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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sven Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Taalasmaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andersson comes to the cage accompanied by Now we are free. Taalasmaa has chosen Kokkelivekkulit as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sven Andersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Taalasmaa!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taalasmaa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Taalasmaa wants it to stay on the feet.
Andersson with a poor takedown
and Taalasmaa counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Taalasmaa content to control rather than advance.
Taalasmaa is looking for a kimura but Andersson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Taalasmaa to get the leverage.
Andersson trying to control but Taalasmaa postures up.
Andersson taking some punishment here, with Taalasmaa in his half guard.
Taalasmaa drops an elbow to the side of Andersson's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taalasmaa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Taalasmaa is nestled in close to Andersson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
It looks like Sven Andersson has been cut.
Taalasmaa sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andersson trying to get back to full guard but Taalasmaa takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Taalasmaa is working for a guillotine from mount but Andersson frees his head quite easily.
Taalasmaa postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Andersson looks a forlorn figure.
Sven Andersson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sven Andersson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Seppo Taalasmaa!
Seppo Taalasmaa really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Rebel Pride Clothing. Many Items on Sale for $5 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georgi Todorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ward might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to All American Nightmare. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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153 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris Ward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Georgi Todorov!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Todorov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ward moves away.
Ward throws a hook but Todorov avoids it easily.
Todorov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ward!
Todorov prevents Ward from getting the reversal.
Ward is working hard here to advance position.
Todorov controlling the pace for now.
Todorov lands a heavy elbow.
Ward is bucking up trying to escape but Todorov cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Todorov scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ward is wriggling around trying to escape.
Todorov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ward?
Todorov lands a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Todorov trying to control but Ward is having none of it.
Todorov raining down hammerfists from mount.
Todorov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ward's face.
Todorov controlling the position easily from mount.
Ward manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward throws a strike from the bottom but Todorov passes into side control!
Todorov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ward. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ward sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Todorov wants to pass the guard but Ward is defending well.
Ward wants to improve his position but Todorov is controlling well.
Todorov working over Ward with some ground and pound. Ward looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ward gets full guard.
Todorov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Todorov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ward has his feet on Todorov's thighs here. He's pushed Todorov off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Todorov screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chris Ward!
Chris Ward decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Janowicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Master Splinter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Splinter's choice of entrance music: Ninja Tutles theme song by THROWDOWN. Master Splinter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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250 lbs
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265 lbs
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Good takedowns
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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
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Janowicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Master Splinter!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Splinter lands an overhand right.
Janowicz looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Splinter!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Janowicz looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Janowicz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Splinter really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Janowicz thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Splinter tries to reverse the position but Janowicz maintains control.
Splinter wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Janowicz is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Splinter to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Splinter shrugs it off.
Janowicz jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Splinter manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Splinter is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Janowicz is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Splinter seems a little lost for a moment, as Janowicz dominates the positioning.
Janowicz has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Splinter is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Janowicz yanks on the arm and Splinter is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Janowicz.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jan Janowicz!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Cash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Fowler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cash kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hurt - Johnny Cash. Johnny Cash had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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182 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Cash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Austin Fowler!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fowler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cash throws out the jab.
Good work by Fowler as he checks the leg kick.
Fowler throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cash's waist but Cash gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fowler off to one side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cash looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fowler fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cash has closed the distance and engaged Fowler in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Cash.
Cash is pushing Fowler up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short right from Cash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cash breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fowler avoids the head kick by Cash.
Cash throws a jab but it's blocked by Fowler.
Cash misses with a hook. Fowler ducked under it nicely.
Fowler fails with the takedown.
Johnny Cash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Austin Fowler.
Nice straight punches there by Cash. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cash.
It looks like Austin Fowler has been cut.
Cash lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cash fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fowler, pushing him back against the cage.
Cash lands an uppercut.
Cash has a couple of punches blocked by Fowler.
Cash makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fowler is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cash throws a big uppercut that drops Fowler! More strikes from Cash and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Fowler lies dazed against the cage as Cash celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Cash!
