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Vicious Challengers 5 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Holy Jenova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jenova might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pink Floyd - Money. Brown has chosen Invincible by Machine Gun Kelly as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Holy Jenova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Brown!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown misses with a wild combination.
Jenova with a lazy takedown attempt
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Holy Jenova has been cut.
Brown misses with a double jab.
Jenova shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jenova will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Holy Jenova. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jenova.
Jenova looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
Brown slaps away a takedown attempt from Jenova, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Brown throws an off balance right hand
and Jenova counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Jenova defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Jenova misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
No luck for Jenova with that takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenova goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jenova avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brown takes a swing at Jenova's ribcage but misses.
No luck for Jenova with that takedown attempt.
A left lands for Brown.
Jenova fails to land the takedown.
Jenova misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brown looks to land a left hand but Jenova moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Brown.
Jenova fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brown, pushing him back against the cage.
Brown jumps guard but Jenova stands there with Brown around his waist. Brown gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jenova.
Brown fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown tries to pull guard but Jenova holds him up against the cage and eventually Brown drops back down to his feet.
A right hand to the body from Jenova.
Jenova makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jenova digs a right hand underneath Brown's ribcage. Brown let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brown looks winded!
Brown takes a shot to the head.
Jenova lands with a right to the head.
Jenova lands a shot to the body.
Jenova presses Brown against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jenova lands with a light punch inside.
Brown takes a shot to the head.
Jenova lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Jenova tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jenova lands with a left to the head.
Jenova scores with a shot to the side of Brown's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenova creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Brown's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Brown drops to his knees and Jenova pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Holy Jenova!
A relieved looking Holy Jenova 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 James Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jefferson Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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164 lbs
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154 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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jefferson Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson fails to land with a series of punches.
Thompson clobbers Jones with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thompson gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
Jones scores a nice knee to the body.
Thompson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones with a knee to the head.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thompson throws a low kick, looking for Jones's leg but Jones calmly moves out of range.
Thompson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thompson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones closes the distance and clinches up with Thompson, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes Thompson against the cage but Thompson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Thompson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jones back to the cage. Thompson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson throws a leg kick but Jones checks it.
Thompson scores with a jab to the head.
Thompson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jones keeps control of Thompson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Thompson blocks with his arms.
Thompson manages to break the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Thompson blocks with his arms.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Thompson cracks Jones with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thompson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thompson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Thompson swings widly with a right hand
and Jones holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Thompson is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones prevents Thompson from breaking the clinch.
Thompson working hard to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Thompson tries to work over Jones's front leg with a kick but Jones checks it.
Jefferson Thompson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick from Thompson misses.
Jones moves into range and clinches up with Thompson.
Thompson can't break the clinch.
Jones lands a knee to the head.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thompson.
Jones darts in and clinches Thompson up against the cage.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Thompson blocks with his arms.
Thompson tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the cage.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thompson tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the cage.
Jones prevents Thompson from breaking the clinch.
Thompson tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Thompson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Thompson is blocking nicely.
Jones keeps control of Thompson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones lands a nice knee to the body.
Thompson wants to break free but Jones has control.
Thompson is trying to break free.
Thompson is pressed up against the cage. Jones has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thompson down to the mat. Thompson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jones tries to clinch up but Thompson circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones gets a clinch.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Thompson tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thompson's efforts to push away.
Thompson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones tries to score a body lock takedown but Thompson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Thompson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Thompson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thompson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones lands an elbow just above Thompson 's eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Thompson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jones is breathing heavily.
Thompson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Thompson to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thompson throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thompson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jones is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that James Jones will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Thompson tries to score with a low kick but Jones moves his leg out of the way.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thompson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones wants to clinch.
Thompson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jones connects with an inside leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Thompson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
Jones throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Thompson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thompson tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thompson to the ground. Thompson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Thompson lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Jones goes down and covers up as Thompson starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jefferson Thompson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maguila Tenorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter Green could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Maguila Tenorio's chin.
