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IMMA 74: Stehling vs Tripper PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ramdaa Somdet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jubal Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ramdaa Somdet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jubal Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Somdet tries to keep at a distance but Sackett has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sackett misses with a knee strike.
Somdet prevents a body shot from Sackett.
Sackett tries a knee to the head but Somdet blocks it.
Somdet has a couple of punches blocked by Sackett.
Somdet lands with a light punch inside.
Somdet wants to stall.
Somdet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sackett misses with a knee strike.
Sackett landing knees to the head.
It looks like Ramdaa Somdet has been cut.
Sackett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sackett taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Somdet takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sackett throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sackett with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sackett taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Somdet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sackett throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sackett misses with a knee strike.
Sackett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Somdet throws a punch but it's blocked by Sackett.
Sackett throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sackett missing with knees to the body.
Somdet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sackett stalling the fight.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Somdet tries a body shot but Sackett blocks it.
Sackett landing knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Somdet.
Somdet stalling in the clinch but Sackett improves position.
Somdet misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sackett tries a knee to the head but Somdet blocks it.
Somdet tries to throw a body punch but Sackett avoids it by throwing Somdet back against the cage.
Sackett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett blocks an uppercut.
Sackett scores with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Somdet fails to land.
Sackett using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Somdet on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sackett blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Somdet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Somdet misses with some punches.
Sackett tries to land a knee to the head but Somdet blocks with his arms.
Sackett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Somdet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sackett with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sackett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sackett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Somdet lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sackett tries to land knees in the clinch but Somdet avoids the damage to the body.
Somdet blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Somdet lands a left hand.
Somdet presses Sackett against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sackett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sackett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sackett lands a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Somdet.
Somdet looking to slow down the pace here.
Sackett with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sackett tries to land a knee to the head but Somdet blocks with his arms.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sackett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Somdet lands a shot to the body.
Sackett throws a knee to the head but misses.
Somdet is trying to stall.
Sackett misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Somdet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Somdet blocks it with crossed arms.
Sackett tries to land knees in the clinch but Somdet avoids the damage to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Sackett.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sackett misses with a knee to the head.
Somdet misses with a punch to the body.
Sackett tries to land a knee to the head but Somdet blocks with his arms.
Somdet lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sackett tries to land knees in the clinch but Somdet avoids the damage to the body.
Sackett tries to land a knee to the head but Somdet blocks with his arms.
Somdet lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sackett backwards.
Sackett tries to land a knee to the head but Somdet blocks with his arms.
A body shot lands from Somdet.
Sackett looks gassed!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Somdet lands an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Somdet.
Somdet lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sackett blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jubal Sackett will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ramdaa Somdet's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Somdet misses with a straight left.
Somdet keeps the fight on the outside.
Somdet circles away from the clinch attempt.
Somdet checks a low kick from Sackett.
Sackett is looking to score with low kicks.
Sackett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Somdet throws a shot to the body.
Somdet misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sackett is looking to slow Somdet down with leg kicks.
Somdet slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Somdet with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Somdet scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sackett is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sackett throws an overhand right that lands on Somdet's shoulder, as Somdet tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Somdet looks to land a right hand but Sackett moved out of range.
Sackett throws a front kick aimed at Somdet's knee but Somdet avoids it well.
Sackett misses with a hook to the body
and Somdet counters with a nice uppercut.
Sackett is still on wobbly legs! Can Somdet finish him?
Sackett cracks Somdet with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sackett seems to have recovered his senses.
Somdet chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sackett can pounce on him.
Sackett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sackett throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sackett walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Somdet checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sackett shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sackett has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sackett looking to throw knees to the head but Somdet is blocking nicely.
Sackett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Somdet blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett taking a breather.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sackett unloads a knee to the mid-section. Somdet lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jubal Sackett seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sackett landing knees to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Sackett.
Somdet lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sackett is breathing heavily.
Sackett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Somdet has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sackett looking to throw knees to the head but Somdet is blocking nicely.
Sackett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Somdet has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sackett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Somdet working aggressively here.
Sackett trying to land knees to the body.
