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VFN 38: Key Vs Cassidy II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harley Royale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Nikolaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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186 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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190 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harley Royale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vladimir Nikolaev!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Royale waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nikolaev.
Nikolaev throws a body punch but Royale moves out of range.
Nikolaev with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Royale uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nikolaev.
Nikolaev throws a right hand that misses
and Royale counters with a nice body shot.
Nikolaev looks to score with a jab to the body but Royale is just out of range.
Royale tries for a takedown but Nikolaev sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nikolaev shoots for a double leg takedown but Royale sprawls well. He's pushed Nikolaev's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nikolaev slips under a jab from Royale.
A shot to the liver by Royale. Beautiful body shot.
Royale ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nikolaev moves away.
A big left from Nikolaev misses.
Nikolaev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nikolaev takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vladimir Nikolaev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Royale catches Nikolaev with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nikolaev dives in and grabs Royale's left leg, looking for a takedown. Royale pushes down on Nikolaev's head and hops out.
Nice cross by Royale.
Nikolaev lands a nice hook to Royale's body. Royale takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Royale fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nikolaev looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Royale swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nikolaev counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Royale has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Royale wants to sweep here but Nikolaev controlling him for the moment.
Nikolaev passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Royale is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Nikolaev off and has taken his back!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Royale is landing with strikes. Nikolaev can't take much more of this.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royale throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Nikolaev!
Nikolaev trying to control the position but Royale manages to sink in the hooks.
Royale scores with punches and elbows.
Royale thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Nikolaev rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Nikolaev trying to control from the bottom.
Royale is stalling here. Nikolaev is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Royale seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Nikolaev has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Nikolaev tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Nikolaev wants to control but Royale is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Royale is trying to improve his position.
Nikolaev wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Royale, who protects the arm well.
Nikolaev wants to control but Royale is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royale tries to buck Nikolaev off but Nikolaev is having none of it.
Nikolaev is looking to take a break and control but Royale is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nikolaev working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Royale dodges the ground and pound from Nikolaev.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Royale manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harley Royale dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Royale misses with a body punch
and Nikolaev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice shot by Royale.
Royale wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Royale is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nikolaev.
Royale scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Royale scores with a hook.
Royale throws an overhand right that lands on Nikolaev's shoulder, as Nikolaev tries to avoid the shot.
Royale looks to score with a jab to the body but Nikolaev is just out of range.
Royale slips under a jab.
Nikolaev shoots in for a takedown but Royale shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Royale misses the shot to the body.
Nikolaev looks to score with a jab to the body but Royale is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Royale throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nikolaev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Royale scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nikolaev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Royale.
A cross from Nikolaev lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolaev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Royale to counter with a crisp jab.
Royale misses with a double jab.
Nikolaev connects with a nice looking jab.
Nikolaev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Royale throws out the jab.
Royale fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nikolaev avoids the body shot from Royale.
Nikolaev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Royale.
Royale throws a jab when Nikolaev was well out of range.
Nikolaev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Royale lands a really nice looking cross but Nikolaev seems unphased.
Royale lands a jab.
Nikolaev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nikolaev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nikolaev ducks under a wild hook from Royale.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Nikolaev.
Royale works Nikolaev's body with a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Royale walks into a straight right hand from Nikolaev.
A big right from Royale misses.
Nikolaev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nikolaev looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Royale pulls Nikolaev in to control the position.
Nikolaev trying to control but Royale is working from the bottom.
Nikolaev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Royale keeping moving, preventing Nikolaev from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royale keeping full guard, as Nikolaev tries to pass.
Nikolaev throws a big right hand that misses.
Royale keeping full guard, as Nikolaev tries to pass.
Royale 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.
Nikolaev tries to free his leg and advance position but Royale is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The fighters circling - Royale throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nikolaev takes a swing at Royale's ribcage but misses.
Royale takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev throws a lazy right hand but Royale sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Royale with a hook.
