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QFC Tournament 81 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Dmitriyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Garfunkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garfunkle comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kamikaze Kush- Very Next Day kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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160 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Brawler
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Dmitriyev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Simon Garfunkle!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garfunkle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dmitriyev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Garfunkle lands with a good body shot.
Dmitriyev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garfunkle.
Dmitriyev misses with a takedown
enabling Garfunkle to counter with a crisp jab.
Dmitriyev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garfunkle.
Dmitriyev wants to clinch but Garfunkle slips to the side
and Garfunkle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garfunkle with a jab.
Garfunkle scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dmitriyev with a poor takedown
and Garfunkle counters with a three punch combo that has Dmitriyev backing up. Dmitriyev nods at Garfunkle to acknowledge the strikes.
Garfunkle keeps the fight on the outside.
Garfunkle connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dmitriyev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dmitriyev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dmitriyev darts in trying to clinch
and Garfunkle counters with a nice uppercut.
Dmitriyev tries to close the distance and clinch but Garfunkle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garfunkle dips to his left and cracks Dmitriyev with an uppercut!
Dmitriyev moves forwards but Garfunkle connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dmitriyev shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Garfunkle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Dmitriyev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dmitriyev misses with a takedown
and Garfunkle counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dmitriyev is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garfunkle lands with an overhand left.
Garfunkle shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dmitriyev eats them both and turns towards Garfunkle to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dmitriyev tries to clinch but Garfunkle moves out of range.
Garfunkle lands with a right hand.
Dmitriyev is rocked!
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Garfunkle has cracked Dmitriyev with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Garfunkle lands another huge swinging hook and Dmitriyev tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Dmitriyev, before Garfunkle can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Simon Garfunkle!
Simon Garfunkle 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 Hideo Koyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AJ Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy has chosen Pantera-Walk as his entrance music. 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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Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hideo Koyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, AJ Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koyama rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hardy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hardy is looking to clinch but Koyama is avoiding it.
Koyama's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Koyama duly obliges.
Nice takedown defense from Koyama. No joy for Hardy on that attempt.
Koyama will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hardy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Koyama's head.
Hardy shoots for a takedown but Koyama saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Koyama sizes up Hardy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Koyama lands a really nice looking cross but Hardy seems unphased.
Hardy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hideo Koyama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of AJ Hardy.
Hardy misses with a hook. Koyama ducked under it nicely.
Koyama connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hardy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Koyama counters with a one-two to the body.
Koyama cracks a nice hook into Hardy's ribs.
Hardy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
AJ Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koyama stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Koyama wants it to stay on the feet.
Hardy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hardy goes for a takedown attempt but Koyama pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A punch combination from Koyama misses.
Sloppy strikes from Koyama. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koyama uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Koyama lands a nice shot to the body.
Hardy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Koyama.
Koyama throws a head kick that misses.
Hardy throws a looping overhand right but Koyama ducks down to avoid it.
Koyama defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hardy.
Hardy looks gassed!
Koyama scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hardy doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice shot lands for Koyama.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koyama will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Koyama misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throws a push kick but Koyama slaps the foot to one side.
Hideo Koyama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koyama takes a swing at Hardy's ribcage but misses.
Koyama misses with a jab, cross combination.
Koyama scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Koyama listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hardy misses with a combination
and Koyama counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Koyama fails to land with a series of punches.
Koyama misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koyama throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hardy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Koyama.
Hardy misses with a head kick.
Hardy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Koyama circles away.
Koyama lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hardy's sensitive parts.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Koyama avoids it really well and circles away.
Koyama misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hideo Koyama dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Koyama misses with a wild combination.
Koyama misses with a double jab
and Hardy counters with a two punch combo.
Hardy looks for the body kick but Koyama saw that one coming.
Koyama misses with a series of wild punches.
Hideo Koyama is winning the standup battle so far.
Hardy lands an overhand right.
Koyama swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hardy misses with a combination
and Hardy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy misses with an uppercut.
Hardy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koyama.
Koyama throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hardy dives in and grabs Koyama's left leg, looking for a takedown. Koyama pushes down on Hardy's head and hops out.
Sloppy strikes from Koyama. Those never looked like landing.
Hardy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koyama.
Hardy tries to clinch up.
Hardy tries to clinch there but Koyama circles away.
Hardy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch but Koyama swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hardy shoots in looking for a takedown. Koyama tries to sprawl out of it but Hardy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Koyama manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hardy is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Koyama misses.
No joy there for Koyama, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Koyama misses with a few strikes there.
Hardy closes the distance and clinches up with Koyama, looking for a takedown. Hardy pushes Koyama against the cage but Koyama circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hideo Koyama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of AJ Hardy.
Hardy shoots in and drives through. Koyama sprawls well.
Hardy throws a head kick but Koyama moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koyama scores with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Koyama.
Koyama looks to land a combination but Hardy avoids it well.
Hardy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Koyama as Hardy shoots in.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Koyama, as that shot connected.
Koyama misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koyama scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hardy throws a head kick that misses.
Koyama moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Koyama looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Koyama misses with a double jab.