Somdet lands with a left to the head.
Sackett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Somdet stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Somdet throws a punch but it's blocked by Sackett.
Sackett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sackett tries a knee to the head but Somdet blocks it.
Somdet works on Sackett's body with a couple of short punches.
Somdet lands a right hand.
Somdet lands a body shot.
Sackett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sackett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sackett blocking some punches.
Sackett misses with a knee strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sackett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right hand to the body from Somdet.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sackett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Somdet blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sackett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A hook to the body from Somdet.
Somdet is stalling here.
Sackett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Somdet misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Somdet lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Somdet lands with a short shot to the head.
Sackett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Somdet managing to block the knees to the body from Sackett.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Somdet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Somdet misses with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
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 Ramdaa Somdet will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ramdaa Somdet's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sackett tries to score with a low kick but Somdet moves his leg out of the way.
Sackett misses with a low kick.
Sackett connects with a solid leg kick.
Sackett lands a head kick. Somdet smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sackett misses with a straight left.
Somdet lands with a right hand.
Somdet blocks a low kick nicely.
Somdet connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Somdet fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sackett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Somdet avoids the head kick by Sackett.
Somdet scores with a hook to the body. Sackett takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sackett gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Somdet cracks Sackett with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sackett throws an overhand right that lands on Somdet's shoulder, as Somdet tries to avoid the shot.
Jubal Sackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sackett cracks the inside of Somdet's front leg.
Somdet lands a head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Somdet. Sackett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sackett on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ramdaa Somdet is winning the standup battle so far.
Sackett misses with a straight right.
Somdet steps in with a hook that catches Sackett right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Somdet follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Sackett looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ramdaa Somdet!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Suren Nazarethyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Hedman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nazarethyan comes to the cage accompanied by Brennan Heart & Wildstylez - Lose My Mind. Nikolai Hedman will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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155 lbs
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Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Suren Nazarethyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikolai Hedman!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hedman can't break the clinch.
Nazarethyan lands a shoulder strike.
Nazarethyan stalling in the clinch.
Hedman wants to get back to striking at distance but Nazarethyan won't allow it.
Nazarethyan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nazarethyan scores with a shoulder strike.
Hedman is rocked!
Nazarethyan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hedman is still on wobbly legs! Can Nazarethyan finish him?
Nazarethyan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hedman.
Nazarethyan creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Hedman's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Hedman drops to his knees and Nazarethyan pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Suren Nazarethyan!
Suren Nazarethyan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Monkey Luffy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitali Popov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Popov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tupac - Last Muthafucka Breathin'. Vitali Popov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Monkey Luffy's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Monkey Luffy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vitali Popov!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popov slips a straight right by Luffy.
Popov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Luffy with a nice cross.
Popov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Luffy did well to prevent Popov getting side control.
Popov not doing much here.
Popov maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Luffy could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Popov has cracked it and Luffy is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Popov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vitali Popov!
Vitali Popov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Timo Takka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mic Hael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Takka might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dragonforce - Dawn Over a New World. Mic Hael has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timo Takka !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Mic Hael!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hael scores with a leg kick.
Takka doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hael moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hael throws a sloppy body shot
and Takka counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Takka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mic Hael seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takka gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hael.
Hael works over Takka 's head and body with a nice combination.
Hael throws a head kick but Takka moves out of range.
Takka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hael circles away quickly and effectively.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice cross by Takka .
Hael throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Takka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Takka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hael misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hael misses with a straight left.
Hael uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Takka .
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Hael.
Hael misses with a body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Takka blocks the leg kick.
Hael misses with a jab, cross combination.
Takka checks a leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Takka . No joy for Hael on that attempt.
Hael rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Takka counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A nice combination there by Takka .
Takka 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.
Takka lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Takka misses the shot to the body.
Takka tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Takka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hael lands with a nice body punch.
Hael throws a poor cross that misses
and Takka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hael blocks a head kick by Takka .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hael throws a hook but Takka blocks it.
