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EPL Season 2: Event 10 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between BJ Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Arne Georgsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Georgsen has chosen O Fortuna as his entrance music. Wood has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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212 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, BJ Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 30 - 2, fighting out of London, Hans Arne Georgsen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Georgsen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wood as he jumps to the side.
Wood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Georgsen.
Georgsen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wood misses with a hook.
Wood leaves Georgsen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wood slaps away a takedown attempt from Georgsen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
BJ Wood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hans Arne Georgsen.
Georgsen throws a shot to the body.
Wood is breathing heavily.
Georgsen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wood circles away.
Georgsen gets a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wood is not content to let Georgsen control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Georgsen controlling the action here.
Georgsen stops Wood from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wood is refusing to be controlled, as Georgsen sits in half guard.
Georgsen is looking for a kimura but Wood is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Georgsen to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wood makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Georgsen.
Georgsen shoots in but no luck this time.
Georgsen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wood but Wood pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Georgsen throws a looping overhand right but Wood ducks down to avoid it.
Georgsen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wood defends it nicely.
Georgsen throws a looping overhand right but Wood ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Georgsen shoots in but no luck this time.
Georgsen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Georgsen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wood's waist but Wood gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Georgsen off to one side.
Horrible takedown by Georgsen or perhaps it was just good defense by Wood which made him look bad.
Georgsen scores with a nice strike.
Georgsen throws a body punch but Wood moves out of range.
Wood gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Georgsen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Georgsen won't allow Wood to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Georgsen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Wood wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Arne Georgsen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Georgsen shoots in looking for a takedown but Wood manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Georgsen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Georgsen shoots in and gets a takedown into Wood's guard.
Georgsen wants to control from the top but Wood keeps moving.
Wood is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Wood is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Georgsen prevents Wood from getting back to his feet.
Wood keeping moving, preventing Georgsen from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Georgsen prevents Wood from getting back to his feet.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Hans Arne Georgsen wasn't active enough on the ground.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Georgsen.
Georgsen clinches up with Wood and pushes him back against the cage.
Georgsen tries to score a body lock takedown but Wood shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
BJ Wood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hans Arne Georgsen.
Wood swings wildly with an uppercut but Georgsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wood misses with an elbow strike.
Georgsen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wood has him pressed against the cage.
Georgsen is trying to drag Wood to the mat but Wood just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Georgsen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Georgsen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Georgsen connects with the punch.
Georgsen digs a good body shot into Wood's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Georgsen shoots in and drives through. Wood sprawls well.
Georgsen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wood sprawls well. Wood wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Georgsen gets slowly back to his feet.
Wood keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Georgsen misses with a takedown attempt - Wood sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Georgsen avoids the body shot from Wood.
Georgsen has a takedown stuffed.
Wood ducks right into an uppercut from Georgsen.
Nice takedown defense from Wood. No joy for Georgsen on that attempt.
Georgsen throws a leg kick but Wood sees it coming and checks it nicely.
BJ Wood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Georgsen fails with the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Wood. No joy for Georgsen on that attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood moves into range and clinches up with Georgsen.
Wood tries to land a knee to the head but Georgsen blocks with his arms.
Wood gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Georgsen.
Wood lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hans Arne Georgsen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Georgsen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wood pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wood tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Georgsen avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Georgsen jumps guard but Wood turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Georgsen has Wood pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wood manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Georgsen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hans Arne Georgsen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Georgsen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 18:20
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 18:20
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 18:20
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans Arne Georgsen!
Hans Arne Georgsen really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Reaper Combatwear 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 Mike Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarkko Rautavaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. Rautavaara is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Stranglers - No More Heroes. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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159 lbs
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166 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarkko Rautavaara!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rautavaara back to the cage. Barnes follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Rautavaara thows a body shot but no joy.
Barnes throws a sloppy head kick and Rautavaara moves out of range easily.
Barnes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barnes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rautavaara.
Rautavaara avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Jarkko Rautavaara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes scores with a jab.
Rautavaara throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barnes on the side of the head.
Rautavaara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rautavaara punishes Barnes's body with a nice straight punch.
Rautavaara gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big left from Rautavaara misses.
Rautavaara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rautavaara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Barnes scores with a jab to the body.
Rautavaara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes.
Rautavaara takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Barnes connects with a right hand. Rautavaara shakes it off.
