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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paul Butler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pelle Paniikki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Butler comes into the arena with Krawl blaring out of the sound system. Paniikki is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by N'sync - Bye Bye Bye. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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155 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Butler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pelle Paniikki!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butler keeps the fight on the outside.
Butler lands a jab.
Paniikki doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Butler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paniikki gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Butler counter with a right hand.
Paniikki shoots for a double leg takedown but Butler sprawls well. He's pushed Paniikki's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Paul Butler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pelle Paniikki.
Paniikki looks winded!
Butler lands a slapping body shot.
Paniikki shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Butler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Pelle Paniikki has been cut.
Paniikki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Butler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butler thows a body shot but no joy.
Paniikki fails with the takedown
and Butler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paniikki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Paniikki is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Butler is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Butler has escaped and now he's on top!
Butler is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Paniikki working for a triangle but Butler defends it easily.
Butler trying to control the position from guard on top but Paniikki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butler controlling from the top position.
Paniikki is looking for a triangle here but Butler uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Butler tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paniikki tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Butler wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Paniikki regains half guard.
Paniikki wants to improve his position but Butler is controlling well.
Butler wants to pass the guard but Paniikki is defending well.
Butler really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Paniikki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Paniikki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Butler controlling the action here.
Butler tries to pass the half guard into mount. Paniikki knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paniikki looking for submissions off his back.
Butler will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Butler trying to control from half guard but Paniikki is working away.
Butler not doing much here.
Paniikki has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Butler escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Butler!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paniikki tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Butler wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Butler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pelle Paniikki's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Paniikki shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Butler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Butler throws a hook to the side of Paniikki's head but Paniikki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paniikki gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Butler counters with a three punch combo that has Paniikki backing up. Paniikki nods at Butler to acknowledge the strikes.
Butler swings for the body but Paniikki moves out of range.
Butler just misses with a punch to the body.
Butler displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Paniikki.
Paul Butler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pelle Paniikki.
Paniikki is breathing heavily.
Butler scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butler jabs at Paniikki's body.
Paniikki takes one on the button.
Butler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Butler lands the left hand.
Butler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Paniikki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Butler digs a good hook to Paniikki's body.
Paniikki shoots in looking for a takedown. Butler tries to sprawl out of it but Paniikki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Butler manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Butler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paniikki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paniikki with a lazy takedown attempt
and Butler counters with a left to the body.
Butler throws a big shot that misses.
Paniikki takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Butler is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Butler scores with a nice right hand.
Paniikki misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Butler to counter with a crisp jab.
Paniikki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Butler lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot by Butler.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butler looks to score with a jab to the body but Paniikki is just out of range.
Butler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paul Butler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paniikki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Paniikki is rocked!
Paniikki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Paniikki is still on wobbly legs! Can Butler finish him?
Paniikki with a poor takedown
letting Butler counter with a right hand.
A big right from Butler misses.
Paniikki shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Butler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Butler fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Paniikki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Paniikki takes a jab right on the kisser.
Butler thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butler misses with a few strikes there.
Paniikki gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Butler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Paniikki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Paniikki has his takedown stuffed
and Butler counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Butler.
Butler is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Paniikki shoots in and drives through. Butler sprawls well.
Butler digs a good body shot into Paniikki's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Butler lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Paniikki gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Butler counters with a left to the body.
Paul Butler is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Paniikki is defended easily by Butler.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Butler dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pelle Paniikki's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Paniikki walks into a left hand.
Butler misses with a hook. Paniikki ducked under it nicely.
Paniikki shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Butler is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Paniikki pulls his head out easily.
Paniikki is looking for a kimura here.
Butler controlling the position well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Paniikki is looking to pass Butler's guard but actually Butler recovers to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butler looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Paniikki seems to have recovered his senses.
Paniikki has gone for a leg lock! Butler slips out almost immediately though and dives into Paniikki's guard.
Butler passes into half guard.
Butler seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Paniikki does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Paniikki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Butler is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Paniikki defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paniikki looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Butler trying to control the action but Paniikki is working from the bottom.
Paniikki looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Butler prevents Paniikki from improving his position.
Butler seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Paniikki does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butler seems to be working for a kimura but Paniikki defends the submission attempt.
Paniikki wants to get back to full guard.
Paniikki actively working from the bottom here.
Butler prevents Paniikki from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Butler with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Paniikki looking for submissions off his back.
Paul Butler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paniikki wants to get back to full guard but Butler has passed into side control.
Paniikki tries to improve position but can't.
Butler taking a breather here.
Paniikki is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pelle Paniikki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Butler wants to control but Paniikki is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Paul Butler.
Well Butler 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Butler!
A very excited looking Paul Butler 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chito Ly Cham Ca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Rave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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193 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Chito Ly Cham Ca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig Rave!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rave ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ly Cham Ca moves away.
Rave swats away the attempt to clinch by Ly Cham Ca.
Ly Cham Ca throws a body kick that misses.
Ly Cham Ca throws a head kick that misses.
Ly Cham Ca looks for the body kick but Rave saw that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ly Cham Ca looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rave dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ly Cham Ca. That did some damage!
