogers wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Amon.
Amon with good strikes from the mount here!
Amon throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Rogers because Amon loaded up on that one.
Rogers is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Amon is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Amon thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Amon unloads with some shots from mount but Rogers bucks and avoids them well.
Rogers is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Amon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Amon lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Amon throwing strikes here but Rogers is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Rogers holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Amon tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Rogers is squirming around, avoiding Amon's attempts to control the action.
Amon looking to ground and pound but Rogers is blocking nicely.
Rogers trying desperately to get to his feet.
Amon is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Rogers is surviving well by controlling Amon's body position as best he can.
Amon 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Amon thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Amon cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Amon looking to finish with strikes here!
Rogers is trying to escape the mount.
Rogers is breathing heavily.
Amon punching from mount but Rogers doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Amon thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Amon lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Amon cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amon sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Amon throwing strikes here but Rogers is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
A nice elbow there by Amon.
Amon unloads with some shots from mount but Rogers bucks and avoids them well.
Rogers is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Amon fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Amon unloads with some shots from mount but Rogers bucks and avoids them well.
Rogers is trying to stand.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Amon cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Amon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Poor strikes thrown by Amon there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Arco Amon dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rogers takes one on the button.
Amon clobbers Rogers with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rogers thows a leg kick but Amon checks it
and Amon counters with a nice uppercut.
Jimmy Rogers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rogers swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rogers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rogers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Amon.
Rogers throws a poor cross that misses
and Amon makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rogers really felt that one!
Rogers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Amon.
Rogers has his takedown stuffed
and Amon counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Amon.
Amon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rogers doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Amon counters with a thumping low kick.
Amon connects with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Amon scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amon with a hook.
Rogers on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Amon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice shot lands for Amon.
Rogers walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Amon shoots in for a takedown but Rogers shows good takedown defense.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Amon.
Amon moves into the clinch successfully.
Amon breaks from the clinch.
A head kick by Rogers misses
so Amon counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Amon wants to control from the top but Rogers keeps moving.
Rogers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amon wants to control from the top but Rogers keeps moving.
Amon sitting in guard here, content to control.
Amon wants to control from the top but Rogers keeps moving.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Arco Amon hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rogers. Amon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Amon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rogers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Amon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rogers moves away.
Amon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice straight punches there by Amon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Amon.
Rogers darts in trying to clinch
and Amon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers closes the distance and clinches up with Amon, looking for a takedown. Rogers pushes Amon against the cage but Amon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Rogers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rogers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rogers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Amon throws a right hand that misses
and Rogers counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rogers shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Amon counters with a takedown into side control.
Rogers regains half guard, as Amon was trying to land strikes.
Amon content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers blocking the ground and pound attempt from Amon.
Amon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Amon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Amon is trying to work for a kimura but Rogers is defending well.
Amon is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rogers is just riding it out for now. Amon eventually gives up the hold.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Amon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Arco Amon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Rogers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rogers tries to close the distance and clinch but Amon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Amon shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rogers eats them both and turns towards Amon to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jimmy Rogers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rogers with a lazy takedown attempt
and Amon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Amon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rogers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rogers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Amon doesn't manage to clinch there - Rogers circles away.
Amon moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rogers swinging wildly here.
Arco Amon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Amon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rogers moves away.
Nice uppercut lands for Amon. That snapped Rogers's head back.
Rogers doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Amon counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amon wants to control but Rogers is keeping him busy.
Rogers is looking to escape.
Amon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rogers's head.
Rogers is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Amon scores with a couple of nice shots.
Amon trying to control the action but Rogers is working from the bottom.
Arco Amon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Amon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rogers avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Amon.
Amon takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Amon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Amon thows a huge punch but Rogers dodges it nicely.
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.
Amon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Amon is nestled in close to Rogers, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rogers is refusing to be controlled, as Amon sits in half guard.
Amon working Rogers over with strikes.
Amon lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Amon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Amon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Amon looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Amon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Amon is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rogers has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rogers tries to kick Amon off but Amon keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Amon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rogers does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rogers is trying to stand back up but Amon is controlling him
Nice strikes from Amon there.
Amon has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Amon is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Rogers has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Rogers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amon wants to sweep here but Rogers controlling him for the moment.
