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QFC Tournament 47 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Kurtz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob Marley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Walter Kurtz!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurtz shoots for a takedown but Marley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Walter Kurtz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marley.
Kurtz moves in looking to clinch but Marley pushes him off.
Marley misses with a low kick.
Kurtz throws a body kick that misses.
Kurtz shoots in for a takedown but Marley shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kurtz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kurtz throws a right hand that Marley ducks under and follows up with a left that Marley also avoids with ease.
Marley keeps Kurtz at a distance using the push kick.
Kurtz stuffs the takedown attempt from Marley. Marley gets slowly back to his feet.
Kurtz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Marley as he avoids it easily.
Bob Marley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walter Kurtz.
Kurtz shoots in looking for a takedown. Marley tries to sprawl out of it but Kurtz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Marley manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Marley tries a head kick but it misses.
Marley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kurtz shoots for a takedown but Marley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Marley misses the target.
Marley connects with the punch.
Marley misses with a body shot.
Kurtz shoots in and drives through. Marley sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kurtz looks gassed!
Kurtz moves to clinch but Marley breaks away
and Marley counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kurtz's knee momentarily.
Marley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kurtz's sensitive parts.
Marley stuffs the takedown attempt from Kurtz. Kurtz gets slowly back to his feet.
Kurtz misses with a two punch combination.
Nice cross by Marley.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kurtz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Marley is fending him off so far but Kurtz persists. Nope, Marley circles away and we're back to standing.
Marley throws a head kick but Kurtz moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A clash of legs there as Kurtz blocks the low kick.
Marley tries to land a leg kick but Kurtz saw it coming and moves away.
Kurtz tries to clinch there but Marley circles away.
Marley fails with a takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Kurtz or perhaps it was just good defense by Marley which made him look bad.
Marley is looking to score with low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurtz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marley.
Marley throws a push kick but Kurtz slaps the foot to one side.
A good leg kick by Marley.
Marley scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Marley tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
A lull in the action here as Marley stalls from top position.
Kurtz defending against the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Marley dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Marley swings widly with a right hand
enabling Kurtz to counter with a crisp jab.
Marley slaps away a takedown attempt from Kurtz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bob Marley is winning the standup battle so far.
Marley shoots in and bounces Kurtz off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kurtz trying to control the position.
Marley wants to get up but he can't break Kurtz's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kurtz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Marley wanted to stand there but Kurtz had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Marley closes the distance and clinches.
Kurtz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Marley to keep the fight standing.
Marley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kurtz avoids it.
Marley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kurtz backwards.
Marley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kurtz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marley controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley tries to land knees in the clinch but Kurtz avoids the damage to the body.
Marley keeps control of Kurtz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kurtz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kurtz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Marley gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bob Marley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walter Kurtz.
Kurtz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Marley just stands there and leans against the cage.
The referee calls for Marley to work.
Kurtz trying to stall but Marley improves his position.
Kurtz jumps guard but Marley turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Marley.
It looks like Walter Kurtz has been cut.
Kurtz is breathing heavily.
Marley dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kurtz is trying to break the clinch but Marley has him pressed against the cage.
Kurtz is trying to drag Marley to the mat but Marley just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Marley is struggling to control the position.
Marley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kurtz is defending well for now.
Kurtz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Marley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Marley jumps into guard, dragging Kurtz to the mat.
Kurtz won't allow Marley to sweep him here.
Kurtz trying to control but Marley is working from the bottom.
Marley is pulling down on Kurtz's head to control his posture.
Marley wants to stand up but Kurtz is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marley looking for a sweep. Not yet Marley, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Marley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Walter Kurtz's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
That kick from Marley tenderised Kurtz's leg. Kurtz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kurtz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Marley is fending him off so far but Kurtz persists. Nope, Marley circles away and we're back to standing.
Marley is looking to score with low kicks.
Kurtz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Marley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kurtz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Marley as he avoids it easily.
Kurtz thows a body shot but no joy.
Marley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kurtz checks it well.
