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Kumite 28 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zach Aderis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zach Parise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
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178 cm
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176 lbs
5 - 1 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Zach Aderis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Zach Parise!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aderis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Aderis throws a leg kick that is checked
and Parise counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aderis throws a leg kick
and Parise counters with a nice uppercut.
Parise moves out of range of the body kick.
Aderis shoots in looking for a takedown. Parise tries to sprawl out of it but Aderis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Parise manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Aderis tries to clinch up
and Parise counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Aderis misses its intended target.
Parise connects with a jab.
Aderis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Parise is fending him off so far but Aderis persists. Nope, Parise circles away and we're back to standing.
Aderis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Parise counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Parise.
Parise lands with a light punch inside.
Aderis working hard to break the clinch.
A short left from Parise.
Parise stalling.
Aderis tries to break the clinch but Parise is controlling the position.
Parise breaks from the clinch.
Aderis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Parise counters by clinching up.
Aderis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Parise scores with a shoulder strike.
Aderis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Parise is defending well for now.
Parise is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parise manages to break the clinch.
Aderis drops his hands momentarily and Parise takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Aderis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Aderis is rocked!
Zach Aderis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Aderis is predictable there
letting Parise counter with a right hand.
Oh Aderis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aderis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Parise counters with a big left hand that crumples Aderis! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zach Parise!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Pablo Castagnino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isaac Rosenburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juan Pablo Castagnino has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juan Pablo Castagnino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Isaac Rosenburg!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosenburg throws a left and a right that both miss
and Castagnino connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rosenburg connects with a right hand. Castagnino shakes it off.
Rosenburg fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Castagnino, pushing him back against the cage.
Rosenburg lands a right hand.
Rosenburg drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Castagnino gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Castagnino blocking some punches.
Castagnino tries to work over Rosenburg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rosenburg lands a hook that snaps the head of Castagnino backwards.
Castagnino wants to break the clinch but can't.
Castagnino prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rosenburg.
A short right from Rosenburg on the inside.
Rosenburg lands a hook that snaps the head of Castagnino backwards.
Still in the clinch, Rosenburg scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rosenburg.
Rosenburg lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Rosenburg.
Castagnino wants to break free but Rosenburg has control.
Rosenburg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rosenburg lands with a light punch inside.
Castagnino misses with a hook to the ribs.
Castagnino tries to break free but Rosenburg pushes him back against the cage.
Castagnino prevents a takedown attempt there.
Juan Pablo Castagnino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isaac Rosenburg.
Rosenburg changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Castagnino fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rosenburg swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Castagnino counters with a big left hand that crumples Rosenburg! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Juan Pablo Castagnino!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between jay dee Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for jay dee Penn has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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190 lbs
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187 cm
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195 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, jay dee Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Bailey!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailey drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bailey staying calm.
Penn wants to control but Bailey postures up.
Penn prevents Bailey from improving position.
Bailey moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Penn sneaks back into half guard.
Bailey is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Bob Bailey wasn't active enough on the ground.
Penn gets caught flat footed, as Bailey shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bailey engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Penn wants to sweep here but Bailey controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bailey showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bob Bailey.
Bailey throws a right and a left that Penn avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey throws a right and a left that Penn avoids nicely.
Penn misses with a takedown attempt
and Bailey counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bailey is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bailey lands a couple of elbows.
Bailey lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bailey controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bailey stands and throws Penn's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Penn throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Penn is breathing heavily.
Penn is trying to escape the position but Bailey is controlling the position.
You can see the frustration on Penn's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bailey controls the position from side control.
Let's hope that Bailey 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bob Bailey.
Bailey feints and as Penn raises his hands in defense, Bailey changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bailey is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bailey passes into half guard.
Bailey keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
It looks like Bailey might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Bailey 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.
Bailey shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bailey was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bailey controlling from mount.
Bailey has hold of Penn's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Penn manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Bailey controlling the position easily from mount.
Bailey's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bailey looking to finish Penn with some ground and pound. This is bad for Penn!
Bailey controlling from the full mount.
Bailey breaks from Penn's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey with good strikes from the mount here!
