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Holmgang Challengers: 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maku Amir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Yudi Honda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maku Amir could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Victor Yudi Honda's chin.
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138 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maku Amir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Yudi Honda!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amir looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Amir throwing strikes from guard but Honda blocks nicely.
Amir stands up over Honda, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Amir sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Honda wants to sweep here but Amir controlling him for the moment.
Amir thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Amir wants to control from the top but Honda keeps moving.
Amir loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda trying to keep a closed guard but Amir is proving a slippery customer.
Amir controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Honda is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Honda escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Amir gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Amir is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Honda 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.
Honda working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Amir doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Amir manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Honda being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amir is working Honda over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Amir throwing strikes but missing.
Amir controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Honda keeping moving, preventing Amir from controlling successfully.
Amir seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Maku Amir has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Amir drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amir scores with punches from side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Amir working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Honda is rocked!
Amir lands a strong strike to the head of Honda. That's dazed him! Amir looking to finish here. Honda is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Amir lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maku Amir!
After the fight, Maku Amir was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mad Mike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samu Sand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mad Mike has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mad Mike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Samu Sand!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mike pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mike throws a sloppy head kick
and Sand counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mike's guard now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sand wants to control from the top but Mike keeps moving.
Mike controls Sand momentarily but Sand frees himself.
Sand is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Mike is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sand is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sand throwing strikes but missing.
Sand is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sand trying to control but Mike is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sand gets tackled into the ropes by Mike. Mike maintains the clinch.
Sand unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sand manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Mike won't allow Sand to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sand is pulling down on Mike's head. It's preventing any offense from Mike, at least for the moment.
Mike trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mike is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sand is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sand working a defensive guard here.
Sand is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sand is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mike is aware though and is defending well.
Mike tries to free his leg and advance position but Sand is retaining full guard.
Mike throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sand works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mike is looking to advance position but Sand has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Sand controlling from mount.
Sand connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sand prevents Mike from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samu Sand dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mike has managed to clinch.
Sand throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sand fails to pull guard.
Mike is trying to push Sand away but Sand has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Sand pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mad Mike seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sand shoots for a takedown but Mike saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mike.
Mad Mike is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mike throws a sloppy head kick and Sand moves out of range easily.
Sand shoots in for a takedown but Mike shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mad Mike has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samu Sand.
Mike fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mike pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mike avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sand stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sand wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sand shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mike manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mike is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sand is controlling him.
Mike is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sand is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mike on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mike tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Samu Sand wasn't active enough on the ground.
A low kick from Mike is predictable there
and Sand counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mike jumps guard but Sand turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Mike gets underhooks to prevent Sand's takedown attempt.
Sand is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mike blocks an elbow strike from Sand.
Mike misses with a hook to the ribs.
The referee calls for Sand to work.
Sand is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sand keeps control of Mike as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sand landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mike looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mike tries to pull guard but Sand holds him up against the ropes and eventually Mike drops back down to his feet.
Sand tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mike is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mike wants to take the fight to the mat but Sand manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sand is trying to drag Mike to the mat but Mike just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Sand is breathing heavily.
Sand ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Sand no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Sand lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mike!
Mike is looking to get to half guard.
Sand controlling from mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mike can't escape the position.
Mike is squirming around, avoiding Sand's attempts to control the action.
Sand prevents Mike from getting the reversal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mike is trying to stand.
Sand thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samu Sand showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Mike lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mike has closed the distance and engaged Sand in a clinch.
Mike tries to break the clinch but Sand is controlling the position.
Mike is trying to break the clinch but Sand has him pressed against the ropes.
Mike tries to circle away but Sand has him pinned against the ropes.
Sand keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mike's efforts to push away.
Sand goes for a takedown attempt but Mike pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mike swats away the attempt to clinch by Sand.
Mike drives through and clinches with Sand against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mike tries to pull guard but Sand forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Mike is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sand lands an elbow inside.
Sand escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sand doesn't manage to clinch there - Mike circles away.
Mike fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mad Mike. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mike lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sand will feel that in the morning.
Sand throws an overhand right that lands on Mike's shoulder, as Mike tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sand darts in and clinches Mike up against the ropes.
Sand breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sand tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mike clinches with his opponent.
Sand just leaning against Mike, taking a breather.
Sand is trying to pull guard but Mike turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Mike is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Mike tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sand smiles and moves away.
Mike gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sand to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sand preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mike is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Samu Sand is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Samu Sand has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sand throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sand is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sand fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mike shoots in but no luck this time.
No luck for Mike with that takedown attempt.
Sand shoots in for a takedown but Mike shows good takedown defense.
Mike darts in and clinches Sand up against the ropes.
