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VFN 18: Anderson V. Knuckles PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Zarkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good 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
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcus Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erik Zarkov!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zarkov slaps away a takedown attempt from Wood, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zarkov.
Wood changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zarkov tries to avoid it but Wood manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zarkov to the ground. Zarkov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wood shoots in for a takedown but Zarkov shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Wood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wood tries to keep at a distance but Zarkov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zarkov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wood is looking to take this one to the mat.
Zarkov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wood changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Zarkov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wood fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Zarkov rushes Wood and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zarkov gets through Wood's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wood lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Erik Zarkov has been cut.
Wood tries to land a knee to the head but Zarkov blocks with his arms.
Zarkov lands an uppercut.
Zarkov has a couple of punches blocked by Wood.
Zarkov throws a punch but it's blocked by Wood.
Zarkov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zarkov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood takes a shot to the head.
Wood is trying to drag Zarkov to the mat but Zarkov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Zarkov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
Zarkov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zarkov lands with a right to the head.
Wood is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Zarkov pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wood.
Zarkov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zarkov working aggressively here.
Zarkov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Woods head.
Wood looking for a takedown.
Zarkov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wood gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Zarkov kicks Wood off and gets to his feet.
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!
Zarkov clinches up against the cage.
Wood trying to land knees to the body.
Wood with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Zarkov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
Zarkov lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood misses with a knee to the head.
Zarkov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zarkov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zarkov avoiding damage as Wood throws knees to the body.
Wood drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Zarkov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wood tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zarkov smiles and moves away.
Zarkov clinches.
Wood has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Zarkov after a bit of a struggle.
Zarkov lands an uppercut.
Wood misses with a knee to the head.
Zarkov gets through Wood's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zarkov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wood is looking for a takedown.
Still in the clinch, Zarkov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wood blocks an uppercut.
Wood is looking to control Zarkov's arms but Zarkov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wood has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zarkov gets through Wood's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Wood.
A short uppercut from Zarkov.
Zarkov throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zarkov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wood with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zarkov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
Zarkov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wood with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wood obliges.
Zarkov throws a punch but it's blocked by Wood.
Zarkov misses with a punch on the inside.
Wood is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Zarkov pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wood tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wood is breathing heavily.
A short left from Zarkov.
Wood tries to land knees in the clinch but Zarkov avoids the damage to the body.
A short uppercut from Zarkov.
Wood is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Zarkov lands a hook that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wood is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wood lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zarkov has a couple of punches blocked by Wood.
Wood tries to score a body lock takedown but Zarkov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Zarkov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
Wood is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Zarkov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wood blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wood tries a knee to the head but Zarkov blocks it.
Wood pushes off an throws an elbow but Zarkov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zarkov gets underhooks to prevent Wood's takedown attempt.
Zarkov scores with a shoulder strike.
Zarkov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zarkov lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Zarkov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Zarkov on the inside.
Zarkov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zarkov working aggressively here.
Zarkov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Woods head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Zarkov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Erik Zarkov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Zarkov pushes Wood up against the cage in a clinch.
Wood throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zarkov misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zarkov.
Zarkov scores with a shoulder strike.
Wood using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zarkov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zarkov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wood using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zarkov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wood with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zarkov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wood misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice left hand lands by Zarkov.
Zarkov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zarkov swings wildly with an uppercut but Wood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zarkov scores with a shot to the side of Wood's head.
Wood tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zarkov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Zarkov.
Wood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wood stalling in the clinch but Zarkov improves position.
Zarkov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zarkov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zarkov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zarkov lands with a short shot to the head.
Zarkov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zarkov lands with a short shot to the head.
Zarkov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zarkov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wood can't get the takedown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zarkov.
Wood is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Zarkov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zarkov.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zarkov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Zarkov.
Zarkov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Woods head.
Zarkov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wood.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Wood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zarkov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zarkov blocks it with crossed arms.
Zarkov throws a head punch that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zarkov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wood landing knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Zarkov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wood.
Zarkov avoiding damage as Wood throws knees to the body.
Wood tries to land knees in the clinch but Zarkov avoids the damage to the body.
Zarkov lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Zarkov.
Zarkov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zarkov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Zarkov.
Zarkov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wood tries a knee to the head but Zarkov blocks it.
