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IFT 97 Tannen vs Riggs PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Uzumaki Naruto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magic Hamer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uzumaki Naruto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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188 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Uzumaki Naruto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Magic Hamer!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naruto gets a double leg takedown into Hamer's guard.
Naruto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hamer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hamer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Naruto.
Naruto with a flurry of punches that miss.
Naruto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Naruto trying to control the position from guard on top but Hamer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Naruto throwing strikes from guard but Hamer blocks nicely.
Naruto sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hamer's guard.
Naruto is working for a kimura but Hamer is defending it quite comfortably.
Hamer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Naruto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Naruto is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hamer is just riding it out for now. Naruto eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naruto trying to control the action but Hamer is working from the bottom.
Naruto is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hamer is refusing to be controlled, as Naruto sits in half guard.
Naruto is looking to pass Hamer's guard but actually Hamer recovers to full guard.
Naruto drops back looking for a leg! Hamer is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hamer manages to kick Naruto off! Naruto jumps back into Hamer's guard.
Naruto sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hamer's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naruto is trying to work for a kimura but Hamer is defending well.
Naruto is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Naruto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hamer defending well though.
Naruto works his way into side control.
Naruto postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamer regains half guard, as Naruto was trying to land strikes.
Naruto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Naruto is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hamer doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Naruto.
Hamer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Naruto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uzumaki Naruto dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Naruto fails with a takedown attempt.
Hamer misses with a head kick.
Hamer drops Naruto with a beautiful combination! Naruto stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hamer is looking for the KO!
It looks like Uzumaki Naruto has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hamer drops Naruto with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Naruto looks back up at him and smiles so Hamer waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Naruto is rocked!
Hamer tries to clinch up.
Oh Naruto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Naruto fails with a takedown attempt.
Naruto seems to have got his legs back now.
Naruto drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Naruto throwing strikes from guard but Hamer blocks nicely.
Naruto throws a big right hand that misses.
Hamer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Naruto.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hamer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Naruto is controlling him.
Naruto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naruto decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Naruto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hamer as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uzumaki Naruto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Naruto drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Naruto swings around for an armbar but Hamer sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Naruto's guard.
Hamer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hamer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Naruto pushes Hamer off and gets back to his feet.
Naruto shoots in for a takedown but Hamer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naruto throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hamer was covering up waiting for the punch and Naruto finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Naruto slips nicely into half guard.
Uzumaki Naruto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Naruto throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Naruto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hamer is defending against the submission attempts here by Naruto.
Naruto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hamer defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naruto throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Naruto is looking for a kimura but Hamer is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Naruto to get the leverage.
Naruto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Naruto wants to pass the guard but Hamer is defending well.
Hamer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Naruto.
Naruto has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Naruto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naruto working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Naruto decides to stand and escape the position.
Naruto 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.
Hamer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Naruto throws a big right hand that misses.
Hamer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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!
Naruto is looking to work some ground and pound but Hamer has wrist control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Naruto cracks Hamer with a solid left hand.
Naruto throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Uzumaki Naruto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Uzumaki Naruto's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Naruto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hamer moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Naruto looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hamer has momentary wrist control but Naruto slips an elbow through the middle.
Naruto is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hamer is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hamer has escaped and now he's on top!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hamer trying to stand up but can't free himself from Naruto's guard.
Naruto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hamer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hamer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Naruto is controlling Hamer's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naruto manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hamer manages to get himself to full guard.
Naruto throws a big right hand that misses.
Hamer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Naruto throwing strikes but missing.
Hamer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Naruto wants to control from the top but Hamer keeps moving.
Naruto throws a big right hand that misses.
Uzumaki Naruto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naruto's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Uzumaki Naruto.
Hamer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Naruto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Naruto drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Naruto postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Naruto working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
An elbow from Naruto crashes against the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naruto in side control, throwing shots but Hamer defends.
Naruto wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hamer, who protects the arm well.
Naruto in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Naruto throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Naruto tries to score with some ground and pound. Hamer controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The strikes coming from Naruto are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hamer being controlled for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naruto grinds an elbow into Hamer's temple.
Magic Hamer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Naruto in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Naruto tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Naruto has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
A lull in the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Uzumaki Naruto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Naruto, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uzumaki Naruto!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Coleman has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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Good wrestling
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karl Burns!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Burns swinging wildly here.
Burns displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Coleman.
Burns throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Burns misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Coleman closes the distance and clinches up with Burns, looking for a takedown. Coleman pushes Burns against the cage but Burns circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Coleman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burns looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Burns fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Burns lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Coleman backs up against the cage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Coleman is defended easily by Burns.
Coleman avoids a kick to the body.
Coleman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Burns closes the distance and pushes Coleman back into the cage.
Burns wants to break free but Coleman has control.
Coleman wants to take the fight to the mat but Burns manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Burns avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Coleman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burns can't break the clinch.
Coleman wants a takedown.
Burns is trying to force a seperation but Coleman has the dominant position.
Burns can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Burns escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burns throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Coleman tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Burns throws a combination. Coleman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Burns wants to clinch up but Coleman keeps it at a distance.
Coleman walks into a straight right hand from Burns.
Burns lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Burns.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burns drops Coleman with a beautiful combination! Coleman stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Burns is looking for the KO!
Coleman is rocked!
Burns throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Coleman.
Oh Coleman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Coleman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Coleman fails with a takedown attempt.
Coleman looks up at the clock. Bad move! Burns lands a right hand from hell, dropping Coleman. Burns pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karl Burns!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eki Vieri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Yankowsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Eki Vieri has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Eki Vieri seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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161 lbs
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169 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eki Vieri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jimmy Yankowsky!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yankowsky dodges the punch combination from Vieri.
Vieri feints a jab promting Yankowsky to slip. Vieri then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Yankowsky slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Vieri closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A combination from Vieri does no damage.