Marley swats away the attempt to clinch by Kurtz.
Kurtz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Marley sprawls well. Marley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kurtz gets slowly back to his feet.
Bob Marley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walter Kurtz.
Kurtz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurtz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kurtz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Marley looks to land a combination but Kurtz avoids it well.
Marley throws a series of punches but Kurtz avoids them all with ease.
Marley's corner calls for a 1-2. Marley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Marley tries to move into range but Kurtz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley leaves Kurtz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Marley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kurtz moves out of range of the leg kick from Marley.
Kurtz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kurtz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kurtz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Marley avoids it really well and circles away.
Marley dips to his left and cracks Kurtz with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A head kick by Kurtz misses
and Marley counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Marley displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kurtz up against the cage.
Marley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kurtz blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley throws an elbow that misses.
Marley lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kurtz is looking for a sweep. Marley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Marley is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Marley throwing shots but Kurtz is blocking nicely.
Kurtz trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kurtz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Walter Kurtz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bob Marley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Marley wanted to stand there but Kurtz had control of the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Marley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marley has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Bob Marley!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Bob Marley!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Bob Marley!
Bob Marley wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Geoffry Marely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerard Loomsville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Geoffry Marely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gerard Loomsville!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loomsville cracks Marely with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Loomsville scores with a three punch combo!
Loomsville throws a series of punches but Marely avoids them all with ease.
Loomsville punishes Marely's body with a nice straight punch.
Loomsville scores with a sloppy right hand. Marely should have avoided that one.
Gerard Loomsville seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marely throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Loomsville tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Marely is in Loomsville's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marely wants to control from the top but Loomsville keeps moving.
Marely seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Loomsville keeping moving, preventing Marely from controlling successfully.
Marely stops Loomsville from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Geoffry Marely just wasn't active enough.
Loomsville misses with a body shot.
Marely walks into a jab.
Loomsville looks to land a combination but Marely avoids it well.
Loomsville swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Loomsville smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Marely fails with the takedown.
Loomsville throws a big shot that misses.
Marely forces Loomsville back against the cage and clinches.
Marely breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Loomsville throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Loomsville displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Marely.
Loomsville misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gerard Loomsville is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marely shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Loomsville but Loomsville pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Geoffry Marely. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loomsville is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marely.
Loomsville scores with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marely instigates a clinch.
Marely has Loomsville pressed against the cage, preventing Loomsville from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Loomsville is trying to break the clinch but Marely has him pressed against the cage.
Marely successfully pulls guard.
Loomsville working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Marely preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Loomsville with a flurry of punches that miss.
Marely keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Loomsville throwing strikes from guard but Marely blocks nicely.
Marely working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Loomsville.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marely preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Marely is breathing heavily.
Loomsville is fighting to break Marely's control of his arms but Marely is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Loomsville postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Loomsville accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Loomsville throwing strikes but missing.
Loomsville throws an elbow that misses. Marely uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Loomsville's guard. Nice move by Marely!
Loomsville wants to stand and escape but Marely is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marely gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Loomsville fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Loomsville lands a right hook to the body.
Loomsville scores with a one two! Marely had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marely throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Loomsville's waist but Loomsville gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Marely off to one side.
Loomsville lunges at Marely with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marely's hand.
Loomsville swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Marely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marely tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Loomsville swivels and escapes.
Marely takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Loomsville's jab looks to have found its range, popping Marely under the eye.
Loomsville with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerard Loomsville 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.
Loomsville moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Marely moves into the clinch.
Marely keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Loomsville's efforts to push away.
Marely avoiding damage.
Marely decides to pull guard.
Loomsville loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Marely is on top in guard.
Marely trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marely wants to control from the top but Loomsville keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Loomsville is looking to stand up but Marely isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loomsville keeping moving, preventing Marely from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Geoffry Marely just wasn't active enough.
Loomsville dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Loomsville fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Loomsville displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Marely really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loomsville lands with a good body shot.
