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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rayne Wooney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Moye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Derek Moye has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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196 lbs
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200 lbs
19 - 15 - 0 |
Good wrestling
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BJJ Red Belt
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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
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Rayne Wooney! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Moye! The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Wooney scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Moye keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wooney lands a nice hook to Moye's body. Moye takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Rayne Wooney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Wooney tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Wooney falls off balance throwing a combination
and Moye counters with a takedown into side control. We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup. Moye tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Moye has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Moye is looking to take a break and control but Wooney is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wooney sneaks back into half guard. Wooney is trying to stand back up but Moye is controlling him
Moye wants to control but Wooney is keeping him busy. Moye is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Wooney reverses the position - he's now on top in Moye's guard. Moye tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Moye is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Wooney has his hands clasped together but Moye extends an breaks Wooney's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Moye.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Derek Moye! Derek Moye gave a mention to .: AFFAKETIΘN :. in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ikoa Oyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aima Hei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aima Hei will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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214 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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212 lbs
17 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ikoa Oyama! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aima Hei! The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hei punishes Oyama's body with a nice straight punch. Hei lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Ikoa Oyama has been cut. Oyama throws a body punch but Hei moves out of range. Hei lets loose with a powerful body kick. Oyama will feel that in the morning. Hei delivers a nice body kick. Oyama on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! The fight moves into the clinch position. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hei. A nice right hand lands inside from Hei. Nice body punch from Hei - that landed with a thud.
Hei manages to break the clinch.
Hei slaps away a takedown attempt from Oyama, before circling back to the center of the mat. Oyama shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hei sprawls well. Hei wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Oyama gets slowly back to his feet. Hei throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hei scores with a punch to the head. Oyama takes a body punch but keeps moving. Hei swings for the body but Oyama moves out of range.
Oyama chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hei can pounce on him.
Hei lands a nice looking kick to the body. Oyama takes a step back to recover. Oyama is breathing heavily. Hei moves into range and clinches up with Oyama. Oyama's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Hei is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! A left hand lands to the body for Hei.
Hei lands a hook that snaps the head of Oyama backwards. Hei lands a nice shot to the body. A nice glancing elbow lands by Hei.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hei breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hei.
Ikoa Oyama's cut is getting worse. Hei avoids the body shot from Oyama.
Hei turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Aima Hei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Jab by Hei. Hei instigates a clinch. Hei has Oyama pressed against the cage, preventing Oyama from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Oyama takes a shot to the head. Hei lands with a light punch inside. Hei lands an uppercut. Hei lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. A body shot lands from Hei.
Hei scores with a hook to the body. Hei lands with a short head shot on the inside. Hei working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oyama is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round. A nice glancing elbow lands by Hei. Oh Oyama is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ikoa Oyama's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Hei lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Hei working some nice short punches in the clinch. A hook to the body from Hei.
Hei lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Oyama to his knees! Hei keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aima Hei! A very excited looking Aima Hei made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Breaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Cannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Breaker comes to the cage accompanied by Rosa Helikopter. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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223 lbs
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207 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Trevor Breaker! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Matthew Cannon! The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Cannon with a body punch. A glancing blow. Cannon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Cannon connects with a nice looking jab.
Cannon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Nice uppercut lands for Cannon. That snapped Breaker's head back.
Cannon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Breaker. Cannon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Breaker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cannon checks it well. Cannon needs to keep his hands up - Breaker had a free shot at his head there. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Cannon pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Cannon gets caught napping as Breaker dives in and scores a takedown. Cannon manages to retain guard. Breaker wants to stand but Cannon is controlling his posture from full guard. Cannon is trying to keep Breaker in close.
