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IMMA 63: 205 ASS BEATER RD5 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Yellow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tom Yellow!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jackson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jackson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jackson shoots for a takedown but Yellow saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jackson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jackson walks into a straight right hand from Yellow.
It looks like Alex Jackson has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Yellow shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yellow misses with a low kick.
Jackson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yellow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Yellow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jackson.
A slow jab from Yellow misses its intended target.
Jackson checks a low kick from Yellow.
Yellow avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yellow.
Yellow catches Jackson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jackson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yellow. That did some damage!
Yellow looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range.
Yellow looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yellow throws a big shot that misses.
Tom Yellow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yellow avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Yellow blocks a jab.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Jackson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yellows jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Yellow swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yellow lands with a nice combination. Jackson backs away looking to recover.
Jackson slips under a jab.
Yellow sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crunch! Jackson slams his shin into Yellow's torso.
Jab by Jackson.
Jackson thuds his shin into the meat of Yellow's side.
Yellow misses with a head kick.
Yellow takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Yellow looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to land a front kick but Yellow steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yellow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Jackson scores with a head kick.
Jackson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jackson jabs Yellow to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yellow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson with a hook.
Yellow sizes up Jackson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A punch lands to the side of Yellow 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
Yellow throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Yellow gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jackson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jackson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yellow has Jackson pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Yellow is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yellow looking for a sweep. Not yet Yellow, not yet.
Jackson pushing down on Yellow's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jackson is trying to work for a kimura but Yellow is defending well.
Yellow avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jackson.
Jackson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jackson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Yellow slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jackson chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yellow is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jackson being controlled here momentarily.
Jackson slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yellow won't allow Jackson to pass to mount.
Yellow is controlling Jackson's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Yellow trying to control here.
Yellow is not content to let Jackson control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yellow wants to get back to full guard.
Yellow is staying active underneath Jackson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Jackson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jackson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yellow throws out the jab.
Jackson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Yellow circles away.
Yellow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yellow walks into a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jackson checks a leg kick.
Yellow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yellow thows a leg kick but Jackson checks it
and Yellow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yellow thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yellow throws a series of punches but Jackson avoids them all with ease.
Jackson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jackson throws a good cross that connects.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab lands there for Yellow.
Yellow misses with a body kick.
Yellow takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yellow throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alex Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson lands a slapping body shot.
Jackson thumps Yellow with a low kick.
Jackson slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jackson connects with a jab.
Jackson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yellow is out of range.
Yellow takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jackson lands an overhand right.
Yellow is rocked!
Jackson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Yellow is still on wobbly legs! Can Jackson finish him?
Yellow loses concentration momentarily and Jackson pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Yellow crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Jackson finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alex Jackson!
A relieved looking Alex Jackson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kai Allard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mic Hael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kai Allard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mic Hael!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hael 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 looping hook to the body misses from Allard. Hael does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kai Allard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Allard moves away from the strike by Hael.
Hael misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Allard misses the shot to the body.
Hael takes a swing at Allard's ribcage but misses.
Allard misses with a shot to the body
and Hael counters with a left to the body.
Hael lands with a shot to the body.
Hael scores with a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Allard moves out of range as Hael strikes.
Hael misses with a takedown attempt - Allard sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The fighters circling - Hael throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hael pivots, looking for a leg kick but Allard is out of range and Hael settles back down.
Allard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Allard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hael.
Allard throws a shot to the body.
Hael lands a leg kick that knocks Allard off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hael swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hael shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hael tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Allard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hael is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Allard rather than just go for the knockout.
Allard walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Allard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Allard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hael.
Hael throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Allard.
Allard misses with a wild body shot.
Allard checks a leg kick.
Allard misses with a double jab.
Allard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Allard throws a hook to the side of Hael's head but Hael sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Allard misses with a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Hael there.
Hael throws a sloppy head kick and Allard moves out of range easily.
Hael throws a right hand that Allard ducks under and follows up with a left that Allard also avoids with ease.
Hael throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Allard sees it coming and avoids it 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!
Hael scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hael thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Allard's head.
Hael slips a nice elbow through Allard's hands, connecting with Allard's forehead.
Allard has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hael is working away from the top position though.
Allard regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hael.
Allard wants to sweep but no luck.
Allard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Allard keeping moving, preventing Hael from controlling successfully.
Hael has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hael accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hael throws a big elbow that misses.
Hael trying to control the position from guard on top but Allard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hael showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Allard will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Allard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hael postures up in Allard's guard and throws a big left but Allard blocks it.
Hael is pushing down on Allard's leg trying to pass to half guard. Allard is fighting to maintain full guard but Hael has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hael throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Allard to regain full guard.
Hael trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hael postures up and lands a big shot to Allard's brow.
Hael pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Allard is keeping the position for now.
Hael passes Allard's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Allard blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hael.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hael is looking to advance position but Allard won't allow it.
Hael is keen to just control but Allard is a slippery customer.
Allard is looking for a sweep. Hael is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Allard trying to control here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Allard blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hael.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hael missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hael thows a huge punch but Allard dodges it nicely.
Nice strikes from Hael there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mic Hael dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hael takes the fight into the clinch.
Hael lands a right hand.
Hael tries a body shot but Allard blocks it.
Hael blocks an uppercut.
Hael is trying to maintain a safe position but Allard gets an underhook and turns Hael into the cage.
Allard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hael is working Allard over against the cage.
Hael tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hael is trying to maintain a safe position but Allard gets an underhook and turns Hael into the cage.
Hael seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Allard prevents a body shot from Hael.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hael.
Allard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Allard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Allard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Allard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hael lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hael controlling the action here for a moment.