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maguila Tenorio!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tenorio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tenorio misses with a double jab.
Tenorio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Green swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tenorio tries to clinch up.
Tenorio gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Green to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Green controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Green wants to pass the guard but Tenorio is keeping the position.
Green stays in close to Tenorio's body and controls the position.
Tenorio is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Green is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Peter Green wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A head kick misses from Tenorio.
Tenorio stuffs the takedown attempt from Green. Green gets slowly back to his feet.
Tenorio clinches with his opponent.
Green has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Tenorio is trying to keep an underhook but Green manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Green tries to pass to full mount but Tenorio defends it.
Green moves into full mount! Tenorio won't be happy about that!
Green sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Peter Green just wasn't active enough.
Tenorio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tenorio closes the distance but Green moves to the side
and Green counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Green advances nicely into full mount.
Green takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tenorio tries to buck Green off so he can stand up but Green has got his back now - this could be big trouble! He's slapped on a rear naked choke that looks really tight! Tenorio falls backwards, slamming Green to the mat but Green holds on tight! Tenorio is forced to tap and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Peter Green!
Peter Green took some time post fight to say the following; 'It's an amazing night here, I win, all i wanna say is thank you Chris Garcia the owner of Vicious Fights, man your awesome! My family, my father and agent Caragh Green, my fans and the most important one God. Thank you all!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juan Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Lee will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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185 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juan Morales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Lee!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Morales backs up against the cage.
Morales shoots in and gets a takedown into Lee's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lee wants to get back to his feet but Morales is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Morales throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Morales content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Morales prevents Lee from getting back to his feet.
Lee trying to strike off his back.
Morales wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Morales chips away with some ground and pound.
Morales trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee wants to stand up but Morales is controlling him.
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!
Morales with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Morales postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Morales connects with a couple of short punches.
Lee is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Morales trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morales postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Lee covers up, he's hurt! Morales keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Morales and the ref steps in to end the fight! Morales can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Morales!
Juan Morales tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erik Zarkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barret The Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Turk has chosen Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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222 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erik Zarkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barret The Turk!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zarkov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The Turk throws a body kick that misses.
Zarkov takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Erik Zarkov has been cut.
Zarkov avoids the body shot from The Turk.
The Turk throws a head kick but Zarkov moves out of range.
The Turk lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zarkov wants to clinch but The Turk slips to the side
and The Turk counters with a nice body kick.
Zarkov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and The Turk makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Zarkov really felt that one!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zarkov tries to clinch but The Turk is having none of it.
Crunch! The Turk slams his shin into Zarkov's torso.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The Turk will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Zarkov up against the cage.
The Turk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zarkov working aggressively here.
Zarkov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zarkov swings wildly with an uppercut but The Turk uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Turk effectively controlling the action here.
Zarkov misses with the head strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on The Turk - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Zarkov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from The Turk.
Zarkov has a couple of punches blocked by The Turk.
Zarkov prevents a body shot from The Turk.
The Turk has Zarkov pushed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zarkov.
A head punch on the inside from Zarkov fails to land.
Zarkov misses with some punches.
Come on The Turk - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Turk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zarkov misses with the head strike.
Zarkov working aggressively here.
Zarkov misses with the head strike.
Zarkov lands a hook that snaps the head of The Turk backwards.
Zarkov throws a head punch that misses.
The Turk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Turk is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Zarkov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zarkov misses with some punches.
Zarkov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Turk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zarkov tries to close the distance and clinch but The Turk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zarkov tries to clinch but The Turk moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Turk goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The Turk lands with a thumping leg kick.
The Turk throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Zarkov tries to clinch there but The Turk circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zarkov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Turk keeps the fight on the outside.
Zarkov tries to clinch up but The Turk circles away and keeps his distance.
The Turk throws a right hand that Zarkov ducks under and follows up with a left that Zarkov also avoids with ease.
The Turk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by The Turk. That's going to slow Zarkov down.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Some wild striking there from The Turk.
