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Holmgang: Challengers 8 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peter Mulhall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Morimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mulhall comes to the cage accompanied by Gonna Fly Now. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Mulhall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lee Morimoto!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morimoto looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Mulhall looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mulhall tries to get to full guard but Morimoto has control of the leg.
Mulhall wants to get back to his feet.
Morimoto tries to stand but can't do so whilst Mulhall controls his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morimoto performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Mulhall is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Morimoto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mulhall. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mulhall is trying to maintain the position but Morimoto is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulhall is looking to improve his position.
Mulhall trying to control from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mulhall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mulhall throws a big shot that misses.
Mulhall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morimoto shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mulhall defends it nicely.
Mulhall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morimoto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morimoto clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mulhall tries to pull guard but Morimoto holds him up against the cage and eventually Mulhall drops back down to his feet.
Mulhall lands with a right to the head.
Mulhall looking for a takedown.
Morimoto manages to break the clinch.
Morimoto shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mulhall manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Morimoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Mulhall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morimoto wants to get up but he can't break Mulhall's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
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!
Mulhall looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morimoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Mulhall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mulhall looking for a triangle here. Morimoto is fighting it but it looks tight! Mulhall pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Morimoto is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Peter Mulhall!
A very excited looking Peter Mulhall made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stone Hand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brice Benoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stone Hand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brice Benoit!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benoit gets a double leg takedown into Hand's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Benoit trying to control but Hand is working from the bottom.
Benoit wants to pass the guard but Hand is keeping the position.
Hand knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Benoit on the ground.
Benoit showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Brice Benoit wasn't active enough on the ground.
Benoit moves into range and clinches up with Hand.
Hand breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hand grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Benoit takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Hand cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Stone Hand!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pentti Jr Pentele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Brown might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to James brown - Superbad. Pentele has chosen Push it to the limit as his entrance music. Brown has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pentti Jr Pentele!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown thows a body shot but no joy.
Brown gets tackled into the cage by Pentele. Pentele maintains the clinch.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Brown misses with some punches.
Brown looking to throw knees to the head but Pentele is blocking nicely.
Pentele lands with a left to the head.
Pentele lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brown throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pentele blocks it with crossed arms.
Brown tries to land a knee to the head but Pentele blocks with his arms.
Pentele drags the fight down to the ground.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Pentele looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Brown has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pentele looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pentele will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Pentele pulls Brown in to control the position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Pentti Jr Pentele wasn't active enough on the ground.
Pentele thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pentele throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Pentele closes the distance and clinches.
Pentele avoiding damage.
Brown throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pentele pulls guard successfully.
Pentele has Brown pulled in close to control his posture.
Pentele wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pentele pulls Brown in to control the position.
Pentele had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Brown defends it easily.
Pentele wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pentele pulls Brown in close to prevent any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pentele misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pentele shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pentele showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Pentele slips nicely into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pentele seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pentti Jr Pentele dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pentele instigates a clinch.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pentele escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pentele swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pentele has closed the distance and engaged Brown in a clinch.
Pentele manages to break the clinch.
Pentele connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pentele closes the distance and pushes Brown back into the cage.
Brown misses with the head strike.
Pentele decides to pull guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pentele is pulling down on Brown's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown preventing the sweep.
Pentele lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Brown!
Pentti Jr Pentele has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pentele with shots to the head and body - Brown looks very uncomfortable down there.
Pentele controlling his opponent.
Pentele is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Brown is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pentti Jr Pentele!
In his post fight interview, Pentti Jr Pentele started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johan Falk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Cotton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Falk comes to the cage accompanied by Bane - Ante Up. Cotton has chosen Jerry Cotton as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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, Johan Falk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jerry Cotton!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falk takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sloppy strikes from Cotton. Those never looked like landing.
Cotton fails to land the takedown.
Falk fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Cotton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Falk misses.
Cotton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Falk misses the shot to the body.
Cotton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Falk connects with a crisp jab.
Falk lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Johan Falk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Falk.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cotton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falk misses with the combination.
Falk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Falk throws a nice looking combination but Cotton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Falk misses with a straight left.
Falk misses with a series of wild punches.
Falk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Falk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cotton dodges the punch combination from Falk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotton shoots in for a takedown but Falk shows good takedown defense.
