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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Grayson Carlyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rami Raivokas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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160 lbs
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165 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
0 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Grayson Carlyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rami Raivokas!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlyle slips under a jab.
Carlyle takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Grayson Carlyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raivokas throws a body punch but Carlyle moves out of range.
Raivokas moves into the clinch.
Carlyle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raivokas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Raivokas misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Raivokas.
Raivokas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Raivokas lands a shoulder strike.
Carlyle drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Raivokas gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Raivokas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carlyle turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Carlyle manages to end up in side control.
Carlyle is looking to take a break and control but Raivokas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Raivokas is looking to regain half guard here but Carlyle keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee asks Carlyle politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Carlyle prefers to stall for the moment though.
Carlyle has hold of Raivokas's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Raivokas seems comfortable defending it but Carlyle has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Raivokas is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Raivokas is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Carlyle couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Grayson Carlyle!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Krysta Neumann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maraco Draco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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145 lbs
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142 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Krysta Neumann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maraco Draco!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neumann punishes Draco's body with a nice straight punch.
Draco misses the shot to the body.
Draco takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Neumann looks to score with a jab to the body but Draco is just out of range.
Neumann misses with a two punch combination.
Draco misses with a body shot.
A jab from Neumann misses.
Neumann throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Draco throws a body punch but Neumann moves out of range.
Neumann checks the leg kick.
Neumann stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Neumann swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Neumann scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Draco takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Draco is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draco fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Neumann is out of range.
Neumann lands a slapping body shot.
Neumann misses with a few strikes there.
Neumann throws a combination. Draco tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Neumann moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Draco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Draco is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Neumann lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Neumann.
Draco misses with a low kick.
Draco misses the shot to the body.
Neumann throws a hook to the side of Draco's head but Draco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Draco is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Neumann.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neumann throws a series of punches but Draco avoids them all with ease.
Draco moves out of range of the strikes.
Draco pivots, looking for a leg kick but Neumann is out of range and Draco settles back down.
Draco throws a leg kick but Neumann sees it coming and moves out of range.
Neumann connects with a looping right hand.
Draco shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Left hook, right uppercut from Neumann.
Draco is rocked!
Draco walks straight into a right hand from Neumann - that's dropped him! Neumann jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Draco from any more punishment! Draco complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Krysta Neumann!
Krysta Neumann gave a mention to Global MMA Gear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nickolas Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stedman Tinsdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Stedman Tinsdale enters the cage!
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260 lbs
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273 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nickolas Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Stedman Tinsdale!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tinsdale lands a nice hook to Sanchez's body. Sanchez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A jab from Sanchez misses.
Tinsdale throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sanchez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Tinsdale.
Sanchez scores with a jab. Tinsdale acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tinsdale lands a body shot.
Sanchez slips a jab and a cross from Tinsdale.
Tinsdale throws out a loose jab but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tinsdale throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanchez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanchez moves forwards but Tinsdale connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tinsdale swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tinsdale is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sanchez rather than just go for the knockout.
Sanchez loads up on a big right hand but Tinsdale slips the punch.
Sanchez tries to bum rush Tinsdale with a series of wild strikes but Tinsdale uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tinsdale.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tinsdale digs a good hook to Sanchez's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tinsdale thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nickolas Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tinsdale swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tinsdale connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tinsdale feints a jab promting Sanchez to slip. Tinsdale then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sanchez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Tinsdale comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sanchez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tinsdale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Sanchez lands with a shot to the body.
Tinsdale wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tinsdale cracks Sanchez with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Tinsdale has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Sanchez to stand back up!
Sanchez is rocked!
Sanchez misses with a looping right.
Tinsdale scores with a hook to the body. Sanchez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jab by Tinsdale.
Oh Sanchez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
No joy there for Tinsdale, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tinsdale.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tinsdale cracks Sanchez on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Sanchez falls backwards against the cage. Tinsdale follows up with more strikes that drop Sanchez to his knees. Tinsdale keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Sanchez! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stedman Tinsdale!
Stedman Tinsdale really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Global MMA Gear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doug Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tauno Tolonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tolonen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hurt me. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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270 lbs
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275 lbs
12 - 15 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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Heavy handed |
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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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Doug Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tauno Tolonen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tolonen lands a glancing blow to the side of Thomas's head.
Tolonen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tolonen misses with the combination.
Tolonen swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas tries to clinch up.
Tolonen misses with a double jab.
Tolonen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thomas closes the distance but Tolonen moves to the side
and Tolonen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tolonen scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Doug Thomas has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tolonen blocks a head kick by Thomas.
Tolonen looks to land a combination but Thomas avoids it well.
Tolonen throws a one two combo.
Thomas thumps Tolonen with a low kick.
Thomas moves to clinch but Tolonen breaks away
letting Tolonen counter with a right hand.
Tolonen misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Tolonen misses.