Zarkov rushes The Turk and presses him up against the cage.
Zarkov lands with a short shot to the head.
Zarkov has a couple of punches blocked by The Turk.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Turk.
The Turk leaning against his opponent.
Zarkov lands a right hand that snaps the head of The Turk backwards.
The Turk manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Turk receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Zarkov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from The Turk.
The crowd are getting on The Turk's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Barret The Turk.
The Turk throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Zarkov tries to close the distance and clinch but The Turk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zarkov tries to clinch there but The Turk circles away.
The Turk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Turk lands with a kick to the ribs.
The Turk throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A good leg kick by The Turk.
The Turk scoring well with a low kick there.
Zarkov is looking to clinch.
Zarkov doesn't manage to clinch there - The Turk circles away.
Zarkov is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barret The Turk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Erik Zarkov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The Turk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zarkov tries to clinch there but The Turk circles away.
The Turk lands a leg kick that knocks Zarkov off balance momentarily.
Zarkov tries to clinch but The Turk moves out of range.
The Turk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zarkov doesn't manage to clinch there - The Turk circles away.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from The Turk 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.
The Turk lands a nice looking body kick.
Zarkov closes the distance looking to clinch
and The Turk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barret The Turk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zarkov tries to clinch but The Turk moves away
and The Turk counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! The Turk looks at the referee who does nothing so The Turk lands a crushing right that sends Zarkov to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barret The Turk!
An out of breath Barret The Turk thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between ILia Kosarev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksanteri Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karelin has chosen CCCP as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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19
225 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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20
286 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Big heart |
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Decent boxing
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, ILia Kosarev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aleksanteri Karelin!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kosarev misses with a body kick.
Kosarev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karelin.
Kosarev with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Karelin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kosarev takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kosarev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karelin digs a good hook to Kosarev's body.
Kosarev is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Karelin has cracked Kosarev with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Karelin lands another huge swinging hook and Kosarev tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Kosarev, before Karelin can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Aleksanteri Karelin!
After winning the bout, Aleksanteri Karelin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jame Call (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joni Hirvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Call comes to the cage accompanied by Rainin Men. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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210 lbs
3 - 1 - 1 |
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220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jame Call!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joni Hirvi!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hirvi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hirvi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hirvi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Call wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirvi has an Americana. Call didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Hirvi is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Hirvi hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Joni Hirvi!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yokozuna Asashoryu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Kohalic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yokozuna Asashoryu is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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4 - 1 - 0 |
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yokozuna Asashoryu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Al Kohalic!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kohalic shoots for a takedown but Asashoryu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Asashoryu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kohalic moves out of range as Asashoryu strikes.
Asashoryu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kohalic on the side of the head.
Asashoryu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kohalic counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asashoryu keeping full guard, as Kohalic tries to pass.
Kohalic trying to control but Asashoryu is working from the bottom.
Asashoryu keeping full guard, as Kohalic tries to pass.
Kohalic throws a big elbow that misses.
Kohalic wants to control from the top but Asashoryu keeps moving.
Asashoryu wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kohalic won't allow Asashoryu to get back to his feet.
Asashoryu pushes a forearm under Kohalic's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Kohalic is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yokozuna Asashoryu!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Copeland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Gouken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Copeland's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Now. Scott Gouken has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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179 lbs
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Basic striking
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nick Copeland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Scott Gouken!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Copeland dodges the punch combination from Gouken.
Gouken looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gouken lands a big head kick that sends Copeland tumbling to the mat! Gouken takes a step backwards and waves Copeland back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Copeland is rocked!
It looks like Nick Copeland has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body kick from Gouken.
Oh Copeland is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gouken tries to clinch but Copeland moves out of range.
Copeland will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gouken throws a quick inside leg kick.
Copeland seems to have got his legs back now.
Gouken slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gouken ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Copeland's jaw. Copeland's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Gouken does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Scott Gouken!
Scott Gouken thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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