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HERO 46: Torrez vs Olson II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Octavio Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kris Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Octavio Ramos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kris Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos scores with a nice right hand.
Ramos throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Ramos misses the jab.
Ramos throws a low kick but Johnson moves out of range easily.
Ramos throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Ramos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Ramos.
Ramos misses with a hook.
Johnson throws a body punch but Ramos moves out of range.
Ramos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ramos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Johnson's head backwards.
Ramos throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Ramos throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson slips under a jab from Ramos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ramos lunges at Johnson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johnson's hand.
Ramos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ramos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ramos swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
The fighters circling - Ramos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ramos throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Ramos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ramos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramos.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramos.
Ramos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ramos to score with a decent uppercut.
Octavio Ramos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos throws a combination that misses
and Johnson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ramos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Johnson lands an elbow just above Ramos 's eye.
It looks like Octavio Ramos has been cut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ramos as Johnson tries to tie him up.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Ramos has double underhooks.
Ramos blocks the elbow strike.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but Ramos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ramos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramos throws a head punch that misses.
Ramos pushes off an throws an elbow but Johnson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ramos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ramos throws a big shot that misses.
Ramos with a nice cross.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Ramos circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramos takes one to the side of the head.
Ramos misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ramos missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A cross from Ramos lands.
Ramos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ramos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramos was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Ramos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramos. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ramos punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
Ramos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A big left from Ramos misses.
Ramos misses with a body shot.
Ramos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A shot to the liver by Ramos. Beautiful body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramos lands with a straight right. Johnson didn't see that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramos lands a right hook to the body.
Ramos throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Octavio Ramos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Octavio Ramos's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Ramos pushes him off.
Johnson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Johnson lands in his opponent's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Johnson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ramos, up you get!
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ramos.
Ramos lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Johnson backs up against the cage.
Ramos lands with a nice body punch.
Ramos misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Ramos misses.
Johnson connects with a body shot.
Ramos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Johnson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ramos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A punch combination from Ramos misses.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Ramos is avoiding it.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ramos.
Ramos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.
Ramos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ramos misses with a body shot
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ramos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Ramos is avoiding it.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Ramos pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Ramos lunges at Johnson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johnson's hand.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Ramos moves out of range easily.
Ramos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Ramos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A big left from Ramos misses.
No joy there for Ramos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson lands a jab to Ramos's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johnson.
Ramos just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramos misses with a wild body shot.
Ramos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ramos swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Ramos throws a shot to the body.
Ramos scores with a sloppy right hand. Johnson should have avoided that one.
Ramos scores with a nice right hand.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Ramos is avoiding it.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Ramos keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Ramos scores with a four punch combination!
Ramos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ramos misses with a hook.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ramos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ramos sprawls well initially but Johnson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ramos wants to get back to full guard.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ramos's head.
Ramos regains full guard. Nicely done.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Johnson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ramos's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Octavio Ramos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Octavio Ramos's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ramos just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Octavio Ramos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramos missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ramos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ramos jabs Johnson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ramos's guard.
Johnson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Johnson has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Ramos to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Johnson is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Ramos pulls down on the head and he's put Johnson to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Octavio Ramos!
Octavio Ramos managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Key Clothing LLC, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Zyuzin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikko Kekkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zyuzin has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Konstantin Zyuzin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Konstantin Zyuzin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikko Kekkonen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zyuzin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kekkonen counters with an outside leg kick.
Zyuzin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kekkonen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kekkonen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zyuzin has time to react.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kekkonen.
Zyuzin looks to clinch
and Kekkonen counters with a good low kick that Zyuzin was not able to check.
Zyuzin tries to clinch
and Kekkonen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Zyuzin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A good leg kick by Kekkonen.
Zyuzin is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kekkonen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A cross from Kekkonen lands.
Zyuzin tries a low kick but Kekkonen avoids it.
Kekkonen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Zyuzin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kekkonen.
Nice cross by Kekkonen.
Kekkonen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice shot by Kekkonen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crack! Kekkonen connects with the perfect overhand right and Zyuzin falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Kekkonen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mikko Kekkonen!
A very excited looking Mikko Kekkonen 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Byrkjelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rorion Marcellado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Byrkjelo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Skindred, no body. Damien Byrkjelo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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248 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Damien Byrkjelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rorion Marcellado!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcellado closes this distance looking for a takedown but Byrkjelo circles away.