Zarkov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zarkov lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood looking to throw knees to the head but Zarkov is blocking nicely.
Zarkov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zarkov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zarkov.
Wood misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zarkov.
Wood goes for a takedown in the clinch but Zarkov prevents it.
Zarkov has a couple of punches blocked by Wood.
Zarkov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zarkov.
Wood wants to take the fight to the mat but Zarkov manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Zarkov lands a left hand.
Wood misses with a knee strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zarkov.
Wood takes a shot to the head.
Zarkov gets underhooks to prevent Wood's takedown attempt.
Zarkov lands a shoulder strike.
Wood is rocked!
Zarkov misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Zarkov.
Oh Wood is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zarkov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wood seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Zarkov.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zarkov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zarkov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zarkov lands with a short shot to the head.
Zarkov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
Wood trying to stall but Zarkov improves his position.
Zarkov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zarkov scores with a shoulder strike.
Zarkov pushes Wood against the cage. Zarkov is working some dirty boxing. Zarkov pushes off with a quick right hook! Wood goes down! Wood tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Zarkov moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erik Zarkov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Lane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grigori Draugovich Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grigori Draugovich Ii has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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153 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Lane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Grigori Draugovich Ii!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lane takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Draugovich Ii attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Draugovich Ii tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lane is able to avoid easily.
Lane keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Draugovich Ii misses the target.
Lane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Draugovich Ii moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice sprawl there from Draugovich Ii as Lane shoots in.
Lane shoots in and bounces Draugovich Ii off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Draugovich Ii looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lane trying to control but Draugovich Ii is working from the bottom.
Lane avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lane preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draugovich Ii had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lane defends it easily.
Draugovich Ii keeping moving, preventing Lane from controlling successfully.
Lane stopping the sweep attempt from Draugovich Ii.
Lane tries to free his leg and advance position but Draugovich Ii is retaining full guard.
Draugovich Ii looking for a guillotine here but Lane defends easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Draugovich Ii keeping moving, preventing Lane from controlling successfully.
Draugovich Ii is looking for a triangle but Lane pushes his legs off easily.
Lane has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lane wants to stand but Draugovich Ii has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Draugovich Ii keeping full guard, as Lane tries to pass.
Lane is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Draugovich Ii has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Lane is looking to defend but Draugovich Ii has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Lane! Draugovich Ii pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Lane taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Grigori Draugovich Ii!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Javier Salado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erin Dolor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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KO power |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Javier Salado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erin Dolor!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dolor moves into the clinch.
Salado tries for a takedown but Dolor manages to get underhooks.
Salado tries to pull guard but Dolor forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dolor content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dolor tightens his grip and picks Salado up, before dumping him to the ground. Salado manages to land in guard.
Salado wants to get back to his feet but Dolor is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dolor controlling from the top position.
Dolor's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salado wants to sweep here but Dolor controlling him for the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Erin Dolor was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Dolor ducks right into an uppercut from Salado.
Dolor throws out a powerful jab.
Salado fails to land with a series of punches.
Dolor has managed to clinch.
Dolor jumps into guard, dragging Salado to the mat.
Dolor wriggles free and stands up.
Salado looks to land a combination but Dolor avoids it well.
Dolor ducks under a wild hook from Salado.
Dolor closes the distance and pushes Salado back into the cage.
Dolor is trying to trip Salado. He has hold of a leg but Salado is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Dolor persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salado utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dolor content to stall in guard here.
Salado wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Salado 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.
Dolor wants to control from the top but Salado keeps moving.
Dolor wants to pass the guard but Salado is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Salado missing with a left hand there. Dolor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Salado misses with a straight left.
A big left from Salado misses.
Dolor tries to clinch but Salado is having none of it.
Salado rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dolor counters with a straight right hand.
Dolor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Salado throws a lazy right hand but Dolor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Salado misses with a lunging right hand
and Dolor counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Salado is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dolor gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Javier Salado. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dolor gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Salado regains guard.
Salado knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dolor on the ground.
Salado can't keep his opponent in guard - Dolor advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dolor is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dolor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Salado keeps working.
Salado on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Salado tries to get out of the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dolor is pressing down on Salado's thigh, looking to free his foot. Salado is holding on for now.