Thomas rushes Tolonen and presses him up against the cage.
Thomas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thomas misses with an elbow strike.
Thomas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thomas throws an elbow that misses.
Tolonen avoids a wild elbow strike from Thomas.
Thomas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thomas misses with an elbow strike.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tolonen misses with a series of wild punches.
Thomas takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tolonen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice jab there from Tolonen.
Thomas wants to clinch up but Tolonen keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Doug Thomas's cut is getting worse.
Tolonen cracks Thomas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tolonen avoids the head kick by Thomas.
Tolonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and Tolonen moves out of range easily.
Tolonen swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas slips a jab and a cross from Tolonen.
Tolonen lands a body shot.
Thomas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Tolonen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thomas circles away quickly and effectively.
Thomas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tolonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Tolonen's corner calls for a 1-2. Tolonen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a nice head kick!
Tolonen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A left lands for Tolonen.
Thomas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tolonen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tolonen fails to land with a series of punches.
Tolonen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thomas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tolonen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thomas wants to clinch.
Tolonen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tolonen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thomas's hands.
Tolonen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tolonen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tolonen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tolonen cracks Thomas with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Thomas looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Tolonen finish him?
Thomas is rocked!
Doug Thomas's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen misses with a wild combination.
Oh Thomas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tolonen avoids the head kick by Thomas.
Thomas seems to have got his legs back now.
Tolonen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tolonen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Thomas had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nice body kick from Thomas.
Tolonen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thomas has time to react.
Tolonen tries to bum rush Thomas with a series of wild strikes but Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thomas motions for Tolonen to come forward. Thomas throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Tolonen misses.
Thomas avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tolonen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jeez, Doug Thomas's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Tolonen throws a series of punches but Thomas avoids them all with ease.
Thomas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tauno Tolonen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Doug Thomas's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tolonen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Tolonen. Those never looked like landing.
Thomas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thomas throws a head kick but Tolonen moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thomas.
Tolonen throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thomas.
A head kick from Thomas lands but Tolonen takes it in his stride.
It looks like Tauno Tolonen has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tolonen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thomas.
A head kick misses from Thomas.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch but Tolonen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thomas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tolonen, pushing him back against the cage.
Tolonen is breathing heavily.
Tolonen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tolonen takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolonen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tolonen avoids a wild elbow strike from Thomas.
Thomas throws an elbow but it misses.
Thomas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tolonen's defenses.
Tolonen misses with the head strike.
Thomas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thomas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thomas breaks the clinch.
Tolonen throws a right and a left that both miss.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tolonen in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Tolonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Tolonen misses with an uppercut.
Thomas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tolonen swats away the attempt to clinch by Thomas.
Tolonen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thomas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tolonen blocks a low kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a leg kick which misses Tolonen's front leg but catches the back leg as Tolonen tries to avoid it.
Thomas closes the distance and pushes Tolonen back into the cage.
Thomas lands an elbow inside that Tolonen shrugs off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tolonen wants to get back to striking at distance but Thomas won't allow it.
Thomas misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thomas throws an elbow but misses.
Tolonen has had enough of the clinch but Thomas keeps him there for the moment.
Thomas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tolonen wants to break the clinch but can't.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Thomas lands an elbow inside.
Tolonen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thomas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thomas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thomas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tolonen's defenses.
Thomas pushes off an throws an elbow but Tolonen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tolonen avoids a wild elbow strike from Thomas.
Tolonen avoids the elbow strike from Thomas, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with an elbow over the top.
Tolonen breaks from the clinch.
Thomas connects with a leg kick. Tolonen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tolonen with a nice cross.
Tolonen cracks Thomas with a good jab.
A head kick misses from Thomas.
Thomas is looking to slow Tolonen down with leg kicks.
Thomas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tolonen.
Tauno Tolonen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thomas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A left and a right from Tolonen both land. Nice combination.
Thomas tries to clinch up but Tolonen circles away and keeps his distance.
Thomas tries to clinch up but Tolonen circles away and keeps his distance.
Tolonen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thomas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tolonen misses with a series of wild punches.
Thomas pushes Tolonen up against the cage in a clinch.
Tolonen dodges an elbow strike from Thomas.
Tolonen is trying to push Thomas away but Thomas has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Thomas lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up Tauno Tolonen's cut even more.
Thomas lands an elbow that stopped Tolonen in his tracks for a moment.
Doug Thomas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thomas lands an elbow inside that Tolonen shrugs off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas lands an elbow inside that Tolonen shrugs off.
The cut above Tauno Tolonen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tolonen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thomas lands an elbow inside.
Thomas pushes off an throws an elbow but Tolonen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thomas lands an elbow inside that Tolonen shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Thomas dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Tolonen misses with the combination.
Tolonen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thomas.
Tolonen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tolonen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice defenses there by Thomas.
Tolonen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tolonen misses the shot to the body.
Thomas moves into range and clinches up with Tolonen.