Bailey looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bailey landing shots from mount.
Bailey controlling from mount.
Penn is in a horrible position here. Bailey smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bailey looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey avoids the attempt from Penn to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bailey landing strikes, looking to finish!
It looks like jay dee Penn has been cut.
Bailey looking to control and managing it successfully.
Penn in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bailey tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bailey cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bailey tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bailey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bailey lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Penn hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Bailey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on jay dee Penn's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bailey feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
jay dee Penn's cut is getting worse.
Bailey passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bailey taking a breather here.
Bailey lands some shots froms side control.
Jeez, jay dee Penn's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at jay dee Penn's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bob Bailey!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bums Bi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Reeding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bi comes to the cage accompanied by Infected Mushroom - Killing Time. Bums Bi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jesse Reeding's chin.
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23
195 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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26
200 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Powerful |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bums Bi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jesse Reeding!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters circling a little - Reeding finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Reeding tries to clinch there but Bi circles away.
Reeding lands a big head kick that sends Bi tumbling to the mat! Reeding takes a step backwards and waves Bi back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Bums Bi has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body kick there by Reeding.
Bi is breathing heavily.
Bi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Reeding pushes Bi away with a front kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reeding.
Bi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Reeding lands with a nice body kick.
Reeding looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Reeding with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Reeding lands a big head kick that sends Bi tumbling to the mat! Reeding takes a step backwards and waves Bi back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Reeding.
A good leg kick by Reeding.
Reeding moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Reeding keeps Bi at a distance using the push kick.
Reeding has closed the distance and engaged Bi in a clinch.
Reeding utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reeding with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bums Bi's cut is getting worse.
Reeding lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Reeding.
Reeding lands a knee to the head.
Reeding with a knee to the head.
Bi is rocked!
Bums Bi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Reeding with a knee to the head.
Oh Bi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reeding scores with a knee to the head.
Reeding crunches a lovely knee into Bi's ribcage.
Bi seems to have got his legs back now.
Bi wants a takedown but no success here.
Reeding with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reeding using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bi wants a takedown but no success here.
Reeding with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bi presses Reeding against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Reeding manages to break the clinch.
Good leg kick by Reeding there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Reeding is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bi is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bi sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Reeding's guard.
Bi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Reeding has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bi seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Reeding defends it well.
Bi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bi thows a huge punch but Reeding dodges it nicely.
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.
Bi trying to control from half guard but Reeding is working away.
Bi seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reeding is looking for a sweep. Bi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Reeding dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bums Bi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Reeding is looking to clinch.
Bi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Reeding as he avoids it easily.
Bi tries to close the distance and clinch but Reeding swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Reeding circles away.
Reeding looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Reeding is looking to clinch but Bi is avoiding it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bi is defended easily by Reeding.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bums Bi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Reeding.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reeding throws a solid leg kick but Bi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Reeding.
Bi will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Reeding connects with a high kick.
Reeding fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bi, pushing him back against the cage.
Reeding's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reeding throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reeding throws a front kick that sends Bi stumbling back into the cage.
Jesse Reeding seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reeding closes the distance and clinches.
Reeding with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reeding with a knee to the head.
Reeding scores with a knee to the head.
Reeding scores with a knee to the head.
Jeez, Bums Bi's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Reeding pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Reeding circles away.
Bi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reeding.
Reeding throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reeding has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reeding lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Reeding throws a wild body kick that Bi sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Reeding tenderised Bi's leg. Bi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jesse Reeding seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bi 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.
Reeding moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reeding tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reeding tries a knee to the head but Bi blocks it.
Bi breaks the clinch.
Reeding tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reeding goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bi moves out of range as Reeding throws a body kick.
Reeding does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Reeding misses with a body kick.
Bi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Reeding misses with a kick to the body.
Bums Bi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The fighters circling - Bi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Reeding.
Bi swats away the attempt to clinch by Reeding.
Reeding misses with a head kick.
Reeding wants to clinch up but Bi keeps it at a distance.
Reeding tries to sprawl but Bi drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Bi works his way into side control.
