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Syn Euro: Irreversible Harm PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and East Rupp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie's entrance music is Rob Zombie - Superbeast. A fine choice. East Rupp has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, East Rupp!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rupp moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Gracie stuffs the takedown.
Gracie lands with an overhand left.
It looks like East Rupp has been cut.
Rupp throws a leg kick but Gracie checks it.
Rupp shoots in for a takedown but Gracie shows good takedown defense.
Brock Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie scores with a nice right hand.
Rupp looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Rupp manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gracie on his heels. He'll look to pass Gracie's guard now, I'm sure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gracie working for a triangle but Rupp defends it easily.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rupp is one step ahead there.
Gracie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rupp is looking to work some ground and pound but Gracie has wrist control.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rupp is sitting in close to Gracie's body. Gracie has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Rupp is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Rupp is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Gracie.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Brock Gracie!
Brock Gracie thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Hulk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Per Fekt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hulk comes to the cage accompanied by Pride Opening Theme Music. Fekt is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ack Sundbyberg. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, The Hulk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Per Fekt!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fekt lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like The Hulk has been cut.
Fekt throws a front kick aimed at Hulk's knee but Hulk avoids it well.
Hulk moves out of range as Fekt throws a body kick.
Fekt misses with a looping right.
Fekt thows a body shot but no joy.
Hulk digs a good hook to Fekt's body.
Hulk uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Per Fekt has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hulk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fekt was well out of range. Poor timing from Hulk.
Hulk misses with a body shot.
Hulk wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hulk looks to score with a jab to the body but Fekt is just out of range.
Hulk moves away from the strike by Fekt.
Hulk lands a jab.
Hulk fails to land with a series of punches.
Hulk fails with the takedown.
A leg kick checked by Hulk.
Hulk is looking to wear down Fekt with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Fekt.
Hulk on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hulk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fekt.
Fekt defending well as Hulk loads up on a big left hand.
Fekt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fekt lands a head kick. Hulk smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fekt moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A punch combination from Hulk misses.
Fekt feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hulk sprawling to the canvas! Hulk rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Fekt finish him?!
Hulk is rocked!
Sloppy strikes from Hulk. Those never looked like landing.
Oh Hulk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hulk misses with a wild body shot.
Hulk seems to have got his legs back now.
Hulk misses with an uppercut
and Fekt counters with a right hand to the body.
Fekt lands a brutal head kick. Hulk looks out on his feet and Fekt throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Per Fekt!
Per Fekt thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harri Haikala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rene Schweidler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schweidler is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by IZ. 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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260 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harri Haikala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rene Schweidler!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schweidler wants to clinch.
Schweidler walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Rene Schweidler has been cut.
Schweidler throws a head kick but Haikala moves out of range.
Haikala walks forward, straight into a front kick from Schweidler.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schweidler fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Schweidler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Haikala avoids the head kick by Schweidler.
Nice defenses there by Schweidler.
Haikala misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schweidler moves away from the strike by Haikala.
Haikala stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Schweidler.
Haikala lands with a right hand.
Haikala misses with a series of wild punches.
Schweidler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haikala.
Schweidler fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Haikala throws a jab but it's blocked by Schweidler.
Schweidler takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Schweidler.
Haikala is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Schweidler. That's going to slow Haikala down.
Schweidler moves into the clinch.
Schweidler scores a nice knee to the body.
Schweidler lands a nice knee to the body.
Schweidler tries to land a knee to the head but Haikala blocks with his arms.
Schweidler is pushing Haikala up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Knees in the clinch landing for Schweidler.
Schweidler with a knee to the head.
Schweidler using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Haikala has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schweidler tries to land knees in the clinch but Haikala avoids the damage to the body.
Haikala has Schweidler pushed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Schweidler.
Schweidler trying to land knees to the body.
Schweidler working Haikala over with knees to the body.
Haikala managing to block the knees to the body from Schweidler.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Schweidler obliges.
Schweidler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Haikala.
Schweidler looking to throw knees to the head but Haikala is blocking nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Schweidler obliges.
Schweidler tries to land knees in the clinch but Haikala avoids the damage to the body.