Tolonen throws a head punch that misses.
Thomas lands an elbow just above Tolonen 's eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tolonen wants to break free but Thomas has control.
Tolonen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice body punch from Tolonen.
Thomas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tolonen blocks an elbow strike.
Tolonen dodges an elbow strike from Thomas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas throws an elbow that misses.
Tolonen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thomas has him pressed against the cage.
Tolonen tries to break free but Thomas pushes him back against the cage.
Thomas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thomas throws an elbow but it misses.
Thomas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tauno Tolonen's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Thomas keeps control of Tolonen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tolonen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thomas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tolonen's defenses.
Tolonen is trying to break the clinch but Thomas is controlling him.
Thomas throws an elbow but it misses.
Tolonen working hard to break the clinch.
Thomas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tolonen's efforts to push away.
Tolonen wants to break free but Thomas has control.
Nice elbow from Thomas.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tauno Tolonen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Doug Thomas!
Doug Thomas very nearly forgot to thank Global MMA Gear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Simon McBacon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Vucinic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vucinic has chosen Destroy Destroy Destroy - To Die Without Honor/The Winged Panther as his entrance music. Simon McBacon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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193 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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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
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Simon McBacon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mirko Vucinic!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBacon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McBacon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McBacon swats away the attempt to clinch by Vucinic.
McBacon tries to clinch but Vucinic is having none of it.
McBacon throws a jab when Vucinic was well out of range.
Vucinic walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Simon McBacon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vucinic misses with a few strikes there.
Vucinic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vucinic throws a head kick that misses.
McBacon fails to land with a series of punches.
Vucinic tries to clinch but McBacon moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - McBacon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vucinic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vucinic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McBacon.
McBacon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vucinic with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vucinic misses with a two punch combination.
Vucinic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McBacon.
McBacon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vucinic.
Vucinic swats away the attempt to clinch by McBacon.
A chopping leg kick lands by McBacon.
McBacon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vucinic throws a lazy head kick
and McBacon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vucinic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vucinic tries to clinch there but McBacon circles away.
Vucinic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vucinic moves into range and clinches up with McBacon.
McBacon misses with a knee to the head.
McBacon with a knee to the head.
A short right from Vucinic on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBacon with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McBacon breaks the clinch.
Vucinic is looking to clinch.
McBacon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vucinic moves out of range as McBacon strikes.
A low kick from McBacon misses
and Vucinic counters with a big head kick but McBacon shrugs it off.
Vucinic misses with a double jab
and McBacon makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Vucinic really felt that one!
Vucinic fails with an attempt to clinch.
McBacon swats away the attempt to clinch by Vucinic.
A slapping body kick lands there for McBacon.
McBacon throws a wild body kick that Vucinic sees coming a mile off.
McBacon rushes Vucinic and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vucinic is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McBacon is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBacon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vucinic looks gassed!
McBacon tries to land a knee to the head but Vucinic blocks with his arms.
McBacon tries to land knees in the clinch but Vucinic avoids the damage to the body.
Vucinic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McBacon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McBacon throws a quick inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from McBacon.
McBacon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McBacon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vucinic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McBacon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McBacon misses with an attempted mid kick.
McBacon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McBacon feints and then cracks Vucinic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vucinic down.
That's four 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!
Vucinic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vucinic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
McBacon digs a right hand underneath Vucinic's ribcage. Vucinic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McBacon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McBacon misses with a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
McBacon gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
McBacon misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McBacon throws a knee to the head but misses.
McBacon misses with a knee strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon McBacon dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McBacon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vucinic closes the distance and pushes McBacon back into the cage.
Vucinic tries a body shot but McBacon blocks it.
McBacon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McBacon misses with a knee to the head.
McBacon throws a knee to the head but misses.
McBacon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vucinic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vucinic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McBacon trying to land knees to the body.
Vucinic blocks an uppercut.
McBacon holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Vucinic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vucinic blocks the body kick.
Simon McBacon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McBacon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McBacon avoids the head kick by Vucinic.
Vucinic lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Vucinic fails in his attempt to clinch.
McBacon connects with an inside leg kick.
McBacon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vucinic can pounce on him.
McBacon clinches.
Vucinic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vucinic blocks an uppercut.
McBacon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vucinic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vucinic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McBacon tries to land a knee to the head but Vucinic blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vucinic blocks the elbow strike.
Vucinic managing to block the knees to the body from McBacon.
McBacon trying to stall but Vucinic improves his position.
Simon McBacon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vucinic content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vucinic tries to stall but McBacon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McBacon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McBacon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McBacon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vucinic blocks it with crossed arms.
Vucinic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vucinic tries to close the distance and clinch up but McBacon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vucinic rushes McBacon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Vucinic - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
McBacon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBacon trying to land knees to the body.
McBacon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vucinic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McBacon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McBacon managing to block the knees to the body from Vucinic.
