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IMMA 89: Herberg vs Taalasmaa PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomi Koski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georgios Geremek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koski comes to the cage accompanied by Catatonic Overload - Heavyweight . Geremek has chosen stam1na - kadonneet kolme sanaa as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomi Koski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Georgios Geremek!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koski checks the leg kick nicely there.
Koski defending well as Geremek loads up on a big left hand.
Geremek drives through and clinches with Koski against the cage.
Geremek misses with some punches.
Geremek escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
An inside leg kick from Geremek misses.
Geremek wants to slow Koski down by chopping away at his legs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Koski, right into the meat.
Koski thows a body shot but no joy.
Koski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Koski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Geremek.
Koski misses with a body shot.
Georgios Geremek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Geremek throws a chopping leg kick but Koski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Koski lands an overhand right.
Koski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koski misses with an uppercut. Geremek saw that one coming.
Geremek tries to work over Koski's front leg with a kick but Koski checks it.
Koski throws a body punch but Geremek moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Geremek moves away.
Geremek scores with a nice right hand.
Geremek chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Geremek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koski.
Koski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Geremek attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Geremek moves out of range of the strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Geremek.
Geremek looks to score with a jab to the body but Koski is just out of range.
Geremek misses with a wild body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Geremek. Koski shrugs it off though.
Geremek scores with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Geremek misses with the combination.
Geremek jabs at Koski's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Geremek.
Geremek avoids the head kick by Koski.
Geremek cracks Koski with a right hand to the side of the head.
Geremek fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Koski on the side of the head.
Koski throws a solid leg kick but Geremek takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Koski.
Koski throws a big shot that misses.
Koski checks the leg kick nicely there.
Koski misses with a jab to the body
and Geremek counters with an outside leg kick.
Koski on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Geremek jabs Koski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Koski scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Koski is breathing heavily.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Koski wants to control but Geremek is keeping him busy.
Geremek is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geremek is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Koski has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Koski wants to control but Geremek is keeping him busy.
Geremek prevents Koski from moving into mount.
Koski wants to control but Geremek is keeping him busy.
Koski tries for a kimura but Geremek is defending well.
Koski trying to control the action but Geremek is working from the bottom.
Geremek is trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geremek is trying to improve his position.
Geremek prevents Koski from improving position.
Koski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Geremek keeps working.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koski controlling the position from side mount.
Geremek is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georgios Geremek dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Geremek throws a low kick but Koski avoids it.
Koski scores with a leg kick.
Geremek connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Koski is looking to wear down Geremek with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Koski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Geremek.
Koski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Koski shoots in for a takedown but Geremek shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Geremek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Geremek moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Geremek misses with a wild combination.
Koski throws a chopping leg kick but Geremek manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice body kick from Geremek.
Koski tries to work over Geremek's front leg with a kick but Geremek checks it.
Koski doesn't manage to clinch there - Geremek circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geremek moves in looking to clinch but Koski pushes him off.
Geremek scores with a jab to the head.
Geremek waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koski.
Koski shoots in but no luck this time.
Koski throws a body punch but Geremek moves out of range.
Koski blocks a head kick by Geremek.
Georgios Geremek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koski blocks a jab.
Geremek misses with a low kick.
Koski avoids the head kick by Geremek.
Koski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Geremek is fending him off so far but Koski persists. Nope, Geremek circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomi Koski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koski drops his hands momentarily and Geremek takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Koski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Geremek throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Koski.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Geremek looks to land a left hand but Koski moved out of range nicely.
Georgios Geremek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Geremek throws a front kick aimed at Koski's knee but Koski avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Geremek.
Geremek uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Geremek scores with a nice head shot.
Geremek misses the shot to the body.
Koski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Geremek throws the kick towards the body but Koski avoids it.
Geremek lands a head shot.
Koski checks a low kick from Geremek.
Koski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Geremek.
Geremek attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Geremek fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Koski is out of range.
Koski lands a jab-cross combination.
Geremek throws out a leg kick but Koski moves out of range and Geremek only half commits.
Geremek looks to throw the jab but Koski is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geremek takes a swing at Koski's ribcage but misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Geremek.
Geremek attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Koski lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Geremek is rocked!
Koski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Geremek is still on wobbly legs! Can Koski finish him?
Koski steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Geremek is out on his feet! Koski sets himself and nearly takes Geremek's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tomi Koski!
Tomi Koski took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ace Darko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nyrkki Sankari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darko comes to the cage accompanied by The Black Keys - Breaks. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sankari's choice of entrance music: The Odorants - This Night. Nyrkki Sankari has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ace Darko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nyrkki Sankari!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darko fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Darko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sankari sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sankari throws a head kick that misses.
Sankari throws a body punch but Darko moves out of range.
Darko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick from Darko misses.
Darko looks to land a right hand but Sankari moved out of range.
Darko is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sankari's half guard.
Sankari blocking the ground and pound attempt from Darko.
Sankari trying to control here.
Darko is looking to advance position but Sankari won't allow it.
Darko with the ground and pound but Sankari uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Darko throws an elbow that misses. Sankari uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Darko's guard. Nice move by Sankari!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sankari is one step ahead there.
Sankari wants to stand but Darko has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sankari wants to stand and escape but instead Darko has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Darko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Darko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sankari works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sankari 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.
Darko wants to pass the guard but Sankari is keeping the position.
Sankari wants to stand and escape but Darko is having none of it.
Darko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sankari swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Darko stays in close to Sankari's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sankari wants to sweep but no luck.