Amon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rogers manages to get himself to full guard.
Arco Amon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Amon stands up and waves to Rogers to follow him.
Amon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rogers.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arco Amon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Amon 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arco Amon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between pora poraa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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215 lbs
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24
200 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, pora poraa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jordan Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurstr�m, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnem�ki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
poraa throws an overhand right that lands on Hughes's shoulder, as Hughes tries to avoid the shot.
Hughes looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Hughes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
poraa closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hughes to the mat! Hughes manages to get full guard.
poraa is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
poraa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hughes's head.
poraa looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hughes is working an open guard so poraa takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
poraa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
poraa shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hughes napping and manages to drive through into side control!
poraa cracks Hughes with a big elbow.
poraa working the body and head with strikes.
The referee asks poraa politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. poraa prefers to stall for the moment though.
poraa lands a nice forearm strike.
Hughes trying to remain calm as poraa controls from the top position.
poraa has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
poraa has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
poraa takes a swing at Hughes's ribcage but misses.
Hughes blocks a head kick by poraa.
poraa shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
poraa looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
poraa is nestled in close to Hughes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hughes taking some punishment here, with poraa in his half guard.
poraa stands up from half guard.
poraa misses with an uppercut. Hughes saw that one coming.
poraa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
poraa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hughes circles away quickly and effectively.
poraa throws a front kick aimed at Hughes's knee but Hughes avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hughes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hughes slips a straight right by poraa.
poraa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
poraa throws a right and a left that Hughes avoids nicely.
poraa lands a jab to the head.
poraa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
poraa missing with a left hand there. Hughes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
poraa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
poraa content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
poraa stays in close to Hughes's body and controls the position.
poraa distracts Hughes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
pora poraa dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
poraa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
poraa wants to land a leg kick but Hughes is out of range.
poraa is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hughes's half guard.
poraa controlling the action here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hughes is looking to improve his position.
Hughes is breathing heavily.
poraa with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
poraa moves into full mount! Hughes won't be happy about that!
pora poraa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A nice elbow there by poraa.
Hughes taking shots to the head.
Hughes in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
poraa looking to finish Hughes with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hughes!
poraa takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
poraa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hughes can do to turn this around?
poraa lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hughes hang on?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
poraa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hughes has left one of his arms exposed and poraa doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Hughes screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). pora poraa!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Perkele Saatana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaquille Oneal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaquille Oneal will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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280 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Perkele Saatana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shaquille Oneal!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurstr�m.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oneal wants to clinch but Saatana slips to the side
and Saatana counters with a shoot takedown. Oneal fights it but they end up in guard.
Saatana not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Saatana has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Oneal throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Oneal trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Saatana wants to control from the top but Oneal keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Saatana sitting in guard here, content to control.
We're going to have a standup here because Perkele Saatana wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Oneal falls off balance throwing a combination
and Saatana counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saatana sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Oneal's guard.
Saatana scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Saatana prevents Oneal from improving his position.
Oneal is staying active underneath Saatana, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Saatana blocks the strikes from Oneal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saatana decides to stand up.
Oneal tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Saatana counters with a single leg into guard. Oneal didn't expect that.
Saatana pushing down on Oneal's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Oneal has a hand on Saatana's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Saatana takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Oneal is desperately trying to improve his position but Saatana has a good base and remains in mount.
Oneal swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Saatana scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Oneal keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Saatana lands with some strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saatana lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Oneal is in all sorts of trouble here.
Saatana wants to control the pace but Oneal is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saatana lands with some strikes.
Oneal is desperately trying to improve his position but Saatana has a good base and remains in mount.
Saatana connects with a bit shot that sees Oneal covering up! More strikes from Saatana and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Saatana is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Perkele Saatana!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teemu Tuominen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and igor emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teemu Tuominen has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teemu Tuominen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, igor emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuominen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tuominen wants to clinch.
Tuominen misses with a double jab.
Tuominen throws a series of punches but emelianenko moves out of range.
emelianenko feints and then cracks Tuominen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tuominen down.
Tuominen tries to bum rush emelianenko with a series of wild strikes but emelianenko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
emelianenko lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
emelianenko thows a body shot but no joy.