Schweidler pressing his opponent against the cage.
Schweidler keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Haikala's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haikala working hard to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Schweidler.
It looks like Harri Haikala has been cut.
Haikala wants to break the clinch but can't.
Schweidler unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Schweidler is struggling to control the position.
Schweidler throws a knee to the head but misses.
Haikala tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schweidler pressing his opponent against the cage.
Haikala misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rene Schweidler dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Haikala missing with a left hand there. Schweidler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harri Haikala is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schweidler tries to clinch but Haikala is having none of it.
Schweidler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Schweidler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Schweidler slips a straight right by Haikala.
Rene Schweidler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Haikala moves out of range of the body kick.
Schweidler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Schweidler moves forwards but Haikala connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Schweidler throws a head kick that misses.
Schweidler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haikala.
Schweidler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haikala paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haikala throws a hook but Schweidler blocks it.
Schweidler tries to score with a low kick but Haikala moves his leg out of the way.
Schweidler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Schweidler throws a head kick but Haikala moves out of range.
Haikala keeps the fight on the outside.
Haikala feints a jab promting Schweidler to slip. Haikala then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Schweidler slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Schweidler tries to close the distance and clinch but Haikala swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haikala fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Schweidler throws a head kick but Haikala moves out of range.
Schweidler pivots, looking for a leg kick but Haikala is out of range and Schweidler settles back down.
Schweidler thows a leg kick but Haikala checks it
and Haikala counters with a nice uppercut.
Haikala loads up on a big right hand but Schweidler slips the punch.
Schweidler throws the kick towards the body but Haikala avoids it.
Schweidler lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schweidler gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Schweidler scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haikala on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schweidler missing with knees to the body.
Schweidler tries a knee to the head but Haikala blocks it.
Haikala breaks the clinch.
Haikala digs a good body shot into Schweidler's ribs.
Haikala fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Schweidler connects with a solid leg kick.
Schweidler is looking to clinch.
Schweidler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Haikala manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Haikala cracks Schweidler with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haikala misses with a jab, cross combination.
Schweidler takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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!
Schweidler connects with a solid leg kick.
Haikala is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Haikala swinging wildly here.
Haikala misses with an uppercut.
That kick from Schweidler tenderised Haikala's leg. Haikala is trying to keep his angry face on.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haikala circles away from the clinch attempt.
A good leg kick by Schweidler.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rene Schweidler will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Schweidler lands a big head kick that sends Haikala tumbling to the mat! Schweidler takes a step backwards and waves Haikala back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Haikala is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schweidler and Haikala are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Schweidler throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Haikala into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Schweidler knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rene Schweidler!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cypress Cassidy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Blocksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cassidy comes to the cage accompanied by C.$krilla ft. AEV & DVD - Streets. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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218 lbs
19 - 4 - 0 |
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214 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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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
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cypress Cassidy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Boris Blocksson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cassidy misses with a leg kick.
Cassidy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blocksson can pounce on him.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blocksson, as that shot connected.
Cassidy blocks a jab.
Blocksson scores with a decent looking hook.
Blocksson shoots in for a takedown but Cassidy shows good takedown defense.
Blocksson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Boris Blocksson has been cut.
Cypress Cassidy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cassidy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blocksson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cassidys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cassidy throws a head kick that misses.
Cassidy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blocksson.
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!
Cassidy slips under a jab.
Cassidy throws a sloppy head kick and Blocksson moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Blocksson misses.
Cassidy avoids the body shot from Blocksson.
Cassidy walks into a jab.
Blocksson throws a lazy right hand but Cassidy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blocksson moves out of range of the body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cassidy.
Cassidy avoids the body shot from Blocksson.
Cassidy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Blocksson throws a hook but Cassidy avoids it easily.
Blocksson misses with a low kick.
Cassidy looks to score with a jab to the body but Blocksson is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blocksson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Blocksson moves out of range of the body kick from Cassidy.
Cassidy dips to his left and cracks Blocksson with an uppercut!
Cassidy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cassidy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Blocksson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cassidy drops his hands momentarily and Blocksson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cassidy throws a lazy right hand but Blocksson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cypress Cassidy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cassidy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cassidy throws a big shot that misses.