Yankowsky shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vieri looks to land a combination but Yankowsky avoids it well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yankowsky dodges the punch combination from Vieri.
Yankowsky doesn't manage to clinch there - Vieri circles away.
Yankowsky doesn't manage to clinch there - Vieri circles away.
Vieri swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vieri swats away the attempt to clinch by Yankowsky.
Vieri misses with a series of wild punches.
Vieri scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Vieri scores with a one two! Yankowsky had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Vieri displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Yankowsky.
Yankowsky throws a series of punches but Vieri avoids them all with ease.
Yankowsky gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yankowsky throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieri is trying to force a seperation but Yankowsky has the dominant position.
Vieri breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vieri keeps the fight on the outside.
Vieri throws a nice looking combination but Yankowsky bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vieri rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yankowsky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yankowsky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vieri.
Yankowsky misses with a straight left.
Yankowsky tries to close the distance and clinch but Vieri swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vieri throws a right hand that Yankowsky ducks under and follows up with a left that Yankowsky also avoids with ease.
Yankowsky clinches up with Vieri and pushes him back against the cage.
Vieri tries to break the clinch but Yankowsky is controlling the position.
Yankowsky prevents Vieri from breaking the clinch.
Vieri breaks from the clinch.
Vieri shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Yankowsky eats them both and turns towards Vieri to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Vieri throws a nice looking combination but Yankowsky bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yankowsky tries to bum rush Vieri with a series of wild strikes but Vieri uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vieri throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vieri scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Vieri displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Vieri is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yankowsky fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vieri misses with a double jab.
Yankowsky doesn't manage to clinch there - Vieri circles away.
Vieri slips a jab from Yankowsky.
Yankowsky wants to clinch up but Vieri keeps it at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yankowsky takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Eki Vieri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yankowsky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vieri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yankowsky.
Danga de danga de dang - Vieri scores with a four punch combination!
Yankowsky has Vieri up against the cage in a clinch.
Yankowsky struggles to land a body shot inside as Vieri controls his hands.
Yankowsky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vieri wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yankowsky misses with a punch to the body.
Vieri is trying to push Yankowsky away but Yankowsky has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vieri tries to break free but Yankowsky pushes him back against the cage.
Yankowsky tries to pull guard but Vieri won't allow it.
Eki Vieri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Yankowsky.
Vieri tries to break the clinch but Yankowsky is controlling the position.
Yankowsky keeps control of Vieri as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yankowsky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vieri will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yankowsky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vieri swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vieri shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Yankowsky eats them both and turns towards Vieri to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Yankowsky throws a right hand that Vieri ducks under and follows up with a left that Vieri also avoids with ease.
Yankowsky throws a nice looking combination but Vieri bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vieri is working the combinations to good effect here.
Vieri throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vieri, as that shot connected.
Yankowsky clinches with his opponent.
Yankowsky tries to stall but Vieri uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vieri is trying to break the clinch but Yankowsky is controlling him.
Vieri is trying to break free.
Yankowsky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vieri breaks the clinch.
Vieri misses with the combination.
Vieri lands with a nice combination. Yankowsky backs away looking to recover.
Yankowsky will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vieri circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch combination from Vieri misses.
Vieri throws a right hand that Yankowsky ducks under and follows up with a left that Yankowsky also avoids with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yankowsky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yankowsky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yankowsky misses with a few strikes there.
A cross from Vieri lands.
Yankowsky doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vieri smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yankowsky throws a right and a left that Vieri avoids nicely.
Eki Vieri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yankowsky ducks right into an uppercut from Vieri.
Vieri lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yankowsky circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yankowsky is looking to clinch.
Yankowsky shoots for a double leg takedown but Vieri sprawls well. He's pushed Yankowsky's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Yankowsky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vieri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yankowsky tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Vieri manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eki Vieri dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yankowsky is looking to clinch but Vieri is avoiding it.
Vieri moves out of range of the strikes.
Vieri swinging wildly here.
A left and a right from Vieri both land. Nice combination.
Vieri lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yankowsky at a distance.
Vieri throws out a powerful jab.
Vieri rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yankowsky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yankowsky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vieri misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yankowsky rushes Vieri and presses him up against the cage.
Vieri wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vieri working hard to break the clinch.
Vieri is trying to push Yankowsky away but Yankowsky has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yankowsky.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Yankowsky.
Vieri wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vieri is trying to break the clinch but Yankowsky has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Vieri's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yankowsky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yankowsky shoots in for a takedown but Vieri shows good takedown defense.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vieri.
Yankowsky gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Eki Vieri is winning the standup battle so far.
Yankowsky throws a nice looking combination but Vieri bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yankowsky is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vieri.
Vieri throws a series of punches but Yankowsky moves out of range.
Vieri smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yankowsky misses with a few strikes there.
Vieri lands a jab.
Yankowsky fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yankowsky avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yankowsky moves in looking to clinch but Vieri pushes him off.
Yankowsky takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Vieri scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Vieri dips to his left and cracks Yankowsky with an uppercut!
Yankowsky scores with a one two! Vieri had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vieri works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Eki Vieri is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yankowsky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vieri paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yankowsky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vieri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vieri throws a series of strikes that have Yankowsky backpedaling.
Vieri throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vieri throws a series of punches but Yankowsky avoids them all with ease.
Yankowsky has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yankowsky changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vieri tries to avoid it but Yankowsky manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vieri to the ground. Vieri escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Yankowsky tries to close the distance and clinch but Vieri swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vieri lands a glancing blow to the side of Yankowsky's head.
Vieri fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Vieri. Those never looked like landing.
Yankowsky misses with a series of wild punches.
Yankowsky lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vieri circles away quickly and effectively.
