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EPL Season 3: Event 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alfonso Sosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sosa comes to the cage accompanied by Saliva - Ladies and Gentlemen. This should be a great matchup!
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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alfonso Sosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Harvey!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sosa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harvey.
A right-left combo lands from Sosa.
Harvey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harvey bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Harvey connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Alfonso Sosa has been cut.
Harvey misses with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harvey throws the left hand but Sosa avoids the punch easily.
Jab, jab by Harvey - just one landing.
A swing and a miss from Sosa.
A clash of legs there as Harvey blocks the low kick.
Sosa lands a glancing blow to the side of Harvey's head.
Harvey scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A jab from Harvey finds it's way through Sosa's defenses.
Sosa is rocked!
Harvey closes the distance and pushes Sosa back into the cage.
Oh Sosa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harvey scores with a hook to the body.
Harvey breaks from the clinch.
Harvey throws a pinpoint strike between Sosa's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Sosa crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Harvey scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paul Harvey!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yabu Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yabu Kersikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex Rua!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kersikov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab, jab by Kersikov - just one landing.
Kersikov throws a series of punches but Rua moves out of range.
Rua shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kersikov sprawls well. Kersikov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rua gets slowly back to his feet.
Rua cracks Kersikov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kersikov misses with a left hand
and Rua decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kersikov's guard.
Rua postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kersikov is adopting a defensive guard.
Rua in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rua in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rua is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kersikov keeping moving, preventing Rua from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rua is looking to work some ground and pound but Kersikov has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kersikov keeping full guard, as Rua tries to pass.
Rua is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rua throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rua throws an elbow that misses. Kersikov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rua's guard. Nice move by Kersikov!
Rua is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kersikov is aware though and is defending well.
Rua is pulling down on Kersikov's head to control his posture.
Rua controls Kersikov momentarily but Kersikov frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov wants to control from the top but Rua keeps moving.
Kersikov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rua bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kersikov's guard.
Kersikov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rua's guard.
Rua tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rua throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kersikov controlling from the top position.
Kersikov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rua works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kersikov preventing the sweep.
Rua is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kersikov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov cracks Rua with a solid left hand.
Rua tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kersikov trying to control the position from guard on top but Rua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kersikov scoring with some ground and pound.
Rua wants to sweep but no luck.
Rua looking to control.
Kersikov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rua had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kersikov defends it easily.
Rua is looking for a triangle here but Kersikov uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Kersikov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kersikov wants to control but Rua is keeping him busy.
Kersikov cracks Rua with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Rua stops Kersikov from passing to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kersikov is staying tight to Rua's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Rua is trying to control Kersikov's posture but Kersikov avoids it.
Rua is looking to regain half guard here but Kersikov keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rua manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kersikov's best efforts.
Kersikov trying to pass the guard but Rua defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alex Rua will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kersikov lands a front kick.
Rua dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kersikov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kersikov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rua fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kersikov.
A head kick misses from Kersikov.
Rua takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kersikov loads up on a big right hand but Rua slips the punch.
Donk. Kersikov catches Rua right on the button with a cross.
Rua changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rua misses with a hook.
Rua lands an overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kersikov lands a really nice looking cross but Rua seems unphased.
Kersikov works Rua's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov loads up on a big right hand but Rua slips the punch.
Kersikov lands with a right hand.
Kersikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rua moves away.
Kersikov just misses with a punch to the body.
Kersikov misses the shot to the body.
Rua throws the kick towards the body but Kersikov avoids it.
Yabu Kersikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rua takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kersikov.
Kersikov punishes Rua's body with a nice straight punch.
Kersikov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yabu Kersikov is winning the standup battle so far.
Kersikov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rua.
Kersikov moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice body punch from Kersikov.
A jab from Rua finds it's way through Kersikov's defenses.
Yabu Kersikov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kersikov's half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kersikov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rua slips a nice elbow through Kersikov's hands, connecting with Kersikov's forehead.
Kersikov is looking to control Rua's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kersikov avoid being mounted?
Kersikov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kersikov.
Kersikov controlling Rua's posture.
Kersikov has momentary wrist control but Rua slips an elbow through the middle.
Rua has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rua with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kersikov looking to control.
Rua throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kersikov is adopting a defensive guard.
Rua missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rua working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rua accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rua pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kersikov is keeping the position for now.
