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Kumite 65 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Remington Hallow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simeon White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Remington Hallow had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 136.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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149 lbs
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144 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very strong |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Remington Hallow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Simeon White!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from White.
Hallow lands a head shot.
White motions for Hallow to come forward. White throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hallow really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A head kick misses from White.
Some bone on bone action there as Hallow checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hallow shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. White eats them both and turns towards Hallow to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hallow rushes White and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hallow throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
White with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hallow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hallow blocks an elbow strike from White.
White scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Remington Hallow has been cut.
White using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hallow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
White is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hallow is defending well for now.
Hallow misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hallow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and White avoids it.
White throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hallow blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for White.
White tries a knee to the head but Hallow blocks it.
White lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White lands a damaging elbow.
Hallow lands a hook to the side of the head.
White lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
White lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
White using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hallow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
White missing with knees to the body.
White with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, White just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hallow's brow.
White creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hallow's defenses.
White landing some nice looking knees to the body.
White avoids a wild elbow strike from Hallow.
White lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hallow scores with a shot to the side of White's head.
White lands an elbow inside that Hallow shrugs off.
White lands an elbow that stopped Hallow in his tracks for a moment.
Hallow misses with an elbow strike.
White connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hallow's face.
Hallow managing to block the knees to the body from White.
Hallow working aggressively here.
White blocks an elbow strike.
Hallow takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hallow avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hallow misses with the head strike.
White misses with a knee strike.
White connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hallow's face.
Hallow takes an elbow to the temple.
White tries to land knees in the clinch but Hallow avoids the damage to the body.
White lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
White tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A shot in the inside from Hallow.
White dodges an elbow strike from Hallow.
White throws an elbow but it misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Hallow.
White lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
White looks gassed!
Hallow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hallow dodges an elbow strike from White.
A head punch on the inside from Hallow fails to land.
Hallow avoids the elbow strike from White, against the cage.
Hallow misses with a punch on the inside.
White with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Hallow fails to land.
Hallow takes an elbow to the temple.
White avoids the elbow strike from Hallow, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hallow lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
White misses with a knee to the head.
White lands an elbow inside that Hallow shrugs off.
Hallow scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hallow blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, White just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hallow's brow.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White misses with a knee to the head.
White with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
White tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hallow avoids it.
Hallow blocks an elbow strike from White.
A nice glancing elbow lands by White.
White trying to land knees to the body.
White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hallow throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hallow misses with some punches.
White lands an elbow just above Hallow 's eye.
White unloads a knee to the mid-section.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, White just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hallow's brow.
Hallow swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by White.
Hallow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
White lands an elbow just above Hallow 's eye.
Hallow looks to throw an elbow but misses.
White putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hallow in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
White throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hallow blocks it with crossed arms.
White lands an elbow inside that Hallow shrugs off.
White comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
White throws an elbow that misses.
Hallow has a couple of punches blocked by White.
Hallow lands a shoulder strike.
White misses with a knee strike.
White blocking some punches.
White throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hallow blocks it with crossed arms.
Hallow takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hallow managing to block the knees to the body from White.
Hallow throws an elbow but it misses.
White tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hallow avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hallow just misses with a elbow thrown towards White's brow.
White comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
White comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simeon White dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Remington Hallow's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
White fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hallow circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick by White misses
and Hallow counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hallow lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hallow.
Hallow fails to land with a series of punches.
Hallow misses with the combination.
Hallow lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as White backs up against the cage.
Hallow clinches with his opponent.
Simeon White seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hallow avoiding damage as White throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from White.
Hallow misses with the head strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, White throws an elbow but misses.
White tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hallow avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Hallow fails to land.
White lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallow lands a left hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
Hallow dodges an elbow strike from White.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hallow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hallow.
White landing knees to the head.
White throws an elbow but it's blocked.
White blocks an elbow strike from Hallow.
White looking to throw knees to the head but Hallow is blocking nicely.
Hallow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White blocks an uppercut.
White tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hallow avoids it.
Hallow looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hallow takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hallow avoiding damage as White throws knees to the body.
Hallow missing with knees to the body.
White creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hallow's defenses.
White missing with knees to the body.
Hallow dodges an elbow strike from White.
Hallow lands a right hand.
Hallow digs a right hand underneath White's ribcage. White let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice elbow from White.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Hallow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hallow throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hallow takes an elbow to the temple.
Hallow pushes off an throws an elbow but White leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
White with an attempt at a knee that misses.
White is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hallow is defending well for now.
White is breathing heavily.
Hallow misses with a punch on the inside.
White unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hallow lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
White gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
White scores a nice knee to the body.
White lands an elbow inside.
White lands an elbow inside.
White lands an elbow that stopped Hallow in his tracks for a moment.
White misses with a knee to the head.
White throws an elbow that misses.
White lands a nice elbow.
Hallow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and White avoids it.
White tries to land a knee to the head but Hallow blocks with his arms.
Hallow misses with a short punch on the inside.
White scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallow throws an elbow but it misses.
White blocks an uppercut.
White misses with an elbow over the top.
Hallow misses with a short punch on the inside.
White throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hallow blocks it with crossed arms.
Hallow pushes off an throws an elbow but White leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
White lands an elbow inside.
Hallow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
White lands an elbow inside.
White trying to land knees to the body.
White lands a nice elbow.
Hallow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
White misses with an elbow over the top.
White looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hallow lands an elbow inside that White shrugs off.
