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VFN 25: Moon Vs Gonzalez PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rutger De Groot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dragon Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Rutger De Groot has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rutger De Groot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dragon Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie checks a low kick from De Groot.
De Groot keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says De Groot as he avoids it easily.
Rutger De Groot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Groot. De Groot obviously looking to wear him down.
De Groot lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
De Groot throws a leg kick that misses.
De Groot fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
Gracie has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by De Groot.
Gracie looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot throws a head kick that misses.
De Groot chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Groot throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and moves out of range.
De Groot connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Groot tries to land a leg kick but Gracie saw it coming and moves away.
Gracie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Groot.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Groot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Groot misses with a head kick.
Gracie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Groot. De Groot obviously looking to wear him down.
De Groot throws a quick inside leg kick.
De Groot throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Gracie crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rutger De Groot!
An out of breath Rutger De Groot thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Haukka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Marinovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Daniel Haukka has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Haukka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adam Marinovich!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marinovich fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Haukka avoids it really well and circles away.
Haukka has Marinovich up against the cage in a clinch.
Haukka looking to stall.
Haukka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marinovich blocks it with crossed arms.
Haukka scores with a knee to the head.
Marinovich takes a shot to the head.
Marinovich wants a takedown but no success here.
Haukka holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Marinovich takes a knee right on the jaw!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Haukka throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haukka lands a knee to the head.
Haukka scores with a knee to the head.
Haukka landing knees to the head.
It looks like Adam Marinovich has been cut.
Marinovich takes a knee right on the jaw!
Haukka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Marinovich is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Haukka to keep the fight standing.
Daniel Haukka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Marinovich.
Haukka tries to stall but Marinovich uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Haukka is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Haukka landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Marinovich fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Marinovich looks gassed!
Haukka scores with a shoulder strike.
Haukka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Haukka scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haukka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marinovich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marinovich fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Haukka lands a knee to the head.
Marinovich tries to pull guard but Haukka won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Haukka.
Haukka connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marinovich's face.
Haukka scores with a knee to the head.
Marinovich wants a takedown but no success here.
Marinovich takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stalling in the clinch from Haukka.
Marinovich is looking to take this one to the mat.
Haukka landing knees to the head.
Haukka stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haukka misses with a knee strike.
Marinovich tries for a takedown but Haukka manages to get underhooks.
Haukka connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marinovich's face.
Haukka misses with a knee to the head.
Marinovich is looking to take this one to the mat.
Haukka landing knees to the head.
Haukka is struggling to control the position.
Haukka seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Haukka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marinovich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haukka stalls.
A knee to the head by Haukka.
Marinovich tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Marinovich tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Haukka smiles and moves away.
Haukka tries to clinch but Marinovich is having none of it.
Haukka tries to clinch there but Marinovich circles away.
Haukka clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marinovich takes a knee right on the jaw!
Marinovich fails to pull guard.
Haukka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Haukka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adam Marinovich's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Haukka moves into the clinch.
Haukka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Marinovich being controlled against the cage.
Marinovich is trying to pull guard but Haukka has him pressed against the cage.
Haukka connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marinovich's face.
Still in the clinch, Haukka scores with a nice short uppercut.
The referee calls for Haukka to work.
Haukka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Haukka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marinovich paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marinovich fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Haukka doesn't manage to clinch there - Marinovich circles away.
Daniel Haukka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haukka moves into the clinch.
Haukka tries to land a knee to the head but Marinovich blocks with his arms.
Haukka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Haukka moves into the clinch.
Haukka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Daniel Haukka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haukka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Haukka moves into the clinch.
Marinovich changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Haukka fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Daniel Haukka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Marinovich.
That kick from Haukka tenderised Marinovich's leg. Marinovich is trying to keep his angry face on.
Haukka tries to clinch there but Marinovich circles away.
Haukka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Daniel Haukka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haukka is looking to clinch.
Haukka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marinovich is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marinovich fails with a takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haukka feints and then cracks Marinovich's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marinovich down.
Haukka drives through and clinches with Marinovich against the cage.
Marinovich is trying to pull guard but Haukka turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Haukka just leaning against Marinovich, taking a breather.
Haukka lands a knee to the head.
Haukka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Haukka displaying some good clinch control by pressing Marinovich up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Haukka.
Haukka connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marinovich's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haukka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haukka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Marinovich tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Haukka just stands there and leans against the cage.
