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4th of July PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julius Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen McMurtry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Julius Maia is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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205 lbs
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204 lbs
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BJJ Red Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent MT
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Julius Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stephen McMurtry!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McMurtry lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McMurtry stuns Maia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McMurtry throws a head kick that Maia semi-blocks.
McMurtry throws a push kick but Maia slaps the foot to one side.
Maia dives in and scores a takedown into McMurtry's guard.
Maia drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Maia jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Maia is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Maia is looking to work some ground and pound but McMurtry has wrist control.
McMurtry trying to keep a closed guard but Maia is proving a slippery customer.
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!
McMurtry wants to stand up but Maia is controlling him.
Maia trying to control but McMurtry is working from the bottom.
Maia slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia drops back looking for a leg! McMurtry is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and McMurtry manages to kick Maia off! Maia jumps back into McMurtry's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maia seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Maia scoring with some ground and pound.
Maia drops back looking for a leg! McMurtry is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and McMurtry manages to kick Maia off! Maia jumps back into McMurtry's guard.
Maia is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! McMurtry is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! McMurtry has escaped and now he's on top!
McMurtry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Maia escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McMurtry gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
McMurtry wants to control from the top but Maia keeps moving.
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!
Maia looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
McMurtry wants to get up but he can't break Maia's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Maia bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McMurtry's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia slips nicely into half guard.
Maia is nestled in close to McMurtry, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
McMurtry really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Maia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McMurtry is trying to get back to full guard.
Maia is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. McMurtry doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Maia.
McMurtry is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Maia's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Maia's back!
I really don't envy Maia right now.
Maia manages to reverse the position and now he's in McMurtry's guard. Nice work there by Maia.
Maia thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
McMurtry trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McMurtry looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maia is one step ahead there.
Maia stays in close to McMurtry's body and controls the position.
McMurtry trying to control the position.
Maia working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McMurtry keeping moving, preventing Maia from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
McMurtry connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Maia's hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McMurtry blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Maia dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Maia moves away from the strike by McMurtry.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McMurtry.
McMurtry turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McMurtry moves away.
Maia takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
An inside leg kick lands from McMurtry.
McMurtry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maia.
Maia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McMurtry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maia manages to avoid it.
McMurtry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McMurtry cracks Maia with a right hand to the side of the head.
Good exchange - McMurtry coming out on top.
Maia fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McMurtry, pushing him back against the cage.
McMurtry wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Maia jumps guard but McMurtry stands there with Maia around his waist. Maia gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
McMurtry is pressed up against the cage. Maia has hold of a leg and is looking to drag McMurtry down to the mat. McMurtry avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
McMurtry with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia dives in and grabs McMurtry's left leg, looking for a takedown. McMurtry pushes down on Maia's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julius Maia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McMurtry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McMurtry lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McMurtry misses the shot to the body.
McMurtry connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from McMurtry as Maia shoots in.
Stephen McMurtry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McMurtry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maia closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McMurtry scoring well with a low kick there.
Stephen McMurtry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McMurtry scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by McMurtry.
McMurtry scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maia doesn't seem bothered though.
Maia blocks a head kick by McMurtry.
McMurtry throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McMurtry lands a body shot.
Maia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Maia shoots in for a takedown but McMurtry shows good takedown defense.
McMurtry's corner calls for a 1-2. McMurtry obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McMurtry lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McMurtry scores with a nice head shot.
Maia has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McMurtry finds it's way round the side to connect with Maia's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both fighters circling a little - McMurtry finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
McMurtry scores with a punch to the head.
McMurtry scoring well with a low kick there.
McMurtry fails to land with a series of punches.
Maia avoids a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McMurtry connects with a body shot.
McMurtry throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen McMurtry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Maia avoids the body shot from McMurtry.
Maia drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McMurtry throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A head kick misses from McMurtry.
Maia takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Maia darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Maia content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McMurtry is trying to control but can't.
McMurtry tries to roll over but Maia keeps him under control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Maia drives through with a takedown into McMurtry's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Maia drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Maia jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Maia trying to control but McMurtry is working from the bottom.
Maia is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Julius Maia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Maia throws a strike but McMurtry rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
McMurtry trying to control but Maia is working from the bottom.
Maia wants to sweep but no luck.
Maia looking for a guillotine here but McMurtry defends easily.
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!
Maia looking for a guillotine here but McMurtry defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia has his foot on McMurtry's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McMurtry works his way back into a safe position though.
Maia working a defensive guard here.