Rave throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ly Cham Ca scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rave checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ly Cham Ca avoids the body shot from Rave.
Rave does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rave misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ly Cham Ca throws a lazy head kick
and Rave counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rave is looking to chop away at Ly Cham Ca's legs.
Rave throws a body punch but Ly Cham Ca moves out of range.
Rave keeps the fight on the outside.
Ly Cham Ca scores with a head kick.
Ly Cham Ca checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rave misses with a body shot.
Rave throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ly Cham Ca counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rave is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rave fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ly Cham Ca has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ly Cham Ca misses with a head kick.
Rave tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ly Cham Ca avoids the body shot from Rave.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ly Cham Ca throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ly Cham Ca moves in looking to clinch but Rave pushes him off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ly Cham Ca is looking to land body kicks.
Rave circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ly Cham Ca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rave.
Rave keeps the fight on the outside.
Ly Cham Ca tries to clinch up but Rave circles away and keeps his distance.
Ly Cham Ca moves into the clinch successfully.
Rave goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ly Cham Ca prevents it.
Ly Cham Ca throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rave breaks from the clinch.
Rave connects with a body shot that sends Ly Cham Ca's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ly Cham Ca throws a leg kick
and Rave counters with a nice body shot.
Rave shoots in but no luck this time.
Ly Cham Ca tries to clinch up.
Ly Cham Ca lands a nice looking body kick.
Rave swats away the attempt to clinch by Ly Cham Ca.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ly Cham Ca looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circling - Ly Cham Ca throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ly Cham Ca lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ly Cham Ca takes one to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rave thuds a left hand into Ly Cham Ca's body.
Ly Cham Ca avoids the head kick by Rave.
Rave swinging wildly here.
Rave uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ly Cham Ca.
Ly Cham Ca throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Rave counter with a right hand.
Ly Cham Ca tried to score with a low kick but Rave checks it.
Ly Cham Ca throws a sloppy head kick and Rave moves out of range easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ly Cham Ca fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rave has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rave is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ly Cham Ca rather than just go for the knockout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ly Cham Ca misses with a body kick.
Ly Cham Ca throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rave connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chito Ly Cham Ca dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rave takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The fighters circling - Rave throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ly Cham Ca tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good shot there by Rave.
Rave fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ly Cham Ca manages to avoid it.
Ly Cham Ca blocks a head kick by Rave.
Ly Cham Ca misses with the body kick
and Rave counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rave gets a double leg takedown into Ly Cham Ca's guard.
Rave wants to pass the guard but Ly Cham Ca is keeping the position.
Rave's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ly Cham Ca lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rave!
Rave tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rave is in a horrible position here. Ly Cham Ca smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rave regains half guard.
Rave looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rave is concentrating on defense, preventing Ly Cham Ca from advancing position.
Rave works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ly Cham Ca wants to pass the guard but Rave is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rave tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ly Cham Ca working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rave's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rave wants to sweep here but Ly Cham Ca controlling him for the moment.
Ly Cham Ca pushing down on Rave's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ly Cham Ca wants to free his trapped foot but Rave is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ly Cham Ca throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Rave to regain full guard.
Ly Cham Ca tries to free his leg and advance position but Rave is retaining full guard.
Ly Cham Ca forces his way into half guard.
Ly Cham Ca thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rave's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ly Cham Ca throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rave manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rave pulls Ly Cham Ca in close to his closed guard and prevents Ly Cham Ca from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ly Cham Ca missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rave is on top in guard.
Rave being controlled here momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rave trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ly Cham Ca keeping moving, preventing Rave from controlling successfully.
Rave looking to sit in guard and control but Ly Cham Ca gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rave looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ly Cham Ca is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ly Cham Ca throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rave works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Craig Rave will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Ly Cham Ca slaps away a takedown attempt from Rave, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rave moves out of range of the body kick from Ly Cham Ca.
Ly Cham Ca checks a low kick from Rave.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ly Cham Ca.
Rave throws a body punch but Ly Cham Ca moves out of range.
Ly Cham Ca tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rave paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rave throws a wild body kick that Ly Cham Ca sees coming a mile off.
Rave feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ly Cham Cas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ly Cham Ca is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ly Cham Ca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rave.
Chito Ly Cham Ca is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Ly Cham Ca.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ly Cham Ca's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rave connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ly Cham Ca scrambles back to his feet.
Ly Cham Ca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rave was well out of range. Poor timing from Ly Cham Ca.
Rave lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rave pushes Ly Cham Ca away with a front kick.
Rave cracks the inside of Ly Cham Ca's front leg.
Ly Cham Ca wants to clinch up but Rave keeps it at a distance.
Rave looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ly Cham Ca is fending him off so far but Rave persists. Nope, Ly Cham Ca circles away and we're back to standing.
Ly Cham Ca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rave manages to avoid it.
Ly Cham Ca throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rave blocks a head kick by Ly Cham Ca.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ly Cham Ca misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ly Cham Ca gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rave avoids a wild elbow strike from Ly Cham Ca.
Rave avoiding damage as Ly Cham Ca throws knees to the body.
Ly Cham Ca misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rave.
