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VFN 37: Sotto Jr. Vs Margera PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gianpaolo Cassano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gianpaolo Cassano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Silva!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva is looking to clinch.
Cassano throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Cassano misses.
Cassano throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cassano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cassano.
Cassano missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cassano throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cassano misses with an uppercut.
Cassano circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cassano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cassano swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Cassano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cassano rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Cassano circles away.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Cassano pushes him off.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cassano counters with a nice body kick.
Cassano misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cassano lands a big head kick that sends Silva tumbling to the mat! Cassano takes a step backwards and waves Silva back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Silva is rocked!
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!
Cassano looks to land a body kick but Silva moved away.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Cassano finish him?
Cassano looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Cassano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Silva limp body while Cassano jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gianpaolo Cassano!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Diego Godin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kendall Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parker is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sweet Child o Mine. Diego Godin 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Diego Godin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kendall Parker!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Parker seems to be looking for submissions.
Parker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Godin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Godin pushes Parker off and gets back to his feet.
Parker shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Godin is trying to defend but Parker finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Godin wants to control but Parker is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Godin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Godin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Parker defends well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Godin is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godin thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Parker postures up.
Godin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Diego Godin has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Parker looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Godin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Parker pulls his head out easily.
Parker is trying to control. Godin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Godin moves into full guard.
Godin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Godin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Parker gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Godin trying to keep a closed guard but Parker is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Godin dives on top into guard.
Parker keeping moving, preventing Godin from controlling successfully.
Parker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Godin is one step ahead there.
Parker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Godin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Godin stands up and waves to Parker to follow him.
Parker scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godin can't do much from the bottom here.
Parker goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Godin has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Parker but great work by Godin.
Godin has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Parker!
Godin takes Parker's back.
Godin has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Parker is defending well but eventually Godin manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Parker has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Diego Godin!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Grigoriev Maxim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cedric Chippleworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maxim comes to the cage accompanied by Dolphin feat Stella - Eyes. Grigoriev Maxim has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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155 lbs
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163 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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grigoriev Maxim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cedric Chippleworth!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maxim gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Chippleworth counter with a right hand.
Chippleworth chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Maxim fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chippleworth lands the left hand.
Chippleworth throws a right hand that Maxim ducks under and follows up with a left that Maxim also avoids with ease.
Maxim avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chippleworth stuffs the takedown attempt from Maxim. Maxim gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grigoriev Maxim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Maxim.
Chippleworth misses with a two punch combination.
Maxim shoots in looking for a takedown. Chippleworth tries to sprawl out of it but Maxim keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chippleworth manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Maxim shoots in for a double leg but Chippleworth sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Maxim has a takedown stuffed.
Maxim fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Maxim tries for a takedown but Chippleworth sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxim shoots in but no luck this time.
Chippleworth stuffs the takedown attempt from Maxim. Maxim gets slowly back to his feet.
Chippleworth misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chippleworth throws a series of punches but Maxim moves out of range.
Chippleworth works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Maxim closes the distance and clinches up with Chippleworth, looking for a takedown. Maxim pushes Chippleworth against the cage but Chippleworth circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Maxim shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chippleworth but Chippleworth pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Maxim is breathing heavily.
Chippleworth lands with a right hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chippleworth throws a series of punches but Maxim moves out of range.
Chippleworth tries to bum rush Maxim with a series of wild strikes but Maxim uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maxim looking to score a takedown here. Chippleworth is defending well but Maxim drives through and ends up in Chippleworth's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Maxim working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Maxim has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Maxim throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chippleworth works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chippleworth wriggles free and stands up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maxim moves out of range as Chippleworth strikes.
Chippleworth scores with a head kick.
It looks like Grigoriev Maxim has been cut.
Nice takedown defense from Chippleworth. No joy for Maxim on that attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chippleworth lands a jab to the nose.
Chippleworth lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Maxim fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A left and a right from Chippleworth both land. Nice combination.
Maxim shoots in but Chippleworth avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Chippleworth misses with a few strikes there.
Maxim with a poor takedown
and Chippleworth counters with a one-two to the body.
Some wild striking there from Chippleworth.
Chippleworth throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Maxim is rocked!
Chippleworth's jab looks to have found its range, popping Maxim under the eye.
Oh Maxim is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chippleworth misses with the combination.
Maxim seems to have got his legs back now.