McMurtry trying to control but Maia is working from the bottom.
Maia wants to sweep but no luck.
Maia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McMurtry doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McMurtry manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Maia looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
McMurtry is looking to stand up but Maia won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Maia keeping moving, preventing McMurtry from controlling successfully.
McMurtry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McMurtry must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Maia is trying to keep McMurtry in close.
McMurtry wants to stand but Maia is controlling his posture from full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maia throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julius Maia showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Maia 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julius Maia!
During a confident post fight interview, Julius Maia thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Dirk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glen Quagmire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dirk might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Wild Boy by Machine Gun Kelly. Quagmire has chosen Die MotherFucker Die as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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207 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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27
215 lbs
12 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jesse Dirk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Glen Quagmire!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quagmire looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dirk just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Dirk misses its intended target.
Dirk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Quagmire throws a lazy right hand but Dirk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Quagmire slips under a jab from Dirk.
Dirk misses with a few strikes there.
Quagmire throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Jesse Dirk has been cut.
Quagmire tries to keep at a distance but Dirk has taken the fight into the clinch.
Quagmire taking a breather.
A nice right hand lands inside from Quagmire.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dirk can't find room to land a body shot as Quagmire controls the action.
Quagmire is trying to break free.
Dirk controlling the action here for a moment.
Quagmire wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Quagmire.
Dirk is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Quagmire escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Quagmire scores with a shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dirk.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dirk.
Quagmire lands a slapping body shot.
Dirk looks to score with a jab to the body but Quagmire is just out of range.
Quagmire sizes up Dirk with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dirk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Quagmire.
Jesse Dirk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quagmire. Dirk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dirk misses with an uppercut. Quagmire saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quagmire waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dirk.
A telegraphed right hand from Quagmire misses the target.
Quagmire cracks Dirk with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dirk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dirk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Quagmire.
A big right from Dirk misses.
Quagmire throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dirk looks to land a combination but Quagmire avoids it well.
Quagmire feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Dirk sprawling to the canvas! Dirk rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Quagmire finish him?!
Dirk is rocked!
Quagmire lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Dirk up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Quagmire from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Dirk's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Glen Quagmire!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aalio Paalio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tsa Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Paalio might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Motörhead - Iron Fist. Tsa Rock will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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30
285 lbs
16 - 15 - 0 |
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265 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent 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
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aalio Paalio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tsa Rock!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paalio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paalio misses with a few strikes there.
An inside leg kick lands from Rock.
Paalio misses with a straight right.
Rock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rock tries a head kick but it misses.
Rock slips a jab from Paalio.
Paalio throws a hook to the side of Rock's head but Rock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Paalio.
Rock looks to land a left hand but Paalio moved out of range nicely.
Rock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paalio.
Paalio connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rock momentarily.
It looks like Tsa Rock has been cut.
Paalio fails to land with a series of punches.
Rock thuds his shin into the meat of Paalio's side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paalio looks to land a left hand but Rock moved out of range nicely.
Rock scores with the left hand. Paalio knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Aalio Paalio has been cut.
Paalio looks to land a right hand but Rock moved out of range.
Paalio misses with a double jab.
Paalio with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paalio misses the body punch
and Rock counters with a stiff right hand.
Aalio Paalio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rock bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Paalio really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Paalio is breathing heavily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rock.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rock cracks Paalio with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rock connects with a single shot there.
Aalio Paalio's cut is getting worse.
Rock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rock throws a series of punches but Paalio moves out of range.
Rock darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Paalio.
Rock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rock jabs at Paalio's body.
A shot to the liver by Rock. Beautiful body shot.
Rock feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Paalio's calf.
Rock fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Paalio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Paalio on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rock lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Paalio at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock scores with a jab.
Rock lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Paalio misses with an uppercut. Rock saw that one coming.
Paalio fails to land with a series of punches.
Rock fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Paalio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rock is looking to slow Paalio down with leg kicks.
Paalio is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Paalio blocks a head kick by Rock.
Rock lands with an overhand left.
Rock connects with a jab.
Aalio Paalio's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rock fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Paalio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rock lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rock scores with a jab to the head.
Jeez, Aalio Paalio's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Rock feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Paalios jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rock scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rock connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Paalio tumbling to the canvas! Rock pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Paalio was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tsa Rock!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mully Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BA Yag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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140 lbs
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140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mully Lombard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, BA Yag!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lombard connects with a body shot that sends Yag's belly button to the back.
Yag takes one on the button.
