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SF76: Be A Man! PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jan Puman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saku Sammakko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Puman might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lunatic Soul - Lunatic Soul. Sammakko is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Saku Sammakko. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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166 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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168 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
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ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Puman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Saku Sammakko!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sammakko pushes Puman up against the cage in a clinch.
Sammakko avoiding damage as Puman throws knees to the body.
Puman misses with a knee strike.
Puman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sammakko pulls guard effortlessly.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Puman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sammakko looking to control.
Puman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sammakko wants to sweep but no luck.
Puman passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sammakko is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sammakko looks to move to half guard but instead Puman has passed into mount! Damn!
Sammakko throwing hammer fists to the chest of Puman. What's that going to do exactly?
Sammakko keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sammakko tries to hold on but Puman pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sammakko really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sammakko is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Puman content just to control the position here.
Sammakko working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sammakko sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sammakko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sammakko is trying to maintain the position but Puman is very close to passing his half guard.
Sammakko tries to roll over but Puman keeps him under control.
Sammakko is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Puman pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saku Sammakko dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Puman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sammakko's sensitive parts.
Sammakko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Puman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sammakko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A thudding body kick lands there by Puman!
Puman throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Puman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Puman throws a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sammakko blocks a leg kick.
Puman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Puman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Puman clinches up against the cage.
Sammakko is trying to stall.
Puman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Puman misses with some punches.
Sammakko goes for a takedown attempt but Puman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sammakko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sammakko misses with an elbow over the top.
Puman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sammakko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Puman misses with an elbow over the top.
Puman slowing the pace effectively.
Sammakko throws an elbow but it misses.
Sammakko takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sammakko just leaning against Puman, taking a breather.
Sammakko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Puman blocking some punches.
Puman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sammakko is defending well for now.
Puman lands an elbow just above Sammakko 's eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sammakko.
Puman stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Puman.
Sammakko jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Puman walks away with a smile on his face. Sammakko gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jan Puman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saku Sammakko.
Puman doesn't manage to clinch there - Sammakko circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Puman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sammakko doesn't seem phased though.
Puman looks to throw the jab but Sammakko is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Puman.
Puman wants to slow Sammakko down by chopping away at his legs.
Puman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sammakko avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Puman throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sammakko moves out of range of the body kick.
Puman throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Sammakko.
Nice body kick there by Puman.
Puman wants to slow Sammakko down by chopping away at his legs.
Puman scores with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puman throws a combination that misses
and Sammakko counters by clinching up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sammakko.
Sammakko tries to pull guard but Puman won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sammakko has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Puman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sammakko is breathing heavily.
Puman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Puman leaning against his opponent.
Puman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sammakko is defending well for now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Puman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Puman dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Puman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Puman lands with a kick to the temple. Sammakko shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Puman feints and then cracks Sammakko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sammakko down.
Puman thows a leg kick but Sammakko checks it
and Sammakko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sammakko checks the leg kick nicely there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Puman.
Sammakko blocks a low kick nicely.
Puman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sammakko's calf.
Puman misses the shot to the body.
Sammakko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sammakko takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Puman throws a leg kick but Sammakko moved away.
Puman thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sammakko if he has to take too many more of those.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Puman.
Jan Puman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sammakko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Puman tries to avoid it but Sammakko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Puman to the ground. Puman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Puman is looking to slow Sammakko down with leg kicks.
Puman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sammakko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sammakko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Puman rushes Sammakko and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puman has Sammakko pushed against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puman lands an elbow just above Sammakko 's eye.
Puman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sammakko.
Sammakko lands an elbow inside that Puman shrugs off.
Knees to the body from Puman.
Puman lands with a short shot to the head.
Puman lands an elbow that stopped Sammakko in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Puman.
Puman scores a nice knee to the body.
Sammakko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Puman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Puman.
Puman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Puman lands a good knee to the midsection. Sammakko won't want to take too many of those.
Puman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Puman lands a nice knee to the body.
Jan Puman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sammakko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Puman lands an elbow inside that Sammakko shrugs off.