Nice elbow from McBacon.
It looks like Mirko Vucinic has been cut.
A bit of stalling here from Vucinic.
McBacon looking to throw knees to the head but Vucinic is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from McBacon fails to land.
Vucinic looking to throw knees to the head but McBacon is blocking nicely.
Vucinic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McBacon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vucinic misses with an elbow over the top.
Vucinic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McBacon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vucinic lands a nice knee to the body.
Vucinic wants to get back to striking at distance but McBacon won't allow it.
McBacon tries to break the clinch but Vucinic is controlling the position.
Vucinic has McBacon pressed against the cage, preventing McBacon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vucinic managing to block the knees to the body from McBacon.
Vucinic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McBacon lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vucinic is trying to push McBacon away but McBacon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
McBacon tries to land knees in the clinch but Vucinic avoids the damage to the body.
Vucinic looking to stall.
A bit of stalling here from Vucinic.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vucinic tries a body shot but McBacon blocks it.
McBacon throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mirko Vucinic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mirko Vucinic's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
McBacon keeps the fight on the outside.
McBacon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McBacon misses with a wild combination.
McBacon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McBacon misses with a leg kick
and Vucinic counters with a head kick.
Vucinic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A right-left combo lands from McBacon.
Simon McBacon is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - McBacon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vucinic tries to clinch but McBacon is having none of it.
Vucinic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McBacon.
McBacon's corner calls for a 1-2. McBacon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McBacon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vucinic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBacon moves out of range of the body kick.
McBacon clobbers Vucinic with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McBacon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vucinic throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vucinic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McBacon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McBacon scores with a shot to the body.
Vucinic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McBacon tries to close the distance and clinch but Vucinic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McBacon misses with a kick to the body.
Vucinic checks a low kick from McBacon.
A clash of legs there as Vucinic blocks the low kick.
McBacon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McBacon moves into the clinch successfully.
Vucinic leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vucinic is trying to break the clinch but McBacon is controlling him.
McBacon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vucinic's elbow.
McBacon breaks the clinch.
Vucinic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McBacon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McBacon dodges the punch combination from Vucinic.
McBacon throws a head kick but Vucinic moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vucinic blocks a jab.
Vucinic is looking to land body kicks.
McBacon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBacon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vucinic circles away quickly and effectively.
McBacon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vucinic.
McBacon scores with a nice right hand.
McBacon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McBacon throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
McBacon looks to land a right hand but Vucinic moved out of range.
Vucinic lands with a cross.
Vucinic misses with the combination.
Vucinic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McBacon tests Vucinic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McBacon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vucinic takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vucinic tries to clinch there but McBacon circles away.
McBacon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vucinic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McBacon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vucinic fails with an attempt to clinch.
McBacon is looking to score with low kicks.
McBacon scores with a decent looking hook.
McBacon connects with a high kick.
Vucinic tries to close the distance and clinch up but McBacon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McBacon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vucinic swinging wildly here.
McBacon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vucinic.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vucinic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vucinic slips under a jab from McBacon.
And that's the end of the fight!
Simon McBacon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McBacon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon McBacon!
Simon McBacon seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morris McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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165 lbs
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169 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Morris McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reynolds tries a low kick but McDonald avoids it.
Reynolds throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McDonald changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Reynolds is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A clash of legs there as McDonald blocks the low kick.
McDonald loads up on a big right hand but Reynolds slips the punch.
Reynolds cracks McDonald with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McDonald throws a body punch but Reynolds moves out of range.
McDonald uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reynolds.
McDonald rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Reynolds counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McDonald lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McDonald keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McDonald looks to score with a jab to the body but Reynolds is just out of range.
McDonald checks a low kick from Reynolds.
Reynolds swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. McDonald darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald missing with a left hand there. Reynolds was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McDonald closes the distance and clinches up with Reynolds, looking for a takedown. McDonald pushes Reynolds against the cage but Reynolds circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Reynolds tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McDonald paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reynolds misses with a body kick.
Reynolds slips under a jab from McDonald.
Reynolds thows a body shot but no joy.
Frank Reynolds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reynolds looks to land a left hand but McDonald moved out of range nicely.
McDonald uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reynolds.
McDonald throws a low kick but Reynolds moves out of range easily.
McDonald throws a low kick, looking for Reynolds's leg but Reynolds calmly moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Reynolds throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reynolds scores with a nice strike.
Reynolds cracks McDonald with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice cross by Reynolds.
That kick from Reynolds tenderised McDonald's leg. McDonald is trying to keep his angry face on.
Reynolds lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McDonald circles away quickly and effectively.
Reynolds with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reynolds moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McDonald is rocked!
McDonald looks to score with a jab to the body but Reynolds is just out of range.
McDonald is still on wobbly legs! Can Reynolds finish him?
A looping hook to the body misses from McDonald. Reynolds does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reynolds lands a right hook to the body.