Falk uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cotton throws a right hand that Falk ducks under and follows up with a left that Falk also avoids with ease.
Cotton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Falk.
Falk with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Johan Falk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cotton slips under a jab.
Falk misses with a few strikes there.
Nice sprawl there from Falk as Cotton shoots in.
Johan Falk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerry Cotton.
Falk smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falk swings widly with a right hand
and Cotton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Falk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Falk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cotton moves away.
Falk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cotton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Falk lands with an uppercut that bounces Cotton off the cage and back into range.
Falk cracks Cotton with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cotton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Falk fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cotton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cotton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Falk.
A punch combination from Cotton misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falk tries to bum rush Cotton with a series of wild strikes but Cotton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Falk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cotton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cotton tries a head kick but it misses.
Cotton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Falk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Falk digs a good body shot into Cotton's ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cotton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Falk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cotton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Falk's waist but Falk gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cotton off to one side.
Cotton takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Falk 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.
Falk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cotton circles away quickly and effectively.
Cotton dodges the punch combination from Falk.
Falk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cotton circles away quickly and effectively.
Cotton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cotton wants to clinch.
Falk scores with a sloppy right hand. Cotton should have avoided that one.
Falk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cotton moves away.
Cotton shoots for a takedown but Falk saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cotton takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Falk as he avoids it easily.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Falk here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Cotton scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Cotton is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Falk defends it well.
Cotton stops Falk from getting back to his feet.
Cotton is controlling the pace.
Falk tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Cotton manages to move to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falk is trying to stand up.
Cotton tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cotton is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Falk is surviving well by controlling Cotton's body position as best he can.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cotton looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Cotton won't let Falk get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Cotton breaks from Falk's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Falk in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Falk is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cotton with shots to the head and body - Falk looks very uncomfortable down there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cotton working for a guillotine from mount but Falk is in no mood to give up.
Falk knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cotton on the ground.
Cotton takes Falk's back.
Cotton scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Falk is looking for a way out.
Cotton has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Falk looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cotton is persistently looking for the submission but Falk is defending it well.
Cotton is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Cotton missing with punches from the back.
Cotton is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Falk has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cotton looking for the RNC.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Falk is trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerry Cotton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Falk fails to land with a series of punches.
Falk throws a nice looking combination but Cotton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cotton swinging wildly here.
Cotton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cotton fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falk lands with a nice combination. Cotton backs away looking to recover.
Cotton misses with a few strikes there.
Cotton is looking to clinch but Falk is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falk with a hook.
Cotton misses with a double jab.
Falk misses with a few strikes there.
Johan Falk is winning the standup battle so far.
Cotton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cotton misses with a double jab.
Cotton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Falk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Falk throws a series of punches but Cotton avoids them all with ease.
Cotton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Falk circles away quickly and effectively.
Johan Falk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cotton shoots in but no luck this time.
Cotton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Falk ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Falk throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotton throws a right and a left that Falk avoids nicely.
Falk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cotton.
Oooooh!!! Falk has knocked Cotton down with a huge combo! Falk steps away and waves a wobbly Cotton back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Cotton is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Falk slips a jab and a cross from Cotton.
Cotton is still on wobbly legs! Can Falk finish him?
Falk connects with a superb combination that knocks Cotton out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Falk before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Cotton!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Johan Falk!
A determined Johan Falk didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pacman Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morris McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes to the cage accompanied by Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. Pacman Barnes has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
27 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Pacman Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Morris McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald misses the shot to the body.
Barnes scores with a hook to the body. McDonald takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barnes moves away from the strike by McDonald.
Barnes throws out a loose jab but McDonald uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDonald waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes.
Barnes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McDonald jabs at Barnes's body.
Barnes blocks a jab.
McDonald takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barnes slips a straight right by McDonald.
Barnes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barnes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McDonald has time to react.
Barnes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
McDonald lands a jab to the nose.
Barnes connects with a nice looking jab.
McDonald shoots in and drives through. Barnes sprawls well.
McDonald shoots in but Barnes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Barnes.
Barnes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnes knocks McDonald to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
McDonald is rocked!
Barnes will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDonald strikes from the bottom but Barnes takes advantage and advances to full mount!
McDonald is still in real trouble! Can Barnes finish him?
Barnes avoids the attempt from McDonald to control.