White tries a knee to the head but Hallow blocks it.
Hallow has had enough of the clinch but White keeps him there for the moment.
Hallow misses with some punches.
Hallow avoids the elbow strike from White, against the cage.
Hallow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hallow lands a nice elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallow blocks an elbow strike from White.
Hallow avoids a wild elbow strike from White.
Hallow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White lands a nice elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
White misses with an elbow strike.
White scores a nice knee to the body.
Hallow throws an elbow but it's blocked.
White trying to land knees to the body.
Hallow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hallow creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hallow struggles to land a body shot inside as White controls his hands.
Hallow avoids the elbow strike from White, against the cage.
Hallow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees in the clinch landing for White.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White connects with a knee to the head.
White looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A hook to the body from Hallow.
White blocking some punches.
Hallow misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simeon White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Remington Hallow's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Hallow. Those never looked like landing.
Hallow displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hallow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Remington Hallow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hallow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab, jab by Hallow - just one landing.
Hallow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but White circles away quickly and effectively.
Hallow scores with a one two! White had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
White throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
White throws the kick towards the body but Hallow avoids it.
White misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
White tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
White doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
White takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hallow takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. White obliges.
White lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hallow swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
White tries to land a knee to the head but Hallow blocks with his arms.
White comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hallow can't find room to land a body shot as White controls the action.
White lands a nice elbow.
Hallow swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hallow misses with a short punch on the inside.
White looking to throw knees to the head but Hallow is blocking nicely.
Hallow throws an elbow but it misses.
White tries a knee to the head but Hallow blocks it.
Hallow lands a body shot in the clinch.
White throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hallow blocks the elbow strike.
White blocks an elbow strike from Hallow.
Remington Hallow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Simeon White is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallow tries to break the clinch but White is controlling the position.
White throws an elbow but it misses.
White looking to throw knees to the head but Hallow is blocking nicely.
Hallow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hallow throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
Hallow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
Hallow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hallow throws an elbow but it misses.
White avoids a wild elbow strike from Hallow.
Hallow looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hallow throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallow takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hallow misses with some punches.
Hallow misses with some punches.
Hallow throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
White with a knee to the head.
Hallow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Hallow fails to land.
Hallow throws an elbow that misses.
Hallow looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hallow takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hallow lands with a left to the head.
White misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallow wants to break free but White has control.
White looking to throw knees to the head but Hallow is blocking nicely.
Hallow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
White lands an elbow just above Hallow 's eye.
Hallow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hallow pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hallow.
White blocks an uppercut.
Hallow misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hallow wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but White has him pressed against the cage.
White avoids a wild elbow strike from Hallow.
Hallow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Remington Hallow showed his dominance in that final round.
I think White has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simeon White!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rich Black Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Foster is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ruff Ryders Anthem-DMX. Jamie Foster has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rich Black Bear's chin.
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268 lbs
18 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rich Black Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jamie Foster!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foster misses with a hook
so Black Bear counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Black Bear thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Foster looking for a sweep. Not yet Foster, not yet.
Black Bear advances to half guard.
Foster is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Black Bear's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Black Bear's back!
Black Bear tries to escape the position.
Foster has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Black Bear's body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Foster controlling well, preventing Black Bear from escaping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster is trying to stick to Black Bear's back but Black Bear is turning into Foster. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Foster's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Black Bear.
Black Bear is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Black Bear drops back looking for a leg! Foster is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Foster manages to kick Black Bear off! Black Bear jumps back into Foster's guard.
Black Bear wants to pass the guard but Foster is keeping the position.
Foster wants to sweep but no luck.
Foster lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Black Bear!
Black Bear is looking to improve his position but Foster isn't that keen on the idea.
Foster takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black Bear tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Foster controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Black Bear sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foster controlling the action here.
Foster wants to get back to his feet.
Foster wants to lay and pray for a moment but Black Bear keeps working.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jamie Foster.
Black Bear shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Foster defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black Bear uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Foster.
Foster uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Black Bear.
Foster connects with a jab.
It looks like Rich Black Bear has been cut.
Foster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch but Black Bear swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Foster connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Black Bear misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Foster.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black Bear throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Foster's waist but Foster gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Black Bear off to one side.
Black Bear takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black Bear keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Foster fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Foster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Black Bear manages to avoid it.
Foster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Black Bear was well out of range. Poor timing from Foster.
Foster misses with a body shot.
Foster misses with an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Foster misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Foster misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Foster dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rich Black Bear's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Black Bear takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Foster loads up on a big right hand but Black Bear slips the punch.
Black Bear tries for a takedown but Foster circles away easily
and Foster counters with a nice uppercut.
Foster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Black Bear was well out of range. Poor timing from Foster.
Black Bear shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Foster sprawls well. Foster wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Black Bear gets slowly back to his feet.
Foster misses with an uppercut. Black Bear saw that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foster fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Black Bear, pushing him back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Foster takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rich Black Bear's cut is getting worse.
Foster lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Foster lands a right hand that snaps the head of Black Bear backwards.
Black Bear has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Foster avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rich Black Bear. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Foster stops a takedown attempt from Black Bear.
Black Bear has Foster pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Foster manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short right from Foster on the inside.
Foster lands an uppercut.
Black Bear changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Foster fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jamie Foster seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Foster sends Black Bear crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Foster is motioning to the referee to let Black Bear up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Black Bear is rocked!