Blocksson cracks Cassidy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Blocksson misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cassidy.
Blocksson misses with a hook.
Blocksson rushes Cassidy and presses him up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Blocksson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blocksson jumps guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Cassidy preventing the sweep.
Cassidy trying to control the position from guard on top but Blocksson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cassidy won't allow Blocksson to sweep him here.
Cassidy wants to control from the top but Blocksson keeps moving.
Cassidy sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Cypress Cassidy.
Blocksson staying out of range there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cassidy drops his hands momentarily and Blocksson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cassidy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cassidy wants it to stay on the feet.
Blocksson misses with a straight right.
Cassidy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cassidy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blocksson.
Left hook, right uppercut from Blocksson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice shot lands for Cassidy.
Blocksson blocks the body kick.
Blocksson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
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 Cypress Cassidy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Boris Blocksson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cassidy thows a body shot but no joy.
Cassidy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cassidy throws a head kick but Blocksson moves out of range.
Cassidy misses with a low kick.
Blocksson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cassidy.
Cassidy throws a wild body kick that Blocksson sees coming a mile off.
Blocksson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Cassidy.
Blocksson gets the takedown into side control.
Blocksson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blocksson working the ground and pound but Cassidy is defending the strikes.
Blocksson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Blocksson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Blocksson tries to score with some ground and pound. Cassidy controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Blocksson advances to mount.
Blocksson tries to control but Cassidy wriggling away.
Cassidy is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cassidy tries to hold on but Blocksson pushes him away.
Blocksson wants to control the pace but Cassidy is squirming around nicely.
Blocksson cracks Cassidy with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blocksson avoids the attempt from Cassidy to control.
Blocksson is landing with some decent strikes but Cassidy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cassidy in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Cassidy holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Blocksson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Blocksson wants to control the action but instead Cassidy gets a body lock and reverses into Blocksson's guard! Nice work!
Cassidy preventing the sweep.
Blocksson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cassidy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blocksson is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy controls from within his opponent's guard.
Blocksson is looking to sweep but instead, Cassidy has passed into half guard.
Blocksson is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cassidy not doing much here.
Cassidy prevents Blocksson from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Cassidy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Boris Blocksson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Blocksson is pressing down on Cassidy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Blocksson has a closed guard, preventing Cassidy from standing up.
Cassidy wants to control from the top but Blocksson keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cassidy looking to pass the guard.
Cassidy trying to control but Blocksson is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Blocksson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Boris Blocksson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Blocksson thows a body shot but no joy.
Cassidy throws a head kick but Blocksson moves out of range.
Cassidy throws the left hand but Blocksson avoids the punch easily.
Blocksson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cassidy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blocksson throws a right and a left that Cassidy avoids nicely.
Blocksson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cassidy ducks under a wild hook from Blocksson.
Cassidy misses with a body shot.
Blocksson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cassidy was well out of range. Poor timing from Blocksson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassidy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Blocksson misses.
Cassidy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cassidy misses with a kick to the body
and Blocksson counters with a nice uppercut.
Blocksson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blocksson connects with a leg kick. Cassidy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cassidy fails to land with a series of punches.
Blocksson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cassidy looks to land a body kick but Blocksson moved away.
Cassidy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blocksson doesn't seem bothered though.
Blocksson looks to throw the jab but Cassidy is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blocksson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Blocksson trying to mount his opponent but Cassidy defends it.
Blocksson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cassidy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Blocksson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blocksson trying to control the action but Cassidy is working from the bottom.
Blocksson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Cassidy to regain full guard.
Blocksson looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Blocksson looking to improve position, pressing down on Cassidy's thigh with his hand. Cassidy seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Blocksson paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Blocksson's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Cassidy picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Cypress Cassidy!
A relieved looking Cypress Cassidy thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cody Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Pinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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222 lbs
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205 lbs
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cody Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thiago Pinto!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee scores with a nice right hand.
Lee throws a body kick that misses.
Pinto throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pinto motions for Lee to come forward. Pinto throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pinto misses with a kick to the body.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Pinto.