Haukka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Marinovich goes for a takedown attempt but Haukka pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Haukka. Beautiful body shot.
Haukka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marinovich can do to turn this around?
Marinovich on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Marinovich shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Haukka manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Marinovich being controlled here momentarily.
Haukka working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marinovich stands and throws Haukka's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marinovich is working Haukka over with some ground and pound from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haukka tries to improve position but can't.
Marinovich working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Haukka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Adam Marinovich's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Haukka tries to clinch up.
Haukka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Marinovich shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Haukka defends it nicely.
Marinovich fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Marinovich swats away the attempt to clinch by Haukka.
Haukka tries to clinch up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Haukka.
Haukka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Marinovich has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Marinovich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marinovich looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Daniel Haukka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Marinovich.
Haukka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Marinovich has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Haukka fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Marinovich, pushing him back against the cage.
Daniel Haukka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haukka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Haukka.
Haukka landing knees to the head.
Haukka connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marinovich's face.
Marinovich takes a knee right on the jaw!
Haukka scores a nice knee to the body.
Haukka creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Marinovich's defenses.
Haukka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Haukka tries to clinch up.
Haukka closes the distance and clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Haukka.
Haukka working Marinovich over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haukka taking a breather.
Haukka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Haukka stalls.
Marinovich is trying to pull guard but Haukka turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marinovich jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Haukka walks away with a smile on his face. Marinovich gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Haukka's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Haukka duly obliges.
Haukka throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Haukka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Marinovich closes this distance looking for a takedown but Haukka circles away.
Haukka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haukka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Haukka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Haukka gets a clinch.
Haukka connects with a knee to the head.
Haukka connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marinovich's face.
Daniel Haukka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Marinovich tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Haukka just stands there and leans against the cage.
Haukka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Haukka is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A knee to the head by Haukka.
Haukka stalling the fight.
Marinovich jumps guard but Haukka turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haukka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marinovich on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Haukka tries to clinch up but Marinovich circles away and keeps his distance.
Haukka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marinovich shoots in for a takedown but Haukka shows good takedown defense.
Haukka connects with a high kick.
Haukka tries to clinch up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marinovich tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A good leg kick by Haukka.
Haukka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marinovich paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marinovich looking to score a takedown here. Haukka is defending well but Marinovich drives through and ends up in Haukka's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marinovich is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Adam Marinovich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marinovich cracks Haukka with a solid left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Haukka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Haukka, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Haukka!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lars Voller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Fury (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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208 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lars Voller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Fury!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voller tries to clinch up
and Fury counters with a one-two to the body.
Voller has Fury up against the cage in a clinch.
Fury is trying to break the clinch but Voller is controlling him.
Voller creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fury's defenses.
It looks like Brian Fury has been cut.
Fury is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Voller gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fury is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Voller is defending well for now.
Voller lands a nice elbow.
Fury pressing his opponent against the cage.
Voller comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Voller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voller gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That has opened up Brian Fury's cut even more.
Voller manages to break the clinch.
Good leg kick by Voller there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
No luck for Fury with that takedown attempt.
Voller buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Voller thuds his shin into the meat of Fury's side.
Fury looks gassed!
Voller feints a jab and as Fury dips his head, Voller unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Fury right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Fury falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Voller smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lars Voller!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Hannigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Raith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hannigan's entrance music is TobyMac - Showstopper. A fine choice. Thomas Raith has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ronnie Hannigan's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ronnie Hannigan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thomas Raith!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hannigan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hannigan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hannigan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice takedown defense from Hannigan. No joy for Raith on that attempt.
Raith takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A big right from Hannigan misses.
Thomas Raith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raith looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Raith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hannigan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Raith moves in looking to clinch but Hannigan pushes him off.
Raith tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hannigan swivels and escapes.
Ronnie Hannigan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Raith.
Hannigan misses with a hook. Raith ducked under it nicely.
Raith moves away from the strike by Hannigan.
A slow jab from Hannigan misses its intended target.
Raith fails with a takedown attempt.
Raith slips under a jab from Hannigan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Hannigan.
Hannigan stuffs the takedown attempt from Raith. Raith gets slowly back to his feet.
Raith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hannigan lands a lovely overhand right.
Hannigan throws a right hand that misses
and Raith counters with a takedown into side control.