Foster throws an overhand right that lands on Black Bear's shoulder, as Black Bear tries to avoid the shot.
Black Bear takes a swing at Foster's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black Bear fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Foster sends Black Bear crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Foster is motioning to the referee to let Black Bear up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh Black Bear is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rich Black Bear's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Foster darts in and clinches Black Bear up against the cage.
Black Bear seems to have got his legs back now.
Black Bear takes a shot to the head.
Jeez, Rich Black Bear's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Foster cracks Black Bear with a nice body shot.
Foster lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Black Bear backwards.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rich Black Bear's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jamie Foster!
Jamie Foster tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salvidor Seriento (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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198 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Salvidor Seriento!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seriento throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bailey.
It looks like Bob Bailey has been cut.
Bailey is trying hard to land a takedown here. Seriento sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Seriento throws a sloppy head kick and Bailey moves out of range easily.
Bailey shoots for a takedown but Seriento saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Seriento throws a head kick that misses.
Bailey shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Seriento pinned against the cage. Seriento gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Bailey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Seriento moves into the clinch.
Seriento misses with a knee to the head.
Seriento misses with a knee strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seriento gets underhooks to prevent Bailey's takedown attempt.
Seriento with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Seriento connects with a knee to the head.
Seriento looking to throw knees to the head but Bailey is blocking nicely.
Seriento looking to throw knees to the head but Bailey is blocking nicely.
Seriento tries to land a knee to the head but Bailey blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seriento tries a knee to the head but Bailey blocks it.
Seriento with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Seriento misses with a knee strike.
Seriento tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Seriento tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bailey is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Seriento throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bailey tries to score a body lock takedown but Seriento shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Seriento lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Seriento with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Seriento tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Seriento.
Seriento looks gassed!
Seriento misses with a knee strike.
Bailey goes for a takedown attempt but Seriento pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Seriento as Bailey shoots in.
Bailey fails to land with a series of punches.
A thudding body kick lands there by Seriento!
Bailey shoots in and drives through. Seriento sprawls well.
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!
Seriento throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bailey throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Seriento was covering up waiting for the punch and Bailey finishes the takedown easily into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bailey controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seriento is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Seriento can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bailey controls the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Bob Bailey just wasn't active enough.
Seriento throws a nice outside leg kick.
Seriento lands a front kick.
Seriento throws a head kick but Bailey moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seriento lands with a kick to the ribs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Seriento looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Seriento misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bailey feints and as Seriento raises his hands in defense, Bailey changes levels and drives through with a takedown into 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!
Bailey stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Seriento swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bailey is stalling in the full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salvidor Seriento dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Bailey's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bailey darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bailey keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bailey has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bailey is working for a kimura but Seriento is defending it quite comfortably.
Bailey trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Nice strikes from Bailey there.
Seriento really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bailey. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bailey is taking a breather. Seriento says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Bailey moves into full mount! Seriento won't be happy about that!
Bob Bailey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bailey tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seriento tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bailey avoids the attempt from Seriento to control.
Seriento is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Bailey controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Bob Bailey wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bailey shoots in for a double leg but Seriento sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bailey shoots and misses
and Seriento counters with a head kick. That will keep Bailey thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Seriento throws a head kick that misses.
Bailey tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Seriento swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Bailey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Seriento throws a head kick but Bailey moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Seriento avoids it really well and circles away.
Bob Bailey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Seriento blocks a head kick by Bailey.
Seriento throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seriento tries a head kick but it misses.
Seriento tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bailey fails with the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Seriento as Bailey shoots in.
Seriento lands a big head kick that sends Bailey tumbling to the mat! Seriento takes a step backwards and waves Bailey back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Seriento tries a head kick but it misses.
Seriento defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bailey.
Seriento tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Salvidor Seriento will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bob Bailey's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bailey is defended easily by Seriento.
No luck for Bailey with that takedown attempt.
Bailey looks for a takedown but Seriento sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Bailey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bailey closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Seriento can do anything to dispel that myth.
Seriento is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Bailey slows the pace down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Bailey controls the position.
Seriento tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bailey taking a breather here.
Bailey's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bob Bailey.
Seriento misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bailey looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Seriento stuffs the takedown.
Bailey fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Seriento avoids it really well and circles away.
Seriento misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bailey shoots in for a takedown but Seriento shows good takedown defense.
Seriento throws a head kick but Bailey moves out of range.
Bailey blocks a head kick by Seriento.
Seriento throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Seriento takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Seriento scores with a knee to the head.
Seriento scores with a knee to the head.
Seriento lands a hook to the side of the head.
Seriento misses with a knee to the head.
Bailey drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Seriento gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Salvidor Seriento is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bailey tries for a takedown but Seriento manages to get underhooks.
Seriento throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seriento manages to break the clinch.
Bailey fails with a takedown attempt.
Bailey takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Seriento scores with a spinning back kick!
Seriento tries to clinch up.
Seriento slaps away a takedown attempt from Bailey, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Seriento tries to clinch up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seriento lands a high kick!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bailey has a takedown stuffed.
Seriento fakes the leg kick and cracks Bailey in the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Salvidor Seriento.
I've got Seriento winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Salvidor Seriento!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Vucinic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Reeding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vucinic comes to the cage accompanied by Destroy Destroy Destroy - To Die Without Honor/The Winged Panther. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mirko Vucinic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jesse Reeding!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vucinic clinches with his opponent.