Damien Byrkjelo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marcellado looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Byrkjelo!
Byrkjelo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Byrkjelo trying to hold on to Marcellado's head to control him but Marcellado postures up.
Marcellado winds up and cracks Byrkjelo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Marcellado slips a nice elbow through Byrkjelo's hands, connecting with Byrkjelo's forehead.
Byrkjelo wants to get back to his feet.
Marcellado working the head and body with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marcellado prevents Byrkjelo from standing back up.
Marcellado controlling the action here.
Ground and pound from Marcellado.
Byrkjelo is trying to stand back up but Marcellado is controlling him
Byrkjelo taking some punishment here, with Marcellado in his half guard.
Byrkjelo is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marcellado working over Byrkjelo with some ground and pound. Byrkjelo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ground and pound from Marcellado.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Marcellado.
Marcellado takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Byrkjelo is rocked!
Marcellado is trying to control. Byrkjelo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Marcellado might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Byrkjelo kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Marcellado looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Byrkjelo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Byrkjelo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Marcellado on the ground.
Marcellado takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Oh Byrkjelo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Byrkjelo wants to get back to his feet.
Byrkjelo seems to have got his legs back now.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Marcellado connects with a nice short shot to Byrkjelo's temple.
Marcellado scores with a big shot! Byrkjelo's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Byrkjelo! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rorion Marcellado!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dan Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiraphon Jr Phuttharaksa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phuttharaksa has chosen TP outro as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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130 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan Love!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thiraphon Jr Phuttharaksa!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phuttharaksa dives in and scores a takedown into Love's guard.
Phuttharaksa drops back, looking for a kneebar! Love looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Love looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Love!
Love trying to control the position but Phuttharaksa is working away.
Phuttharaksa defending against the ground and pound.
Love trying to control the position but Phuttharaksa is working away.
Love misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Love throwing strikes but Phuttharaksa manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Phuttharaksa is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Love has escaped the position, nice work there.
Phuttharaksa is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Love is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phuttharaksa goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Love has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Phuttharaksa but great work by Love.
Love is looking to take a break and control but Phuttharaksa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Love is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Phuttharaksa will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Love really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Phuttharaksa regains half guard there - taking advantage of Love's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Love is keen to just control but Phuttharaksa is a slippery customer.
Love missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phuttharaksa tries to kick Love off but Love keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Love is looking to stall here but Phuttharaksa recovers full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Love won't allow Phuttharaksa to get back to his feet.
Love postures up in Phuttharaksa's guard and throws a big left but Phuttharaksa blocks it.
Love looking to sit in guard and control but Phuttharaksa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Love wants to stand and escape but Phuttharaksa is having none of it.
Phuttharaksa drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Love dives on top into guard.
Love looking to sit in guard and control but Phuttharaksa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phuttharaksa drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Love dives on top into guard.
Phuttharaksa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Love is controlling him.
Phuttharaksa is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Love wants to control from the top but Phuttharaksa keeps moving.
Love prevents Phuttharaksa from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love looking to sit in guard and control but Phuttharaksa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Love is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Phuttharaksa drops back looking for a leg! Love is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Love manages to kick Phuttharaksa off! Phuttharaksa jumps back into Love's guard.
Phuttharaksa drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Love dives on top into guard.
Phuttharaksa wriggles free and stands up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Love gets a double leg takedown into Phuttharaksa's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dan Love will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Love gets a takedown into half guard.
Love thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Love is trying to control. Phuttharaksa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Love seems to be looking for submissions.
Phuttharaksa has one foot on Love's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Phuttharaksa looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Phuttharaksa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Phuttharaksa is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Love doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Phuttharaksa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phuttharaksa is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Love sees it coming and defends easily.
Love wants to get back to his feet.
Phuttharaksa is trying to work for a kimura but Love is defending well.
Phuttharaksa is looking for a kimura but Love is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Phuttharaksa to get the leverage.
Phuttharaksa is working for a submission of some sort.
Love wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phuttharaksa is looking for a kimura but Love is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Phuttharaksa to get the leverage.
Phuttharaksa seems to be working for a kimura but Love defends the submission attempt.
Phuttharaksa is breathing heavily.
Love tries to kick Phuttharaksa off but Phuttharaksa keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Phuttharaksa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Phuttharaksa is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Love defends it well.
Phuttharaksa is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love is trying to stand.