McDonald is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
McDonald wants to hold on but Barnes pushes him away.
McDonald has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barnes lands a big shot to the head and McDonald winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Pacman Barnes!
Pacman Barnes managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158-Q155, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans De Vries (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James McQueen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Vries's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Duke Lion. The crowd seem to be enjoying McQueen's choice of entrance music: Edguy - Ministry of Saints. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
157 lbs
21 - 12 - 1 |
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271 lbs
15 - 19 - 0 |
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Great elbows
Very quick |
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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 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hans De Vries!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James McQueen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McQueen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but De Vries avoids it really well and circles away.
De Vries feints and then cracks McQueen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McQueen down.
McQueen has closed the distance and engaged De Vries in a clinch.
De Vries stops a takedown attempt from McQueen.
De Vries gets through McQueen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De Vries misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Vries stops a takedown attempt from McQueen.
Hans De Vries has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James McQueen.
A nice left hand lands by De Vries.
A nice glancing elbow lands by De Vries.
De Vries lands an elbow inside that McQueen shrugs off.
It looks like James McQueen has been cut.
De Vries utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
De Vries tries to land a knee to the head but McQueen blocks with his arms.
McQueen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McQueen dodges an elbow strike from De Vries.
McQueen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McQueen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables De Vries to keep the fight standing.
De Vries throws a knee to the head but misses.
McQueen fails to pull guard.
De Vries prevents the takedown attempt.
McQueen looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vries working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Vries lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
De Vries wants the takedown. McQueen is fighting it off but De Vries persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in McQueen's guard against the cage.
De Vries keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McQueen's head.
De Vries working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McQueen's head.
De Vries works over McQueen with some ground and pound from guard.
De Vries pushes down on McQueen's leg and manages to get into half guard.
De Vries not landing any meaningful shots this time.
De Vries working the head and body with strikes.
De Vries winds up and cracks McQueen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Vries uses his free foot to push down on McQueen's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for McQueen.
McQueen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
De Vries lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
McQueen tries to hold on but De Vries pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vries is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. McQueen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
McQueen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
McQueen working to try and regain half guard.
De Vries punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, De Vries cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
De Vries working the ground and pound effectively.
De Vries blocks McQueen's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
McQueen tries to hold on but De Vries pushes him away.
De Vries working McQueen over with strikes here.
McQueen is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
McQueen throwing hammer fists to the chest of De Vries. What's that going to do exactly?
De Vries trying to control but McQueen is having none of it.
McQueen is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vries landing strikes from the mount.
McQueen manages to regain half guard. Good work.
De Vries is trying to work for a kimura but McQueen is defending well.
McQueen tries to roll over but De Vries keeps him under control.
De Vries is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
McQueen gets full guard.
De Vries trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McQueen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from De Vries.
De Vries chips away with some ground and pound.
De Vries distracts McQueen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Vries pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McQueen is keeping the position for now.
McQueen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. De Vries gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
McQueen controls De Vries momentarily but De Vries frees himself.
McQueen trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Vries connects with a couple of short punches.
De Vries keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McQueen's head.
De Vries in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McQueen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans De Vries dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James McQueen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
De Vries throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
De Vries dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McQueen. That did some damage!
McQueen takes one on the button.
McQueen throws a series of punches but De Vries avoids them all with ease.
McQueen throws a body punch but De Vries moves out of range.
De Vries throws a leg kick which misses McQueen's front leg but catches the back leg as McQueen tries to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for De Vries.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
De Vries throws an elbow but it misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by De Vries as McQueen tries to tie him up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, De Vries just misses with a elbow thrown towards McQueen's brow.
De Vries leaning his opponent against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, De Vries throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vries misses with a knee to the head.
McQueen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McQueen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from De Vries finds it's way round the side to connect with McQueen's head.
McQueen fails to land the takedown.
Hans De Vries is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Vries scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
De Vries digs a good body shot into McQueen's ribs.
Nice uppercut lands for De Vries. That snapped McQueen's head back.
McQueen clinches.
De Vries is trying to maintain a safe position but McQueen gets an underhook and turns De Vries into the cage.
De Vries lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McQueen goes for a takedown in the clinch but De Vries prevents it.
McQueen blocks a body shot from De Vries.
McQueen managing to block the knees to the body from De Vries.