Hardy scores with a head kick. Koyama tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hideo Koyama is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Koyama does no damage.
Koyama throws a good cross that connects.
A combination from Koyama does no damage.
Koyama misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hideo Koyama dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hardy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hardy throws a combination that misses
and Koyama counters with a two punch combo.
Koyama misses with a wild combination.
Hardy has a takedown stuffed.
Koyama lands with a nice combination. Hardy backs away looking to recover.
Some wild striking there from Koyama.
A right-left combo lands from Koyama.
Hardy is trying desperately to land a takedown but Koyama is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hardy.
Hardy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy shoots in but Koyama avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hideo Koyama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of AJ Hardy.
Koyama throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hardy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hardy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Koyama lands a jab to the nose.
A swing and a miss from Hardy.
Hardy misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koyama digs a good hook to Hardy's body.
Koyama fails to land with a series of punches.
Hardy fails to land the takedown.
Koyama works over Hardy's head and body with a nice combination.
Koyama lands with a nice combination. Hardy backs away looking to recover.
Koyama throws a series of punches but Hardy avoids them all with ease.
Koyama lands a jab to Hardy's midsection.
Koyama throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Koyama tries to work over Hardy's front leg with a kick but Hardy checks it.
Koyama lands with a shot to the body.
Koyama ducks under a wild hook from Hardy.
Koyama tries a head kick but it misses.
Hardy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Koyama throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Koyama throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Koyama lands a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koyama looks to land a combination but Hardy avoids it well.
Koyama lunges at Hardy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hardy's hand.
Hardy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hardy misses with a takedown attempt - Koyama sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Koyama lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nice body punch from Koyama.
Nice cross by Koyama.
Koyama scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hideo Koyama showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Koyama, 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight for Hideo Koyama!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Hideo Koyama!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Hideo Koyama!
Hideo Koyama wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Hideo Koyama 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Josh Ball (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petr Bartas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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163 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Inexperienced |
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Josh Ball!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Petr Bartas!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ball gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bartas to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ball wants to sweep here but Bartas controlling him for the moment.
Bartas trying to control the position from guard on top but Ball is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bartas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ball. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ball keeping full guard, as Bartas tries to pass.
Bartas is pushing down on Ball's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ball is fighting to maintain full guard but Bartas has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bartas looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bartas wants to take a breather but Ball is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartas controlling the pace.
Ball moves into full guard.
Bartas wants to stand but Ball has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bartas won't allow Ball to sweep him here.
Bartas wanted to stand there but Ball had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ball is trying to control the position but Bartas postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bartas shoots in and bounces Ball off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ball working for a triangle but Bartas defends it easily.
Ball keeping full guard, as Bartas tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartas trying to control the position from guard on top but Ball is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bartas being controlled here momentarily.
Ball trying to keep a closed guard but Bartas is proving a slippery customer.
Bartas must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ball has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Bartas doesn't defend quickly enough and Ball has managed to lock this one up! Can Bartas escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Ball on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Josh Ball!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robby Nikson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Kowalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robby Nikson!
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 Kowalski!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Nikson.
Kowalski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nikson's waist but Nikson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kowalski off to one side.
Kowalski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nikson doesn't manage to clinch there - Kowalski circles away.
Nikson wants to clinch up but Kowalski keeps it at a distance.
Robby Nikson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nikson wants to clinch.
Kowalski closes the distance and clinches up with Nikson, looking for a takedown. Kowalski pushes Nikson against the cage but Nikson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Robby Nikson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Kowalski.
Nikson jabs Kowalski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nikson wants to clinch up but Kowalski keeps it at a distance.
Nikson has Kowalski up against the cage in a clinch.
Nikson lands an uppercut.
Nikson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kowalski keeps control of Nikson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nikson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nikson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nikson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nikson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice shot by Nikson.
Nikson tries to clinch
and Kowalski counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Nikson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kowalski controls the pace.
Kowalski lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kowalski is in close to Nikson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kowalski wants to control from the top but Nikson keeps moving.
Kowalski pushing down on Nikson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Nikson taking some punishment here, with Kowalski in his half guard.
Nikson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nikson tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kowalski in particular looking to stall.
Kowalski works his way into side control.
Kowalski landing a few strikes.
Kowalski lands a few punches from side control.
Kowalski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nikson keeps working.
Nikson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kowalski on the ground.
Kowalski works to advance to full mount. Nikson defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Kowalski has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Nikson's face.
Kowalski connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kowalski looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski raining down shots from the mount!
Kowalski lands a big shot to the head and Nikson winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jack Kowalski!
Jack Kowalski decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Anton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brendan Conlon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Anton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brendan Conlon!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conlon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Conlon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Anton, pushing him back against the cage.
Anton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Conlon pulls his leg out and moves away.
Anton fails with the takedown
and Conlon counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Anton!
The referee warns Anton that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Anton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Conlon on the ground.
Conlon fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conlon looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Conlon landing shots from mount.
Conlon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Conlon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Conlon is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Anton to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Anton shrugs it off.
Anton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anton tries to lock up and control but Conlon gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Conlon tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Anton in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Conlon takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Anton is wriggling around trying to escape.