Mike is looking to control Sand's arms but Sand gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mike has his back to the ropes.
Sand is defending well against a takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mike tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sand just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Mike is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Sand to keep the fight standing.
Mad Mike has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sand leaning his opponent against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mad Mike.
I think Sand 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samu Sand!
Samu Sand seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Kowalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devon Gabriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Kowalski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Devon Gabriel!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gabriel shoots in but Kowalski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gabriel instigates a clinch.
Kowalski is looking for a takedown.
Gabriel prevents a takedown attempt there.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gabriel goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kowalski prevents it.
Gabriel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kowalski tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Kowalski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kowalski drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gabriel pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gabriel stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabriel tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kowalski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gabriel somewhat.
Gabriel has a takedown stuffed.
Gabriel fails with the takedown
and Kowalski counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gabriel has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kowalski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gabriel keeping moving, preventing Kowalski from controlling successfully.
Kowalski with a nice head shot there.
Kowalski wants to control from the top but Gabriel keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kowalski is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kowalski is in close to Gabriel's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gabriel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kowalski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gabriel is keeping the position for now.
Gabriel throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kowalski content to stall in guard here.
Kowalski postures up.
Gabriel 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.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kowalski working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kowalski keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gabriel's head.
Kowalski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gabriel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski is working hard here to advance position.
Kowalski wants to control from the top but Gabriel keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gabriel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kowalski is one step ahead there.
Kowalski scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gabriel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gabriel looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kowalski lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gabriel wants to stand up but Kowalski is controlling him.
Gabriel looks gassed!
Kowalski controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gabriel keeping moving, preventing Kowalski from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski tries to free his leg and advance position but Gabriel is retaining full guard.
Gabriel keeping moving, preventing Kowalski from controlling successfully.
Kowalski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jack Kowalski just wasn't active enough.
No luck for Kowalski with that takedown attempt.
Gabriel shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kowalski manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kowalski is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kowalski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gabriel is one step ahead there.
Kowalski pushes Gabriel off and scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Kowalski dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Gabriel slaps away a takedown attempt from Kowalski, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gabriel tries to clinch up but Kowalski circles away and keeps his distance.
Gabriel has closed the distance and engaged Kowalski in a clinch.
Kowalski is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gabriel goes for a takedown attempt but Kowalski pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gabriel stuffs the takedown.
Kowalski closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gabriel is looking for a sweep.
Gabriel takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Gabriel is not content to let Kowalski control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Gabriel throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Gabriel manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kowalski's best efforts.
Kowalski looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gabriel misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Gabriel is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kowalski pulls his head out easily.
Kowalski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gabriel keeps working.
Kowalski is just content to waste time from the top position. Gabriel takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Kowalski connects with a couple of short punches.
Gabriel is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kowalski is aware though and is defending well.
Gabriel is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski is working Gabriel over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kowalski wants to control from the top but Gabriel keeps moving.
Kowalski is pushing down on Gabriel's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gabriel is fighting to maintain full guard but Kowalski has managed to sneak the leg through.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gabriel on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kowalski is trying to control the action in half guard but Gabriel is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gabriel trying to control but Kowalski postures up.
Gabriel flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Kowalski prevents Gabriel from improving his position.
Kowalski slips a nice elbow through Gabriel's hands, connecting with Gabriel's forehead.
Kowalski frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kowalski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gabriel is looking to escape.
Kowalski with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kowalski blocks Gabriel's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gabriel is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gabriel flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Kowalski working Gabriel over with strikes here.
Kowalski with the ground and pound from mount.
Kowalski fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kowalski looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gabriel regains half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kowalski lands with a punch from half guard.
Kowalski is taking a breather. Gabriel says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski drops an elbow to the side of Gabriel's head.
Gabriel has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kowalski is working away from the top position though.
Kowalski scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kowalski tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gabriel knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kowalski is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gabriel taking some punishment here, with Kowalski in his half guard.
Kowalski looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jack Kowalski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kowalski is looking to take a break and control but Gabriel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kowalski landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kowalski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gabriel does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gabriel has hold of Kowalski's hands but Kowalski slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Kowalski dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gabriel tries to sprawl but Kowalski drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Kowalski winds up and cracks Gabriel with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gabriel is rocked!
Kowalski prevents Gabriel from improving his position.
Gabriel is still in real trouble! Can Kowalski finish him?
Gabriel makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gabriel.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kowalski wants to control from the top but Gabriel keeps moving.
Gabriel seems to have recovered his senses.
Gabriel wants to get back to his feet but Kowalski is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kowalski trying to control the position from guard on top but Gabriel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gabriel is trying to keep Kowalski in close.
