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Holmgang: Challengers: 7 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hideo Koyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knaivho Krronov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knaivho Krronov struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 157.9lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. This should be fireworks!
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170 lbs
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hideo Koyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Knaivho Krronov!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krronov tries to clinch but Koyama moves away
and Koyama counters with a left to the body.
Koyama circles away from the clinch attempt
and Koyama counters with a two punch combo.
Koyama thows a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick lands from Krronov.
Krronov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Koyama counters with a left and a right that stings Krronov.
Knaivho Krronov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krronov darts in trying to clinch
and Koyama counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krronov looks to clinch
and Koyama counters with a two punch combo.
Krronov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Koyama.
Krronov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Koyama counters with a right hand to the body.
Krronov moves to clinch but Koyama breaks away
and Koyama counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koyama tries to bum rush Krronov with a series of wild strikes but Krronov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Koyama falls off balance throwing a combination
and Krronov counters with a thumping low kick.
Koyama jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Koyama circles away from the clinch attempt
and Koyama counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krronov tries to clinch
and Koyama cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Krronov tries to clinch but Koyama moves away
and Koyama counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Krronov thinking.
Krronov moves to clinch but Koyama breaks away
and Koyama counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Krronov looks to clinch
and Koyama connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Krronov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Koyama is out of range and Krronov settles back down.
Krronov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Koyama connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krronov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Koyama counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Krronov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Koyama cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Krronov looks to clinch
and Koyama cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krronov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Koyama circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hideo Koyama dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Krronov tries a low kick but Koyama avoids it.
Krronov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Koyama is able to avoid easily.
Hideo Koyama is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Krronov wants to clinch but Koyama slips to the side
and Koyama counters with a right hand to the body.
Krronov avoids the body shot from Koyama.
Krronov looks to clinch
and Koyama counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Krronov closes the distance but Koyama moves to the side
and Koyama counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Krronov thinking.
Koyama is looking to wear down Krronov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Krronov looks to clinch
and Koyama counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krronov misses with a kick to the body.
Koyama swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Koyama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koyama tests Krronov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Krronov tries to clinch but Koyama moves away
and Koyama counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Krronov thinking.
Krronov is looking to chop away at Koyama's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krronov throws a leg kick but Koyama moved away.
Krronov wants to clinch
and Koyama counters with a right hand to the body.
Krronov misses with a few strikes there.
Koyama swings for the body but Krronov moves out of range.
Koyama moves out of range of the body kick.
Krronov tries to clinch but Koyama moves away
and Koyama counters with a three punch combo that has Krronov backing up. Krronov nods at Koyama to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koyama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krronov was well out of range. Poor timing from Koyama.
A swing and a miss from Koyama.
Koyama swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Krronov.
Krronov wants to clinch but Koyama slips to the side
letting Koyama counter with a right hand.
Krronov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Koyama counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krronov darts in trying to clinch
letting Koyama counter with a right hand.
Krronov tries to clinch up
and Koyama counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Krronov thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hideo Koyama dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Krronov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Koyama counters with a nice body shot.
Krronov misses with the combination.
Hideo Koyama is winning the standup battle so far.
Krronov wants to clinch but Koyama slips to the side
and Koyama counters with a left to the body.
Krronov darts in trying to clinch
enabling Koyama to counter with a crisp jab.
Koyama misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krronov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Koyama cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Krronov wants to clinch but Koyama slips to the side
and Koyama counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Krronov tries to clinch
and Koyama counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Krronov closes the distance but Koyama moves to the side
and Koyama counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Krronov moves to clinch but Koyama breaks away
and Koyama counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krronov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Krronov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Krronov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Krronov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koyama throws a nice looking combination but Krronov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Koyama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krronov was well out of range. Poor timing from Koyama.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krronov slips a jab and a cross from Koyama.
Krronov darts in trying to clinch
and Koyama counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Krronov thinking.
Koyama lands with a shot to the body.
Koyama has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Krronov.
Krronov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krronov wants to clinch but Koyama slips to the side
and Krronov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Krronov darts in trying to clinch
and Koyama counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Koyama swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Krronov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Krronov tries to clinch but Koyama moves away
and Koyama counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hideo Koyama.