Sammakko has Puman pushed against the cage.
Puman lands an elbow just above Sammakko 's eye.
Puman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Puman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sammakko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sammakko misses with a punch to the body.
Puman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sammakko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Puman scores a nice knee to the body.
Puman crunches a lovely knee into Sammakko's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puman lands an elbow just above Sammakko 's eye.
Puman leaning against his opponent.
Puman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sammakko can do to turn this around?
Puman working Sammakko over with knees to the body.
Puman just leaning against Sammakko, taking a breather.
Sammakko takes an elbow to the temple.
Puman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puman has Sammakko pressed against the cage.
Sammakko pushes off an throws an elbow but Puman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sammakko is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Puman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Puman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sammakko managing to block the knees to the body from Puman.
Puman working Sammakko over with knees to the body.
Sammakko misses with a knee strike.
Puman scores with a hook to the body.
Puman lands an elbow that stopped Sammakko in his tracks for a moment.
Puman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Puman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sammakko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Puman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Puman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Puman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Puman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sammakko is defending well for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Puman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Puman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Puman!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cheesy Poof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelianenko comes to the cage accompanied by Enea Vollare Mezzo. Fedor Emelianenko could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Cheesy Poof's chin.
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254 lbs
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262 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fedor Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cheesy Poof!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poof connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Poof lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Poof lands with a nice body kick.
Poof fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Poof moves out of range of the strikes.
Emelianenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Poof throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice combo by Emelianenko! Oh, that's hurt him - Poof falls to the canvas and Emelianenko follows him into side control.
It looks like Cheesy Poof has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Emelianenko connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Poof some visible discomfort.
Poof managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko scores with punches from side control.
Emelianenko throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Emelianenko has hold of Poof's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Poof seems comfortable defending it but Emelianenko has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Poof is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Poof is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Emelianenko couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Fedor Emelianenko!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dolph Fredriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Taalasmaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredriksson comes to the cage accompanied by Iron maiden - fear of the dark . The crowd seem to be enjoying Taalasmaa's choice of entrance music: Smurffit - Tunteisiin. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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166 lbs
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162 lbs
17 - 10 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dolph Fredriksson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Taalasmaa!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fredriksson walks into a straight right hand from Taalasmaa.
Fredriksson connects with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taalasmaa. Fredriksson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fredriksson misses the shot to the body.
Taalasmaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taalasmaa ducks under a wild hook from Fredriksson.
Taalasmaa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fredriksson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fredriksson misses with a lunging right hand
and Taalasmaa counters with a straight right hand.
Taalasmaa scores with a jab to the head.
Fredriksson misses with a hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fredriksson, as that shot connected.
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!
Taalasmaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fredriksson.
Taalasmaa throws a looping overhand right but Fredriksson ducks down to avoid it.
Taalasmaa takes one on the button.
Fredriksson takes a swing at Taalasmaa's ribcage but misses.
Taalasmaa scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredriksson scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Fredriksson misses its intended target.
Taalasmaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taalasmaa dodges the punch combination from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson misses with a body shot.
Taalasmaa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Taalasmaa misses with a low kick.
Good shot there by Fredriksson.
Fredriksson misses with a looping left.
Fredriksson throws a hook to the side of Taalasmaa's head but Taalasmaa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fredriksson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Taalasmaa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Taalasmaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa checks a leg kick.
Taalasmaa ducks under a wild hook from Fredriksson.
Taalasmaa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fredriksson misses with a straight right.
Good shot there by Fredriksson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fredriksson ducks right into an uppercut from Taalasmaa.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fredriksson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fredriksson. Taalasmaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dolph Fredriksson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taalasmaa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Taalasmaa swings for the body but Fredriksson moves out of range.
Taalasmaa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Taalasmaa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fredriksson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fredriksson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Taalasmaa punishes Fredriksson's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa throws a looping overhand right but Fredriksson ducks down to avoid it.
Taalasmaa fails to land with a series of punches.
Fredriksson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fredriksson ducks under a wild hook from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa throws a big shot that misses.