Darko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Darko 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.
Darko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sankari looking to control.
Sankari wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darko wants to control from the top but Sankari keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Darko just misses with a punch to the body.
Darko scores with a leg kick.
Sankari looks for the body kick but Darko saw that one coming.
Darko finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darko checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Darko throws a front kick that sends Sankari stumbling back into the cage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Darko. That's going to slow Sankari down.
Sankari misses with a looping left.
A bone on bone clash there as Sankari blocks the leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Darko. Those never looked like landing.
A big left from Sankari misses.
Darko moves out of range as Sankari throws a body kick.
Darko lands a right hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Sankari misses.
Darko jabs Sankari right on the nose. Sankari blinks but takes it well.
Sankari misses with a low kick.
Nyrkki Sankari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Darko scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Darko working the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Darko tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Darko looks up at the clock and then as Sankari takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Darko smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The strikes coming from Darko are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ace Darko dominated that round.
That's time! Darko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sankari scores with a crisp jab that stopped Darko in his tracks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Darko, right into the meat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Darko.
Darko fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice body kick from Darko.
Sankari looks to land a body kick but Darko moved away.
Darko blocks the body kick.
Darko stuns Sankari with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ace Darko is winning the standup battle so far.
Darko misses the shot to the body.
Crunch! Sankari slams his shin into Darko's torso.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darko throws a leg kick but Sankari checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sankari. Darko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sankari throws an overhand right that lands on Darko's shoulder, as Darko tries to avoid the shot.
Darko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sankari.
Sankari missing with a left hand there. Darko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Darko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Darko throws a head kick that misses.
Darko throws an overhand right that lands on Sankari's shoulder, as Sankari tries to avoid the shot.
Darko throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sankari throws a head kick that misses.
Sankari just misses with a punch to the body.
Darko drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sankari trying to keep a closed guard but Darko is proving a slippery customer.
Darko is pushing down on Sankari's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sankari is fighting to maintain full guard but Darko has managed to sneak the leg through.
Darko thows a huge punch but Sankari dodges it nicely.
Sankari wants to improve his position but Darko is controlling well.
Darko stalling away here and it's allowed Sankari to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Darko looking to sit in guard and control but Sankari gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sankari wants to stand and escape but instead Darko has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Sankari working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Darko.
Darko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Darko wants to control from the top but Sankari keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darko wants to pass the guard but Sankari is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko throws a strike but Sankari rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sankari trying to control the position from guard on top but Darko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sankari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darko.
Darko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nyrkki Sankari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sankari lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sankari throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darko. Sankari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Darko keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sankari looks to score with a jab to the body but Darko is just out of range.
Darko cracks Sankari with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sankari. Darko does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Sankari misses.
Sankari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darko was well out of range. Poor timing from Sankari.
Sankari's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sankari looks to land a combination but Darko avoids it well.
Darko takes a swing at Sankari's ribcage but misses.
Darko misses with a wild body shot.
Darko moves away from the strike by Sankari.
Sankari scoring well with a low kick there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A swing and a miss from Darko.
Darko throws a body punch but Sankari moves out of range.
Sankari looks to land a right hand but Darko moved out of range.
Darko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ace Darko will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Darko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Darko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sankari's calf.
Darko with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sankari to score with a decent uppercut.
Darko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sankari cracks Darko with an open hand slap.
Sankari pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Darko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sankari is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sankari cracks a nice hook into Darko's ribs.
Nice shot by Darko.
Darko connects with a crisp jab.
Sankari thuds his shin into the meat of Darko's side.
Darko throws a looping overhand right but Sankari ducks down to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Darko.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sankari!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheers as Sankari lands an impressive looking overhand right. Darko doesn't seem phased though.
Sankari lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Darko up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Sankari from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Darko's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nyrkki Sankari!
A victorious Nyrkki Sankari 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Tripper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Abrams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tripper kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Shout 2000. Abrams has chosen Kreator - Violent Revolution as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Tripper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Abrams!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tripper tries to land a front kick but Abrams steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Abrams connects with a leg kick. Tripper looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Good exchange - Abrams coming out on top.
Tripper throws a solid leg kick but Abrams takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tripper.
Tripper throws a leg kick that is checked
and Abrams counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Abrams lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tripper misses with a leg kick
letting Abrams counter with a right hand.
Tripper feints and then cracks Abrams's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Abrams down.
Tripper is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Abrams's half guard.
Abrams trying to control but Tripper postures up.
Abrams wants to get back to full guard.
Abrams controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Tripper is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abrams is looking to control Tripper's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Abrams avoid being mounted?
Tripper throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tripper is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Abrams sees it coming and defends easily.
Tripper is thwarting Abrams's attempts to control the position.
Abrams is positioning himself well to prevent Tripper advancing to mount.
Abrams is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tripper is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tripper seems to be looking for submissions.
Tripper is trying to control the action in half guard but Abrams is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tripper 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.
Abrams is trying to maintain the position but Tripper is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abrams controlling the position for now.
Tripper throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Abrams has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tripper is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tripper seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Abrams does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Abrams trying to control here.
Tripper is working for a kimura but Abrams is defending it quite comfortably.
Abrams actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abrams is pressing down on Tripper's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Abrams manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Tripper tries to reverse the position but Abrams maintains control.
Abrams wants to control the pace but Tripper is squirming around nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abrams might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Tripper kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Tripper tries to reverse the position but Abrams maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Abrams dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tripper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abrams.