Horrible takedown by Maxim or perhaps it was just good defense by Chippleworth which made him look bad.
Chippleworth smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chippleworth misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chippleworth defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Maxim.
Chippleworth defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Maxim.
Grigoriev Maxim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maxim is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chippleworth sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Chippleworth bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Maxim's head backwards.
Chippleworth tries a head kick but it misses.
Chippleworth swinging wildly here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chippleworth.
Maxim misses with a takedown
and Chippleworth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chippleworth feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Maxims jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Maxim dives in and grabs Chippleworth's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chippleworth pushes down on Maxim's head and hops out.
Chippleworth defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Maxim.
Chippleworth uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chippleworth with a hook.
Chippleworth lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Chippleworth throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chippleworth scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maxim doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Good exchange - Chippleworth coming out on top.
Chippleworth goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Chippleworth swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maxim avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chippleworth keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Maxim shoots in and drives through. Chippleworth sprawls well.
Chippleworth throws a series of strikes that have Maxim backpedaling.
Chippleworth misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cedric Chippleworth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice jab there from Chippleworth.
A combination from Chippleworth does no damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chippleworth tries to bum rush Maxim with a series of wild strikes but Maxim uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maxim fails to land the takedown.
Maxim fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cedric Chippleworth dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grigoriev Maxim's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Chippleworth throws a looping overhand right but Maxim ducks down to avoid it.
Chippleworth looks to land a left hand but Maxim moved out of range nicely.
Maxim avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maxim shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chippleworth defends it nicely.
Chippleworth misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maxim dodges the punch combination from Chippleworth.
Chippleworth uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Maxim is defended easily by Chippleworth.
Maxim tries to score a power double leg takedown but Chippleworth sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Maxim somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grigoriev Maxim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chippleworth tests Maxim's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maxim shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chippleworth but Chippleworth pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chippleworth.
Maxim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chippleworth.
No joy there for Chippleworth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chippleworth looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Maxim tries to score a power double leg takedown but Chippleworth sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Maxim somewhat.
Maxim shoots in for a double leg but Chippleworth sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chippleworth throws a one two combo.
Chippleworth throws a right and a left that Maxim avoids nicely.
Chippleworth plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Chippleworth is breathing heavily.
Chippleworth is looking to land body kicks.
Cedric Chippleworth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chippleworth keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Maxim shoots and misses
and Chippleworth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maxim needs to keep his hands up - Chippleworth had a free shot at his head there.
Maxim fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Chippleworth sprawls well initially but Maxim persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maxim stops Chippleworth from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maxim wants to free his trapped foot but Chippleworth is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Chippleworth looks like he's trying to stand up.
Maxim looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chippleworth with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Maxim landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Maxim working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Chippleworth can do anything to dispel that myth.
Maxim lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ground and pound from Maxim.
Maxim is trying to control. Chippleworth wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Chippleworth kicks off Maxim and gets to his feet.
Chippleworth swinging wildly here.
Chippleworth waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maxim.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maxim misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chippleworth rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maxim moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice takedown defense from Chippleworth. No joy for Maxim on that attempt.
Maxim looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chippleworth is fending him off so far but Maxim persists. Nope, Chippleworth circles away and we're back to standing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Maxim is defended easily by Chippleworth.
Chippleworth is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chippleworth misses with a low kick.
Chippleworth connects with a nice looking jab.
Maxim looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Chippleworth throws a series of punches but Maxim moves out of range.
Maxim shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Chippleworth sprawls well. Chippleworth wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Maxim gets slowly back to his feet.
Chippleworth tries to bum rush Maxim with a series of wild strikes but Maxim uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chippleworth lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Maxim shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Maxim showed some decent athleticism there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maxim stops Chippleworth from getting back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Maxim lands a nice short elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maxim stops Chippleworth from getting back to his feet.
Maxim takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Chippleworth wants to get back to his feet.
Maxim controlling the action here.
Grigoriev Maxim overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maxim drops an elbow to the side of Chippleworth's head.
Maxim is trying to control the action in half guard but Chippleworth is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cedric Chippleworth will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Grigoriev Maxim's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Chippleworth misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maxim shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chippleworth defends it nicely.
Nice shot by Chippleworth.
A swing and a miss from Chippleworth.
Maxim feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Maxim postures up in Chippleworth's guard and throws a big left but Chippleworth blocks it.
Chippleworth wants to stand and escape but Maxim is having none of it.