A head punch on the inside from Ly Cham Ca fails to land.
Rave on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ly Cham Ca is fighting off a takedown attempt but Rave is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Ly Cham Ca to the mat. Ly Cham Ca regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ly Cham Ca is controlling Rave's posture.
Rave trying to control but Ly Cham Ca is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rave landing some decent shots from guard.
Rave is looking to advance position but Ly Cham Ca has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Ly Cham Ca throwing strikes here but Rave is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Rave working to try and regain half guard.
Rave manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Rave controlling the position well.
Ly Cham Ca works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ly Cham Ca cracks Rave with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rave is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rave can't escape the position.
Craig Rave has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ly Cham Ca misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rave regains half guard.
Rave trying to hold on to Ly Cham Ca's head to control him but Ly Cham Ca postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rave tries to roll over but Ly Cham Ca keeps him under control.
Ly Cham Ca seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Craig Rave.
I think Rave has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Craig Rave!
After winning the bout, Craig Rave thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eliézer Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ludwig Manres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machado comes into the arena with Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Manres's choice of entrance music: Aqualung - Jethro Tull. 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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177 lbs
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187 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eliézer Machado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ludwig Manres!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machado stuffs the takedown.
The fighters circling - Machado throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Manres shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Machado instigates a clinch.
A short uppercut from Machado.
Machado lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Manres blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Manres has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Machado avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Eliézer Machado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ludwig Manres.
A nice left hand lands by Machado.
Machado misses with a hook from the clinch.
Machado misses with a punch to the body.
Manres has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Manres's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado working aggressively here.
Machado lands with a left to the head.
Manres is trying to pull guard but Machado has him pressed against the cage.
Manres trying to land knees to the body.
Manres tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Machado just stands there and leans against the cage.
Machado tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Manres blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Manres looking for a takedown.
Manres drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Machado misses with a hook from the clinch.
Machado lands a left hand that snaps the head of Manres backwards.
Manres has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Machado after a bit of a struggle.
Manres blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Machado misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manres's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Manres shoots in and bounces Machado off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Manres looking to pass the guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manres throwing strikes from guard but Machado blocks nicely.
Manres throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manres scoring with punches to the head and body.
Manres sitting in guard here, content to control.
Machado looking for a sweep. Not yet Machado, not yet.
Manres trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Machado looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Manres drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Machado manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Manres has Machado in his guard.
Manres is trying to keep Machado in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Eliézer Machado wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Manres shoots in and drives through. Machado sprawls well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manres shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Machado counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ludwig Manres will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Machado lunges at Manres with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Manres's hand.
Manres shoots in looking for a takedown. Machado tries to sprawl out of it but Manres keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Machado manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Machado clinches with his opponent.
Manres has Machado pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Machado manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Machado lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manres is working for takedown but Machado is calmly controlling the position for now.
Eliézer Machado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ludwig Manres.
Manres looking for a takedown.
Manres is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Machado can't fight it off and eventually Manres manages to take the fight to the floor. Machado looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Manres with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Manres preventing the sweep.
Manres tries to free his leg and advance position but Machado is retaining full guard.
Manres stands up over Machado, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Manres has gone for a leg lock! Machado slips out almost immediately though and dives into Manres's guard.
Manres is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machado is stalling in the full guard.
Eliézer Machado has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Manres misses with a takedown attempt
and Machado counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Manres with a lazy takedown attempt
and Machado counters with a three punch combo that has Manres backing up. Manres nods at Machado to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manres misses with a takedown
and Machado counters with a nice uppercut.
Machado throws the left hand but Manres avoids the punch easily.
A punch combination from Machado misses.
Manres gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Machado scores with a counter punch that sends Manres to the canvas! Machado smells blood - he's punishing Manres with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Manres has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eliézer Machado!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyr Uzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Great is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Adiemus. Tyr Uzi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alexander Great's chin.
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27
194 lbs
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25
201 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyr Uzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Great!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Great. That's going to slow Uzi down.
Alexander Great seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uzi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Uzi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good leg kick by Great there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Great blocks a jab.
Great dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Uzi. That did some damage!
Nice sprawl there from Great as Uzi shoots in.
Great tries to clinch but Uzi moves away
and Uzi counters with a straight right hand.
Great closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uzi misses with a two punch combination.
Great moves into the clinch successfully.
Uzi managing to block the knees to the body from Great.
Great struggles to land a body shot inside as Uzi controls his hands.
Uzi has Great pushed against the cage.
Great stops a takedown attempt from Uzi.
Uzi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Great pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyr Uzi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Great throws a right and a left that Uzi avoids nicely.
Great throws a series of punches but Uzi moves out of range.
Great misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Great misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Great steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Uzi.
Great throws a nice inside leg kick.
Great throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A slow jab from Great misses its intended target.
Uzi moves out of range as Great throws a body kick.
Great with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Great throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Great swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice jab there from Uzi.
Great throws a head kick that misses.
Alexander Great is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Uzi shoots in for a takedown but Great shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
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!
Great pushes Uzi away with a front kick.
Great closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Great wants to clinch up but Uzi keeps it at a distance.