Hael tries to throw a body punch but Allard avoids it by throwing Hael back against the cage.
Hael blocks a body shot from Allard.
Hael swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Hael.
Hael misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hael scores with a shot to the side of Allard's head.
Allard is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hael is keeping busy.
Hael tries to work over Allard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Allard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Allard misses with the head strike.
Hael drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Allard gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hael lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hael tries to work over Allard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Allard misses with a punch to the body.
Hael lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Allard or not.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hael tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Hael.
A hook to the body from Hael.
A short right from Hael on the inside.
Hael breaks from the clinch.
Kai Allard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Allard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Allard throws a body punch but Hael moves out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hael!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheers as Hael lands an impressive looking overhand right. Allard doesn't seem phased though.
Allard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hael manages to avoid it.
Hael steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Allard.
Hael chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jab by Allard.
Hael has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Allard on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Allard moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hael manages to avoid it.
Hael will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hael scores with a jab to the body.
Allard thows a body shot but no joy.
Sloppy strikes from Allard. Those never looked like landing.
Allard takes one to the side of the head.
Allard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hael.
A good leg kick by Hael.
Allard closes the distance but Hael moves to the side
and Hael counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Allard connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hael takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hael lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Allard looks to score with a jab to the body but Hael is just out of range.
Hael throws out a powerful jab.
Hael stuns Allard with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Allard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hael scores with a body shot.
Hael has managed to clinch.
Allard takes a shot to the head.
Hael makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Allard swings wildly with an uppercut but Hael uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hael breaks from the clinch.
Allard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Allard misses with a shot to the body
and Hael connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hael does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hael throws a low kick but Allard avoids it.
Hael with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hael.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Allard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Allard thows a body shot but no joy.
Hael thows a body shot but no joy.
A leg kick checked by Allard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mic Hael showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Hael shoots in for a takedown but Allard shows good takedown defense.
Some wild striking there from Hael.
A jab from Hael finds it's way through Allard's defenses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Allard. Hael does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Allard finds it's way through Hael's defenses.
Allard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hael.
Hael misses with a hook.
Allard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Allard looks to score with a jab to the body but Hael is just out of range.
Hael scores with a decent looking hook.
A jab lands there for Hael.
Danga de danga de dang - Allard scores with a four punch combination!
Allard looks to score with a jab to the body but Hael is just out of range.
Allard blocks a leg kick.
Hael shoots in for a takedown but Allard shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allard stuns Hael with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allard moves into the clinch successfully.
Hael escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Allard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Allard lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mic Hael seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Allard looks to score with a jab to the body but Hael is just out of range.
A jab from Hael misses.
Hael connects with a right hand. Allard shakes it off.
Hael cracks the inside of Allard's front leg.
Hael throws a big shot that misses.
Hael on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Allard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hael throws a push kick but Allard slaps the foot to one side.
Allard misses the jab.
Hael cracks the inside of Allard's front leg.
Allard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Allard throws a body punch but Hael moves out of range.
Hael misses the shot to the body.
Kai Allard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Allard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hael swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Allard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hael misses with a hook. Allard ducked under it nicely.
Allard walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Allard blocks the body kick.
Hael throws a jab but it's blocked by Allard.
Allard swings for the body but Hael moves out of range.
Hael uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Allard.
Allard swings for the body but Hael moves out of range.
Hael throws a jab but it's blocked by Allard.
Hael is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Allard.
Allard swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hael counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Allard moves out of range of the body kick.
Hael chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hael lands a nice leg kick that just misses Allard's sensitive parts.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Allard swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Hael to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hael feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Allard's calf.
Allard misses with a body shot
and Hael counters with a head kick.
Allard throws a sloppy body shot
and Hael counters with a leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hael.
Kai Allard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mic Hael.
Hael misses with a straight left.
Hael takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Allard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hael.
Hael darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Allard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hael feints and then cracks Allard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Allard down.
Hael scores with a jab. Allard acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hael scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Allard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Allard misses the target.
Allard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hael swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hael jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hael moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Allard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hael is looking to slow Allard down with leg kicks.
Nice straight punches there by Hael. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hael.
A cross from Hael lands.
Allard on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Allard takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hael turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hael.
Hael lands a leg kick that knocks Allard off balance momentarily.
Hael cracks the inside of Allard's front leg.
Hael scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Allard looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Allard moves out of range of the strikes.
Allard throws a looping overhand right but Hael ducks down to avoid it.
Allard tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mic Hael comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hael 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mic Hael!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Connely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Krueger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krueger has chosen Freddy's Coming For You as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Freddy Krueger was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Connely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Freddy Krueger!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Connely misses.
Krueger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Connely's sensitive parts.
Connely will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Connely is defended easily by Krueger.
Connely fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Krueger as he connects with a hook.
Jab from Krueger.
Connely circles away from the clinch attempt.
A combination from Krueger does no damage.
Connely paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Krueger avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Krueger fails to land with a series of punches.
Connely looks to score with a jab to the body but Krueger is just out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krueger takes a swing at Connely's ribcage but misses.
Connely fails to land the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Krueger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krueger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Krueger throws a low kick, looking for Connely's leg but Connely calmly moves out of range.
Connely throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Krueger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Connely moves away.
Connely swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Connely throws a right hand that Krueger ducks under and follows up with a left that Krueger also avoids with ease.
A decent looking cross lands there for Krueger.
Krueger misses with a wild body shot.
Krueger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Krueger goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Chris Connely has been cut.
Krueger fails to land with a series of punches.
Connely misses with a hook
and Krueger counters with a right hand to the body.
Connely takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
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!
Krueger moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Krueger is predictable there
and Connely cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Freddy Krueger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Krueger keeps the fight on the outside.