Tuominen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and emelianenko counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Tuominen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and emelianenko counters with an outside leg kick.
emelianenko throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tuominen.
emelianenko swings for the body but Tuominen moves out of range.
emelianenko connects with a high kick.
It looks like Teemu Tuominen has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head kick misses from emelianenko.
Tuominen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tuominen is breathing heavily.
Tuominen looks to land a combination. emelianenko sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tuominen looks to land a combination but emelianenko avoids it well.
emelianenko throws a leg kick which misses Tuominen's front leg but catches the back leg as Tuominen tries to avoid it.
A thudding body kick lands there by emelianenko!
emelianenko looks to land a combination. Tuominen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
emelianenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tuominen manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
emelianenko tries to clinch up.
Tuominen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from emelianenko.
emelianenko lands with a kick to the temple. Tuominen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
emelianenko goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tuominen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Tuominen.
Nice body punch from emelianenko.
emelianenko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
emelianenko throws a head kick that Tuominen semi-blocks.
emelianenko shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tuominen eats them both and turns towards emelianenko to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Teemu Tuominen's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice straight punches there by emelianenko. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of emelianenko.
emelianenko should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
emelianenko shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
emelianenko trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
emelianenko stands up out of the half guard.
emelianenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tuominen manages to avoid it.
Teemu Tuominen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
emelianenko slips a jab and a cross from Tuominen.
emelianenko looks to land a combination but Tuominen avoids it well.
emelianenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tuominen circles away quickly and effectively.
Tuominen tries for a takedown but emelianenko sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Tuominen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tuominen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
emelianenko lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
emelianenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tuominen circles away quickly and effectively.
Tuominen misses with a combination
and emelianenko counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tuominen throws a combination that misses
and emelianenko counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
emelianenko cracks Tuominen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
emelianenko misses with the combination.
emelianenko throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tuominen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tuominen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
emelianenko feints and as Tuominen raises his hands in defense, emelianenko changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
emelianenko gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
emelianenko lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
emelianenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tuominen misses with an uppercut.
emelianenko cracks Tuominen with an open hand slap.
Tuominen throws a right hand that emelianenko ducks under and follows up with a left that emelianenko also avoids with ease.
emelianenko lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
emelianenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
emelianenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
emelianenko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
emelianenko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tuominen's head backwards.
Tuominen looks to land a combination but emelianenko avoids it well.
emelianenko thows a body shot but no joy.
Sloppy strikes from emelianenko. Those never looked like landing.
Tuominen dives in and grabs emelianenko's left leg, looking for a takedown. emelianenko pushes down on Tuominen's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Teemu Tuominen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
emelianenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tuominen manages to avoid it.
Tuominen throws a left and a right that both miss
and emelianenko counters with a stiff right hand.
emelianenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
emelianenko keeps Tuominen at a distance using the push kick.
Tuominen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tuominen misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
emelianenko scores with a head kick. Tuominen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tuominen misses with a takedown
and emelianenko counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
emelianenko swinging wildly here.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
igor emelianenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Teemu Tuominen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tuominen punishes emelianenko's body with a nice straight punch.
Tuominen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by emelianenko.
igor emelianenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tuominen throws a right hand that emelianenko ducks under and follows up with a left that emelianenko also avoids with ease.
Tuominen throws a combination that misses
so emelianenko counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
emelianenko wants to pass the guard but Tuominen is keeping the position.
emelianenko slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
emelianenko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tuominen keeps working.
emelianenko performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
emelianenko trying to control the action but Tuominen is working from the bottom.
Tuominen punching from the bottom.
emelianenko is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Tuominen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
emelianenko takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tuominen working to try and regain half guard.
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.
You get the feeling that Tuominen really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Tuominen is bucking up trying to escape but emelianenko cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Tuominen is looking to improve his position but emelianenko isn't that keen on the idea.
Tuominen tries to hold on but emelianenko pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
emelianenko lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Tuominen has given up his back - I don�t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Tuominen trying to control the hands but emelianenko breaks the grip.
emelianenko sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Tuominen taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). igor emelianenko!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Complete Idiot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pasko Nusciva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nusciva has chosen Nuki - Sarajka as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
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199 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Complete Idiot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pasko Nusciva!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurstr�m and Roosa J�rvil�inen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Idiot doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nusciva counters with a single leg into guard. Idiot didn't expect that.