Yankowsky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vieri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yankowsky shoots for a takedown but Vieri saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Eki Vieri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Yankowsky.
Vieri closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Yankowsky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vieri.
Vieri throws a right and a left that Yankowsky avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieri avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vieri ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yankowsky with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vieri to score with a decent uppercut.
Vieri misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yankowsky tries to clinch there but Vieri circles away.
Yankowsky avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yankowsky throws a series of punches but Vieri avoids them all with ease.
Vieri throws a right and a left that Yankowsky avoids nicely.
Yankowsky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vieri paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yankowsky is looking to clinch.
Yankowsky shoots in and drives through. Vieri sprawls well.
Yankowsky throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Yankowsky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vieri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yankowsky tries a head kick but it misses.
Vieri swinging wildly here.
Yankowsky drops his hands momentarily and Vieri takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yankowsky is looking to clinch.
Yankowsky fails to land with a series of punches.
Yankowsky walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yankowsky wants to clinch up but Vieri keeps it at a distance.
Vieri lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vieri throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vieri scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yankowsky is trying desperately to land a takedown but Vieri is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Yankowsky.
Yankowsky doesn't manage to clinch there - Vieri circles away.
Jab by Vieri.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vieri manages to break the clinch.
Yankowsky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vieri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vieri throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yankowsky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vieri misses with a wild combination.
Yankowsky misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eki Vieri dominated that second round.
That's time! Vieri's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Yankowsky closes the distance and pushes Vieri back into the cage.
Yankowsky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yankowsky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vieri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vieri pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Yankowsky back to the cage. Vieri follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Yankowsky takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yankowsky's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vieri connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yankowsky scrambles back to his feet.
Yankowsky tries to clinch there but Vieri circles away.
Vieri's corner calls for a 1-2. Vieri obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Yankowsky doesn't manage to clinch there - Vieri circles away.
Vieri lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yankowsky circles away quickly and effectively.
Vieri fails to land with a series of punches.
Vieri bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yankowsky's head.
Vieri misses with a series of wild punches.
Yankowsky wants to clinch up but Vieri keeps it at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Vieri. Those never looked like landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yankowsky has Vieri up against the cage in a clinch.
Yankowsky manages to break the clinch.
Yankowsky closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Yankowsky fails to land.
Yankowsky manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Vieri can't break the clinch.
Yankowsky breaks from the clinch.
Yankowsky tries to clinch but Vieri is having none of it.
Yankowsky dodges the punch combination from Vieri.
Yankowsky tries to clinch but Vieri is having none of it.
Vieri throws a right and a left that Yankowsky avoids nicely.
Vieri keeps the fight on the outside.
Yankowsky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vieri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vieri moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Vieri comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vieri swinging wildly here.
Yankowsky clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Yankowsky fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yankowsky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yankowsky rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vieri moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sloppy strikes from Yankowsky. Those never looked like landing.
Vieri swats away the attempt to clinch by Yankowsky.
Vieri throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yankowsky throws a hook but Vieri blocks it.
Vieri feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yankowskys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Yankowsky takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yankowsky avoids a punch combination nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yankowsky closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vieri circles away.
Vieri works over Yankowsky's head and body with a nice combination.
Yankowsky tries to clinch up.
Yankowsky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yankowsky tries to clinch but Vieri is having none of it.
Yankowsky has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yankowsky lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yankowsky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vieri wants to break free but Yankowsky has control.
Vieri is trying to break the clinch but Yankowsky has him pressed against the cage.
Yankowsky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vieri misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vieri swats away the attempt to clinch by Yankowsky.
Vieri blocks a head kick by Yankowsky.
Vieri throws a right hand that Yankowsky ducks under and follows up with a left that Yankowsky also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Vieri misses.
Decent striking displayed by Vieri there.
Vieri has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Vieri closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Vieri avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yankowsky tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Vieri manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vieri misses with a series of wild punches.
Yankowsky tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yankowsky fails with a takedown attempt.
Vieri moves into range and connects with a jab.
A left and a right from Vieri both land. Nice combination.
Yankowsky moves in looking to clinch but Vieri pushes him off.
Yankowsky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vieri paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yankowsky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jimmy Yankowsky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vieri will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yankowsky is looking to clinch but Vieri is avoiding it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vieri cracks Yankowsky with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yankowsky tries to clinch there but Vieri circles away.
Yankowsky dodges the punch combination from Vieri.
Yankowsky is looking to clinch but Vieri is avoiding it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jimmy Yankowsky.
I think Vieri 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eki Vieri!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Wheeler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Ben Wheeler has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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165 lbs
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19
169 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ben Wheeler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hank Chavez!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez slips a straight right by Wheeler.
Chavez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Chavez with a couple of short strikes.
Chavez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Chavez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Chavez is landing with some decent strikes but Wheeler is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Chavez landing strikes from the mount.
Wheeler might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
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!
Chavez goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Wheeler turns into him and now he's in Chavez's guard.
Wheeler has gone for a leg lock! Chavez slips out almost immediately though and dives into Wheeler's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez 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.
Wheeler tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chavez stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Wheeler has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Chavez manages to get his head free but now Wheeler has transitioned to an armbar! Chavez grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Wheeler! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ben Wheeler!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ted Mosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Oh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ted Mosby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Big Oh!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oh displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mosby.
Oh shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oh lands with some strikes.
Oh connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Oh controlling the pace for now.
Mosby is in all sorts of trouble here.
Oh takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mosby is in all sorts of trouble here.
Oh trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mosby is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mosby is in all sorts of trouble here.
The referee warns Mosby that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Oh wants to control the pace but Mosby is squirming around nicely.
Mosby is in all sorts of trouble here.
Oh scoring with strikes but Mosby is staying in there.
Oh with the ground and pound from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mosby is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oh with a couple of short strikes.