Kersikov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua trying to control but Kersikov is working from the bottom.
Kersikov is pulling down on Rua's head. It's preventing any offense from Rua, at least for the moment.
Alex Rua has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yabu Kersikov has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Rua moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kersikov looks to land a combination but Rua avoids it well.
Kersikov looks to land a body kick but Rua moved away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rua comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kersikov.
Kersikov checks a leg kick.
No luck for Rua with that takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Yabu Kersikov.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 19:20
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 19:19
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 19:19
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simo Supermies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Sachz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Supermies comes to the cage accompanied by D12 - Fight Music. Sachz has chosen Storstadsidyll by Petter as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Harry Sachz is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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196 lbs
22 - 10 - 0 |
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180 lbs
16 - 13 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Simo Supermies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harry Sachz!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Sachz.
It looks like Simo Supermies has been cut.
Supermies dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Supermies shoots in looking for a takedown. Sachz tries to sprawl out of it but Supermies keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sachz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Supermies.
Supermies feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sachzs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Supermies fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Supermies with a poor takedown
and Sachz counters with a left and a right that stings Supermies.
Supermies blocks a jab.
Sachz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sachz misses with a straight right.
Sachz throws a jab but it's blocked by Supermies.
Supermies on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sachz throws a big shot that misses.
Sachz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Supermies clinches.
Supermies misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sachz is looking to break free of the clinch but Supermies has double underhooks.
Supermies prevents a takedown attempt there.
Supermies is leaning against Sachz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Supermies tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sachz is working Supermies over against the cage.
Supermies has a couple of punches blocked by Sachz.
Sachz wants to get back to striking at distance but Supermies won't allow it.
Sachz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Supermies misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Supermies.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sachz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Supermies lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sachz backwards.
Nice body punch from Supermies.
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!
Sachz tries to break the clinch but Supermies is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Supermies fails to land.
Supermies breaks from the clinch.
Sachz throws out a loose jab but Supermies uses good head movement to avoid it.
Supermies misses with an attempted mid kick.
Supermies scores with a one two! Sachz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sachz ducks right into an uppercut from Supermies.
Sachz tries for a takedown but Supermies sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Supermies lands with a shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Supermies, as that shot connected.
Supermies throws a jab but it's blocked by Sachz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sachz throws a hook but Supermies blocks it.
Sachz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Supermies.
Sachz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Supermies lands a really nice looking cross but Sachz seems unphased.
Sachz is rocked!
Supermies rushes Sachz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sachz is still on wobbly legs! Can Supermies finish him?
Supermies works on Sachz's body with a couple of short punches.
Supermies has Sachz pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Supermies pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Sachz tumbling to the mat - Supermies dives into Sachz's guard.
Sachz looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Supermies loads up on a big left hand. Sachz felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Supermies looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Sachz can't hide his disappointment, as Supermies celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simo Supermies!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bulk Bogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pacman Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bogan comes to the cage accompanied by Renunciation - Secret Chiefs 3. Barnes is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. Barnes has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Bulk Bogan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Bulk Bogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pacman Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bogan manages to avoid it.
Barnes slips a straight right by Bogan.
Bulk Bogan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bogan lands with a nice body punch.
Barnes looks gassed!
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Bogan.
Bogan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Bogan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bogan catches Barnes napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Barnes to the canvas!
It looks like Pacman Barnes has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bogan works over Barnes with some ground and pound from guard.
Barnes is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bogan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Barnes is still in real trouble! Can Bogan finish him?
Bogan stands up over Barnes, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bogan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bogan advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogan remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Bogan lands a strong strike to the head of Barnes. That's dazed him! Bogan looking to finish here. Barnes is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Bogan lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bulk Bogan!
Bulk Bogan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Russo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Volbeat - The Human Instrument. Randy Ortiz will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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185 lbs
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295 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vinny Russo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ortiz.
Ortiz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Russo blocks a jab.
Ortiz misses with a head kick.
Russo throws a leg kick but Ortiz moved away.
Russo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ortiz avoids it really well and circles away.
Ortiz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ortiz throws a shot from downtown. Russo moves away and avoids it.
Russo wants to land a leg kick but Ortiz is out of range.
Ortiz moves out of range as Russo throws a body kick.
Russo moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ortiz.
It looks like Vinny Russo has been cut.
Ortiz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Russo manages to avoid it.
Ortiz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Russo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ortiz was well out of range. Poor timing from Russo.