Loomsville looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Loomsville keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Marely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marely takes one to the chin there.
Loomsville with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Loomsville displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Loomsville digs a good body shot into Marely's ribs.
Loomsville cracks a nice hook into Marely's ribs.
Loomsville lands a really nice looking cross but Marely seems unphased.
Loomsville misses with a few strikes there.
Marely on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Loomsville. That snapped Marely's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marely takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Loomsville lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Loomsville.
Loomsville connects with a body shot that sends Marely's belly button to the back.
Marely looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Loomsville works over Marely's head and body with a nice combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Loomsville scores with a four punch combination!
Loomsville lands a jab-cross combination.
Loomsville throws out a powerful jab.
Geoffry Marely is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Loomsville moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loomsville throws out a powerful jab.
Loomsville lands a slapping body shot.
Marely dodges the punch combination from Loomsville.
Marely tries to move into range but Loomsville moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Loomsville throws a series of punches but Marely avoids them all with ease.
Loomsville has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loomsville lands with a hook. Marely tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Loomsville jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Loomsville avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marely avoids a punch combination nicely.
Loomsville lands a jab to the head.
Nice takedown defense from Loomsville. No joy for Marely on that attempt.
Loomsville bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marely's head.
Loomsville jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marely is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Loomsville.
Loomsville is working the combinations to good effect here.
Nice shot lands for Loomsville.
Loomsville throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerard Loomsville showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Loomsville will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Loomsville throws a big shot that misses.
Loomsville fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Loomsville will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marely misses with a few strikes there.
Loomsville will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Loomsville waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marely.
Loomsville throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marely.
Marely moves into the clinch successfully.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Marely.
Marely escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marely shoots in for a takedown but Loomsville shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Loomsville dips to his left and cracks Marely with an uppercut!
Gerard Loomsville seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Loomsville misses with a body shot.
Loomsville scores with a three punch combo!
Marely takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Marely moves away from the strike by Loomsville.
Loomsville changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Marely dodges the punch combination from Loomsville.
Loomsville takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Loomsville misses the shot to the body.
Loomsville catches Marely with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Loomsville lands a body shot.
Marely instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loomsville tries to break the clinch but Marely is controlling the position.
Loomsville has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Loomsville wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Marely gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loomsville pushes Marely off looking to stand but Marely dives back in and keeps control.
Marely keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Marely is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Loomsville pushes Marely off looking to stand but Marely dives back in and keeps control.
Marely is trying to control the action in half guard but Loomsville is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loomsville looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marely takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Geoffry Marely wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Marely takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Loomsville throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marely changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Loomsville tries to avoid it but Marely manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Loomsville to the ground. Loomsville escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Loomsville connects with the punch.
Loomsville lands a lovely overhand right.
Loomsville scores with a jab. Marely acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Loomsville scores with a hook to the body. Marely takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Loomsville tries to bum rush Marely with a series of wild strikes but Marely uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loomsville looks to land a combination. Marely sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Loomsville scores with a jab. Marely acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Marely has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Loomsville finds it's way round the side to connect with Marely's head.
Loomsville misses with a series of wild punches.
Marely misses with a takedown attempt - Loomsville sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Geoffry Marely. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Loomsville scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marely tries to bum rush Loomsville with a series of wild strikes but Loomsville uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A jab from Loomsville does it's job there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice shot by Loomsville.
A jab lands there for Loomsville.
Geoffry Marely has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Loomsville connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerard Loomsville comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Loomsville 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 for Gerard Loomsville!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Gerard Loomsville!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Gerard Loomsville!
Gerard Loomsville wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Rueda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Kye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan Rueda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nathan Kye!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kye dodges the punch combination from Rueda.
No luck for Kye with that takedown attempt.
Nice defenses there by Kye.
Kye throws a head kick but Rueda moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rueda.
Kye tries to close the distance and clinch but Rueda swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kye stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kye wants it to stay on the feet.
Kye gets tackled into the cage by Rueda. Rueda maintains the clinch.