A head kick misses from Pinto.
Lee scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pinto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pinto throws a sloppy head kick
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee lands with a good body shot.
Pinto needs to keep his hands up - Lee had a free shot at his head there.
Pinto misses with a kick to the body.
Lee scores with a head kick. Pinto tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Thiago Pinto has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pinto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lee can pounce on him.
Cody Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinto takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pinto blocks the body kick.
Pinto tries to move into range but Lee moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pinto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pinto drops his hands momentarily and Lee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lee is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lee lands a body shot.
Lee is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pinto throws a head kick that misses.
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pinto lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cody Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee feints and then cracks Pinto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pinto down.
Pinto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Lee displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice defenses there by Pinto.
Lee is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lee lands a lovely overhand right.
Lee is looking to land body kicks.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pinto.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick.
Pinto scores with a three punch combo!
Pinto delivers a nice body kick.
Pinto lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lee is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinto keeps Lee at a distance using the push kick.
Lee avoids the head kick by Pinto.
Lee connects with a solid leg kick.
Pinto moves out of range of the strikes.
Pinto fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lee checks it well.
Pinto lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lee will feel that in the morning.
A lazy body kick from Pinto
and Lee counters with a nice body shot.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee avoids the head kick by Pinto.
Pinto throws a front kick aimed at Lee's knee but Lee avoids it well.
Lee lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pinto looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Lee with a jab.
Lee connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pinto to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Some bone on bone action there as Lee checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lee swings widly with a right hand
and Pinto counters with a nice leg kick.
Pinto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pinto throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice shot lands for Pinto.
Pinto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pinto misses with a combination
and Lee counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Pinto's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lee lands a jab to Pinto's midsection.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Jab by Lee.
Lee smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lee lands the left hand.
Pinto throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pinto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cody Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Pinto misses with a combination
and Lee counters with a nice body shot.
Pinto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lee paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pinto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pinto on the side of the head.
Lee lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Lee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pinto struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Pinto backwards.
Lee lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Lee.
Lee lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pinto is looking for a takedown.
Good body shot from Lee.
Pinto is breathing heavily.
Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pinto backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pinto trying to land knees to the body.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lee scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee digs a right hand into Pinto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pinto's gas tank.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pinto backwards.
Pinto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hook to the body lands for Lee.
Lee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pinto wants to get back to striking at distance but Lee won't allow it.
Lee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Lee on the inside.
That has opened up Thiago Pinto's cut even more.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pintos head.
Pinto changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lee fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Lee. That snapped Pinto's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Pinto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Pinto backwards.
Pinto looking to throw knees to the head but Lee is blocking nicely.
Pinto is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lee gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cody Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Pinto.
Lee lands a body shot.
Pinto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lee digs a right hand underneath Pinto's ribcage. Pinto let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pinto tries a knee to the head but Lee blocks it.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Lee.
Still in the clinch, Lee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pinto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Lee.
Lee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lee lands a nice uppercut.
Pinto is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lee pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lee lands a shoulder strike.
Lee lands a right hand.
Lee pushes Pinto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lee.
Lee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee pushes Pinto back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lee lands a right hand.
Lee works on Pinto's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Lee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Pinto's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Lee forces Pinto back against the cage and clinches.
Pinto drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lee pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lee connects with an inside leg kick.
Lee jabs at Pinto's body.
Lee will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lee moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That kick from Lee tenderised Pinto's leg. Pinto is trying to keep his angry face on.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pinto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lee lands a really nice looking cross but Pinto seems unphased.
Lee lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pinto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lee scores with a shot to the body.
Lee lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands with a right hand.
Pinto on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pinto blocks a head kick by Lee.
Pinto looks for the body kick but Lee saw that one coming.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pinto can do to turn this around?
Lee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lee blocks a head kick by Pinto.
Lee connects with a leg kick. Pinto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pinto walks into a stiff left hand from Lee.
Pinto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lee lands a slapping body shot.
Lee lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pinto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thiago Pinto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
The fighters circle momentarily. Lee darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lee.