Maxim distracts Chippleworth with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chippleworth really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Maxim. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Maxim stops Chippleworth from standing up.
Chippleworth takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maxim chips away with some ground and pound.
Maxim postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Maxim looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maxim postures up in Chippleworth's guard and throws a big left but Chippleworth blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxim lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Maxim scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Chippleworth is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Maxim trying to control the position from guard on top but Chippleworth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maxim stops Chippleworth from standing up.
Maxim is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Maxim makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Maxim chips away with some ground and pound.
Maxim throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Maxim's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Chippleworth avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Maxim postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Maxim is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
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!
Maxim is in close to Chippleworth's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Maxim is looking to work some ground and pound but Chippleworth has wrist control.
Maxim postures up and lands a big shot to Chippleworth's brow.
Maxim throwing strikes but missing.
Maxim works over Chippleworth with some ground and pound from guard.
Maxim distracts Chippleworth with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chippleworth can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Maxim controls the pace.
Chippleworth keeping moving, preventing Maxim from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chippleworth has momentary wrist control but Maxim slips an elbow through the middle.
Chippleworth utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maxim loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Maxim is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Maxim is in close to Chippleworth's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Chippleworth wants to stand but Maxim is controlling the position.
Maxim makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Maxim postures up and lands a big shot to Chippleworth's brow.
Maxim landing some decent shots from guard.
Maxim landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chippleworth keeping full guard, as Maxim tries to pass.
Maxim content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Maxim trying to control the position from guard on top but Chippleworth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chippleworth wants to stand up but Maxim is controlling him.
Maxim wants to control from the top but Chippleworth keeps moving.
Maxim works over Chippleworth with some ground and pound from guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maxim loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Maxim keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Chippleworth's head.
Grigoriev Maxim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cedric Chippleworth is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Maxim stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chippleworth swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grigoriev Maxim showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chippleworth has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cedric Chippleworth!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Oneil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Springer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jerry Springer 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mickey Oneil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Jerry Springer!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Springer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Springer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oneil fails in his attempt to clinch.
Springer lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Oneil will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oneil clobbers Springer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Oneil tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Springer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Springer 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.
Springer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Oneil dodges the punch combination from Springer.
Oneil tries to clinch up
and Springer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oneil avoids the head kick by Springer.
Oneil closes the distance and clinches.
Springer is looking to take this one to the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Springer manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Springer misses with a low kick.
Oneil has taken the fight to the clinch.
Oneil tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Springer just stands there and leans against the cage.
Oneil misses with a knee to the head.
Oneil lands a body punch in the clinch.
Oneil goes for a takedown in the clinch but Springer prevents it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Springer as Oneil tries to tie him up.
Springer manages to break the clinch.
Springer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Springer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Oneil but Oneil pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mickey Oneil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerry Springer.
Springer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Oneil.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oneil shoots for a takedown but Springer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Springer tries to keep at a distance but Oneil has taken the fight into the clinch.
Oneil is trying to push Springer away but Springer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Oneil works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Oneil drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Oneil jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Oneil won't allow Springer to sweep him here.
Oneil trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Oneil trying to control but Springer is working from the bottom.
Oneil tries to free his leg and advance position but Springer is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oneil might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Oneil decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Oneil rushes Springer and presses him up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Springer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Oneil gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Springer.
Springer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Springer scores with a takedown into Oneil's guard.
Springer wants to control from the top but Oneil keeps moving.
Springer wants to stand but Oneil is controlling his posture from full guard.
Oneil has his foot on Springer's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Springer works his way back into a safe position though.
Springer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Oneil is keeping the position for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Springer wanted to stand there but Oneil had control of the position.
Springer prevents Oneil from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Oneil dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Oneil tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oneil wants to clinch
and Springer counters with a straight right hand.
Oneil darts in trying to clinch
and Springer counters with a nice kick to the body.
Springer keeps the fight on the outside.
Oneil shoots in and drives through. Springer sprawls well.
Oneil fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Springer misses with a wild combination.
Springer connects with a leg kick. Oneil looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Springer looks to land a combination but Oneil avoids it well.
Oneil tries to clinch but Springer moves away
and Springer counters with an outside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Springer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oneil tries to move into range but Springer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Springer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oneil takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Springer fails to land with a series of punches.
Mickey Oneil is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Springer fails with the takedown.
Springer misses with a head kick.