Abrams moves out of range as Tripper strikes.
Abrams misses with a series of wild punches.
Tripper scores with a crisp jab that stopped Abrams in his tracks.
Tripper takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That kick from Abrams tenderised Tripper's leg. Tripper is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tripper does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Abrams stuffs the takedown attempt from Tripper. Tripper gets slowly back to his feet.
Abrams walks into a jab.
Tripper throws the left hand but Abrams avoids the punch easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abrams blocks a low kick nicely.
Abrams ducks under a wild hook from Tripper.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tripper throws out a leg kick but Abrams moves out of range and Tripper only half commits.
Abrams throws a jab when Tripper was well out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tripper.
James Abrams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tripper.
Tripper throws a low kick but Abrams avoids it.
Tripper pushes Abrams away with a front kick.
Tripper feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Abrams's calf.
Tripper connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tripper thows a leg kick but Abrams checks it
letting Abrams counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abrams with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tripper to score with a decent uppercut.
Abrams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tripper getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Abrams works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Abrams tries a low kick but Tripper avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abrams misses with a straight right.
Tripper misses with a low kick.
Tripper throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tripper pivots, looking for a leg kick but Abrams is out of range and Tripper settles back down.
Tripper cracks Abrams with an open hand slap.
Abrams throws a chopping leg kick but Tripper manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
James Abrams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Abrams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tripper tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Abrams swivels and escapes.
Tripper fakes the leg kick and cracks Abrams in the body.
Tripper throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Abrams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abrams has Tripper up against the cage in a clinch.
Tripper misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tripper wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Abrams has him pressed against the cage.
Abrams misses with the head strike.
Tripper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tripper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tripper lands an uppercut.
Tripper stalling in the clinch.
Abrams is trying to break free.
Tripper has a couple of punches blocked by Abrams.
Tripper drops down looking for an ankle pick but Abrams pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Tripper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tripper connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tripper misses with a low kick.
Abrams throws a hook to the side of Tripper's head but Tripper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tripper misses with a body shot.
Abrams attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tripper walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Abrams checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Some bone on bone action there as Abrams checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Abrams tries to clinch there but Tripper circles away.
A punch combination from Abrams misses.
A head kick by Tripper misses
and Abrams counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tripper lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slapping body kick lands there for Tripper.
Abrams throws a leg kick but Tripper sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Abrams steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tripper. That one must have hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Tripper dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tripper wants to slow Abrams down by chopping away at his legs.
Tripper lands a nice shot to the body.
Abrams tries to close the distance and clinch but Tripper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tripper tries a low kick but Abrams avoids it.
Tripper blocks a head kick by Abrams.
Abrams throws a jab when Tripper was well out of range.
Abrams tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tripper misses with the combination.
Tripper fails with a takedown attempt.
Tripper shoots in for a takedown but Abrams shows good takedown defense.
Tripper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tripper misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Abrams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abrams checks the leg kick.
Abrams thuds a left hand into Tripper's body.
Tripper drops his hands momentarily and Abrams takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tripper throws a leg kick but Abrams sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tripper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abrams.
Jack Tripper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tripper lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tripper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Abrams misses with the body kick
and Tripper counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tripper lands a jab to the head.
Tripper misses with an uppercut.
A big right from Abrams misses.
Abrams looks to land a left hand but Tripper moved out of range nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tripper lands a jab to the nose.
Tripper misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abrams misses with a hook. Tripper ducked under it nicely.
Abrams tries to work over Tripper's front leg with a kick but Tripper checks it.
Tripper throws a leg kick but Abrams moved away.
Abrams avoids the body shot from Tripper.
Tripper thuds his shin into the meat of Abrams's side.
Abrams tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tripper counters with an inside leg kick.
Tripper tries to score with a low kick but Abrams moves his leg out of the way.
Abrams misses with a looping left.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tripper.
Tripper misses with a low kick as Abrams jumps back.
Tripper scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Tripper as he checks the leg kick.
Abrams has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tripper.
Tripper throws a jab but it's blocked by Abrams.
Tripper throws a low kick, looking for Abrams's leg but Abrams calmly moves out of range.
Abrams throws a push kick but Tripper slaps the foot to one side.
Abrams displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tripper.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Tripper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tripper throws an overhand right that lands on Abrams's shoulder, as Abrams tries to avoid the shot.
Tripper attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tripper.
Abrams feints and then cracks Tripper's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tripper down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Abrams connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tripper moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tripper gets tackled into the cage by Abrams. Abrams maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tripper misses with the head strike.
Tripper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Abrams's efforts to push away.
Abrams is looking to break free of the clinch but Tripper has double underhooks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abrams lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tripper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abrams blocks a body shot from Tripper.
Tripper keeps control of Abrams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Abrams is trying to break the clinch but Tripper has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right hook to the body lands for Tripper.
Tripper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Abrams.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Tripper showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tripper has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Tripper!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jack Tripper waved his t-shirt featuring $10's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksi Borga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Daigle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borga comes to the cage accompanied by People In Planes - Last Man Standing. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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277 lbs
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275 lbs
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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
31 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aleksi Borga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Luke Daigle!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Daigle misses
and Borga counters with a straight right hand.
Daigle lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A punch lands to the side of Borga 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Daigle misses with a low kick.
Daigle connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Daigle throws a leg kick but Borga sees it coming and moves out of range.
Borga keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Daigle.
That kick from Daigle tenderised Borga's leg. Borga is trying to keep his angry face on.