Nikolaev moves away from the strike by Royale.
Nikolaev just misses with a punch to the body.
Nikolaev ducks under a wild hook from Royale.
Nikolaev on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Royale shoots in and gets a takedown into Nikolaev's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nikolaev has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Royale can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Royale in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nikolaev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Royale.
Royale content to stall in guard here.
Nikolaev wants to control the position but Royale says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harley Royale dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Royale steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nikolaev.
Nice body punch from Royale.
Royale scores with a sloppy right hand. Nikolaev should have avoided that one.
Nikolaev loads up on a big right hand but Royale slips the punch.
Royale lands a really nice looking cross but Nikolaev seems unphased.
Royale drops Nikolaev with a beautiful combination! Nikolaev stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Royale is looking for the KO!
Nikolaev is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Royale shoots in for a takedown. Oh, that's a huge slam! Nikolaev is on queer street and Royale is pounding down on him with a barage of strikes. The ref is forced to step in and stop the fight. Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Harley Royale!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson Silva has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, David Hall!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooh!!! Silva has knocked Hall down with a huge combo! Silva steps away and waves a wobbly Hall back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like David Hall has been cut.
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!
Hall fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Silva to the ground. Hall is now in Silva's guard.
Hall passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hall tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hall has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Silva tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Hall lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Silva is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Poor strikes thrown by Hall there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Hall looking to secure an arm triangle but Silva defends it well.
Hall working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hall.
Silva wants to try and get back to his feet.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hall on the ground.
Hall has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hall lands a big shot there that rocks Silva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hall fails to advance to Silva's back.
Hall trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva is trying to escape the mount but Hall keeps good control and instead manages to take Silva's back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall lands strikes to the head.
Silva is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Hall gets his way!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Hall is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Silva is defending well though. Hall let's go of the attempt for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but Hall has full control of the position and if anything, Silva has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Silva trying to get back to his feet but Hall is in full control for now.
Silva won't enjoy being in this position. Hall looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Silva is tapping - it's over boys! Hall picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). David Hall!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fdurtchz Millo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Rautiainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Millo comes to the cage accompanied by Busta Rhymes, Break ya neck. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Marcus Rautiainen enters the cage!
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220 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fdurtchz Millo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Rautiainen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Millo shoots in for a takedown but Rautiainen shows good takedown defense.
Rautiainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Millo blocks the body kick.
Rautiainen throws a head kick that misses.
Rautiainen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rautiainen throws a head kick that misses.
Rautiainen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rautiainen throws a sloppy head kick and Millo moves out of range easily.
Rautiainen stuffs the takedown.
Rautiainen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Millo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fdurtchz Millo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Millo blocks a head kick by Rautiainen.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Millo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millo moves out of range of the body kick.
A combination from Rautiainen does no damage.
Rautiainen lands with a kick to the temple. Millo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Millo fails with a takedown attempt.
Rautiainen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Millo.
Rautiainen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A left lands for Rautiainen.
Millo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters circling a little - Rautiainen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millo shoots in but no luck this time.
A head kick misses from Rautiainen.
Rautiainen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Millo.
Rautiainen throws a sloppy head kick and Millo moves out of range easily.
Rautiainen misses with a head kick.
Rautiainen tries to clinch up
so Millo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Millo drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Rautiainen manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Millo has Rautiainen in his guard.
Rautiainen wants to control from the top but Millo keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rautiainen manages to get himself to full guard.
Millo wants to control from the top but Rautiainen keeps moving.
Millo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Millo throwing strikes from guard but Rautiainen blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millo passes Rautiainen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Millo controlling the action here.
Millo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rautiainen wants to get back to his feet.
Millo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Millo trying to mount his opponent but Rautiainen defends it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Millo has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Millo with a couple of short strikes.
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 Fdurtchz Millo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A good leg kick by Rautiainen.
Rautiainen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rautiainen connects with a high kick.