Springer is breathing heavily.
Springer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oneil wants to clinch up but Springer keeps it at a distance.
Oneil shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Springer pinned against the cage. Springer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey Oneil. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oneil looks to clinch
and Springer counters with a big head kick but Oneil shrugs it off.
Springer swats away the attempt to clinch by Oneil.
Oneil tries to clinch up.
Oneil shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Springer sprawls well. Springer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Oneil gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Springer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Springer trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Springer controlling from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oneil is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Springer tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Oneil is looking to improve his position but Springer isn't that keen on the idea.
Oneil is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Springer controlling his opponent.
Oneil is trying to escape the mount.
Oneil holds of for dear life.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oneil is wriggling around trying to escape.
Springer wants to control the pace but Oneil is squirming around nicely.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Oneil is looking to get to half guard.
Oneil wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Springer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Springer controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerry Springer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Springer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oneil tries to clinch but Springer moves out of range.
Springer throws a series of punches but Oneil avoids them all with ease.
Springer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Oneil misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oneil is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Springer throws a nice looking combination but Oneil bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Springer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Oneil takes a step back to recover.
Springer is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Oneil fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Springer to the ground. Oneil is now in Springer's guard.
Springer keeping moving, preventing Oneil from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oneil trying to stand up but can't free himself from Springer's guard.
Springer trying to keep a closed guard but Oneil is proving a slippery customer.
Oneil wants to control from the top but Springer keeps moving.
Springer wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mickey Oneil wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Springer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Springer wants it to stay on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Springer throws a head kick but Oneil moves out of range.
Oneil tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Springer counters with a one-two to the body.
A jab from Oneil does it's job there.
Oneil wants to clinch up but Springer keeps it at a distance.
Oneil is looking to clinch but Springer is avoiding it.
Springer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Oneil's calf.
Springer connects with a nice looking jab.
Springer lands a head kick. Oneil smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Oneil looks to clinch
and Springer counters with a series of strikes. Oneil will be more careful next time no doubt.
Oneil misses with a takedown attempt - Springer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Springer misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oneil tries to clinch but Springer is having none of it.
Sloppy strikes from Springer. Those never looked like landing.
Oneil avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oneil shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Springer sprawls well. Springer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Oneil gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey Oneil. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Springer cracks the inside of Oneil's front leg.
Springer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Oneil.
Springer closes the distance and clinches up with Oneil, looking for a takedown. Springer pushes Oneil against the cage but Oneil circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Oneil dodges the punch combination from Springer.
Springer swinging wildly here.
Springer swats away the attempt to clinch by Oneil.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Springer swats away the attempt to clinch by Oneil.
Springer throws a nice looking combination but Oneil bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice takedown defense from Springer. No joy for Oneil on that attempt.
Oneil throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Oneil is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Oneil shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Springer but Springer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Springer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Springer shoots in but Oneil avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oneil pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Springer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oneil tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Springer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jerry Springer.
I think Springer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerry Springer!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tong Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tong Po had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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271 lbs
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251 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tong Po!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Green!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Po feints a jab promting Green to slip. Po then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Green slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Peter Green has been cut.
Po stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Po wants it to stay on the feet.
Po throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Po scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooooh!!! Po has knocked Green down with a huge combo! Po steps away and waves a wobbly Green back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Nice sprawl there from Po as Green shoots in.
Po feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Green crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tong Po!
In his post fight interview, Tong Po started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jami Balkan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rajesh Koothrappali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koothrappali comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Punjab kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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148 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jami Balkan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rajesh Koothrappali!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balkan scores with a hook.
Koothrappali is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Koothrappali on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Balkan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Koothrappali throws a push kick but Balkan slaps the foot to one side.
Koothrappali throws a hook but Balkan blocks it.
Koothrappali tries to land a leg kick but Balkan saw it coming and moves away.
Balkan scores with a three punch combo!
Balkan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Koothrappali fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Balkan is out of range.
Balkan connects with a jab.
Balkan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Koothrappali on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balkan with a hook.
Koothrappali lands a head kick. Balkan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Jami Balkan has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkan thuds his right hand into Koothrappali's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice shot by Balkan.
Balkan connects with the punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Balkan as he connects with a hook.
Koothrappali avoids the body shot from Balkan.
Balkan throws a leg kick but Koothrappali moved away.
Decent striking displayed by Balkan there.