Phuttharaksa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Phuttharaksa is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Love sees it coming and defends easily.
Phuttharaksa is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Love pushes Phuttharaksa off looking to stand but Phuttharaksa dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Phuttharaksa is trying to work for a kimura but Love is defending well.
Phuttharaksa is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phuttharaksa looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Phuttharaksa prevents Love from standing back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phuttharaksa is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiraphon Jr Phuttharaksa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Phuttharaksa gets a double leg takedown into Love's guard.
Phuttharaksa drops back, looking for a kneebar! Love looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Love looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Love!
Phuttharaksa bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Love.
Love throws a strike aimed at the side of Phuttharaksa's head but Phuttharaksa avoids it well.
Love trying to control the action but Phuttharaksa is working from the bottom.
Love landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love wants to control but Phuttharaksa is keeping him busy.
Love throwing strikes but Phuttharaksa manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Phuttharaksa goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Love rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Phuttharaksa's guard! Nice work there by Love!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Love accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Phuttharaksa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Phuttharaksa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Love.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love trying to control the position from guard on top but Phuttharaksa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Love prevents Phuttharaksa from getting back to his feet.
Love trying to control but Phuttharaksa is working from the bottom.
Dan Love overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dan Love.
Love bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Love trying to control the action but Phuttharaksa is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phuttharaksa managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Love.
Love working the ground and pound.
Love has an Americana. Phuttharaksa didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Love is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Love hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Dan Love!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Bryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trouble Some (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryan comes into the arena with Flight of the Valkyries blaring out of the sound system. Daniel Bryan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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 Helsinki, Daniel Bryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Trouble Some!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some defending well as Bryan loads up on a big left hand.
Bryan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Some lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bryan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bryan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Some scores with a kick to the midsection.
Some is looking to slow Bryan down with leg kicks.
Bryan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bryan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bryan ducks under a wild hook from Some.
Some slips under a jab from Bryan.
Some lands a jab to the nose.
Bryan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bryan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bryan throws a low kick but Some avoids it.
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!
Some rushes Bryan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Some misses with some punches.
Some throws a punch but it's blocked by Bryan.
Bryan blocking some punches.
Some lands with a left to the head.
Some lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A hook to the body from Some.
Some lands with a left to the head.
Some leaning his opponent against the cage.
Some lands with a light punch inside.
Bryan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Some lands an uppercut.
Bryan is trying to force a seperation but Some has the dominant position.
Bryan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
It looks like Daniel Bryan has been cut.
Some tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bryan up against the cage.
Some fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some throws a punch but it's blocked by Bryan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bryan.
Bryan blocks a body shot from Some.
Some lands a left hand.
Some lands a body punch.
Some scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bryan prevents a body shot from Some.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bryan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Some.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Some.
Some slowing the pace effectively.
Some tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Some misses with a hook to the ribs.
Some lands a nice uppercut.
Some stalling.
Some lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bryan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some throws a hook but Bryan avoids it easily.
Some connects with a leg kick. Bryan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Some cracks Bryan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Some works Bryan's body with a nice hook.
Some throws a leg kick but Bryan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bryan lands a body shot.
Some avoids the body shot from Bryan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryan connects with a solid leg kick.
Some looks to score with a jab to the body but Bryan is just out of range.
Bryan looks to throw the jab but Some is out of range.
Some thows a body shot but no joy.
Some scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bryan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Some checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bryan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bryan throws a leg kick but Some checks it.
Some bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Some tries a head kick but it misses.
Some checks a leg kick.
Some is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bryan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bryan slips a straight right by Some.
Bryan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Some was well out of range. Poor timing from Bryan.
Bryan is looking to wear down Some with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bryan connects with a leg kick. Some looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bryan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Some.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trouble Some dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Bryan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Some moves out of range of the strikes.
Bryan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Some has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Some lands a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Bryan blocks the leg kick.
Bryan looks to land a left hand but Some moved out of range nicely.
Some scores with a hook.
Some ducks under a wild hook from Bryan.
Bryan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bryan throws a front kick aimed at Some's knee but Some avoids it well.
Bryan misses the shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Some.
Some looks for the body kick but Bryan saw that one coming.
Bryan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bryan loads up on a big right hand but Some slips the punch.
Some throws a low kick but Bryan moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bryan. Some does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bryan throws a push kick but Some slaps the foot to one side.
Some chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Trouble Some seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan walks into a stiff left hand from Some.
