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QFC Tournament 141 Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Chong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cezar Sztyca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chong comes to the cage accompanied by Hunt You Down. 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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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommy Chong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cezar Sztyca!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sztyca shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chong as he avoids it easily.
Chong tries for a takedown but Sztyca circles away easily
and Sztyca counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Chong is looking for a sweep. Sztyca is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sztyca wants to stand but Chong has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chong wants to get back to full guard.
Chong is working hard here to advance position.
Sztyca wants to free his trapped foot but Chong is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Chong looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sztyca seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chong does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Chong is looking to control Sztyca's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chong avoid being mounted?
Chong is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sztyca tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Chong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sztyca is just content to waste time from the top position. Chong takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Chong looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sztyca trying to control the position from guard on top but Chong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sztyca is looking to stand up but Chong won't let him.
Sztyca tries to free his leg and advance position but Chong is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Chong holds on and takes a little breather.
Chong not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
No luck for Sztyca with that takedown attempt.
Sztyca with a lazy takedown attempt
and Chong counters with a left and a right that stings Sztyca.
Tommy Chong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cezar Sztyca.
Chong has Sztyca up against the cage in a clinch.
Sztyca has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Chong clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Sztyca is trying to control but Chong is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sztyca working Chong over with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Chong holds of for dear life.
Sztyca avoids the attempt from Chong to control.
Sztyca scoring with strikes but Chong is staying in there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sztyca tries to stand up but Chong grabs his leg and drags him down! Chong is now on top, in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cezar Sztyca dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Chong shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sztyca defends it nicely.
Chong is looking to clinch but Sztyca is avoiding it.
Chong throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sztyca's waist but Sztyca gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chong off to one side.
Tommy Chong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sztyca looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sztyca trying to control from half guard but Chong is working away.
Chong trying to control here.
Sztyca takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Cezar Sztyca was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Sztyca scores with a takedown into Chong's guard.
Chong trying to keep a closed guard but Sztyca is proving a slippery customer.
Chong has his foot on Sztyca's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sztyca works his way back into a safe position though.
Chong has a closed guard, preventing Sztyca from standing up.
Sztyca controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chong managing to control the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sztyca would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Cezar Sztyca has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Chong is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sztyca sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Chong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Chong or perhaps it was just good defense by Sztyca which made him look bad.
Chong looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sztyca is fending him off so far but Chong persists. Nope, Sztyca circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sztyca shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Chong napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sztyca throws an elbow but Chong slips to the side and avoids it well.
Sztyca goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Chong has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Sztyca but great work by Chong.
Sztyca is trying to get back to his feet.
Chong is trying to get an arm triangle but Sztyca is defending well.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sztyca stops Chong from passing to mount.
Sztyca is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Chong off and has taken his back!
Sztyca is not going to allow Chong to sit and survive in this position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sztyca scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Chong is looking for a way out.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sztyca looking for the choke but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cezar Sztyca showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sztyca scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Cezar Sztyca has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chong is trying to get back to half guard.
Sztyca throwing strikes but Chong manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Chong trying to control the position but Sztyca is working away.
Chong wants to control for a moment but Sztyca uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Chong looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sztyca wants to improve his position but Chong is controlling well.
Sztyca is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Chong stalling away here and it's allowed Sztyca to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Sztyca trying to keep a closed guard but Chong is proving a slippery customer.
Sztyca keeping moving, preventing Chong from controlling successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Chong looking to pass the guard.
Chong drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chong jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chong drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Sztyca dives on top into guard.
Sztyca really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chong. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sztyca wants to control from the top but Chong keeps moving.
Sztyca is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Chong bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sztyca's guard.
Sztyca trying to keep a closed guard but Chong is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chong trying to control but Sztyca is working from the bottom.
Chong passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Chong goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Sztyca rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Chong's guard! Nice work there by Sztyca!
Sztyca trying to move into half guard but instead Chong has managed to sweep!
Sztyca is looking to stand up but Chong isn't so interested in that idea.
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 Tommy Chong.
I think Sztyca 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 for Cezar Sztyca!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Cezar Sztyca!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Cezar Sztyca!
Cezar Sztyca wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tamao Serizawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Royce Gracie will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tamao Serizawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Royce Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Serizawa counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gracie 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.
Serizawa wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie has his foot on Serizawa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Serizawa works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Serizawa has passed into side control.
Serizawa taking a breather here.
Gracie is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Serizawa off and has taken his back!
Serizawa tries to break free.
Gracie tightening his grip on Serizawa, looking for the choke.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Serizawa breaks Gracie's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Serizawa sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Serizawa tries to pass.
Serizawa stays in close to Gracie's body and controls the position.
Serizawa looking to pass the guard.
Tamao Serizawa has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Serizawa counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Serizawa stacks Gracie on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Serizawa!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
Serizawa is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie is looking to reverse the position.
Serizawa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gracie tries to improve position but can't.
Gracie is being controlled here.
Gracie is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Serizawa off and has taken his back!