Balkan slips under a jab from Koothrappali.
Balkan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koothrappali throws the kick towards the body but Balkan avoids it.
Balkan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Koothrappali throws a head kick that misses.
Balkan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balkan misses with a double jab
and Koothrappali counters with a nice low kick that buckles Balkan's knee momentarily.
Balkan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Balkan 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 Koothrappali has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Koothrappali and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Balkan throws a poor cross that misses
and Koothrappali counters with a slapping leg kick.
Koothrappali closes the distance but Balkan moves to the side
and Balkan counters with a left to the body.
Koothrappali takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Balkan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Balkan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Koothrappali.
Koothrappali fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Balkan.
A slow jab from Koothrappali misses its intended target.
Balkan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab from Koothrappali.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Koothrappali.
Koothrappali throws a front kick aimed at Balkan's knee but Balkan avoids it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Balkan misses the target.
Balkan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koothrappali throws out the jab.
Balkan thuds a left hand into Koothrappali's body.
Balkan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Balkan connects with a body shot.
Koothrappali tries to land a leg kick but Balkan saw it coming and moves away.
Koothrappali throws the left hand but Balkan avoids the punch easily.
Balkan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balkan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Balkan checks a leg kick nicely.
Balkan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Koothrappali's hands.
A good leg kick by Balkan.
Koothrappali takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Balkan jabs Koothrappali to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A slow jab from Koothrappali misses its intended target.
Koothrappali takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Koothrappali is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good work by Balkan as he checks the leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Balkan, as that shot connected.
Balkan is looking to chop away at Koothrappali's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jami Balkan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jami Balkan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Balkan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Koothrappali circles away quickly and effectively.
Koothrappali is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Balkan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Balkan throws a right and a left that Koothrappali avoids nicely.
Balkan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Koothrappali swings for the body but Balkan moves out of range.
Koothrappali takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Balkan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Balkan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koothrappali.
Balkan with a hook.
Jami Balkan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balkan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Balkan blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koothrappali connects with a solid leg kick.
Koothrappali closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Balkan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jab from Koothrappali.
Danga de danga de dang - Balkan scores with a four punch combination!
Koothrappali tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Balkan lands a nice shot to the body.
Balkan checks a leg kick.
Balkan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That kick from Koothrappali tenderised Balkan's leg. Balkan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Koothrappali lands a nice leg kick that just misses Balkan's sensitive parts.
Koothrappali 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balkan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Koothrappali back to the cage. Balkan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Koothrappali ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Balkan moves away.
Koothrappali looks to score with a jab to the body but Balkan is just out of range.
Koothrappali is looking to land body kicks.
Koothrappali takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A jab from Balkan finds it's way through Koothrappali's defenses.
Balkan misses with a wild combination.
Balkan digs a good body shot into Koothrappali's ribs.
Balkan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Balkan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koothrappali.
Koothrappali on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Koothrappali is rocked!
Jami Balkan is winning the standup battle so far.
Balkan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Koothrappali is still on wobbly legs! Can Balkan finish him?
Balkan cracks Koothrappali with a hook to the temple - Koothrappali is on wobbly legs here! Balkan swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Koothrappali falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Balkan wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jami Balkan!
A victorious Jami Balkan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Belleville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Vangaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Belleville might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Offspring - You're Gonna Go Far, Kid . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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142 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Benjamin Belleville!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Vangaard!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belleville scores with a jab to the body.
Vangaard with a lazy takedown attempt
and Belleville counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Belleville.
Belleville softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vangaard blocks an uppercut.
Belleville lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vangaard backwards.
Vangaard tries to pull guard but Belleville won't allow it.
Belleville goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Belleville content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Belleville lands with a left to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Belleville lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belleville lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vangaard backwards.
Belleville tries to work over Vangaard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vangaard blocks an uppercut.
Belleville tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vangaard's elbow.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Vangaard tries for a takedown. No joy.
Benjamin Belleville has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Vangaard.
Belleville leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belleville works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Come on Belleville - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Belleville.
Belleville works on Vangaard's body with a couple of short punches.
Belleville lands with a right to the head.
Vangaard blocks an uppercut.
Belleville tries to work over Vangaard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Belleville lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vangaard backwards.
Belleville stops a takedown attempt from Vangaard.
Belleville tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Belleville scores with a nice short uppercut.
Belleville lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vangaard is rocked!
Belleville misses with some punches.