Salado pushes Dolor off but Dolor dives into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salado is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Dolor asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Dolor wants to control but Salado is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erin Dolor dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Salado looks to land a left hand but Dolor moved out of range nicely.
Salado misses with a lunging right hand
and Dolor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A decent looking cross lands there for Salado.
Salado lands a lovely overhand right.
Salado throws a series of punches but Dolor avoids them all with ease.
Dolor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Salado, pushing him back against the cage.
Salado is looking to take this one to the mat.
Salado is fighting off a takedown attempt but Dolor is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Salado to the mat. Salado regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salado is wriggling around but Dolor manages to pass to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dolor in particular looking to stall.
Salado is in trouble now - Dolor has advanced to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salado is looking to improve his position but Dolor isn't that keen on the idea.
Dolor sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dolor working Salado over with strikes here.
Dolor trying to control but Salado is having none of it.
Dolor lands a heavy elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salado is squirming around, avoiding Dolor's attempts to control the action.
Dolor lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Dolor in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dolor can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Salado is looking to escape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dolor fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dolor controlling the position easily from mount.
Dolor trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Salado is desperately trying to improve his position but Dolor has a good base and remains in mount.
Dolor trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dolor controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Let's hope that Dolor has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erin Dolor has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Dolor gets a clinch.
Dolor gets through Salado's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dolor successfully pulls guard.
Dolor wants to stand and escape but Salado is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dolor is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erin Dolor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Salado's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Salado stalks Dolor and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dolor's face. Dolor staggers backwards, shaken.
Dolor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Salado paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Salado throws a hook but Dolor avoids it easily.
Dolor tries to clinch there but Salado circles away.
Salado scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Salado throws an off balance right hand
enabling Dolor to counter with a crisp jab.
Salado gets tackled into the cage by Dolor. Dolor maintains the clinch.
Salado tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dolor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Salado is looking to take this one to the mat.
Dolor lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salado tries to kick Dolor off but Dolor keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Dolor works his way into side control.
Salado is not content to let Dolor control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dolor throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Dolor slows the pace down.
Salado trying his best to control but Dolor has mounted him.
Dolor can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Salado is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dolor lands with some strikes.
Dolor controlling from mount.
Dolor punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dolor with a couple of short strikes.
Dolor lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Dolor controlling the pace for now.
Salado is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Salado tries to hold on but Dolor pushes him away.
Dolor trying to control but Salado is having none of it.
Erin Dolor has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dolor controlling his opponent.
Javier Salado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Erin Dolor is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Erin Dolor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dolor 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erin Dolor!
Erin Dolor decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksanteri Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karelin comes into the arena with CCCP blaring out of the sound system. David Drake will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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286 lbs
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270 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aleksanteri Karelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Drake!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake misses with a few strikes there.
Karelin shoots in for a double leg but Drake sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Drake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karelin throws out the jab.
Drake connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Karelin gets tackled into the cage by Drake. Drake maintains the clinch.
Drake misses with a punch on the inside.
Karelin is stalling here.
Drake lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Drake lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Drake lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Karelin is trying to break the clinch but Drake is controlling him.
Drake scores with a shot to the side of Karelin's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drake lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Karelin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Karelin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Drake misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drake works Karelin's body with a nice hook.
Drake fails with an attempt to clinch.
Drake slips a straight right by Karelin.
Karelin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Karelin there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Aleksanteri Karelin has been cut.
Karelin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Drake can pounce on him.
Drake throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
David Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drake lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Karelin backs up against the cage.
Karelin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drake lands with a nice body punch.
Drake rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karelin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Drake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Karelin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake lands a glancing blow to the side of Karelin's head.
Karelin misses with a looping right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Drake works the jab nicely.
Karelin drives through with a takedown into Drake's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Drake is trying to control the position but Karelin postures up.
Drake keeping moving, preventing Karelin from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karelin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Drake swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake is trying to hold Karelin in close to prevent damage but Karelin has managed to pass into half guard.
Karelin is pressing down on Drake's thigh, looking to free his foot. Drake is holding on for now.
Karelin is trying to control. Drake wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Karelin throwing shots but Drake is blocking nicely.
Karelin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Drake tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Karelin has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelin controlling the position easily from mount.