Bryan tried to score with a low kick but Some checks it.
Bryan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Some manages to avoid it.
Bryan is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Some's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Bryan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bryan looks for the body kick but Some saw that one coming.
Bryan misses the jab.
Some jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Some tries to score with a low kick but Bryan moves his leg out of the way.
Some with a nice cross.
Bryan misses with a wild body shot.
Daniel Bryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bryan thows a body shot but no joy.
Bryan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bryan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bryan misses with a hook. Some ducked under it nicely.
Some throws out a powerful jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bryan thows a leg kick but Some checks it
and Some counters with a thumping low kick.
Bryan misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big left from Bryan misses.
Bryan misses with a hook. Some ducked under it nicely.
Some turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Some lands with a right hand.
Bryan throws a body punch but Some moves out of range.
Bryan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bryan thows a left - swing and a miss!
A clash of legs there as Bryan blocks the low kick.
Bryan misses with a straight right.
Some throws a hook but Bryan avoids it easily.
Bryan throws a lazy right hand but Some sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick misses from Bryan.
Nice defenses there by Bryan.
Some keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bryan dodges the punch combination from Some.
A bone on bone clash there as Bryan blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryan throws a leg kick but Some sees it coming and moves out of range.
A big right from Bryan misses.
Bryan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bryan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Some.
Bryan moves away from the strike by Some.
Some showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bryan.
Some misses the jab.
Bryan looks for the body kick but Some saw that one coming.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Some swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bryan.
Trouble Some seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Some has a couple of punches blocked by Bryan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryan is looking to break free of the clinch but Some has double underhooks.
A short right from Some.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bryan.
Some gets through Bryan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bryan is looking to break free of the clinch but Some has double underhooks.
Some throws a punch but it's blocked by Bryan.
Some swings wildly with an uppercut but Bryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some misses with some punches.
Some working aggressively here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bryan manages to break the clinch.
Some connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trouble Some showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Daniel Bryan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bryan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Some manages to avoid it.
Some lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A big left from Bryan misses.
Bryan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Some is looking to land body kicks.
Some avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bryan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Some at a distance.
Some lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bryan misses with a looping right.
Bryan throws a shot from downtown. Some moves away and avoids it.
Bryan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bryan tried to score with a low kick but Some checks it.
A head kick misses from Some.
Bryan tries a head kick but it misses.
Some with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A swing and a miss from Bryan.
Some buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Some misses with a head kick.
Bryan looks for the body kick but Some saw that one coming.
Good work by Bryan as he checks the leg kick.
Some connects with a single shot there.
Some misses with a straight right.
Bryan lands with a right hand.
Bryan moves out of range of the leg kick from Some.
Bryan misses with a body kick.
Bryan misses with a wild body shot.
Bryan lands a jab to the nose.
Some lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Some tests Bryan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bryan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Some. That one must have hurt.
Bryan blocks a low kick nicely.
A low kick from Bryan is predictable there
and Some counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bryan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
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!
Some tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bryan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some cracks Bryan with a good jab.
Bryan misses the jab.
Daniel Bryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Some uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bryan.
Bryan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bryan misses with a head kick.
Bryan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bryan just misses with a punch to the body.
Bryan misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Some lands with a slapping head kick.
Nice body kick from Some.
Some connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bryan throws a front kick aimed at Some's knee but Some avoids it well.
Bryan fakes the leg kick and cracks Some in the body.
Bryan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Some.
Bryan works Some's body with a nice hook.
Bryan misses with a body shot.
Some scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bryan in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bryan's calf.
Bryan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bryan tries to score with a low kick but Some moves his leg out of the way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bryan. Some does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some thuds his shin into the meat of Bryan's side.
Good standup being displayed there by Some as he connects with a hook.
A thudding body kick lands there by Some!
Some tries to clinch there but Bryan circles away.
Some lands a glancing blow to the side of Bryan's head.
Some lands with a nice combination. Bryan backs away looking to recover.
Some lands a head kick. Bryan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bryan looks to land a left hand but Some moved out of range nicely.
Bryan misses with a leg kick
and Some connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bryan takes one to the chin there.
Bryan scores with a jab. Some acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Some throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some walks into a jab.
Bryan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Some counters with a straight right hand.
Bryan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bryan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Some misses with the combination.
Bryan throws a sloppy head kick
and Some counters with a nice body kick.
Bryan misses with a combination
and Some counters with a low kick, right behind Bryan 's knee.