Pinto throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Pinto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee lands a left hand.
Pinto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lee lands a nice uppercut.
Lee is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lee scores with a shot to the side of Pinto's head.
Lee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pintos head.
Good body shot from Lee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee avoiding damage as Pinto throws knees to the body.
Pinto takes a shot to the head.
Lee blocks a body shot from Pinto.
Pinto is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lee gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cody Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Pinto.
Lee lands with a right to the head.
Pinto is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lee gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pintos head.
Lee lands a nice uppercut.
Lee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pinto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lee is defending well for now.
Lee lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lee.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cody Lee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lee lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a left hand.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Lee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Lee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pinto backwards.
Lee scores with a shoulder strike.
Lee lands an uppercut.
Pinto is rocked!
Lee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pinto is still on wobbly legs! Can Lee finish him?
Pinto looking for a takedown.
Pinto seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lee lands with a left to the head.
Lee lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Lee.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cody Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lee has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cody Lee!
After winning the bout, Cody Lee thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Taavi Liisteri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xuan Binh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liisteri's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Solid Base - I like it. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
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168 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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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
18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Taavi Liisteri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Xuan Binh!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Binh connects with a jab.
Binh lands a nice looking body kick.
Binh scoring well with a low kick there.
Liisteri takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Xuan Binh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liisteri takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A big right from Binh misses.
Binh throws a wild body kick that Liisteri sees coming a mile off.
Liisteri slips a jab from Binh.
Liisteri tries to score a power double leg takedown but Binh sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Liisteri somewhat.
Binh stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Binh wants it to stay on the feet.
Liisteri takes one to the side of the head.
Liisteri misses with a takedown attempt
and Binh counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taavi Liisteri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Binh scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Binh lands a nice looking kick to the body. Liisteri takes a step back to recover.
Liisteri misses with a takedown
and Binh holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Liisteri tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Binh just stands there and leans against the cage.
Liisteri is trying to pull guard but Binh has him pressed against the cage.
Binh working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Binh unloads a knee to the mid-section. Liisteri lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Binh comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Taavi Liisteri has been cut.
Nice body punch from Binh - that landed with a thud.
Binh lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Liisteri is trying to pull guard but Binh turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Liisteri is breathing heavily.
Binh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Binh lands a good knee to the midsection. Liisteri won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Binh gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Binh lands a good knee to the midsection. Liisteri won't want to take too many of those.
Binh lands an elbow inside that Liisteri shrugs off.
Binh lands an elbow inside that Liisteri shrugs off.
Liisteri tries to pull guard but Binh holds him up against the cage and eventually Liisteri drops back down to his feet.
Binh landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Binh unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Binh lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Binh lands a nice elbow.
Binh using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Liisteri takes a knee right on the jaw!
Binh scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Binh.
Binh lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Binh lands an elbow just above Liisteri 's eye.
Liisteri is trying to pull guard but Binh has him pressed against the cage.
Liisteri jumps guard but Binh turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Binh lands a good knee to the midsection. Liisteri won't want to take too many of those.
Liisteri takes an elbow to the forehead.
Liisteri tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Binh just stands there and leans against the cage.
Binh with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Binh obliges.
Binh lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Binh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Binh gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Liisteri is rocked!
Binh utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Liisteri takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice left hand lands by Binh.
Binh gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Binh lands an elbow inside that Liisteri shrugs off.
Knees to the body from Binh.
Binh gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oh Liisteri is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Liisteri takes an elbow to the forehead.
Binh scores a nice knee to the body.
Liisteri seems to have got his legs back now.
A right hook to the body lands for Binh.
Binh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Liisteri backwards.
Liisteri fails to pull guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Binh scores with a knee to the head.
Binh lands a hook that snaps the head of Liisteri backwards.
Binh lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Binh is leaning against Liisteri and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Binh creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Liisteri's defenses.
Liisteri takes a knee to the side of the body.
Binh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Binh is leaning against Liisteri and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Binh lands an elbow inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Binh.
Binh lands a body punch in the clinch.
Binh lands an elbow that stopped Liisteri in his tracks for a moment.
Taavi Liisteri's cut is getting worse.