McDonald seems to have recovered his senses.
McDonald closes this distance looking for a takedown but Reynolds circles away.
Reynolds tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McDonald scores with a sloppy right hand. Reynolds should have avoided that one.
Reynolds tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McDonald paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McDonald steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reynolds.
Reynolds tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McDonald paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reynolds moves out of range as McDonald strikes.
Nice shot lands for Reynolds.
Nice cross by Reynolds.
Reynolds defending well as McDonald loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - McDonald throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice body punch from Reynolds.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald drives through with a takedown into guard.
McDonald content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McDonald is looking to work some ground and pound but Reynolds has wrist control.
McDonald with a flurry of punches that miss.
McDonald postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McDonald in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McDonald thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
McDonald missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McDonald accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McDonald 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
McDonald working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Reynolds working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McDonald.
McDonald missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McDonald throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Reynolds works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonald in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McDonald lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's 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 Frank Reynolds will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McDonald connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McDonald shoots in looking for a takedown. Reynolds tries to sprawl out of it but McDonald keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Reynolds manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Reynolds scores with a leg kick.
Jab from Reynolds.
McDonald walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McDonald swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McDonald lands a slapping body shot.
Reynolds bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McDonald's head backwards.
McDonald tests Reynolds's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Reynolds darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McDonald misses with a body shot.
Reynolds's corner calls for a 1-2. Reynolds obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Reynolds misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McDonald keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reynolds.
McDonald misses with an uppercut. Reynolds saw that one coming.
McDonald fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Reynolds misses with an uppercut.
Reynolds drops McDonald with a beautiful combination! McDonald stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Reynolds is looking for the KO!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reynolds dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McDonald swats away the attempt to clinch by Reynolds.
McDonald fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Reynolds tests McDonald's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reynolds gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McDonald is looking to control Reynolds's arms but Reynolds gets an underhook and turns him. Now McDonald has his back to the cage.
McDonald is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Frank Reynolds has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Morris McDonald.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reynolds.
McDonald blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reynolds tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McDonald misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reynolds wants to stall.
McDonald wants the takedown. Reynolds is fighting it off but McDonald persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Reynolds's guard against the cage.
McDonald loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Reynolds utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McDonald stands up over Reynolds, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
McDonald postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Reynolds is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of McDonald, into his guard.
McDonald is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
McDonald managing to control the position.
McDonald has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McDonald looking for a guillotine here but Reynolds defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald controls Reynolds momentarily but Reynolds frees himself.
Reynolds tries to free his leg and advance position but McDonald is retaining full guard.
Reynolds is working hard here to advance position.
McDonald keeping moving, preventing Reynolds from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McDonald wants to sweep here but Reynolds controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Reynolds dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Reynolds tries to clinch up but McDonald circles away and keeps his distance.
McDonald scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Morris McDonald has got the better of the ground game so far.
McDonald throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McDonald sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Reynolds defending well though.
Reynolds blocking the ground and pound attempt from McDonald.
McDonald slips a nice elbow through Reynolds's hands, connecting with Reynolds's forehead.
McDonald not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McDonald misses with a head shot. Reynolds uses the momentum to regain guard.
McDonald stands up over Reynolds, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McDonald working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Reynolds utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McDonald throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Reynolds works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McDonald in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McDonald loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McDonald scoring with punches to the head and body.
McDonald postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McDonald throws a big right hand that misses.
McDonald throwing strikes from guard but Reynolds blocks nicely.
McDonald throwing strikes but missing.
Morris McDonald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Reynolds working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McDonald.
Reynolds working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McDonald.
McDonald is looking to work some ground and pound but Reynolds has wrist control.
McDonald with a nice head shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reynolds working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McDonald.
McDonald throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Reynolds works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Frank Reynolds is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McDonald throwing strikes but missing.
McDonald working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald throws a big elbow that misses.
McDonald throws a big elbow that misses.
Reynolds wants to sweep but no luck.
McDonald advances position into side control!
Reynolds defending against the ground and pound.
McDonald working the head with strikes.
Reynolds defending against the ground and pound.
McDonald postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald landing a few strikes.
McDonald throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
McDonald throws an elbow but Reynolds slips to the side and avoids it well.
McDonald throws an elbow but Reynolds slips to the side and avoids it well.
McDonald working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDonald landing strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reynolds gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
And that's the end of the fight!
Morris McDonald comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Reynolds 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ross Ocipzak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glen Quagmire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quagmire has chosen Die MotherFucker Die as his entrance music. Quagmire has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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12 - 10 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ross Ocipzak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Glen Quagmire!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quagmire moves in looking to clinch but Ocipzak pushes him off.
Quagmire fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ocipzak, pushing him back against the cage.