Lombard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yag throws a lazy uppercut
and Lombard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yag swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lombard keeps Yag at a distance using the push kick.
Yag misses with a body kick.
Lombard lands a right hook to the body.
Lombard stuns Yag with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yag gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lombard lands a high kick!
Yag thows a leg kick but Lombard checks it
letting Lombard counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yag doesn't manage to clinch there - Lombard circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard lands with a hook. Yag tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lombard instigates a clinch.
Yag working hard to break the clinch.
Yag's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yag tries to clinch up.
Lombard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yag is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yag fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yag walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yag moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yag looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yag closes the distance and pushes Lombard back into the cage.
Lombard has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Yag avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Yag fails to pull the fight into his guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lombard ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lombard no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Yag is looking to work some ground and pound but Lombard has wrist control.
Yag is stalling in the full guard.
Lombard has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yag can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yag won't allow Lombard to get back to his feet.
Yag would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Yag throwing strikes but missing.
Yag prevents Lombard from getting back to his feet.
Lombard throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lombard can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Yag controls the pace.
Yag wants to pass the guard but Lombard is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombard pushes Yag off and gets back to his feet.
Lombard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lombard swinging wildly here.
Sloppy strikes from Yag. Those never looked like landing.
Lombard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lombard scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yag throws a sloppy head kick
and Lombard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mully Lombard dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lombard misses with a double jab.
Yag gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lombard.
Mully Lombard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yag closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lombard tries to circle away but Yag has him pinned against the cage.
Yag wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lombard has him pressed against the cage.
Lombard drags the fight down to the ground.
Yag won't allow Lombard to get back to his feet.
Lombard controls Yag momentarily but Yag frees himself.
Yag wants to control from the top but Lombard keeps moving.
Yag tries to stand but Lombard is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lombard keeping full guard, as Yag tries to pass.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lombard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yag stops Lombard from standing up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice cross by Lombard.
Yag is looking to clinch but Lombard is avoiding it.
Lombard blocks the body kick.
Yag darts in and clinches Lombard up against the cage.
Yag jumps guard but Lombard turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lombard keeps control of Yag as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yag breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
BA Yag seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yag throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mully Lombard is winning the standup battle so far.
Yag misses with a hook to the body
letting Lombard counter with a right hand.
Lombard moves into the clinch.
Yag wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lombard has him pressed against the cage.
Lombard is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lombard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lombard swats away the attempt to clinch by Yag.
Yag drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yag tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lombard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yag takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lombard moves into the clinch.
Yag's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lombard is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yag is trying to drag Lombard to the mat but Lombard just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mully Lombard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BA Yag.
Yag wants to break free but Lombard has control.
Lombard pulls Yag into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombard wants to sweep here but Yag controlling him for the moment.
Lombard wants to stand but Yag is controlling the position.
Lombard working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yag doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yag manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lombard looking for a guillotine here but Yag defends easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lombard manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yag is looking to improve his position but Lombard isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mully Lombard dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lombard lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Yag backs up against the cage.
Lombard lands a right hook to the body.
Yag tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lombard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yag misses with a hook to the body
and Lombard counters with a right hand to the body.
Yag tries to move into range but Lombard moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lombard throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Yag wants to clinch.
Yag is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yag misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lombard.
Yag throws a combination that misses
and Lombard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lombard lands a lovely overhand right.
Lombard tries to keep at a distance but Yag has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yag tries to pull guard but Lombard holds him up against the cage and eventually Yag drops back down to his feet.
Yag tries to break free but Lombard pushes him back against the cage.
Lombard fails to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombard pulls guard.
Lombard trying to keep a closed guard but Yag is proving a slippery customer.
Yag trying to control but Lombard is working from the bottom.
Yag must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lombard is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Yag frees his head nicely. Oh but Lombard has switched to an armbar! Yag is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Mully Lombard!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zung Chi Lung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Afro Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Afro Steel enters the cage!
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155 lbs
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147 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zung Chi Lung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Afro Steel!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chi Lung circles away from the clinch attempt
and Chi Lung counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Chi Lung tries for a takedown but Steel manages to get underhooks.
Chi Lung is trying to trip Steel. He has hold of a leg but Steel is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Chi Lung persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Chi Lung is pushing down on Steel's leg trying to pass to half guard. Steel is fighting to maintain full guard but Chi Lung has managed to sneak the leg through.
Steel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Steel is trying to get back to full guard.