That's one minute gone in the round. Breaker wants to control from the top but Cannon keeps moving. Breaker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Cannon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Cannon keeping moving, preventing Breaker from controlling successfully. Cannon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Breaker shoots in looking for a takedown. Cannon tries to sprawl out of it but Breaker keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cannon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. A shot to the liver by Cannon. Beautiful body shot. Cannon connects with a jab. Matthew Cannon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Cannon looks to score with a jab to the body but Breaker is just out of range. Breaker looks for a takedown but Cannon sprawls well. Cannon slips a straight right by Breaker.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Donk. Cannon catches Breaker right on the button with a cross. Breaker throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Cannon connects with a crisp jab. 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! Breaker scores with a one two! Cannon had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Breaker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trevor Breaker. That's going to take a lot out of him. Breaker is breathing heavily. Breaker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cannon throws an overhand right that lands on Breaker's shoulder, as Breaker tries to avoid the shot. Breaker fails to land with a series of punches.
Breaker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cannon.
Breaker changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cannon tries to avoid it but Breaker manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cannon to the ground. Cannon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Breaker misses with a looping right. Trevor Breaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Cannon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Breaker was well out of range. Poor timing from Cannon. Cannon thuds a left hand into Breaker's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A lazy left from Cannon finds it's target. Cannon throws a series of punches but Breaker avoids them all with ease. Breaker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Breaker bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Cannon shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Breaker eats them both and turns towards Cannon to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Breaker is rocked!
It looks like Trevor Breaker has been cut. Breaker tries to land a front kick but Cannon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Oh Breaker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Cannon throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Horrible takedown by Breaker or perhaps it was just good defense by Cannon which made him look bad. A telegraphed right hand from Cannon misses the target. Cannon connects with a jab. Cannon misses the body punch and Breaker counters with a one-two to the body. Breaker seems to have got his legs back now. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Cannon lands a nice hook to Breaker's body. Breaker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Cannon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Cannon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Oh, that's a big right hand from Cannon and Breaker goes tumbling to the canvas! Cannon follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard. Cannon is looking to take a break and control but Breaker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Cannon is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Breaker has managed to free his arm - good work. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Cannon stalling away here and it's allowed Breaker to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Cannon dominated that round. The cut man is working on Trevor Breaker's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Breaker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Breaker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cannon swats him away and circles back towards the center. Breaker fails with a takedown attempt. Breaker tries to clinch up. Cannon swats away the attempt to clinch by Breaker. Breaker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Breaker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cannon's waist but Cannon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Breaker off to one side. Cannon throws the left hand but Breaker avoids the punch easily. Cannon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Cannon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Trevor Breaker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Breaker misses with an uppercut. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Breaker fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Breaker darts in and clinches Cannon up against the cage. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Breaker pushes off an throws an elbow but Cannon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Cannon presses Breaker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Breaker blocks a body shot from Cannon. Cannon lands a nice uppercut. Breaker misses with a punch to the body.
Breaker utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Cannon misses with a hook from the clinch. Cannon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Breaker is keeping busy. Cannon controlling the action here for a moment.
Breaker pushes Cannon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Breaker struggles to land a body shot inside as Cannon controls his hands.
This has been an exciting period of action! Breaker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Breaker blocking some punches.
Cannon trying to stall but Breaker improves his position.
Breaker tries to throw a body punch but Cannon avoids it by throwing Breaker back against the cage. A battle for position here, against the cage. Breaker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Breaker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Breaker.
Breaker jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cannon walks away with a smile on his face. Breaker gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trevor Breaker. That's going to take a lot out of him. Cannon looks to land a left hand but Breaker moved out of range nicely. Cannon scores with a hook to the body. Breaker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Breaker misses with a low kick.
Cannon lands a nice hook to Breaker's body. Breaker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Cannon moves out of range of the body kick from Breaker.
Breaker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Donk. Cannon catches Breaker right on the button with a cross. Breaker misses with a looping left. Breaker misses with a body shot
and Cannon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Cannon dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Breaker takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cannon stalks Breaker and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Breaker's face. Breaker staggers backwards, shaken. This has been an exciting period of action! The crowd cheers as Cannon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Breaker doesn't seem phased though. Cannon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Cannon lands a jab. Breaker gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Cannon gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Breaker is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matthew Cannon! Matthew Cannon managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, .: AFFAKETIΘN :., into his post fight interview.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bj Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Rannanjarvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rannanjarvi has chosen Stonehenge by Spinal Tap as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Antti Rannanjarvi enters the cage!