Reeding throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vucinic blocks it with crossed arms.
Reeding can't break the clinch.
Reeding misses with a knee strike.
Reeding throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vucinic blocks it with crossed arms.
Reeding misses with a knee strike.
Reeding throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vucinic blocks it with crossed arms.
Reeding misses with a knee to the head.
Reeding throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vucinic blocks it with crossed arms.
Reeding tries to land a knee to the head but Vucinic blocks with his arms.
Reeding tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vucinic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reeding looks gassed!
Vucinic breaks from the clinch.
Vucinic closes the distance and clinches.
Reeding with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reeding looking to throw knees to the head but Vucinic is blocking nicely.
Vucinic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vucinic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Reeding has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vucinic throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vucinic pushes Reeding up against the cage in a clinch.
Reeding tries a knee to the head but Vucinic blocks it.
Reeding misses with a knee strike.
Vucinic leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short left from Vucinic.
Reeding on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vucinic.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vucinic.
Vucinic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Reeding.
Reeding managing to block the knees to the body from Vucinic.
Vucinic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Vucinic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vucinic.
Vucinic lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Reeding backs up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vucinic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vucinic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vucinic throws a right hand that Reeding ducks under and follows up with a left that Reeding also avoids with ease.
Reeding throws a sloppy head kick and Vucinic moves out of range easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Vucinic - that will leave a mark!
Vucinic lands with a kick to the temple. Reeding shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Vucinic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A head kick misses from Vucinic.
Vucinic has closed the distance and engaged Reeding in a clinch.
Vucinic stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Vucinic scores with a shot to the side of Reeding's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vucinic lands an elbow just above Reeding 's eye.
Reeding wants to break the clinch but can't.
Reeding tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reeding throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vucinic blocks it with crossed arms.
Vucinic breaks the clinch.
Vucinic moves into the clinch.
Reeding misses with a knee to the head.
Vucinic tries to break the clinch but Reeding is controlling the position.
Vucinic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reeding avoiding damage as Vucinic throws knees to the body.
Reeding using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vucinic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vucinic landing knees to the head.
Vucinic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vucinic lands with a light punch inside.
Reeding tries a knee to the head but Vucinic blocks it.
Reeding tries a knee to the head but Vucinic blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vucinic lands a damaging elbow.
Reeding misses with a knee strike.
Vucinic content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Vucinic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Reeding tries a knee to the head but Vucinic blocks it.
Vucinic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reeding tries to land a knee to the head but Vucinic blocks with his arms.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vucinic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reeding.
Vucinic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vucinic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vucinic scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Reeding is rocked!
Vucinic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reeding tries to land a knee to the head but Vucinic blocks with his arms.
Vucinic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vucinic moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Vucinic dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Reeding throws a sloppy head kick
and Vucinic counters with a nice body shot.
Mirko Vucinic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reeding pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vucinic moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Reeding is still on wobbly legs! Can Vucinic finish him?
Vucinic darts in and clinches Reeding up against the cage.
Reeding seems to have recovered his senses.
Reeding tries to land a knee to the head but Vucinic blocks with his arms.
Reeding tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reeding tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reeding wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vucinic has him pressed against the cage.
Reeding misses with a knee to the head.
Vucinic stalling in the clinch.
Reeding keeps control of Vucinic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vucinic displaying some good clinch control by pressing Reeding up against the cage.
Reeding is breathing heavily.
Vucinic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reeding throws a head kick that misses
and Vucinic counters with a left and a right that stings Reeding.
Reeding throws a head kick but Vucinic moves out of range.
Vucinic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reeding.
Vucinic throws a combination. Reeding tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Vucinic cracks Reeding's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Reeding slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Vucinic can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mirko Vucinic!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between He Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Fernan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, He Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Fernan!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernan misses the shot to the body.
Fernan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Man throws out the jab.
Man works over Fernan's head and body with a nice combination.
Fernan just misses with a punch to the body.
Man jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fernan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Man.
Man throws a looping overhand right but Fernan ducks down to avoid it.
Fernan tries a low kick but Man avoids it.
Fernan tries a head kick but it misses.
Fernan has a takedown stuffed.
Man throws a series of punches but Fernan moves out of range.
Man turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fernan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Man tries to bum rush Fernan with a series of wild strikes but Fernan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Man explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Man fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Man takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sloppy strikes from Fernan. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernan misses with a looping left.
Fernan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fernan is looking to clinch.
Fernan throws a body kick that misses.
Man scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fernan doesn't seem bothered though.
Fernan thows a body shot but no joy.
Fernan misses with a head kick.
A leg kick checked by Man.
He Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Man uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fernan.
Man checks the leg kick nicely there.
Man throws out a leg kick but Fernan moves out of range and Man only half commits.
Fernan throws an overhand right that lands on Man's shoulder, as Man tries to avoid the shot.
Man blocks a head kick by Fernan.
Man lands with a nice body kick.
Fernan 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.
Fernan misses with a body kick.
Man dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fernan. That did some damage!
Man scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Man avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernan slips a jab from Man.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fernan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Man looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice straight punches there by Man. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Man.
Man throws a right hand that Fernan ducks under and follows up with a left that Fernan also avoids with ease.
Fernan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Man scores with a jab.
Man throws a head kick but Fernan moves out of range.
Fernan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Man fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Some bone on bone action there as Fernan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fernan blocks a head kick by Man.
Man lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Man bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Fernan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fernan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Man.