Chi Lung wants to work for an arm triangle but Steel is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Chi Lung stops Steel from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chi Lung moves into full mount! Steel won't be happy about that!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chi Lung is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Steel is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Steel flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Chi Lung anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Steel and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Chi Lung slips an arm under Steel chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Chi Lung has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Chi Lung is squeezing on Steel like an anaconda would it's prey. Steel fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Zung Chi Lung!
Zung Chi Lung took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between King Fists (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and He Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fists's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, International Love. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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181 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, King Fists!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, He Man!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man avoids the body shot from Fists.
Fists avoids the head kick by Man.
Man steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fists.
A left lands for Man.
Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fists. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fists misses with a hook. Man ducked under it nicely.
Fists looks to score with a jab to the body but Man is just out of range.
Man moves out of range as Fists strikes.
Fists throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Man lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like King Fists has been cut.
Man takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Man throws a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Fists misses.
Man staying out of range there.
Man with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A swing and a miss from Fists.
Fists uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like He Man has been cut.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch but Fists swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man instigates a clinch.
Man creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fists's defenses.
Man lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Man tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fists avoids it.
Man throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fists avoids the elbow strike from Man, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Man fails to land.
Man trying to land knees to the body.
Fists blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fists has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fists breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Man digs a good hook to Fists's body.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crunch! Man slams his shin into Fists's torso.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Man - that will leave a mark!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man is looking to clinch but Fists is avoiding it.
Fists throws a looping overhand right but Man ducks down to avoid it.
Man fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fists.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fists throws a hook to the side of Man's head but Man sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fists takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fists has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Man.
Man tries to clinch but Fists moves out of range.
Man turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fists misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Man lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fists missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Man moves out of range as Fists strikes.
Fists on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fists circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fists throws a leg kick but Man sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fists misses the jab.
Fists connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fists misses with an uppercut.
Fists tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Fists.
Fists digs a good body shot into Man's ribs.
Fists misses the shot to the body.
Man clinches up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Man.
Fists blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Man is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fists is defending well for now.
Man misses with an elbow strike.
Man throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Fists's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Man keeps control of Fists as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Man throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Man pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Man throws an elbow but misses.
Fists is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Man's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Man lands an elbow that stopped Fists in his tracks for a moment.
Fists dodges an elbow strike from Man.
Man lands an elbow inside.
Man misses with an elbow strike.
Fists blocks a body shot from Man.
Fists takes an elbow to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man misses with an elbow strike.
Fists blocks the elbow strike.
Man comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Man lands an elbow that stopped Fists in his tracks for a moment.
King Fists's cut is getting worse.
Man misses with an elbow strike.
Man using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fists has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
He Man dominated that round.
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!
Fists throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fists keeps the fight on the outside.
Fists gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Man.
Fists lands with a good body shot.
Fists lands with a right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fists misses with a straight left.
A left and a right from Man both land. Nice combination.
Man blocks a jab.
Fists has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Man.
Fists swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
Fists throws the left hand but Man avoids the punch easily.
Some wild striking there from Man.
Fists thows a left - swing and a miss!
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!
Man misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fists takes one to the side of the head.
Man throws a push kick but Fists slaps the foot to one side.
Man throws a jab but it's blocked by Fists.
Fists throws a right hand that Man ducks under and follows up with a left that Man also avoids with ease.
Fists throws a right hand that misses
and Man counters with a three punch combo that has Fists backing up. Fists nods at Man to acknowledge the strikes.
Fists throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fists throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Man sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fists throws a good cross that connects.
A punch lands to the side of Man 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Man moves out of range of the strikes.
Man moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fists misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Man moves in looking to clinch but Fists pushes him off.
Man tries to clinch up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Fists.
Man dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fists misses with a straight right.
Fists throws a shot to the body.
Fists tries a head kick but it misses.
Fists blocks a head kick by Man.
He Man seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Man lands with a nice body punch.
Fists waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Man.
Man slips a jab and a cross from Fists.
Man takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Man.
Man lands a jab-cross combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fists.
Man lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Man misses with a head kick.
Fists takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fists circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fists closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fists swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fists lands a two punch combo.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fists needs to keep his hands up - Man had a free shot at his head there.
Fists misses with a straight left.
Fists will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Man goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fists fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Man throws a head kick that misses.
Fists fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it.
Fists throws out a loose jab but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fists takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fists throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
Fists rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Man to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fists keeps the fight on the outside.
Fists steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Man.
Man tries to clinch up.
Man with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fists takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fists is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Man.