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165 lbs
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169 lbs
20 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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
25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Bj Penn! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
20 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Antti Rannanjarvi! The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Penn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rannanjarvi tries to avoid it but Penn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rannanjarvi to the ground. Rannanjarvi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Rannanjarvi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Penn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rannanjarvi was well out of range. Poor timing from Penn. Penn avoids the body shot from Rannanjarvi.
Penn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Penn throws out the jab but it was never going to land. That kick from Rannanjarvi tenderised Penn's leg. Penn is trying to keep his angry face on. Rannanjarvi jabbing away but nothing is landing. Rannanjarvi wants to land a leg kick but Penn is out of range. Rannanjarvi stuffs the takedown attempt from Penn. Penn gets slowly back to his feet. No luck with that takedown attempt from Penn. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bj Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him. No luck with that takedown attempt from Penn.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rannanjarvi is looking to land body kicks. Penn misses with a takedown and Rannanjarvi counters with a head kick. Penn fails with the takedown and Rannanjarvi counters with a right hand to the body. Rannanjarvi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Jab by Rannanjarvi. Rannanjarvi misses with a leg kick. Penn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rannanjarvi. Rannanjarvi lands a leg kick that knocks Penn off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Penn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi throws a nice looking combination but Penn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Rannanjarvi throws a sloppy head kick and Penn moves out of range easily. Rannanjarvi tries to work over Penn's front leg with a kick but Penn checks it. Penn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rannanjarvi's waist but Rannanjarvi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Penn off to one side. Rannanjarvi digs a good hook to Penn's body.
Penn shoots for a takedown but Rannanjarvi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Penn avoids the head kick by Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi throws a low kick but Penn moves out of range easily. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A solid leg kick lands there for Rannanjarvi.
Penn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Penn fails to land the takedown. Rannanjarvi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rannanjarvi moves out of range of the strikes. Rannanjarvi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Penn. Rannanjarvi throws a head kick but Penn moves out of range.
Rannanjarvi throws a nice head kick!
A looping hook to the body misses from Rannanjarvi. Penn does a little dance to reset his feet. Antti Rannanjarvi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Penn just misses with a punch to the body.
Rannanjarvi tries to work over Penn's front leg with a kick but Penn checks it. Rannanjarvi throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Penn shoots for a takedown but Rannanjarvi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Rannanjarvi throws a jab when Penn was well out of range. Penn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Rannanjarvi misses with a kick to the body.
Rannanjarvi cracks Penn with an open hand slap. Rannanjarvi misses with a head kick.
Rannanjarvi cracks Penn with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Rannanjarvi wants to slow Penn down by chopping away at his legs. Rannanjarvi is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Rannanjarvi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Rannanjarvi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Penn rather than just go for the knockout. Rannanjarvi swings widly with a right hand
and Penn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Rannanjarvi dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rannanjarvi throws a nice inside leg kick. Antti Rannanjarvi seems to be getting the better of the standup. Rannanjarvi lands a head shot. Rannanjarvi throws a leg kick but Penn checks it. Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rannanjarvi moves away. Rannanjarvi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Penn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rannanjarvi lands a nice looking body kick. Rannanjarvi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Penn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Penn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Penn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Rannanjarvi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Penn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rannanjarvi as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rannanjarvi scores with a jab to the body. Penn throws a sloppy body shot
and Rannanjarvi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Penn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rannanjarvi sprawls well. Rannanjarvi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Penn gets slowly back to his feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bj Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him. Rannanjarvi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Penn's sensitive parts. Penn checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rannanjarvi throws a quick inside leg kick. Penn shoots in but Rannanjarvi avoids the takedown attempt easily. Penn takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Penn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rannanjarvi sprawls well. Rannanjarvi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Penn gets slowly back to his feet. Rannanjarvi scores with a head kick.