Oh looking to control but Mosby is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Oh prevents Mosby from getting the reversal.
Oh trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mosby tries to reverse the position but Oh maintains control.
The referee warns Mosby that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Oh trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mosby is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mosby is working hard here to advance position.
Oh lands with some strikes.
Mosby really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mosby slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Mosby wants to get back to full guard.
Oh is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mosby tries to get to full guard but Oh has control of the leg.
Oh sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Big Oh has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Oh tries to clinch but Mosby moves out of range.
Oh doesn't manage to clinch there - Mosby circles away.
Oh gets a double leg takedown into Mosby's guard.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mosby throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Oh would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Oh dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mosby shoots in and drives through. Oh sprawls well.
Oh has managed to clinch.
Oh gets control of Mosby's arms and successfully pulls guard. Oh will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Mosby tries to free his leg and advance position but Oh is retaining full guard.
Mosby drops back looking for a leg! Oh is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Oh manages to kick Mosby off! Mosby jumps back into Oh's guard.
Mosby is pushing down on Oh's leg trying to pass to half guard. Oh is fighting to maintain full guard but Mosby has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mosby seems to be looking for submissions.
Mosby wants to work for an arm triangle but Oh is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mosby seems to be working for a kimura but Oh defends the submission attempt.
Oh holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Mosby is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Oh is just riding it out for now. Mosby eventually gives up the hold.
Oh is looking to improve his position.
Oh is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mosby seems to be working for a kimura but Oh defends the submission attempt.
Mosby is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Oh holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Mosby wants to control but Oh is keeping him busy.
Oh tries to get to full guard but Mosby has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oh has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mosby is working away from the top position though.
Mosby tries to pass to full mount but Oh defends it.
Oh tries to get to full guard but Mosby has control of the leg.
Oh is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mosby is looking for submissions but instead, Oh has regained full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mosby trying to control but Oh is working from the bottom.
Mosby is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Oh is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Big Oh has got the better of the ground game so far.
Oh working a defensive guard here.
Mosby drops back looking for a leg! Oh is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Oh manages to kick Mosby off! Mosby jumps back into Oh's guard.
Oh trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ted Mosby will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Mosby fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Oh moves into range and clinches up with Mosby.
A short body shot lands from Oh as the two fighters clinch.
Oh is leaning against Mosby and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mosby blocks a body shot from Oh.
Nice body punch from Oh - that landed with a thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oh tries to clinch but Mosby moves out of range.
Oh moves in looking to clinch but Mosby pushes him off.
Oh darts in and clinches Mosby up against the cage.
Oh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oh scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Oh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oh digs a right hand into Mosby's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mosby's gas tank.
Oh gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Mosby not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Oh is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mosby keeping moving, preventing Oh from controlling successfully.
Mosby 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Oh trying to control but Mosby is working from the bottom.
Oh really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mosby. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Big Oh.
Oh shoots in and gets a takedown into Mosby's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oh controlling from the top position.
Mosby throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Oh trying to control but Mosby is working from the bottom.
Mosby throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Oh escapes and throws Mosby's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Oh remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oh landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Oh is working Mosby over with some ground and pound from side control.
Oh connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Mosby some visible discomfort.
Oh working the head and body with strikes.
Oh moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Mosby tries to improve position but can't.
Mosby is not content to let Oh control the position.
Oh landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oh controls the position.
Oh wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mosby keeps working.
Oh scoring with punches and elbows.
Oh decides to stand up, so the ref orders Mosby to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oh changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mosby looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mosby is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Oh off and has taken his back!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oh breaks Mosby's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Mosby manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Oh keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Big Oh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Oh has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Oh!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Spong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Young Gun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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18
220 lbs
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26
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyrone Spong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Young Gun!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gun darts in and clinches Spong up against the cage.
Gun scores with a hook to the body.
Spong lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gun or not.
Gun misses with a body punch.
Gun landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Spong tries to throw a body punch but Gun avoids it by throwing Spong back against the cage.
Spong is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Spong can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Knees to the body from Gun.
A shot in the inside from Gun.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gun as Spong tries to tie him up.
Gun slows down the pace here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spong is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gun leaning against his opponent.
Spong working hard to break the clinch.
Spong is looking to break free of the clinch but Gun has double underhooks.
Gun blocks an uppercut.
Spong wants to stall.
Spong tries to work over Gun's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gun leaning against his opponent.
Gun looking to throw knees to the head but Spong is blocking nicely.
Gun stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on Gun's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Gun swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Spong is looking to control Gun's arms but Gun gets an underhook and turns him. Now Spong has his back to the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gun.
Spong wants to get back to striking at distance but Gun won't allow it.
Gun has Spong pushed against the cage.
Spong takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Gun.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Young Gun.
Gun moves out of range as Spong throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gun moves out of range as Spong strikes.
Spong connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gun's hands.
Gun scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A jab from Spong misses.
Gun lands with an overhand left.
Gun defending well as Spong loads up on a big left hand.
Gun will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spong avoids the head kick by Gun.
Spong just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Gun.
Gun slips a jab from Spong.
Spong misses with a hook to the body
and Gun counters with a nice leg kick.
Spong 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.
Spong takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's four 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!
Spong misses with a hook to the body
and Gun counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Spong misses with a wild body shot.
Gun steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spong.
A punch combination from Gun misses.
Spong takes a swing at Gun's ribcage but misses.
Spong swings widly with a right hand
and Gun counters with a nice leg kick.
Spong scores with a hook to the body. Gun takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Spong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gun.
Spong swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gun counters with a thumping low kick.
Spong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gun counters with a head kick.
Spong throws a predictable looking body shot
and Spong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tyrone Spong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gun gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Spong misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Gun as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Young Gun dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice shot by Gun.
Gun slips under a jab from Spong.