Well Koyama has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Hideo Koyama!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Hideo Koyama!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Hideo Koyama!
Hideo Koyama wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Hideo Koyama thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between jp Califf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stres Fleshou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). jp Califf is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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135 lbs
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161 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, jp Califf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stres Fleshou!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fleshou shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Califf wants to control but Fleshou is keeping busy.
Fleshou content to control rather than advance.
Fleshou is working for a submission of some sort.
Fleshou is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fleshou is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fleshou looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleshou wants to take a breather but Califf is having none of it.
Fleshou stops Califf from getting back to his feet.
Fleshou is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Califf is just riding it out for now. Fleshou eventually gives up the hold.
Fleshou is trying for a kimura here. Califf looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Fleshou wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Stres Fleshou!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Flare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunter has chosen Dance Monkey -Sage Francis as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that John Flare has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily John Flare seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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206 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 25 - 0, fighting out of London, John Flare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matt Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flare comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Flare looking to score a takedown here. Hunter is defending well but Flare drives through and ends up in Hunter's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hunter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Flare throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hunter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Flare wants to control from the top but Hunter keeps moving.
Flare passes Hunter's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Flare is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flare is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hunter defends it well.
Flare trying to control the action but Hunter is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Flare is trying to work for a kimura but Hunter is defending well.
Hunter moves into full guard.
Flare throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flare wants to pass the guard but Hunter is keeping the position.
Flare is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Flare stopping the sweep attempt from Hunter.
Hunter keeping moving, preventing Flare from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of John Flare.
Hunter tries to keep at a distance but Flare has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter jumps guard but Flare turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hunter is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Flare can't fight it off and eventually Hunter manages to take the fight to the floor. Flare looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Flare is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Flare manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hunter manages to get himself to full guard.
Flare looking to pass the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Flare advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Flare dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Flare slaps away a takedown attempt from Hunter, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Flare.
Flare wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hunter, who protects the arm well.
Hunter gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flare is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flare working the ground and pound effectively.
Flare is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Hunter fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hunter shoots in looking for a takedown but Flare manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hunter's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
John Flare has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Hunter.
Flare 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.
Flare works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Flare keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flare is looking for a kimura here.
Hunter wants to control but Flare is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunter is breathing heavily.
Flare is stalling here. Hunter is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Flare seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Hunter has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter tries to move into full mount but can't pass Flare's legs.
Flare wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Hunter thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Flare is trying to control Hunter's posture but Hunter avoids it.
Hunter is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Flare knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hunter tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hunter has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flare manages to get back to half guard.
Flare is trying to maintain the position but Hunter is very close to passing his half guard.
Flare wants to improve his position but Hunter is controlling well.
Flare is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunter is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Flare has managed to free his arm - good work.
Flare tries to roll over but Hunter keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Flare dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Flare throws a head kick but Hunter moves out of range.
Flare pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hunter back to the cage. Flare follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Flare swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunter rushes Flare and presses him up against the cage.
Flare has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Hunter regains guard immediately.
Hunter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Flare advances position into side control!
Flare goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hunter rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Flare's guard! Nice work there by Hunter!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter wants to pass the guard but Flare is keeping the position.
Hunter must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hunter slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Flare has his foot on Hunter's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hunter works his way back into a safe position though.
Hunter trying to control but Flare is working from the bottom.
Flare is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
It looks like Flare is going to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter wants to improve his position but Flare is controlling well.
Hunter moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hunter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hunter keeping moving, preventing Flare from controlling successfully.
Flare advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flare is looking to take a break and control but Hunter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Flare tries to stand and escape but Hunter is controlling the position.
Hunter wants to get back to full guard.
Hunter is defending against the submission attempts here by Flare.
Hunter actively working from the bottom here.
Matt Hunter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flare is trying to work for a kimura but Hunter is defending well.
Flare seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hunter does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Flare wants to free his trapped foot but Hunter is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Flare is working for a submission of some sort.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Flare showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Flare, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for John Flare!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for John Flare!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for John Flare!
John Flare wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lion Takanori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geraldo Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takanori comes into the arena with Scary blaring out of the sound system. Rivera has chosen Sucker Punch - Sweet Dreams as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Geraldo Rivera is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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151 lbs
25 - 19 - 0 |
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215 lbs
20 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lion Takanori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Geraldo Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivera throws out a powerful jab.