Kye is working for takedown but Rueda is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kye keeps control of Rueda as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rueda misses with a knee strike.
Kye works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rueda trying to control the position.
Kye gets to his feet. Rueda looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rueda gets tackled into the cage by Kye. Kye maintains the clinch.
Kye tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dan Rueda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Kye.
Kye is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kye wants the takedown. Rueda is fighting it off but Kye persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Rueda's guard against the cage.
Kye gets to his feet - Rueda follows without any prompting.
Kye closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kye looks gassed!
Rueda is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rueda wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rueda avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kye.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rueda wants to get back to his feet.
Kye sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rueda defending well though.
Kye prevents Rueda from standing back up.
Kye seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rueda does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kye is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Nathan Kye hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Rueda misses with a hook. Kye ducked under it nicely.
Rueda blocks a head kick by Kye.
Rueda tries to clinch up but Kye circles away and keeps his distance.
Rueda is looking to clinch.
Rueda closes the distance and pushes Kye back into the cage.
Rueda tries to pull guard but Kye won't allow it.
Kye is trying to trip Rueda. He has hold of a leg but Rueda is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kye persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Kye stands up from Rueda's guard - Kye perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rueda swinging wildly here.
Rueda scores with a punch to the head.
Kye shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rueda's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kye trying to control but Rueda is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rueda is on top in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kye is pulling down on Rueda's head to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Kye dominated that round.
That's time! Rueda's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rueda cracks a nice hook into Kye's ribs.
Rueda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kye manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rueda checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kye misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rueda throws a sloppy head kick and Kye moves out of range easily.
Kye on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dan Rueda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for Rueda.
Kye rushes Rueda and presses him up against the cage.
Rueda fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kye is trying to pull guard but Rueda has him pressed against the cage.
Kye lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rueda manages to pull guard.
Rueda utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kye looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rueda can't keep his opponent in guard - Kye advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rueda tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Kye has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Rueda squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kye controlling his opponent.
Kye is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kye wants to control the pace but Rueda is squirming around nicely.
Rueda wants to hold on but Kye pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kye takes Rueda's back.
Kye has his arm under Rueda's chin here. Game over son! Kye squeezes tightly and Rueda is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nathan Kye!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Kerr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Brawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shaun Kerr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Will Brawler!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerr closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brawler circles away.
Kerr clinches up against the cage.
Brawler wants a takedown but no success here.
Kerr jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brawler walks away with a smile on his face. Kerr gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice sprawl there from Kerr as Brawler shoots in.
Nice sprawl there from Brawler as Kerr shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shaun Kerr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kerr dives in and grabs Brawler's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brawler pushes down on Kerr's head and hops out.
Kerr shoots in and drives through. Brawler sprawls well.
Jab, jab by Kerr - just one landing.
Kerr tries to sprawl but Brawler drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Kerr wants to control but Brawler is keeping busy.
Brawler is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kerr is just riding it out for now. Brawler eventually gives up the hold.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brawler is trying for a kimura here. Kerr looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Brawler wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Will Brawler!
A very excited looking Will Brawler made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Saki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Mendozagonzlez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan Saki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joey Mendozagonzlez!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendozagonzlez is looking to clinch but Saki is avoiding it.
Saki shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mendozagonzlez defends it nicely.
Mendozagonzlez tries to clinch up but Saki circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck for Mendozagonzlez with that takedown attempt.
Saki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mendozagonzlez shoots and misses
and Saki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Saki fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mendozagonzlez to the ground. Saki is now in Mendozagonzlez's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Mendozagonzlez keeping moving, preventing Saki from controlling successfully.
Saki slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mendozagonzlez keeps working.
Saki misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Mendozagonzlez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mendozagonzlez struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendozagonzlez tries to buck Saki off but Saki is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mendozagonzlez keeps working.
Mendozagonzlez is looking to reverse the position.
Mendozagonzlez is trying to work for a sweep but Saki has mounted him!