Barnes checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Rautavaara blocks the leg kick.
Barnes thows a body kick. Rautavaara tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rautavaara misses with a wild body shot.
Barnes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rautavaara counters with a nice body shot.
Barnes tries a low kick but Rautavaara avoids it.
Rautavaara takes one to the chin there.
Rautavaara works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rautavaara takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barnes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rautavaara is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barnes rather than just go for the knockout.
Barnes connects with an inside leg kick.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Rautavaara moves out of range.
Rautavaara ducks right into an uppercut from Barnes.
Barnes lands a leg kick that knocks Rautavaara off balance momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rautavaara misses with a wild body shot.
Rautavaara slips a jab and a cross from Barnes.
Barnes scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rautavaara throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
Barnes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rautavaara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rautavaara swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Rautavaara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes.
Barnes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rautavaara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes checks a low kick from Rautavaara.
Rautavaara takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barnes tries to score with a low kick but Rautavaara moves his leg out of the way.
Rautavaara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Barnes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rautavaara misses with a hook.
Barnes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barnes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barnes defending well as Rautavaara loads up on a big left hand.
Rautavaara dodges the punch combination from Barnes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rautavaara avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Barnes throws a nice looking combination but Rautavaara bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rautavaara misses the shot to the body.
Barnes throws a nice looking combination but Rautavaara bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Barnes.
Rautavaara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Rautavaara.
Rautavaara throws a right hand that Barnes ducks under and follows up with a left that Barnes also avoids with ease.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barnes, right into the meat.
An inside leg kick lands from Barnes.
Barnes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barnes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rautavaara avoids the head kick by Barnes.
Barnes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A telegraphed right hand from Rautavaara misses the target.
Barnes clobbers Rautavaara with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Barnes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Rautavaara.
Barnes displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes defending well as Rautavaara loads up on a big left hand.
Rautavaara drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rautavaara is rocked!
Jab from Barnes.
Rautavaara is still on wobbly legs! Can Barnes finish him?
Barnes drops Rautavaara with a huge uppercut! Rautavaara drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Barnes is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Barnes!
Mike Barnes managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Reaper Combatwear, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jan Columbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jori Jujipallo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jujipallo has chosen The Mean Kitty Song as his entrance music. Jan Columbar could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jori Jujipallo's chin.
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199 lbs
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Columbar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jori Jujipallo!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jujipallo shoots and misses
and Columbar makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jujipallo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jujipallo lands in his opponent's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Columbar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jujipallo trying to control the position from guard on top but Columbar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Columbar looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jujipallo forces his way into half guard.
Columbar is in trouble now - Jujipallo has advanced to mount!
Columbar is looking to improve his position but Jujipallo isn't that keen on the idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Columbar stops Jujipallo from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Columbar regains half guard.
Jujipallo is working for a kimura but Columbar is defending it quite comfortably.
Columbar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jujipallo wants to free his trapped foot but Columbar is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jujipallo is just content to waste time from the top position. Columbar takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Columbar is pulling down on Jujipallo's head. It's preventing any offense from Jujipallo, at least for the moment.
Jujipallo preventing the sweep.
Columbar throws his legs up looking for a submission but Jujipallo uses it to pass to side control.
Jujipallo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Columbar is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jujipallo off and has taken his back!
Columbar lands a shot to the head.
Jujipallo tries to escape but Columbar has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Jujipallo manages to reverse the position and now he's in Columbar's guard. Nice work there by Jujipallo.
Jujipallo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jujipallo passes Columbar's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Columbar has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jujipallo is working away from the top position though.
Jujipallo wants to pass to mount but Columbar is defending the position.
Columbar is staying active underneath Jujipallo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jujipallo prevents Columbar from improving his position.
Jujipallo is looking to stall here but Columbar recovers full guard.
Jujipallo looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Columbar seems keen to control Jujipallo's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jori Jujipallo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Columbar shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jujipallo's guard.
Jujipallo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Columbar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Columbar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jujipallo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Columbar wants to control from the top but Jujipallo keeps moving.
Columbar sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jujipallo is looking for a triangle but Columbar pushes his legs off easily.
Jujipallo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Columbar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jujipallo is trying to keep Columbar in close.
Jujipallo looking for a guillotine here but Columbar defends easily.
Jujipallo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Columbar stays in close to Jujipallo's body and controls the position.