Geraldo Rivera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takanori keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rivera.
Takanori slips under a jab from Rivera.
Takanori looks to land a left hand but Rivera moved out of range nicely.
Rivera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rivera lands the left hand.
It looks like Lion Takanori has been cut.
Takanori lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rivera throws the left hand but Takanori avoids the punch easily.
Takanori misses with a body kick.
Takanori throws a body punch but Rivera moves out of range.
Rivera looks to land a right hand but Takanori moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera works the jab nicely.
Rivera scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rivera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Takanori keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rivera.
Takanori fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rivera looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rivera lands a jab.
Rivera throws an off balance right hand
and Takanori counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Takanori keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rivera stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Takanori.
Takanori throws a jab when Rivera was well out of range.
Rivera throws a lazy right hand but Takanori sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rivera is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Takanori slips a straight right by Rivera.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rivera throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Takanori on the side of the head.
A big right from Rivera misses.
Takanori is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rivera lands a nice shot that snaps Takanori's head back.
Rivera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rivera misses with a hook.
Rivera misses with a few strikes there.
Rivera throws a jab but it's blocked by Takanori.
Rivera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takanori manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takanori swinging wildly here.
Rivera blocks a low kick nicely.
Takanori keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rivera.
Rivera slips a jab and a cross from Takanori.
Rivera lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Takanori at a distance.
Rivera might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Takanori ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Takanori lands a glancing blow to the side of Rivera's head.
Rivera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Takanori.
Rivera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takanori takes a swing at Rivera's ribcage but misses.
Rivera swings for the body but Takanori moves out of range.
Rivera looks to land a right hand but Takanori moved out of range.
Rivera punishes Takanori's body with a nice straight punch.
Rivera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Takanori.
Rivera misses with a body shot.
Takanori moves out of range as Rivera strikes.
Rivera is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Takanori had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takanori just misses with a punch to the body.
Takanori connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivera throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geraldo Rivera dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lion Takanori's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Takanori swats away the attempt to clinch by Rivera.
Rivera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takanori.
Rivera misses with a lunging right hand
and Takanori counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rivera thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rivera slips a straight right by Takanori.
Takanori throws a nice looking combination but Rivera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rivera in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Takanori is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rivera listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Takanori looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Takanori throws a right hand that misses
and Rivera counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takanori jabs Rivera to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rivera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Takanori thows a body shot but no joy.
Takanori avoids the body shot from Rivera.
Takanori throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rivera.
Takanori rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rivera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rivera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takanori manages to avoid it.
Rivera lands a nice shot to the body.
Rivera lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rivera lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Rivera coming out on top.
Takanori throws a sloppy body shot
and Rivera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Takanori is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takanori just misses with a punch to the body.
Takanori looks to land a left hand but Rivera moved out of range nicely.
Rivera tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Takanori makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rivera lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Takanori misses with a low kick.
Nice body punch from Rivera.
Takanori doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Takanori stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Takanori showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rivera.
Takanori digs a good body shot into Rivera's ribs.
Rivera blocks a jab.
Rivera throws an overhand right that lands on Takanori's shoulder, as Takanori tries to avoid the shot.
Takanori lands with a shot to the body.
Rivera misses with a left hand
and Takanori connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rivera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Takanori.
Sloppy strikes from Rivera. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takanori avoids a punch combination nicely.
Takanori connects with a body shot that sends Rivera's belly button to the back.
Takanori bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rivera lands with a cross.
Rivera thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Takanori. Rivera does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivera misses with a hook. Takanori ducked under it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takanori throws out a loose jab but Rivera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rivera works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geraldo Rivera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lion Takanori's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Takanori bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rivera's head backwards.
Rivera checks a low kick from Takanori.
Takanori misses with a looping left.
Rivera scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rivera throws a jab when Takanori was well out of range.
A jab from Rivera misses.
Rivera connects with a nice looking jab.
Rivera misses with a body shot.
Takanori will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rivera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takanori throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rivera takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Takanori throws a chopping leg kick but Rivera manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Takanori thows a body shot but no joy.