Ocipzak is trying to pull guard but Quagmire turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Quagmire works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ocipzak pulls guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ocipzak pushes a forearm under Quagmire's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Quagmire is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ross Ocipzak!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jamey Mills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Worsely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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167 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jamey Mills!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Worsely!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Worsely looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Worsely scores with a punch to the head.
Mills ducks under a wild hook from Worsely.
Jamey Mills seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Worsely looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Worsely wants to control from the top but Mills keeps moving.
Mills not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mills has Worsely pulled in close to control his posture.
Mills trying to control the position.
Mills looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Worsely landing with the ground and pound.
Mills looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mills is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worsely trying to control the position from guard on top but Mills is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mills fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Worsely manages to avoid it.
Mills lands a jab to Worsely's midsection.
Mills throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Worsely stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Worsely throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mills sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Worsely scores with a nice right hand.
Worsely throws a leg kick but Mills moved away.
Worsely lands a nice hook to Mills's body. Mills takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Worsely takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Worsely staying out of range there.
Worsely throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mills stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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!
Nice shot by Mills.
Worsely scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Worsely.
No joy there for Worsely, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice straight punches there by Mills. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mills.
Mills misses with an uppercut
and Worsely counters with a stiff right hand.
Worsely looks to throw the jab but Mills is out of range.
Mills shoots in and gets a takedown into Worsely's guard.
Worsely being controlled here, momentarily.
Worsely controls Mills momentarily but Mills frees himself.
Worsely has his hands on Mills's head, controlling the position.
Let's hope that Worsely has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills preventing the sweep.
Worsely keeping moving, preventing Mills from controlling successfully.
Jamey Mills has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Worsely ducks under a wild hook from Mills.
Mills throws a jab but it's blocked by Worsely.
Worsely doesn't manage to clinch there - Mills circles away.
A slow jab from Mills misses its intended target.
Mills throws a poor cross that misses
and Worsely cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Worsely misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mills fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Worsely looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Worsely gets a double leg takedown into Mills's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worsely tries to free his leg and advance position but Mills is retaining full guard.
Worsely controls from within his opponent's guard.
Worsely preventing the sweep.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Worsely wants to control from the top but Mills keeps moving.
Mills avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mills trying to keep a closed guard but Worsely is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mills can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Worsely controls the pace.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
OK we're going to have a standup here. Mark Worsely hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Worsely scores with a jab to the body.
Worsely ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Worsely tries to sprawl but Mills drives through with a takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mark Worsely will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Worsely looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Worsely is trying for a kimura here. Mills looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Worsely wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mark Worsely!
Mark Worsely made sure to mention his sponsor, Undead clothing. All items 10$ in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ho Sung Pak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Sibelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pak comes to the cage accompanied by Stronger with each beat I will defeat you. 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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149 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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165 lbs
17 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ho Sung Pak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jean Sibelius!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Sibelius.
Jean Sibelius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sibelius circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sibelius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pak tries to clinch there but Sibelius circles away.
Sibelius misses with a looping right.
Pak connects with the punch.
Sibelius just misses with a punch to the body.
Sibelius misses with a hook
and Pak counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Jean Sibelius has been cut.
Pak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sibelius feints and as Pak raises his hands in defense, Sibelius changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pak keeping moving, preventing Sibelius from controlling successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pak is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sibelius wants to pass the guard but Pak is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pak has his hands on Sibelius's head, controlling the position.
Pak wants to sweep here but Sibelius controlling him for the moment.
Pak has Sibelius pulled in close to control his posture.
Ho Sung Pak has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Pak on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sibelius throws a lazy right hand but Pak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good exchange - Sibelius coming out on top.
Sibelius takes a swing at Pak's ribcage but misses.
Sibelius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sibelius swats away the attempt to clinch by Pak.
Sibelius throws a shot from downtown. Pak moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius shoots in but Pak avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pak is looking to clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Sibelius.
It looks like Ho Sung Pak has been cut.
Sibelius lands a slapping body shot.
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!
Sibelius shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pak moves to clinch but Sibelius breaks away
and Sibelius connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sibelius throws a nice looking combination but Pak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pak clinches.
Sibelius working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sibelius has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sibelius is trying to break the clinch but Pak is controlling him.
Sibelius manages to break the clinch.
Sibelius throws a jab but it's blocked by Pak.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pak takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pak.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pak.
Pak lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sibelius backwards.
Pak missing with knees to the body.
Sibelius lands a right hand.
Sibelius breaks from the clinch.
Pak displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sibelius.
Ho Sung Pak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Sibelius.
Pak tries to clinch but Sibelius moves out of range.
Pak moves into the clinch.
Pak lands an elbow inside that Sibelius shrugs off.
A frustrated look appears on Sibelius's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pak lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sibelius backwards.
Sibelius lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sibelius is looking to break free of the clinch but Pak has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pak misses with the head strike.