Fists cracks Man with an open hand slap.
Fists comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fists misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man.
Fists swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
Fists is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Man lands with a cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Man staying out of range there.
Fists misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A jab from Fists misses.
Fists drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but He Man will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Man throws a head kick that half lands.
Fists looks to land a combination. Man sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
King Fists seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fists.
Fists lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Fists misses the target.
Jab by Fists.
That has opened up He Man's cut even more.
Man throws a jab when Fists was well out of range.
Man tests Fists's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Man tries to clinch there but Fists circles away.
Fists misses with a combination
and Man counters with a low kick, right behind Fists 's knee.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Fists misses the target.
Fists misses with a double jab.
Man tries a head kick but it misses.
Man with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fists to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Man looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fists throws out a loose jab but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Man moves out of range as Fists strikes.
Fists just misses with a punch to the body.
Fists works Man's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fists avoids the body shot from Man.
Fists misses with a jab, cross combination.
Man has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Man keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fists.
Man lands with a slapping head kick.
Fists slips a jab and a cross from Man.
Man lands with an overhand left.
Man lands with a straight right. Fists didn't see that one coming.
Fists cracks the inside of Man's front leg.
He Man 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fists throws a right and a left that Man avoids nicely.
Man lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch but Fists swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fists doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fists throws a sloppy head kick
and Man counters with a one-two to the body.
Fists throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Man to counter with a crisp jab.
Man tries to clinch there but Fists circles away.
Man takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
King Fists has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Man throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fists throws a shot from downtown. Man moves away and avoids it.
Fists misses with an uppercut
and Man finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Fists pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fists throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Man tries to clinch up.
An inside leg kick lands from Man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fists throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fists takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Man.
Fists goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Man lands with a thumping leg kick.
Man throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Fists throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fists drops his hands momentarily and Man takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fists looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A nice leg kick lands there from Man.
Fists misses the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Man. That's going to slow Fists down.
Man scores with a nice right hand.
Fists sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Man lands a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fists lands with a kick to the temple. Man shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fists has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fists. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fists throws the left hand but Man avoids the punch easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Man finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Man throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fists.
Fists misses with an uppercut
and Man counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Man punishes Fists's body with a nice straight punch.
Man scores with a head kick. Fists tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Fists.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Man showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fists.
Fists bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Man's head backwards.
Fists misses with a hook to the body
and Man finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to He Man.
Well Man has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... He Man!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Battle-Born (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfons Aberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Battle-Born comes to the cage accompanied by DJ Shadow / Six Days. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Gabriel Battle-Born!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alfons Aberg!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aberg takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Crunch! Battle-Born slams his shin into Aberg's torso.
Battle-Born connects with an inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Aberg blocks the leg kick.
Battle-Born throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Battle-Born pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Battle-Born explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Battle-Born tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Battle-Born misses with a hook. Aberg ducked under it nicely.
Aberg tries to clinch but Battle-Born moves out of range.
Battle-Born defending well as Aberg loads up on a big left hand.
Battle-Born instigates a clinch.
Aberg lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aberg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battle-Born escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Battle-Born looks to land a body kick but Aberg moved away.
The fighters circling - Aberg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Battle-Born lands a jab to Aberg's midsection.
A leg kick checked by Aberg.
Battle-Born has managed to clinch.
Battle-Born trying to land knees to the body.
Aberg tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Battle-Born just stands there and leans against the cage.
Aberg wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Battle-Born has him pressed against the cage.
Aberg pulls guard.
Battle-Born forces his way into half guard.
Aberg throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Battle-Born scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aberg is not content to let Battle-Born control the position.
Battle-Born trying to pass the guard but Aberg defending well.
Aberg wants to get back to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Battle-Born not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Aberg tries to roll over but Battle-Born keeps him under control.
Battle-Born throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Battle-Born is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Battle-Born works his foot free and advances to mount.
Battle-Born landing shots from mount.
Aberg can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battle-Born scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Battle-Born trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Battle-Born lands with some strikes.
Battle-Born unloading with bombs!
Aberg is rocked!
Battle-Born prevents Aberg from getting the reversal.
Aberg is still in real trouble! Can Battle-Born finish him?
Aberg seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Battle-Born looking to control but Aberg is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Battle-Born fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Battle-Born lands with some strikes.
Battle-Born in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Battle-Born scoring with strikes but Aberg is staying in there.
Battle-Born lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Aberg! Battle-Born sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Aberg and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gabriel Battle-Born!