Krueger throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Connely.
Krueger throws a right and a left that Connely avoids nicely.
Krueger moves out of range of the body kick from Connely.
Connely throws a shot from downtown. Krueger moves away and avoids it.
Connely ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krueger moves away.
Krueger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krueger takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Connely avoids the head kick by Krueger.
The fight stays on the outside here - Krueger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Krueger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Connely works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Connely swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krueger bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Connely's head.
Connely takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Connely has taken the fight to the clinch.
Krueger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Krueger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Connely stalling in the clinch but Krueger improves position.
Connely lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Krueger.
Connely tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Krueger's elbow.
Krueger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Krueger lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krueger lands a nice shot to the body.
Connely is breathing heavily.
Connely blocks a body shot from Krueger.
Krueger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Connely backwards.
Krueger slows down the pace here.
Krueger throws a punch but it's blocked by Connely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connely is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Krueger is defending well for now.
Connely scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Connely blocks a body shot from Krueger.
Connely blocks a body shot from Krueger.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Krueger struggles to land a body shot inside as Connely controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Krueger.
Krueger tries to work over Connely's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Connely lands a nice shot to the body.
Connely is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krueger swings wildly with an uppercut but Connely uses good head movement to avoid it.
Connely prevents a body shot from Krueger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy Krueger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Connely's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The crowd cheers as Connely lands an impressive looking overhand right. Krueger doesn't seem phased though.
Krueger is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Connely rather than just go for the knockout.
Connely pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Krueger misses with a head kick.
A cross from Krueger lands.
Connely's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Krueger connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Connely scrambles back to his feet.
Krueger avoids the body shot from Connely.
Krueger tries to clinch but Connely is having none of it.
Krueger swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Connely tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krueger was well out of range. Poor timing from Connely.
Krueger checks the leg kick.
Krueger uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Connely throws a hook to the side of Krueger's head but Krueger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Connely loads up on a big right hand but Krueger slips the punch.
Freddy Krueger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Connely thows a body shot but no joy.
Connely misses with a right hand
and Krueger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Connely lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connely throws a hook to the side of Krueger's head but Krueger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Krueger throws a nice looking combination but Connely bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Krueger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Connely.
Connely tries to clinch but Krueger moves out of range.
Krueger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Krueger tries to bum rush Connely with a series of wild strikes but Connely uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Krueger connects with the punch.
Connely scores with a nice strike.
Krueger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Krueger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Connely throws a looping overhand right but Krueger ducks down to avoid it.
Freddy Krueger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Krueger misses.
Connely misses the shot to the body.
Krueger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krueger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Connely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krueger tries to clinch but Connely is having none of it.
Krueger scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Connely tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Krueger works the jab nicely.
Krueger slips a straight right by Connely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Krueger.
Connely throws a series of punches but Krueger avoids them all with ease.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Connely darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Krueger tries to roll over but Connely keeps him under control.
Connely trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krueger gets full guard.
Connely wants to control from the top but Krueger keeps moving.
Connely with a flurry of punches that miss.
Krueger trying to keep a closed guard but Connely is proving a slippery customer.
Krueger is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Connely trying to control the position from guard on top but Krueger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We're going to have a standup here because Chris Connely wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Connely has closed the distance and engaged Krueger in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Krueger throws an elbow but misses.
Connely escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Krueger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Krueger connects with a solid leg kick.
Connely throws a series of punches but Krueger avoids them all with ease.
Krueger connects with a nice looking jab.
Krueger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Connely.
Krueger scores with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good leg kick by Krueger there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Connely slips a jab and a cross from Krueger.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krueger pushes Connely up against the cage in a clinch.
Connely pushes off an throws an elbow but Krueger leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Krueger tries to throw a body punch but Connely avoids it by throwing Krueger back against the cage.
Krueger stalls.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy Krueger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chris Connely's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Connely throws an off balance right hand
and Krueger counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Connely thows a body shot but no joy.
Connely takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Connely throws an overhand right that lands on Krueger's shoulder, as Krueger tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Connely throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Connely misses with an uppercut
and Krueger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Connely throws a jab but it's blocked by Krueger.
Krueger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Connely circles away quickly and effectively.
Connely throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Connely connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Krueger defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Connely.
Connely keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice jab there from Connely.
Krueger defending well as Connely loads up on a big left hand.
Connely fails to land with a series of punches.
Connely thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connely uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krueger.
Connely avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Connely throws an overhand right that lands on Krueger's shoulder, as Krueger tries to avoid the shot.
A combination from Krueger does no damage.
Connely throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Krueger counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A swing and a miss from Connely.
Decent striking displayed by Connely there.
A swing and a miss from Connely.
Krueger with a jab.
Chris Connely's cut is getting worse.
Krueger getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Krueger misses with a jab, cross combination.
Krueger swinging wildly here.
Connely defending well as Krueger loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krueger throws a sloppy body shot
and Connely counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Connely dips to his left and cracks Krueger with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Connely looks to score with a jab to the body but Krueger is just out of range.
Krueger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Connely moves away.
Krueger gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Connely.
Krueger slips a jab from Connely.
Krueger instigates a clinch.
Krueger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Krueger blocks an uppercut.
Krueger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Connely prevents a body shot from Krueger.
Krueger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Connely avoids it.
Krueger misses with the head strike.
A short right from Connely on the inside.
Connely breaks the clinch.
Chris Connely has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connely jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Krueger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Connely circles away quickly and effectively.
Connely moves into the clinch.
Krueger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Freddy Krueger is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Krueger tries to work over Connely's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Connely tries a body shot but Krueger blocks it.
Krueger is looking to control Connely's arms but Connely gets an underhook and turns him. Now Krueger has his back to the cage.