Fredriksson scores with a decent looking hook.
Taalasmaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fredriksson.
Dolph Fredriksson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Taalasmaa has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Fredriksson uses from the top position.
Taalasmaa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Taalasmaa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa looking for a sweep. Not yet Taalasmaa, not yet.
Taalasmaa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fredriksson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fredriksson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Taalasmaa lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fredriksson!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taalasmaa putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Seppo Taalasmaa will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fredriksson misses with a hook.
Fredriksson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fredriksson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fredriksson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Taalasmaa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Taalasmaa throws a series of punches but Fredriksson moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Fredriksson. Those never looked like landing.
Fredriksson throws the left hand but Taalasmaa avoids the punch easily.
Taalasmaa takes a swing at Fredriksson's ribcage but misses.
Fredriksson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Taalasmaa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson slips a jab from Taalasmaa.
Dolph Fredriksson is winning the standup battle so far.
Fredriksson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fredriksson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taalasmaa manages to avoid it.
Fredriksson misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredriksson fails to land with a series of punches.
Fredriksson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fredriksson avoids the body shot from Taalasmaa.
Fredriksson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa loads up on a big right hand but Fredriksson slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson lands a slapping body shot.
Taalasmaa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Taalasmaa throws an overhand right that lands on Fredriksson's shoulder, as Fredriksson tries to avoid the shot.
Taalasmaa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fredriksson.
Taalasmaa staying out of range there.
Fredriksson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Taalasmaa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fredriksson checks a leg kick.
Fredriksson misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taalasmaa throws out the jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Fredriksson.
Taalasmaa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fredriksson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fredriksson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Taalasmaa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Taalasmaa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
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!
Taalasmaa thows a body shot but no joy.
Fredriksson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taalasmaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson slips under a jab.
Taalasmaa throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Fredriksson misses.
Taalasmaa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fredriksson.
Taalasmaa scores with a jab to the body.
Taalasmaa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa takes a swing at Fredriksson's ribcage but misses.
Fredriksson punishes Taalasmaa's body with a nice straight punch.
Taalasmaa scores a takedown into full mount!
Fredriksson tries to lock up and control but Taalasmaa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Taalasmaa thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Taalasmaa lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Taalasmaa throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Fredriksson is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Taalasmaa tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Fredriksson tries to hold on but Taalasmaa postures up.
Fredriksson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taalasmaa unloads with some shots from mount but Fredriksson bucks and avoids them well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Seppo Taalasmaa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Taalasmaa throws a poor cross that misses
and Fredriksson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Taalasmaa lands a nice shot that snaps Fredriksson's head back.
Fredriksson looks to land a combination but Taalasmaa avoids it well.
Fredriksson misses with an uppercut.
Taalasmaa throws a series of punches but Fredriksson avoids them all with ease.
Fredriksson tries to move into range but Taalasmaa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Taalasmaa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Fredriksson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fredriksson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Taalasmaa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fredriksson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Taalasmaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fredriksson scores with a body shot.
Fredriksson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Taalasmaa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa walks into a stiff left hand from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson misses with a straight right.
Fredriksson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fredriksson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fredriksson misses with a body shot.
Taalasmaa connects with a body shot that sends Fredriksson's belly button to the back.
Fredriksson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Taalasmaa lands with a right hand.
Fredriksson slips under a jab from Taalasmaa.
A punch combination from Taalasmaa misses.
Fredriksson throws a body punch but Taalasmaa moves out of range.
Fredriksson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fredriksson looks to land a left hand but Taalasmaa moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson throws a body punch but Taalasmaa moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taalasmaa. Fredriksson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fredriksson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fredriksson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fredriksson lands a slapping body shot.
Taalasmaa shoots in but Fredriksson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Taalasmaa takes a swing at Fredriksson's ribcage but misses.
Taalasmaa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fredriksson with a jab.
Fredriksson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Taalasmaa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fredriksson scrambles back to his feet.
Fredriksson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Taalasmaa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fredriksson is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa avoids the body shot from Fredriksson.
Taalasmaa ducks under a wild hook from Fredriksson.
Taalasmaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fredriksson.
A telegraphed right hand from Fredriksson misses the target.
Fredriksson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Seppo Taalasmaa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Taalasmaa swings for the body but Fredriksson moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Taalasmaa misses the target.
Dolph Fredriksson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fredriksson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fredriksson tries to bum rush Taalasmaa with a series of wild strikes but Taalasmaa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Taalasmaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taalasmaa dives in and grabs Fredriksson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fredriksson pushes down on Taalasmaa's head and hops out.
Dolph Fredriksson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seppo Taalasmaa.
Fredriksson looks to score with a jab to the body but Taalasmaa is just out of range.
Taalasmaa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taalasmaa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fredriksson on the side of the head.
Taalasmaa throws a series of strikes that have Fredriksson backpedaling.
Taalasmaa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fredriksson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fredriksson missing with a left hand there. Taalasmaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Fredriksson.
Taalasmaa lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fredriksson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa misses with a looping left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taalasmaa lands a jab to the nose.
Taalasmaa lands with a good body shot.
Taalasmaa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dolph Fredriksson.
I think Taalasmaa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seppo Taalasmaa!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Gillis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike McKinley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gillis's entrance music is I Don't Feel Like Dancing - Scissor Sisters. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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204 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jamie Gillis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike McKinley!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKinley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McKinley misses with a jab to the body
and Gillis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from McKinley.
A head kick misses from McKinley.
A bone on bone clash there as Gillis blocks the leg kick.
Gillis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McKinley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gillis's hands.
Gillis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McKinley tries to avoid it but Gillis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McKinley to the ground. McKinley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gillis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McKinley throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKinley tests Gillis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gillis shoots in looking for a takedown. McKinley tries to sprawl out of it but Gillis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McKinley manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Gillis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gillis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McKinley avoids it really well and circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for McKinley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gillis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McKinley defends it nicely.
McKinley fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gillis is out of range.
Gillis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McKinley.
McKinley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gillis.
Gillis shoots in looking for a takedown but McKinley manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gillis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - McKinley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McKinley throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McKinley misses with a right hand
and Gillis counters with a shoot takedown. McKinley fights it but they end up in guard.
McKinley is looking to stand up but Gillis isn't so interested in that idea.
Gillis trying to control but McKinley is working from the bottom.
Gillis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gillis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gillis throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gillis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McKinley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gillis is looking to work some ground and pound but McKinley has wrist control.
Gillis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McKinley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McKinley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gillis.
Gillis throws and elbow that misses. McKinley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gillis's guard. Nice move by McKinley!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gillis looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but McKinley is defending well. Gillis quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! McKinley has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Gillis celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jamie Gillis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tj Cummings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cummings comes to the cage accompanied by The Misfits - Die Die My Darling . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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307 lbs
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320 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tj Cummings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jesus Pope!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pope connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Tj Cummings has been cut.
Pope takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Jesus Pope has been cut.
A low kick from Pope misses
and Cummings counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pope uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cummings.
Pope needs to keep his hands up - Cummings had a free shot at his head there.
Pope pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cummings moves out of range as Pope strikes.
Cummings will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cummings feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Pope sprawling to the canvas! Pope rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Cummings finish him?!
That has opened up Jesus Pope's cut even more.
Pope misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Cummings. No joy for Pope on that attempt.
Cummings misses with an uppercut.
Pope walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pope throws a head kick but Cummings moves out of range.
Pope misses with a leg kick
and Cummings counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Pope to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Cummings!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tj Cummings!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emilio Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexey Mahayev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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278 lbs
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235 lbs
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Emilio Ramos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexey Mahayev!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahayev misses with a lunging right hand
and Ramos counters with a solid body kick.
Ramos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mahayev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mahayev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Alexey Mahayev has been cut.
Ramos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mahayev checks a low kick from Ramos.
Ramos misses with a low kick as Mahayev jumps back.
A jab from Mahayev misses.
Mahayev with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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!