Bryan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bryan throws a sloppy head kick
and Some counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bryan's knee momentarily.
Some connects with an inside leg kick.
Bryan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bryan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bryan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some lands a jab.
Bryan misses with a lunging right hand
and Some counters with a straight right hand.
Some scores with a kick to the midsection.
Some pushes Bryan away with a front kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trouble Some comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Some has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trouble Some!
Trouble Some really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that FinnSubs logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jango Fett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phillip Schreiber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fett comes to the cage accompanied by Jango Fett Unleashed. Jango Fett has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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161 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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jango Fett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phillip Schreiber!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fett misses with a straight left.
Schreiber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fett.
Schreiber misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Schreiber moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Schreiber changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fett tries to avoid it but Schreiber manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fett to the ground. Fett escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fett has closed the distance and engaged Schreiber in a clinch.
Schreiber blocks an uppercut.
Fett is leaning against Schreiber and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Schreiber is trying to pull guard but Fett has him pressed against the cage.
Jango Fett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phillip Schreiber.
Fett working aggressively here.
Fett lands a nice shot to the body.
Fett has a couple of punches blocked by Schreiber.
Schreiber is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Fett to keep the fight standing.
Schreiber is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Fett to keep the fight standing.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schreiber.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schreiber.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fett.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schreiber tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fett just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Fett as the two fighters clinch.
Fett lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fett misses with a punch on the inside.
Fett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fett misses with some punches.
Schreiber is trying to pull guard but Fett has him pressed against the cage.
Fett swings wildly with an uppercut but Schreiber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schreiber decides to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fett lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fett scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fett has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Schreiber is proving hard to escape from.
Schreiber is looking for a triangle but Fett pushes his legs off easily.
Schreiber is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schreiber looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Fett puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schreiber is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fett pulls his head out easily.
Fett looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fett sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Schreiber defending well though.
Fett is just content to waste time from the top position. Schreiber takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Schreiber looking for a guillotine here but Fett defends easily.
Schreiber is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fett throwing strikes from guard but Schreiber blocks nicely.
Schreiber working for a triangle but Fett defends it easily.
Fett avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fett stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Schreiber swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Schreiber trying to keep a closed guard but Fett is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schreiber working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Fett has passed into half guard!
Schreiber looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fett gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Fett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fett throws the left hand but Schreiber avoids the punch easily.
Fett lands with an uppercut that bounces Schreiber off the cage and back into range.
Schreiber loads up on a big right hand but Fett slips the punch.
Jango Fett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schreiber scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schreiber shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Schreiber lands a jab to the head.
Fett moves in looking to clinch but Schreiber pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jango Fett dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Schreiber fails to land with a series of punches.
Fett looks to land a right hand but Schreiber moved out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Schreiber.
Schreiber misses with a wild combination.
Fett lands a nice shot that snaps Schreiber's head back.
Phillip Schreiber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schreiber jabs Fett right on the nose. Fett blinks but takes it well.
Fett scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schreiber sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Schreiber throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fett slips under a jab from Schreiber.
Fett slips under a jab from Schreiber.
Fett ducks under a wild hook from Schreiber.
Schreiber throws a nice looking combination but Fett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Schreiber throws a lazy uppercut
and Fett counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fett lands with a straight right. Schreiber didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fett throws a hook but Schreiber avoids it easily.
Schreiber lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Schreiber lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fett circles away quickly and effectively.
Schreiber scores with a one two! Fett had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Schreiber walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fett stuns Schreiber with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Schreiber misses with a combination
and Fett counters with a nice body shot.
Schreiber is breathing heavily.
Fett with a nice cross.
Fett misses with an uppercut.
Fett jabs Schreiber right on the nose. Schreiber blinks but takes it well.
Schreiber is rocked!
Fett misses with a hook.
Schreiber is still on wobbly legs! Can Fett finish him?
Fett scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Schreiber doesn't seem bothered though.
Fett moves into the clinch successfully.
Schreiber seems to have recovered his senses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fett.
Schreiber blocks a body shot from Fett.
Schreiber gets control of Fett's arms and successfully pulls guard. Schreiber will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Fett lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fett lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Schreiber is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fett has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Schreiber is looking for a triangle but Fett pushes his legs off easily.
Fett wants to stand but Schreiber is controlling his posture from full guard.
Schreiber has his foot on Fett's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fett works his way back into a safe position though.