Connely goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Connely manages to break the clinch.
Krueger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Connely manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Connely lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Krueger at a distance.
Krueger throws a body punch but Connely moves out of range.
Krueger blocks a jab.
Krueger misses with an uppercut. Connely saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connely waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Krueger.
Connely misses with a body kick.
Connely keeps the fight on the outside.
Krueger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Krueger staying out of range there.
Connely clobbers Krueger with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Connely fails with an attempt to clinch.
Connely is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Krueger doesn't manage to clinch there - Connely circles away.
Krueger scores with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Connely with a poor takedown
and Krueger counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Krueger wants to clinch up but Connely keeps it at a distance.
Krueger takes a jab right on the kisser.
Krueger keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chris Connely.
I think Krueger has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Freddy Krueger!
Our winner, Freddy Krueger, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Hanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Chimpo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hanks comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap. Chimpo has chosen On The Darkside as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fred Hanks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Chimpo!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanks lands a nice shot that snaps Chimpo's head back.
It looks like Johnny Chimpo has been cut.
Hanks bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chimpo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chimpo. That's going to slow Hanks down.
Hanks scores with a jab to the jaw.
Chimpo is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chimpo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chimpo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Chimpo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hanks.
Chimpo throws a series of punches but Hanks moves out of range.
Chimpo lands a slapping body shot.
Chimpo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Hanks misses.
Chimpo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hanks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chimpo manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chimpo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hanks wants to improve his position but Chimpo is controlling well.
Chimpo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hanks does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Chimpo works his way into side control.
Chimpo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hanks keeps working.
Hanks knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chimpo on the ground.
Chimpo throws a strike aimed at the side of Hanks's head but Hanks avoids it well.
Hanks parries the strikes from Chimpo easily there. Chimpo is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hanks to escape.
Hanks is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hanks defending against the ground and pound.
An elbow from Chimpo crashes against the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chimpo tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Hanks wants to get back to his feet.
Hanks is looking to reverse the position.
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!
Chimpo controlling the position from side mount.
Chimpo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hanks is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Chimpo is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Chimpo there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chimpo throws a sloppy strike and Hanks uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Hanks has ended up in Chimpo's guard.
Chimpo throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Chimpo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hanks's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chimpo throws a big elbow that misses.
Chimpo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hanks working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chimpo.
Chimpo throwing strikes from guard but Hanks blocks nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chimpo throwing strikes but missing.
Hanks keeping full guard, as Chimpo tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chimpo passes Hanks's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chimpo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hanks is looking to control Chimpo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hanks avoid being mounted?
Chimpo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hanks is just riding it out for now. Chimpo eventually gives up the hold.
Chimpo is thwarting Hanks'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.
Chimpo throwing shots but Hanks is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Chimpo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Chimpo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Chimpo cracks Hanks with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice straight punches there by Hanks. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hanks.
Hanks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chimpo misses with a body kick.
Hanks loads up on a big right hand but Chimpo slips the punch.
Hanks lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chimpo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hanks throws a hook to the side of Chimpo's head but Chimpo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice shot lands for Chimpo.
Fred Hanks is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Hanks misses.
Decent striking displayed by Chimpo there.
Hanks misses with an uppercut. Chimpo saw that one coming.
Hanks with a nice cross.
Chimpo rushes Hanks and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Chimpo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chimpo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hanks lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Hanks.
Chimpo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hanks walks away with a smile on his face. Chimpo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Chimpo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hanks throws out a loose jab but Chimpo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanks throws a shot to the body.
Chimpo moves away from the strike by Hanks.
Hanks scores with a jab. Chimpo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chimpo is still on wobbly legs! Can Hanks finish him?
That has opened up Johnny Chimpo's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanks takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sloppy strikes from Chimpo. Those never looked like landing.
Hanks is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Chimpo flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Chimpo is out cold! Hanks holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fred Hanks!
During a confident post fight interview, Fred Hanks thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mr Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marlon Worthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Green comes into the arena with yes blaring out of the sound system. Worthy has chosen Drop the world as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Mr Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marlon Worthy!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Worthy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Worthy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Worthy misses with a wild body shot.
Worthy misses the shot to the body.
Green throws out a loose jab but Worthy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Worthy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Green was well out of range. Poor timing from Worthy.
Worthy sizes up Green with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Worthy tests Green's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Worthy looks to score with a jab to the body but Green is just out of range.
Green throws a jab but it's blocked by Worthy.
Green on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fighters circling - Green throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Worthy throws a shot from downtown. Green moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Green misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worthy stuffs the takedown attempt from Green. Green gets slowly back to his feet.
Green is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Worthy.
Green jabs Worthy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Worthy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Green counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Worthy slaps away a takedown attempt from Green, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Worthy misses with a body shot.
Worthy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Green.
Worthy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Green.
Green misses with a straight left.
Green misses with a straight right.
Worthy just misses with a punch to the body.
Worthy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Green throws a hook to the side of Worthy's head but Worthy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Worthy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Worthy throws a hook but Green blocks it.
Marlon Worthy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Worthy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Worthy misses with a wild body shot.
Worthy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Green uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Worthy.
Worthy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Worthy lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Worthy throws a right and a left that Green avoids nicely.
Nice defenses there by Worthy.
Worthy misses the jab.
Worthy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Green.
Green throws out a loose jab but Worthy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Green paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Green throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Green. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Worthy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Green.
Worthy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice defenses there by Green.
Worthy tries to land a leg kick but Green saw it coming and moves away.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Worthy moves away.
Worthy moves out of range as Green strikes.
Green walks into a straight right hand from Worthy.
Green waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Worthy.
Worthy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Green.