Spong moves away from the strike by Gun.
Spong misses the jab.
Gun misses with a double jab
and Spong counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gun tries to clinch there but Spong circles away.
Spong takes a swing at Gun's ribcage but misses.
Nice body kick there by Gun.
Spong loads up on a big right hand but Gun slips the punch.
Spong pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gun is out of range and Spong settles back down.
Gun throws a nice inside leg kick.
Spong fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gun on the side of the head.
Gun bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Spong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gun stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Spong.
Spong slips under a jab.
Spong throws a lazy right hand but Gun sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tyrone Spong is winning the standup battle so far.
Gun scores with a decent looking hook.
A swing and a miss from Spong.
Gun slips under a jab from Spong.
Spong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gun moves away.
Gun lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nice uppercut lands for Gun. That snapped Spong's head back.
Gun moves in looking to clinch but Spong pushes him off.
Gun doesn't manage to clinch there - Spong circles away.
Spong slips a jab from Gun.
Gun cracks Spong with an open hand slap.
Spong is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That kick from Gun tenderised Spong's leg. Spong is trying to keep his angry face on.
Oh Spong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gun is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Spong flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Spong is out cold! Gun holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Young Gun!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Davison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dr Alban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davison kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Indestructible. Alban has chosen Soviet Connection as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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29
222 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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28
205 lbs
19 - 8 - 0 |
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris Davison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dr Alban!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alban takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Alban dives in and grabs Davison's left leg, looking for a takedown. Davison pushes down on Alban's head and hops out.
Davison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alban moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Alban throws a shot from downtown. Davison moves away and avoids it.
Davison keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Davison throws a nice looking combination but Alban bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alban tries to clinch there but Davison circles away.
Davison with a hook.
Davison throws out a powerful jab.
Davison misses the jab.
Davison is looking to land body kicks.
Davison misses with an uppercut. Alban saw that one coming.
Alban drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Alban working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alban throws an elbow that misses. Davison uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Alban's guard. Nice move by Davison!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davison trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Davison throws an elbow that misses. Alban uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Davison's guard. Nice move by Alban!
Davison managing to control the position.
Davison keeping moving, preventing Alban from controlling successfully.
Davison wants to sweep here but Alban controlling him for the moment.
Alban being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alban throws a strike but Davison rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Davison will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Davison wants to pass the guard but Alban is keeping the position.
Davison trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Davison working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Davison loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davison trying to control the position from guard on top but Alban is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davison in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alban preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Davison throws a big right hand that misses.
Davison throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alban tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Alban is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Alban looking to hit a scissor sweep but Davison is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davison trying to control but Alban is working from the bottom.
Davison missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alban working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Davison.
Alban controlling Davison's posture.
Davison throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alban works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Davison dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Alban checks the leg kick nicely there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Davison.
Davison connects with a nice looking jab.
Alban tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Davison is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Alban takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alban tries for a takedown but Davison circles away easily
and Davison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Davison misses with a left hand
and Alban counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Davison's guard now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alban landing with the ground and pound.
Davison bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Alban's guard.
Davison throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Davison has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Alban wants to improve his position but instead Davison has moved into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alban wants to improve his position but Davison is controlling well.
Alban blocking the ground and pound attempt from Davison.
Davison throws a strike but Alban avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Chris Davison overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Davison throwing strikes from guard but Alban blocks nicely.
Davison landing some decent shots from guard.
Davison trying to control the position from guard on top but Alban is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davison loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Davison throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Davison trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Davison loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Davison throws a strike but Alban rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Alban throws an elbow that misses. Davison uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Alban's guard. Nice move by Davison!
Davison pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alban is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davison is looking to work some ground and pound but Alban has wrist control.
Alban working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Davison.
Davison throws an elbow that misses. Alban uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Davison's guard. Nice move by Alban!
Davison trying to control the position here.
Alban throwing strikes but missing.
Alban throws an elbow that misses. Davison uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Alban's guard. Nice move by Davison!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davison works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Davison wants to control but Alban is keeping him busy.
Davison is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Alban is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Alban wants to control but Davison is keeping busy.
Alban is looking to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davison wants to control but Alban is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Davison dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Davison throws a jab but it's blocked by Alban.
Davison throws a jab when Alban was well out of range.
Alban gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Alban keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davison.
Nice sprawl there from Davison as Alban shoots in.
Alban keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davison.
Davison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Davison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Davison throws a leg kick that misses.
Alban fails with the takedown.
Davison looks to land a right hand but Alban moved out of range.
Alban blocks a jab.
A lazy body kick from Davison
and Alban counters with a nice low kick that buckles Davison's knee momentarily.
Davison throws a lazy right hand but Alban sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davison is looking to land body kicks.
Davison misses with an attempted mid kick.
Alban misses with a hook.
Davison moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Alban is looking to clinch but Davison is avoiding it.
Davison connects with an inside leg kick.
Davison bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Davison throws a lazy uppercut
and Alban counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Davison has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Alban content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Alban throws a strike but Davison rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Davison working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Davison postures up.
Davison postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alban keeping moving, preventing Davison from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davison throws an elbow that misses. Alban uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Davison's guard. Nice move by Alban!
Davison looking for a sweep. Not yet Davison, not yet.
Alban postures up in Davison's guard and throws a big left but Davison blocks it.
Alban won't allow Davison to get back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alban accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Davison pushes Alban off and gets back to his feet.
Davison looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alban shoots in for a double leg but Davison sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chris Davison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dr Alban.
Davison misses with a hook. Alban ducked under it nicely.
Davison lands a leg kick that knocks Alban off balance momentarily.
Chris Davison is winning the standup battle so far.
Alban fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Davison sprawls well initially but Alban persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Davison is trying to stand up here but Alban is controlling him well.