Jujipallo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jujipallo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jujipallo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jujipallo has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Columbar is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Jujipallo.
Columbar stands up.
Columbar connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Jujipallo to the floor! Columbar dives in looking for the finish!
Jujipallo is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Columbar moves into full mount! Jujipallo won't be happy about that!
Columbar controlling his opponent.
Columbar has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Jujipallo is trying desperately to improve position.
Columbar tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jujipallo is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Columbar looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jujipallo can't escape the position.
Columbar controlling from mount.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Columbar dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Columbar scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jujipallo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jujipallo.
Jujipallo is trying to keep Columbar in close.
Columbar controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jujipallo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jujipallo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Columbar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Columbar trying to control the position from guard on top but Jujipallo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Columbar controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Columbar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Columbar is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Columbar tries to free his leg and advance position but Jujipallo is retaining full guard.
Jujipallo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
We're going to have a standup here because Jan Columbar wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jujipallo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Columbar counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jujipallo's knee momentarily.
Jujipallo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Columbar lands a head kick. Jujipallo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Columbar tries a head kick but it misses.
Columbar feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Jujipallo collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jan Columbar!
Jan Columbar spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sue Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joni Johnsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter comes to the cage accompanied by Folsom Prison Blues. Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Sue Carter has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sue Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joni Johnsson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carter circles away quickly and effectively.
Carter is breathing heavily.
Johnsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Carter.
Johnsson connects with a nice looking jab.
Jab from Johnsson.
Carter misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johnsson.
Johnsson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Carter's hands.
Carter needs to keep his hands up - Johnsson had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnsson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Carter eats them both and turns towards Johnsson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jab, jab by Johnsson - just one landing.
Johnsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Carter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Carter slips under a jab from Johnsson.
Johnsson lands with a slapping head kick.
Carter is rocked!
Johnsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Carter.
Oh Carter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnsson misses with a left hand
and Carter counters with a leg kick.
Johnsson missing with a left hand there. Carter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnsson throws an overhand right that lands on Carter's shoulder, as Carter tries to avoid the shot.
Johnsson throws a hook but Carter blocks it.
Carter blocks a jab.
Joni Johnsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter slips a jab from Johnsson.
Carter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnsson throws out a loose jab but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Carter stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Johnsson runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joni Johnsson!
Joni Johnsson 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Horst Linkke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barclay Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linkke comes to the cage accompanied by Anamanaguchi - Helix Nebula. Jones has chosen Bad Long Time by Hawkeye as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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31
215 lbs
22 - 13 - 0 |
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29
280 lbs
23 - 10 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Horst Linkke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Barclay Jones!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Jones connects with a body shot that sends Linkke's belly button to the back.
A right-left combo lands from Jones.
Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Linkke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Linkke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Linkke keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Linkke 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Horst Linkke has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Linkke is breathing heavily.
Some bone on bone action there as Linkke checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jones tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Linkke swivels and escapes.
Jones clobbers Linkke with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Linkke throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jones is defended easily by Linkke.
Linkke blocks a head kick by Jones.
Linkke blocks a head kick by Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looks to land a combination. Linkke sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Horst Linkke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barclay Jones.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Linkke is out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Linkke.
Linkke lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jones at a distance.
Jones closes the distance and pushes Linkke back into the cage.
Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Linkke or not.
A right hand to the body from Jones.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones scores with a punch to the head.
Linkke blocks a head kick by Jones.
Jones delivers a nice body kick.
Linkke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jones.
Linkke closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Linkke drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Jones follows Linkke to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barclay Jones!
Barclay Jones 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Mourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Bomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bomb is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Casino Royale Soundtrack - You Know My Name. James Bomb has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ricky Mourke's chin.
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300 lbs
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23
225 lbs
18 - 8 - 3 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky Mourke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, James Bomb!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bomb connects with a solid leg kick.
Bomb looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bomb motions for Mourke to come forward. Bomb throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bomb tries to land a leg kick but Mourke saw it coming and moves away.
Bomb misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bomb connects with a crisp jab.
Mourke misses with an uppercut. Bomb saw that one coming.
Bomb throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A solid body kick from Bomb.
Bomb throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mourke throws a good cross that connects.
Mourke misses with a straight left.
Bomb throws a head kick but Mourke moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bomb.
Mourke is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomb lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bomb lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mourke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bomb.