Idiot is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nusciva won't allow Idiot to sweep him here.
Nusciva trying to control but Idiot is working from the bottom.
Nusciva drops back looking for a leg! Idiot is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Idiot manages to kick Nusciva off! Nusciva jumps back into Idiot's guard.
Nusciva drops back looking for a leg! Idiot is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Idiot manages to kick Nusciva off! Nusciva jumps back into Idiot's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nusciva tries to free his leg and advance position but Idiot is retaining full guard.
Nusciva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nusciva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nusciva works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Nusciva is working for a kimura but Idiot is defending it quite comfortably.
Idiot is trying to get back to full guard.
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.
Nusciva is working for a kimura but Idiot is defending it quite comfortably.
Nusciva is working for a kimura but Idiot is defending it quite comfortably.
Nusciva has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Idiot defend it? Nusciva steps over the head and cranks it - Idiot is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Nusciva!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pasko Nusciva!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jumi Karka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Mayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karka comes to the cage accompanied by Warriors of the world . Mayer has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Jumi Karka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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260 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jumi Karka!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Mayer!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayer throws a poor cross that misses
and Karka counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mayer!
Mayer looks gassed!
Karka controlling his opponent.
Mayer can't escape the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mayer can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karka tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Karka's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jumi Karka.
Karka throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mayer's head.
Karka lands a brutal head kick. Mayer looks out on his feet and Karka throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Jumi Karka!
Jumi Karka retains his heavyweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kahlua Zordick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenneth Mansour (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenneth Mansour will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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160 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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, Kahlua Zordick!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kenneth Mansour!
The judges for this bout are Roosa J�rvil�inen, Anni Minnem�ki and Marco Blurstr�m.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mansour thuds a left hand into Zordick's body.
Zordick looks to clinch
and Mansour counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Zordick tries a head kick but it misses.
Zordick wants to clinch
and Mansour counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zordick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mansour circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mansour counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zordick tries to clinch but Mansour moves away
and Mansour counters with a stiff right hand.
Zordick fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mansour checks it well.
Zordick fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mansour ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zordick throws a leg kick but Mansour sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zordick.
Mansour circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mansour counters with a three punch combo that has Zordick backing up. Zordick nods at Mansour to acknowledge the strikes.
Zordick gets tackled into the cage by Mansour. Mansour maintains the clinch.
Mansour misses with some punches.
Zordick tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zordick tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Zordick jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mansour walks away with a smile on his face. Zordick gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kahlua Zordick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zordick closes the distance but Mansour moves to the side
and Mansour counters with a one-two to the body.
Mansour keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mansour lunges at Zordick with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zordick's hand.
Zordick wants to clinch
and Mansour counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Zordick throws a front kick aimed at Mansour's knee but Mansour avoids it well.
Zordick tries to keep at a distance but Mansour has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zordick tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mansour just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mansour pressing his opponent against the cage.
Zordick tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mansour smiles and moves away.
Kahlua Zordick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zordick tries to clinch
letting Mansour counter with a right hand.
Zordick tries to clinch
and Mansour moves into the clinch.
Zordick tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mansour smiles and moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mansour checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zordick tries to clinch up
and Mansour cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zordick tries to clinch but Mansour moves away
letting Mansour counter with a right hand.
Zordick darts in trying to clinch
and Mansour counters with a left to the body.
Mansour lands a really nice looking cross but Zordick seems unphased.
Zordick misses with a head kick.
Mansour checks a leg kick.
Mansour is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mansour works Zordick's body with a nice hook.
Zordick closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mansour counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mansour cracks Zordick with a right hand to the side of the head.
Zordick doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mansour moves into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mansour.
Zordick jumps guard but Mansour stands there with Zordick around his waist. Zordick gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mansour working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zordick jumps guard but Mansour stands there with Zordick around his waist. Zordick gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mansour lands with a right to the head.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenneth Mansour dominated that 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.
Zordick swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mansour clinches with his opponent.
Mansour is working Zordick over against the cage.
Zordick fails to pull guard.
Mansour lands with a short shot to the head.
Zordick is looking to control Mansour's arms but Mansour gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zordick has his back to the cage.
Zordick tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mansour just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mansour misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zordick's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Come on Mansour - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Zordick tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mansour smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kahlua Zordick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mansour lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mansour connects with a right hand. Zordick shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zordick darts in trying to clinch
and Mansour counters with a nice uppercut.