Mahayev missing with a left hand there. Ramos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ramos looks for the body kick but Mahayev saw that one coming.
Mahayev on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mahayev takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ramos tries to land a front kick but Mahayev steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ramos lunges at Mahayev with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mahayev's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mahayev looks gassed!
Ramos thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mahayev if he has to take too many more of those.
Ramos lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mahayev tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good leg kick by Ramos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ramos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mahayev.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ramos. That's going to slow Mahayev down.
Mahayev looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ramos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ramos connects with a solid leg kick.
Ramos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ramos throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Mahayev crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Emilio Ramos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ice Lander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jasser Tiihonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lander's entrance music is Tribute. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
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192 lbs
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ice Lander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jasser Tiihonen!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiihonen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lander counters with a head kick. That will keep Tiihonen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A big right from Lander misses.
Tiihonen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lander finds it's way round the side to connect with Tiihonen's head.
Lander walks into a jab.
Tiihonen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lander circles away.
Tiihonen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lander but Lander pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ice Lander has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jasser Tiihonen.
Lander throws a leg kick which misses Tiihonen's front leg but catches the back leg as Tiihonen tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiihonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Tiihonen.
Lander moves into the clinch.
Tiihonen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lander smiles and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiihonen misses with a jab to the body
and Lander counters with an outside leg kick.
Lander fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lander uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tiihonen.
Lander cracks a nice hook into Tiihonen's ribs.
Tiihonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lander jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tiihonen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lander can pounce on him.
Lander throws a sloppy head kick and Tiihonen moves out of range easily.
Tiihonen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lander fails to land with a series of punches.
Tiihonen shoots in for a double leg but Lander sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiihonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lander closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lander displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tiihonen up against the cage.
Lander lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lander.
Lander can't find room to land a body shot as Tiihonen controls the action.
Lander misses with a punch on the inside.
Lander misses with a body punch.
Lander landing knees to the head.
Lander lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lander stalling in the clinch.
Lander scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tiihonen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lander smiles and moves away.
Tiihonen tries for a takedown but Lander circles away easily
and Lander counters with an inside leg kick.
Tiihonen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lander - that will leave a mark!
A nice leg kick lands there from Lander.
Lander swings for the body but Tiihonen moves out of range.
Tiihonen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tiihonen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lander.
Nice takedown defense from Lander. No joy for Tiihonen on that attempt.
Tiihonen looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiihonen blocks a head kick by Lander.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lander, right into the meat.
Tiihonen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lander.
Tiihonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lander was well out of range. Poor timing from Tiihonen.
Lander connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tiihonen's hands.
Tiihonen 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.
Lander lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tiihonen takes a step back to recover.
Lander slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lander lands an overhand right.
Tiihonen is rocked!
Tiihonen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lander.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ice Lander dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lander's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tiihonen under the eye.
Tiihonen is still on wobbly legs! Can Lander finish him?
Tiihonen misses with a combination
and Lander counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Tiihonen! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ice Lander!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Torsten Stalhandske (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huston Rustow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stalhandske comes to the cage accompanied by Jean Sibelius - Finlandia. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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218 lbs
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215 lbs
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World class MT
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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Torsten Stalhandske!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Huston Rustow!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stalhandske motions for Rustow to come forward. Stalhandske throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rustow lands a front kick.
Stalhandske throws a sloppy head kick and Rustow moves out of range easily.
Stalhandske throws a leg kick
and Rustow counters with a body kick.
Rustow lands a leg kick that knocks Stalhandske off balance momentarily.
Rustow is looking to clinch but Stalhandske is avoiding it.
Stalhandske scores with a hook to the body. Rustow takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stalhandske throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rustow counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rustow bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Stalhandske gets tackled into the cage by Rustow. Rustow maintains the clinch.
Rustow misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rustow prevents Stalhandske from breaking the clinch.
Stalhandske avoiding damage as Rustow throws knees to the body.
Stalhandske is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stalhandske is trying to break the clinch but Rustow is controlling him.
Stalhandske trying to land knees to the body.