Green throws a jab but it's blocked by Worthy.
Green shoots in for a takedown but Worthy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Worthy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Worthy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Worthy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Worthy blocks a jab.
Worthy connects with a body shot.
Green takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Worthy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Green rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Green tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Worthy was well out of range. Poor timing from Green.
Green tries to bum rush Worthy with a series of wild strikes but Worthy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Worthy throws a hook but Green blocks it.
Worthy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Green shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Worthy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Green was well out of range. Poor timing from Worthy.
Green rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Worthy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Green takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Green fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marlon Worthy dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Green scores with a crisp jab that stopped Worthy in his tracks.
Green turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A big left from Worthy misses.
Green lands with an uppercut that bounces Worthy off the cage and back into range.
Worthy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Green finds it's way round the side to connect with Worthy's head.
Worthy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Green misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Green swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Green throws a big shot that misses.
Worthy connects with a body shot that sends Green's belly button to the back.
No joy there for Green, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Green throws a body punch but Worthy moves out of range.
Green throws a hook but Worthy blocks it.
Worthy throws a shot from downtown. Green moves away and avoids it.
Green keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worthy catches Green with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Green throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Green slips under a jab from Worthy.
Nice jab there from Worthy.
Green jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Green throws a quick inside leg kick.
Green swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Worthy.
Worthy throws a low kick but Green moves out of range easily.
Worthy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Worthy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Green pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Worthy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Green swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worthy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Green throws out the jab.
Green closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Worthy to the mat! Worthy manages to get full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Green trying to control the position from guard on top but Worthy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Green accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Worthy keeping full guard, as Green tries to pass.
Green wanted to stand there but Worthy had control of the position.
Green postures up in Worthy's guard and throws a big left but Worthy blocks it.
Green postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Green trying to control the position from guard on top but Worthy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worthy controls Green momentarily but Green frees himself.
Green advances position into side control!
Worthy can't do much from the bottom here.
Green 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.
Green is trying to ground and pound but Worthy uses the momentary lack of control by Green to regain half guard.
Nice strikes from Green there.
Worthy regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Green.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Green decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Worthy, up you get!
Green throws a chopping leg kick but Worthy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Green throws a right and a left that Worthy avoids nicely.
Worthy stalks Green and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Green's face. Green staggers backwards, shaken.
Worthy doesn't manage to clinch there - Green circles away.
Worthy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Worthy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Green.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Green.
Worthy connects with a body shot.
Green throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Worthy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Green dominated that second round.
That's time! Green's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Worthy lands a right hook to the body.
Green lunges at Worthy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Worthy's hand.
Worthy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Worthy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marlon Worthy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Green throws a jab but it's blocked by Worthy.
Worthy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Worthy throws a lazy right hand but Green sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Green throws a combination that misses
and Green takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Green scores with a jab to the jaw.
Worthy tries to clinch up.
Green throws a low kick but Worthy avoids it.
Green connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Worthy momentarily.
Worthy just misses with a punch to the body.
Green takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Green, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Green catches Worthy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Green throws a jab when Worthy was well out of range.
Worthy wants to clinch.
Green jabs Worthy right on the nose. Worthy blinks but takes it well.
Worthy lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Worthy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Worthy misses the shot to the body.
Green takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Green throws a leg kick but Worthy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Worthy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Green will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Worthy tries to bum rush Green with a series of wild strikes but Green uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Worthy checks the leg kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Green.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Green working the strikes but Worthy uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Green with the ground and pound but Worthy uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Worthy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Green is controlling him.
Green throws a big elbow that misses.
Worthy trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green gets to his feet. Worthy looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Sloppy strikes from Green. Those never looked like landing.
Worthy misses with a few strikes there.
Worthy swings for the body but Green moves out of range.
Worthy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Worthy lands a nice hook to Green's body. Green takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Green swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Worthy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Green misses with a leg kick.
Worthy misses with an uppercut. Green saw that one coming.
Decent striking displayed by Green there.
Worthy throws a lazy right hand but Green sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worthy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Green, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Worthy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Worthy blocks a low kick nicely.
Green misses with a wild combination.
Green takes a swing at Worthy's ribcage but misses.
Worthy wants to clinch.
Green throws a jab but it's blocked by Worthy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Green connects with a leg kick. Worthy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Worthy is looking to clinch.
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 Mr Green.
I think Green 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mr Green!
Mr Green gave a mention to GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Binzo Binzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janis Lusis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Binzo comes to the cage accompanied by Hair of the Dog by Nazareth. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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221 lbs
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210 lbs
15 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Binzo Binzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Janis Lusis!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lusis moves out of range as Binzo throws a body kick.
Lusis throws a right hand that Binzo ducks under and follows up with a left that Binzo also avoids with ease.
Lusis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Binzo throws out a loose jab but Lusis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lusis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Binzo throws a head kick but Lusis moves out of range.
Binzo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lusis lunges at Binzo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Binzo's hand.
Lusis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A leg kick checked by Lusis.
Lusis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lusis thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Binzo if he has to take too many more of those.
Binzo avoids the body shot from Lusis.
Lusis is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lusis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lusis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lusis throws a nice head kick!
Binzo staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Binzo looks to score with a jab to the body but Lusis is just out of range.
Janis Lusis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Binzo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lusis tries to move into range but Binzo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Janis Lusis has been cut.
Lusis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Binzo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lusis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lusis is looking to clinch.
Lusis looks to clinch
and Binzo counters with a good low kick that Lusis was not able to check.
Binzo throws out a leg kick but Lusis moves out of range and Binzo only half commits.
Janis Lusis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lusis scores with a hook.
Binzo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lusis.
Lusis closes the distance and pushes Binzo back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Binzo tries to work over Lusis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Binzo.