Pak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pak swings wildly with an uppercut but Sibelius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pak tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sibelius avoids it.
Sibelius keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pak's efforts to push away.
Pak keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sibelius's efforts to push away.
Pak crunches a lovely knee into Sibelius's ribcage.
Sibelius's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pak wants to clinch.
Sibelius looks to score with a jab to the body but Pak is just out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sibelius keeps the fight on the outside.
Sibelius misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jean Sibelius will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pak is looking to clinch.
Pak instigates a clinch.
Sibelius is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right from Pak.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pak just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sibelius's brow.
Sibelius looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pak misses with a punch on the inside.
Pak prevents a body shot from Sibelius.
Pak throws a punch but it's blocked by Sibelius.
Pak lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pak lands a shoulder strike.
Sibelius breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pak tries to clinch there but Sibelius circles away.
Pak shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sibelius throws a right hand that misses
and Pak counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A punch combination from Sibelius misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sibelius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pak manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pak moves to clinch but Sibelius breaks away
and Sibelius counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Pak's guard now.
Sibelius won't allow Pak to sweep him here.
Sibelius is stalling in the full guard.
Pak working a defensive guard here.
Pak keeping moving, preventing Sibelius from controlling successfully.
Pak looking for a sweep. Not yet Pak, not yet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Pak keeping full guard, as Sibelius tries to pass.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pak tries to clinch up
and Sibelius counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pak moves out of range as Sibelius strikes.
Sibelius swings for the body but Pak moves out of range.
Jean Sibelius seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pak closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sibelius.
Sibelius blocks an elbow strike.
Sibelius is trying to force a seperation but Pak has the dominant position.
Sibelius wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pak misses with a body punch.
Pak breaks the clinch.
Pak takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sibelius throws out a loose jab but Pak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pak throws a right hand that misses
and Sibelius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sibelius shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pak is trying to defend but Sibelius finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sibelius is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pak doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sibelius.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pak tries to roll over but Sibelius keeps him under control.
Pak works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pak looking for a sweep. Not yet Pak, not yet.
Pak keeping full guard, as Sibelius tries to pass.
Sibelius trying to control but Pak is working from the bottom.
Pak wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius pushing down on Pak's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Pak tries to roll over but Sibelius keeps him under control.
Sibelius lands strikes from half guard.
Sibelius prevents Pak from improving his position.
Sibelius tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pak knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pak is looking to escape.
Pak manages to get to full 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!
Sibelius looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jean Sibelius will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sibelius misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Pak to counter with a crisp jab.
Pak tries to clinch but Sibelius is having none of it.
Sibelius lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pak at a distance.
Sibelius dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sibelius misses with an uppercut. Pak saw that one coming.
Pak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sibelius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pak was well out of range. Poor timing from Sibelius.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sibelius.
Sibelius swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sibelius scores with a nice right hand.
Sibelius connects with the punch.
Sibelius lands with a hook. Pak tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pak moves in looking to clinch but Sibelius pushes him off.
Sibelius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sibelius.
Pak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sibelius fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sibelius.
Sibelius digs a good body shot into Pak's ribs.
Sibelius throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pak wants to clinch up but Sibelius keeps it at a distance.
Pak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sibelius swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ho Sung Pak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sibelius takes a swing at Pak's ribcage but misses.
Pak rushes Sibelius and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ho Sung Pak has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sibelius breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pak pushes Sibelius up against the cage in a clinch.
Pak working aggressively here.
Ho Sung Pak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius breaks the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sibelius is defended easily by Pak.
Ho Sung Pak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Sibelius.
Sibelius is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pak.
Sibelius circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sibelius counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good exchange - Sibelius coming out on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sibelius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pak was well out of range. Poor timing from Sibelius.
Pak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pak wants to clinch up but Sibelius keeps it at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Pak.
Sibelius closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pak is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius scores with a jab to the body.
Sibelius thows a body shot but no joy.
Pak tries to clinch but Sibelius is having none of it.
Pak tries to clinch but Sibelius is having none of it.
Pak moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Oh Pak is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pak slips a straight right by Sibelius.
Sibelius scores with a jab to the body.
Pak moves out of range of the strikes.
Sibelius misses the jab.
Pak takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sibelius throws a jab but it's blocked by Pak.
Jean Sibelius is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sibelius lands a nice looking body shot.
Sibelius missing with a left hand there. Pak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sibelius connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Pak! He's out on his feet! Sibelius rushes in and drops Pak with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jean Sibelius!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Cheng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez has chosen Juicy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
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11 - 5 - 1 |
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Decent elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charles Cheng!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rafael Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheng walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A right-left combo lands from Martinez.
Martinez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Martinez misses the target.
Nice jab there from Martinez.
Martinez swings for the body but Cheng moves out of range.