Raith taking a breather here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raith stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Raith dives in and grabs Hannigan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hannigan pushes down on Raith's head and hops out.
Raith takes one on the button.
Hannigan cracks Raith with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Hannigan has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Raith to stand back up!
Raith is rocked!
It looks like Thomas Raith has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raith rushes Hannigan and presses him up against the cage.
Raith is still on wobbly legs! Can Hannigan finish him?
Hannigan wants to get back to striking at distance but Raith won't allow it.
Raith keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hannigan's efforts to push away.
Hannigan avoids a wild elbow strike from Raith.
Raith seems to have recovered his senses.
Raith prevents Hannigan from breaking the clinch.
Raith tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hannigan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Raith has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Hannigan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hannigan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hannigan working aggressively here.
Hannigan wants to break free but Raith has control.
Hannigan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Raith drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hannigan is pressed up against the cage. Raith has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hannigan down to the mat. Hannigan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hannigan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Raith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hannigan.
A telegraphed right hand from Hannigan misses the target.
Hannigan swings widly with a right hand
and Raith counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hannigan managing to control the position.
Raith won't allow Hannigan to get back to his feet.
Hannigan keeping moving, preventing Raith from controlling successfully.
Hannigan wants to stand and escape but Raith is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raith tries to free his leg and advance position but Hannigan is retaining full guard.
Raith controlling from the top position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Thomas Raith wasn't active enough on the ground.
Raith looks for a takedown but Hannigan sprawls well.
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!
Hannigan jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hannigan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Raith looks gassed!
Hannigan with a jab.
Raith slips under a jab from Hannigan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hannigan connects with the punch.
Hannigan misses with a two punch combination.
Hannigan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hannigan dips to his left and cracks Raith with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Hannigan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Raith's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hannigan misses the jab.
Hannigan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Raith shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hannigan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hannigan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hannigan keeping moving, preventing Raith from controlling successfully.
Raith advances position into side control!
Raith is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hannigan has escaped the position, nice work there.
Raith is looking to take a break and control but Hannigan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
Raith prevents Hannigan from escaping the position.
Raith goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hannigan has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Raith but great work by Hannigan.
Hannigan wants to stand but Raith has his arm trapped.
Raith managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hannigan.
Hannigan tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Hannigan controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raith is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hannigan's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Hannigan stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Raith to get to his feet.
Hannigan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Raith throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hannigan's waist but Hannigan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Raith off to one side.
Hannigan throws a hook but Raith avoids it easily.
Raith fails to land the takedown.
Raith is breathing heavily.
Raith closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hannigan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hannigan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hannigan with a nice cross.
Hannigan scores with a jab. Raith acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Raith on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hannigan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hannigan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hannigan misses with a straight right.
Hannigan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Hannigan misses its intended target.
Hannigan throws a big shot that misses.
A combination from Hannigan does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Hannigan.
Raith staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raith closes the distance and clinches up with Hannigan, looking for a takedown. Raith pushes Hannigan against the cage but Hannigan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ronnie Hannigan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Raith.
Raith gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hannigan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raith moves away.
Hannigan throws a jab when Raith was well out of range.
Hannigan misses with a left hand
so Raith counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Raith forces his way into half guard.
Raith is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hannigan pushes Raith off looking to stand but Raith dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Hannigan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Raith's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hannigan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Raith tries to clinch but Hannigan moves out of range.
Raith blocks a jab.
Raith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hannigan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hannigan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raith.
Hannigan's corner calls for a 1-2. Hannigan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Raith shoots in looking for a takedown but Hannigan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Raith's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hannigan digs a good hook to Raith's body.
Raith needs to keep his hands up - Hannigan had a free shot at his head there.
Hannigan works over Raith's head and body with a nice combination.
Hannigan cracks Raith with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Raith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hannigan lands a big uppercut and Raith crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Raith looks OK. Hannigan waves Raith back to his feet!
Raith slips under a jab.
Hannigan drops Raith with a huge uppercut! Raith drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Hannigan is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ronnie Hannigan!
Our winner, Ronnie Hannigan, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Dahmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clubber Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clubber Lang has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jeffrey Dahmer's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeffrey Dahmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Clubber Lang!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dahmer moves into range and clinches up with Lang.
Dahmer lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Clubber Lang has been cut.
Dahmer just leaning against Lang, taking a breather.