Vangaard is still on wobbly legs! Can Belleville finish him?
Belleville slows down the pace here.
Vangaard seems to have recovered his senses.
Belleville misses with a punch to the body.
Vangaard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Come on Belleville - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Belleville scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vangaard tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Belleville just stands there and leans against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Belleville.
Belleville tries a body shot but Vangaard blocks it.
Belleville just leaning against Vangaard, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Benjamin Belleville.
Belleville clinches with his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belleville stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Belleville dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Belleville leaves Vangaard with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Belleville tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vangaard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Belleville goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
No joy there for Belleville, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vangaard shoots in for a takedown but Belleville shows good takedown defense.
Nice shot by Belleville.
Belleville rushes Vangaard and presses him up against the cage.
Vangaard blocks an uppercut.
Vangaard tries to pull guard but Belleville won't allow it.
Benjamin Belleville has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Vangaard.
Belleville doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belleville lands an uppercut.
Vangaard drags the fight down to the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Belleville slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Belleville wants to stand and escape but instead Vangaard has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Belleville looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vangaard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Belleville is keeping the position for now.
Belleville is adopting a defensive guard.
Vangaard looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vangaard postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Belleville is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Vangaard, into his guard.
Belleville pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vangaard is keeping the position for now.
Vangaard has a closed guard, preventing Belleville from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belleville is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Belleville has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Benjamin Belleville has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Vangaard with a lazy takedown attempt
and Belleville moves into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Belleville as the two fighters clinch.
Belleville tries a body shot but Vangaard blocks it.
Belleville misses with a hook to the ribs.
Belleville throws a punch but it's blocked by Vangaard.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Belleville.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Belleville.
Belleville misses with a body punch.
Belleville stalling.
Vangaard tries to pull guard but Belleville won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice left hand lands by Belleville.
Belleville tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Belleville lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Belleville dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Belleville tries to clinch up but Vangaard circles away and keeps his distance.
Belleville feints and then cracks Vangaard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vangaard down.
Vangaard fails with the takedown
and Belleville counters with a nice body kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Belleville can't find room to land a body shot as Vangaard controls the action.
Vangaard jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Belleville walks away with a smile on his face. Vangaard gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Belleville rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vangaard counters with a left and a right that stings Belleville.
Vangaard on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Belleville closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belleville misses with the head strike.
Vangaard manages to pull guard.
Belleville is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Vangaard looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belleville engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Benjamin Belleville.
Vangaard shoots in for a double leg but Belleville sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Benjamin Belleville has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Vangaard.
Vangaard looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Belleville clinches up with Vangaard and pushes him back against the cage.
Belleville throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vangaards head.
Belleville stalling the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Belleville.
Belleville scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Belleville lands with a short shot to the head.
Belleville is struggling to control the position.
Vangaard is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Belleville is defending well.
Belleville scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vangaard takes a shot to the head.
Vangaard takes a shot to the head.
Belleville throws a big uppercut that drops Vangaard! More strikes from Belleville and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Vangaard lies dazed against the cage as Belleville celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benjamin Belleville!
Benjamin Belleville decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Barris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolland Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Barris has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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144 lbs
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149 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Barris!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rolland Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierre throws the left hand but Barris avoids the punch easily.
Pierre throws a series of punches but Barris avoids them all with ease.
Pierre scores with a body shot.
A jab lands there for Pierre.
Pierre tries to bum rush Barris with a series of wild strikes but Barris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barris.
Pierre moves into range and connects with a jab.
Barris loads up on a big right hand but Pierre slips the punch.
Rolland Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pierre misses with an uppercut
and Barris makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Pierre really felt that one!
Pierre swats away the attempt to clinch by Barris.
Pierre bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barris's head.
Pierre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barris circles away quickly and effectively.
Pierre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Pierre. Those never looked like landing.
Pierre throws a series of punches but Barris moves out of range.
Barris moves away from the strike by Pierre.
No luck for Barris with that takedown attempt.
Pierre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barris manages to avoid it.
Pierre scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barris doesn't seem bothered though.
Pierre misses with a body shot.
Barris shoots in but no luck this time.
Pierre misses with a body shot.
No joy there for Pierre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pierre misses with a wild combination.
Rolland Pierre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Barris misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barris closes the distance and clinches up with Pierre, looking for a takedown. Barris pushes Pierre against the cage but Pierre circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Barris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barris ducks under a wild hook from Pierre.