Gabriel Battle-Born is the new middleweight champion!
Gabriel Battle-Born really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Crippler's Corner logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Kyril (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kallo Rattallan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kyril might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to HS Rockers. The key to victory for Viktor Kyril has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Viktor Kyril!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kallo Rattallan!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyril lands a jab to the nose.
Rattallan takes a swing at Kyril's ribcage but misses.
Kyril shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rattallan eats them both and turns towards Kyril to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Kallo Rattallan has been cut.
Rattallan shoots in but Kyril avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rattallan misses the shot to the body.
Kyril closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kyril tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rattallan avoids it.
Kyril lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kyril's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kyril keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rattallan misses with a straight left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kyril throws a front kick aimed at Rattallan's knee but Rattallan avoids it well.
Kyril avoids the body shot from Rattallan.
Kyril misses with a body kick.
Kallo Rattallan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rattallan misses with a hook to the body
and Kyril holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kyril lands a left hand.
Kyril misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rattallan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rattallan successfully pulls guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rattallan trying to control the position.
Kyril trying to control the position from guard on top but Rattallan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rattallan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kyril wants to get up but he can't break Rattallan's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kyril stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rattallan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rattallan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kyril is one step ahead there.
Rattallan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kyril trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rattallan's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rattallan throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Kyril has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rattallan throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Rattallan throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Kyril trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rattallan's guard.
Rattallan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kyril can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rattallan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kyril got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rattallan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kyril has managed to get both his arms back between Rattallan's legs - danger averted.
Rattallan looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kyril passes into half guard.
Rattallan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyril controlling the action here.
Rattallan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kyril pulls his head out easily.
Rattallan gets full guard.
Rattallan is working an open guard so Kyril takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Kyril throws a sloppy head kick and Rattallan moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rattallan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kyril is fending him off so far but Rattallan persists. Nope, Kyril circles away and we're back to standing.
Rattallan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kyril rather than just go for the knockout.
Rattallan takes a swing at Kyril's ribcage but misses.
Rattallan blocks a head kick by Kyril.
Kyril fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rattallan, pushing him back against the cage.
Kyril connects with a knee to the head.
Rattallan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kyril walks away with a smile on his face. Rattallan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Viktor Kyril has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kallo Rattallan.
Rattallan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rattallan keeps the fight on the outside.
Kyril walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rattallan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kyril tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rattallan lunges at Kyril with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kyril's hand.
Rattallan shoots for a takedown but Kyril saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rattallan looks to score with a jab to the body but Kyril is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rattallan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kyril staying out of range there.
Kyril keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kyril takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rattallan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Kyril dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kallo Rattallan's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kyril drives through and clinches with Rattallan against the cage.
Kyril working Rattallan over with knees to the body.
Rattallan tries to pull guard but Kyril won't allow it.
Kyril scores with a shoulder strike.
Rattallan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kyril tries to throw a body punch but Rattallan avoids it by throwing Kyril back against the cage.
Kyril is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rattallan is defending well for now.
Kyril digs a right hand underneath Rattallan's ribcage. Rattallan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kyril looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rattallan dodges an elbow strike from Kyril.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kyril obliges.
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!
Rattallan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyril connects with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Kyril - that landed with a thud.
Kyril lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rattallan is breathing heavily.
Rattallan trying to control the position but instead, Kyril has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rattallan into the cage.
Kyril scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rattallan blocks an elbow strike from Kyril.
Viktor Kyril has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rattallan takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Kyril.
Kyril creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rattallan avoids the elbow strike from Kyril, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyril tries a body shot but Rattallan blocks it.
Kyril struggles to land a body shot inside as Rattallan controls his hands.
Kyril throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rattallans head.
Rattallan takes an elbow to the temple.
Rattallan blocks an elbow strike from Kyril.
Kyril misses with a body punch.
Kyril digs a right hand into Rattallan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rattallan's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kyril creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kyril creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kyril goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kyril working aggressively here.
Kyril misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyril lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kyril fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kyril here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Kyril lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rattallan blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Kyril.
A shot in the inside from Kyril.
That has opened up Kallo Rattallan's cut even more.
A short right from Kyril.
Rattallan looking to slow down the pace here.
Kyril gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rattallan takes a shot to the head.
The cut above Kallo Rattallan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rattallan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyril lands a right hand.
Kyril misses with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kyril comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kallo Rattallan's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kallo Rattallan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Viktor Kyril!
During a confident post fight interview, Viktor Kyril thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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