Lang wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dahmer stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dahmer.
Nice elbow from Dahmer.
Dahmer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lang stalling in the clinch but Dahmer improves position.
Nice elbow from Dahmer.
Dahmer stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dahmer.
Lang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dahmer.
Dahmer slips a jab from Lang.
Dahmer moves in looking to clinch but Lang pushes him off.
Dahmer fails to land with a series of punches.
Dahmer tries to clinch but Lang moves away
letting Lang counter with a right hand.
Lang just misses with a punch to the body.
Dahmer misses with a left hand
letting Lang counter with a right hand.
Lang throws a jab when Dahmer was well out of range.
Lang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dahmer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lang is trying to push Dahmer away but Dahmer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lang is trying to break the clinch but Dahmer is controlling him.
Dahmer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dahmer stalling in the clinch.
Lang working hard to break the clinch.
Lang tries to break free but Dahmer pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dahmer seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Lang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dahmer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dahmer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lang is trying to break the clinch but Dahmer is controlling him.
Dahmer throws an elbow that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dahmer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dahmer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dahmer is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dahmer throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lang is trying to break free.
Lang takes an elbow to the temple.
A frustrated look appears on Lang's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dahmer has Lang pressed against the cage, preventing Lang from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lang is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lang can't find room to land a body shot as Dahmer controls the action.
Dahmer is struggling to control the position.
Lang is trying to break free.
Lang can't break the clinch.
Dahmer just leaning against Lang, taking a breather.
Dahmer lands a nice elbow.
A hook to the body from Lang.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang tries to break free but Dahmer pushes him back against the cage.
Lang is looking to break free of the clinch but Dahmer has double underhooks.
Dahmer lands an elbow inside that Lang shrugs off.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dahmer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lang takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dahmer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lang wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dahmer misses with an elbow strike.
Dahmer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lang takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dahmer lands an elbow just above Lang 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Dahmer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clubber Lang's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice defenses there by Lang.
Dahmer moves into range and clinches up with Lang.
Dahmer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dahmer has Lang pressed against the cage.
Dahmer lands an elbow that stopped Lang in his tracks for a moment.
Lang has had enough of the clinch but Dahmer keeps him there for the moment.
Dahmer is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lang working hard to break the clinch.
Dahmer misses with an elbow strike.
Lang working hard to break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dahmer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lang's brow.
Dahmer lands an elbow just above Lang 's eye.
That has opened up Clubber Lang's cut even more.
Lang blocks an elbow strike from Dahmer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dahmer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lang is trying to force a seperation but Dahmer has the dominant position.
Lang blocks an elbow strike from Dahmer.
Dahmer has Lang pressed against the cage, preventing Lang from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The referee calls for Dahmer to work.
Lang looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lang is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dahmer throws a shot from downtown. Lang moves away and avoids it.
Dahmer moves out of range of the strikes.
Lang tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dahmer tries to clinch there but Lang circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dahmer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lang.
A swing and a miss from Lang.
Lang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dahmer tries to close the distance and clinch but Lang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lang fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dahmer on the side of the head.
Lang wants to land a leg kick but Dahmer is out of range.
Lang throws out a loose jab but Dahmer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lang misses with an uppercut.
Lang ducks under a wild hook from Dahmer.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dahmer checks a leg kick.
Lang misses with a wild body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dahmer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dahmer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lang.
Jab, jab by Dahmer - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Lang misses.
Lang throws a series of punches but Dahmer avoids them all with ease.
Dahmer wants to clinch up but Lang keeps it at a distance.
Lang looks to land a left hand but Dahmer moved out of range nicely.
Dahmer connects with a looping right hand.
Lang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dahmer.
Clubber Lang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dahmer looks to throw the jab but Lang is out of range.
Dahmer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dahmer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lang lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dahmer moves into range and clinches up with Lang.
Dahmer just leaning against Lang, taking a breather.
Dahmer keeps control of Lang as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang is trying to break free.
Lang avoids a wild elbow strike from Dahmer.
Lang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dahmer has him pressed against the cage.
Dahmer is trying to stall.
Lang is trying to break the clinch but Dahmer is controlling him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dahmer is trying to stall.
Dahmer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lang tries to break free but Dahmer pushes him back against the cage.
Dahmer lands an elbow inside that Lang shrugs off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lang tries to break the clinch but Dahmer is controlling the position.