Karelin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
It looks like David Drake has been cut.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drake tries to lock up and control but Karelin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Drake dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Karelin ducks right into an uppercut from Drake.
Drake lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Karelin backs up against the cage.
A left and a right from Drake both land. Nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drake fails to land with a series of punches.
Karelin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drake.
Karelin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Drake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karelin.
Drake's corner calls for a 1-2. Drake obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Karelin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Karelin looks to score with a jab to the body but Drake is just out of range.
Drake fails with an attempt to clinch.
Karelin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Karelin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Drake connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Karelin scrambles back to his feet.
Aleksanteri Karelin's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Drake scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Drake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karelin.
Drake darts in trying to clinch
and Karelin counters with a shoot takedown. Drake fights it but they end up in guard.
Karelin trying to control the position from guard on top but Drake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karelin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Drake is keeping the position for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drake is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Karelin is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Drake wants to stand but Karelin is controlling the position.
Karelin stays in close to Drake's body and controls the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Aleksanteri Karelin just wasn't active enough.
Drake is looking to slow Karelin down with leg kicks.
Drake has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Drake scores with a jab to the jaw.
Drake tries to clinch up
and Karelin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake is looking to clinch.
Karelin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Drake to score with a decent uppercut.
David Drake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drake tries to clinch there but Karelin circles away.
Drake lands with a thumping leg kick.
Karelin misses with an uppercut. Drake saw that one coming.
Drake misses with the combination.
Drake feints and then cracks Karelin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Karelin down.
Drake scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Karelin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Drake throws a one two combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drake closes the distance and pushes Karelin back into the cage.
Karelin leaning against his opponent.
Drake working aggressively here.
Drake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drake instigates a clinch.
Karelin has had enough of the clinch but Drake keeps him there for the moment.
A shot in the inside from Drake.
Karelin is trying to force a seperation but Drake has the dominant position.
Karelin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Karelin is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Drake's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Drake working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karelin working hard to break the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Karelin.
Drake is trying to push Karelin away but Karelin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Drake makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Drake lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Drake showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
A good leg kick by Drake.
Aleksanteri Karelin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drake lands a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Drake.
Karelin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Drake tries to clinch up.
Danga de danga de dang - Drake scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karelin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Drake's waist but Drake gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Karelin off to one side.
Drake closes the distance looking to clinch
and Karelin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Drake's guard now.
Karelin won't allow Drake to get back to his feet.
Drake tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin wants to control from the top but Drake keeps moving.
Drake is trying to hold Karelin in close to prevent damage but Karelin has managed to pass into half guard.
Aleksanteri Karelin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Drake trying to control here.
Drake is staying active underneath Karelin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Aleksanteri Karelin wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Drake getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Aleksanteri Karelin's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Drake stuns Karelin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Drake misses with the combination.
Karelin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Drake lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake moves in looking to clinch but Karelin pushes him off.
Jab by Drake.
Drake connects with an inside leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Drake.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Karelin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Drake sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Drake scores with a decent looking hook.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch but Karelin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drake tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Karelin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
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!
Drake lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Drake's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Drake duly obliges.
Jeez, Aleksanteri Karelin's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Left hook, right uppercut from Drake.
Karelin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake throws a series of punches but Karelin moves out of range.
Drake works the jab nicely.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Aleksanteri Karelin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). David Drake!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sune Folkeson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giorges Papadopoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Giorges Papadopoulos enters the cage!
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192 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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199 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Brawler
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sune Folkeson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Giorges Papadopoulos!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Folkeson tries to clinch there but Papadopoulos circles away.
Folkeson lunges at Papadopoulos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Papadopoulos's hand.
Papadopoulos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Folkeson is fending him off so far but Papadopoulos persists. Nope, Folkeson circles away and we're back to standing.
Papadopoulos fails with a takedown attempt.
Folkeson slips a straight right by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Folkeson was covering up waiting for the punch and Papadopoulos finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Papadopoulos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Papadopoulos throws an elbow that misses. Folkeson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Papadopoulos's guard. Nice move by Folkeson!
Papadopoulos has Folkeson pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Folkeson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Folkeson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Papadopoulos has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Folkeson should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Papadopoulos has tightened it up now! Folkeson should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Giorges Papadopoulos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kamil Korczewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Balance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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185 lbs
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195 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kamil Korczewski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Balance!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korczewski fails to land with a series of punches.