Millo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rautiainen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Millo somewhat.
Rautiainen throws a sloppy head kick and Millo moves out of range easily.
Marcus Rautiainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rautiainen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice jab there from Rautiainen.
Millo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Millo keeps the fight on the outside.
Fdurtchz Millo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Millo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rautiainen throws a head kick but Millo moves out of range.
Rautiainen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Millo avoids the head kick by Rautiainen.
Rautiainen throws a head kick but Millo moves out of range.
Rautiainen thuds his shin into the meat of Millo's side.
Millo closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Rautiainen's guard.
Rautiainen is breathing heavily.
Millo is in close to Rautiainen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Millo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Millo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rautiainen wants to stand up but Millo is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millo chips away with some ground and pound.
Millo stands up and waves to Rautiainen to follow him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Millo closes the distance and clinches up with Rautiainen, looking for a takedown. Millo pushes Rautiainen against the cage but Rautiainen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fdurtchz Millo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Millo shoots in looking for a takedown but Rautiainen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Millo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Millo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rautiainen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Millo somewhat.
Millo fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rautiainen.
Rautiainen throws a head kick that misses.
Rautiainen misses with a head kick.
Millo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Millo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Millo misses with a takedown attempt - Rautiainen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Millo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rautiainen pinned against the cage. Rautiainen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rautiainen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Millo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rautiainen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rautiainen tries to break free but Millo pushes him back against the cage.
Rautiainen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Millo breaks from the clinch.
A head kick by Rautiainen misses
and Millo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rautiainen's guard now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Millo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
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 Fdurtchz Millo will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Millo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Marcus Rautiainen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Millo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Millo blocks a head kick by Rautiainen.
Rautiainen throws a head kick but Millo moves out of range.
Rautiainen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Millo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rautiainen defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fdurtchz Millo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Millo shoots in and drives through. Rautiainen sprawls well.
A head kick misses from Rautiainen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Millo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rautiainen defends it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rautiainen misses with a body kick.
Rautiainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rautiainen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rautiainen throws a head kick but Millo moves out of range.
Rautiainen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rautiainen wants to clinch up but Millo keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Rautiainen. No joy for Millo on that attempt.
Millo shoots for a double leg takedown but Rautiainen sprawls well. He's pushed Millo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Millo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rautiainen as he avoids it easily.
Rautiainen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Millo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rautiainen pinned against the cage. Rautiainen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rautiainen throws a sloppy head kick and Millo moves out of range easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rautiainen!
Rautiainen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rautiainen stuffs the takedown.
Millo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rautiainen tries a head kick but it misses.
Rautiainen tests Millo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rautiainen throws a sloppy head kick and Millo moves out of range easily.
Rautiainen lands the left hand.
Rautiainen moves to clinch but Millo breaks away
and Millo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rautiainen's guard now.
Rautiainen looking for a guillotine here but Millo defends easily.
Millo 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fdurtchz Millo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Millo sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marcus Rautiainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Rautiainen doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Millo is in close to Rautiainen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Millo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marcus Rautiainen.
I think Millo 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fdurtchz Millo!
Fdurtchz Millo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bambang Suryanto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sune Folkeson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bambang Suryanto 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bambang Suryanto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sune Folkeson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Folkeson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Suryanto.
Suryanto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Folkeson counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Bambang Suryanto has been cut.
Suryanto shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Folkeson pinned against the cage. Folkeson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice straight punches there by Folkeson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Folkeson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Folkeson dances in with a quick combination. Suryanto is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Folkeson snaps Suryanto's head back. Suryanto stumbles backwards against the cage. Folkeson steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Suryanto's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Suryanto just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sune Folkeson!
Sune Folkeson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Winston Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rami Kottari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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285 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Winston Cole!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rami Kottari!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cole.
A jab lands there for Cole.
It looks like Rami Kottari has been cut.
Cole turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cole jabs at Kottari's body.