Schreiber throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fett makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schreiber working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Fett has passed into half guard!
Fett missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Schreiber trying to control from the bottom.
Fett throwing shots but Schreiber is blocking nicely.
Fett trying to mount his opponent but Schreiber defends it.
Nice strikes from Fett there.
Fett lands strikes from half guard.
Fett works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schreiber is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Fett postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Schreiber bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Fett and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jango Fett!
An out of breath Jango Fett 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Martin Huuhkaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacek Kowalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Martin Huuhkaja has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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141 lbs
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145 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martin Huuhkaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacek Kowalski!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowalski takes the fight into the clinch.
Kowalski misses with a punch on the inside.
Huuhkaja has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Huuhkaja throws a punch but it's blocked by Kowalski.
Huuhkaja has had enough of the clinch but Kowalski keeps him there for the moment.
Kowalski working aggressively here.
Kowalski tries to throw a body punch but Huuhkaja avoids it by throwing Kowalski back against the cage.
Kowalski misses with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Huuhkaja as Kowalski tries to tie him up.
Kowalski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kowalski has clasped his hands together around Huuhkaja's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kowalski cracks Huuhkaja with a big elbow.
Huuhkaja wants to get back to his feet but Kowalski drags him back down.
Huuhkaja explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kowalski has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kowalski there as he acknowledges the shot.
Huuhkaja throws a hook to the side of Kowalski's head but Kowalski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd cheers as Huuhkaja lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kowalski doesn't seem phased though.
Huuhkaja misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Huuhkaja.
Kowalski manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Huuhkaja on his heels. He'll look to pass Huuhkaja's guard now, I'm sure.
Kowalski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Huuhkaja is keeping the position for now.
Kowalski advances position into side control!
Kowalski tries to advance to mount but can't.
Kowalski cracks Huuhkaja with a big elbow.
Kowalski tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kowalski has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Huuhkaja is trying to get back to half guard.
Huuhkaja is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kowalski has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huuhkaja tries to buck Kowalski off but Kowalski is having none of it.
Kowalski is working Huuhkaja over with some ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kowalski looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Huuhkaja is looking for a sweep.
Kowalski working the ground and pound.
Huuhkaja stops Kowalski from passing to mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kowalski controlling from side mount.
Kowalski tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Huuhkaja can't do much from the bottom here.
Kowalski lands some shots froms side control.
Kowalski wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Huuhkaja, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huuhkaja is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kowalski is controlling him well.
Kowalski tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Huuhkaja gets back to half guard.
Kowalski not doing much here.
Kowalski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kowalski working Huuhkaja over with strikes.
Kowalski wants to control but Huuhkaja is keeping him busy.
Kowalski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kowalski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Huuhkaja is looking to control Kowalski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Huuhkaja avoid being mounted?
Kowalski thows a huge punch but Huuhkaja dodges it nicely.
Kowalski prevents Huuhkaja from standing back up.
Huuhkaja tries to roll over but Kowalski keeps him under control.
Kowalski lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski wants to work for an arm triangle but Huuhkaja is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Huuhkaja wants to get back to his feet.
Huuhkaja manages to escape and get back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Huuhkaja throws a series of punches but Kowalski moves out of range.
Huuhkaja misses with the combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kowalski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Huuhkaja circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Huuhkaja lands with a nice body punch.
Huuhkaja throws a combination that misses
and Kowalski counters by moving into the clinch.
Huuhkaja misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacek Kowalski dominated that round.
That's time! Huuhkaja's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kowalski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Huuhkaja as he jumps to the side.
Huuhkaja jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Martin Huuhkaja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huuhkaja fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kowalski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kowalski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Huuhkaja swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kowalski moves away from the strike by Huuhkaja.
Kowalski tries to clinch but Huuhkaja is having none of it.
Huuhkaja throws an off balance right hand
enabling Kowalski to counter with a crisp jab.
Kowalski slips a jab and a cross from Huuhkaja.
Kowalski staying out of range there.
Huuhkaja swings widly with a right hand
and Kowalski counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kowalski is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kowalski not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski stops Huuhkaja from getting back to his feet.
Kowalski content to control rather than advance.
Kowalski is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Huuhkaja is just riding it out for now. Kowalski eventually gives up the hold.
Kowalski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Huuhkaja does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kowalski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kowalski wants to free his trapped foot but Huuhkaja is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kowalski is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kowalski is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Kowalski with a couple of short strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huuhkaja is desperately trying to improve his position but Kowalski has a good base and remains in mount.