Davison avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alban.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alban lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davison wants to control but Alban is keeping busy.
Alban landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chris Davison.
Well Davison 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Davison!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Van der Laan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nante Navetta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van der Laan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Eazy-E ft. Tupac, The Game - How We Do. Navetta has chosen Roger Allan Wade - If You're Gonna Be Dumb as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Andre Van der Laan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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30
195 lbs
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32
185 lbs
17 - 14 - 0 |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andre Van der Laan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nante Navetta!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van der Laan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Navetta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Van der Laan scores with a leg kick.
Van der Laan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van der Laan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Navetta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Andre Van der Laan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Navetta blocks a leg kick.
Van der Laan rushes Navetta and presses him up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Van der Laan.
Van der Laan tries to land knees in the clinch but Navetta avoids the damage to the body.
Van der Laan trying to land knees to the body.
Navetta takes an elbow to the forehead.
Navetta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Van der Laan lands a good knee to the midsection. Navetta won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Navetta lands an elbow just above Van der Laan 's eye.
Nice elbow from Van der Laan.
Navetta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Navetta throws an elbow but misses.
Van der Laan avoids the elbow strike from Navetta, against the cage.
Navetta looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Van der Laan crunches a lovely knee into Navetta's ribcage.
Navetta throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van der Laan blocks it with crossed arms.
Van der Laan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Navetta looks gassed!
Van der Laan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Van der Laan blocks the elbow strike.
Van der Laan throws an elbow but it misses.
Van der Laan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Navetta is defending well for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van der Laan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Van der Laan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Van der Laan tries to land knees in the clinch but Navetta avoids the damage to the body.
Van der Laan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Navetta is defending well for now.
Navetta avoiding damage as Van der Laan throws knees to the body.
Navetta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Navetta lands a nice elbow.
Van der Laan tries to land a knee to the head but Navetta blocks with his arms.
Van der Laan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Navetta blocks an elbow strike.
Navetta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van der Laan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Van der Laan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Navetta avoids it.
Navetta avoiding damage as Van der Laan throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Navetta just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van der Laan's brow.
Van der Laan is stalling here.
Van der Laan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Van der Laan as Navetta tries to tie him up.
Van der Laan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan blocks the elbow strike.
Van der Laan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Navetta avoids it.
Navetta blocks an elbow strike.
Navetta avoids a wild elbow strike from Van der Laan.
Van der Laan blocks an elbow strike.
Van der Laan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Navetta avoids a wild elbow strike from Van der Laan.
Van der Laan throws an elbow that misses.
Navetta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Navetta looking to throw knees to the head but Van der Laan is blocking nicely.
Navetta looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Navetta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van der Laan lands a damaging elbow.
Navetta throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Navetta scores with a knee to the head.
Come on Van der Laan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Van der Laan tries a knee to the head but Navetta blocks it.
Van der Laan blocks the elbow strike.
Van der Laan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Navetta is defending well for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Van der Laan obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van der Laan blocks the elbow strike.
Navetta wants to break free but Van der Laan has control.
Van der Laan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Van der Laan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Van der Laan blocks an elbow strike from Navetta.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Navetta avoiding damage as Van der Laan throws knees to the body.
Van der Laan slowing the pace effectively.
Van der Laan blocks an elbow strike from Navetta.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Van der Laan dominated that round.
That's time! Van der Laan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Van der Laan throws a wild body kick that Navetta sees coming a mile off.
Van der Laan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Navetta has managed to clinch.
Navetta has Van der Laan pressed against the cage, preventing Van der Laan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van der Laan avoids a wild elbow strike from Navetta.
Van der Laan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Van der Laan tries a knee to the head but Navetta blocks it.
Van der Laan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Navetta looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Navetta pushes off an throws an elbow but Van der Laan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Van der Laan tries a body shot but Navetta blocks it.
Navetta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Navetta throws an elbow that misses.
Van der Laan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Navetta's face.
Van der Laan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Navetta up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Navetta throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Navetta just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van der Laan's brow.
Van der Laan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good leg kick by Van der Laan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Van der Laan 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 Navetta has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Navetta and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Van der Laan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Navetta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Navetta looks to clinch
and Van der Laan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Navetta's knee momentarily.
Navetta is looking to clinch but Van der Laan is avoiding it.
Van der Laan keeps the fight on the outside.
Van der Laan misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan lands with a nice body punch.
Van der Laan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Navetta checks it well.
Van der Laan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van der Laan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nante Navetta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van der Laan moves out of range as Navetta strikes.
Navetta tries to clinch but Van der Laan moves out of range.
Van der Laan scores with a nice body kick.
Van der Laan tests Navetta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Van der Laan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Navetta darts in trying to clinch
and Van der Laan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Navetta looks to clinch
and Van der Laan counters with a thumping low kick.
Van der Laan lunges at Navetta with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Navetta's hand.
Navetta gets a clinch.
Van der Laan misses with a knee to the head.
Van der Laan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Van der Laan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Navetta is defending well for now.
Van der Laan takes a knee right on the jaw!
A bit of stalling here from Van der Laan.
Navetta throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Navetta avoiding damage as Van der Laan throws knees to the body.
Van der Laan trying to stall but Navetta improves his position.
Van der Laan blocks the elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Navetta looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Navetta.
Navetta lands an elbow inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van der Laan missing with knees to the body.
Van der Laan misses with an elbow strike.
Navetta creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Van der Laan's defenses.
Van der Laan avoids the elbow strike from Navetta, against the cage.
Van der Laan keeps control of Navetta as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Van der Laan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Navetta looking to stall.
Van der Laan blocks an elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van der Laan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Navetta is defending well for now.
Van der Laan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Navetta.
Andre Van der Laan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Van der Laan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Navetta is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Andre Van der Laan 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Navetta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Navetta closes the distance looking to clinch
and Van der Laan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Navetta tries to clinch there but Van der Laan circles away.