Kottari walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cole.
Cole bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kottari's head.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Cole! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Winston Cole!
Winston Cole is the new heavyweight champion!
Winston Cole decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Grigori Draugovich Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Avery Jackson Brown (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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138 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Grigori Draugovich Ii!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Avery Jackson Brown!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson Brown throws a lazy head kick
and Draugovich Ii counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Draugovich Ii throws a looping overhand right but Jackson Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Draugovich Ii scores with a jab to the jaw.
Draugovich Ii darts in trying to clinch
and Jackson Brown counters with a nice body shot.
Draugovich Ii tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jackson Brown drops Draugovich Ii with a beautiful combination! Draugovich Ii stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jackson Brown is looking for the KO!
Draugovich Ii is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson Brown darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Oh Draugovich Ii is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jackson Brown trying to control the pace.
Jackson Brown looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jackson Brown is controlling the pace.
Draugovich Ii seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson Brown wants to pass the guard but Draugovich Ii is defending well.
Jackson Brown drops an elbow to the side of Draugovich Ii's head.
Jackson Brown is looking to take a break and control but Draugovich Ii is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jackson Brown really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Draugovich Ii. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Draugovich Ii manages to get to full guard.
Draugovich Ii has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jackson Brown can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jackson Brown stopping the sweep attempt from Draugovich Ii.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draugovich Ii can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jackson Brown controls the pace.
Jackson Brown throwing strikes from guard but Draugovich Ii blocks nicely.
Jackson Brown is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jackson Brown must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Avery Jackson Brown wasn't active enough on the ground.
Draugovich Ii showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson Brown.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Draugovich Ii.
Jackson Brown shoots and misses
and Draugovich Ii counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jackson Brown scores with a jab. Draugovich Ii acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jackson Brown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Draugovich Ii thows a body shot but no joy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jackson Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jackson Brown misses with the combination.
Draugovich Ii misses the shot to the body.
Jackson Brown shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Draugovich Ii is looking to score with low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draugovich Ii moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jackson Brown shoots in looking for a takedown. Draugovich Ii tries to sprawl out of it but Jackson Brown keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Draugovich Ii manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Grigori Draugovich Ii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Avery Jackson Brown.
Draugovich Ii connects with a looping right hand.
Jackson Brown throws a right and a left that Draugovich Ii avoids nicely.
Jackson Brown misses with a body shot.
Draugovich Ii lands a nice looking body shot.
Jackson Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson Brown throws a series of punches but Draugovich Ii moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackson Brown gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Draugovich Ii.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Avery Jackson Brown dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Draugovich Ii misses with a takedown attempt - Jackson Brown sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jackson Brown misses with a combination
and Draugovich Ii connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Draugovich Ii throws a shot to the body.
Draugovich Ii jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jackson Brown rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Draugovich Ii counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Avery Jackson Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch lands to the side of Jackson Brown 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Draugovich Ii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Draugovich Ii.
Draugovich Ii stuffs the takedown.
Jackson Brown lunges at Draugovich Ii with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Draugovich Ii's hand.
Draugovich Ii darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jackson Brown connects with a body shot.
Draugovich Ii showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson Brown.
Jackson Brown misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Jackson Brown does no damage.
Jackson Brown checks a leg kick.
Jackson Brown blocks a jab.
Avery Jackson Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Draugovich Ii. Jackson Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Draugovich Ii keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson Brown.
Jackson Brown slips a jab from Draugovich Ii.
Draugovich Ii fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson Brown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson Brown throws a jab but it's blocked by Draugovich Ii.
Jackson Brown checks the leg kick.
Jackson Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Draugovich Ii sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draugovich Ii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jackson Brown cracks Draugovich Ii with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Draugovich Ii throws a jab when Jackson Brown was well out of range.
Draugovich Ii throws a shot to the body.