Rivera misses with a looping right.
Takanori misses with a body shot.
Rivera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rivera swings for the body but Takanori moves out of range.
A slow jab from Rivera misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Rivera.
Takanori uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rivera.
Rivera lands a jab.
Takanori fails to land with a series of punches.
Good shot there by Rivera.
Takanori uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rivera.
Rivera connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rivera throws a poor cross that misses
and Takanori counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takanori scores with a body shot.
Rivera digs a good body shot into Takanori's ribs.
Takanori misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rivera throws an off balance right hand
and Takanori counters with a straight right hand.
Rivera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takanori feints and then cracks Rivera's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rivera down.
Takanori slips under a jab from Rivera.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Takanori, right into the meat.
Rivera throws a hook but Takanori blocks it.
Takanori throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takanori lands the left hand.
Takanori takes a swing at Rivera's ribcage but misses.
Rivera misses with a right hand
and Takanori counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Rivera showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Takanori.
Takanori misses with a body shot.
Takanori misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rivera keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Takanori throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lion Takanori.
Well Rivera has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Geraldo Rivera!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Geraldo Rivera!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Geraldo Rivera!
Geraldo Rivera wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Khripunova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rapha Mathis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mathis is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Metallica / Whiplash. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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212 lbs
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Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sergei Khripunova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rapha Mathis!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khripunova thows a body shot but no joy.
Khripunova misses with a looping right.
Khripunova tries a head kick but it misses.
Khripunova goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Khripunova looks to land a combination. Mathis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mathis slips a straight right by Khripunova.
Sergei Khripunova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A clash of legs there as Mathis blocks the low kick.
Khripunova throws a poor cross that misses
and Mathis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Khripunova cracks the inside of Mathis's front leg.
Mathis throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Khripunova misses.
Mathis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mathis throws a hook but Khripunova avoids it easily.
Khripunova throws a lazy right hand but Mathis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khripunova scores with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Khripunova.
Khripunova throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Mathis to counter with a crisp jab.
Mathis misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khripunova lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mathis at a distance.
Khripunova throws a sloppy head kick and Mathis moves out of range easily.
Khripunova with a jab.
Khripunova pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mathis scores with a body shot.
Mathis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khripunova throws a right hand that Mathis ducks under and follows up with a left that Mathis also avoids with ease.
A big left from Mathis misses.
Khripunova staying out of range there.
Khripunova pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mathis throws a lazy right hand but Khripunova sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khripunova is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mathis.
Mathis slips a jab from Khripunova.
Mathis misses with a low kick.
Khripunova scores with a spinning back kick!
Khripunova fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mathis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A combination from Khripunova does no damage.
A punch lands to the side of Mathis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Khripunova throws out a powerful jab.
Khripunova ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mathis moves away.
Mathis steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Khripunova. That one must have hurt.
Mathis lands a jab to the nose.
Mathis misses with a hook. Khripunova ducked under it nicely.
Khripunova throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mathis ducks under a wild hook from Khripunova.
Khripunova throws a right and a left that Mathis avoids nicely.
Mathis throws a hook to the side of Khripunova's head but Khripunova sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khripunova looks to land a combination but Mathis avoids it well.
Mathis lands a right hook to the body.
Khripunova tries to bum rush Mathis with a series of wild strikes but Mathis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khripunova scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Khripunova lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Khripunova throws a hook but Mathis avoids it easily.
Khripunova ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mathis looks to land a right hand but Khripunova moved out of range.
Khripunova misses with a jab to the body
and Mathis counters with a nice uppercut.
Khripunova looks to throw the jab but Mathis is out of range.
Khripunova misses with a wild body shot.
Khripunova fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mathis manages to avoid it.
Mathis defending well as Khripunova loads up on a big left hand.
Mathis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Khripunova.
Khripunova misses with a looping left.
Khripunova misses with a few strikes there.
Khripunova throws a lazy right hand but Mathis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khripunova fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khripunova misses with a two punch combination.
Khripunova throws a jab but it's blocked by Mathis.
Khripunova gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mathis.
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!
Khripunova falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mathis counters with a left to the body.
Mathis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mathis misses with an uppercut.
Mathis moves out of range of the strikes.