Ortiz shoots in for a takedown but Russo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Russo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ortiz slips a jab and a cross from Russo.
A bone on bone clash there as Russo blocks the leg kick.
Ortiz is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Russo's half guard.
Russo trying to control from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Russo tries to get to full guard but Ortiz has control of the leg.
Russo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ortiz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz slows the pace down in half guard.
Russo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ortiz pulls his head out easily.
Ortiz is stalling here. Russo is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Ortiz seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Russo has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Ortiz is not content to let Russo control the position.
Ortiz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Russo in side control, throwing shots but Ortiz defends.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Russo prevents Ortiz from improving his position.
Russo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ortiz desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Ortiz tries to roll over but Russo keeps him under control.
Ortiz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Russo pulls his head out easily.
Russo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Russo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Russo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ortiz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Russo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ortiz wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo wants to take a breather but Ortiz is having none of it.
Russo throwing shots but Ortiz is blocking nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ground and pound from Russo.
Russo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ortiz is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Russo is thwarting Ortiz's attempts to control the position.
Russo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Russo is thwarting Ortiz's attempts to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Russo misses with a head shot. Ortiz uses the momentum to regain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Randy Ortiz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vinny Russo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Russo wants to land a leg kick but Ortiz is out of range.
Ortiz misses with a wild body shot.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses.
Ortiz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Russo was well out of range. Poor timing from Ortiz.
Ortiz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Russo counters with a leg kick.
Russo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Russo jabs Ortiz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Russo misses the target.
Ortiz swings for the body but Russo moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Ortiz misses.
Ortiz throws a one two combo.
Russo throws a body punch but Ortiz moves out of range.
Russo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ortiz tries to improve position but can't.
An elbow from Russo crashes against the mat.
Ortiz tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
A nice elbow there by Russo.
Russo avoids the attempt from Ortiz to control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Russo raining down hammerfists from mount.
Russo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ortiz tries to lock up and control but Russo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Vinny Russo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Russo wants to control the pace but Ortiz is squirming around nicely.
Randy Ortiz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz wants to hold on but Russo pushes him away.
Ortiz is looking to get to half guard.
Ortiz gets back to half guard.
Russo looks to land a strike but Ortiz avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Russo stopping the sweep attempt from Ortiz.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Russo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ortiz pulls Russo in to control the position.
Russo postures up in Ortiz's guard and throws a big left but Ortiz blocks it.
Russo won't allow Ortiz to sweep him here.
Vinny Russo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo slips nicely into half guard.
Ortiz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Russo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Russo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Russo postures up in Ortiz's guard and throws a big left but Ortiz blocks it.
Russo is working Ortiz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Russo stopping the sweep attempt from Ortiz.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Russo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ortiz trying to keep a closed guard but Russo is proving a slippery customer.
Ortiz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ortiz is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ortiz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ortiz keeping moving, preventing Russo from controlling successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Russo working some strikes from top position.
Russo throws a big right hand that misses.
Ortiz trying to control the position.
Russo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Russo postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Randy Ortiz wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ortiz lands a jab to Russo's midsection.
Russo throws a body punch but Ortiz moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vinny Russo showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 19:19
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 19:19
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 19:19
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Canseco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Bomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bomb is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Casino Royale Soundtrack - You Know My Name. James Bomb will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jose Canseco !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 4, fighting out of Helsinki, James Bomb!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bomb scores with a leg kick.
Canseco takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Jose Canseco has been cut.
Canseco shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bomb pinned against the cage. Bomb gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bomb.
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!
Bomb ducks under a wild hook from Canseco .
Canseco with a hook.
Bomb lands a big head kick that sends Canseco tumbling to the mat! Bomb takes a step backwards and waves Canseco back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Canseco is rocked!
An inside leg kick lands from Bomb.
Oh Canseco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bomb throws a sloppy head kick and Canseco moves out of range easily.
Bomb thumps Canseco with a low kick.
Canseco seems to have got his legs back now.
Canseco is breathing heavily.
Bomb throws a quick inside leg kick.
Canseco has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bomb.
Nice straight punches there by Bomb. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bomb.
Canseco chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bomb can pounce on him.
Bomb wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Canseco takes a body punch but keeps moving.
and Bomb counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Canseco ! He's just covering up as Bomb starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Bomb!