Takka misses with a jab to the body
and Hael counters with a thumping low kick.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Takka enables Hael to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Takka manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hael in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Takka is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hael in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Takka keeping moving, preventing Hael from controlling successfully.
Takka can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hael controls the pace.
Takka controls Hael momentarily but Hael frees himself.
Hael throwing strikes from guard but Takka blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hael pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Takka is keeping the position for now.
Takka has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hael can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hael has gone for a leg lock! Takka slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hael's guard.
Hael 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.
Takka forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hael is pressing down on Takka 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hael looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takka wants to control from the top but Hael keeps moving.
Hael tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mic Hael dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Takka lands with a shot to the body.
A jab from Takka finds it's way through Hael's defenses.
Hael connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hael throws a body punch but Takka moves out of range.
Takka with a jab.
Takka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Takka misses with a straight right.
Hael fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Takka .
Takka ducks under a wild hook from Hael.
Takka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hael waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Takka .
Hael looks to score with a jab to the body but Takka is just out of range.
Hael scores with the left hand. Takka knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hael misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hael shoots for a takedown but Takka saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takka throws a body punch but Hael moves out of range.
Hael gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Takka to counter with a crisp jab.
Timo Takka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mic Hael.
Hael digs a good hook to Takka 's body.
Takka on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Takka digs a good hook to Hael's body.
Takka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Takka throws a leg kick which misses Hael's front leg but catches the back leg as Hael tries to avoid it.
Takka is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Takka misses the shot to the body.
Hael rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Takka counters with a leg kick.
Hael misses with a wild combination.
Donk. Takka catches Hael right on the button with a cross.
Hael throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hael misses with a takedown
and Takka counters with a good low kick that Hael was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hael just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hael lands with a kick to the ribs.
Takka thumps Hael with a low kick.
Mic Hael seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Takka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hael.
Takka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hael misses with a hook. Takka ducked under it nicely.
Hael fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Takka avoids it really well and circles away.
Takka scoring well with a low kick there.
Takka throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hael on the side of the head.
Hael is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Takka .
Hael throws a leg kick but Takka sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hael misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takka .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Takka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hael digs a good body shot into Takka 's ribs.
Jab by Hael.
Hael tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Takka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hael manages to avoid it.
Timo Takka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hael takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Takka jabs Hael to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hael gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Takka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hael.
Hael throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takka throws a low kick but Hael avoids it.
Hael misses with an uppercut. Takka saw that one coming.
Takka walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hael swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Takka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takka fails to land with a series of punches.
Hael fails with a takedown attempt.
Hael misses with a low kick.
Hael bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Takka tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hael wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hael goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Takka has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hael but great work by Takka .
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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hael tries to improve position but can't.
The referee asks Takka politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Takka prefers to stall for the moment though.
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 Timo Takka will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Hael takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hael misses with a hook.
Hael shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Takka but Takka pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hael misses with an uppercut. Takka saw that one coming.
Hael throws a nice head kick!
Takka looks to land a left hand but Hael moved out of range nicely.
Takka fails to land with a series of punches.
Takka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Takka misses with a wild combination.
Takka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Takka blocks the body kick.
Takka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hael at a distance.
Takka avoids the body shot from Hael.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Takka . Beautiful body shot.
Takka doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Takka jabs Hael right on the nose. Hael blinks but takes it well.
Takka slips a straight right by Hael.
Hael connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Takka momentarily.
Hael moves out of range as Takka strikes.
Hael throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hael throws a chopping leg kick but Takka manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hael's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hael fails to land the takedown.
Hael will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hael tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takka was well out of range. Poor timing from Hael.
Takka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hael throws a lazy head kick
and Takka counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hael takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Takka as Hael shoots in.
Timo Takka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mic Hael.
Takka closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takka connects with a solid leg kick.
Hael with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hael fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Takka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takka works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Takka fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hael on the side of the head.
Hael looks to throw a body kick
and Takka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Takka lands a really nice looking cross but Hael seems unphased.
Donk. Takka catches Hael right on the button with a cross.
Hael takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Takka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takka looks to score with a jab to the body but Hael is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Takka connects with a jab.