Jackson Brown throws a nice looking combination but Draugovich Ii bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Draugovich Ii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Draugovich Ii.
A combination from Jackson Brown does no damage.
Draugovich Ii takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jackson Brown lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Jackson Brown misses.
Jackson Brown misses with a looping right.
Jackson Brown lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Draugovich Ii at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draugovich Ii thows a body shot but no joy.
Jackson Brown scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jackson Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Draugovich Ii.
Jackson Brown gets the takedown into side control.
Draugovich Ii gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Draugovich Ii moves into full guard.
Jackson Brown showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jackson Brown content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Draugovich Ii has locked up a guillotine! Draugovich Ii's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Jackson Brown is holding on here and Draugovich Ii must be using up a lot of energy. Jackson Brown has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Draugovich Ii gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Grigori Draugovich Ii!
Grigori Draugovich Ii retains his bantamweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Grigori Draugovich Ii thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Baxter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Voller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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23
210 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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218 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Very quick |
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Baxter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lars Voller!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Voller. Beautiful body shot.
Baxter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A thudding body kick lands there by Voller!
Baxter looks to land a combination but Voller avoids it well.
Voller tries to clinch up but Baxter circles away and keeps his distance.
Baxter looks to land a right hand but Voller moved out of range.
Baxter misses with a wild combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Voller.
A solid body kick from Voller.
Voller doesn't manage to clinch there - Baxter circles away.
Voller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baxter.
Baxter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Voller.
Baxter takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Voller lets loose with a powerful body kick. Baxter will feel that in the morning.
Baxter is breathing heavily.
Voller slips a jab from Baxter.
Voller connects with a high kick.
It looks like Brian Baxter has been cut.
Voller throws a sloppy head kick and Baxter moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baxter misses with a looping right.
Baxter misses with an uppercut.
Voller thumps Baxter with a low kick.
Baxter misses with a hook. Voller ducked under it nicely.
Baxter swings widly with a right hand
and Voller counters with a nice kick to the body.
Voller lands with a nice body kick.
Voller closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Voller leaning his opponent against the cage.
Voller gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Voller breaks the clinch.
Baxter misses with a straight right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Voller moves into the clinch successfully.
Baxter tries to work over Voller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baxter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Voller backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voller lands a damaging elbow.
Voller throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Baxter avoids the elbow strike from Voller, against the cage.
Baxter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baxter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Voller.
Voller blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Voller throws an elbow but misses.
Baxter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Voller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baxter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Baxter steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Voller. That one must have hurt.
Voller lands a right hook to the body.
Voller throws a nice head kick!
Voller fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Baxter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Baxter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A left lands for Voller.
Voller tests Baxter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voller throws a nice outside leg kick.
Baxter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baxter takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A lazy left from Voller finds it's target.
Baxter on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Voller explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Voller keeps Baxter at a distance using the push kick.
Voller lands a leg kick that knocks Baxter off balance momentarily.
Voller moves into range and clinches up with Baxter.
Baxter takes an elbow to the forehead.
Baxter takes an elbow to the forehead.
Voller lands an elbow inside.
Baxter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Voller.
Voller manages to break the clinch.
Baxter throws a one two combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baxter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Baxter misses the shot to the body.
Voller is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Baxter rather than just go for the knockout.
Baxter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Voller throws a head kick that Baxter semi-blocks.
Voller feints and then cracks Baxter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Baxter down.
Baxter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Voller smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Voller feints and then cracks Baxter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Baxter down.
Voller works Baxter's body with a nice hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Voller.
Baxter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Voller goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Voller thows a body kick. Baxter tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Baxter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Voller.
Baxter takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Voller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Baxter's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Voller throws a head kick that misses.
Voller lands with a good body shot.
Voller moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A big right from Baxter misses.
Voller moves out of range as Baxter strikes.
Baxter misses with a hook. Voller ducked under it nicely.