Daigle throws a low kick but Borga avoids it.
Borga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Daigle.
Daigle takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borga misses with a few strikes there.
Daigle tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daigle connects with a solid leg kick.
Daigle fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Borga is out of range.
Borga walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Daigle connects with a solid leg kick.
Daigle moves out of range of the body kick from Borga.
Daigle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Daigle connects with a solid leg kick.
Daigle lands a leg kick that knocks Borga off balance momentarily.
Borga misses with a straight left.
Daigle walks forward, straight into a front kick from Borga.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daigle wants to land a leg kick but Borga is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borga takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Daigle moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Daigle is looking to slow Borga down with leg kicks.
Borga looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice defenses there by Daigle.
A big left from Daigle misses.
Daigle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Daigle throws a sloppy head kick and Borga moves out of range easily.
Daigle misses with a shot to the body
and Borga counters with an inside leg kick.
Borga showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Daigle.
Borga blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daigle throws a quick inside leg kick.
Borga checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Daigle fails to land with a series of punches.
Daigle thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Borga if he has to take too many more of those.
A nice inside leg kick there by Borga. That's going to slow Daigle down.
Borga misses with a low kick.
Daigle thows a leg kick but Borga checks it
and Borga counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Daigle thumps Borga with a low kick.
Daigle lands a leg kick that knocks Borga off balance momentarily.
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!
Borga just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daigle throws a leg kick that misses.
Daigle throws a leg kick which misses Borga's front leg but catches the back leg as Borga tries to avoid it.
Daigle tries to land a leg kick but Borga saw it coming and moves away.
Daigle avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Daigle.
Luke Daigle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Daigle, right into the meat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Daigle. That's going to slow Borga down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daigle throws a hook to the side of Borga's head but Borga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Borga has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Daigle.
Daigle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Daigle 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.
A chopping leg kick lands by Daigle.
Borga is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Daigle looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Daigle will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Borga moves out of range of the body kick from Daigle.
Daigle scores with a nice body kick.
Daigle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Daigle fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Borga walks into a left hand.
Luke Daigle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A low kick from Daigle misses
and Borga counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daigle lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Daigle is looking to chop away at Borga's legs.
Borga on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daigle lands a glancing blow to the side of Borga's head.
Borga is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Daigle throws a hook but Borga avoids it easily.
Daigle shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Daigle throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Daigle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Borga moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Daigle looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Borga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Borga misses with a combination
and Daigle counters with a low kick, right behind Borga 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borga slips a jab from Daigle.
Daigle wants to slow Borga down by chopping away at his legs.
Borga lands a jab to Daigle's midsection.
Borga connects with a body shot that sends Daigle's belly button to the back.
Daigle is breathing heavily.
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!
Daigle misses with a leg kick
and Borga counters with a leg kick.
Borga pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Borga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Borga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daigle manages to avoid it.
Daigle moves out of range of the body kick.
A solid body kick from Borga.
Daigle avoids the body shot from Borga.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Borga.
Daigle blocks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Borga.
Borga tries to clinch but Daigle moves out of range.
A low kick from Daigle misses
and Borga counters with a thumping low kick.
Daigle throws a chopping leg kick but Borga manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Borga throws a head kick but Daigle moves out of range.
Daigle attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Borga throws a series of punches but Daigle moves out of range.
Borga moves out of range of the leg kick from Daigle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daigle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Borga.
Daigle thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Borga if he has to take too many more of those.
Borga thuds a left hand into Daigle's body.
Borga is looking to wear down Daigle with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Daigle misses with a low kick.
Borga slips a straight right by Daigle.
Borga throws a leg kick but Daigle sees it coming and moves out of range.
Daigle scores with a spinning back kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Borga tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Daigle is able to avoid easily.
Daigle swings widly with a right hand
letting Borga counter with a right hand.
Daigle misses with a leg kick
and Borga counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Aleksi Borga will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Daigle lands a glancing blow to the side of Borga's head.
Borga ducks under a wild hook from Daigle.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Daigle.
Borga throws the kick towards the body but Daigle avoids it.
Daigle missing with a left hand there. Borga was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Daigle scores with a nice head shot.
Daigle throws a low kick but it's checked well by Borga.
Daigle misses with a leg kick
and Borga counters with a leg kick.
Borga lands a nice looking body shot.
Borga takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Daigle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Borga.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borga moves into range and clinches up with Daigle.
Borga can't find room to land a body shot as Daigle controls the action.
Borga presses Daigle against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Daigle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Daigle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Borga.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borga lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Daigle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Borga lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Borga lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Borga lands a left hand that snaps the head of Daigle backwards.
Borga lands with a right to the head.
Daigle is rocked!
Borga stalling against the cage.
Daigle is still on wobbly legs! Can Borga finish him?
Borga creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Daigle's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Daigle drops to his knees and Borga pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksi Borga!
Aleksi Borga managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Punishment Nutrition - All 159Q products now $75, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arnie Ironz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankestein Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ironz comes to the cage accompanied by Limp Bizkit - Gold Cobra. Mir has chosen STOMP!!! by The Brothers Johnson!!! as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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24
279 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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277 lbs
21 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arnie Ironz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frankestein Mir!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Ironz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mir with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mir slips a straight right by Ironz.
Ironz looks to land a right hand but Mir moved out of range.
Ironz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mir counters with a good, hard body kick but Ironz shrugs it off.
Arnie Ironz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ironz fakes the leg kick and cracks Mir in the body.