Rannanjarvi lands a leg kick that knocks Penn off balance momentarily. Rannanjarvi connects with a leg kick. Penn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Good leg kick by Rannanjarvi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rannanjarvi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Penn takes a step back to recover. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Penn shoots in looking for a takedown but Rannanjarvi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Penn's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rannanjarvi lands a head kick!
Rannanjarvi connects with a high kick. Rannanjarvi keeps Penn at a distance using the push kick. Rannanjarvi misses with a wild body shot. Penn jabs at Rannanjarvi's body. Penn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Penn blocks a head kick by Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi lands a slapping body shot.
Rannanjarvi avoids the body shot from Penn.
Penn fails with the takedown. Penn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rannanjarvi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rannanjarvi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Penn is out of range and Rannanjarvi settles back down. Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but Rannanjarvi is just out of range. No luck with that takedown attempt from Penn. Rannanjarvi thows a body kick. Penn tries to catch it but that hurt him. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. A slow jab from Rannanjarvi misses its intended target. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Penn fails with a takedown attempt. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Rannanjarvi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Rannanjarvi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penn.
Rannanjarvi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penn.
Penn slips under a jab. This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Penn. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery. A looping hook to the body misses from Penn. Rannanjarvi does a little dance to reset his feet. Rannanjarvi tries to land a front kick but Penn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Rannanjarvi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Rannanjarvi throws a leg kick that misses. Penn shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rannanjarvi defends it nicely. Rannanjarvi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round. Penn misses the shot to the body. Rannanjarvi throws a head kick but Penn moves out of range.
Rannanjarvi just misses with a punch to the body.
Penn shoots for a double leg takedown but Rannanjarvi sprawls well. He's pushed Penn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Jab from Rannanjarvi. A solid leg kick lands there for Rannanjarvi.
Penn misses with a wild body shot. Penn misses with a body shot
and Rannanjarvi counters with a stiff right hand. Rannanjarvi connects with a leg kick. Penn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Penn checks a leg kick nicely. Bj Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Penn misses with a body shot
and Rannanjarvi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Rannanjarvi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Penn shoots in but Rannanjarvi avoids the takedown attempt easily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bj Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him. Rannanjarvi lands with a slapping head kick. Rannanjarvi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penn.
Penn tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Rannanjarvi cracks the inside of Penn's front leg. 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! Penn throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Penn looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Antti Rannanjarvi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rannanjarvi wriggles free and stands up. A looping hook to the body misses from Penn. Rannanjarvi does a little dance to reset his feet. Rannanjarvi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Rannanjarvi is looking to slow Penn down with leg kicks. Penn swings for the body but Rannanjarvi moves out of range.
Penn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Penn throws a hook but Rannanjarvi blocks it. A thudding body kick lands there by Rannanjarvi!
Rannanjarvi lands a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Good leg kick by Rannanjarvi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rannanjarvi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Penn with a lazy takedown attempt and Rannanjarvi counters with a nice uppercut. Penn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rannanjarvi can pounce on him.
Penn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Penn fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Rannanjarvi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. 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! The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Rannanjarvi's corner calls for a 1-2. Rannanjarvi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Penn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that's the end of the fight! Antti Rannanjarvi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Rannanjarvi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30 Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30 Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antti Rannanjarvi! A very excited looking Antti Rannanjarvi rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Knocko Blocko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Wojarski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michal Wojarski has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
19 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Knocko Blocko! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Michal Wojarski! The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Wojarski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blocko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Michal Wojarski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Blocko displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wojarski. Wojarski misses with an uppercut
and Blocko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Blocko doesn't manage to clinch there - Wojarski circles away.