Korczewski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Balance manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Korczewski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Balance moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Korczewski connects with the punch.
Some wild striking there from Korczewski.
Korczewski scores with a jab to the jaw.
Korczewski throws a leg kick but Balance checks it.
Balance throws a series of punches but Korczewski moves out of range.
A punch combination from Korczewski misses.
Balance showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Korczewski.
Korczewski swinging wildly here.
Balance throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Korczewski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Korczewski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Korczewski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Balance looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Balance lands with a punch from half guard.
Korczewski wants to get back to his feet.
Balance not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korczewski wants to get back to his feet.
Balance not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Balance not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Balance lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Balance works his foot free and advances to mount.
Balance has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
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!
Balance pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Balance looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balance moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Korczewski has worked his arm free - good work by Korczewski!
Balance looks up at the clock and then as Korczewski takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Balance smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Korczewski takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Balance tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Balance has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Balance is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Korczewski's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Balance seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Balance is working Korczewski over with some ground and pound from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balance scoring with punches and elbows.
Balance throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Korczewski wants to get back to his feet but Balance drags him back down.
Balance creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Balance working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balance working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Balance connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Korczewski some visible discomfort.
Balance lands a few punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Balance dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Korczewski throws a head kick that misses.
Balance dodges the punch combination from Korczewski.
Korczewski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Balance circles away quickly and effectively.
Korczewski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Balance blocks the body kick.
Balance moves into the clinch.
Balance pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Korczewski looks to score with a jab to the body but Balance is just out of range.
Balance shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Balance scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balance content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Balance throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jack Balance has got the better of the ground game so far.
Korczewski pushes Balance off looking to stand but Balance dives back in and keeps control.
Balance takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Balance lands with a punch from half guard.
Balance not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Balance moves nicely into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balance scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Korczewski to see if he's OK.
Balance throws a strike aimed at the side of Korczewski's head but Korczewski avoids it well.
Balance lands a decent elbow from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Korczewski is not content to let Balance control the position.
Balance content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korczewski takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Balance working the ground and pound.
A lull in the action here.
Korczewski defending against the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korczewski wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Balance scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Korczewski to see if he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balance prevents Korczewski from escaping the position.
Balance lands some shots froms side control.
Balance is chipping away with strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Balance in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Korczewski is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jack Balance!
A victorious Jack Balance thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fred Nyholm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wolfe Larson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wolfe Larson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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175 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fred Nyholm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wolfe Larson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nyholm takes a step back to recover.
Nyholm takes a swing at Larson's ribcage but misses.
Larson throws a leg kick which misses Nyholm's front leg but catches the back leg as Nyholm tries to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Larson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A chopping leg kick lands by Larson.
Nyholm looks to land a combination but Larson avoids it well.
Nyholm with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Larson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nyholm's calf.
Nyholm takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Larson throws a good cross that connects.
Larson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Larson - that will leave a mark!
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!
Larson moves away from the strike by Nyholm.
Larson lands a nice looking body kick.
Wolfe Larson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larson scores with a jab to the body.
Nyholm ducks under a wild hook from Larson.
Larson connects with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Larson.
Larson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nyholm.
Larson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nyholm takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Larson stuns Nyholm with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Larson with a hook.
Nyholm misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Larson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nyholm decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Larson's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Nyholm trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nyholm is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nyholm defends it easily.
Larson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nyholm gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nyholm scoring with some ground and pound.
Nyholm got a little sloppy there for a moment and Larson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nyholm has managed to get both his arms back between Larson's legs - danger averted.
Nyholm got a little sloppy there for a moment and Larson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nyholm has managed to get both his arms back between Larson's legs - danger averted.
Nyholm looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Nyholm trying to control the position from guard on top but Larson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nyholm pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Larson is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nyholm stands and throws Larson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Nyholm advances nicely into full mount.
Nyholm cracks Larson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Nyholm won't let Larson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Nyholm tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Nyholm is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Larson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Nyholm scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Larson is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nyholm lands with some strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larson tries to buck Nyholm off but he can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larson taking shots to the head.
Nyholm putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Nyholm lands a big shot there that rocks Larson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Nyholm 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.