Johnny Cash took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'First I want to thank my sponsor, and all the boys at Sprawl-n-Brawl gym in London. But most of all I want to thank the amazing fans here in Helsinki!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Merdarus Goone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Merdarus Goone will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paulo Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Merdarus Goone!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez keeps the fight on the outside.
Goone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Alvarez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Goone closes the distance and clinches.
Alvarez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Goone pulls his leg out and moves away.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Alvarez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Goone is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Alvarez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Alvarez with a couple of short strikes.
Goone is trying to stand up.
Goone in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goone taking shots to the head.
Goone takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Alvarez's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paulo Alvarez!
Paulo Alvarez decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rodolpho Vasquel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Lontrame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasquel comes to the cage accompanied by Surviving the Times. Lontrame has chosen Knife Party by Deftones as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. On his way into the cage it seems that Rodolpho Vasquel has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Rodolpho Vasquel seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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184 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Rodolpho Vasquel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Vincent Lontrame!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasquel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lontrame in his tracks.
Vasquel closes the distance and clinches.
Lontrame misses with a punch on the inside.
Vasquel breaks from the clinch.
Vasquel closes the distance and clinches up with Lontrame, looking for a takedown. Vasquel pushes Lontrame against the cage but Lontrame circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rodolpho Vasquel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lontrame misses with a wild body shot.
Lontrame fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vasquel rushes Lontrame and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vasquel goes for a takedown attempt but Lontrame pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lontrame gets the takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lontrame looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Vasquel is avoiding damage well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquel tries to improve position but can't.
The strikes coming from Lontrame are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Lontrame taking a breather here.
Vasquel tries to improve position but can't.
Vasquel sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Well, if Lontrame is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Lontrame thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lontrame performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Lontrame throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasquel is not content to let Lontrame control the position.
Vasquel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lontrame is trying to control the action in half guard but Vasquel is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Vincent Lontrame wasn't active enough on the ground.
Vasquel is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lontrame sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodolpho Vasquel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Vasquel or perhaps it was just good defense by Lontrame which made him look bad.
Vasquel misses with a series of wild punches.
Lontrame throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vasquel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasquel closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lontrame did well to prevent Vasquel getting side control.
Lontrame gets back to full guard.
Lontrame is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vasquel is controlling him.
Vasquel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lontrame being controlled here, momentarily.
Vasquel wants to control from the top but Lontrame keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lontrame utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vasquel working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lontrame working a defensive guard here.
Vasquel will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lontrame preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vasquel throwing strikes but missing.
Lontrame tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lontrame preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vasquel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rodolpho Vasquel will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Vasquel shoots in looking for a takedown but Lontrame manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vasquel's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lontrame stuffs the takedown.
Vasquel shoots for a takedown but Lontrame saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodolpho Vasquel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vasquel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lontrame tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vasquel closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lontrame quickly recovers to half guard.
Vasquel wants to pass the guard but Lontrame is defending well.
Lontrame moves into full guard.
Vasquel being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lontrame is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vasquel looking to sit in guard and control but Lontrame gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lontrame controlling from the top position.
Vasquel keeping moving, preventing Lontrame from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lontrame's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lontrame throws a big right hand that misses.
Lontrame controlling from the top position.
Vasquel has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lontrame wants to pass the guard but Vasquel is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vasquel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lontrame wants to control from the top but Vasquel keeps moving.
Vasquel 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Vincent Lontrame wasn't active enough on the ground.
Vasquel closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lontrame's guard.
Vasquel postures up in Lontrame's guard and throws a big left but Lontrame blocks it.
Vasquel throws a big right hand that misses.
Vasquel postures up in Lontrame's guard and throws a big left but Lontrame blocks it.
Vasquel throws a big right hand that misses.
Rodolpho Vasquel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vasquel not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lontrame wants to sweep here but Vasquel controlling him for the moment.
Vasquel with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasquel throws a big elbow that misses.