Ironz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ironz cracks Mir with a right hand to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Ironz does no damage.
Mir shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mir showed some decent athleticism there.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mir wants to work for an arm triangle but Ironz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mir wants to pass the guard but Ironz is defending well.
Ironz looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mir is working for a kimura but Ironz is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir is looking for a kimura here.
Mir is looking for a kimura here.
Mir wants to pass the guard but Ironz is defending well.
Ironz pushes Mir off looking to stand but Mir dives back in and keeps control.
Mir 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.
Ironz wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir is pressing down on Ironz's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ironz is holding on for now.
Mir is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ironz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mir.
Ironz is looking to escape.
Mir has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mir putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Ironz really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Mir is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ironz is surviving well by controlling Mir's body position as best he can.
Ironz is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Mir working the ground and pound effectively.
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!
Ironz is squirming around, avoiding Mir's attempts to control the action.
Ironz trying desperately to get to his feet.
Mir raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ironz is surviving well by controlling Mir's body position as best he can.
Mir loads up with a big shot that hurts Ironz! He's pulled Mir in close but Mir has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Ironz survive? More strikes from Mir and Ironz is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Frankestein Mir!
Frankestein Mir thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Miles Brand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitali Popov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Popov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tupac - Last Muthafucka Breathin' kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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140 lbs
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144 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miles Brand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vitali Popov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popov throws a shot from downtown. Brand moves away and avoids it.
Popov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brand looks for a takedown but Popov sprawls well.
Brand gets a double leg takedown into Popov's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Popov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Brand content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Brand is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Popov keeping moving, preventing Brand from controlling successfully.
Popov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Popov looking for a guillotine here but Brand defends easily.
Popov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brand defends well.
Brand with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popov looking for a sweep. Not yet Popov, not yet.
Brand working some strikes from top position.
Popov looking for a guillotine here but Brand defends easily.
Brand stands up from Popov's guard - Brand perhaps looking for a knockout.
Brand decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Popov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brand throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brand lands with a punch from half guard.
Ground and pound from Brand.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Popov is looking for a sweep. Brand is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brand seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Brand seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brand is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Brand stops Popov from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Popov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Brand is looking to take a break and control but Popov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Popov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brand pulls his head out easily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brand lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brand tries to pass the half guard into mount. Popov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Popov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brand.
Brand lands with a punch from half guard.
Brand working Popov over with strikes.
Brand takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Popov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Brand working over Popov with some ground and pound. Popov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Brand not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brand lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brand wants to pass the guard but Popov is defending well.
Brand wants to control but Popov is keeping him busy.
Popov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brand lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Brand is looking to take a break and control but Popov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Popov has hold of Brand's hands but Brand slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Brand 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.
Brand seems to be looking for submissions.
Brand moves nicely into side control.
Brand is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Popov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Popov wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brand grinds an elbow into Popov's temple.
Popov manages to work his way to half guard, despite Brand's best efforts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brand is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Popov!
Brand breaks from Popov's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Brand putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Popov tries to lock up and control but Brand gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Popov is in a horrible position here. Brand smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Popov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Brand lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Brand looking to finish Popov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Popov!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Popov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Brand working the ground and pound effectively.
Brand working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miles Brand dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Popov misses the jab.
Brand drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brand wants to control from the top but Popov keeps moving.
Popov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brand scoring with some ground and pound.
Popov has his feet on Brand's thighs here. He's pushed Brand off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Brand screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vitali Popov!
Our winner, Vitali Popov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Dumile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramses Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dumile comes into the arena with Doomsday blaring out of the sound system. Roberts has chosen Nacho Libre - Ramses as his entrance music. Daniel Dumile could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ramses Roberts's chin.
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297 lbs
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296 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Dumile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ramses Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts misses with a kick to the body.
Dumile fails to land with a series of punches.
Roberts defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dumile.
Roberts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dumile.
Roberts tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dumile was well out of range. Poor timing from Roberts.
Dumile throws a shot from downtown. Roberts moves away and avoids it.
Roberts throws a lazy right hand but Dumile sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Roberts lands with a nice body punch.
Dumile thows a body shot but no joy.
Roberts motions for Dumile to come forward. Roberts throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Roberts displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dumile.
Dumile keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roberts lands a nice shot to the body.
Roberts throws a body punch but Dumile moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roberts dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Roberts scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dumile avoids the body shot from Roberts.
Roberts throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dumile sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dumile throws a quick inside leg kick.
Roberts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Roberts. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Roberts.
Roberts misses with a body kick.
Roberts just misses with a punch to the body.
Dumile has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dumile there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dumile throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roberts connects with an inside leg kick.
Dumile fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Dumile. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roberts misses with a low kick as Dumile jumps back.
Roberts steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dumile. That one must have hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts stuffs the takedown.
Roberts slips under a jab.
Roberts throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dumile stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Roberts fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dumile throws a jab when Roberts was well out of range.
Ramses Roberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dumile misses with a hook
and Roberts counters with a straight right hand.
Dumile throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ramses Roberts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A lazy left from Roberts finds it's target.
Roberts throws a body kick that misses.
Dumile fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Roberts throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Dumile.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Roberts misses
and Dumile counters with a good low kick that Roberts was not able to check.
Dumile misses with a few strikes there.
Roberts tries to land a front kick but Dumile steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dumile throws a half hearted mid kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Roberts. That's going to slow Dumile down.