A nice elbow there by Kowalski.
Kowalski punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jacek Kowalski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huuhkaja is desperately trying to improve his position but Kowalski has a good base and remains in mount.
Kowalski punishing his opponent with strikes.
Huuhkaja is rocked!
Kowalski looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Huuhkaja covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacek Kowalski!
After winning the bout, Jacek Kowalski thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clarence Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Fei Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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21
277 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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27
275 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clarence Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alan Fei Hong!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from Adams. Those never looked like landing.
Fei Hong takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fei Hong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adams.
Adams thows a body shot but no joy.
Fei Hong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adams.
Adams takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Adams throws a body punch but Fei Hong moves out of range.
Adams scores with a nice head shot.
Adams moves into range and connects with a jab.
Adams swings widly with a right hand
and Fei Hong counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adams is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams dodges an elbow strike from Fei Hong.
Fei Hong has Adams pressed against the cage.
Adams is trying to push Fei Hong away but Fei Hong has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nice elbow from Fei Hong.
It looks like Clarence Adams has been cut.
Fei Hong stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Fei Hong throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fei Hong will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Adams up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fei Hong as Adams tries to tie him up.
Fei Hong keeps control of Adams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fei Hong throws an elbow but it misses.
Fei Hong looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Adams - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Adams dodges an elbow strike from Fei Hong.
Fei Hong slows down the pace here.
Adams is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Adams blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Adams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fei Hong displaying some good clinch control by pressing Adams up against the cage.
Fei Hong lands a nice elbow.
Fei Hong pressing his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Clarence Adams will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Clarence Adams's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Adams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Adams misses with a body shot.
Adams finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A punch combination from Adams misses.
Adams takes a swing at Fei Hong's ribcage but misses.
Adams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Adams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Adams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Adams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fei Hong.
A jab from Adams finds it's way through Fei Hong's defenses.
Fei Hong has closed the distance and engaged Adams in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams dodges an elbow strike from Fei Hong.
Fei Hong comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Adams letting Fei Hong take a breather here.
Adams is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fei Hong lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams looking to slow down the pace here.
Adams blocks an elbow strike.
Fei Hong's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Adams pulls Fei Hong into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fei Hong throws an elbow that misses. Adams uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fei Hong's guard. Nice move by Adams!
Fei Hong has his hands on Adams's head, controlling the position.
Adams showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Adams trying to control but Fei Hong is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fei Hong can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Clarence Adams has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Fei Hong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Adams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fei Hong.
Fei Hong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fei Hong takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fei Hong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adams misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clarence Adams dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Clarence Adams's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
The crowd cheers as Adams lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fei Hong doesn't seem phased though.
Fei Hong has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fei Hong will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Adams up against the cage.
Fei Hong creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Adams's defenses.
Fei Hong stalling the fight.
Fei Hong throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fei Hong misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams is trying to force a seperation but Fei Hong has the dominant position.
Fei Hong throws an elbow that misses.
Fei Hong content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Adams tries to break free but Fei Hong pushes him back against the cage.
Adams has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Adams blocks an elbow strike from Fei Hong.
Adams blocks an elbow strike.
Fei Hong comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fei Hong just leaning against Adams, taking a breather.
Adams blocks an elbow strike from Fei Hong.
Fei Hong lands an elbow just above Adams 's eye.
Fei Hong pressing his opponent against the cage.
Fei Hong misses with an elbow strike.
Adams taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fei Hong lands an elbow that stopped Adams in his tracks for a moment.
Fei Hong gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Adams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fei Hong creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fei Hong throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Adams avoids the elbow strike from Fei Hong, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Adams being controlled against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Fei Hong looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Adams looking to stall.
Alan Fei Hong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alan Fei Hong seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fei Hong throws an elbow but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alan Fei Hong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Adams has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clarence Adams!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Virgil Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarkko Vaakku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan's entrance music is Volbeat - Caroline #1. A fine choice. Vaakku comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I'll Face Myself (Reincarnation) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Virgil Morgan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarkko Vaakku!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan moves out of range as Vaakku throws a body kick.
Vaakku takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vaakku misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vaakku. That's going to slow Morgan down.
No luck for Vaakku with that takedown attempt.
Morgan keeps the fight on the outside.
Vaakku misses with a body kick.