Vasquel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vasquel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lontrame looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vasquel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lontrame controlling Vasquel's posture.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Vasquel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rodolpho Vasquel will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Vasquel scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Vasquel looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Vasquel creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lontrame sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Vasquel prevents Lontrame from escaping the position.
Vasquel trying to control the action but Lontrame is working from the bottom.
Vasquel looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lontrame keeps working.
Vasquel swings around for an armbar but Lontrame sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Vasquel's guard.
Lontrame wants to control from the top but Vasquel keeps moving.
Lontrame might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Vasquel kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Lontrame loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lontrame wants to pass the guard but Vasquel is keeping the position.
Lontrame trying to control but Vasquel is working from the bottom.
Vincent Lontrame has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lontrame throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lontrame in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vasquel keeping moving, preventing Lontrame from controlling successfully.
Lontrame must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lontrame trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lontrame throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vasquel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vasquel controlling the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lontrame takes a swing at Vasquel's ribcage but misses.
Lontrame shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lontrame showed some decent athleticism there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vasquel manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lontrame trying to control the position from guard on top but Vasquel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vasquel controls Lontrame momentarily but Lontrame frees himself.
Lontrame wants to control from the top but Vasquel keeps moving.
Lontrame missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lontrame missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lontrame trying to control but Vasquel is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Vincent Lontrame wasn't active enough on the ground.
No luck for Vasquel with that takedown attempt.
Rodolpho Vasquel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vasquel swats away the attempt to clinch by Lontrame.
Lontrame keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vasquel looks for a takedown but Lontrame sprawls well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vincent Lontrame comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vasquel 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Lemieux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Dougan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Lemieux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rob Dougan!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemieux digs a good hook to Dougan's body.
Lemieux throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dougan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lemieux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dougan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lemieux counters with a stiff right hand.
Dougan walks into a jab.
Dougan looks to land a combination but Lemieux avoids it well.
Lemieux lands with a good body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lemieux tries to clinch up but Dougan circles away and keeps his distance.
Dougan throws a right hand that Lemieux ducks under and follows up with a left that Lemieux also avoids with ease.
Dougan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lemieux lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dougan tries to work over Lemieux's front leg with a kick but Lemieux checks it.
Lemieux clinches with his opponent.
Lemieux working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dougan is trying to force a seperation but Lemieux has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dougan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dougan is trying to break free.
Dougan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lemieux's elbow.
Lemieux manages to break the clinch.
Lemieux wants to clinch up but Dougan keeps it at a distance.
Lemieux tries to clinch but Dougan moves out of range.
Dougan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dougan throws the left hand but Lemieux avoids the punch easily.
Lemieux fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lemieux doesn't manage to clinch there - Dougan circles away.
Dougan misses with an uppercut. Lemieux saw that one coming.
Rob Dougan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lemieux drops Dougan with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Dougan looks back up at him and smiles so Lemieux waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Dougan is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lemieux cracks Dougan with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Dougan falls to his knees and Lemieux doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Lemieux!
Our winner, David Lemieux, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between ILja Muromets (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregorio San Pedro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muromets comes into the arena with Krec Паром через blaring out of the sound system. Gregorio San Pedro has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with ILja Muromets's chin.
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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
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, ILja Muromets!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gregorio San Pedro!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
San Pedro misses with a body shot.
Muromets is trying hard to land a takedown here. San Pedro sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Muromets closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like ILja Muromets has been cut.
Muromets on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Muromets looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? San Pedro is fending him off so far but Muromets persists. Nope, San Pedro circles away and we're back to standing.
San Pedro misses with a hook.
San Pedro misses the shot to the body.
Muromets looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? San Pedro is fending him off so far but Muromets persists. Nope, San Pedro circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for ILja Muromets. That's going to take a lot out of him.
San Pedro feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Muromets sprawling to the canvas! Muromets rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can San Pedro finish him?!
Muromets is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muromets leaves his chin hanging out and San Pedro seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Muromets crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gregorio San Pedro!
Our winner, Gregorio San Pedro, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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