Mourke takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bomb buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bomb connects with a leg kick. Mourke looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A left lands for Bomb.
Mourke on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bomb. Bomb obviously looking to wear him down.
James Bomb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bomb cracks Mourke with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bomb connects with an inside leg kick.
Bomb throws a front kick that sends Mourke stumbling back into the cage.
Bomb with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bomb scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomb closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Mourke! Bomb dives in looking to finish! Mourke is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Bomb!
James Bomb decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Risto Jaloviina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryo Miyaguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaloviina kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is UNKLE - Reign. 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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26
293 lbs
11 - 8 - 2 |
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28
222 lbs
18 - 8 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Risto Jaloviina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ryo Miyaguchi!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaloviina scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jaloviina's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Miyaguchi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jaloviina scrambles back to his feet.
Jaloviina ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miyaguchi moves away.
Miyaguchi tries to clinch but Jaloviina moves out of range.
Jaloviina takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jaloviina ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Miyaguchi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaloviina throws a body kick that misses.
Miyaguchi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jaloviina manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jaloviina tries a head kick but it misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Miyaguchi blocks the leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Miyaguchi. That snapped Jaloviina's head back.
Miyaguchi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jaloviina.
Miyaguchi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jaloviina tries to land a front kick but Miyaguchi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Miyaguchi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jaloviina is out of range and Miyaguchi settles back down.
Jaloviina slips under a jab from Miyaguchi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyaguchi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Miyaguchi shoots in for a double leg but Jaloviina sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Miyaguchi connects with an inside leg kick.
Jaloviina swings for the body but Miyaguchi moves out of range.
Miyaguchi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jaloviina sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Miyaguchi lands a nice hook to Jaloviina's body. Jaloviina takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Miyaguchi throws a chopping leg kick but Jaloviina manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Miyaguchi tries to bum rush Jaloviina with a series of wild strikes but Jaloviina uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Miyaguchi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping leg kick lands for Jaloviina.
Miyaguchi throws a body punch but Jaloviina moves out of range.
Jaloviina sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Miyaguchi.
Jaloviina is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyaguchi punishes Jaloviina's body with a nice straight punch.
Risto Jaloviina is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miyaguchi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Miyaguchi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jaloviina moves out of range of the strikes.
Jaloviina tries to sprawl but Miyaguchi drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Miyaguchi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Miyaguchi passes the guard and advances to mount!
Miyaguchi looking to finish Jaloviina with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jaloviina!
Miyaguchi postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jaloviina looks a forlorn figure.
Miyaguchi lands a big elbow - Jaloviina is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Jaloviina is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ryo Miyaguchi!
A victorious Ryo Miyaguchi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rudell Crim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Red Right Hand - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Crim is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Go To Sleep B1TCH!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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33
190 lbs
28 - 18 - 1 |
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31
221 lbs
13 - 5 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Brad Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Rudell Crim!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Crim is defended easily by Barnes.
Barnes scores with a leg kick.
Barnes throws the left hand but Crim avoids the punch easily.
Barnes throws a looping overhand right but Crim ducks down to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Barnes.
Barnes misses with an uppercut.
Barnes darts in and clinches Crim up against the cage.
Crim blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes blocks an uppercut.
Crim tries to work over Barnes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crim lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barnes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Crim struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnes controls his hands.
Crim prevents a body shot from Barnes.
Barnes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crim working aggressively here.
Crim is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Barnes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Crim working aggressively here.
Barnes misses with some punches.
Barnes lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crim has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Barnes after a bit of a struggle.
Brad Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rudell Crim.
Barnes breaks the clinch.
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crim manages to avoid it.
Crim fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Barnes avoids it really well and circles away.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crim.
Crim fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Crim decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Crim not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Barnes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Barnes is trying is best to control the position here.
Barnes is looking for a sweep. Crim is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Crim trying to pass the guard but Barnes defending well.
Crim not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Crim thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Barnes's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crim not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Crim throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Barnes to regain full guard.
Barnes on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Barnes tries to get out of the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes keeping moving, preventing Crim from controlling successfully.
Crim working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barnes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Crim landing with the ground and pound.
Barnes has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Crim accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Crim postures up.
Crim trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barnes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Brad Barnes wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Crim swats away the attempt to clinch by Barnes.
Crim with a jab.
Barnes swings for the body but Crim moves out of range.