Dahmer stalling in the clinch.
Lang avoids the elbow strike from Dahmer, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Dahmer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Clubber Lang's cut.
That's time! Dahmer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lang throws a poor cross that misses
and Dahmer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dahmer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lang staying out of range there.
Dahmer with a hook.
Jeffrey Dahmer is winning the standup battle so far.
Lang wants to land a leg kick but Dahmer is out of range.
Lang finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dahmer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lang.
A jab from Dahmer misses.
Dahmer darts in and clinches Lang up against the cage.
Lang looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dahmer throws a hook but Lang blocks it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dahmer.
Dahmer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Dahmer as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Lang misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Dahmer.
Dahmer looks to throw the jab but Lang is out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Lang as he connects with a hook.
Lang takes one on the button.
Dahmer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lang.
Dahmer throws out a loose jab but Lang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lang lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dahmer is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lang throws a hook to the side of Dahmer's head but Dahmer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lang misses with a straight left.
Lang shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lang connects with a single shot there.
Lang throws a looping overhand right but Dahmer ducks down to avoid it.
Lang lands a body shot.
Lang blocks a jab.
Dahmer throws a big shot that misses.
Clubber Lang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang throws an overhand right that lands on Dahmer's shoulder, as Dahmer tries to avoid the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot by Lang.
Dahmer misses with a hook. Lang ducked under it nicely.
Dahmer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A slow jab from Lang misses its intended target.
Dahmer slips a straight right by Lang.
Good standup being displayed there by Lang as he connects with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of Lang 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lang is rocked!
A slow jab from Lang misses its intended target.
Lang is still on wobbly legs! Can Dahmer finish him?
Dahmer forces Lang back against the cage and clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dahmer.
Dahmer creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Lang! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Dahmer.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeffrey Dahmer!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Georgy Degratov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aslambek Azhiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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193 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Georgy Degratov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aslambek Azhiev!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azhiev has his takedown stuffed
and Degratov counters with a three punch combo that has Azhiev backing up. Azhiev nods at Degratov to acknowledge the strikes.
Degratov misses with a body kick.
Azhiev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Azhiev is looking to clinch but Degratov is avoiding it.
Azhiev tries to clinch but Degratov moves out of range.
Azhiev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Degratov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Azhiev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Degratov tries to bum rush Azhiev with a series of wild strikes but Azhiev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Degratov dodges the punch combination from Azhiev.
Azhiev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Degratov tests Azhiev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Degratov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Azhiev slips a jab and a cross from Degratov.
Azhiev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oooooh!!! Degratov has knocked Azhiev down with a huge combo! Degratov steps away and waves a wobbly Azhiev back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Azhiev is rocked!
Georgy Degratov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azhiev is looking to clinch.
Degratov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Azhiev.
Degratov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Azhiev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Degratov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Degratov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Azhiev is still on wobbly legs! Can Degratov finish him?
Azhiev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Degratov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Azhiev seems to have recovered his senses.
Degratov scores with a hook.
Azhiev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Degratov misses with a head kick.
Azhiev slips a straight right by Degratov.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Degratov connects with a combination that backs up Azhiev into the cage. Degratov lands a flurry of punches that gets past Azhiev's guard. Azhiev is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Degratov bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Georgy Degratov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paulus Herzog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ross Koscheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koscheck has chosen Til I Collapse By Eminem ft Nate Dog as his entrance music. 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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196 lbs
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paulus Herzog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ross Koscheck!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koscheck steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Herzog.
Herzog fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Koscheck looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Herzog misses the shot to the body.
Herzog lands a nice shot that snaps Koscheck's head back.
Herzog with a nice cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Herzog.
Koscheck showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Herzog.
Herzog misses with a hook
and Koscheck connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Herzog pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koscheck pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Herzog back to the cage. Koscheck follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Paulus Herzog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Herzog misses the jab.
Koscheck takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Herzog swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Herzog tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Koscheck is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Herzog creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Herzog lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Herzog lands a right hand.
Herzog misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Herzog.
Koscheck has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Herzog breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Koscheck moves out of range of the strikes.
Herzog works the jab nicely.
Herzog throws a right hand that Koscheck ducks under and follows up with a left that Koscheck also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herzog is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Herzog keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A looping hook to the body misses from Herzog. Koscheck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Herzog lands the left hand.