Binh utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Liisteri tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Binh smiles and moves away.
Binh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Binh scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xuan Binh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Taavi Liisteri's cut.
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.
Liisteri shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Binh counters with a head kick. That will keep Liisteri thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Binh is looking to slow Liisteri down with leg kicks.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Liisteri.
Liisteri shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Binh as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taavi Liisteri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Binh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A good leg kick by Binh.
Liisteri looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Binh is fending him off so far but Liisteri persists. Nope, Binh circles away and we're back to standing.
Binh lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Xuan Binh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Binh thows a body kick. Liisteri tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Xuan Binh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Liisteri fails with a takedown attempt.
Binh throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Binh lands a nice shot to the body.
Liisteri takes a kick to the side of the head.
Binh getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Liisteri takes a kick to the side of the head.
Binh feints and then cracks Liisteri's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Liisteri down.
Binh lands a nice shot to the body.
Binh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Binh throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Liisteri takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Binh throws a quick inside leg kick.
Liisteri blocks a head kick by Binh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Binh scoring well with a low kick there.
Binh is looking to slow Liisteri down with leg kicks.
Liisteri takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice takedown defense from Binh. No joy for Liisteri on that attempt.
Binh gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Binh cracks Liisteri with a nice body shot.
Binh scores with a shoulder strike.
Knees to the body from Binh.
Liisteri is trying to pull guard but Binh has him pressed against the cage.
Binh utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Binh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Binh landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Binh lands a nice elbow.
Binh lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Binh lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Binh.
Xuan Binh seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Binh.
Binh has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Binh connects with a nasty looking knee right to Liisteri's face.
Liisteri is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Liisteri tries to pull guard but Binh holds him up against the cage and eventually Liisteri drops back down to his feet.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Binh.
Binh lands a nice uppercut.
Liisteri tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Binh just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nice body punch from Binh - that landed with a thud.
Binh stalling the fight.
Binh lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short right from Binh.
Binh lands a nice elbow.
Binh pushes Liisteri back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Binh lands a good knee to the midsection. Liisteri won't want to take too many of those.
Liisteri jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Binh walks away with a smile on his face. Liisteri gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Binh tries to clinch there but Liisteri circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liisteri has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Binh.
Binh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Liisteri manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liisteri shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Binh counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Liisteri needs to keep his hands up - Binh had a free shot at his head there.
Binh looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Binh scores with a punch to the head.
Binh fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Binh lands a leg kick that knocks Liisteri off balance momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liisteri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Binh lands a jab to Liisteri's midsection.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Liisteri. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Binh fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Liisteri on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xuan Binh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Taavi Liisteri's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Liisteri on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Binh looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Liisteri circles away from the clinch attempt.
Binh throws a jab when Liisteri was well out of range.
Binh connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Binh misses with a wild combination.
Liisteri fails to land the takedown.
Binh stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Binh misses with a low kick.
Binh lands a high kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Binh with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sloppy strikes from Binh. Those never looked like landing.
Liisteri closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Liisteri is looking for a kimura here.
Liisteri prevents Binh from improving his position.
Binh is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Liisteri uses his free foot to push down on Binh's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Binh.
Liisteri is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Binh is surviving well by controlling Liisteri's body position as best he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liisteri has hold of Binh's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Binh manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Binh keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Binh defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Liisteri.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liisteri working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Liisteri prevents Binh from getting the reversal.
The referee warns Binh that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liisteri is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Binh has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Binh is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Binh bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Xuan Binh is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Liisteri working for a triangle but Binh defends it easily.
Binh cracks Liisteri with a solid left hand.
Liisteri working for a triangle but Binh defends it easily.
Liisteri is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Binh seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Liisteri is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Liisteri keeping moving, preventing Binh from controlling successfully.
Taavi Liisteri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Binh content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Liisteri has locked up a guillotine! Liisteri's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Binh is holding on here and Liisteri must be using up a lot of energy. Binh has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Liisteri gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Taavi Liisteri!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garrett Bisley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by . Bisley has chosen Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down as his entrance music. Jeremy Johnson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Garrett Bisley!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Johnson coming out on top.