Kowalski looking to sit in guard and control but Gabriel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kowalski has Gabriel pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gabriel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gabriel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kowalski wants to stand and escape but Gabriel is having none of it.
Gabriel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kowalski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gabriel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kowalski pushes Gabriel off and scrambles back to his feet.
Kowalski drives through with a takedown into Gabriel's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gabriel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kowalski lands a couple of digs.
Kowalski tries to free his leg and advance position but Gabriel is retaining full guard.
Kowalski is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kowalski is looking to advance position but Gabriel has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gabriel thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Kowalski on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kowalski tries to get out of the position.
Kowalski tries to buck Gabriel off but he can't manage it.
Gabriel throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kowalski tries to lock up and control but Gabriel gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gabriel has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kowalski's face.
The referee warns Kowalski that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kowalski is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kowalski slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Gabriel scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gabriel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gabriel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kowalski wants to get back to his feet.
Gabriel is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kowalski pushes Gabriel off looking to stand but Gabriel dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel thows a huge punch but Kowalski dodges it nicely.
Kowalski trying to hold on to Gabriel's head to control him but Gabriel postures up.
Gabriel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kowalski defending well though.
Kowalski wants to get back to his feet.
Gabriel tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kowalski knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gabriel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kowalski defending well though.
Kowalski trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kowalski keeping control of the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Jack Kowalski wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gabriel shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kowalski as he jumps to the side.
Kowalski leaves Gabriel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kowalski bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gabriel can't do much from the bottom here.
Devon Gabriel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kowalski is looking to take a break and control but Gabriel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kowalski content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Kowalski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kowalski, 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Kowalski!
After the fight, Jack Kowalski was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Project XxX (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Tayler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). XxX comes to the ring accompanied by Thomas Silversteins Words. Project XxX has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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18
147 lbs
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22
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Project XxX!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Tayler!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
XxX looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tayler looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
XxX clinches with his opponent.
XxX lands an elbow that stopped Tayler in his tracks for a moment.
Tayler tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. XxX just stands there and leans against the ropes.
XxX unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tayler lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
XxX has Tayler pushed against the ropes.
XxX lands an elbow that stopped Tayler in his tracks for a moment.
XxX slowing the pace effectively.
Tayler tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
XxX pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
XxX throws a sloppy head kick and Tayler moves out of range easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from XxX, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
XxX moves into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for XxX.
XxX lands an elbow that stopped Tayler in his tracks for a moment.
XxX landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for XxX.
Tayler takes an elbow to the temple.
Tayler is rocked!
XxX lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tayler is still on wobbly legs! Can XxX finish him?
XxX stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tayler takes an elbow to the forehead.
XxX pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
XxX throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Tayler crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Project XxX!
A relieved looking Project XxX thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Flare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mir has chosen Sub-Mission 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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30
206 lbs
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31
175 lbs
21 - 11 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
13 - 23 - 0, fighting out of London, John Flare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Cain Mir!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flare pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mir swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Flare shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mir defends it nicely.
Mir throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Flare's waist but Flare gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mir off to one side.
Flare shoots in looking for a takedown. Mir tries to sprawl out of it but Flare keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Mir manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Flare misses with the combination.
Mir shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Flare manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Flare had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mir defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir stopping the sweep attempt from Flare.
Mir works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mir passes to full mount!
Mir controlling his opponent.
Flare is in a horrible position here. Mir smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Flare takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mir takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mir has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Flare's face.
Mir raining down shots from the mount!
Mir is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Flare to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Flare shrugs it off.
Flare is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mir working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flare tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Flare is working hard here to advance position.
Flare takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mir working Flare over with strikes here.
Mir controlling from the full mount.
Flare is in a horrible position here. Mir smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Flare taking shots to the head.
Flare is rocked!
Mir cracks Flare with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cain Mir!
A very excited looking Cain Mir made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stres Fleshou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Padovano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Padovano has chosen Swollen Members - Deep End as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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18
170 lbs
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18
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stres Fleshou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Christian Padovano!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Padovano misses with a looping right.
Fleshou drives through and clinches with Padovano against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Padovano has hold of one of Fleshou's legs. Fleshou is fighting the takedown attempt but Padovano gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Fleshou had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Padovano defends it easily.
Padovano throwing strikes from guard but Fleshou blocks nicely.
Fleshou working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Padovano doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Padovano manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fleshou is looking for a triangle but Padovano pushes his legs off easily.
Padovano avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fleshou working for a triangle but Padovano defends it easily.