Herzog cracks Koscheck with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Herzog has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Koscheck to stand back up!
Paulus Herzog is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koscheck closes this distance looking for a takedown but Herzog circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herzog tries to close the distance and clinch but Koscheck swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Koscheck scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Herzog loads up on a big right hand but Koscheck slips the punch.
Herzog digs a good body shot into Koscheck's ribs.
Herzog lands with a hook. Koscheck tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Herzog misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koscheck.
Herzog connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulus Herzog dominated that round.
That's time! Herzog's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Koscheck closes this distance looking for a takedown but Herzog circles away.
Herzog throws a big shot that misses.
Herzog displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koscheck throws out the jab.
Koscheck drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Herzog not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Koscheck wants to control from the top but Herzog keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Herzog is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koscheck is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Herzog preventing the sweep.
Herzog is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Koscheck keeping moving, preventing Herzog from controlling successfully.
Herzog content to stall in guard here.
Koscheck keeping full guard, as Herzog tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Paulus Herzog.
Koscheck avoids the body shot from Herzog.
Koscheck misses with a looping left.
Herzog misses with a jab to the body
and Koscheck counters with a straight right hand.
Herzog uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koscheck.
Herzog throws out a loose jab but Koscheck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Herzog ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koscheck moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herzog throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Koscheck on the side of the head.
Koscheck shoots in for a takedown but Herzog shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Herzog thuds a left hand into Koscheck's body.
Herzog jabs at Koscheck's body.
Herzog misses with a two punch combination.
Herzog rushes Koscheck and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Herzog slowing the pace effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Herzog.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Herzog pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Herzog's jab looks to have found its range, popping Koscheck under the eye.
Herzog throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Koscheck on the side of the head.
Herzog rushes Koscheck and presses him up against the cage.
Herzog lands a right hand.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Herzog lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulus Herzog dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Herzog misses with a right hand
and Koscheck counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Herzog throws a body punch but Koscheck moves out of range.
Herzog misses with a body shot
and Koscheck connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jab, jab by Herzog - just one landing.
Herzog connects with a body shot that sends Koscheck's belly button to the back.
Herzog cracks Koscheck with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Herzog has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Koscheck to stand back up!
Koscheck is rocked!
It looks like Ross Koscheck has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Herzog throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Koscheck is still on wobbly legs! Can Herzog finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herzog tries to clinch but Koscheck is having none of it.
Koscheck seems to have recovered his senses.
Herzog lands a right hook to the body.
Herzog misses with a jab to the body
and Herzog takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koscheck takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Koscheck takes a swing at Herzog's ribcage but misses.
Herzog misses with a body shot.
Koscheck swings widly with a right hand
and Herzog counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herzog fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Herzog misses the shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Herzog wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Koscheck takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Herzog misses with a few strikes there.
Herzog throws a good cross that connects.
Herzog changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herzog lands a nice shot to the body.
Herzog has closed the distance and engaged Koscheck in a clinch.
Herzog lands a nice uppercut.
Herzog works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Herzog slowing the pace effectively.
Herzog breaks the clinch.
Herzog throws an overhand right that lands on Koscheck's shoulder, as Koscheck tries to avoid the shot.
Koscheck swings for the body but Herzog moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Herzog misses the target.
Koscheck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Herzog.
A lazy left from Koscheck finds it's target.
Paulus Herzog is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Herzog forces Koscheck back against the cage and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Herzog is pushing Koscheck up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Herzog lands a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paulus Herzog showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Herzog, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulus Herzog!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Inspectah Knuckles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bam Neely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Inspectah Knuckles has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Inspectah Knuckles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bam Neely!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knuckles looks to throw the jab but Neely is out of range.
Neely misses with a takedown attempt
and Knuckles counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Neely shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Knuckles counters with a nice right hand that sends Neely toppling to the canvas! Neely scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Knuckles finish him?!
Neely is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knuckles scores with a jab to the body.
Neely is still on wobbly legs! Can Knuckles finish him?
Knuckles throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Neely shoots and misses
and Knuckles counters with a right hand from hell and Neely is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Inspectah Knuckles!
Inspectah Knuckles decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quest Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Munoz comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to the jungle-Guns and Roses. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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192 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Munoz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Quest Love!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Love misses with an uppercut. Munoz saw that one coming.