Man takes a swing at Fernan's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man is looking to slow Fernan down with leg kicks.
Man with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fernan throws a series of punches but Man moves out of range.
Fernan blocks a low kick nicely.
Man gets tackled into the cage by Fernan. Fernan maintains the clinch.
Man tries to work over Fernan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Man makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Man lands a body shot.
Man landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fernan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fernan prevents a body shot from Man.
Fernan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernan has had enough of the clinch but Man keeps him there for the moment.
A bit of stalling here from Fernan.
Man lands a nice uppercut.
Fernan tries to work over Man's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fernan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Man will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Man throws a leg kick but Fernan checks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Man misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man misses with a series of wild punches.
Man throws a sloppy head kick
and Fernan counters with a nice body shot.
Fernan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man.
Fernan wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
He Man dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Man checks a leg kick nicely.
Fernan tries to bum rush Man with a series of wild strikes but Man uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fernan fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Man to the ground. Fernan is now in Man's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Fernan stops Man from standing up.
Fernan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fernan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Man wants to stand and escape but Fernan is having none of it.
Fernan wants to control from the top but Man keeps moving.
Man wants to stand but Fernan is controlling the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernan passes Man's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Fernan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Man defending well though.
Fernan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fernan takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Fernan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Man knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Man pushes Fernan off looking to stand but Fernan dives back in and keeps control.
Fernan trying to control the action but Man is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fernan looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Man is trying to stand up here but Fernan is controlling him well.
Robert Fernan has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Fernan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Fernan blocks the leg kick.
Man keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Man works Fernan's body with a nice hook.
Man throws a low kick but Fernan avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man throws a low kick but Fernan avoids it.
Man dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fernan. That did some damage!
Man scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Fernan does no damage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Man.
Man just misses with a punch to the body.
Fernan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fernan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Man connects with the punch.
Man tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Man scores with a hook to the body. Fernan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Man throws a right hand that Fernan ducks under and follows up with a left that Fernan also avoids with ease.
The fighters circle momentarily. Man darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fernan works over Man's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like He Man has been cut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Man, right into the meat.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fernan moves away.
Fernan scores with a jab.
Fernan throws a shot from downtown. Man moves away and avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fernan was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
A bone on bone clash there as Fernan blocks the leg kick.
Man misses with a looping right.
Man is looking to wear down Fernan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Man. Those never looked like landing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fernan, as that shot connected.
Fernan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fernan throws a hook but Man avoids it easily.
Fernan blocks a jab.
Fernan misses the shot to the body.
Man misses with a straight left.
Fernan misses with an uppercut. Man saw that one coming.
Man slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fernan throws a head kick that misses.
Man misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man misses with a hook.
Man jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Man misses with a leg kick.
Man connects with a body shot that sends Fernan's belly button to the back.
Man stalks Fernan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fernan's face. Fernan staggers backwards, shaken.
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 He Man will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on He Man's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fernan tries to score with a low kick but Man moves his leg out of the way.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Man avoids the body shot from Fernan.
The fighters circle momentarily. Man darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fernan connects with the punch.
Fernan throws a low kick, looking for Man's leg but Man calmly moves out of range.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Fernan.
Man tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fernan is able to avoid easily.
Man throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fernan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Man misses with a two punch combination.
Man throws a low kick, looking for Fernan's leg but Fernan calmly moves out of range.
Fernan looks to land a combination but Man avoids it well.
Fernan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fernan throws a looping overhand right but Man ducks down to avoid it.
Fernan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Man swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it.
Man throws a leg kick
and Fernan counters with an inside leg kick.
Man lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fernan lands the left hand.
Fernan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man.
A nice combination there by Man.
Fernan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fernan throws a leg kick but Man moved away.
Man tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Man misses its intended target.
Fernan thows a body kick. Man tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fernan throws a wild body kick that Man sees coming a mile off.
Man swings for the body but Fernan moves out of range.
Man moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fernan.
Man moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fernan throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
Robert Fernan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernan takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man misses with a body shot.
Man thows a body shot but no joy.
Fernan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fernan lands with a shot to the body.
Fernan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fernan throws out a loose jab but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man misses with a series of wild punches.
Fernan lands a nice hook to Man's body. Man takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fernan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Man in his tracks.
Man avoids a kick to the body.
Man dodges the punch combination from Fernan.
Man tries to land a leg kick but Fernan saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernan misses with a body shot.
Man checks a low kick from Fernan.
A shot to the liver by Fernan. Beautiful body shot.
Man looks to land a body kick but Fernan moved away.
Fernan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fernan looks to land a combination but Man avoids it well.
Fernan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Fernan.
Fernan dodges the punch combination from Man.
He Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fernan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Man takes a step back to recover.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fernan. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Man swings for the body but Fernan moves out of range.
Fernan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fernan walks into a jab.
Man misses with a hook. Fernan ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fernan.
Fernan is looking to score with low kicks.
Man throws a hook but Fernan blocks it.
Fernan moves in looking to clinch but Man pushes him off.
He Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A slapping body kick lands there for Man.
Fernan throws an overhand right that lands on Man's shoulder, as Man tries to avoid the shot.
Fernan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fernan doesn't manage to clinch there - Man circles away.
Fernan looks to land a body kick but Man moved away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fernan misses with a two punch combination.
Fernan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fernan doesn't manage to clinch there - Man circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Man, right into the meat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fernan.
Man lands a nice looking body shot.