Fleshou is looking to sinch up a triangle. Padovano throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Fleshou's body to avoid the submission. Fleshou has instead reached around Padovano's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Fleshou arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Stres Fleshou!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seifer Almasy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lev Tolstoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tolstoy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by AWOLNATION - SAIL. Seifer Almasy has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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22
215 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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19
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seifer Almasy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lev Tolstoy!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tolstoy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Almasy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tolstoy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Almasy just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Almasy misses with a knee strike.
Tolstoy pulls guard.
Tolstoy lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Almasy!
Tolstoy looking to secure an arm triangle but Almasy defends it well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Tolstoy goes for an armbar but Almasy turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Almasy.
Almasy wants to pass the guard but Tolstoy is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolstoy seems keen to control Almasy's posture.
Tolstoy looking to control.
Almasy wants to pass the guard but Tolstoy is keeping the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Almasy misses with a wild combination.
Almasy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tolstoy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Almasy moves into the clinch.
Seifer Almasy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lev Tolstoy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Almasy landing knees to the body.
Almasy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tolstoy drags the fight down to the ground.
Almasy trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tolstoy's guard.
Tolstoy is trying to control the position but Almasy postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almasy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tolstoy is keeping the position for now.
Tolstoy looking to control.
Almasy showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Seifer Almasy.
Almasy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tolstoy has his takedown stuffed
and Almasy counters by clinching up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seifer Almasy dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tolstoy misses with a takedown
and Almasy counters with a leg kick.
Almasy has Tolstoy up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tolstoy avoiding damage as Almasy throws knees to the body.
Almasy throws an elbow that misses.
Almasy landing knees to the body.
Tolstoy can't get the takedown.
Almasy displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tolstoy up against the ropes.
Almasy is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Seifer Almasy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lev Tolstoy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almasy throws an elbow that misses.
Almasy misses with a knee strike.
Almasy tries to land a knee to the head but Tolstoy blocks with his arms.
Tolstoy wants a takedown but no success here.
Almasy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Lev Tolstoy has been cut.
Tolstoy wants a takedown.
Tolstoy is breathing heavily.
Tolstoy is trying to pull guard but Almasy has him pressed against the ropes.
Almasy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short uppercut from Almasy.
Almasy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tolstoy wants a takedown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tolstoy.
Almasy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tolstoy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almasy lands a nice elbow.
Almasy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Almasy scores with a knee to the head.
Almasy displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tolstoy up against the ropes.
Almasy connects with a knee to the head.
Almasy with a knee to the head.
Almasy tries a knee to the head but Tolstoy blocks it.
Almasy leaning against his opponent.
Almasy lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almasy misses with a knee to the head.
Almasy connects with a knee to the head.
Almasy tries to land knees in the clinch but Tolstoy avoids the damage to the body.
Almasy throws an elbow that misses.
Almasy taking a breather.
Tolstoy should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Almasy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tolstoy jumps guard but Almasy turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Almasy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Almasy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tolstoy has Almasy pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Almasy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Almasy lands a good knee to the midsection. Tolstoy won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Almasy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Almasy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Almasy.
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!
Almasy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Almasy scores with a knee to the head.
Tolstoy drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Almasy misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Almasy misses with a body punch.
Almasy leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Almasy gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seifer Almasy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lev Tolstoy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Tolstoy wants to clinch but Almasy slips to the side
and Almasy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tolstoy tries to score a body lock takedown but Almasy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tolstoy has Almasy pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Almasy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Almasy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tolstoy.
Almasy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tolstoy blocks it with crossed arms.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Almasy lands a nice knee to the body.
Almasy scores with a knee to the head.
Almasy lands a big right hand that drops Tolstoy! The killer instinct kicks in and Almasy finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Almasy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seifer Almasy!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Ames (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Lawrence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ames comes to the ring accompanied by Ludacris - Get Back. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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26
218 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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25
290 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent 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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nathan Ames!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Lawrence!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawrence throws a sloppy head kick and Ames moves out of range easily.
Lawrence rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ames counters with a good low kick that Lawrence was not able to check.
Nice defenses there by Ames.
Lawrence throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lawrence throws a lazy uppercut
and Ames counters with a good, hard body kick but Lawrence shrugs it off.
Lawrence falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ames counters with an inside leg kick.
Lawrence looks gassed!
Ames looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lawrence throws a series of punches but Ames avoids them all with ease.
Ames digs a good body shot into Lawrence's ribs.
Ames connects with a solid leg kick.
Lawrence takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lawrence needs to keep his hands up - Ames had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Tony Lawrence has been cut.
Ames with a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ames.
That kick from Ames tenderised Lawrence's leg. Lawrence is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ames paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ames throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ames connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Lawrence! He's out on his feet! Ames rushes in and drops Lawrence with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nathan Ames!
Nathan Ames managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, TFP Graphics - Pit Inc, into his post fight interview.
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