Lusis blocks a body shot from Binzo.
Lusis is trying to stall.
Binzo throws a punch but it's blocked by Lusis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Binzo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Binzo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lusis backwards.
Lusis is leaning against Binzo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short left from Lusis.
Lusis will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Binzo up against the cage.
Lusis looking to throw knees to the head but Binzo is blocking nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Lusis.
Lusis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lusis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Binzo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Binzo as Lusis tries to tie him up.
Binzo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lusis controlling the action here for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Binzo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lusis's elbow.
Binzo pushes off an throws an elbow but Lusis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Binzo.
Lusis lands a left hand.
Lusis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lusis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lusis just leaning against Binzo, taking a breather.
Lusis tries to throw a body punch but Binzo avoids it by throwing Lusis back against the cage.
Lusis looking to stall.
Lusis is struggling to control the position.
Binzo blocks an uppercut.
Lusis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Binzo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lusis trying to control the position but instead, Binzo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lusis into the cage.
Binzo tries to work over Lusis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lusis tries to throw a body punch but Binzo avoids it by throwing Lusis back against the cage.
Binzo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Binzo tries a body shot but Lusis blocks it.
Binzo is trying to break free.
Lusis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Binzo manages to break the clinch.
Lusis thuds his right hand into Binzo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Binzo staying out of range there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lusis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lusis scores with a shot to the body.
Binzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lusis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Janis Lusis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Janis Lusis'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.
Binzo misses with a looping right.
Binzo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lusis can pounce on him.
Lusis lands a jab to Binzo's midsection.
Lusis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Binzo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lusis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Binzo misses with an uppercut.
Lusis takes a swing at Binzo's ribcage but misses.
Lusis goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
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!
Binzo scores with a leg kick.
Lusis delivers a nice body kick.
Lusis avoids the body shot from Binzo.
Lusis connects with a body shot that sends Binzo's belly button to the back.
Binzo throws a low kick but Lusis moves out of range easily.
Lusis throws a leg kick which misses Binzo's front leg but catches the back leg as Binzo tries to avoid it.
Lusis thumps Binzo with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Binzo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lusis.
Lusis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good leg kick by Binzo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lusis is looking to clinch but Binzo is avoiding it.
Lusis wants to clinch.
Binzo checks a leg kick.
Lusis moves into the clinch.
Lusis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lusis stalling against the cage.
Lusis receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Still in the clinch, Lusis scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Binzo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lusis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lusis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Binzo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lusis misses with some punches.
Lusis taking a breather.
Lusis tries a knee to the head but Binzo blocks it.
Lusis throws a head punch that misses.
Binzo tries a body shot but Lusis blocks it.
Binzo lands with a left to the head.
Good body shot from Binzo.
Lusis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lusis.
Lusis scores with a knee to the head.
Lusis has Binzo pressed against the cage, preventing Binzo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Binzo.
Binzo wants the takedown. Lusis is fighting it off but Binzo persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Lusis's guard against the cage.
Binzo throws a big elbow that misses.
Binzo throws a big right hand that misses.
Binzo being controlled here momentarily.
Binzo 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.
Lusis keeping moving, preventing Binzo from controlling successfully.
Binzo throws a big right hand that misses.
Binzo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Binzo lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lusis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Binzo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lusis is keeping the position for now.
Lusis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lusis lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Binzo!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Binzo working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Binzo is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Janis Lusis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Janis Lusis's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Lusis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Janis Lusis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lusis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Binzo.
Lusis scores with a head kick.
Binzo swings for the body but Lusis moves out of range.
Lusis tried to score with a low kick but Binzo checks it.
Lusis 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.
Binzo throws a leg kick but Lusis moved away.
Lusis checks a low kick from Binzo.
Binzo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lusis staying out of range there.
Lusis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Binzo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Binzo is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Lusis's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Binzo throws a body punch but Lusis moves out of range.
Lusis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Binzo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Binzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Binzo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Binzo moves forwards but Lusis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Binzo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Binzo needs to keep his hands up - Lusis had a free shot at his head there.
Lusis looks to land a left hand but Binzo moved out of range nicely.
Lusis cracks Binzo with an open hand slap.
Binzo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lusis.
Binzo throws out a leg kick but Lusis moves out of range and Binzo only half commits.
Lusis throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Binzo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lusis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Binzo.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lusis!
Lusis scores with a jab.
Binzo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lusis misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lusis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lusis checks a low kick from Binzo.
Binzo cracks the inside of Lusis's front leg.
Binzo misses with a body shot.
Binzo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lusis throws out a loose jab but Binzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Binzo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A low kick from Binzo is predictable there
enabling Lusis to counter with a crisp jab.
Lusis lands the left hand.
Binzo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Binzo wants to slow Lusis down by chopping away at his legs.
Lusis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lusis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lusis digs a good body shot into Binzo's ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lusis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lusis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Binzo. Binzo obviously looking to wear him down.
Lusis moves in looking to clinch but Binzo pushes him off.
Lusis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lusis lands a front kick.
Lusis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lusis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Binzo Binzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Binzo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lusis is trying to defend but Binzo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Binzo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Binzo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lusis defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lusis is trying to control but can't.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Binzo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lusis is looking to improve his position.
Binzo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lusis trying to control here.
Binzo frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lusis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Janis Lusis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lusis winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Janis Lusis!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sumpo Klumpo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Grand Magus - Hammer of the North. 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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221 lbs
15 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sumpo Klumpo!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith takes a swing at Klumpo's ribcage but misses.
Klumpo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Smith on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Klumpo just misses with a punch to the body.
Klumpo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Smith checks a leg kick.