Conlon controlling from mount.
Anton tries to lock up and control but Conlon gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conlon wants to control the pace but Anton is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Conlon landing punches.
Conlon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Conlon working for a submission but Anton is keeping him at bay.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conlon tries to control but Anton wriggling away.
Conlon punching from mount but Anton doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conlon controlling from mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Conlon stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Anton takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Conlon closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Conlon lands in his opponent's guard.
Conlon controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conlon sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Anton's guard.
Conlon keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Anton trying to control but Conlon postures up.
Anton moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anton trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brendan Conlon dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Conlon shoots in and bounces Anton off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Anton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Conlon is one step ahead there.
Conlon forces his way into half guard.
Brendan Conlon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Anton is trying is best to control the position here.
Conlon uses his free foot to push down on Anton's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Anton.
Conlon landing strikes from the mount and Anton is in trouble!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anton really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Conlon is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Conlon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Conlon wants it to stay on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Conlon misses with a series of wild punches.
Anton tries for a takedown but Conlon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Conlon tries to clinch up but Anton circles away and keeps his distance.
Conlon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Conlon shoots in looking for a takedown but Anton manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Conlon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anton throws a combination. Conlon tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Anton drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Conlon manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Conlon is concentrating on defense, preventing Anton from advancing position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anton is thwarting Conlon's attempts to control the position.
Conlon gets back to full guard.
Conlon had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Anton defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conlon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Anton wants to pass the guard but Conlon is keeping the position.
Conlon is pulling down on Anton's head to control his posture.
Conlon manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conlon is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Anton to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Anton shrugs it off.
Anton tries to hold on but Conlon pushes him away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anton is squirming around, avoiding Conlon's attempts to control the action.
Conlon content just to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anton tries to hold on but Conlon postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brendan Conlon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Anton avoids a kick to the body.
Anton tries to score a power double leg takedown but Conlon sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Anton somewhat.
Conlon fails to land with a series of punches.
Anton shoots in looking for a takedown. Conlon tries to sprawl out of it but Anton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Conlon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Conlon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anton throws out the jab.
Conlon dodges the punch combination from Anton.
Conlon closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conlon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Conlon wants to clinch up but Anton keeps it at a distance.
Anton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Conlon avoids a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Anton.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Anton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anton misses with a takedown
and Conlon counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Anton's guard now.
Anton can't keep his opponent in guard - Conlon advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Anton is looking for a sweep. Conlon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Conlon content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Conlon gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conlon closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Anton did well to prevent Conlon getting side control.
Conlon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Anton defending well though.
Anton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Conlon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Conlon controlling the pace.
Conlon lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Conlon in particular looking to stall.
Conlon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anton keeps working.
Brendan Conlon has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Conlon throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Anton tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Conlon is in Anton's guard.
Conlon works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Anton is in trouble now - Conlon has advanced to mount!
Conlon with shots to the head and body - Anton looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conlon content just to control the position here.
Anton taking shots to the head.
Conlon looking to control and managing it successfully.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anton tries to control the position but Conlon now has his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brendan Conlon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Conlon winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Brendan Conlon!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Brendan Conlon!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Brendan Conlon!
Brendan Conlon wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brown Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aster Sand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brown Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aster Sand!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sand quickly recovers to half guard.
Sand actively working from the bottom here.
Wilson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sand on the ground.
Sand actively working from the bottom here.
Sand is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wilson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wilson working Sand over with strikes.
Wilson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sand with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sand looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wilson controlling the action here.
Sand is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sand is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wilson pulls his head out easily.
Wilson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wilson working the ground and pound effectively.
Wilson cracks Sand with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sand is in a horrible position here. Wilson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wilson looking to finish Sand with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sand!
Wilson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wilson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
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!
Wilson landing strikes from the mount and Sand is in trouble!
Wilson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sand's face.
Wilson lands a big shot there that rocks Sand but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wilson is landing with some decent strikes but Sand is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sand is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wilson landing strikes from the mount.
Wilson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wilson landing strikes from the mount.
Sand is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wilson working the ground and pound effectively.
Wilson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wilson controlling the position easily from mount.
Sand is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wilson controlling from mount.
Sand is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wilson lands a nice shot to the head.
Sand takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sand really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wilson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Wilson breaks from Sand's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Wilson controlling from the full mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sand is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wilson lands a nice shot to the head.
Wilson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sand takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wilson with shots to the head and body - Sand looks very uncomfortable down there.
BOOM! Wilson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wilson dominating with strikes here.
Wilson raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson controlling the position easily from mount.
Wilson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sand for as long as he can get away with.
Sand taking shots to the head.
Wilson lands a big shot there that rocks Sand but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wilson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wilson controlling from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wilson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wilson scoring with strikes but Sand is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brown Wilson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wilson scores a takedown into full mount!
Wilson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sand looks a forlorn figure.
Sand really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sand is bucking up trying to escape but Wilson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sand is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wilson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sand is in a horrible position here. Wilson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sand is rocked!
Wilson breaks from Sand's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sand is still in real trouble! Can Wilson finish him?
Wilson lands a big shot to the head and Sand winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Brown Wilson!
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