Van der Laan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Navetta has time to react.
Andre Van der Laan is winning the standup battle so far.
Van der Laan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van der Laan throws a sloppy head kick and Navetta moves out of range easily.
Van der Laan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Van der Laan dodges an elbow strike from Navetta.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Van der Laan as Navetta tries to tie him up.
Van der Laan presses Navetta against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Navetta misses with an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Navetta.
Van der Laan dodges an elbow strike from Navetta.
Navetta looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Van der Laan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Navetta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Navetta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van der Laan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Navetta tries to clinch up
and Van der Laan counters with a one-two to the body.
Navetta moves to clinch but Van der Laan breaks away
and Van der Laan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Van der Laan swings for the body but Navetta moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Navetta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Navetta defending well as Van der Laan loads up on a big left hand.
Van der Laan throws out a leg kick but Navetta moves out of range and Van der Laan only half commits.
Navetta checks a low kick from Van der Laan.
Van der Laan lands with a slapping head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van der Laan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Navetta moves away.
Van der Laan keeps the fight on the outside.
Navetta closes the distance and pushes Van der Laan back into the cage.
Van der Laan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Navetta.
Navetta pushes off an throws an elbow but Van der Laan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Navetta stalling against the cage.
Navetta avoids a wild elbow strike from Van der Laan.
Van der Laan tries a knee to the head but Navetta blocks it.
Van der Laan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Van der Laan looking to throw knees to the head but Navetta is blocking nicely.
Van der Laan lands a knee to the head.
Navetta creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Navetta lands an elbow inside.
Navetta misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right from Van der Laan.
Van der Laan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Navetta up against the cage.
Navetta looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Navetta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Van der Laan.
Van der Laan blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Navetta just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van der Laan's brow.
Van der Laan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Navetta has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Van der Laan missing with knees to the body.
Navetta tries to land a knee to the head but Van der Laan blocks with his arms.
Van der Laan tries to land knees in the clinch but Navetta avoids the damage to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van der Laan blocks an elbow strike from Navetta.
Van der Laan tries to land knees in the clinch but Navetta avoids the damage to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Navetta is trying to maintain a safe position but Van der Laan gets an underhook and turns Navetta into the cage.
Van der Laan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Navetta prevents Van der Laan from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Van der Laan clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Van der Laan lands a really nice looking cross but Navetta seems unphased.
Navetta wants to clinch up but Van der Laan keeps it at a distance.
Navetta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van der Laan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Navetta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van der Laan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Navetta drops his hands momentarily and Van der Laan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Navetta catches Van der Laan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Van der Laan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Van der Laan throws a big shot that misses.
Navetta tries to clinch but Van der Laan is having none of it.
Navetta tries to clinch up
and Van der Laan counters with a solid body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van der Laan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van der Laan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Navetta tries to clinch up but Van der Laan circles away and keeps his distance.
Navetta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Van der Laan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van der Laan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van der Laan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A low kick from Van der Laan is predictable there
and Navetta counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Navetta checks the leg kick nicely there.
Van der Laan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Navetta tries to close the distance and clinch but Van der Laan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan sizes up Navetta with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Navetta tries to clinch up but Van der Laan circles away and keeps his distance.
Navetta wants to clinch.
Navetta dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Van der Laan. That did some damage!
Van der Laan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Navetta. That did some damage!
Van der Laan throws an off balance right hand
and Navetta counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Navetta.
Van der Laan tries to circle away but Navetta has him pinned against the cage.
Van der Laan missing with knees to the body.
Navetta avoiding damage as Van der Laan throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Navetta throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan working Navetta over with knees to the body.
Navetta managing to block the knees to the body from Van der Laan.
Van der Laan dodges an elbow strike from Navetta.
Van der Laan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van der Laan working Navetta over with knees to the body.
Navetta is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Van der Laan has Navetta pushed against the cage.
Van der Laan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Navetta in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van der Laan manages to break the clinch.
Van der Laan throws a leg kick which misses Navetta's front leg but catches the back leg as Navetta tries to avoid it.
Van der Laan misses with a looping left.
Navetta 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.
Van der Laan throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan scores with the left hand. Navetta knows he should have avoided that one.
Navetta tries to clinch up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van der Laan.
Navetta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Navetta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van der Laan swats away the attempt to clinch by Navetta.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Navetta tries to clinch
enabling Van der Laan to counter with a crisp jab.
Navetta blocks a low kick nicely.
Navetta goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Van der Laan had his way with Nante Navetta in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Van der Laan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Navetta moves into the clinch.
Van der Laan is trying to break the clinch but Navetta has him pressed against the cage.
Van der Laan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Navetta.
Navetta comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Navetta throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Navetta.
Van der Laan dodges an elbow strike from Navetta.
Van der Laan tries a knee to the head but Navetta blocks it.
Navetta manages to break the clinch.
Van der Laan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Van der Laan misses with a low kick.
Navetta is looking to clinch but Van der Laan is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van der Laan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Navetta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Van der Laan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van der Laan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Navetta tries to clinch
and Van der Laan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van der Laan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Navetta is out of range and Van der Laan settles back down.
Navetta tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Van der Laan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van der Laan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Navetta tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Van der Laan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Navetta tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Van der Laan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Navetta wants to clinch but Van der Laan slips to the side
and Van der Laan counters by clinching up.
Van der Laan landing knees to the head.
Van der Laan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Navetta avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Van der Laan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Navetta's brow.
Van der Laan takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Andre Van der Laan has been cut.
Van der Laan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Navetta throws an elbow but it misses.
Van der Laan looking to throw knees to the head but Navetta is blocking nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Navetta lands an elbow just above Van der Laan 's eye.
Navetta pushes off an throws an elbow but Van der Laan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan lands an elbow just above Navetta 's eye.