Bisley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Johnson.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Johnson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bisley keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jeremy Johnson just wasn't active enough.
Johnson slips a jab from Bisley.
Jab from Bisley.
Johnson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Bisley keeps moving.
Bisley trying to control the position here.
Johnson trying to control but Bisley is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Jeremy Johnson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bisley swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson looks to land a combination. Bisley sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bisley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bisley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bisley throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Garrett Bisley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson lands an overhand right.
Bisley sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bisley throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a two punch combo.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bisley.
Johnson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bisley finds it's way round the side to connect with Johnson's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has a takedown stuffed.
Johnson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bisley throws a good cross that connects.
Bisley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bisley misses with a body punch
and Johnson counters with a two punch combo.
Bisley slaps away a takedown attempt from Johnson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bisley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bisley throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bisley throws a big shot that misses.
Bisley scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bisley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Bisley.
Bisley misses with a wild combination.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Bisley avoids them all with ease.
Bisley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Bisley.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Bisley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bisley wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bisley throws out the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Johnson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bisley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bisley throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Bisley shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
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 Jeremy Johnson will probably get the nod.
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.
Bisley swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Bisley misses with the combination.
Jeremy Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bisley sprawls well. Bisley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson slips a jab from Bisley.
Johnson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisley trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.
Johnson trying to control but Bisley is working from the bottom.
Bisley is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jeremy Johnson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bisley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Johnson's head.
Bisley scores with a jab to the head.
Bisley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisley throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Bisley.
Bisley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johnson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bisley to the ground. Johnson is now in Bisley's guard.
Johnson is fighting to break Bisley's control of his arms but Bisley is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Johnson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Johnson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bisley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bisley.
Bisley tries for a takedown but Johnson circles away easily
and Johnson counters with a leg kick.
Bisley listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Bisley closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
and Johnson counters with a three punch combo that has Bisley backing up. Bisley nods at Johnson to acknowledge the strikes.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bisley, as that shot connected.
Johnson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bisley's half guard.
Johnson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bisley is staying active underneath Johnson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but Bisley defending well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jeremy Johnson.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Bisley.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bisley throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bisley was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Johnson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bisley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but Bisley sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bisley. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bisley walks into a jab.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Bisley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bisley misses with a wild combination.
Bisley throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Bisley closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bisley lands in his opponent's guard.
Johnson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisley not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bisley is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bisley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bisley stops Johnson from standing up.
Johnson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Bisley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
Garrett Bisley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bisley.
Bisley throws a big elbow that misses.
Bisley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bisley slips nicely into half guard.
Jeremy Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson is trying to stand back up but Bisley is controlling him
Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bisley stops Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bisley.
Bisley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bisley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to stand up but Bisley is controlling him.
Bisley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bisley is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.
Bisley throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
Bisley trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson wants to stand but Bisley is controlling the position.
Bisley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Bisley from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bisley shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jeremy Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bisley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bisley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Bisley misses.
A big left from Bisley misses.
Bisley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson shoots for a takedown but Bisley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bisley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Garrett Bisley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Johnson 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Johnson!
Jeremy Johnson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tau Fang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khaldun Nazari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nazari comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Clawfinger - Biggest and the Best 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 super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tau Fang!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Khaldun Nazari!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fang takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nazari throws a body kick that misses.
Nazari throws a push kick but Fang slaps the foot to one side.
Fang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nazari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nazari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fang lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fang with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nazari to score with a decent uppercut.
Khaldun Nazari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nazari wants to clinch up but Fang keeps it at a distance.
Fang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Nazari blocks the leg kick.
Nazari throws a series of punches but Fang avoids them all with ease.
Nazari takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fang looks for the body kick but Nazari saw that one coming.
Nazari fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fang is out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fang crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nazari - the referee stops the clock and Fang gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nazari. Fang manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nazari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fang slips a straight right by Nazari.
Nazari blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazari throws a sloppy head kick and Fang moves out of range easily.
Nazari throws a right hand that Fang ducks under and follows up with a left that Fang also avoids with ease.