Pierre misses with a straight right.
Pierre connects with the punch.
Pierre looks to land a right hand but Barris moved out of range.
Pierre misses with a hook. Barris ducked under it nicely.
Pierre just misses with a punch to the body.
Barris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barris will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pierre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pierre swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Barris counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre misses with a lunging right hand
and Barris counters with a leg kick.
Barris's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pierre connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barris scrambles back to his feet.
Pierre scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barris in his tracks.
Pierre scores with a hook.
Barris throws a right and a left that Pierre avoids nicely.
Barris staying out of range there.
Pierre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barris moves away.
Barris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pierre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barris lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pierre misses with a lunging right hand
and Barris counters with a nice leg kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Barris. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Barris moves away from the strike by Pierre.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barris gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barris closes the distance and clinches up with Pierre, looking for a takedown. Barris pushes Pierre against the cage but Pierre circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pierre throws a looping overhand right but Barris ducks down to avoid it.
Barris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pierre throws an overhand right that lands on Barris's shoulder, as Barris tries to avoid the shot.
Barris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pierre throws out the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pierre lands with a nice combination. Barris backs away looking to recover.
Pierre misses with the combination.
Pierre misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rolland Pierre dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pierre looks to land a left hand but Barris moved out of range nicely.
Pierre scores with a punch to the head.
Pierre stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pierre misses with a hook.
Barris moves out of range of the strikes.
Barris takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Barris is rocked!
Barris looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Oh Barris is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pierre circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Barris to the canvas! Barris doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Pierre keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rolland Pierre!
Rolland Pierre is the new featherweight champion!
After the fight, Rolland Pierre was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paulus Herzog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kruger has chosen Tnt as his entrance music. The key to victory for Paulus Herzog has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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196 lbs
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197 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paulus Herzog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Kruger!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruger gets a double leg takedown into Herzog's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kruger with a flurry of punches that miss.
Herzog is trying to keep Kruger in close.
Kruger throwing strikes from guard but Herzog blocks nicely.
Krugeris looking to pass into half guard but Herzog pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Herzog is in guard.
Kruger throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Herzog thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Herzog looking to pass the guard.
Kruger is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Herzog is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kruger looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herzog wants to control from the top but Kruger keeps moving.
Kruger manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kruger misses with some ground and pound and Herzog recovers position to half guard.
Herzog has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kruger is working away from the top position though.
Kruger with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Kruger lands a big elbow.
Herzog sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Kruger not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Herzog gets back to full guard.
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!
Herzog is trying to keep Kruger in close.
Kruger loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger postures up in Herzog's guard and throws a big left but Herzog blocks it.
Kruger throws a strike but Herzog rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Herzog stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kruger swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kruger striking off his back but it's not causing Herzog any problems.
Herzog tries to free his leg and advance position but Kruger is retaining full guard.
Kruger is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kruger keeping moving, preventing Herzog from controlling successfully.
Kruger has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Herzog can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kruger is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruger looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Herzog passes into half guard.
Herzog wants to control but Kruger is keeping him busy.
Kruger looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kruger is staying active underneath Herzog, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kruger is looking to control Herzog's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kruger avoid being mounted?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kruger is looking for a sweep. Herzog is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Kruger dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kruger fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Herzog on the side of the head.
Kruger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Herzog.
Herzog misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kruger blocks a jab.
Herzog uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kruger.
Herzog uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kruger.
Herzog pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Herzog looks to score with a jab to the body but Kruger is just out of range.
Herzog throws an off balance right hand
and Kruger counters with a straight right hand.
Kruger lands a jab to the nose.
Herzog on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kruger. Kruger obviously looking to wear him down.
Kruger takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kruger fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kruger takes one to the side of the head.
Kruger takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herzog throws a right hand that Kruger ducks under and follows up with a left that Kruger also avoids with ease.
Paulus Herzog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Herzog throws a shot from downtown. Kruger moves away and avoids it.
Herzog misses with a lunging right hand
and Kruger counters with a stiff right hand.
Herzog swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kruger counters with a stiff right hand.
Herzog cracks Kruger with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Herzog tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kruger was well out of range. Poor timing from Herzog.
Herzog takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Paulus Herzog is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Kruger misses its intended target.
Kruger misses with a straight right.
Herzog scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Herzog throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kruger counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kruger avoids the body shot from Herzog.