Rustow connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stalhandske's face.
Stalhandske misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rustow avoiding damage.
Rustow working aggressively here.
Rustow with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stalhandske taking a breather.
Rustow blocks a body shot from Stalhandske.
Stalhandske breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stalhandske throws a low kick but Rustow moves out of range easily.
Rustow connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalhandske swinging wildly here.
Rustow misses with a wild combination.
Rustow misses with a series of wild punches.
Rustow scores with a spinning back kick!
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!
Stalhandske moves out of range of the strikes.
Huston Rustow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rustow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rustow takes the fight into the clinch.
Rustow lands a nice uppercut.
Rustow misses with a punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rustow.
Stalhandske tries to circle away but Rustow has him pinned against the cage.
Rustow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stalhandske backwards.
Rustow misses with a knee to the head.
Rustow lands with a left to the head.
Rustow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rustow lands a body shot.
Stalhandske is breathing heavily.
Rustow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rustow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rustow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rustow creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rustow lands an elbow inside that Stalhandske shrugs off.
Rustow tries to work over Stalhandske's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Stalhandske.
Stalhandske unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rustow lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rustow has Stalhandske pressed against the cage, preventing Stalhandske from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stalhandske tries to throw a body punch but Rustow avoids it by throwing Stalhandske back against the cage.
Stalhandske swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stalhandske creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rustow using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stalhandske has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stalhandske looking to throw knees to the head but Rustow is blocking nicely.
Stalhandske trying to stall but Rustow improves his position.
Rustow has Stalhandske pressed against the cage, preventing Stalhandske from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stalhandske crunches a lovely knee into Rustow's ribcage.
Stalhandske struggles to land a body shot inside as Rustow controls his hands.
Rustow comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rustow has a couple of punches blocked by Stalhandske.
Rustow lands a hook that snaps the head of Stalhandske backwards.
Stalhandske tries to land knees in the clinch but Rustow avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rustow obliges.
Rustow lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Huston Rustow dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rustow wants to clinch
and Stalhandske counters with a good, hard body kick but Rustow shrugs it off.
Stalhandske throws a leg kick but Rustow checks it.
Rustow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rustow tries to clinch up.
Stalhandske throws a sloppy head kick and Rustow moves out of range easily.
Rustow misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Stalhandske lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rustow cracks Stalhandske with a right hand to the side of the head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rustow - that will leave a mark!
Stalhandske slips under a jab.
Rustow lands a nice looking kick to the body. Stalhandske takes a step back to recover.
Rustow lands with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rustow scores with a punch to the head.
Stalhandske blocks a head kick by Rustow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rustow misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stalhandske stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stalhandske takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheers as Rustow lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stalhandske doesn't seem phased though.
Stalhandske throws a leg kick
and Rustow counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rustow misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rustow looks to land a combination but Stalhandske avoids it well.
Stalhandske lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalhandske throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rustow counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rustow connects with a high kick.
Rustow connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Stalhandske takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Stalhandske moves away from the strike by Rustow.
Rustow takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rustow fails with an attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick from Stalhandske misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalhandske tries a low kick but Rustow avoids it.
Stalhandske fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rustow manages to avoid it.
Stalhandske swats away the attempt to clinch by Rustow.
Rustow smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rustow cracks the inside of Stalhandske's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rustow tries to clinch but Stalhandske is having none of it.
Rustow scores with a kick to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Huston Rustow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Rustow misses with a looping left.
Rustow clinches up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Rustow.
Stalhandske wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stalhandske misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stalhandske looking to throw knees to the head but Rustow is blocking nicely.
Stalhandske's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rustow avoiding damage as Stalhandske throws knees to the body.
Rustow looking to throw knees to the head but Stalhandske is blocking nicely.
Rustow lands an elbow just above Stalhandske 's eye.
It looks like Torsten Stalhandske has been cut.
Rustow with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rustow tries to land a knee to the head but Stalhandske blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stalhandske stalling in the clinch but Rustow improves position.