Crim shoots in and bounces Barnes off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Barnes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Crim is controlling him.
Barnes is controlling Crim's posture.
Barnes is looking for a triangle but Crim pushes his legs off easily.
Crim loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Crim in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Crim scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Crim landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes has momentary wrist control but Crim slips an elbow through the middle.
Crim preventing the sweep.
Barnes wants to stand up but Crim is controlling him.
Crim with a flurry of punches that miss.
Crim trying to control but Barnes is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crim loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crim throws a big elbow that misses.
Crim throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barnes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Crim trying to control but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Barnes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rudell Crim will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Barnes blocks a jab.
Barnes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A big right from Barnes misses.
Crim throws a big shot that misses.
A left lands for Barnes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Crim.
Crim misses the jab.
Brad Barnes is winning the standup battle so far.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crim paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crim shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Crim loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Crim wants to pass the guard but Barnes is keeping the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crim throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barnes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barnes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Crim prevents Barnes from getting back to his feet.
Rudell Crim has got the better of the ground game so far.
Crim with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Barnes managing to control the position.
Crim pushes down on Barnes's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes is trying to stand up here but Crim is controlling him well.
Crim throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barnes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Crim on the ground.
Crim is thwarting Barnes's attempts to control the position.
Crim not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Crim prevents Barnes from improving his position.
Crim has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barnes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Crim lands with a punch from half guard.
Barnes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crim with the ground and pound but Barnes uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes working a defensive guard here.
Barnes is adopting a defensive guard.
Crim throws a big elbow that misses.
Crim makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Crim postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crim throws a big right hand that misses.
Crim scoring with some ground and pound.
Crim works over Barnes with some ground and pound from guard.
Crim stops Barnes from standing up.
Crim stands up over Barnes, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Crim is looking to work some ground and pound but Barnes has wrist control.
Crim wants to pass the guard but Barnes is keeping the position.
Brad Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is trying to keep Crim in close.
Barnes wants to sweep but no luck.
Crim content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Crim throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Crim landing with the ground and pound.
Barnes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Crim is controlling him.
Crim with a flurry of punches that miss.
Crim loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Crim missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Crim postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Crim scoring with some ground and pound.
Barnes is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crim lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Oh Barnes is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crim postures up and lands a big shot to Barnes's brow.
Crim gets to his feet and stands over Barnes, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Barnes felt that one! Crim unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Barnes from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rudell Crim!
Rudell Crim really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Faulkner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Dignam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dignam's choice of entrance music: Nine Inch Nails - The Hand That Feeds. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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25
224 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
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28
289 lbs
22 - 5 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Faulkner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyler Dignam!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dignam tries to clinch up but Faulkner circles away and keeps his distance.
Faulkner blocks a low kick nicely.
Faulkner has his takedown stuffed
and Dignam counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Faulkner thinking.
Faulkner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Faulkner tried to score with a low kick but Dignam checks it.
Faulkner checks the leg kick.
Faulkner fails with a takedown attempt.
Dignam sizes up Faulkner with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Faulkner misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Faulkner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dignam moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dignam throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dignam moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tyler Dignam is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Faulkner is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dignam throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dignam pushes Faulkner up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dignam creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Dignam.
Dignam misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dignam.
A right hook to the body lands for Dignam.
Dignam comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dignam lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Faulkner backwards.
Dignam lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Faulkner blocks an uppercut.
Dignam lands an elbow that stopped Faulkner in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Randy Faulkner has been cut.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Faulkner. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Dignam struggles to land a body shot inside as Faulkner controls his hands.
Dignam throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dignam lands a nice elbow.
Dignam is leaning against Faulkner and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Dignam on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dignam creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Faulkner's defenses.
Dignam lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Faulkner to his knees! Dignam keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyler Dignam!
Tyler Dignam spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Sabre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldo Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ronaldo Ferreira has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Matt Sabre's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Sabre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 11 - 2, fighting out of London, Ronaldo Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabre takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ferreira scores with a jab to the head.
Sabre changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ferreira looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sabre taking a breather here.
Ferreira is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Sabre wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ferreira, who protects the arm well.
Sloppy strikes there by Sabre.
Ferreira is trying to escape the position but Sabre is controlling the position.
Ferreira takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabre is looking to take a break and control but Ferreira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ferreira trying to remain calm as Sabre controls from the top position.