Bi is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Reeding looks calm but he's in trouble here. Bi gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Reeding is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Bi lets go of the hold and Reeding can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bums Bi!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikola Dragoslav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Menno Lorenz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dragoslav comes to the cage accompanied by Disturbed - Indestructible. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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273 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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270 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Powerful |
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikola Dragoslav!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Menno Lorenz !
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragoslav ducks right into an uppercut from Lorenz .
Dragoslav has closed the distance and engaged Lorenz in a clinch.
Lorenz is trying to break the clinch but Dragoslav has him pressed against the cage.
Lorenz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dragoslav prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dragoslav changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lorenz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dragoslav shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dragoslav is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dragoslav trying to mount his opponent but Lorenz defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragoslav is looking to take a break and control but Lorenz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dragoslav moves into full mount! Lorenz won't be happy about that!
Dragoslav throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's two 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.
Dragoslav is working for a guillotine from mount but Lorenz frees his head quite easily.
Dragoslav tries to control but Lorenz wriggling away.
Dragoslav controlling from mount.
Dragoslav stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lorenz misses with a hook.
Lorenz missing with a left hand there. Dragoslav was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dragoslav changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lorenz looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lorenz on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Dragoslav decides to stand back up. Dragoslav steps back and let's Lorenz get back to his feet.
A big right from Lorenz misses.
Lorenz throws out a powerful jab.
Lorenz 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dragoslav under the eye.
Dragoslav takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dragoslav shoots in and gets a takedown into Lorenz 's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dragoslav's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lorenz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dragoslav.
Dragoslav wants to control from the top but Lorenz keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Nikola Dragoslav.
Dragoslav slips under a jab.
Dragoslav fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dragoslav shoots in and drives through. Lorenz sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikola Dragoslav. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dragoslav moves to clinch but Lorenz breaks away
and Lorenz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lorenz throws a series of punches but Dragoslav moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikola Dragoslav 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.
Dragoslav on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dragoslav walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dragoslav on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A big left from Lorenz misses.
Good shot there by Lorenz .
Lorenz stuffs the takedown.
Lorenz cracks Dragoslav with a good jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dragoslav takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lorenz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lorenz lands with a nice body punch.
Donk. Lorenz catches Dragoslav right on the button with a cross.
Dragoslav has his takedown stuffed
and Lorenz counters with a stiff right hand.
Lorenz lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Lorenz .
Lorenz loads up on a big right hand but Dragoslav slips the punch.
Lorenz with a hook.
Nice straight punches there by Lorenz . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lorenz .
Lorenz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dragoslav is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lorenz cracks Dragoslav with a left hook right on the temple and Dragoslav goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Lorenz lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Dragoslav is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Menno Lorenz !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Neddles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan The Wrath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan The Wrath looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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163 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Douglas Neddles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan The Wrath!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neddles tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but The Wrath swivels and escapes.
Neddles misses with a leg kick
and The Wrath cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Neddles bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Neddles wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Wrath keeps working.
Neddles throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The Wrath gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Wrath looks gassed!
Neddles tries to control but The Wrath wriggling away.
Neddles looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neddles is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, The Wrath has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Neddles looking to finish with strikes here!
Neddles can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as The Wrath is looking to escape.
Neddles with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Neddles throws some wild stikes that The Wrath manages to avoid easily.
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.
Neddles working for a submission but The Wrath is keeping him at bay.
The Wrath tries to reverse the position but Neddles maintains control.
The Wrath wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Neddles.
Neddles lands with some strikes.
Neddles throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Neddles is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but The Wrath is surviving well by controlling Neddles's body position as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neddles jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… The Wrath is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by The Wrath and Neddles has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Neddles remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Neddles looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Neddles has worked his way into a potential kimura here. The Wrath is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Neddles yanks on the arm and The Wrath is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Neddles.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Douglas Neddles!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephen McMurtry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stephen McMurtry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Martin!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin lands an overhand right.
McMurtry throws a head kick that misses.
McMurtry misses with a body punch
and Martin counters with a nice low kick that buckles McMurtry's knee momentarily.
Martin misses with a body shot.