Khripunova scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Khripunova works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mathis lands a nice shot that snaps Khripunova's head back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khripunova throws a poor cross that misses
and Mathis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mathis ducks under a wild hook from Khripunova.
Mathis lands with a nice body punch.
Khripunova is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Khripunova dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Khripunova blocks a jab.
Khripunova ducks under a wild hook from Mathis.
Khripunova throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mathis finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Khripunova swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khripunova misses with a body shot
and Mathis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mathis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Khripunova throws an overhand right that lands on Mathis's shoulder, as Mathis tries to avoid the shot.
Khripunova lands with a good body shot.
Khripunova bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mathis's head.
Mathis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khripunova.
Khripunova showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mathis.
Khripunova throws a hook to the side of Mathis's head but Mathis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khripunova moves out of range as Mathis strikes.
Khripunova rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mathis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khripunova throws a right hand that misses
and Mathis counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khripunova misses with a hook. Mathis ducked under it nicely.
Mathis misses with a looping right.
Khripunova 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.
Khripunova throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Khripunova, right into the meat.
Mathis throws a jab but it's blocked by Khripunova.
Mathis ducks under a wild hook from Khripunova.
Mathis misses with a looping left.
Khripunova throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mathis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sergei Khripunova is winning the standup battle so far.
Mathis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Khripunova takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Khripunova throws a lazy right hand but Mathis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khripunova throws a body kick that misses.
Khripunova lands a head shot.
Khripunova scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathis throws a jab but it's blocked by Khripunova.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khripunova keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mathis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khripunova.
Khripunova throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Khripunova throws an overhand right that lands on Mathis's shoulder, as Mathis tries to avoid the shot.
Mathis checks a leg kick.
Mathis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khripunova.
Mathis moves out of range as Khripunova strikes.
Khripunova lands a head shot.
Mathis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mathis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khripunova.
Khripunova throws a shot from downtown. Mathis moves away and avoids it.
Sergei Khripunova is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khripunova jabs Mathis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Khripunova blocks the leg kick.
Mathis throws a jab when Khripunova was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Khripunova misses.
Mathis misses with a wild body shot.
Khripunova scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Khripunova misses with a looping right.
Khripunova misses with a looping left.
Khripunova throws a leg kick that misses.
Mathis misses with a body shot.
Mathis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Some wild striking there from Khripunova.
Mathis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khripunova.
Mathis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Khripunova throws a series of punches but Mathis moves out of range.
Mathis staying out of range there.
Khripunova misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khripunova waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mathis.
Khripunova swings widly with a right hand
and Mathis counters with a head kick. That will keep Khripunova thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khripunova waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mathis.
Khripunova looks to land a left hand but Mathis moved out of range nicely.
Khripunova on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mathis moves out of range of the strikes.
Mathis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Khripunova throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mathis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khripunova throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khripunova. Mathis does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khripunova. Mathis does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some wild striking there from Khripunova.
Khripunova throws a series of punches but Mathis moves out of range.
Khripunova takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rapha Mathis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Khripunova on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mathis tests Khripunova's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slow jab from Mathis misses its intended target.
Mathis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sloppy strikes from Khripunova. Those never looked like landing.
A big left from Khripunova misses.
Khripunova throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mathis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mathis misses with an uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mathis.
Khripunova is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khripunova swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oh Khripunova is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mathis lands a nice looking body shot.
Khripunova jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mathis drops Khripunova with a big left hand! Khripunova is injured, injured bad! Mathis jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rapha Mathis!
After winning the bout, Rapha Mathis thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randolph Turpin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randolph Turpin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dennis Hill's chin.
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289 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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240 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randolph Turpin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dennis Hill!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill shoots for a double leg takedown but Turpin sprawls well. He's pushed Hill's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A big right from Hill misses.
Hill misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hill tries to close the distance and clinch but Turpin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hill is looking to clinch but Turpin is avoiding it.
Hill pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Turpin back to the cage. Hill follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Turpin throws a leg kick which misses Hill's front leg but catches the back leg as Hill tries to avoid it.
A slow jab from Hill misses its intended target.
Hill shoots in for a takedown but Turpin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hill closes the distance looking to clinch
and Turpin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Dennis Hill has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hill needs to keep his hands up - Turpin had a free shot at his head there.