Uzi shoots in looking for a takedown. Great tries to sprawl out of it but Uzi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Great manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Uzi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Great makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Uzi throws a lazy right hand but Great sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Uzi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Uzi is breathing heavily.
Great scores with a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Great, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Great closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Great working Uzi over with knees to the body.
Uzi managing to block the knees to the body from Great.
Knees to the body from Great.
Great using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Great tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Uzi's elbow.
Great trying to land knees to the body.
Great lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Great stalling against the cage.
Uzi wants to take the fight to the mat but Great manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uzi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Great lands a hook that snaps the head of Uzi backwards.
Great throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Uzi blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by Great.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Great crunches a lovely knee into Uzi's ribcage.
Great lands a body punch in the clinch.
Great is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Great works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Great's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Great tries to clinch but Uzi moves out of range.
Uzi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Great can pounce on him.
A jab lands there for Great.
Great forces Uzi back against the cage and clinches.
Uzi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Great lands a left hand that snaps the head of Uzi backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Uzi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Great avoids it.
Uzi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Great prevents it.
Uzi trying to stall but Great improves his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Great dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Great wants to clinch.
Great looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Uzi pushes Great up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Great.
Great tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Uzi avoids it.
Uzi blocking some punches.
Great pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Great misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alexander Great seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Uzi.
Great has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Great looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Great tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Uzi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Great gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Great throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Great fails to land.
Great tries to land knees in the clinch but Uzi avoids the damage to the body.
Great tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Great using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Uzi. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Great avoids a wild elbow strike from Uzi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Uzi.
Great trying to land knees to the body.
Great misses with a body punch.
Great goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Great misses with some punches.
Uzi misses with a body punch.
Uzi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good body shot from Great.
Great goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Great has a couple of punches blocked by Uzi.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Great creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Great tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Uzi's elbow.
Uzi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Great misses with a knee strike.
Uzi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Great tries to land knees in the clinch but Uzi avoids the damage to the body.
Uzi jumps guard.
Great passes Uzi's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Great tries to stand and escape but Uzi is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Great looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Uzi is trying to get back to full guard.
Uzi is controlling Great's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Great moves into full mount! Uzi won't be happy about that!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Great tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Great trying to control but Uzi is having none of it.
Great tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Great showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Uzi feints a jab promting Great to slip. Uzi then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Great slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Alexander Great has been cut.
Great lands a front kick.
Tyr Uzi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Great tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Great scores with a hook.
Great throws a body punch but Uzi moves out of range.
Great looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Great wants to clinch up but Uzi keeps it at a distance.
Uzi closes the distance and clinches.
Uzi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Uzi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Great gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Great scores with a shoulder strike.
Great lands a left hand.
Great trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Uzi.
Uzi is trying to break the clinch but Great is controlling him.
Great lands with a light punch inside.
Uzi avoids the elbow strike from Great, against the cage.
Uzi pulls Great into guard.
Great decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Great tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Uzi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Uzi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Great swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Uzi throws a series of punches but Great avoids them all with ease.
Uzi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Great connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Great lands a head shot.
Uzi is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Great lands a jab.
Oh Uzi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Uzi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Great.
Great leaves Uzi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Uzi seems to have got his legs back now.
Great drops Uzi with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Uzi looks back up at him and smiles so Great waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Great stuffs the takedown attempt from Uzi. Uzi gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyr Uzi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Great drops Uzi with a straight right hand, right on the button! Great follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Great!
During a confident post fight interview, Alexander Great thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Worsely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Z (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Z has chosen New York as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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30
167 lbs
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30
167 lbs
20 - 13 - 1 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Worsely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jay Z!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Z works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Worsely tries to land a leg kick but Z saw it coming and moves away.
A lazy left from Worsely finds it's target.
Z blocks a leg kick.
Z gets a double leg takedown into Worsely's guard.
Worsely trying to keep a closed guard but Z is proving a slippery customer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Worsely is on top in guard.
Z not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Z has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Worsely doesn't defend quickly enough and Z has managed to lock this one up! Can Worsely escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Z on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jay Z!
Jay Z spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Ass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Duddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duddy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dropkick Murphys - 'Loyal to No One'. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as John Duddy enters the cage!
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31
196 lbs
23 - 11 - 1 |
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30
196 lbs
20 - 12 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Ass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Duddy!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Ass misses.
Duddy stuns Ass with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Duddy misses with a jab to the body
and Ass counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ass misses with a two punch combination.
Ass shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ass is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Duddy has control of Ass's left arm, preventing Ass from doing any damage.
Ass stays in close to Duddy's body and controls the position.
Duddy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Duddy is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Ass frees his head nicely. Oh but Duddy has switched to an armbar! Ass is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). John Duddy!
An out of breath John Duddy 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 Hug Raction (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hug Raction could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gunnar Nelson's chin.
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270 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hug Raction!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gunnar Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nelson misses with an uppercut.
Nelson staying out of range there.
Raction misses with a straight left.
Raction keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raction takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Raction throws an overhand right that lands on Nelson's shoulder, as Nelson tries to avoid the shot.
Nelson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Raction.
Nelson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nelson.