A shot to the body from McMurtry misses
and Martin counters with an inside leg kick.
McMurtry swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Martin counters with an outside leg kick.
Stephen McMurtry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin connects with a looping right hand.
McMurtry throws a left and a right that both miss
and Martin counters with an inside leg kick.
McMurtry lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Michael Martin has been cut.
Martin misses with a hook.
Martin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McMurtry.
McMurtry swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Martin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McMurtry throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Martin counters with a slapping leg kick.
McMurtry swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Martin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McMurtry thinking.
Martin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McMurtry throws a sloppy body shot
and Martin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
McMurtry misses with a head kick.
Martin thuds a left hand into McMurtry's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McMurtry throws a shot to the body.
McMurtry throws a head kick that misses
and Martin counters with a nice leg kick.
Martin swings for the body but McMurtry moves out of range.
Martin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Martin misses with a lunging right hand
and McMurtry counters with a two punch combo.
Martin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martin. McMurtry does a little dance to reset his feet.
McMurtry throws a left and a right that both miss
and Martin counters with a stiff right hand.
McMurtry takes a jab right on the kisser.
McMurtry looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McMurtry lands a jab to Martin's midsection.
Martin connects with a leg kick. McMurtry looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McMurtry is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Some wild striking there from McMurtry.
Martin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMurtry rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Martin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McMurtry chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Martin can pounce on him.
McMurtry takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Martin defending well as McMurtry loads up on a big left hand.
McMurtry throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Martin counter with a right hand.
McMurtry throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Martin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McMurtry throws a lazy head kick
letting Martin counter with a right hand.
McMurtry is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Good leg kick by Martin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McMurtry avoids the body shot from Martin.
Martin throws a nice outside leg kick.
McMurtry misses with a double jab
enabling Martin to counter with a crisp jab.
Martin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
McMurtry throws a lazy head kick
and Martin counters with a nice low kick that buckles McMurtry's knee momentarily.
McMurtry takes a kick to the side of the head.
McMurtry throws a left and a right that both miss
and Martin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMurtry misses with a double jab
and Martin counters with an outside leg kick.
McMurtry is breathing heavily.
Martin lands a nice looking body shot.
McMurtry misses with a combination
and Martin counters with a nice uppercut.
McMurtry throws a head kick that misses
and Martin counters with a thumping low kick.
McMurtry throws a combination that misses
and Martin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Martin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McMurtry stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Martin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McMurtry doesn't seem bothered though.
Martin jabs McMurtry right on the nose. McMurtry blinks but takes it well.
Martin digs a good hook to McMurtry's body.
Martin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
McMurtry throws a combination that misses
and McMurtry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McMurtry throws a combination that misses
and Martin counters with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McMurtry takes a jab right on the kisser.
Martin lands a nice shot that snaps McMurtry's head back.
McMurtry moves forwards but Martin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin connects with a body shot.
Martin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McMurtry looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Martin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McMurtry looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Martin jabs at McMurtry's body.
Martin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McMurtry doesn't seem bothered though.
Good standup being displayed there by Martin as he connects with a hook.
Nice body kick from Martin.
A thudding body kick lands there by Martin!
Martin connects with a looping right hand.
Martin lands a jab to the nose.
Martin's jab looks to have found its range, popping McMurtry under the eye.
McMurtry is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martin drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks McMurtry right on the button. McMurtry goes down! Martin follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Martin gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Martin!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Fernan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Tyson struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 187.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robert Fernan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson blocks a head kick by Fernan.
Fernan scores with a head kick.
Tyson lands a nice shot to the body.
Fernan has his takedown stuffed
and Tyson counters with a stiff right hand.
Tyson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Fernan back to the cage. Tyson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tyson scores with a nice head shot.
Tyson blocks a low kick nicely.
Tyson misses the shot to the body.
Tyson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tyson misses with the combination.
Fernan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Tyson counter with a right hand.
Tyson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tyson looks to throw the jab but Fernan is out of range.
Tyson lands a right hook to the body.
Fernan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fernan misses with a takedown
and Tyson counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Fernan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernan is looking to clinch.