Nyholm looking to finish Larson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Larson!
Larson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Nyholm.
Nyholm dominating with strikes here.
Nyholm can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Larson is looking to escape.
Larson wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nyholm lands with some strikes.
Larson is squirming around, avoiding Nyholm's attempts to control the action.
Nyholm is landing with some decent strikes but Larson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Fred Nyholm will probably get the nod.
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.
A combination from Larson does no damage.
Larson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wolfe Larson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nyholm decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Nyholm passes the guard and advances to mount!
The referee warns Larson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Nyholm raining down shots from the mount!
Nyholm tries to control but Larson wriggling away.
Larson is looking to get to half guard.
BOOM! Nyholm connects with a massive shot to the dome!
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!
Nyholm prevents Larson from getting the reversal.
Nyholm lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nyholm postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Larson looks a forlorn figure.
Nyholm lands with some strikes.
Larson is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larson regains half guard.
Nyholm looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Larson pushes Nyholm off looking to stand but Nyholm dives back in and keeps control.
Well, if Nyholm is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Larson is trying to escape back to his feet but Nyholm uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Larson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Nyholm is controlling him well.
Larson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nyholm wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nyholm working the ground and pound.
Larson taking a bit of punishment here - Nyholm scoring with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Larson gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Nyholm putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Nyholm tries to control but Larson wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larson is wriggling around trying to escape.
The referee warns Larson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Nyholm with shots to the head and body - Larson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Nyholm is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Larson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Larson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Nyholm is looking to advance position but Larson won't allow it.
Nyholm passes to side control.
Nyholm is chipping away with strikes.
Larson is pushing Nyholm's head away, looking to escape. Nyholm manages to hold on to the position though.
Nyholm lands some shots froms side control.
Nyholm working the ground and pound.
Larson prevents Nyholm from improving position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larson is pushing Nyholm's head away, looking to escape. Nyholm manages to hold on to the position though.
Fred Nyholm overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nyholm working the head with strikes.
Nyholm lands a few punches from side control.
Larson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Nyholm is controlling him well.
Nyholm lands an elbow.
Larson tries to improve position but can't.
Nyholm advances nicely into full mount.
Nyholm fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Nyholm controlling his opponent.
Larson is looking to improve his position but Nyholm isn't that keen on the idea.
Larson is breathing heavily.
Larson 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.
Nyholm stalling.
Larson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nyholm landing some decent shots from guard.
Larson wants to stand but Nyholm is controlling the position.
Larson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nyholm defends it easily.
Nyholm is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Nyholm's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nyholm with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Nyholm dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nyholm moves out of range of the strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Larson, right into the meat.
Nyholm is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Larson lands with a shot to the body.
Larson thows a body shot but no joy.
Larson thows a body shot but no joy.
Nyholm takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nyholm uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Larson.
Larson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Larson dodges the punch combination from Nyholm.
Good exchange - Larson coming out on top.
A jab from Nyholm does it's job there.
Nyholm moves out of range as Larson throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyholm throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Larson was covering up waiting for the punch and Nyholm finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Nyholm lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Larson working for a triangle but Nyholm defends it easily.
Nyholm scoring with some ground and pound.
Nyholm wants to control from the top but Larson keeps moving.
Larson wants to stand and escape but Nyholm is having none of it.
Nyholm works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Nyholm is trying to control. Larson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nyholm passes to side control.
Larson wants to get back to his feet but Nyholm drags him back down.
Larson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Nyholm trying to control the position but Larson is working away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nyholm remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Nyholm is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Larson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Larson is not content to let Nyholm control the position.
Larson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Larson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larson is trying to stand up here but Nyholm is controlling him well.
Nyholm looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nyholm takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nyholm is trying to control the action in half guard but Larson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Larson taking some punishment here, with Nyholm in his half guard.
Nyholm uses his free foot to push down on Larson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Larson.
Nyholm looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Larson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Larson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nyholm scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Larson?
Nyholm in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Nyholm lands a big elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nyholm landing strikes from the mount and Larson is in trouble!
Nyholm postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Larson looks a forlorn figure.
Nyholm looking to control but Larson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nyholm landing shots from mount.
Nyholm looking to control but Larson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nyholm lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Larson hang on?
Larson is squirming around, avoiding Nyholm's attempts to control the action.