Hill wants to stay close but Turpin steps back to make room for something. Hill seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Turpin and Hill drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Randolph Turpin!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mibbe Ribbler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Jennings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ribbler's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bad Religion - Los Angeles Is Burning. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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186 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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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 Helsinki, Mibbe Ribbler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brock Jennings!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribbler fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jennings leaves Ribbler with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jennings is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ribbler's half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jennings not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ribbler keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ribbler on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jennings wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ribbler keeps working.
Jennings prevents Ribbler from standing back up.
Jennings winds up and cracks Ribbler with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jennings stops Ribbler from getting back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jennings winds up and cracks Ribbler with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jennings seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ribbler keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribbler is not content to let Jennings control the position.
Jennings missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ribbler knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jennings on the ground.
Ribbler is trying to stand back up but Jennings is controlling him
Jennings slips a nice elbow through Ribbler's hands, connecting with Ribbler's forehead.
Jennings missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jennings sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ribbler defending well though.
Jennings is looking for a kimura here.
Jennings throwing shots but Ribbler is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jennings thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ribbler tries to kick Jennings off but Jennings keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jennings winds up and cracks Ribbler with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jennings prevents Ribbler from improving his position.
Ribbler avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jennings.
Jennings thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ribbler's head.
Jennings throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jennings wants to control but Ribbler is keeping him busy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jennings scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ribbler avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jennings.
Jennings thows a huge punch but Ribbler dodges it nicely.
Ribbler is trying to stand back up but Jennings is controlling him
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jennings not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jennings thows a huge punch but Ribbler dodges it nicely.
Jennings is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ribbler defends it well.
Ribbler is trying to stand back up but Jennings is controlling him
Jennings is pressing down on Ribbler's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ribbler is holding on for now.
Jennings not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jennings is trying to control. Ribbler wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ribbler looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jennings is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ribbler doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jennings.
Ribbler on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ribbler tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribbler is trying to stand back up but Jennings is controlling him
Ribbler is holding on to half guard well.
Ribbler is looking to escape.
Jennings is nestled in close to Ribbler, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jennings prevents Ribbler from standing back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jennings seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Ribbler is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Brock Jennings!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Lipponen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atlister The Demon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lipponen's entrance music is Rainbow - Man on the Silver Mountain. A fine choice. The Demon has chosen Demon as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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222 lbs
23 - 10 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Lipponen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Atlister The Demon!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lipponen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The Demon lands with a thumping leg kick.
The Demon throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Pekka Lipponen has been cut.
Lipponen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The Demon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lipponen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Demon.
The Demon misses with a body kick.
Atlister The Demon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Demon misses with a looping right.
The Demon misses with a kick to the body.
Lipponen misses with a body punch
and The Demon makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lipponen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lipponen got a little sloppy there for a moment and The Demon has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lipponen has managed to get both his arms back between The Demon's legs - danger averted.
The Demon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lipponen is aware though and is defending well.
Lipponen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lipponen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lipponen trying to control but The Demon is working from the bottom.
Lipponen stays in close to The Demon's body and controls the position.
The Demon trying to control the position here.
The Demon 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.
We're going to have a standup here because Pekka Lipponen wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A slow jab from The Demon misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Demon tries to bum rush Lipponen with a series of wild strikes but Lipponen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Demon staying out of range there.
Lipponen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lipponen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lipponen motions for The Demon to come forward. Lipponen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The Demon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lipponen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Demon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lipponen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Demon moves away.
Lipponen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The Demon throws a body punch but Lipponen moves out of range.
Lipponen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Demon.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lipponen walks into a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Demon throws a solid leg kick but Lipponen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at The Demon.
Lipponen throws a wild body kick that The Demon sees coming a mile off.
The Demon looks to land a combination but Lipponen avoids it well.
The Demon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lipponen to score with a decent uppercut.
Lipponen checks a leg kick.
Lipponen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between The Demon's hands.
The Demon throws a front kick aimed at Lipponen's knee but Lipponen avoids it well.
Lipponen slips under a jab from The Demon.
The Demon throws a head kick but Lipponen moves out of range.
The Demon lands a nice shot to the body.