Takka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hael ducks under a wild hook from Takka .
Hael punishes Takka 's body with a nice straight punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Takka .
Takka misses the shot to the body.
Takka slips under a jab.
Hael shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Takka as he avoids it easily.
Hael misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takka .
Takka scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hael closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hael lands in his opponent's guard.
Hael trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takka lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hael!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hael tries to lock up and control but Takka gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Takka unloading with bombs!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hael is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Takka is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timo Takka showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Takka 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Timo Takka !
Timo Takka thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marlon Worthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Dingdown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Worthy comes to the cage accompanied by Drop the world. Dingdown is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Baggy Trousers. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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26
167 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marlon Worthy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ben Dingdown!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worthy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dingdown circles away quickly and effectively.
Dingdown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Worthy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dingdown throws out the jab.
Worthy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dingdown lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Worthy sprawling to the canvas. Dingdown follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Worthy hang on?
Worthy is rocked!
It looks like Marlon Worthy has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Worthy wants to control but Dingdown is keeping busy.
Dingdown thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Worthy's head.
Worthy gets full guard.
Dingdown in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dingdown is in close to Worthy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Worthy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dingdown looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dingdown throwing strikes from guard but Worthy blocks nicely.
Dingdown pushing down on Worthy's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Dingdown not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dingdown trying to mount his opponent but Worthy defends it.
Dingdown thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dingdown wants to control but Worthy is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dingdown sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Worthy defending well though.
Dingdown lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dingdown throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dingdown throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dingdown missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Worthy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dingdown is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
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!
Worthy is staying active underneath Dingdown, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Worthy is controlling Dingdown's trapped leg to prevent Dingdown from advancing to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worthy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dingdown throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Worthy to regain full guard.
Dingdown throwing strikes but missing.
Worthy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dingdown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Worthy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dingdown accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Worthy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dingdown.
Dingdown trying to control but Worthy is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dingdown postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worthy keeping moving, preventing Dingdown from controlling successfully.
Worthy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dingdown postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dingdown slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Worthy wants to stand and escape but Dingdown is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Dingdown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marlon Worthy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dingdown blocks a jab.
Worthy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Worthy moves out of range of the body kick from Dingdown.
Dingdown thuds a left hand into Worthy's body.
A shot to the liver by Dingdown. Beautiful body shot.
Worthy misses with a hook. Dingdown ducked under it nicely.
Worthy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dingdown.
Dingdown misses with a leg kick
and Worthy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A jab from Dingdown misses.
Some wild striking there from Dingdown.
Nice cross by Worthy.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dingdown!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Worthy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dingdown counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dingdown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marlon Worthy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dingdown catches Worthy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Oh Worthy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Worthy throws a jab when Dingdown was well out of range.
Worthy thows a body shot but no joy.
Ben Dingdown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dingdown misses with a body shot.
Worthy wants to stay close but Dingdown steps back to make room for something. Worthy seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Dingdown and Worthy drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ben Dingdown!
After the big win, Ben Dingdown made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Punishment Nutrition - All 159Q products now $75 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hype Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miles Brand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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143 lbs
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140 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hype Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miles Brand!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brand misses with an uppercut
and Williams counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brand doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Williams counters with a nice uppercut.
Miles Brand seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brand thows a body shot but no joy.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Brand shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Williams pinned against the cage. Williams gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Williams scores with a nice strike.
Williams stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Williams wants it to stay on the feet.
Hype Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miles Brand.
Brand looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Williams!
Brand is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brand misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Williams is in a horrible position here. Brand smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Brand sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
BOOM! Brand connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Brand lands with some strikes.
Brand punching from mount but Williams doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Brand lands a heavy elbow.
Brand misses with some ground and pound and Williams recovers position to half guard.
Williams on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Williams tries to get out of the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brand slips a nice elbow through Williams's hands, connecting with Williams's forehead.
Brand thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Williams's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Brand.
Brand throws a big elbow that misses.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Brand from controlling successfully.
Brand throwing strikes from guard but Williams blocks nicely.
Brand throwing strikes from guard but Williams blocks nicely.