Kruger moves out of range as Herzog strikes.
Herzog throws a series of punches but Kruger avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herzog lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kruger circles away quickly and effectively.
A right-left combo lands from Herzog.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kruger closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Herzog quickly recovers to half guard.
Kruger trying to control the action but Herzog is working from the bottom.
Herzog is trying to get back to full guard.
Kruger wants to work for an arm triangle but Herzog is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Herzog looking for submissions off his back.
Kruger throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
John Kruger has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herzog is trying to maintain the position but Kruger is very close to passing his half guard.
Kruger has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Herzog regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kruger.
Kruger passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kruger is trying to get an arm triangle but Herzog is defending well.
Kruger tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Herzog tries to buck Kruger off but Kruger is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruger is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Herzog is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Herzog is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kruger's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Herzog wants to improve his position but Kruger is controlling well.
Kruger looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kruger throwing shots but Herzog is blocking nicely.
Herzog trying to control but Kruger postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Paulus Herzog will probably get the nod.
That's time! Herzog's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Herzog tries to clinch up.
Kruger throws a low kick, looking for Herzog's leg but Herzog calmly moves out of range.
Kruger ducks under a wild hook from Herzog.
A jab from Kruger misses.
Kruger slips under a jab.
Herzog forces Kruger back against the cage and clinches.
Kruger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kruger shoots for a takedown but Herzog saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kruger fails with a takedown attempt.
Herzog throws a right hand that misses
and Kruger counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kruger.
Herzog is trying to keep Kruger in close.
Kruger loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger throws a strike but Herzog rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Herzog wants to control from the top but Kruger keeps moving.
Kruger looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Herzog puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Herzog is trying to work for a kimura but Kruger is defending well.
Kruger wants to get back to full guard.
Herzog wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kruger keeps working.
Kruger trying to control here.
Kruger looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herzog is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kruger has managed to free his arm - good work.
Herzog tries to pass to full mount but Kruger defends it.
Kruger is looking for a sweep. Herzog is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Herzog wants to work for an arm triangle but Kruger is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kruger tries to get to full guard but Herzog has control of the leg.
Kruger gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herzog controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kruger lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Herzog!
Kruger prevents Herzog from getting the reversal.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kruger cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kruger fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Herzog wants to get back to his feet.
Kruger looking to finish Herzog with some ground and pound. This is bad for Herzog!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kruger with shots to the head and body - Herzog looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kruger landing strikes from the mount and Herzog is in trouble!
Herzog is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big strike lands for Kruger! That's really hurt Herzog and he's turned his back - Kruger keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Kruger jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Kruger!
A victorious John Kruger thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Umberto Sotto Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bam Margera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Margera comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Clutch - The Regulator kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Bam Margera has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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164 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Umberto Sotto Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bam Margera!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A thudding body kick lands there by Margera!
Margera avoids the body shot from Sotto Jr.
Sotto Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sotto Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Margera.
Sotto Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Margera manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sotto Jr throws a lazy right hand but Margera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Margera 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 Sotto Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sotto Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
An inside leg kick lands from Margera.
Sotto Jr on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Margera throws a leg kick which misses Sotto Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Sotto Jr tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sotto Jr throws a series of punches but Margera moves out of range.
Margera moves out of range of the strikes.
A good leg kick by Margera.
Bam Margera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Margera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sotto Jr manages to avoid it.
Sotto Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Margera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sotto Jr.
Sotto Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Margera.
Sotto Jr throws a solid leg kick but Margera takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sotto Jr.
Sotto Jr throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Margera misses with an uppercut
and Sotto Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Sotto Jr throws a hook but Margera blocks it.
Margera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sotto Jr.
A jab from Margera misses.
Sotto Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sotto Jr takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Margera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Margera lands with a right hand.
Margera defending well as Sotto Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Margera looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Margera works the jab nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Margera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sotto Jr misses with a hook.
Jab by Margera.
Sotto Jr throws a nice looking combination but Margera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Margera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sotto Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big right from Sotto Jr misses.
Margera lands with a right hand.
Sotto Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Margera throws a sloppy head kick and Sotto Jr moves out of range easily.
Sotto Jr throws a hook to the side of Margera's head but Margera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Margera connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Sotto Jr! He's out on his feet! Margera rushes in and drops Sotto Jr with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bam Margera!
Bam Margera is the new lightweight champion!
Bam Margera really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Reaper Combatwear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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RATING
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