Baxter will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Voller lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Voller takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Voller buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Baxter throws an overhand right that lands on Voller's shoulder, as Voller tries to avoid the shot.
Voller keeps Baxter at a distance using the push kick.
Voller throws a leg kick which misses Baxter's front leg but catches the back leg as Baxter tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baxter takes one on the button.
Baxter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Voller throws a head kick that misses.
Voller lands with a kick to the temple. Baxter shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Baxter is rocked!
Baxter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voller cracks a nice hook into Baxter's ribs.
Brian Baxter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baxter swinging wildly here.
A head kick misses from Voller.
Baxter has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Voller scoring well with a low kick there.
Voller fakes the leg kick and cracks Baxter in the body.
Voller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Voller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Voller lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Voller lands the left hand.
Voller scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circle, before Voller throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Baxter's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Voller lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Lars Voller!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jens Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafinha Capoeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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155 lbs
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168 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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jens Johansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rafinha Capoeira!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Capoeira wants to clinch.
Capoeira darts in trying to clinch
so Johansson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Johansson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Capoeira swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Capoeira 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.
Johansson trying to control but Capoeira is working from the bottom.
Johansson wants to pass the guard but Capoeira is keeping the position.
Capoeira utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson throws a big right hand that misses.
Capoeira utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Capoeira keeping full guard, as Johansson tries to pass.
Johansson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Johansson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johansson stops Capoeira from standing up.
Johansson trying to control but Capoeira is working from the bottom.
Capoeira has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Johansson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Capoeira wants to clinch up but Johansson keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Johansson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Capoeira ducks under a wild hook from Johansson.
Johansson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Capoeira.
Capoeira slips under a jab from Johansson.
Johansson looks to score with a jab to the body but Capoeira is just out of range.
Capoeira takes the fight into the clinch.
Johansson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Capoeira has him pressed against the cage.
Capoeira tries a knee to the head but Johansson blocks it.
Capoeira crunches a lovely knee into Johansson's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson managing to block the knees to the body from Capoeira.
Capoeira putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johansson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Capoeira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johansson blocks it with crossed arms.
Johansson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johansson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Capoeira smiles and moves away.
Jens Johansson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Capoeira tries to clinch but Johansson moves out of range.
Capoeira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Capoeira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johansson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johansson missing with a left hand there. Capoeira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capoeira tries to clinch up but Johansson circles away and keeps his distance.
Capoeira moves in looking to clinch but Johansson pushes him off.
Capoeira is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Johansson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johansson fails to land with a series of punches.
Johansson misses with a few strikes there.
Capoeira tries to clinch but Johansson is having none of it.
Rafinha Capoeira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice uppercut there from Johansson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johansson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johansson throws a jab when Capoeira was well out of range.
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 Jens Johansson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Johansson throws a shot from downtown. Capoeira moves away and avoids it.
Johansson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Capoeira on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A jab from Johansson finds it's way through Capoeira's defenses.
Capoeira wants to clinch.
Johansson stuns Capoeira with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jens Johansson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Capoeira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johansson misses with a straight right.
Capoeira instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capoeira with a knee to the head.
Capoeira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johansson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Capoeira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Capoeira landing knees to the body.
Capoeira with a knee to the head.
Capoeira with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Capoeira tries to land knees in the clinch but Johansson avoids the damage to the body.
Capoeira crunches a lovely knee into Johansson's ribcage.
Capoeira landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Capoeira landing knees to the body.
Capoeira putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johansson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Capoeira unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Capoeira obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capoeira landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Johansson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Capoeira landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Capoeira misses with a knee strike.
Capoeira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johansson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johansson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Capoeira lands a knee to the body.
Johansson is trying to push Capoeira away but Capoeira has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rafinha Capoeira seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Johansson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Capoeira keeps control of Johansson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johansson wants to stall.
Johansson is trying to break the clinch but Capoeira has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capoeira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johansson.