Roberts throws a wild body kick that Dumile sees coming a mile off.
Roberts has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dumile connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dumile throws a jab when Roberts was well out of range.
Some wild striking there from Roberts.
Dumile connects with a leg kick. Roberts looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dumile misses with a takedown attempt - Roberts sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Roberts tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dumile paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts misses with a two punch combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Roberts.
It looks like Daniel Dumile has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roberts lands a nice hook to Dumile's body. Dumile takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Dumile. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Some wild striking there from Roberts.
Roberts throws a right and a left that Dumile avoids nicely.
Roberts fails to land with a series of punches.
Roberts tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dumile throws out a loose jab but Roberts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roberts thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dumile throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Roberts sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dumile is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Roberts's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Roberts bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dumile.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramses Roberts dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Dumile's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Roberts throws a nice outside leg kick.
Roberts scores with a nice head shot.
The fighters circling - Dumile throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dumile takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jab by Roberts.
Roberts thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dumile if he has to take too many more of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roberts moves out of range of the body kick from Dumile.
Roberts with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Roberts changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Roberts lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dumile's sensitive parts.
Roberts lands with a thumping leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Dumile might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Dumile steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Roberts. That one must have hurt.
Roberts is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Roberts throws a half hearted mid kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dumile looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dumile moves out of range of the leg kick from Roberts.
Dumile avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Dumile does it's job there.
Roberts is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dumile rather than just go for the knockout.
Dumile swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Roberts lands a really nice looking cross but Dumile seems unphased.
Dumile doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
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!
Roberts lands a big head kick that sends Dumile tumbling to the mat! Roberts takes a step backwards and waves Dumile back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Dumile is rocked!
Dumile drops his hands momentarily. Roberts doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Dumile staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Dumile doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ramses Roberts!
Ramses Roberts decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Congo Ashantie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hug Raction (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ashantie comes to the cage accompanied by Congo Ashanti. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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230 lbs
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24
270 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Congo Ashantie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hug Raction!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ashantie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ashantie avoids the body shot from Raction.
Raction takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Hug Raction has been cut.
Raction missing with a left hand there. Ashantie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Raction looks to land a right hand but Ashantie moved out of range.
Jab from Raction.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raction works Ashantie's body with a nice hook.
Raction scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Congo Ashantie has been cut.
Ashantie cracks a nice hook into Raction's ribs.
Raction scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Raction feints and then cracks Ashantie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ashantie down.
Raction lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ashantie scores with a nice body kick.
Raction misses with an uppercut.
Ashantie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ashantie moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashantie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raction.
Ashantie misses with a body kick.
Raction keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ashantie misses with a looping right.
Ashantie connects with a single shot there.
Raction takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Raction steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ashantie.
Raction throws a hook but Ashantie avoids it easily.
Raction looks to land a left hand but Ashantie moved out of range nicely.
Raction checks the leg kick.
Ashantie misses with a kick to the body.
Ashantie connects with the punch.
Ashantie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raction.
Ashantie throws a leg kick that misses.
Raction tests Ashantie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice cross by Ashantie.
Raction misses with a wild body shot.
Raction uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ashantie.
Raction throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ashantie motions for Raction to come forward. Ashantie throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ashantie walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Raction checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ashantie is looking to clinch but Raction is avoiding it.
Raction listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Raction throws a right and a left that both miss.
An inside leg kick from Ashantie misses.
Ashantie goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ashantie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raction.
Ashantie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashantie swings for the body but Raction moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Ashantie misses the target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ashantie.
Ashantie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ashantie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Raction swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ashantie counters with a solid body kick.
A slow jab from Raction misses its intended target.
Ashantie cracks the inside of Raction's front leg.
Raction looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ashantie lands a jab to the nose.
Raction is rocked!
Ashantie throws an uppercut from hell that sends Raction clean off his feet! He's out cold! Ashantie stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Congo Ashantie!
Post fight, Congo Ashantie stared into the camera and said 'Rastaman a coooooooooo-Cooooongooooooooooooooo! Cha Mon! Sittin' on da top o hip!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirian Cregov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Dammon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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33
237 lbs
24 - 7 - 1 |
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269 lbs
18 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Mirian Cregov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Dammon!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Cregov.
Cregov lands with a slapping head kick.
Dammon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cregov looks for the body kick but Dammon saw that one coming.
Dammon lands a jab to the head.
Cregov takes a swing at Dammon's ribcage but misses.
Cregov looks for the body kick but Dammon saw that one coming.
Dammon shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cregov eats them both and turns towards Dammon to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Mirian Cregov has been cut.
Cregov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dammon throws a big shot that misses.
Cregov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dammon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cregov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cregov takes a swing at Dammon's ribcage but misses.
Cregov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cregov ducks under a wild hook from Dammon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cregov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cregov throws a leg kick but Dammon sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cregov lands a high kick!
Dammon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A punch lands to the side of Cregov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dammon connects with a nice looking jab.
Cregov defending well as Dammon loads up on a big left hand.
Cregov jabs at Dammon's body.
Dammon misses with a looping right.
Dammon walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cregov.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cregov.
Cregov cracks Dammon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cregov digs a good hook to Dammon's body.
Dammon looks gassed!
Cregov scores with a hook to the body. Dammon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cregov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cregov cracks the inside of Dammon's front leg.
Cregov is looking to wear down Dammon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cregov.
Cregov lands a nice shot to the body.
Dammon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cregov delivers a nice body kick.