Larson is looking to improve his position but Nyholm isn't that keen on the idea.
Larson really wants to buck Nyholm off and get back to his feet.
Larson is squirming around, avoiding Nyholm's attempts to control the action.
Nyholm tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wolfe Larson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fred Nyholm is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Nyholm dominating with strikes here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Nyholm showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nyholm, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fred Nyholm!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machida's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, One Man Army. Joe Machida could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mark Munoz's chin.
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Munoz!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Machida.
Machida tries for a takedown but Munoz circles away easily
and Munoz counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Machida!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Munoz throws some wild stikes that Machida manages to avoid easily.
Munoz looking to finish with strikes here!
Machida can't escape the position.
Munoz working for a guillotine from mount but Machida is in no mood to give up.
Machida tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Munoz raining down hammerfists from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Machida regains half guard.
Machida is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Munoz pulls his head out easily.
Nice strikes from Munoz there.
Munoz is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Machida has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Munoz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida is defending against the submission attempts here by Munoz.
Machida is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Munoz pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Munoz seems to be working for a kimura but Machida defends the submission attempt.
Munoz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Munoz is looking for a kimura but Machida is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Munoz to get the leverage.
Machida really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Munoz passes to side control.
Munoz is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Machida has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida is pushing Munoz's head away, looking to escape. Munoz manages to hold on to the position though.
Munoz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Machida is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Machida is trying to work for a sweep but Munoz has mounted him!
Munoz with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Machida is trying to escape the mount.
Munoz is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Machida to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Machida shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Munoz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Machida is looking to escape.
Munoz looking to secure an arm triangle but Machida defends it well.
Munoz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Machida. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Munoz jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Machida manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Munoz is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Machida has escaped the position, nice work there.
Machida pushes Munoz away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Munoz gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Machida tries to improve position but can't.
Munoz working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Machida is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munoz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Machida is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Machida tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Munoz is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Machida has escaped the position, nice work there.
Munoz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Machida is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Munoz throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Munoz working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Machida is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Machida is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Munoz pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Munoz 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.
Munoz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Machida throws out the jab.
Machida dips to his left and cracks Munoz with an uppercut!
Machida misses with a hook. Munoz ducked under it nicely.
Machida with a lazy takedown attempt
and Munoz counters with a single leg into guard. Machida didn't expect that.
Munoz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Machida swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Machida looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Munoz has picked Machida up and slammed him! Machida can't keep hold of the triangle and Munoz manages to pass to side control!
Munoz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Machida knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Munoz is trying to get an arm triangle but Machida is defending well.
Munoz is looking to take a break and control but Machida is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Munoz's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Munoz wants to take a breather but Machida is having none of it.
Munoz moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Machida.
Machida tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Munoz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Munoz works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Machida wants to get back to his feet.
Munoz in side control lands a decent elbow.
Machida is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Munoz's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz seems to be working for a kimura but Machida defends the submission attempt.
Munoz works his way into full mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Munoz is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Machida has managed to escape the submission attempt.
A nice elbow there by Munoz.
Poor strikes thrown by Munoz there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Machida is trying to escape the mount.
Munoz with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Munoz lands with some strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Machida defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Munoz.
Munoz is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Machida has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Machida is trying to reverse the position but instead Munoz has taken his back - oops!
Machida is trying to break free.
Munoz has got one arm under Machida's chin. This could be trouble... Machida trying to control the other hand but Munoz gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Machida has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mark Munoz!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Forolov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kruger has chosen Tnt as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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192 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mark Forolov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Kruger!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruger misses the shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Kruger - just one landing.
Forolov takes one on the button.
It looks like Mark Forolov has been cut.
Forolov looks for a takedown but Kruger sprawls well.
Forolov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kruger swivels and escapes.
Kruger is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Forolov fails with the takedown
and Forolov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Forolov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kruger lands a glancing blow to the side of Forolov's head.
Forolov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kruger closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kruger is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Forolov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kruger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Forolov keeps working.
Kruger is chipping away with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Forolov down.
Kruger working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Forolov taking a bit of punishment here - Kruger scoring with strikes.
Kruger trying to control the action but Forolov is working from the bottom.
Forolov manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kruger's best efforts.
Kruger trying to pass the guard but Forolov defending well.