Capoeira has Johansson pressed against the cage, preventing Johansson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Johansson avoiding damage as Capoeira throws knees to the body.
Johansson managing to block the knees to the body from Capoeira.
Capoeira lands a nice knee to the body.
Capoeira tries to land a knee to the head but Johansson blocks with his arms.
Capoeira tries to land knees in the clinch but Johansson avoids the damage to the body.
Capoeira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johansson blocks it with crossed arms.
Capoeira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Capoeira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Capoeira tries to land knees in the clinch but Johansson avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capoeira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johansson.
Johansson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Johansson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Capoeira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Capoeira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johansson blocks it with crossed arms.
Johansson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Capoeira on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Capoeira walks into a left hand.
Johansson misses with the combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johansson throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafinha Capoeira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Johansson misses with a straight left.
Johansson tests Capoeira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johansson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Capoeira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johansson throws out the jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Capoeira lands a good knee to the midsection. Johansson won't want to take too many of those.
Capoeira landing knees to the head.
Capoeira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Capoeira lands a good knee to the midsection. Johansson won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capoeira lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johansson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Capoeira lands an elbow that stopped Johansson in his tracks for a moment.
Johansson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Capoeira lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Capoeira crunches a lovely knee into Johansson's ribcage.
Capoeira crunches a lovely knee into Johansson's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Capoeira landing knees to the body.
Capoeira tries a knee to the head but Johansson blocks it.
Capoeira misses with a knee to the head.
Johansson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Capoeira has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capoeira is looking to clinch.
Capoeira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Capoeira doesn't manage to clinch there - Johansson circles away.
Johansson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johansson misses the shot to the body.
Capoeira wants to clinch.
Johansson swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capoeira tries to clinch but Johansson is having none of it.
Capoeira avoids a punch combination nicely.
Capoeira closes the distance but Johansson moves to the side
enabling Johansson to counter with a crisp jab.
Johansson looks to land a right hand but Capoeira moved out of range.
Johansson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johansson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Capoeira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Capoeira doesn't manage to clinch there - Johansson circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson misses with an uppercut.
Jens Johansson is winning the standup battle so far.
Johansson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Capoeira doesn't manage to clinch there - Johansson circles away.
Capoeira dodges the punch combination from Johansson.
Johansson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Capoeira.
Johansson throws an overhand right that lands on Capoeira's shoulder, as Capoeira tries to avoid the shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Capoeira tries to clinch up but Johansson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johansson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafinha Capoeira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Capoeira 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafinha Capoeira!
After winning the bout, Rafinha Capoeira 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wazza Rooney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Warner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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20
158 lbs
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160 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wazza Rooney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jay Warner!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warner shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Warner showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Warner looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rooney with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rooney wants to improve his position but Warner is controlling well.
Warner gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Rooney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Warner.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Warner fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Warner misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Warner blocks a low kick nicely.
Rooney fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rooney throws a front kick aimed at Warner's knee but Warner avoids it well.
Warner fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rooney to the ground. Warner is now in Rooney's guard.
Rooney keeping moving, preventing Warner from controlling successfully.
Rooney looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rooney keeping full guard, as Warner tries to pass.
Rooney tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rooney keeping moving, preventing Warner from controlling successfully.
Warner drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Rooney dives on top into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Warner looking for a triangle here. Rooney is fighting it but it looks tight! Warner pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Rooney is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jay Warner!
An out of breath Jay Warner 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Douglas Key (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Cassidy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gabriel Douglas Key!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Al Cassidy!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas Key rushes Cassidy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Douglas Key scores with a shot to the side of Cassidy's head.
Douglas Key misses with the head strike.
Douglas Key struggles to land a body shot inside as Cassidy controls his hands.
Douglas Key tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Douglas Key misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cassidy is trying to stall.
Douglas Key holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cassidy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Douglas Key pulls his leg out and moves away.
Douglas Key dodges the punch combination from Cassidy.