Navetta avoiding damage as Van der Laan throws knees to the body.
Van der Laan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Van der Laan avoids a wild elbow strike from Navetta.
Navetta blocks the elbow strike.
Van der Laan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Navetta.
Van der Laan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Navetta tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Navetta blocks an elbow strike.
Navetta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Navetta looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Van der Laan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Navetta is defending well for now.
Navetta lands an elbow inside.
Van der Laan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Navetta blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Navetta tries a knee to the head but Van der Laan blocks it.
Van der Laan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Navetta with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Navetta looking to stall.
Van der Laan missing with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Navetta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Navetta lands an elbow inside.
Nante Navetta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van der Laan missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Navetta throws an elbow but misses.
Navetta tries a knee to the head but Van der Laan blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van der Laan breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Navetta with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nante Navetta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Van der Laan 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 49:46
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 49:46
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Van der Laan!
Andre Van der Laan retains his middleweight title!
In his post fight interview, Andre Van der Laan started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Buford Tannen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Riggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Derek Riggs has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Buford Tannen's chin.
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168 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Buford Tannen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derek Riggs!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tannen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tannen tries for a takedown but Riggs sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Riggs scores with a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Riggs.
Tannen misses with a low kick.
Riggs throws a combination. Tannen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Riggs showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tannen.
Riggs ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Riggs connects with a body shot that sends Tannen's belly button to the back.
Derek Riggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riggs scores with a sloppy right hand. Tannen should have avoided that one.
Riggs connects with a crisp jab.
Tannen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tannen misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tannen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Riggs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tannen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Riggs swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buford Tannen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riggs dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tannen throws a combination that misses
and Riggs counters with a one-two to the body.
Riggs's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tannen under the eye.
Riggs throws out a powerful jab.
Derek Riggs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tannen shoots in but no luck this time.
Tannen shoots in for a double leg but Riggs sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Riggs connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tannen momentarily.
Riggs lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tannen shoots for a double leg takedown but Riggs sprawls well. He's pushed Tannen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tannen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tannen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riggs.
Riggs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riggs scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tannen wants to clinch.
Tannen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tannen tries for a takedown but Riggs sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Riggs lands a nice shot that snaps Tannen's head back.
Riggs slips a straight right by Tannen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tannen tries for a takedown but Riggs circles away easily
letting Riggs counter with a right hand.
Tannen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Riggs's waist but Riggs gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tannen off to one side.
Tannen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tannen looks to land a body kick but Riggs moved away.
Riggs connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tannen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tannen throws a right and a left that Riggs avoids nicely.
Riggs ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Riggs sizes up Tannen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tannen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Tannen.
Tannen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Riggs swings for the body but Tannen moves out of range.
Tannen looks for a takedown but Riggs sprawls well.
Tannen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice shot lands for Riggs.
Riggs throws a lazy right hand but Tannen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some bone on bone action there as Riggs checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tannen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tannen doesn't manage to clinch there - Riggs circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Riggs dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Riggs throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tannen on the side of the head.
Riggs leaves Tannen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice jab there from Riggs.
Riggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Tannen. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Tannen shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Riggs napping and manages to drive through into side control!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Riggs is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riggs is trying to control Tannen's posture but Tannen avoids it.
Riggs tries to control but Tannen manages to take his back.
Riggs is trying to get back to his feet but Tannen has full control of the position and if anything, Riggs has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Riggs tries to roll but Tannen sticks to his back.
Tannen throwing sloppy strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Even with his hooks in, Tannen manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Riggs defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Riggs won't allow Tannen to get back to his feet.
Tannen is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Tannen tries to score a body lock takedown but Riggs shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Riggs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Riggs lands a hook that snaps the head of Tannen backwards.
Tannen takes a shot to the head.
Riggs lands a body shot in the clinch.
Riggs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tannen takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tannen shoots in and gets a takedown into Riggs's guard.
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!
Riggs wants to stand and escape but Tannen is having none of it.
Tannen preventing the sweep.
Riggs trying to control the position here.
Riggs 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.
Tannen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tannen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Riggs controls Tannen momentarily but Tannen frees himself.
Riggs avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Riggs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tannen is pushing down on Riggs's leg trying to pass to half guard. Riggs is fighting to maintain full guard but Tannen has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are battling for position here. Riggs manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tannen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Riggs 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.
Riggs keeping moving, preventing Tannen from controlling successfully.
Tannen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Riggs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tannen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Riggs is keeping the position for now.
Riggs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tannen trying to control the position from guard on top but Riggs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Riggs is trying to control the position but Tannen postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tannen passes Riggs's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Riggs trying to hold on to Tannen's head to control him but Tannen postures up.
Riggs keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tannen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Riggs does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tannen is thwarting Riggs's attempts to control the position.
Tannen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Riggs's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tannen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Riggs's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tannen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Riggs defends it well.
Tannen works his way into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Buford Tannen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Riggs misses with a straight left.
Riggs lands a right hook to the body.
Tannen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Riggs lands a nice shot to the body.
Riggs lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tannen backs up against the cage.
Tannen tries to close the distance and clinch but Riggs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Buford Tannen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tannen fails with a takedown attempt.
Tannen shoots in and drives through. Riggs sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tannen is defended easily by Riggs.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buford Tannen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Riggs connects with a body shot.
Tannen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Riggs counters with a one-two to the body.
Tannen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Riggs swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tannen.
Tannen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Riggs lands a nice looking body shot.
Tannen shoots for a takedown but Riggs saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tannen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Decent striking displayed by Riggs there.
Tannen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Riggs counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A cross from Riggs lands.
Tannen is rocked!
Tannen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Oh Tannen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Riggs lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Tannen falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Derek Riggs!
Derek Riggs is the new lightweight champion!
A very excited looking Derek Riggs rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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