Blocko moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Blocko wants to clinch up but Wojarski keeps it at a distance. Blocko slips under a jab from Wojarski. Blocko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Wojarski misses with a leg kick and Blocko makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Blocko lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wojarski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blocko's corner calls for a 1-2. Blocko obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Wojarski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blocko sees it coming and avoids it easily. Blocko misses with a looping left. Wojarski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Wojarski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blocko. Blocko throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Blocko misses the jab. Wojarski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Blocko throws a hook to the side of Wojarski's head but Wojarski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Wojarski uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Wojarski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Blocko throws a body punch but Wojarski moves out of range. Blocko wants to clinch but Wojarski slips to the side and Wojarski counters with a lovely shot to the body. Wojarski dips to his left and cracks Blocko with an uppercut! Blocko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wojarski. Blocko dips down and scores with a jab to the body. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A swing and a miss from Blocko.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Blocko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wojarski moves away. Blocko scores with a push kick. Blocko misses with a lunging right hand
and Wojarski counters with a right hand to the body. Blocko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wojarski moves away. Wojarski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Blocko throws a hook to the side of Wojarski's head but Wojarski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Blocko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wojarski throws out the jab. Blocko throws a shot from downtown. Wojarski moves away and avoids it. Wojarski moves out of range as Blocko strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Blocko tries to clinch there but Wojarski circles away.
Blocko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wojarski. Wojarski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blocko tries to clinch up but Wojarski circles away and keeps his distance. Blocko lands with an uppercut that bounces Wojarski off the cage and back into range. Blocko lands with an uppercut that bounces Wojarski off the cage and back into range. Blocko misses with the combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blocko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Knocko Blocko 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.
Jab from Wojarski. Wojarski misses with a hook. Blocko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wojarski throws out a loose jab but Blocko uses good head movement to avoid it. Wojarski with a poor takedown and Blocko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Blocko scores with a nice head shot. Blocko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Blocko avoids the body shot from Wojarski.
Nice sprawl there from Blocko as Wojarski shoots in. Wojarski moves forwards but Blocko connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wojarski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Blocko rushes Wojarski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Blocko is trying to push Wojarski away but Wojarski has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Blocko lands a nice shot to the body. Wojarski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wojarski tries to work over Blocko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Wojarski looking to stall.
Blocko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blocko stalling in the clinch.
Blocko blocks an uppercut.
Wojarski is working for takedown but Blocko is calmly controlling the position for now. Knocko Blocko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michal Wojarski.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Blocko is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Blocko tries to throw a body punch but Wojarski avoids it by throwing Blocko back against the cage. A head punch blocked on the inside by Wojarski. Wojarski has a couple of punches blocked by Blocko.
Blocko misses with a hook from the clinch. Blocko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blocko swings wildly with an uppercut but Wojarski uses good head movement to avoid it. Blocko is trying to stall.
Blocko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. 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! Blocko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wojarski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blocko manages to avoid it. Wojarski throws the left hand but Blocko avoids the punch easily. Wojarski connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Wojarski looks to land a right hand but Blocko moved out of range. Blocko takes a shot right to the bread basket. Blocko fails in his attempt to clinch. Wojarski misses with a series of wild punches.
Wojarski tests Blocko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nice takedown defense from Blocko. No joy for Wojarski on that attempt. A big right from Blocko misses. Wojarski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blocko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wojarski moves away. Blocko looks to throw the jab but Wojarski is out of range. Wojarski misses with a looping left. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Blocko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Wojarski 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. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Knocko Blocko dominated that second round. That's time! Blocko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wojarski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blocko. Blocko connects with a solid leg kick. Blocko tries to clinch up. Blocko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wojarski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blocko sees it coming and avoids it easily. Wojarski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blocko's waist but Blocko gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wojarski off to one side. Blocko tries to clinch there but Wojarski circles away.
Blocko wants to clinch up but Wojarski keeps it at a distance. Blocko connects with a jab. Wojarski throws a right hand that misses
and Blocko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round. Wojarski misses with a straight left. Wojarski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wojarski scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Wojarski working the ground and pound. Wojarski is looking to take a break and control but Blocko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Blocko prevents Wojarski from improving position. Wojarski working the body and head with strikes. Wojarski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Wojarski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blocko keeps working. Blocko prevents Wojarski from improving position. Wojarski working the ground and pound but Blocko is defending the strikes. Blocko is looking for a sweep. Blocko parries the strikes from Wojarski easily there. Wojarski is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Blocko to escape.