Williams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brand throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Williams works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brand missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brand loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Williams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brand accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brand postures up and lands a big shot to Williams's brow.
Williams is rocked!
Brand scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Oh Williams is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brand postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Williams covers up, he's hurt! Brand keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Brand and the ref steps in to end the fight! Brand can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miles Brand!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Miles Brand made sure he mentioned Hellraiser Fightgear (10$ clothing SALE), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mr Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Green comes to the cage accompanied by yes. Ross has chosen Show me how to live as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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158 lbs
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167 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Mr Green!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rick Ross!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green checks a leg kick nicely.
Ross throws a hook but Green avoids it easily.
Ross swinging wildly here.
Ross has closed the distance and engaged Green in a clinch.
Ross throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ross working aggressively here.
Green misses with the head strike.
Green jumps guard but Ross turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Green creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Green jumps guard but Ross stands there with Green around his waist. Green gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Green is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ross to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Green. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Green wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ross has him pressed against the cage.
Ross can't find room to land a body shot as Green controls the action.
Green fails to pull guard.
Ross fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ross lands with a right to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Ross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Green's defenses.
It looks like Mr Green has been cut.
Green is trying to force a seperation but Ross has the dominant position.
Ross dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Green drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ross pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ross throws a head kick that misses.
Ross throws a head kick that Green semi-blocks.
Ross cracks a nice hook into Green's ribs.
Ross swinging wildly here.
Green just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch combination from Green misses.
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.
Green misses with an uppercut
and Ross connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Green will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Green tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Green lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ross tries to close the distance and clinch up but Green swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Green uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ross smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ross throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ross buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Green avoids the head kick by Ross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green throws a jab when Ross was well out of range.
Green looks to land a left hand but Ross moved out of range nicely.
Ross throws a leg kick that is checked
and Green counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Green.
Green misses with the combination.
Ross misses the shot to the body.
Ross lands a body shot.
Rick Ross is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ross throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rick Ross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ross lands a head kick. Green smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Green is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Green on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ross. Ross obviously looking to wear him down.
Oh Green is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice defenses there by Ross.
Green seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Ross.
Ross throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Ross. No joy for Green on that attempt.
A swing and a miss from Green.
Ross moves out of range of the strikes.
Ross throws a leg kick that misses.
Ross connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Green's hands.
Ross fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Green manages to avoid it.
Ross tries to clinch up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ross throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ross tries to score with a low kick but Green moves his leg out of the way.
Ross swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Green counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Ross dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mr Green'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.
Ross throws a hook to the side of Green's head but Green sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ross lands an overhand right.
Ross cracks the inside of Green's front leg.
Ross throws a leg kick but Green sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ross misses with a head kick.
Green darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Green is looking to take a break and control but Ross is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Green works his foot free and advances to mount.
Ross blocking the ground and pound.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Green is landing with some decent strikes but Ross is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ross is desperately trying to improve his position but Green has a good base and remains in mount.
Green throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Ross tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Green thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Green cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green punishing his opponent with strikes.
Green sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Green with shots to the head and body - Ross looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Green misses with a head shot.
Green with a couple of short strikes.
Green raining down shots from the mount!
Green avoids the attempt from Ross to control.
Green landing strikes from the mount and Ross is in trouble!
Mr Green overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Poor strikes thrown by Green there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Green thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green landing punches.
Green fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ross is rocked!
Green loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Ross scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Green land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Green stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mr Green!
Mr Green retains his lightweight title!
After the big win, Mr Green made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lester Howell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Ruanti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 Daniel Ruanti was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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29
217 lbs
22 - 4 - 0 |
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30
205 lbs
27 - 8 - 0 |
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Granite chin |
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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
22 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lester Howell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Ruanti!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howell misses with a straight right.
Howell on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ruanti scores with a nice right hand.
Ruanti closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Howell to the mat! Howell manages to get full guard.
Ruanti preventing the sweep.
Ruanti postures up.
Ruanti sitting in guard here, content to control.