Saki landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mendozagonzlez slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Saki stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendozagonzlez wants to clinch.
Mendozagonzlez dives in and grabs Saki's left leg, looking for a takedown. Saki pushes down on Mendozagonzlez's head and hops out.
Ryan Saki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Mendozagonzlez.
Mendozagonzlez looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saki throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Mendozagonzlez tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Saki is in Mendozagonzlez's guard.
Saki looking to pass the guard.
Saki seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mendozagonzlez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mendozagonzlez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendozagonzlez is trying to keep Saki in close.
Saki decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
No luck for Mendozagonzlez with that takedown attempt.
Mendozagonzlez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Saki to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saki forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Saki dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Saki drives through and clinches with Mendozagonzlez against the cage.
Saki tries to land a knee to the head but Mendozagonzlez blocks with his arms.
Saki jumps guard but Mendozagonzlez stands there with Saki around his waist. Saki gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Saki is trying to pull guard but Mendozagonzlez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Saki manages to break the clinch.
Saki shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Saki showed some decent athleticism there.
Saki is trying to control. Mendozagonzlez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendozagonzlez trying to control here.
Saki is looking for a kimura but Mendozagonzlez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Saki to get the leverage.
Saki decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Mendozagonzlez shoots in for a double leg but Saki sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mendozagonzlez tries to close the distance and clinch but Saki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mendozagonzlez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Saki clinches up against the cage.
Mendozagonzlez tries to score a body lock takedown but Saki shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mendozagonzlez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ryan Saki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Mendozagonzlez.
Mendozagonzlez is breathing heavily.
Saki goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mendozagonzlez prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saki working aggressively here.
Mendozagonzlez prevents the takedown attempt.
Saki breaks from the clinch.
Saki gets a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Saki in particular looking to stall.
Saki 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendozagonzlez tries to roll over but Saki keeps him under control.
Mendozagonzlez wants to control but Saki passes into side.
Saki advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendozagonzlez tries to reverse the position but Saki maintains control.
Saki lands a big elbow.
Ryan Saki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mendozagonzlez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mendozagonzlez wants to control but Saki is having none of it.
Saki looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendozagonzlez can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Saki dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mendozagonzlez wants to clinch up but Saki keeps it at a distance.
Saki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mendozagonzlez prevents a body shot from Saki.
Saki jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mendozagonzlez walks away with a smile on his face. Saki gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mendozagonzlez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Saki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Mendozagonzlez regains half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Saki connects with a nice short shot to Mendozagonzlez's temple.
Mendozagonzlez wants to get back to full guard.
Mendozagonzlez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendozagonzlez wants to control but Saki is keeping busy.
Saki seems to be working for a kimura but Mendozagonzlez defends the submission attempt.
Mendozagonzlez trying to control but Saki postures up.
Mendozagonzlez taking some punishment here, with Saki in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saki controlling the pace.
Mendozagonzlez is looking for a sweep. Saki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Saki is thwarting Mendozagonzlez's attempts to control the position.
Saki stands up and beckons Mendozagonzlez to join him on the feet.
Saki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saki decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Saki stands up from half guard.
Mendozagonzlez moves out of range of the leg kick from Saki.
Saki tries to bum rush Mendozagonzlez with a series of wild strikes but Mendozagonzlez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mendozagonzlez shoots in for a takedown but Saki shows good takedown defense.
Saki fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mendozagonzlez sprawls well initially but Saki persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Saki is looking for a kimura here.
Saki perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saki escapes and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saki scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Saki trying to control the action but Mendozagonzlez is working from the bottom.
Mendozagonzlez tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendozagonzlez manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Joey Mendozagonzlez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryan Saki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mendozagonzlez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Saki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Saki has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Ryan Saki!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Ryan Saki!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Ryan Saki!
Ryan Saki wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trent Malloy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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199 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Trent Malloy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Franco!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Franco pushes Malloy up against the cage in a clinch.
Malloy is looking to break free of the clinch but Franco has double underhooks.
Franco pulls guard successfully.