Douglas Key connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A left and a right from Douglas Key both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Al Cassidy has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas Key misses with a body shot.
Douglas Key throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cassidy on the side of the head.
Douglas Key scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cassidy looks to land a right hand but Douglas Key moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Douglas Key misses the target.
Douglas Key tries to clinch but Cassidy moves out of range.
Douglas Key throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cassidy shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Douglas Key has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cassidy is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cassidy seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Gabriel Douglas Key has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Douglas Key stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cassidy drives through with a takedown into Douglas Key's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Douglas Key managing to control the position.
Cassidy is stalling in the full guard.
Cassidy wants to control from the top but Douglas Key keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas Key not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Douglas Key on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Douglas Key tries to get out of the position.
Douglas Key working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cassidy.
Douglas Key looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Gabriel Douglas Key just wasn't active enough.
Douglas Key avoids the body shot from Cassidy.
Cassidy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Douglas Key fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cassidy, pushing him back against the cage.
Douglas Key tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Douglas Key lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cassidy backwards.
Cassidy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cassidy is trying to pull guard but Douglas Key turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cassidy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Douglas Key stops a takedown attempt from Cassidy.
Gabriel Douglas Key has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Al Cassidy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas Key lands a hook that snaps the head of Cassidy backwards.
Cassidy tries to break free but Douglas Key pushes him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cassidy goes for a takedown attempt but Douglas Key pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cassidy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Douglas Key.
Cassidy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Douglas Key tries to avoid it but Cassidy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Douglas Key to the ground. Douglas Key escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The fighters circling - Douglas Key throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cassidy looks to score with a jab to the body but Douglas Key is just out of range.
Cassidy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Douglas Key pinned against the cage. Douglas Key gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Douglas Key thuds his right hand into Cassidy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cassidy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Douglas Key counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Douglas Key dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Al Cassidy's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cassidy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cassidy defending well as Douglas Key loads up on a big left hand.
Horrible takedown by Cassidy or perhaps it was just good defense by Douglas Key which made him look bad.
Al Cassidy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Douglas Key tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cassidy throws a right and a left that Douglas Key avoids nicely.
Douglas Key connects with the punch.
Cassidy shoots in and drives through. Douglas Key sprawls well.
Cassidy misses with a double jab.
Douglas Key closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cassidy looking to stall.
Douglas Key keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cassidy's efforts to push away.
Douglas Key digs a right hand underneath Cassidy's ribcage. Cassidy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cassidy is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas Key lands a right hand.
Douglas Key lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cassidy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Douglas Key.
Douglas Key goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Douglas Key tries a body shot but Cassidy blocks it.
Cassidy misses with a punch on the inside.
Douglas Key lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Douglas Key creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Douglas Key works on Cassidy's body with a couple of short punches.
Douglas Key lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cassidy goes for a takedown attempt but Douglas Key pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gabriel Douglas Key has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Al Cassidy.
Douglas Key closes the distance and pushes Cassidy back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas Key prevents the takedown attempt.
Douglas Key lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Douglas Key misses with the head strike.
Douglas Key has Cassidy pressed against the cage, preventing Cassidy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Douglas Key digs a right hand into Cassidy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cassidy's gas tank.
Douglas Key lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cassidy backwards.
Douglas Key digs a right hand into Cassidy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cassidy's gas tank.
Douglas Key lands with a light punch inside.
Cassidy is rocked!
Douglas Key throws a head punch that misses.
Douglas Key throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cassidys head.
Cassidy is still on wobbly legs! Can Douglas Key finish him?
Douglas Key misses with some punches.
Douglas Key throws a punch but it's blocked by Cassidy.
Douglas Key doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cassidy seems to have recovered his senses.
Douglas Key lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Cassidy to his knees! Douglas Key keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabriel Douglas Key!
Gabriel Douglas Key retains his light heavyweight title!
Gabriel Douglas Key decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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