Tyson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fernan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tyson misses with a wild body shot.
Fernan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fernan misses with a low kick as Tyson jumps back.
Tyson avoids a kick to the body.
Tyson connects with the punch.
Fernan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fernan scores with a leg kick.
Tyson jabs Fernan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tyson lands with a nice body punch.
Fernan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tyson.
Tyson checks a leg kick.
Fernan motions for Tyson to come forward. Fernan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fernan. Tyson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tyson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fernan's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tyson loads up on a big right hand but Fernan slips the punch.
Fernan walks into a jab.
Tyson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fernan slips under a jab from Tyson.
Tyson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Fernan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Fernan drops his hands momentarily and Tyson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jab from Tyson.
A combination from Tyson does no damage.
Tyson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body kick from Fernan.
Tyson looks gassed!
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!
Fernan feints and then cracks Tyson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tyson down.
Fernan tries to work over Tyson's front leg with a kick but Tyson checks it.
Fernan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tyson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fernan. Fernan obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fernan. That's going to slow Tyson down.
Tyson swats away the attempt to clinch by Fernan.
Fernan lands a leg kick that knocks Tyson off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernan throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Mike Tyson has been cut.
Fernan throws the left hand but Tyson avoids the punch easily.
Fernan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fernan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fernan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fernan thuds his shin into the meat of Tyson's side.
Fernan misses with a looping left.
Fernan tries to clinch up but Tyson circles away and keeps his distance.
Fernan thumps Tyson with a low kick.
Fernan throws a leg kick which misses Tyson's front leg but catches the back leg as Tyson tries to avoid it.
Fernan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tyson.
Fernan misses with a leg kick.
Fernan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fernan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Fernan.
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!
Nice body kick there by Fernan.
Fernan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tyson defends it nicely.
Fernan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A slapping body kick lands there for Fernan.
Fernan connects with an inside leg kick.
Tyson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A good leg kick by Fernan.
Tyson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fernan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Fernan.
Fernan fails to land with a series of punches.
Tyson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fernan.
Fernan connects with a leg kick. Tyson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Fernan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Tyson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tyson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fernan connects with a solid leg kick.
Fernan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fernan.
Fernan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Tyson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Fernan has got the better of the exchanges.
Fernan tries to clinch but Tyson moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Fernan misses the target.
Tyson moves out of range of the body kick.
Robert Fernan is winning the standup battle so far.
Tyson checks a leg kick.
Fernan throws a low kick but Tyson avoids it.
Tyson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fernan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fernan tries to clinch up.
Tyson is breathing heavily.
Tyson blocks the body kick.
Fernan throws the kick towards the body but Tyson avoids it.
Fernan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernan shoots for a double leg takedown but Tyson sprawls well. He's pushed Fernan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A good leg kick by Fernan.
Fernan moves into the clinch.
Tyson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tyson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fernan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fernan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tyson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fernan misses with a knee to the head.
Fernan stalling in the clinch.
Fernan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tyson tries to circle away but Fernan has him pinned against the cage.
Tyson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fernan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fernan landing knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fernan tries a knee to the head but Tyson blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson avoiding damage as Fernan throws knees to the body.
Fernan looking to throw knees to the head but Tyson is blocking nicely.
Fernan prevents Tyson from breaking the clinch.
Tyson tries to break the clinch but Fernan is controlling the position.
Fernan tries to land a knee to the head but Tyson blocks with his arms.
Fernan lands a knee to the head.
Fernan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tyson is looking to break free of the clinch but Fernan has double underhooks.
Fernan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tyson is keeping busy.
Fernan looking to throw knees to the head but Tyson is blocking nicely.
Fernan tries a knee to the head but Tyson blocks it.
Tyson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tyson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fernan has him pressed against the cage.
Tyson has had enough of the clinch but Fernan keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tyson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fernan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Fernan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tyson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tyson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fernan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tyson blocks it with crossed arms.
Tyson is trying to break the clinch but Fernan is controlling him.
Fernan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fernan tries a knee to the head but Tyson blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Fernan keeps control of Tyson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fernan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tyson's face.
Fernan scores with a knee to the head.