Raction gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Raction tries to work over Nelson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson breaks the clinch.
Raction connects with a leg kick. Nelson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Raction throws a series of punches but Nelson avoids them all with ease.
A good leg kick by Nelson.
Raction jabs Nelson right on the nose. Nelson blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Gunnar Nelson has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nelson blocks a low kick nicely.
Nelson moves out of range as Raction strikes.
Nelson connects with a body shot.
Nelson staying out of range there.
Nelson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Raction is breathing heavily.
Nelson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Nelson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson controlling the position easily from mount.
Raction is looking to get to half guard.
Nelson thowing shots but they're missing.
Raction wants to hold on but Nelson pushes him away.
Nelson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Raction is looking to get to half guard.
Raction is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raction wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Nelson.
Raction is trying desperately to improve position.
Nelson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Nelson with a couple of short strikes.
Nelson raining down shots from the mount!
Raction is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson controlling the pace for now.
Oh Raction is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nelson postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Raction in real trouble here! The ref calls for Raction to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gunnar Nelson!
Our winner, Gunnar Nelson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcelinho Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gray's choice of entrance music: Pink Floyd - Any Color You Like. Brett Gray has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Marcelinho Garcia's chin.
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275 lbs
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264 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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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
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcelinho Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brett Gray!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Marcelinho Garcia has been cut.
Garcia gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gray missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Garcia is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gray wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
Garcia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gray tries to free his leg and advance position but Garcia is retaining full guard.
Garcia is pulling down on Gray's head. It's preventing any offense from Gray, at least for the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia looking to control.
Garcia pulls Gray in close to his closed guard and prevents Gray from doing any damage or advancing position.
Garcia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gray forces his way into half guard.
Garcia wants to control but Gray is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gray seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Garcia does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Garcia is trying to maintain the position but Gray is very close to passing his half guard.
Gray wants to control but Garcia is keeping him busy.
Gray prevents Garcia from improving his position.
Gray is trying to control. Garcia wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Garcia is controlling Gray's trapped leg to prevent Gray from advancing to side control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gray tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Garcia swivels and escapes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garcia changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gray tries to avoid it but Garcia manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gray to the ground. Gray escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Marcelinho Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gray takes a swing at Garcia's ribcage but misses.
Garcia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gray darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gray closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Garcia to the mat! Garcia manages to get full guard.
Gray won't allow Garcia to sweep him here.
Gray stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garcia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Garcia trying to control the position.
Gray trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Gray postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray drops back looking for a leg! Garcia is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Garcia manages to kick Gray off! Gray jumps back into Garcia's guard.
Gray trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Garcia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gray landing with the ground and pound.
Gray passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gray tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Garcia struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Gray.
Garcia is trying to control Gray's posture but Gray avoids it.
Gray in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Garcia is working to avoid the ground and pound but Gray connects with a decent elbow.
Gray has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gray is looking to take a break and control but Garcia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia wants to control but Gray postures up.
Gray looks up at the clock and then as Garcia takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gray smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brett Gray dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcelinho Garcia's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gray throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Garcia tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gray is in Garcia's guard.
Gray looking to pass the guard.
Gray won't allow Garcia to sweep him here.
Gray tries to free his leg and advance position but Garcia is retaining full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Garcia is on top in guard.
Garcia stopping the sweep attempt from Gray.
Garcia postures up in Gray's guard and throws a big left but Gray blocks it.
Gray preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gray trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia throwing strikes but missing.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Garcia keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gray's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Gray escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Garcia gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gray throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Gray is trying to keep Garcia in close.
Gray looking for a sweep. Not yet Gray, not yet.
Gray working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Garcia doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Garcia manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Garcia is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Garcia has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gray preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Garcia throwing strikes but missing.
Gray is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Garcia with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Garcia avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gray working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garcia.
Garcia is working Gray over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Gray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia stands up over Gray, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gray is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gray tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gray manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Garcia manages to get himself to full guard.
Garcia has Gray pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gray stopping the sweep attempt from Garcia.
Garcia wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gray loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gray is looking to work some ground and pound but Garcia has wrist control.
Garcia trying to keep a closed guard but Gray is proving a slippery customer.
Garcia managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garcia is keeping the position for now.
Garcia looking to control.
Marcelinho Garcia has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gray.
Garcia looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Gray!
Gray is trying desperately to improve position.
Gray is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garcia lands with some strikes.
It looks like Brett Gray has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Garcia prevents Gray from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelinho Garcia dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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 crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Garcia wants to slow Gray down by chopping away at his legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Gray does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Gray.
Gray on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
Gray slips a jab and a cross from Garcia.
Garcia moves out of range as Gray strikes.
Garcia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gray.
Gray throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Garcia's waist but Garcia gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gray off to one side.
Gray looks to land a right hand but Garcia moved out of range.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Garcia digs a good body shot into Gray's ribs.
Gray keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gray throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Garcia's waist but Garcia gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gray off to one side.
Garcia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Garcia sprawls well. Garcia wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gray gets slowly back to his feet.
Marcelinho Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brett Gray.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Gray moves out of range.
Garcia looks to land a combination but Gray avoids it well.