Fernan is looking to clinch but Man is avoiding it.
Man lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Robert Fernan.
I think Man 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Javier Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbie The Rocket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez comes to the cage accompanied by ACDC - Are You Ready? . Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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250 lbs
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249 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robbie The Rocket!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Rocket looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The Rocket tries to clinch
and Martinez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Martinez.
The Rocket tries to land a knee to the head but Martinez blocks with his arms.
The Rocket tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The Rocket throws a knee to the head but misses.
The Rocket looking to throw knees to the head but Martinez is blocking nicely.
Martinez lands a shot to the body.
The Rocket tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The Rocket misses with a knee to the head.
Martinez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Martinez digs a right hand underneath The Rocket's ribcage. The Rocket let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The Rocket looks gassed!
The Rocket looking to throw knees to the head but Martinez is blocking nicely.
The Rocket misses with a knee to the head.
The Rocket's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Rocket's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Martinez.
Martinez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Martinez pushes The Rocket back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Rocket tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Martinez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Martinez creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends The Rocket's eyes rolling into the back of his head! The Rocket drops to his knees and Martinez pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Javier Martinez!
Post fight, Javier Martinez took to the microphone: 'I want my title back.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Yen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yen has chosen Hitman as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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170 lbs
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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
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paulo Reyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donnie Yen !
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Reyes scores with a body shot.
Yen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Reyes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reyes is looking to score with low kicks.
Yen is looking to chop away at Reyes's legs.
Yen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reyes was well out of range. Poor timing from Yen .
Reyes tries to clinch up.
Reyes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Reyes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yen , pushing him back against the cage.
Yen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reyes's defenses.
Yen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Reyes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Reyes.
Yen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yen stalling the fight.
Yen stalling in the clinch but Reyes improves position.
Reyes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reyes backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yen managing to block the knees to the body from Reyes.
Yen pushes off an throws an elbow but Reyes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Reyes blocks the elbow strike.
Yen lands a shoulder strike.
Reyes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yen misses with an elbow over the top.
Yen throws a punch but it's blocked by Reyes.
Reyes working Yen over with knees to the body.
Yen lands an elbow just above Reyes 's eye.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reyes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reyes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reyes avoids a wild elbow strike from Yen .
Yen misses with an elbow strike.
Reyes lands an uppercut.
Reyes avoids the elbow strike from Yen , against the cage.
Reyes avoids the elbow strike from Yen , against the cage.
Yen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reyes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yen blocks a body shot from Reyes.
Reyes blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yen slowing the pace effectively.
Reyes scores with a shoulder strike.
Yen is rocked!
A right hook to the body lands for Reyes.
Yen is still on wobbly legs! Can Reyes finish him?
Yen is trying to stall.
Stalling in the clinch from Reyes.
Reyes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reyes pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Yen ! Reyes unloads with more strikes and Yen sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paulo Reyes!
An out of breath Paulo Reyes thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Mugabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glen Quagmire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mugabe kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Zimbabwean National Anthem. Quagmire is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Die MotherFucker Die. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rob Mugabe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Glen Quagmire!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quagmire tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mugabe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mugabe sizes up Quagmire with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Glen Quagmire has been cut.
Quagmire doesn't manage to clinch there - Mugabe circles away.
Mugabe throws a jab but it's blocked by Quagmire.
Mugabe takes a swing at Quagmire's ribcage but misses.
Glen Quagmire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quagmire darts in and clinches Mugabe up against the cage.
Quagmire is stalling here.
Mugabe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mugabe lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mugabe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mugabe throws a hook to the side of Quagmire's head but Quagmire sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Quagmire tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mugabe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Quagmire thuds a left hand into Mugabe's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mugabe lands a glancing blow to the side of Quagmire's head.
Quagmire tries to clinch but Mugabe is having none of it.
Quagmire scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mugabe throws a shot from downtown. Quagmire moves away and avoids it.
Quagmire looks to clinch
and Mugabe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Quagmire tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mugabe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mugabe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quagmire moves away.
Quagmire wants to clinch but Mugabe slips to the side
and Mugabe counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Quagmire thinking.
Quagmire uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mugabe.
Quagmire wants to clinch.
Quagmire wants to clinch
and Mugabe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mugabe tries to keep at a distance but Quagmire has taken the fight into the clinch.
Quagmire scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mugabe tries to work over Quagmire's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Quagmire.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Quagmire as Mugabe tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quagmire misses with a punch on the inside.
Mugabe tries a body shot but Quagmire blocks it.
Mugabe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mugabe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Quagmire doesn't manage to clinch there - Mugabe circles away.
Quagmire doesn't manage to clinch there - Mugabe circles away.
Quagmire wants to clinch but Mugabe slips to the side
and Mugabe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mugabe just misses with a punch to the body.
Quagmire moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Quagmire throws a series of punches but Mugabe moves out of range.
Quagmire closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mugabe counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mugabe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Quagmire moves out of range as Mugabe strikes.
Quagmire clinches up with Mugabe and pushes him back against the cage.
Mugabe manages to break the clinch.
Quagmire darts in trying to clinch
and Mugabe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mugabe circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mugabe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Quagmire wants to clinch but Mugabe slips to the side
and Quagmire takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That has opened up Glen Quagmire's cut even more.
Mugabe misses with a body shot.
Quagmire tries to clinch up but Mugabe circles away and keeps his distance.