Kenneth Mansour is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mansour drives through and clinches with Zordick against the cage.
Mansour lands a shot to the body.
Zordick jumps guard but Mansour stands there with Zordick around his waist. Zordick gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Zordick manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Mansour got a little sloppy there for a moment and Zordick has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mansour has managed to get both his arms back between Zordick's legs - danger averted.
Mansour trying to control the position from guard on top but Zordick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mansour preventing the sweep.
Zordick looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mansour would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Zordick has his foot on Mansour's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mansour works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mansour controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Zordick has his foot on Mansour's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mansour works his way back into a safe position though.
Zordick wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Mansour manages to pass to side control.
Zordick tries to roll over but Mansour keeps him under control.
Zordick looking for submissions off his back.
Mansour really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zordick. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zordick moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mansour wants to stand and escape but instead Zordick has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Zordick passes into half guard.
Zordick is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mansour defends it well.
Zordick is working for a kimura but Mansour is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zordick is working for a submission of some sort.
Zordick is trying to work for a kimura but Mansour is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zordick is keen to just control but Mansour is a slippery customer.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Kahlua Zordick dominated that second 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.
Zordick tries to clinch up
letting Mansour counter with a right hand.
Mansour checks a low kick from Zordick.
Zordick closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Mansour to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice sprawl there from Mansour as Zordick shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zordick misses with a low kick as Mansour jumps back.
Zordick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zordick misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zordick attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Zordick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mansour listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Zordick feints and then cracks Mansour's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mansour down.
Zordick wants to clinch
and Mansour counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mansour misses with a looping right.
Zordick moves out of range of the strikes.
Zordick misses with a low kick.
Zordick throws a leg kick but Mansour sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Zordick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zordick closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mansour counters with a stiff right hand.
Zordick closes the distance but Mansour moves to the side
and Mansour counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mansour circles away from the clinch attempt
and Zordick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zordick tries a low kick but Mansour avoids it.
Zordick shoots in but Mansour avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mansour has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Zordick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mansour.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Zordick.
Zordick throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mansour moves into the clinch.
Zordick tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mansour smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kahlua Zordick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mansour scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Zordick shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mansour pinned against the cage. Mansour gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zordick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mansour moves out of range of the leg kick from Zordick.
Kenneth Mansour seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mansour looks to land a left hand but Zordick moved out of range nicely.
Mansour lands with a good body shot.
Zordick throws a head kick that misses.
Zordick closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mansour circles away.
Zordick closes the distance but Mansour moves to the side
and Mansour counters with a straight right hand.
Zordick closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mansour cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenneth Mansour really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mansour thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zordick looks to clinch
and Mansour counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Zordick is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Zordick jumps guard but Mansour stands there with Zordick around his waist. Zordick gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Zordick is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zordick.
Zordick tries to pull guard but Mansour won't allow it.
Zordick has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Mansour uses from the top position.
Zordick looking for a guillotine here but Mansour defends easily.
Zordick has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Mansour off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Mansour as Zordick shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kahlua Zordick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mansour moves into range and clinches up with Zordick.
Zordick looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Zordick tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mansour just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mansour lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zordick backwards.
Zordick jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mansour walks away with a smile on his face. Zordick gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mansour circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mansour counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zordick wants to clinch but Mansour slips to the side
enabling Mansour to counter with a crisp jab.
Good work by Mansour as he checks the leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Mansour.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zordick throws a sloppy head kick and Mansour moves out of range easily.
Zordick throws a sloppy head kick and Mansour moves out of range easily.
Zordick closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mansour counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mansour.
Zordick jumps guard but Mansour stands there with Zordick around his waist. Zordick gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Zordick successfully pulls guard.
Zordick is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Zordick looking for a sweep. Not yet Zordick, not yet.
Zordick is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mansour defends well.
Mansour preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zordick has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mansour can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Zordick working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mansour doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mansour manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Zordick tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zordick looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Zordick is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kahlua Zordick overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zordick had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mansour defends it easily.
Zordick pushes a forearm under Mansour's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Mansour is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kahlua Zordick!
Kahlua Zordick is the new welterweight champion!
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