Gray tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gray shoots in but Garcia avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Garcia misses with a shot to the body
and Gray makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Garcia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gray. That did some damage!
Gray scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Gray takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garcia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Garcia controlling the position well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray stalling away here and it's allowed Garcia to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Gray tries to free his leg and advance position but Garcia is retaining full guard.
Garcia can't keep his opponent in guard - Gray advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Garcia controls Gray momentarily but Gray frees himself.
Gray trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray is looking to work some ground and pound but Garcia has wrist control.
Garcia is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Garcia keeping full guard, as Gray tries to pass.
Gray drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Garcia dives on top into guard.
Garcia postures up.
Garcia postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gray keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Garcia postures up in Gray's guard and throws a big left but Gray blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garcia.
Gray manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Garcia tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gray lands with some strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia wants to hold on but Gray pushes him away.
Gray lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gray cracks Garcia with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gray cracks Garcia with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brett Gray!
Our winner, Brett Gray, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pile Driver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darius Pudzianowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Driver comes into the arena with my way blaring out of the sound system. Pudzianowski comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tanzdiktator by Nachtmahr kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Pile Driver!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Darius Pudzianowski!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pudzianowski staying out of range there.
Driver missing with a left hand there. Pudzianowski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pudzianowski moves in looking to clinch but Driver pushes him off.
Driver avoids the body shot from Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pudzianowski thuds a left hand into Driver's body.
Driver is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Pudzianowski's half guard.
Driver with the ground and pound but Pudzianowski uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Driver won't allow Pudzianowski to sweep him here.
Pudzianowski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Driver is looking to work some ground and pound but Pudzianowski has wrist control.
Driver 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.
Driver drops back looking for a leg! Pudzianowski is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pudzianowski manages to kick Driver off! Driver jumps back into Pudzianowski's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Driver scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Driver lands a couple of elbows.
Driver throwing strikes from guard but Pudzianowski blocks nicely.
Pudzianowski wants to sweep but no luck.
Driver with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pudzianowski looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Pudzianowski keeping moving, preventing Driver from controlling successfully.
Pudzianowski is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Driver stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pudzianowski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Driver loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Driver trying to control but Pudzianowski is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pudzianowski walks into a left hand.
Pudzianowski tries to clinch up.
Driver shoots in and drives through. Pudzianowski sprawls well.
Pudzianowski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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!
Pudzianowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Driver swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Driver lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pudzianowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pudzianowski lands a nice looking body shot.
Driver looks to land a right hand but Pudzianowski moved out of range.
Pudzianowski punishes Driver's body with a nice straight punch.
Driver shoots in looking for a takedown but Pudzianowski manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Driver's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski lunges at Driver with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Driver's hand.
Pudzianowski moves out of range of the leg kick from Driver.
Driver avoids the body shot from Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski misses with a hook. Driver ducked under it nicely.
Pudzianowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pudzianowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Driver moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pudzianowski. Driver does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pudzianowski doesn't manage to clinch there - Driver circles away.
Driver slips a jab from Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski scores with a hook to the body. Driver takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pudzianowski is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Driver rather than just go for the knockout.
Pudzianowski catches Driver with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pudzianowski throws a predictable looking body shot
and Driver counters with an inside leg kick.
Pudzianowski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Driver thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Driver lands a nice shot that snaps Pudzianowski's head back.
Pudzianowski misses with a wild body shot.
Pudzianowski throws a shot from downtown. Driver moves away and avoids it.
Driver connects with a looping right hand.
Driver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pudzianowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Driver.
Pudzianowski loads up on a big right hand but Driver slips the punch.
Pudzianowski lands with a right hand.
Good shot there by Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski rushes Driver and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pudzianowski lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pudzianowski tries to throw a body punch but Driver avoids it by throwing Pudzianowski back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Driver.
Driver can't find room to land a body shot as Pudzianowski controls the action.
Driver doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pudzianowski misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Pudzianowski dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Driver waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pudzianowski misses with a body punch
and Driver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pudzianowski throws a hook but Driver blocks it.
Driver lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pudzianowski's sensitive parts.
Driver misses with a body kick.
Driver dives in and scores a takedown into Pudzianowski's guard.
Driver looking to pass the guard.
Driver throws a strike but Pudzianowski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pudzianowski must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Driver can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pudzianowski controls the pace.
Driver has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Driver is looking for a triangle but Pudzianowski pushes his legs off easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Driver is on top in guard.
Driver in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Driver trying to control but Pudzianowski is working from the bottom.
Driver wants to pass the guard but Pudzianowski is keeping the position.
Pudzianowski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Driver trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pudzianowski has control of Driver's left arm, preventing Driver from doing any damage.
Pudzianowski can't keep his opponent in guard - Driver advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Driver is trying to control the action in half guard but Pudzianowski is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pudzianowski is looking for a sweep. Driver is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Driver seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Driver working Pudzianowski over with strikes.
Pudzianowski is holding on to half guard well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Driver missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Driver trying to control the action but Pudzianowski is working from the bottom.
Driver throwing shots but Pudzianowski is blocking nicely.
Pudzianowski won't allow Driver to pass to mount.