Klumpo looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Smith looks to land a body kick but Klumpo moved away.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Klumpo cracks Smith with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Smith avoids the body shot from Klumpo.
A lazy left from Klumpo finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klumpo throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Klumpo throws a leg kick which misses Smith's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith tries to avoid it.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Klumpo throws out the jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Klumpo.
Smith tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smith throws a head kick that misses
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Klumpo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Smith swivels and escapes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klumpo cracks a nice hook into Smith's ribs.
Klumpo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Smith stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Smith wants it to stay on the feet.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Klumpo circles away quickly and effectively.
Klumpo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Smith tries to kick Klumpo off but Klumpo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Klumpo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Klumpo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Klumpo is pressing down on Smith's thigh, looking to free his foot. Smith is holding on for now.
Klumpo slips a nice elbow through Smith's hands, connecting with Smith's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klumpo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Klumpo is keen to just control but Smith is a slippery customer.
Klumpo working Smith over with strikes.
Klumpo throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
Smith blocking the ground and pound attempt from Klumpo.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Klumpo in particular looking to stall.
Klumpo tries to pass to full mount but Smith defends it.
Klumpo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Klumpo controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
Klumpo trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Klumpo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smith defending well though.
Smith has hold of Klumpo's hands but Klumpo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sumpo Klumpo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Klumpo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Smith lands with a nice combination. Klumpo backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Sumpo Klumpo has been cut.
Klumpo throws a good cross that connects.
Klumpo swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Smith checks a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Klumpo blocks the low kick.
Klumpo lands a nice shot to the body.
Sumpo Klumpo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A cross from Smith lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith lands a jab.
Klumpo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a head kick but Klumpo moves out of range.
That kick from Klumpo tenderised Smith's leg. Smith is trying to keep his angry face on.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Klumpo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Klumpo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Smith.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith connects with a single shot there.
Klumpo throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Klumpo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith throws a jab when Klumpo was well out of range.
Klumpo feints and then cracks Smith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smith down.
Smith throws a body punch but Klumpo moves out of range.
Klumpo connects with an inside leg kick.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That kick from Smith tenderised Klumpo's leg. Klumpo is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Klumpo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Klumpo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Klumpo does it's job there.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Klumpo's shoulder, as Klumpo tries to avoid the shot.
Klumpo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Klumpo avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Klumpo moves away.
Smith misses with a hook. Klumpo ducked under it nicely.
Smith misses with a right hand
and Klumpo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a head kick that misses
and Klumpo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Klumpo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Klumpo fails to land the takedown.
Smith is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Klumpo counters with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klumpo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith misses with a right hand
and Klumpo counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith throws a low kick, looking for Klumpo's leg but Klumpo calmly moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good work by Klumpo as he checks the leg kick.
Smith avoids the head kick by Klumpo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Peter Smith will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sumpo Klumpo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A jab from Smith misses.
Smith takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Smith blocks a jab.
Smith throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Smith misses with a right hand
and Klumpo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A clash of legs there as Smith blocks the low kick.
Smith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Klumpo.
Smith throws a body punch but Klumpo moves out of range.
Klumpo throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klumpo checks a low kick from Smith.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Klumpo.
Klumpo dips to his left and cracks Smith with an uppercut!
Klumpo misses with a wild combination.
Smith throws an off balance right hand
and Klumpo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Klumpo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Klumpo defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Smith feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Klumpos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Klumpo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smith sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Klumpo's calf.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Klumpo moved out of range.
Klumpo thuds his right hand into Smith's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Klumpo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Klumpo dives in and grabs Smith's left leg, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes down on Klumpo's head and hops out.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Klumpo.
Klumpo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Klumpo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klumpo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Klumpo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smith but Smith pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Peter Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sumpo Klumpo.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Klumpo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Smith lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Klumpo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Klumpo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Klumpo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Klumpo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smith defends it nicely.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klumpo lands a nice looking body kick.
Smith 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.
Smith throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Smith lands a really nice looking cross but Klumpo seems unphased.
Smith scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Klumpo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice cross by Klumpo.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sumpo Klumpo.
Well Klumpo 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sumpo Klumpo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holmes comes to the cage accompanied by F.A.M.E. The crowd seem to be enjoying Gray's choice of entrance music: make love not war baby. Rodney Holmes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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221 lbs
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193 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rodney Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Mr Gray!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray throws out a loose jab but Holmes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Holmes.
Holmes lands a jab to the nose.
Holmes lands a right hook to the body.
Gray scores with a jab to the head.
Holmes thows a body shot but no joy.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Holmes!
Holmes lands a front kick.
Gray loads up on a big right hand but Holmes slips the punch.
Gray throws a poor cross that misses
and Holmes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mr Gray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gray ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gray rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Holmes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gray throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A good leg kick by Holmes.
The fighters circling - Holmes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gray, right into the meat.
Some wild striking there from Holmes.
A combination from Gray does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes blocks a low kick nicely.
Holmes slips under a jab.
Holmes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice defenses there by Holmes.
Gray misses with a right hand
and Holmes counters with a solid body kick.
Holmes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gray at a distance.
Holmes just misses with a punch to the body.
Holmes lands a right hook to the body.
Holmes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Some wild striking there from Holmes.
Holmes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gray throws out the jab.
Holmes closes the distance and clinches.
Gray swings wildly with an uppercut but Holmes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gray doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gray breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Gray misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes moves out of range as Gray strikes.
Gray moves out of range of the body kick from Holmes.
Holmes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gray moves away.
Gray showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Holmes.
Gray fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Holmes staying out of range there.
Gray throws a poor cross that misses
and Holmes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rodney Holmes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gray fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Holmes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gray darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gray tries to pass to full mount but Holmes defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holmes wants to control but Gray is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Holmes to regain full guard.