Quagmire tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mugabe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mugabe stalks Quagmire and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Quagmire's face. Quagmire staggers backwards, shaken.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quagmire moves out of range as Mugabe strikes.
Quagmire tries to clinch but Mugabe moves away
and Mugabe counters with a two punch combo.
Mugabe feints a jab promting Quagmire to slip. Mugabe then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Quagmire slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The cut above Glen Quagmire's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Quagmire darts in trying to clinch
and Mugabe counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Quagmire thinking.
Quagmire tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mugabe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Quagmire slips a jab from Mugabe.
Mugabe looks to throw the jab but Quagmire is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quagmire doesn't manage to clinch there - Mugabe circles away.
Quagmire moves to clinch but Mugabe breaks away
and Quagmire takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mugabe swats away the attempt to clinch by Quagmire.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Mugabe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Glen Quagmire's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Quagmire moves to clinch but Mugabe breaks away
and Mugabe counters with a one-two to the body.
Quagmire tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mugabe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mugabe loads up on a big right hand but Quagmire slips the punch.
Quagmire tries to clinch up
and Mugabe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mugabe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Quagmire tries to clinch up
and Mugabe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mugabe misses the shot to the body.
Quagmire has closed the distance and engaged Mugabe in a clinch.
Mugabe has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Quagmire lands a hook that snaps the head of Mugabe backwards.
Quagmire tries to break free but Mugabe pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quagmire prevents a body shot from Mugabe.
Mugabe breaks from the clinch.
Quagmire tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mugabe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Quagmire tries to clinch
and Quagmire takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rob Mugabe is winning the standup battle so far.
Mugabe thows a body shot but no joy.
Quagmire is looking to clinch.
Quagmire tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mugabe counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Quagmire thinking.
Quagmire falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mugabe counters with a straight right hand.
Quagmire throws a low kick, looking for Mugabe's leg but Mugabe calmly moves out of range.
Quagmire wants to clinch
and Mugabe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Quagmire tries to clinch but Mugabe moves away
and Mugabe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Glen Quagmire's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Mugabe is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mugabe digs a good body shot into Quagmire's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Quagmire tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mugabe counters with a right hand to the body.
Quagmire closes the distance but Mugabe moves to the side
and Mugabe makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A big right from Mugabe misses.
Quagmire has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Quagmire closes the distance but Mugabe moves to the side
and Mugabe counters with a series of strikes. Quagmire will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mugabe misses the jab.
Nice body punch from Mugabe.
Quagmire wants to clinch up but Mugabe keeps it at a distance.
Mugabe circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mugabe makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quagmire closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Mugabe counter with a right hand.
Good exchange - Mugabe coming out on top.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Glen Quagmire's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rob Mugabe!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alfons Aberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silver Surfer (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 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alfons Aberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Silver Surfer!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Surfer cracks a nice hook into Aberg's ribs.
No joy there for Aberg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aberg moves in looking to clinch but Surfer pushes him off.
Aberg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Surfer.
Aberg gets a clinch.
Aberg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Surfer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Aberg walks away with a smile on his face. Surfer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Aberg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Surfer looks for a takedown but Aberg sprawls well.
Surfer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Surfer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Alfons Aberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Silver Surfer.
Aberg tries to clinch up.
Surfer throws a right hand that Aberg ducks under and follows up with a left that Aberg also avoids with ease.
Surfer scores with a one two! Aberg had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Aberg tries to close the distance and clinch but Surfer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aberg clinches up with Surfer and pushes him back against the cage.
Aberg wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Aberg gets through Surfer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Aberg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Surfer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aberg throws a right and a left that Surfer avoids nicely.
Aberg cracks Surfer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Surfer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aberg tries to clinch but Surfer moves out of range.
Aberg misses with a straight right.
Surfer darts in and clinches Aberg up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Surfer tries to work over Aberg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aberg is trying to push Surfer away but Surfer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Surfer tries a body shot but Aberg blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surfer jumps guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Surfer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Surfer looking to control.
Surfer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Aberg manages to get himself to full guard.
Aberg is looking for a triangle but Surfer pushes his legs off easily.
Aberg escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Surfer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aberg manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Surfer manages to get himself to full guard.
Surfer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Surfer is on top in guard.
Surfer stopping the sweep attempt from Aberg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Surfer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Surfer advances position into side control!
Surfer has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Surfer thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aberg is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alfons Aberg will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Aberg.
Surfer connects with a nice looking jab.
Aberg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aberg gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Aberg gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Aberg will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Surfer won't allow Aberg to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aberg looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Surfer trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Aberg manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Aberg preventing the sweep.
Aberg pushes down on Surfer's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Surfer wants to get back to full guard.
Surfer regains full guard. Nicely done.
Surfer has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Aberg has passed into side control.
Surfer on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Surfer is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aberg decides to take the fight back to the feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Surfer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Aberg.
Aberg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aberg misses with a double jab
and Surfer counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Surfer trying to control from half guard but Aberg is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Surfer is trying to work for a kimura but Aberg is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surfer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Surfer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Aberg does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Surfer throwing shots but Aberg is blocking nicely.
Silver Surfer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Aberg is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Surfer pulls his head out easily.
Surfer is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Aberg still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Aberg has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Aberg is working to tighten is grip on Surfer's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Surfer has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Aberg is really squeezing tight and eventually Surfer passes out! Aberg breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Alfons Aberg!