Love throws an overhand right that lands on Munoz's shoulder, as Munoz tries to avoid the shot.
Love scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A slow jab from Love misses its intended target.
Munoz misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Love throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Love missing with a left hand there. Munoz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Munoz takes one to the chin there.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Love enables Munoz to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Love manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Love looking to control.
Munoz trying to control the position from guard on top but Love is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Love is keeping the position for now.
Munoz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Munoz drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Love manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Munoz has Love in his guard.
Munoz pulls Love in close to prevent any damage.
Munoz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz has his foot on Love's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Love works his way back into a safe position though.
Munoz has a closed guard, preventing Love from standing up.
Munoz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Love can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Munoz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Love trying to stand up but can't free himself from Munoz's guard.
Munoz working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Love has passed into half guard!
Love controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Love is going to stand back up.
Munoz actively working from the bottom here.
Love tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Munoz actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Munoz is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mark Munoz will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Love misses with a jab, cross combination.
Love looks to throw the jab but Munoz is out of range.
Love jabs Munoz right on the nose. Munoz blinks but takes it well.
Love throws a lazy right hand but Munoz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Love connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Love misses with an uppercut. Munoz saw that one coming.
Munoz takes a swing at Love's ribcage but misses.
Munoz defending well as Love loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love connects with a nice looking jab.
A slow jab from Love misses its intended target.
Love misses with a looping right.
Munoz instigates a clinch.
Munoz jumps guard but Love turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Munoz is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Love is defending well.
Love can't break the clinch.
Love is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Munoz tries for a takedown but Love sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Munoz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Munoz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Love tries to avoid it but Munoz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Love to the ground. Love escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Love pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Munoz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Love misses the jab.
Love might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Love misses with a double jab.
Munoz fails with a takedown attempt.
Munoz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Munoz.
Munoz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Love.
Munoz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Love misses with a wild body shot.
Mark Munoz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Love loads up on a big right hand but Munoz slips the punch.
Love misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love misses with an uppercut.
Love sizes up Munoz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Munoz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Love counters with a nice uppercut.
Munoz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Love.
Quest Love is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Munoz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Munoz postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Love is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Munoz, into his guard.
Munoz wants to control but Love passes easily into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quest Love showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Love cracks Munoz with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Love has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Munoz to stand back up!
Munoz is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Love throws a right hand that misses
and Munoz counters with a shoot takedown. Love fights it but they end up in guard.
Munoz trying to control but Love is working from the bottom.
Munoz drops back, looking for a kneebar! Love looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Love looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Love!
Munoz is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz is working hard here to advance position.
Mark Munoz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Munoz sneaks back into half guard.
Munoz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Love keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Munoz wants to get back to full guard.
Munoz looking for subs from the bottom but Love mounts him!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Munoz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Love stands up from mount. Strange move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Love.
Love jabs Munoz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Love throws out a loose jab but Munoz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Love swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Love throws a jab when Munoz was well out of range.
Love looks to land a right hand but Munoz moved out of range.
Love throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Love is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Munoz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munoz shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Love is trying to stand back up but Munoz is controlling him
Munoz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Love is just riding it out for now. Munoz eventually gives up the hold.
Munoz is looking for a kimura here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Quest Love comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Love has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quest Love!
An out of breath Quest Love thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sang Eek Moon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luis Gonzalez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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21
275 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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275 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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Brawler
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sang Eek Moon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Luis Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Moon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gonzalez scrambles back to his feet.
Moon throws a sloppy head kick and Gonzalez moves out of range easily.
Moon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Moon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gonzalez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Moon throws a leg kick which misses Gonzalez's front leg but catches the back leg as Gonzalez tries to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moon moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Luis Gonzalez has been cut.
Gonzalez misses with a lunging right hand
and Moon counters with a low kick, right behind Gonzalez 's knee.
Oooooh!!! Moon has knocked Gonzalez down with a huge combo! Moon steps away and waves a wobbly Gonzalez back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Gonzalez looks gassed!
Moon lands with a right that hurts Gonzalez. Gonzalez looks to clinch but Moon throws a short knee that drops Gonzalez. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Sang Eek Moon!
Sang Eek Moon retains his heavyweight title!
Post fight, Sang Eek Moon took to the microphone: 'John Barris you want some of this? Come and get it little boy. And you better start eating so I dont put you 6 feet under.Too bad your title wont be on the line!'.
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