Fernan misses with a knee to the head.
Fernan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tyson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Tyson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tyson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fernan looking to throw knees to the head but Tyson is blocking nicely.
Tyson tries to break the clinch but Fernan is controlling the position.
Fernan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tyson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fernan just leaning against Tyson, taking a breather.
Fernan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tyson's efforts to push away.
Fernan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tyson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A frustrated look appears on Tyson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Fernan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Tyson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Tyson misses with a straight left.
Fernan blocks a jab.
Tyson takes a swing at Fernan's ribcage but misses.
Fernan fails with a takedown attempt.
Tyson swats away the attempt to clinch by Fernan.
Tyson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tyson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tyson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fernan looks to clinch
and Tyson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Tyson misses.
Fernan clinches with his opponent.
Fernan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fernan misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fernan lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tyson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tyson tries to break free but Fernan pushes him back against the cage.
Fernan misses with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fernan misses with a knee strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fernan.
Tyson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fernan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fernan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tyson blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on Tyson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tyson can't break the clinch.
Fernan misses with a knee to the head.
Tyson is looking to break free of the clinch but Fernan has double underhooks.
Fernan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tyson is trying to break the clinch but Fernan is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tyson tries to break the clinch but Fernan is controlling the position.
Fernan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fernan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tyson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fernan keeps control of Tyson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fernan misses with a knee strike.
Fernan misses with a knee strike.
Tyson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fernan has him pressed against the cage.
Fernan tries a knee to the head but Tyson blocks it.
Fernan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tyson can do to turn this around?
A frustrated look appears on Tyson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fernan has Tyson pressed against the cage, preventing Tyson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tyson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fernan looking to slow down the pace here.
Fernan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tyson's efforts to push away.
Fernan is looking to control Tyson's arms but Tyson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fernan has his back to the cage.
Tyson is trying to break the clinch but Fernan is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernan trying to land knees to the body.
Fernan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tyson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fernan obliges.
Fernan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tyson is trying to break free.
Fernan has Tyson pressed against the cage, preventing Tyson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fernan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fernan tries a knee to the head but Tyson blocks it.
Fernan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tyson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fernan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tyson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mike Tyson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyson throws a head punch that misses.
Fernan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tyson is trying to push Fernan away but Fernan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fernan crunches a lovely knee into Tyson's ribcage.
Fernan prevents Tyson from breaking the clinch.
Robert Fernan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four 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.
Knees to the body from Fernan.
Tyson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fernan prevents Tyson from breaking the clinch.
Fernan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tyson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fernan taking a breather.
Fernan prevents a body shot from Tyson.
Fernan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tyson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fernan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fernan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tyson is defending well for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tyson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tyson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tyson wants to get back to striking at distance but Fernan won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Fernan.
Fernan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Fernan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fernan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Fernan!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Newman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Uzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Newman comes to the cage accompanied by "For Whom The Bell Tolls" by Metallica. Uzi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Metallica: the bell tolls for Eric Newman!!! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Eric Newman has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Newman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Terry Uzi!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Uzi on the side of the head.
Eric Newman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uzi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Newman throws an off balance right hand
and Uzi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Newman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Newman throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Uzi to counter with a crisp jab.
Uzi closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Newman to the mat! Newman manages to get full guard.
Newman keeping full guard, as Uzi tries to pass.
Uzi passes Newman's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Uzi is pressing down on Newman's thigh, looking to free his foot. Newman is holding on for now.
Uzi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzi is working for an americana but Newman has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Uzi was thinking about the submission.
Uzi looking to pass the guard.
Newman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Uzi on the ground.
Uzi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Uzi passes into half guard.
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.
Uzi seems to be looking for submissions.
Uzi is looking for a kimura but Newman is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Uzi to get the leverage.
Uzi tries to pass to full mount but Newman defends it.
Uzi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Newman defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzi uses his free foot to push down on Newman's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Newman.
Uzi is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Newman has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Newman!
Newman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Newman is sitting in close to Uzi's body. Uzi has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Newman is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Newman is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Uzi.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Terry Uzi!
Terry Uzi is the new light heavyweight champion!
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