Franco striking off his back, scoring a few points.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Franco controls Malloy momentarily but Malloy frees himself.
Franco is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Malloy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Franco has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malloy tries to pull guard but Franco forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Malloy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Franco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Malloy throws a nice looking combination but Franco bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Malloy tries to sprawl but Franco drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Franco in particular looking to stall.
Franco is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Franco sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco slips a nice elbow through Malloy's hands, connecting with Malloy's forehead.
Malloy is trying to stand up here but Franco is controlling him well.
Franco is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Malloy is just riding it out for now. Franco eventually gives up the hold.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Franco thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Malloy's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Franco in particular looking to stall.
Let's hope that Franco 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.
Franco decides to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malloy gets caught napping as Franco dives in and scores a takedown. Malloy manages to retain guard.
Franco trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Franco is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Franco stands up from Malloy's guard - Franco perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Franco dominated that round.
That's time! Malloy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A punch combination from Malloy misses.
Franco shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Franco sitting in guard here, content to control.
Franco advances position into side control!
Malloy is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Franco has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Malloy gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco looking to control but Malloy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Franco takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Franco looking to control but Malloy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Franco is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malloy wants to get back to his feet.
Franco controlling the position easily from mount.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by James Franco.
Franco pushes Malloy up against the cage in a clinch.
Franco manages to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Franco avoids a punch combination nicely.
Franco wants to clinch up but Malloy keeps it at a distance.
Malloy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Franco shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Malloy kicks Franco off and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco misses with a jab, cross combination.
Malloy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Franco clinches with his opponent.
Franco throws an elbow but it misses.
Franco misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Franco is trying to trip Malloy. He has hold of a leg but Malloy is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Franco persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Franco looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Franco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Franco avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Malloy misses.
Malloy misses with a series of wild punches.
Malloy could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Franco fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco closes the distance and pushes Malloy back into the cage.
Franco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Franco gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Franco tries a body shot but Malloy blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco jumps guard and drags Malloy to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
James Franco has got the better of the ground game so far.
Franco wriggles free and stands up.
Franco scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Malloy is trying to get back to his feet.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Franco tries for a kimura but Malloy is defending well.
Franco takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
You can see the frustration on Malloy's face as Franco controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malloy is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Well,Malloy is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Franco looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
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!
Malloy bucks up and tries to throw Franco off but instead Franco has got his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malloy has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Franco.
Malloy is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Malloy is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco looking to hold on to the position here but Malloy rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Franco working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Franco stands and steps away. Malloy gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Franco scores a takedown into full mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Franco punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Franco comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Franco has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for James Franco!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for James Franco!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for James Franco!
James Franco wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Wall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andrew Wall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt - Wall sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jackson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wall is fending him off so far but Jackson persists. Nope, Wall circles away and we're back to standing.
Wall lands a two punch combo.
Wall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jackson is defended easily by Wall.
Andrew Wall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Jackson.
Wall misses with a wild combination.
Wall misses with a low kick.
Wall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt - Wall sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jackson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wall defends it nicely.
Jackson shoots in and bounces Wall off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Wall 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.
Wall is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wall is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jackson defends well.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Wall keeps moving.
Wall is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Jackson frees his head nicely. Oh but Wall has switched to an armbar! Jackson is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Andrew Wall!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tiberius Avisius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilia Nazarkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tiberius Avisius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ilia Nazarkin!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avisius scores with a head kick.
It looks like Ilia Nazarkin has been cut.
Nazarkin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nazarkin blocks a head kick by Avisius.
Nazarkin takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Avisius throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Avisius looks for the body kick but Nazarkin saw that one coming.
Nazarkin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Avisius throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nazarkin.
That has opened up Ilia Nazarkin's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avisius leaves Nazarkin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Avisius looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Avisius plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nazarkin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The cut above Ilia Nazarkin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Avisius connects with a leg kick. Nazarkin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nazarkin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Avisius circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Nazarkin drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Avisius follows Nazarkin to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tiberius Avisius!
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