Cregov drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Dammon right on the button. Dammon goes down! Cregov follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Cregov gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mirian Cregov!
Mirian Cregov retains his heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Mirian Cregov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johan Herberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Taalasmaa (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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33
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31
160 lbs
34 - 16 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johan Herberg!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Seppo Taalasmaa!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taalasmaa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Taalasmaa lunges at Herberg with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Herberg's hand.
Taalasmaa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Herberg checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Taalasmaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Taalasmaa lands with a shot to the body.
Taalasmaa punishes Herberg's body with a nice straight punch.
Taalasmaa shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Herberg is trying to defend but Taalasmaa finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Herberg keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Herberg trying to control from the bottom.
Taalasmaa thows a huge punch but Herberg dodges it nicely.
Taalasmaa scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Taalasmaa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Herberg does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Taalasmaa seems to be working for a kimura but Herberg defends the submission attempt.
Herberg has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Taalasmaa is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Taalasmaa lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Taalasmaa takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Taalasmaa lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Herberg wants to improve his position but Taalasmaa is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taalasmaa drops an elbow to the side of Herberg's head.
Herberg taking some punishment here, with Taalasmaa in his half guard.
Herberg has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Taalasmaa is working away from the top position though.
Herberg is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Taalasmaa is trying to control. Herberg wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Herberg is trying to maintain the position but Taalasmaa is very close to passing his half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taalasmaa is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Herberg has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herberg trying to control but Taalasmaa postures up.
Taalasmaa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Herberg wants to improve his position but Taalasmaa is controlling well.
Taalasmaa controlling the pace.
Taalasmaa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Let's hope that Taalasmaa 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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Taalasmaa looks to land a right hand but Herberg moved out of range.
Herberg on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Taalasmaa. Taalasmaa obviously looking to wear him down.
Herberg fails with the takedown
and Taalasmaa counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herberg has his takedown stuffed
and Taalasmaa counters with a nice leg kick.
Taalasmaa lands a glancing blow to the side of Herberg's head.
Taalasmaa cracks Herberg with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Taalasmaa scores with a hook.
Taalasmaa misses with a body shot.
Herberg shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johan Herberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Herberg checks a low kick from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa stuffs the takedown attempt from Herberg. Herberg gets slowly back to his feet.
Taalasmaa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Taalasmaa moves into range and clinches up with Herberg.
A nice right hand lands inside from Taalasmaa.
Herberg lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Taalasmaa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Herberg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Taalasmaa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Herbergs head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taalasmaa throws a head punch that misses.
Taalasmaa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Taalasmaa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Herbergs head.
Herberg digs a right hand underneath Taalasmaa's ribcage. Taalasmaa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Taalasmaa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taalasmaa content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Taalasmaa missing with knees to the body.
Taalasmaa tries a body shot but Herberg blocks it.
Taalasmaa controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taalasmaa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taalasmaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Taalasmaa dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Taalasmaa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Herberg's waist but Herberg gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Taalasmaa off to one side.
Herberg wants to clinch
and Taalasmaa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Taalasmaa misses with a body shot.
Taalasmaa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Taalasmaa stuffs the takedown.
Taalasmaa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Herberg rather than just go for the knockout.
No luck for Herberg with that takedown attempt.
Taalasmaa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Taalasmaa cracks Herberg with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Taalasmaa has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice sprawl there from Taalasmaa as Herberg shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johan Herberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Left hook, right uppercut from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa works over Herberg's head and body with a nice combination.
Taalasmaa fakes the leg kick and cracks Herberg in the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Herberg moves into the clinch.
Herberg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Herberg lands a left hand.
Herberg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taalasmaa misses with some punches.
Herberg just leaning against Taalasmaa, taking a breather.
Taalasmaa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Taalasmaa lands a left hand.
Taalasmaa is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Taalasmaa scores with a shot to the side of Herberg's head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Herberg lands a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taalasmaa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Herberg doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Herberg manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Herberg drops back, looking for a kneebar! Taalasmaa looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Taalasmaa looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Taalasmaa!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Herberg knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Taalasmaa with the ground and pound but Herberg regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Taalasmaa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Herberg trying to hold on to Taalasmaa's head to control him but Taalasmaa postures up.
Taalasmaa tries to pass to full mount but Herberg defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa trying to control the action but Herberg is working from the bottom.
Taalasmaa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Seppo Taalasmaa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Herberg is looking for a sweep. Taalasmaa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Taalasmaa with the ground and pound but Herberg uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Taalasmaa wants to control from the top but Herberg keeps moving.
Herberg working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Taalasmaa.
Herberg looking for a sweep. Not yet Herberg, not yet.
Taalasmaa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Herberg keeping full guard, as Taalasmaa tries to pass.
Herberg trying to keep a closed guard but Taalasmaa is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa cracks Herberg with a solid left hand.
Herberg looking for a sweep. Not yet Herberg, not yet.
Taalasmaa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Taalasmaa with a nice head shot there.
Herberg manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Herberg lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Taalasmaa hang on?
Herberg working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Taalasmaa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taalasmaa is squirming around, avoiding Herberg's attempts to control the action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Herberg cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Taalasmaa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Herberg shoots in but no luck this time.
Taalasmaa throws a chopping leg kick but Herberg manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Taalasmaa digs a good hook to Herberg's body.
Good work by Herberg as he checks the leg kick.
Taalasmaa misses with a wild body shot.
Herberg scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Taalasmaa tries to buck Herberg off but Herberg is having none of it.