Rustow with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rustow lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rustow looking to throw knees to the head but Stalhandske is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rustow blocking some punches.
Rustow connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stalhandske's face.
Stalhandske is rocked!
Rustow leaning against his opponent.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rustow.
Oh Stalhandske is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rustow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rustow lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rustow content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Stalhandske seems to have got his legs back now.
Stalhandske is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rustow is keeping busy.
Stalhandske trying to land knees to the body.
Rustow lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rustow tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rustow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rustow creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Stalhandske with a big uppercut! Stalhandske tries to clinch up but Rustow pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Stalhandske to the mat! Stalhandske covers up and Rustow unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Huston Rustow! Huston Rustow retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martin Gomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomes's entrance music is Juelz Santana - Murda Murda. A fine choice. Marciano comes into a darkened arena with his song building. REDEMPTION SONG kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 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
17 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Martin Gomes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Marciano!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marciano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gomes drives through with a takedown into guard.
Marciano utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gomes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Marciano throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Gomes won't allow Marciano to sweep him here.
Gomes is pushing down on Marciano's leg trying to pass to half guard. Marciano is fighting to maintain full guard but Gomes has managed to sneak the leg through.
Marciano has hold of Gomes's hands but Gomes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Marciano is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marciano wants to improve his position but Gomes is controlling well.
Gomes is working for a kimura but Marciano is defending it quite comfortably.
Marciano blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gomes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes is nestled in close to Marciano, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gomes wants to pass to mount but Marciano is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gomes trying to control from half guard but Marciano is working away.
Marciano is defending against the submission attempts here by Gomes.
Gomes passes to full mount!
Marciano really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marciano is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gomes lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Marciano hang on?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomes working for a submission but Marciano is keeping him at bay.
Gomes has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gomes misses with a head shot.
Marciano regains half guard.
Gomes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gomes is looking to take a break and control but Marciano is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes throwing shots but Marciano is blocking nicely.
Gomes wants to pass the guard but Marciano is defending well.
Gomes is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Marciano is just riding it out for now. Gomes eventually gives up the hold.
Gomes is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gomes works his way into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Marciano taking shots to the head.
Gomes in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marciano wants to control but Gomes is having none of it.
Gomes lands a big shot there that rocks Marciano but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Marciano regains half guard.
Marciano is looking to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gomes thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Marciano to regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Gomes dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Marciano is looking to slow Gomes down with leg kicks.
Gomes closes the distance and clinches up with Marciano, looking for a takedown. Gomes pushes Marciano against the cage but Marciano circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Marciano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marciano throws a solid leg kick but Gomes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Marciano.
A big left from Marciano misses.
No joy there for Marciano, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gomes misses with a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Gomes.
Horrible takedown by Gomes or perhaps it was just good defense by Marciano which made him look bad.
Gomes misses with an uppercut
and Marciano counters with a leg kick.
Marciano scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marciano lands a head kick. Gomes smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Marciano misses with a body shot.
Marciano scores with a jab to the body.
Gomes blocks a leg kick.
Marciano getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin Gomes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marciano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marciano misses the shot to the body.
Marciano blocks a jab.
Marciano smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gomes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gomes misses with the combination.
Marciano dodges the punch combination from Gomes.
Marciano walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gomes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gomes moves out of range of the body kick from Marciano.
Martin Gomes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marciano uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gomes has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Marciano throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters circling a little - Marciano finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Marciano connects with a body shot that sends Gomes's belly button to the back.
Marciano scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Martin Gomes has been cut.
Don Marciano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marciano looks for the body kick but Gomes saw that one coming.
Gomes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Marciano lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A good leg kick by Marciano.
Gomes sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Marciano moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Marciano scores with a shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marciano.
Gomes is rocked!
Marciano thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gomes if he has to take too many more of those.
Oh Gomes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A slapping leg kick lands for Marciano.
Gomes seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Marciano scores with a decent looking hook.
Marciano turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marciano throws a monster overhand right that drops Gomes! Marciano follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Marciano! Don Marciano retains his heavyweight title!
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