An elbow from Sabre crashes against the mat.
Ferreira parries the strikes from Sabre easily there. Sabre is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ferreira to escape.
Ferreira wants to get back to his feet.
Sabre misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabre working the ground and pound from side control.
Sabre tries to advance position but instead Ferreira slips a leg back in to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ferreira wants to get back to his feet.
Sabre throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sabre controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Matt Sabre.
Sabre throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Sabre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ferreira lands with a nice body punch.
Sabre clinches up against the cage.
Ferreira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sabre.
Sabre lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ferreira's sensitive parts.
Sabre lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Ronaldo Ferreira has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sabre lands with a straight right. Ferreira didn't see that one coming.
Sabre thows a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Sabre.
Sabre throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ferreira.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ferreira scores with a hook to the body. Sabre takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ferreira throws a big shot that misses.
Ferreira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabre scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ferreira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sabre manages to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Sabre 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sabre doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sabre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ferreira takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ferreira takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sabre fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ferreira, pushing him back against the cage.
A short right from Sabre.
Sabre pushes Ferreira back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sabre lands a right hand.
Ferreira wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sabre has him pressed against the cage.
Sabre cracks Ferreira with a nice body shot.
Sabre throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sabre.
Ferreira avoiding damage as Sabre throws knees to the body.
Sabre misses with a punch to the body.
Sabre lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ferreira blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Sabre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ronaldo Ferreira'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sabre attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sabre has Ferreira up against the cage in a clinch.
Sabre lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sabre cracks Ferreira with a nice body shot.
Sabre leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sabre misses with a body punch.
Ferreira blocks an uppercut.
Sabre lands an elbow just above Ferreira 's eye.
Sabre scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ferreira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ferreira thows a body shot but no joy.
Ferreira throws out a powerful jab.
Ferreira looks to land a right hand but Sabre moved out of range.
Sabre takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sabre takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sabre tries to clinch but Ferreira moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Ferreira misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Ferreira misses the target.
Ferreira on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ferreira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ferreira has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sabre.
Ferreira is breathing heavily.
Sabre lands a nice looking body kick.
Sabre throws a leg kick but Ferreira sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sabre is looking to clinch.
Sabre stuns Ferreira with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sabre lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donk. Sabre catches Ferreira right on the button with a cross.
Good shot there by Sabre.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sabre.
Ferreira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sabre moves away from the strike by Ferreira.
Ferreira tries to keep at a distance but Sabre has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Sabre on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabre lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ferreira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sabre closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sabre lands with a short shot to the head.
Sabre using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sabre lands a knee to the body.
Sabre is working Ferreira over against the cage.
Sabre lands an elbow that stopped Ferreira in his tracks for a moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sabre.
Sabre lands a nice elbow.
Sabre lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ferreira backwards.
Sabre utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ferreira is trying to break the clinch but Sabre has him pressed against the cage.
Sabre lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sabre scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sabre creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ferreira's defenses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sabre creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ferreira fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabre lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sabre looking to stall.
Ferreira managing to block the knees to the body from Sabre.
Ferreira missing with knees to the body.
Sabre lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ferreira's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sabre works on Ferreira's body with a couple of short punches.
Sabre tries to land knees in the clinch but Ferreira avoids the damage to the body.
Sabre scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sabre lands a body shot.
Sabre comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sabre's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A hook to the body from Sabre.
Sabre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ferreira can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sabre lands an uppercut.
Sabre lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ferreira prevents a body shot from Sabre.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sabre.
Matt Sabre has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabre misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matt Sabre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sabre misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Sabre.
Ferreira managing to block the knees to the body from Sabre.
Ferreira has had enough of the clinch but Sabre keeps him there for the moment.
Ferreira fails to pull guard.
Sabre can't find room to land a body shot as Ferreira controls the action.
Good body shot from Sabre.
Sabre gets through Ferreira's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sabre scores with a hook to the body.
Sabre tries a body shot but Ferreira blocks it.
Sabre scores with a shoulder strike.
Sabre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sabre pushes Ferreira back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sabre lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sabre.
Ronaldo Ferreira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sabre.
A left hand lands to the body for Sabre.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Sabre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sabre 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 20:18
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 20:18
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 20:18
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Sabre!
Matt Sabre decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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