Herberg is working Taalasmaa over with some ground and pound from side control.
Taalasmaa gets back to half guard.
Herberg tries to pass the half guard into mount. Taalasmaa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Herberg is trying to control. Taalasmaa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Herberg prevents Taalasmaa from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herberg lands with a punch from half guard.
Taalasmaa is looking to control Herberg's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Taalasmaa avoid being mounted?
Taalasmaa manages to get to full guard.
Taalasmaa wants to sweep but no luck.
Herberg wants to control from the top but Taalasmaa keeps moving.
Taalasmaa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Herberg is one step ahead there.
Herberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Taalasmaa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herberg scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Herberg preventing the sweep.
Taalasmaa looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Herberg puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Taalasmaa manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Taalasmaa trying to control the position.
Taalasmaa wants to sweep here but Herberg controlling him for the moment.
Herberg makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taalasmaa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Herberg throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Taalasmaa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herberg throws a big right hand that misses.
Herberg landing with the ground and pound.
Herberg with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Herberg makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Taalasmaa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Taalasmaa is on top in guard.
Herberg not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Herberg wants to control the position but Taalasmaa says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Taalasmaa drops an elbow to the side of Herberg's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa prevents Herberg from improving his position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taalasmaa looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Taalasmaa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Herberg trying to control here.
Taalasmaa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taalasmaa is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Taalasmaa working over Herberg with some ground and pound. Herberg looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Herberg is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Johan Herberg did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.
Taalasmaa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Herberg on the side of the head.
Johan Herberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taalasmaa throws a lazy right hand but Herberg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Taalasmaa throws an overhand right that lands on Herberg's shoulder, as Herberg tries to avoid the shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Herberg checks a leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Taalasmaa as he connects with a hook.
Herberg keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Taalasmaa has managed to clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Taalasmaa misses with some punches.
Herberg is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Herberg lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Herberg's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Taalasmaa tries to stall but Herberg uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Herberg to keep the fight standing.
Taalasmaa will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Herberg up against the cage.
Taalasmaa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Herberg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Taalasmaa digs a right hand underneath Herberg's ribcage. Herberg let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Herberg taking a breather.
Herberg turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Herberg manages to end up in side control.
Taalasmaa wants to control but Herberg postures up.
Herberg working the body and head with strikes.
Taalasmaa is trying to control Herberg's posture but Herberg avoids it.
Herberg throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Taalasmaa works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Herberg stopping the sweep attempt from Taalasmaa.
Herberg forces his way into half guard.
Herberg landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Herberg lands strikes from half guard.
Taalasmaa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Taalasmaa works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herberg forces his way into half guard.
Taalasmaa wants to get back to full guard.
Herberg wants to control but Taalasmaa is keeping him busy.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Herberg lands a nice short elbow.
Taalasmaa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Herberg pulls his head out easily.
Taalasmaa is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Herberg is trying to control the action in half guard but Taalasmaa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Herberg is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Taalasmaa is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Herberg content to control rather than advance.
Herberg seems to be working for a kimura but Taalasmaa defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herberg wants to take a breather but Taalasmaa is having none of it.
Taalasmaa is pressing down on Herberg's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Herberg postures up.
Taalasmaa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Herberg defends well.
Taalasmaa 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taalasmaa keeping moving, preventing Herberg from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Johan Herberg will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A punch combination from Taalasmaa misses.
Herberg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Herberg shoots in looking for a takedown but Taalasmaa manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Herberg's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Herberg on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Taalasmaa. Taalasmaa obviously looking to wear him down.
Herberg shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Herberg won't allow Taalasmaa to sweep him here.
Taalasmaa manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Herberg working to try and regain half guard.
Taalasmaa landing punches.
Taalasmaa lands a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herberg is trying desperately to improve position.
Herberg chipping away with body shots but they're not going to hurt Taalasmaa.
Herberg tries to reverse the position but Taalasmaa maintains control.
Taalasmaa wants to control the pace but Herberg is squirming around nicely.
Herberg is working to get back to half guard.
Taalasmaa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Herberg is rocked!
Herberg slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Herberg blocking the ground and pound attempt from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa trying to control the action but Herberg is working from the bottom.
Taalasmaa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Herberg with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taalasmaa throwing shots but Herberg is blocking nicely.
Herberg on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Taalasmaa working Herberg over with strikes.
Oh Herberg is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Herberg wants to control but Taalasmaa is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Herberg seems to have got his legs back now.
Taalasmaa lands strikes from half guard.
Taalasmaa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Herberg's head.
Herberg trying to control here.
Taalasmaa working Herberg over with strikes.
Taalasmaa is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Taalasmaa is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Taalasmaa prevents Herberg from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herberg wants to control but Taalasmaa is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Taalasmaa is looking to stall here but Herberg recovers full guard.
Herberg manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Taalasmaa manages to get himself to full guard.
Herberg avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Herberg preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa keeping moving, preventing Herberg from controlling successfully.
Taalasmaa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Herberg's guard.
Taalasmaa trying to control but Herberg is working from the bottom.
Taalasmaa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Taalasmaa postures up.
Taalasmaa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Taalasmaa connects with a couple of short punches.
Herberg lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Taalasmaa!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Herberg lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Taalasmaa hang on?
Taalasmaa tries to hold on but Herberg pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seppo Taalasmaa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Taalasmaa 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 47:48
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 47:48
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seppo Taalasmaa!
Seppo Taalasmaa is the new lightweight champion!
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