Driver throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Driver trying to mount his opponent but Pudzianowski defends it.
Pudzianowski is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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. Driver connects with a nice short shot to Pudzianowski's temple.
Pudzianowski has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Driver is working away from the top position though.
Driver tries to pass to full mount but Pudzianowski defends it.
Pudzianowski trying to control here.
Driver looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Driver is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Driver thows a huge punch but Pudzianowski dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Driver not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Driver wants to pass to mount but Pudzianowski is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski controlling the position well.
Pudzianowski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pudzianowski has one foot on Driver's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Driver misses with an uppercut.
Pudzianowski misses the shot to the body.
Pudzianowski lands a nice looking body shot.
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!
Driver connects with a solid leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Driver throws a lazy right hand but Pudzianowski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pudzianowski slips under a jab.
Pudzianowski blocks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pile Driver dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pudzianowski checks a leg kick.
Pudzianowski swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pudzianowski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Driver slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Driver drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Driver landing with the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Driver accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pudzianowski trying to control the position here.
Driver looking to pass the guard.
Driver throwing strikes from guard but Pudzianowski blocks nicely.
Pudzianowski keeping moving, preventing Driver from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Driver throws a strike but Pudzianowski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pudzianowski preventing the sweep.
Pudzianowski wants to control from the top but Driver keeps moving.
Driver working a defensive guard here.
Pudzianowski not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Pile Driver overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Driver lands with a hook. Pudzianowski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Driver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Driver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pudzianowski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Driver does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pudzianowski throws a shot from downtown. Driver moves away and avoids it.
Driver scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pudzianowski in his tracks.
Pudzianowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Driver manages to avoid it.
Pudzianowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Driver moves away.
Pudzianowski misses with a body shot.
Darius Pudzianowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Driver has a takedown stuffed.
Pudzianowski throws a predictable looking body shot
and Driver counters with a thumping low kick.
Pudzianowski just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pudzianowski lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski slaps away a takedown attempt from Driver, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pudzianowski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pudzianowski paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Driver.
Pudzianowski clobbers Driver with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Driver wants to slow Pudzianowski down by chopping away at his legs.
Driver takes one on the button.
Driver goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pudzianowski wants to clinch.
Darius Pudzianowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pudzianowski ducks under a wild hook from Driver.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Driver takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pudzianowski misses with a wild body shot.
Driver slips a straight right by Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pudzianowski scores with the left hand. Driver knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pudzianowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pudzianowski scores with a hook to the body. Driver takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pudzianowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Driver swats away the attempt to clinch by Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Driver manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Driver misses with an uppercut.
Pudzianowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Darius Pudzianowski just about did enough to take it.
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.
Pudzianowski misses with a wild body shot.
Driver with a jab.
Driver lands a two punch combo.
A jab from Driver does it's job there.
Driver manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Pudzianowski on his heels. He'll look to pass Pudzianowski's guard now, I'm sure.
Driver with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pudzianowski looking for a sweep. Not yet Pudzianowski, not yet.
Driver in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Driver passes easily into side control. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Driver works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Driver throws a strike aimed at the side of Pudzianowski's head but Pudzianowski avoids it well.
Pudzianowski is looking to regain half guard here but Driver keeps moving and retains side control.
Pudzianowski is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pudzianowski is trying to control Driver's posture but Driver avoids it.
An elbow from Driver crashes against the mat.
Driver throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Pudzianowski works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Pudzianowski is trying to control but can't.
Driver seems to be looking for submissions.
Driver thows a huge punch but Pudzianowski dodges it nicely.
Pudzianowski is concentrating on defense, preventing Driver from advancing position.
Driver is nestled in close to Pudzianowski, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski is not content to let Driver control the position.
Pudzianowski is defending against the submission attempts here by Driver.
Driver is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pudzianowski doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Driver.
Pudzianowski is trying is best to control the position here.
Pudzianowski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Driver seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski is trying to control but can't.
Driver throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pudzianowski gets full guard.
Driver missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pudzianowski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pudzianowski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Driver postures up.
Driver won't allow Pudzianowski to sweep him here.
Pudzianowski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pudzianowski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Driver is controlling him.
Driver with a nice head shot there.
Driver is looking to advance position but Pudzianowski has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Driver is desperately trying to improve his position but Pudzianowski has a good base and remains in mount.
Driver manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Driver makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Driver.
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!
Driver is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Pudzianowski frees his head nicely. Oh but Driver has switched to an armbar! Pudzianowski is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Pile Driver!
Pile Driver retains his featherweight title!
Pile Driver took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Ivanovits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivanovits comes to the cage accompanied by The Odorants - This Night. Edwards has chosen Like a surgeon as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergei Ivanovits!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Blake Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Edwards.
Edwards throws out a loose jab but Ivanovits uses good head movement to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ivanovits.
It looks like Blake Edwards has been cut.
Edwards misses the body punch
and Ivanovits counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
Edwards looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ivanovits!
Edwards can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ivanovits is looking to escape.
Ivanovits regains half guard.
Edwards is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like Edwards might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Edwards looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ivanovits trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards trying to control the action but Ivanovits is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Blake Edwards was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Edwards digs a good body shot into Ivanovits's ribs.