Howell throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Ruanti escapes and throws Howell's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Ruanti taking a breather here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howell is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ruanti trying to control the position but Howell is working away.
Ruanti tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ruanti has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Howell is trying to control Ruanti's posture but Ruanti avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howell is looking to regain half guard here but Ruanti keeps moving and retains side control.
Howell is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ruanti's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Ruanti wants to pass to mount but Howell is defending the position.
Howell is looking for a sweep. Ruanti is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ruanti wants to take a breather but Howell is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howell won't allow Ruanti to pass to mount.
Howell is looking for a sweep. Ruanti is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ruanti is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Howell trying to hold on to Ruanti's head to control him but Ruanti postures up.
Howell is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Ruanti is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Howell trying to keep a closed guard but Ruanti is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ruanti defending well as Howell loads up on a big left hand.
Ruanti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Howell stuffs the takedown attempt from Ruanti. Ruanti gets slowly back to his feet.
Howell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Howell slips a jab from Ruanti.
Howell throws a head kick that misses.
Howell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ruanti's sensitive parts.
Howell misses with a head kick.
Howell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruanti feints and then cracks Howell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Howell down.
Ruanti connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Howell momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruanti throws a leg kick which misses Howell's front leg but catches the back leg as Howell tries to avoid it.
Howell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ruanti avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Ruanti dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A bone on bone clash there as Ruanti blocks the leg kick.
Ruanti motions for Howell to come forward. Ruanti throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ruanti checks a leg kick.
Ruanti fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Howell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ruanti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Howell tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ruanti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ruanti scores with a spinning back kick!
Ruanti shoots for a double leg takedown but Howell sprawls well. He's pushed Ruanti's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ruanti thumps Howell with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Howell.
Howell drops his hands momentarily and Ruanti takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
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!
Ruanti throws a leg kick that is checked
and Howell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ruanti thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruanti looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ruanti jabs Howell to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Howell has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ruanti.
Ruanti chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Howell can pounce on him.
Ruanti throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Howell checks a low kick from Ruanti.
Ruanti scores with a push kick.
Ruanti moves away from the strike by Howell.
That kick from Ruanti tenderised Howell's leg. Howell is trying to keep his angry face on.
Howell keeps Ruanti at a distance using the push kick.
Howell closes the distance and clinches up with Ruanti, looking for a takedown. Howell pushes Ruanti against the cage but Ruanti circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Howell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ruanti lands a leg kick that knocks Howell off balance momentarily.
Howell just misses with a punch to the body.
Ruanti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ruanti counters with a two punch combo.
Ruanti misses with a leg kick.
Howell shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Howell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Howell misses with a wild body shot.
Daniel Ruanti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Howell tries a head kick but it misses.
Ruanti lands a leg kick that knocks Howell off balance momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Howell. Ruanti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Howell misses with a leg kick
and Ruanti counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ruanti goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ruanti takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ruanti tries to score with a low kick but Howell moves his leg out of the way.
Nice shot lands for Ruanti.
Ruanti fails with the takedown.
Lester Howell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Ruanti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruanti bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Howell shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ruanti as he avoids it easily.
Howell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ruanti scores with a push kick.
Howell takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Lester Howell has been cut.
Ruanti tries to work over Howell's front leg with a kick but Howell checks it.
A good leg kick by Ruanti.
Ruanti lands a nice hook to Howell's body. Howell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Howell closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ruanti did well to prevent Howell getting side control.
Ruanti is controlling Howell's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Ruanti manages to get to full guard.
Howell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howell stopping the sweep attempt from Ruanti.
Howell looking to sit in guard and control but Ruanti gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ruanti looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Howell keeping moving, preventing Ruanti from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Ruanti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lester Howell's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Howell moves out of range as Ruanti throws a body kick.
Ruanti lets loose with a powerful body kick. Howell will feel that in the morning.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ruanti, right into the meat.
Ruanti looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Howell!
Howell is working to get back to half guard.
Ruanti has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Howell's face.
Ruanti trying to control but Howell is having none of it.
Howell really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howell is working hard here to advance position.