Kruger is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kruger working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kruger wants to pass the guard but Forolov is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forolov kicks Kruger off and gets back to his feet.
Forolov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kruger fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Forolov to the ground. Kruger is now in Forolov's guard.
Kruger is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Forolov has his foot on Kruger's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kruger works his way back into a safe position though.
Forolov is trying to control the position but Kruger postures up.
Kruger throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kruger wants to control from the top but Forolov keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kruger drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kruger jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kruger controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kruger working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger wants to control from the top but Forolov keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kruger's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kruger tries to free his leg and advance position but Forolov is retaining full guard.
Forolov trying to control the position.
Kruger is stalling in the full guard.
Kruger trying to control the position from guard on top but Forolov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Forolov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kruger's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruger thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kruger controls from within his opponent's guard.
Forolov working for a triangle but Kruger defends it easily.
Forolov looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kruger puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kruger drops an elbow to the side of Forolov's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kruger looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Forolov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kruger is nestled in close to Forolov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Forolov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kruger is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Kruger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Forolov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Forolov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice sprawl there from Kruger as Forolov shoots in.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kruger. Forolov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kruger comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Forolov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Forolov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mark Forolov's cut is getting worse.
Forolov walks into a stiff left hand from Kruger.
Forolov is rocked!
Kruger lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Forolov falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Kruger!
John Kruger is the new middleweight champion!
John Kruger 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Inspectah Knuckles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Anderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Inspectah Knuckles!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knuckles connects with a looping right hand.
Horrible takedown by Knuckles or perhaps it was just good defense by Anderson which made him look bad.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Knuckles.
Anderson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Anderson walks into a left hand.
Knuckles throws a hook but Anderson avoids it easily.
Anderson misses with a looping right.
Knuckles throws a shot from downtown. Anderson moves away and avoids it.
Anderson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Knuckles avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Knuckles looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anderson is one step ahead there.
Anderson is working Knuckles over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson is fighting to break Knuckles's control of his arms but Knuckles is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Anderson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuckles is looking to stand up but Anderson isn't so interested in that idea.
Anderson 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.
Anderson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Knuckles works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Knuckles avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Knuckles is on top in guard.
Anderson controlling the position.
Anderson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Knuckles.
Anderson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Knuckles!
Knuckles really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Anderson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Anderson throwing strikes here but Knuckles is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Knuckles can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson raining down shots from the mount!
Knuckles tries to hold on but Anderson postures up.
Knuckles is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Knuckles bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Knuckles pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anderson is keeping the position for now.
Anderson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Anderson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Anderson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Anderson wants to pass the guard but Knuckles is defending well.
Anderson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Anderson is pressing down on Knuckles's thigh, looking to free his foot. Knuckles is holding on for now.
Anderson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Knuckles defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson thows a huge punch but Knuckles dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is pressing down on Knuckles's thigh, looking to free his foot. Knuckles is holding on for now.
Knuckles trying to control from the bottom.
Anderson works his way into full mount!
Anderson 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.
Knuckles is looking to get to half guard.
Anderson working Knuckles over with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Anderson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Anderson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Anderson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Knuckles throws the left hand but Anderson avoids the punch easily.
Knuckles throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knuckles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Anderson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Knuckles did well to prevent Anderson getting side control.
Nice strikes from Anderson there.
Anderson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Knuckles keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Anderson thows a huge punch but Knuckles dodges it nicely.
Anderson is keen to just control but Knuckles is a slippery customer.
Anderson controlling the action here.
Anderson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Knuckles keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Knuckles with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Anderson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Anderson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Anderson wants to take a breather but Knuckles is having none of it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Anderson throwing shots but Knuckles is blocking nicely.
Alexander Anderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Anderson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Knuckles's head.
Anderson seems to be looking for submissions.
Knuckles wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Knuckles's head.
Anderson works his way into full mount!
Anderson working Knuckles over with strikes here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson wants to control the pace but Knuckles is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Anderson content just to control the position here.
Anderson throws some wild stikes that Knuckles manages to avoid easily.
Anderson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Knuckles hang on?
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!
Anderson lands a big shot to the head and Knuckles winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Alexander Anderson!
Alexander Anderson retains his light heavyweight title!
Alexander Anderson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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