Nazari will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nazari throws a head kick that misses.
Fang avoids the head kick by Nazari.
Fang misses with a looping left.
Fang throws a wild body kick that Nazari sees coming a mile off.
Nazari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nazari uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fang.
Fang looks to throw the jab but Nazari is out of range.
Fang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nazari. Fang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nazari fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nazari fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fang takes a swing at Nazari's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nazari swinging wildly here.
Nice shot by Nazari.
Nazari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fang throws out the jab.
Nazari tries a head kick but it misses.
Nazari throws a combination that misses
and Fang counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Fang lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice defenses there by Fang.
Nazari connects with the punch.
Nazari has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A jab from Fang misses.
Nazari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nazari throws the left hand but Fang avoids the punch easily.
Fang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fang just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazari throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nazari thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fang throws a lazy right hand but Nazari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nazari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nazari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nazari misses with an uppercut.
Nazari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fang thows a leg kick but Nazari checks it
and Nazari cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fang scores with a hook.
Fang with a hook.
Nazari misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nazari avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fang has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Nazari.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fang avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazari swings for the body but Fang moves out of range.
Fang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nazari misses with an uppercut.
Fang tries to move into range but Nazari moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nazari staying out of range there.
Fang misses with a wild combination.
Nazari misses with a looping left.
Fang throws a jab but it's blocked by Nazari.
Fang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nazari moves out of range as Fang strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nazari misses with a hook.
Fang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nazari.
Fang blocks a head kick by Nazari.
Nazari closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Khaldun Nazari will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sloppy strikes from Fang. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick misses from Nazari.
Nazari lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Tau Fang has been cut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fang.
Fang throws a head kick that misses.
Nazari slips a jab from Fang.
Fang swings widly with a right hand
and Nazari counters by moving into the clinch.
Fang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nazari!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fang swings for the body but Nazari moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Fang.
Fang throws a shot from downtown. Nazari moves away and avoids it.
Nazari scores with a nice head shot.
Nazari tries to work over Fang's front leg with a kick but Fang checks it.
Nazari ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fang throws a head kick but Nazari moves out of range.
Khaldun Nazari seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fang looks to land a left hand but Nazari moved out of range nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fang 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 Nazari has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nazari and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fang lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nazari circles away quickly and effectively.
Nazari lands a jab to the head.
Nazari lands a big head kick that sends Fang tumbling to the mat! Nazari takes a step backwards and waves Fang back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fang is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Are you kidding me?! Nazari ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Fang clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Khaldun Nazari!
Khaldun Nazari is the new super heavyweight champion!
Khaldun Nazari decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iliek Boubeez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nigel York (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boubeez comes to the cage accompanied by 99 Words for boobs. 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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277 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
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285 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iliek Boubeez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nigel York!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
York takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
York throws a jab but it's blocked by Boubeez.
Boubeez cracks York with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
York throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
York throws a push kick but Boubeez slaps the foot to one side.
York throws a nice inside leg 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!
Boubeez throws a body kick that misses.
York throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
York thows a body shot but no joy.
Boubeez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. York manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
York avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
York takes a swing at Boubeez's ribcage but misses.
Boubeez moves in looking to clinch but York pushes him off.
York throws out a powerful jab.
Boubeez throws a hook but York blocks it.
Boubeez swings widly with a right hand
and York counters with a nice uppercut.
Boubeez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by York. York obviously looking to wear him down.
York connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Boubeez's hands.
Boubeez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nigel York seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by York there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
York throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Boubeez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Boubeez is breathing heavily.
Boubeez just misses with a punch to the body.
Boubeez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Boubeez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from York.
York scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
York keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
York fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Boubeez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
York with a body punch. A glancing blow.
York throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
York scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from York.
Boubeez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
York throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boubeez misses with a body punch
and Boubeez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Iliek Boubeez has been cut.
York jabs Boubeez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
York lands a lovely overhand right.
York cracks Boubeez with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Boubeez looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can York finish him?
Boubeez is rocked!
York throws an overhand right that drops Boubeez like a sack of potatoes! York dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nigel York!
Nigel York decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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