Ruanti working for a submission but Howell is keeping him at bay.
Ruanti looking to control but Howell is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Howell is desperately trying to improve his position but Ruanti has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruanti throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Howell because Ruanti loaded up on that one.
Ruanti controlling from mount.
Ruanti looking to control but Howell is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lester Howell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruanti thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Howell is squirming around, avoiding Ruanti's attempts to control the action.
Howell is trying desperately to improve position.
Ruanti content just to control the position here.
Howell is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruanti goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Howell is on top in guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Howell is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ruanti working for a triangle but Howell defends it easily.
Ruanti looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruanti's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Ruanti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ruanti 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Ruanti!
Daniel Ruanti seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sun Wukong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moacyr Domingos De Matos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Matos has chosen Kick Ass as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sun Wukong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Moacyr Domingos De Matos!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Matos.
De Matos throws a wild body kick that Wukong sees coming a mile off.
De Matos lands a jab to Wukong's midsection.
De Matos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wukong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wukong looks to score with a jab to the body but De Matos is just out of range.
Wukong takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wukong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wukong gets a clinch.
De Matos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Matos throws a punch but it's blocked by Wukong.
Wukong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wukong tries to throw a body punch but De Matos avoids it by throwing Wukong back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wukong has a couple of punches blocked by De Matos.
Wukong connects with a nasty looking knee right to De Matos's face.
Wukong unloads a knee to the mid-section. De Matos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wukong prevents De Matos from breaking the clinch.
De Matos lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Wukong fails to land.
De Matos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wukong tries to work over De Matos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Matos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
De Matos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
De Matos pushes Wukong back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
De Matos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Matos swings wildly with an uppercut but Wukong uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Matos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Matos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Wukong misses.
De Matos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wukong doesn't manage to clinch there - De Matos circles away.
Wukong lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Matos moves out of range of the body kick.
De Matos lands a big head kick that sends Wukong tumbling to the mat! De Matos takes a step backwards and waves Wukong back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Wukong is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Matos is stalking Wukong. Wukong circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from De Matos, and it's lights out! Wukong really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Moacyr Domingos De Matos!
Moacyr Domingos De Matos is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Moacyr Domingos De Matos thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitchell Stehling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Tripper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stehling comes to the cage accompanied by Turmion Kätilöt - Minä MÄÄRÄÄN!. Tripper has chosen Shout 2000 as his entrance music. Jack Tripper has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mitchell Stehling!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Tripper!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Stehling.
Stehling takes one on the button.
Stehling turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stehling misses the shot to the body.
Stehling connects with a leg kick. Tripper looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No joy there for Tripper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crunch! Stehling slams his shin into Tripper's torso.
Tripper looks gassed!
Stehling jabs Tripper to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stehling ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tripper takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Stehling connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Jack Tripper has been cut.
Stehling drives through and clinches with Tripper against the cage.
Tripper throws a head punch that misses.
Stehling throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stehling tries to work over Tripper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stehling tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tripper's elbow.
Stehling lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tripper.
Stehling misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Stehling scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stehling scores with a hook to the body.
Stehling lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stehling misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stehling lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tripper backwards.
Tripper blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Stehling fails to land.
Stehling throws a punch but it's blocked by Tripper.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stehling swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tripper throws a head punch that misses.
Tripper prevents a body shot from Stehling.
Tripper struggles to land a body shot inside as Stehling controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stehling digs a right hand into Tripper's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tripper's gas tank.
Tripper prevents a body shot from Stehling.
Stehling lands with a short shot to the head.
Stehling lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stehling lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Stehling.
Stehling scores with a hook to the body.
Stehling has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tripper is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short uppercut from Stehling.
Tripper is rocked!
Stehling scores with a shoulder strike.
Tripper is still on wobbly legs! Can Stehling finish him?
Stehling scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A body shot lands from Stehling.
Stehling throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Trippers head.
Stehling lands a big right hand that drops Tripper! The killer instinct kicks in and Stehling finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Stehling!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mitchell Stehling!
Mitchell Stehling retains his heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Mitchell Stehling 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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