Edwards misses with a hook. Ivanovits ducked under it nicely.
Edwards misses with a kick to the body
letting Ivanovits counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edwards uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ivanovits.
A low kick from Edwards is predictable there
letting Ivanovits counter with a right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ivanovits, right into the meat.
Ivanovits walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards lands a nice shot that snaps Ivanovits's head back.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ivanovits.
Edwards uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ivanovits has time to react.
Ivanovits with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edwards avoids the head kick by Ivanovits.
A solid body kick from Edwards.
A jab from Ivanovits misses.
Ivanovits slips under a jab.
Edwards takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A head kick by Ivanovits misses
and Edwards counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Edwards trying to control the position from guard on top but Ivanovits is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovits is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Edwards controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Edwards working some ground and pound from guard 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!
Edwards stopping the sweep attempt from Ivanovits.
Edwards trying to control the position from guard on top but Ivanovits is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 Sergei Ivanovits will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Blake Edwards's cut.
That's time! Ivanovits's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Edwards misses with a low kick as Ivanovits jumps back.
Edwards scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ivanovits doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice body punch from Edwards.
Edwards staying out of range there.
Edwards bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Edwards keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ivanovits.
Ivanovits connects with a crisp jab.
Ivanovits showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Edwards.
Edwards fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanovits avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Edwards.
Nice uppercut lands for Ivanovits. That snapped Edwards's head back.
Ivanovits looks to score with a jab to the body but Edwards is just out of range.
Ivanovits is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice jab there from Edwards.
No joy there for Ivanovits, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blake Edwards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edwards scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ivanovits doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Edwards.
Edwards scores with a spinning back kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards shoots in for a takedown but Ivanovits shows good takedown defense.
Edwards misses with a kick to the body.
Edwards chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ivanovits can pounce on him.
Edwards ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Edwards throws a chopping leg kick but Ivanovits manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ivanovits on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ivanovits throws a hook but Edwards avoids it easily.
Ivanovits scores with a jab to the body.
Edwards fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Edwards drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That has opened up Blake Edwards's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards misses the shot to the body.
Ivanovits uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Edwards.
Edwards throws a leg kick which misses Ivanovits's front leg but catches the back leg as Ivanovits tries to avoid it.
Edwards throws a lazy body kick
and Ivanovits makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Edwards scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Edwards shoots in looking for a takedown. Ivanovits tries to sprawl out of it but Edwards keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ivanovits manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sergei Ivanovits has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blake Edwards.
Ivanovits looks to land a left hand but Edwards moved out of range nicely.
Nice shot lands for Ivanovits.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovits waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Edwards.
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!
A decent looking cross lands there for Ivanovits.
Edwards lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ivanovits moves in looking to clinch but Edwards pushes him off.
Ivanovits connects with a body shot that sends Edwards's belly button to the back.
Sergei Ivanovits is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ivanovits throws the left hand but Edwards avoids the punch easily.
Edwards jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ivanovits misses with an attempted mid kick.
Edwards fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ivanovits on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Blake Edwards will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Blake Edwards's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ivanovits tried to score with a low kick but Edwards checks it.
Ivanovits is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Edwards swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Edwards pushes Ivanovits up against the cage in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Edwards.
Edwards tries for a takedown but Ivanovits manages to get underhooks.
Ivanovits misses with the head strike.
Ivanovits throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ivanovits avoids the elbow strike from Edwards, against the cage.
Edwards tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Edwards can't find room to land a body shot as Ivanovits controls the action.
Edwards has Ivanovits pressed against the cage.
Ivanovits pushes off an throws an elbow but Edwards leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards stalling in the clinch but Ivanovits improves position.
Ivanovits managing to block the knees to the body from Edwards.
Edwards lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Edwards prevents a body shot from Ivanovits.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ivanovits lands with a light punch inside.
Ivanovits lands an elbow inside.
A head punch on the inside from Edwards fails to land.
Edwards misses with a body punch.
Ivanovits misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ivanovits throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ivanovits blocks a body shot from Edwards.
Ivanovits prevents a body shot from Edwards.
Ivanovits throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ivanovits misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovits working aggressively here.
Edwards wants to stall.
Edwards throws an elbow but it misses.
Edwards blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ivanovits.
The cut above Blake Edwards's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Edwards misses with an elbow over the top.
Edwards throws a punch but it's blocked by Ivanovits.
Ivanovits lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ivanovits misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ivanovits.
Edwards is working Ivanovits over against the cage.
Ivanovits blocks a body shot from Edwards.
Ivanovits blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovits tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Edwards's elbow.
Ivanovits on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ivanovits lands with a light punch inside.
Ivanovits escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Edwards throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Edwards throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Edwards ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ivanovits moves away.
Edwards throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ivanovits counters with an inside leg kick.
Edwards takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ivanovits lands a left and a right that send Edwards crashing to the mat, dazed. Ivanovits thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Blake Edwards's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Blake Edwards's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sergei Ivanovits!
Sergei Ivanovits retains his heavyweight title!
Sergei Ivanovits thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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