De Vries changes levels and goes for a takedown here. McQueen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
McQueen has De Vries up against the cage in a clinch.
De Vries 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vries softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McQueen tries to pull guard but De Vries holds him up against the cage and eventually McQueen drops back down to his feet.
Hans De Vries has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James McQueen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Vries landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McQueen looking to stall.
McQueen tries for a takedown. No joy.
McQueen is breathing heavily.
McQueen tries to pull guard but De Vries forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
De Vries has McQueen pressed against the cage, preventing McQueen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
De Vries lands a right hand.
De Vries pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
De Vries is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but McQueen is defending well.
De Vries lands an elbow that stopped McQueen in his tracks for a moment.
A short left from De Vries.
De Vries misses with the head strike.
McQueen misses with a knee to the head.
McQueen takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vries throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McQueens head.
De Vries drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McQueen drops down looking for an ankle pick but De Vries pulls his leg out and moves away.
De Vries misses with a straight left.
McQueen clinches up against the cage.
De Vries tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McQueen looking for a takedown.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, De Vries just misses with a elbow thrown towards McQueen's brow.
De Vries throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McQueen blocks an elbow strike.
McQueen gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
De Vries is looking for a sweep. McQueen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vries has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. McQueen is working away from the top position though.
De Vries makes his way to full guard. A much better position for De Vries.
McQueen throwing strikes but missing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McQueen cracks De Vries with a solid left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McQueen looking to sit in guard and control but De Vries gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
De Vries trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans De Vries dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James McQueen'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!
McQueen closes the distance and clinches.
Still in the clinch, De Vries scores with a nice short uppercut.
De Vries has McQueen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. McQueen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
De Vries pushes McQueen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Vries wants a takedown but no success here.
With the fighters up against the cage, De Vries throws an elbow but misses.
McQueen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
De Vries throws a knee to the head but misses.
De Vries misses with a hook from the clinch.
McQueen avoids a wild elbow strike from De Vries.
De Vries is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McQueen is defending well for now.
De Vries creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McQueen's defenses.
McQueen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
McQueen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables De Vries to keep the fight standing.
McQueen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McQueen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Vries.
James McQueen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McQueen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Vries.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McQueen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hans De Vries has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James McQueen.
McQueen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De Vries slaps away a takedown attempt from McQueen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
De Vries ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
De Vries thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good exchange - De Vries coming out on top.
De Vries connects with a leg kick. McQueen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McQueen has taken the fight to the clinch.
De Vries looks to throw an elbow but misses.
De Vries misses with a knee to the head.
McQueen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McQueen rushes De Vries and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
De Vries pushes off an throws an elbow but McQueen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McQueen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as De Vries walks away with a smile on his face. McQueen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
De Vries lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McQueen avoids the body shot from De Vries.
McQueen takes a swing at De Vries's ribcage but misses.
De Vries takes the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McQueen has had enough of the clinch but De Vries keeps him there for the moment.
McQueen successfully pulls guard.
De Vries with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
De Vries loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
De Vries pushes down on McQueen's leg and manages to get into half guard.
De Vries is looking for a kimura here.
De Vries seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
James McQueen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McQueen is looking for a sweep. De Vries is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vries sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McQueen defending well though.
De Vries lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
De Vries throwing shots but McQueen is blocking nicely.
McQueen tries to kick De Vries off but De Vries keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
McQueen wants to improve his position but De Vries is controlling well.
McQueen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but De Vries pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Vries seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McQueen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
De Vries takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
De Vries winds up and cracks McQueen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
De Vries with the ground and pound but McQueen uses the opportunity to regain guard.
De Vries content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
De Vries stands and throws McQueen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on De Vries's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
De Vries scores with a couple of short elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Vries connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused McQueen some visible discomfort.
McQueen taking a bit of punishment here - De Vries scoring with strikes.
De Vries landing strikes.
De Vries 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.
De Vries lands some shots froms side control.
De Vries working the head with strikes.
McQueen throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
De Vries cracks McQueen with a big right hand but McQueen just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McQueen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
De Vries is putting a hurting on McQueen here, landing some big shots from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hans De Vries showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Vries 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight for Hans De Vries!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Hans De Vries!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Hans De Vries!