James Bomb managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, FinnFighter Nutrition (Only 160Q supps!), into his post fight interview.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rolen Spliffs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spliffs comes to the cage accompanied by Ice Cube - Smoke Some Weed. McGregor is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bloc Party - Flux. Rolen Spliffs has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rolen Spliffs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charlie McGregor!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor misses with a head kick.
McGregor lands a glancing blow to the side of Spliffs's head.
McGregor takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Spliffs fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McGregor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spliffs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spliffs fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McGregor shoots for a takedown but Spliffs saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGregor connects with a leg kick. Spliffs looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Spliffs takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGregor. Spliffs does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGregor looks to land a body kick but Spliffs moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spliffs lands with a nice body punch.
Spliffs misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spliffs lands a nice leg kick that just misses McGregor's sensitive parts.
Nice body kick there by McGregor.
McGregor is looking to land body kicks.
McGregor fails with a takedown attempt.
Spliffs swings for the body but McGregor moves out of range.
McGregor blocks a head kick by Spliffs.
McGregor has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McGregor there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spliffs throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Spliffs lands with a nice combination. McGregor backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spliffs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McGregor checks the leg kick nicely there.
McGregor takes a swing at Spliffs's ribcage but misses.
McGregor tries to land a body kick
and Spliffs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spliffs lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Spliffs scores with a push kick.
Spliffs lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Spliffs throws a nice looking combination but McGregor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spliffs misses with a head kick.
Spliffs connects with a solid leg kick.
Spliffs dips to his left and cracks McGregor with an uppercut!
Spliffs dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McGregor. That did some damage!
McGregor swinging wildly here.
Spliffs cracks McGregor with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McGregor takes one to the chin there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Spliffs misses with a head kick.
An inside leg kick from Spliffs misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGregor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McGregor throws a shot from downtown. Spliffs moves away and avoids it.
Spliffs slips under a jab from McGregor.
Spliffs tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McGregor counters with a straight right hand.
Spliffs lands with a nice body kick.
Rolen Spliffs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGregor takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Spliffs lands a glancing blow to the side of McGregor's head.
Spliffs scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rolen Spliffs dominated that round.
That's time! Spliffs's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Spliffs scores with a sloppy right hand. McGregor should have avoided that one.
Rolen Spliffs is winning the standup battle so far.
McGregor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Spliffs. Those never looked like landing.
McGregor fails with a takedown attempt.
McGregor takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Spliffs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McGregor checks a leg kick.
Spliffs scores with a nice strike.
Spliffs cracks McGregor with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Spliffs checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McGregor lands a jab to the head.
The fighters circling - McGregor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McGregor shoots in for a takedown but Spliffs shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Spliffs lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McGregor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGregor takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rolen Spliffs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spliffs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McGregor misses with the combination.
Spliffs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor misses the shot to the body.
McGregor on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Spliffs lands a nice looking body shot.
McGregor is breathing heavily.
McGregor on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Spliffs. Spliffs obviously looking to wear him down.
McGregor moves out of range of the body kick from Spliffs.
Spliffs scores with a body shot.
Spliffs misses with a body shot.
McGregor is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
McGregor tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spliffs keeps McGregor at a distance using the push kick.
Spliffs lets loose with a powerful body kick. McGregor will feel that in the morning.
Spliffs lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McGregor's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McGregor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spliffs clinches up against the cage.
Charlie McGregor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spliffs throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McGregor blocks it with crossed arms.
A short body shot lands from Spliffs as the two fighters clinch.
Spliffs lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Spliffs lands a nice shot to the body.
Spliffs scores with a nice hook to the head.
Spliffs lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Spliffs pressing his opponent against the cage.
Spliffs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGregor can do to turn this around?
Spliffs lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spliffs lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McGregor.
Spliffs blocks an uppercut.
McGregor looking to stall.
The referee is keeping an eye on Spliffs - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
McGregor throws a punch but it's blocked by Spliffs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spliffs.
Spliffs blocks the elbow strike.
The referee calls for Spliffs to work.
Spliffs throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McGregors head.
A short right from McGregor.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spliffs stalling the fight.
A shot in the inside from Spliffs.
McGregor lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Rolen Spliffs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Spliffs has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. McGregor is working away from the top position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rolen Spliffs showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Spliffs 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 20:18
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 20:18
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 20:18
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rolen Spliffs!
A very excited looking Rolen Spliffs made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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