Martinez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice body kick there by Cheng.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martinez. Cheng does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martinez tries to bum rush Cheng with a series of wild strikes but Cheng uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cheng pivots, looking for a leg kick but Martinez is out of range and Cheng settles back down.
Martinez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cheng.
Martinez checks a leg kick nicely.
Martinez blocks a head kick by Cheng.
Cheng tries a head kick but it misses.
Martinez blocks a jab.
Cheng shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Martinez as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheng is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Martinez.
Martinez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Martinez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cheng thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Cheng wants to sweep here but Martinez controlling him for the moment.
Cheng is working hard here to advance position.
Cheng is trying to control the position but Martinez postures up.
Martinez stands up over Cheng, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Martinez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez tries to free his leg and advance position but Cheng is retaining full guard.
Martinez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cheng swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Martinez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cheng wants to hit a switch here but Martinez passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Cheng there!
Martinez working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cheng tries to reverse the position but Martinez maintains control.
Cheng tries to hold on but Martinez postures up.
Martinez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cheng is trying to escape the mount.
Martinez looking to secure an arm triangle but Cheng defends it well.
Martinez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheng is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez lands a big elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cheng working to try and regain half guard.
Martinez breaks from Cheng's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cheng in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Cheng tries to hold on but Martinez pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martinez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Martinez looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Cheng keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Martinez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Martinez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cheng stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Martinez throws out a loose jab but Cheng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cheng is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cheng throws a leg kick
so Martinez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Martinez preventing the sweep.
Martinez trying to control but Cheng is working from the bottom.
Martinez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rafael Martinez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cheng looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Martinez throwing strikes but missing.
Martinez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheng tries to roll over but Martinez keeps him under control.
Cheng avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Martinez.
Martinez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Martinez seems to be looking for submissions.
Cheng has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Martinez is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cheng keeps working.
Martinez lands strikes from half guard.
Martinez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Cheng trying to control here.
Cheng wants to improve his position but Martinez is controlling well.
Martinez wants to get back to his feet.
Martinez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheng slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cheng bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Martinez's guard.
Cheng throwing strikes from guard but Martinez blocks nicely.
Cheng has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Martinez working a defensive guard here.
Martinez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cheng defends well.
Cheng preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Martinez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cheng is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Martinez is looking for a triangle here but Cheng uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Cheng cracks Martinez with a big right hand but Martinez just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cheng postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Cheng is controlling him well.
Cheng decides to stand back up.
Martinez shoots in and drives through. Cheng sprawls well.
Cheng throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Martinez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Martinez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cheng tries to avoid it but Martinez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cheng to the ground. Cheng escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Martinez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Martinez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cheng manages to avoid it.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown but Cheng shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Cheng misses the target.
Cheng shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Martinez is trying to defend but Cheng finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Cheng is thwarting Martinez's attempts to control the position.
Martinez is trying to get back to full guard.
Cheng seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Martinez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Martinez manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Cheng fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Martinez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez takes a swing at Cheng's ribcage but misses.
Cheng throws a leg kick which misses Martinez's front leg but catches the back leg as Martinez tries to avoid it.
Cheng pivots, looking for a leg kick but Martinez is out of range and Cheng settles back down.
Cheng walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Martinez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A jab from Cheng misses.
Martinez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Martinez lands in his opponent's guard.
Martinez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Martinez stopping the sweep attempt from Cheng.
Martinez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cheng is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheng throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Cheng is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Martinez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cheng's guard.
Martinez thows a huge punch but Cheng dodges it nicely.
Martinez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cheng is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Martinez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Martinez's back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
You can see the frustration on Martinez's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Martinez is really stuck here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheng throwing sloppy strikes.
Martinez is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Cheng not allowing Martinez to control his hands.
Martinez is keeping busy.
Martinez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Martinez rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Martinez tries to get to full guard but Cheng has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheng is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Martinez looking for submissions off his back.
Martinez is not content to let Cheng control the position.
Martinez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cheng pulls his head out easily.
Cheng is looking to advance position but Martinez won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cheng landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Martinez tries to get to full guard but Cheng has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Rafael Martinez just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cheng pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cheng misses with a head kick.
Cheng's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Martinez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cheng scrambles back to his feet.
Martinez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cheng doesn't seem bothered though.
Martinez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Martinez.
Martinez lands a jab.
Cheng circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rafael Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cheng with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Martinez to score with a decent uppercut.
Cheng throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Martinez lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheng connects with a solid leg kick.
Martinez wants to clinch.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cheng paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martinez tries to bum rush Cheng with a series of wild strikes but Cheng uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cheng tries to land a front kick but Martinez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Decent striking displayed by Martinez there.
Cheng scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Martinez sneaks back into half guard.
Cheng thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Martinez works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cheng doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Martinez is tightening it up a little... Cheng has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Cheng reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Cheng taps out! Nice BJJ there by Martinez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Rafael Martinez!
Rafael Martinez is the new light heavyweight champion!
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