Hans De Vries wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Hans De Vries thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Beam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zero kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is José the Bronx Rican - Spittin' Narcicism. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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221 lbs
16 - 24 - 0 |
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33
280 lbs
13 - 11 - 0 |
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Decent elbows
Very quick |
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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
16 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Max Zero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jim Beam!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beam misses with an uppercut. Zero saw that one coming.
Beam is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Zero doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Beam counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Zero avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Beam.
Zero is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Beam pulls his head out easily.
Nice strikes from Beam there.
Zero is looking to improve his position.
Beam winds up and cracks Zero with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Beam working the head and body with strikes.
Zero wants to improve his position but Beam is controlling well.
Zero regains full guard. Nicely done.
Beam with a nice head shot there.
Beam wants to control from the top but Zero keeps moving.
Zero throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero is looking for a triangle but Beam pushes his legs off easily.
Beam keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Zero's head.
Beam controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Zero has his foot on Beam's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Beam works his way back into a safe position though.
Zero looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Beam trying to control but Zero is working from the bottom.
Beam lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Beam wants to control from the top but Zero keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zero working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Beam.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beam wants to control from the top but Zero keeps moving.
Zero throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Beam escapes and throws Zero's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zero is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Beam off and has taken his back!
Zero is not going to allow Beam to sit and survive in this position.
Zero is looking for the choke from the back position but Beam is controlling his hands well.
Beam showing good submission defense here.
Zero looking to break Beam's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Beam remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Zero will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beam tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Zero goes for an armbar but Beam turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Beam.
Zero has an active guard here but Beam has managed to pass into half guard.
Zero might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Beam trying to mount his opponent but Zero defends it.
Beam passes to full mount!
Zero is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zero is working hard here to advance position.
Beam controlling from the full mount.
Beam unloading with bombs!
Beam can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zero is looking to escape.
Zero takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beam looking to control but Zero is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Beam in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beam scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Zero is trying desperately to improve position.
Beam content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Beam dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Beam leaves Zero with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Max Zero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beam shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Zero is looking for a sweep. Beam is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zero looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Beam uses his free foot to push down on Zero's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Zero.
Zero keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Beam tries to control but Zero wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero is looking to improve his position but Beam isn't that keen on the idea.
Beam tries to control but Zero wriggling away.
Beam is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Beam looking to control but Zero is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Zero can't escape the position.
Beam wants to control the pace but Zero is squirming around nicely.
Beam raining down hammerfists from mount.
Zero keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Beam postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Zero looks a forlorn figure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zero is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beam controlling from the full mount.
Zero is working to get back to half guard.
Beam dominating with strikes here.
Beam tries to control but Zero wriggling away.
Zero is desperately trying to improve his position but Beam has a good base and remains in mount.
Beam lands a big shot there that rocks Zero but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zero is wriggling around trying to escape.
Beam fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Zero tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jim Beam has got the better of the ground game so far.
Beam connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Beam landing strikes from the mount and Zero is in trouble!
Beam putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Beam lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Zero is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beam takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Oh Zero is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zero takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Zero gets back to half guard.
Zero is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zero seems to have got his legs back now.
Zero is staying active underneath Beam, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beam is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Beam has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Zero's face.
Beam tries to control but Zero wriggling away.
Zero in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Zero in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Zero working to try and regain half guard.
Beam trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Zero is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zero is in a horrible position here. Beam smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Beam working the ground and pound effectively.
Zero sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Beam showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Zero shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Beam sprawls well. Beam wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zero gets slowly back to his feet.
Beam is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Zero's half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Beam connects with a nice short shot to Zero's temple.
Zero is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Beam seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Beam connects with a nice short shot to Zero's temple.
Beam is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Zero manages to get to full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Beam postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beam trying to control but Zero is working from the bottom.
Beam avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beam pushing down on Zero's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Beam looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Zero with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Zero looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Beam works his way into full mount!
Beam lands a heavy elbow.
Beam lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zero is trying desperately to improve position.
Jim Beam is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beam has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Beam controlling his opponent.
The referee warns Zero that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Zero is in a horrible position here. Beam smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Beam controlling from mount.
Beam landing strikes from the mount.
Beam scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Zero?
Beam trying to control but Zero is having none of it.
Well,Zero is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beam in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Beam postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Zero bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Beam and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim Beam!
Jim Beam looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Yu'st got grappl'd'.
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