Vaakku pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morgan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vaakku throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Vaakku wants to clinch up but Morgan keeps it at a distance.
Morgan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Morgan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Vaakku.
Vaakku blocks a head kick by Morgan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vaakku throws a lazy head kick
and Morgan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Vaakku is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Vaakku has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Morgan.
Morgan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan cracks Vaakku with an open hand slap.
A punch combination from Vaakku misses.
Morgan cracks Vaakku with a good jab.
Vaakku misses with a low kick.
Morgan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Morgan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jarkko Vaakku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vaakku waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morgan.
Vaakku throws a head kick but Morgan moves out of range.
Vaakku on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Morgan!
Morgan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vaakku throws a chopping leg kick but Morgan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Morgan throws a nice looking combination but Vaakku bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morgan misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan scores with the left hand. Vaakku knows he should have avoided that one.
A big right from Morgan misses.
Morgan tries to keep at a distance but Vaakku has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vaakku makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vaakku blocking some punches.
Vaakku lands with a right to the head.
A hook to the body from Morgan.
Vaakku fails to pull guard.
Morgan struggles to land a body shot inside as Vaakku controls his hands.
Vaakku missing with knees to the body.
Morgan is working Vaakku over against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Morgan.
Vaakku takes a shot to the head.
Vaakku tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Morgan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Virgil Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jarkko Vaakku.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Morgan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaakku blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vaakku prevents a body shot from Morgan.
Morgan misses with a body punch.
Morgan lands a shot to the body.
Vaakku's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vaakku tries to pull guard but Morgan won't allow it.
Vaakku jumps guard but Morgan stands there with Vaakku around his waist. Vaakku gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Morgan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vaakku throws a head punch that misses.
Morgan lands a body punch.
Vaakku trying to control the position but instead, Morgan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vaakku into the cage.
Vaakku tries to pull guard but Morgan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaakku jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Morgan walks away with a smile on his face. Vaakku gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Morgan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vaakku at a distance.
Virgil Morgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morgan scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vaakku misses with a head kick.
Morgan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morgan connects with the punch.
Good work by Morgan as he checks the leg kick.
Vaakku rushes Morgan and presses him up against the cage.
Morgan struggles to land a body shot inside as Vaakku controls his hands.
Morgan is leaning against Vaakku and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vaakku looks gassed!
Morgan lands a nice uppercut.
Morgan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right hand to the body from Morgan.
Morgan lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Vaakku fails to land.
Vaakku doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Virgil Morgan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Morgan scores with a kick to the body.
Vaakku throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vaakku tries a head kick but it misses.
Virgil Morgan is winning the standup battle so far.
Vaakku misses with a wild body shot.
Vaakku shoots in and drives through. Morgan sprawls well.
Morgan misses with a kick to the body.
Vaakku just misses with a punch to the body.
Morgan slips under a jab from Vaakku.
Vaakku tries a head kick but it misses.
Morgan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vaakku was well out of range. Poor timing from Morgan.
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
Vaakku fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Morgan is out of range.
Vaakku throws a head kick that misses.
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Vaakku.
Morgan connects with an inside leg kick.
Vaakku is breathing heavily.
Morgan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Morgan.
Morgan thows a body shot but no joy.
Vaakku connects with an inside leg kick.
Morgan misses with a body shot.
Vaakku tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vaakku misses with a straight left.
Vaakku drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Morgan keeping moving, preventing Vaakku from controlling successfully.
Morgan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vaakku doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vaakku manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Morgan has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Vaakku doesn't defend quickly enough and Morgan has managed to lock this one up! Can Vaakku escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Morgan on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Virgil Morgan!
Virgil Morgan retains his welterweight title!
An intense looking Virgil Morgan took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Ahhhh, that was nice. Such a soothing experience.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Torrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Olson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eddie Torrez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eddie Torrez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Christian Olson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Torrez's waist but Torrez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Olson off to one side.
Torrez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Olson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice straight punches there by Torrez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Torrez.
It looks like Christian Olson has been cut.
Olson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Torrez was covering up waiting for the punch and Olson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Olson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Olson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Torrez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Olson is one step ahead there.
Olsonis looking to pass into half guard but Torrez pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Torrez is in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olson is looking to sinch up a triangle. Torrez throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Olson's body to avoid the submission. Olson has instead reached around Torrez's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Olson arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Christian Olson!
Christian Olson is the new middleweight champion!
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