The Demon connects with a high kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lipponen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lipponen closes the distance and clinches up with The Demon, looking for a takedown. Lipponen pushes The Demon against the cage but The Demon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A big right from The Demon misses.
Lipponen takes the fight into the clinch.
The Demon lands with a left to the head.
The Demon lands a body shot.
Lipponen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lipponen stalling the fight.
The Demon content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Demon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lipponen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Demon avoids it.
Lipponen goes for a takedown in the clinch but The Demon prevents it.
Lipponen blocks a body shot from The Demon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Atlister The Demon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pekka Lipponen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lipponen throws an off balance right hand
and The Demon counters with a straight right hand.
The Demon lands a nice looking body shot.
Atlister The Demon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Demon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lipponen.
A low kick from The Demon misses
and Lipponen counters with a takedown into side control.
The Demon is trying to improve his position.
The Demon gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The Demon slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The Demon looking for a sweep. Not yet The Demon, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Demon trying to keep a closed guard but Lipponen is proving a slippery customer.
The Demon has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lipponen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Demon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lipponen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lipponen passes The Demon's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lipponen wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Demon keeps working.
Lipponen is stalling here. The Demon is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Lipponen seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and The Demon has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lipponen is looking for a sweep.
Lipponen managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by The Demon.
Lipponen taking a bit of punishment here - The Demon scoring with strikes.
The Demon trying to control the action but Lipponen is working from the bottom.
The Demon tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no The Demon has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lipponen is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lipponen is working hard here to advance position.
Lipponen manages to work his way to half guard, despite The Demon's best efforts.
Lipponen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The Demon content to control rather than advance.
The Demon prevents Lipponen from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lipponen blocking the ground and pound attempt from The Demon.
The Demon is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lipponen sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lipponen trying to control from the bottom.
The Demon is trying to control the action in half guard but Lipponen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lipponen is doing well to control the position and prevent The Demon from advancing to side control.
The Demon stalling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Demon is trying to control. Lipponen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Atlister The Demon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Pekka Lipponen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
The Demon scores with a hook to the body. Lipponen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lipponen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lipponen misses with a kick to the body
and The Demon counters with a nice uppercut.
The Demon misses with a hook.
The Demon lands an overhand right.
Lipponen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? The Demon is fending him off so far but Lipponen persists. Nope, The Demon circles away and we're back to standing.
The Demon checks a low kick from Lipponen.
Lipponen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lipponen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. The Demon tries to avoid it but Lipponen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag The Demon to the ground. The Demon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The Demon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lipponen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The Demon.
The Demon moves into range and connects with a jab.
The Demon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lipponen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lipponen tries to land a front kick but The Demon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The Demon thows a body shot but no joy.
Atlister The Demon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Demon tried to score with a low kick but Lipponen checks it.
Lipponen looks to land a body kick but The Demon moved away.
The Demon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lipponen.
The Demon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Demon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The Demon scores with a jab to the head.
Lipponen misses with a wild combination.
The Demon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lipponen's calf.
The Demon thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lipponen is looking to chop away at The Demon's legs.
Lipponen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Demon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lipponen misses the shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as The Demon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lipponen - that will leave a mark!
Lipponen moves out of range of the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Demon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lipponen.
Lipponen blocks the body kick.
The Demon just misses with a punch to the body.
The Demon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lipponen.
Lipponen jabs at The Demon's body.
Lipponen is looking to wear down The Demon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lipponen cracks The Demon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lipponen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Demon.
The Demon misses with a body kick.
Lipponen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Demon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lipponen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around The Demon's waist but The Demon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lipponen off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pekka Lipponen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Demon lands with an overhand left.
A telegraphed right hand from The Demon misses the target.
The Demon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lipponen.
Lipponen blocks a leg kick.
Lipponen misses with a takedown attempt - The Demon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lipponen blocks a head kick by The Demon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Demon scoring well with a low kick there.
The Demon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lipponen tried to score with a low kick but The Demon checks it.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lipponen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes there by Lipponen.
Lipponen wants to take a breather but The Demon manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Lipponen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Demon controls Lipponen momentarily but Lipponen frees himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Atlister The Demon.
I've got The Demon winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Atlister The Demon!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Atlister The Demon!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Atlister The Demon!
Atlister The Demon wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Atlister The Demon thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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