Blocko tries to bench press Wojarski off him but Wojarski keeps the position. Wojarski tries to move to mount but Blocko blocks the move with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Blocko is not content to let Wojarski control the position. Blocko stops Wojarski from passing to mount. Wojarski is looking to take a break and control but Blocko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Blocko is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Blocko manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wojarski is thwarting Blocko's attempts to control the position. Wojarski trying to pass the guard but Blocko defending well. Blocko gets back to full guard.
Blocko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wojarski. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Blocko tries to land a sweep but no joy. Wojarski wants to control from the top but Blocko keeps moving. Wojarski passes easily into side control. Nice work. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Wojarski really dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wojarski takes a jab right on the kisser.
Blocko misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Wojarski to counter with a crisp jab. Wojarski lands the left hand. Blocko fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wojarski is out of range. Wojarski just misses with a punch to the body.
Wojarski scores with a jab. Blocko acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Wojarski thows a left - swing and a miss! Blocko misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wojarski fails to land the takedown. Wojarski looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Wojarski wants to pass the guard but Blocko is keeping the position. Wojarski preventing the sweep. Blocko keeping moving, preventing Wojarski from controlling successfully. Blocko looking for a sweep. Not yet Blocko, not yet. Blocko is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Blocko keeping full guard, as Wojarski tries to pass. Wojarski trying to control the position from guard on top but Blocko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Michal Wojarski hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart. Wojarski misses the body punch and Wojarski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Wojarski throws a jab when Blocko was well out of range. Blocko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Blocko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Wojarski shoots in for a takedown but Blocko shows good takedown defense. Blocko with a body punch. A glancing blow. Wojarski throws an off balance right hand
and Blocko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Knocko Blocko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Blocko misses with an uppercut
and Wojarski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Wojarski shoots for a takedown but Blocko saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Knocko Blocko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michal Wojarski. Blocko wants to clinch. Blocko just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wojarski throws a right and a left that both miss. Wojarski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Wojarski slips under a jab. Blocko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wojarski throws out the jab. Wojarski with a hook. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Wojarski slips under a jab. Wojarski shoots in for a takedown but Blocko shows good takedown defense. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Michal Wojarski will probably get the nod - 10:9. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Wojarski misses with a hook. Blocko ducked under it nicely. Wojarski lands a head shot. A big left from Wojarski misses. Wojarski slips a jab from Blocko. Wojarski moves out of range as Blocko strikes. Wojarski defending well as Blocko loads up on a big left hand. Blocko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wojarski.
Blocko just misses with a punch to the body.
Blocko connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wojarski lands with a nice body punch. A telegraphed right hand from Blocko misses the target. Blocko avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Wojarski takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Blocko tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Wojarski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Wojarski misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Blocko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wojarski paws at him with a jab and circles away. Blocko misses with a straight right. Wojarski walks into a jab. Blocko misses with an uppercut. Wojarski saw that one coming. Blocko ducks under a wild hook from Wojarski. Blocko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Knocko Blocko is winning the standup battle so far. Wojarski misses with an uppercut. Blocko saw that one coming. Wojarski gets the takedown into side control. Blocko struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Blocko is looking to regain half guard here but Wojarski keeps moving and retains side control. Blocko sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard. Blocko makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Blocko. Wojarski trying to control the position from guard on top but Blocko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Wojarski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Blocko wants to sweep here but Wojarski controlling him for the moment. Blocko keeping moving, preventing Wojarski from controlling successfully. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. Wojarski tries to free his leg and advance position but Blocko is retaining full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Michal Wojarski was stalling too much, according to the referee. Blocko lands a slapping body shot.
Wojarski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blocko.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. A slow jab from Blocko misses its intended target. The fighters circling - Blocko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that's the end of the fight! Knocko Blocko showed his dominance in that final round. I think Blocko 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 48:47 Judge William Gold scores the fight 48:47 Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Knocko Blocko! Knocko Blocko retains his heavyweight title! Knocko Blocko very nearly forgot to thank .: AFFAKETIΘN :. amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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