Gray looking to sit in guard and control but Holmes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gray tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gray is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gray throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gray manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes wants to control but Gray is having none of it.
Gray working the ground and pound effectively.
Gray tries to control but Holmes wriggling away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gray cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmes manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Gray throwing shots but Holmes is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mr Gray will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Holmes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gray.
Nice jab there from Holmes.
Gray shoots for a takedown but Holmes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Holmes lands a body shot.
Holmes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Holmes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Holmes scores with a jab to the head.
Gray tries for a takedown but Holmes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gray looks to land a combination but Holmes avoids it well.
Gray throws out a loose jab but Holmes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gray throws a right hand that misses
enabling Holmes to counter with a crisp jab.
Gray takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Holmes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gray.
Holmes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gray.
Holmes lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holmes throws a shot to the body.
Gray avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Holmes lands a slapping body shot.
Gray throws a hook but Holmes avoids it easily.
Holmes forces Gray back against the cage and clinches.
Gray scores with a hook to the body.
Gray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holmes taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gray successfully pulls guard.
Gray has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Holmes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gray wants to sweep here but Holmes controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gray has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Holmes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray looking for a sweep. Not yet Gray, not yet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gray isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Holmes stacks Gray on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Holmes!
Gray is looking to regain half guard here but Holmes keeps moving and retains side control.
Gray sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Holmes trying to control the pace.
Gray wants to sweep but Holmes has passed to side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes takes a little break here. Gray wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Gray is looking for a sweep.
Gray is not content to let Holmes control the position.
Gray tries to improve position but can't.
Mr Gray has got the better of the ground game so far.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Gray manages to get back to half guard.
Holmes trying to pass the guard but Gray defending well.
Holmes is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Rodney Holmes just wasn't active enough.
Gray throws a right hand that misses
and Holmes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gray throws an off balance right hand
and Holmes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gray misses with an uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Holmes as he connects with a hook.
Holmes looks to throw the jab but Gray is out of range.
Good shot there by Holmes.
Gray wants to land a leg kick but Holmes is out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gray throws a head kick that misses.
Holmes misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Gray misses.
Holmes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gray checks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rodney Holmes will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A jab from Gray misses.
Gray misses the jab.
Holmes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gray.
Holmes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gray misses with a hook. Holmes ducked under it nicely.
Gray throws an off balance right hand
and Holmes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gray throws a body punch but Holmes moves out of range.
Gray misses with a wild combination.
Rodney Holmes is winning the standup battle so far.
Gray avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gray misses with a wild combination.
Holmes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Holmes ducks under a wild hook from Gray.
Holmes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gray.
Gray is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Holmes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Holmes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray throws a nice looking combination but Holmes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gray waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Holmes.
Gray fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Holmes to the ground. Gray is now in Holmes's guard.
Holmes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gray looking to sit in guard and control but Holmes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gray looking for a guillotine here but Holmes defends easily.
Gray looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Holmes puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Holmes content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes uses his free foot to push down on Gray's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Gray.
Gray is looking to improve his position but Holmes isn't that keen on the idea.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Gray. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Holmes content just to control the position here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray is trying to escape the mount.
Holmes content just to control the position here.
Gray is working to get back to half guard.
Gray sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Gray wants to improve his position but Holmes is controlling well.
Holmes is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray wants to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rodney Holmes.
Holmes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gray.
A bone on bone clash there as Holmes blocks the leg kick.
Holmes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Holmes feints and then cracks Gray's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gray down.
Gray fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Holmes throws a hook to the side of Gray's head but Gray sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Holmes lands a two punch combo.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gray throws a right and a left that both miss.
Holmes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gray was well out of range. Poor timing from Holmes.
Jab by Holmes.
Holmes misses with a hook. Gray ducked under it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mr Gray.
I think Gray has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olli Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthieu Benoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokinen comes into the arena with Prodigy - Poison blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Olli Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 2, fighting out of New York, Matthieu Benoit!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen slips a jab and a cross from Benoit.
Benoit closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Jokinen's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Benoit showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Benoit stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jokinen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jokinen looking for a sweep. Not yet Jokinen, not yet.
Benoit is in close to Jokinen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jokinen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Benoit stands up over Jokinen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jokinen is looking to stand up but Benoit isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen wants to sweep but no luck.
Jokinen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Benoit's guard.
Jokinen wants to pass the guard but Benoit is keeping the position.
Jokinen is posturing up here but Benoit has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Jokinen tries to roll out but it's too tight and Jokinen has to tap! Slick submission there by Benoit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Matthieu Benoit!
A relieved looking Matthieu Benoit thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Congo Ashantie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conquer This (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ashantie comes to the cage accompanied by Congo Ashanti. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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230 lbs
17 - 3 - 0 |
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235 lbs
26 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Congo Ashantie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Conquer This!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ashantie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A slapping body kick lands there for This.
Conquer This seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ashantie throws a sloppy head kick and This moves out of range easily.
This wants to clinch up but Ashantie keeps it at a distance.
Ashantie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This lands a right hook to the body.
This tests Ashantie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Congo Ashantie has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ashantie takes a kick to the side of the head.
This just misses with a punch to the body.
Ashantie misses with a body kick.
This lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ashantie throws a head kick but This moves out of range.
This stuns Ashantie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ashantie looks to land a right hand but This moved out of range.
This tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This connects with a crisp jab.
This thuds a left hand into Ashantie's body.
Ashantie is breathing heavily.
Ashantie fails in his attempt to clinch.
This lands with a nice body punch.
Ashantie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick misses from Ashantie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by This.
This pounces like a tiger and cracks Ashantie with a vicious hook! Ashantie is down but not out! This follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Conquer This!
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