After winning the bout, Alfons Aberg thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Liu Bei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Imum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bei comes into the arena with Hypnotic blaring out of the sound system. Imum is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Candy Paint - Ken Tuck. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Liu Bei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Max Imum!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Imum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bei manages to avoid it.
Imum throws a good cross that connects.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bei is defended easily by Imum.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bei.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Imum and Bei goes tumbling to the canvas! Imum follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Bei is rocked!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
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!
Bei tries to roll over but Imum keeps him under control.
Bei is controlling Imum's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Bei wants to get back to full guard.
Imum wants to control but Bei is keeping him busy.
Imum looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bei is trying to stand back up but Imum is controlling him
Imum thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Imum is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Imum is keen to just control but Bei is a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bei looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liu Bei. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Imum does it's job there.
Bei takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Imum throws a shot to the body.
Bei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Bei. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Imum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bei manages to avoid it.
Imum misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bei.
Imum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Imum looks to throw the jab but Bei is out of range.
Bei shoots in looking for a takedown but Imum manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bei's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Imum as Bei shoots in.
A head kick lands from Imum that sends Bei to the canvas. Bei tries to scramble back to his feet but Imum brings him back down into side control.
Oh Bei is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
It looks like Liu Bei has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Imum tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Imum creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bei sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Bei seems to have got his legs back now.
Imum throws a strike aimed at the side of Bei's head but Bei avoids it well.
Imum working the strikes but Bei uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Imum missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Imum wants to control but Bei is keeping him busy.
Bei has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Imum is working away from the top position though.
Imum prevents Bei from standing back up.
Imum throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Imum trying to control from half guard but Bei is working away.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Imum is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imum throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Imum is looking to advance position but Bei won't allow it.
Bei tries to roll over but Imum keeps him under control.
Imum trying to control the action but Bei is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Imum sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bei defending well though.
Imum not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Imum throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bei is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Imum is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bei is looking to control Imum's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bei avoid being mounted?
Bei keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Imum controlling the action here.
Imum drops an elbow to the side of Bei's head.
Imum not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ground and pound from Imum.
Imum wants to pass the guard but Bei is defending well.
Imum missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Imum wants to take a breather but Bei is having none of it.
Bei keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bei trying to hold on to Imum's head to control him but Imum postures up.
Imum thows a huge punch but Bei dodges it nicely.
Bei trying to control from the bottom.
Imum wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bei keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Imum dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Liu Bei's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Imum stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Imum wants it to stay on the feet.
Imum shoots in and gets a takedown into Bei's guard.
Imum stands up over Bei, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bei has momentary wrist control but Imum slips an elbow through the middle.
Imum lands a couple of digs.
Imum postures up in Bei's guard and throws a big left but Bei blocks it.
Bei has his hands on Imum's head, controlling the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bei keeping moving, preventing Imum from controlling successfully.
Liu Bei has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Imum misses with a hook. Bei ducked under it nicely.
Imum has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bei moves away from the strike by Imum.
Nice takedown defense from Imum. No joy for Bei on that attempt.
Imum just misses with a punch to the body.
Bei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Imum lands with a hook. Bei tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Imum misses with a body punch
and Bei counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Imum!
Bei lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
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!
Imum bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Imum wants to pass the guard but Bei is keeping the position.
Bei pulls Imum in to control the position.
Imum is looking to work some ground and pound but Bei has wrist control.
Imum trying to control but Bei is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bei bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Imum's guard.
Bei stands up over Imum, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bei distracts Imum with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Imum pulls Bei in to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Imum is on top in guard.
Imum won't allow Bei to sweep him here.
Bei is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bei working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Imum.
Imum wants to control from the top but Bei keeps moving.
Imum stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bei swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bei pulls Imum in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Liu Bei just wasn't active enough.
Bei shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liu Bei. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imum tries a head kick but it misses.
Bei tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Imum swivels and escapes.
Imum is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bei rather than just go for the knockout.
Imum pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Imum throws a body punch but Bei moves out of range.
Imum digs a good body shot into Bei's ribs.
Bei is trying hard to land a takedown here. Imum sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bei moves out of range of the body kick.
Bei shoots in for a double leg but Imum sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Imum throws an overhand right that lands on Bei's shoulder, as Bei tries to avoid the shot.
Imum misses with a straight right.
Max Imum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Imum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bei moves forwards but Imum connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bei moves away from the strike by Imum.
A looping hook to the body misses from Imum. Bei does a little dance to reset his feet.
Imum with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bei defending well as Imum loads up on a big left hand.
Bei moves out of range as Imum strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Imum stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Imum wants it to stay on the feet.
Imum lands with a nice body punch.
Imum scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bei fails with a takedown attempt.
Bei takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Imum showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Liu Bei's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Imum lands the left hand.
Bei shoots in but Imum avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A big right from Imum misses.
Imum bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bei's head.
Imum throws a jab when Bei was well out of range.
Imum shoots in and gets a takedown into Bei's guard.
Imum throwing strikes but missing.
Imum has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Imum postures up in Bei's guard and throws a big left but Bei blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Imum trying to control the position from guard on top but Bei is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Imum looking to pass the guard.
Imum loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imum missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bei controlling the position.
Bei preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Imum tries to free his leg and advance position but Bei is retaining full guard.
Bei is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bei looking for a sweep. Not yet Bei, not yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Liu Bei just wasn't active enough.
Bei misses with a takedown
and Imum connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Imum throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Bei crashing down! Bei tries to stagger back to his feet but Imum just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Bei asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Imum!
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