Serizawa rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Gracie is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Serizawa is just riding it out for now. Gracie eventually gives up the hold.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but Serizawa is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serizawa moves into full guard.
Serizawa working for a triangle but Gracie defends it easily.
Gracie must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Serizawa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Serizawa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie drops back looking for a leg! Serizawa is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Serizawa manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into Serizawa's guard.
Gracie drops back, looking for a kneebar! Serizawa looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Serizawa looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Serizawa!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Serizawa tries for a kimura but Gracie is defending well.
Serizawa tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Serizawa has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Serizawa is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Gracie's shoulder. That is not cool.
Gracie tries to buck Serizawa off but Serizawa is having none of it.
Serizawa advances nicely into full mount.
Serizawa takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie has given up his back. Will we see Serizawa going for some submissions?
Gracie is really stuck here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tamao Serizawa dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gracie misses with a takedown
and Serizawa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Serizawa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gracie goes for a takedown attempt but Serizawa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Serizawa counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Serizawa.
Tamao Serizawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royce Gracie.
Serizawa is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Serizawa is stalling here.
Gracie is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Serizawa is defending well.
Serizawa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie moves out of range of the leg kick from Serizawa.
Serizawa throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gracie gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Serizawa pushes down on Gracie's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Serizawa passes to side control.
Gracie is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Serizawa off and has taken his back!
Serizawa rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Serizawa slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Serizawa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Serizawa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Serizawa has control of Gracie's left arm, preventing Gracie from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Serizawa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Serizawa looking for a guillotine here but Gracie defends easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Serizawa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serizawa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Serizawa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gracie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Serizawa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gracie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gracie got a little sloppy there for a moment and Serizawa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gracie has managed to get both his arms back between Serizawa's legs - danger averted.
Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gracie has gone for a leg lock! Serizawa slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gracie's guard.
Serizawa sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Serizawa works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gracie is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Serizawa jumps into side control!
Serizawa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Gracie tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Serizawa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Serizawa controls the position.
Gracie manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Serizawa is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie wants to free his trapped foot but Serizawa is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tamao Serizawa dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Serizawa looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Serizawa trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Serizawa content to control rather than advance.
Serizawa tries to pass to full mount but Gracie defends it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tamao Serizawa.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Serizawa counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gracie!
Gracie working to try and regain half guard.
Serizawa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie regains half guard.
Serizawa controlling the pace.
Serizawa prevents Gracie from improving his position.
Serizawa passes to full mount!
Serizawa is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Serizawa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tamao Serizawa!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Dietrich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Looney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Ken Dietrich has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ken Dietrich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, George Looney!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dietrich misses the jab.
Looney shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dietrich sprawls well. Dietrich wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Looney gets slowly back to his feet.
Dietrich swings for the body but Looney moves out of range.
Dietrich scores with a crisp jab that stopped Looney in his tracks.
Dietrich misses with a straight left.
Dietrich scores with a shot to the body.
Dietrich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dietrich slaps away a takedown attempt from Looney, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ken Dietrich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dietrich keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ken Dietrich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Looney.
Looney fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dietrich avoids it really well and circles away.
Looney takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Looney closes the distance and clinches up with Dietrich, looking for a takedown. Looney pushes Dietrich against the cage but Dietrich circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Looney shoots in for a double leg but Dietrich sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dietrich thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Looney looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Looney shoots in and drives through. Dietrich sprawls well.
Dietrich works Looney's body with a nice hook.
Dietrich cracks a nice hook into Looney's ribs.
Dietrich scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Looney doesn't seem bothered though.
Looney closes the distance and clinches up with Dietrich, looking for a takedown. Looney pushes Dietrich against the cage but Dietrich circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Looney looks winded!
Looney shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dietrich defends it nicely.
Dietrich just misses with a punch to the body.
Dietrich lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dietrich scores with a hook to the body. Looney takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dietrich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dietrich jabs Looney right on the nose. Looney blinks but takes it well.
Dietrich lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd cheers as Dietrich lands an impressive looking overhand right. Looney doesn't seem phased though.
Dietrich connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Looney momentarily.
Looney is trying desperately to land a takedown but Dietrich is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Looney.
Dietrich misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Looney is defended easily by Dietrich.
Looney has a takedown stuffed.
A cross from Dietrich lands.
Dietrich scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dietrich throws a shot to the body.
Dietrich misses with a looping right.
Dietrich works Looney's body with a nice hook.
Dietrich throws out a powerful jab.
Dietrich connects with a single shot there.
Looney takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dietrich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Looney.
Dietrich fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Looney shoots in looking for a takedown. Dietrich tries to sprawl out of it but Looney keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dietrich manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dietrich lands with an overhand left.
Dietrich jabs Looney right on the nose. Looney blinks but takes it well.
Dietrich lands with a nice body punch.
Looney shoots in for a double leg but Dietrich sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Looney blocks a jab.
Horrible takedown by Looney or perhaps it was just good defense by Dietrich which made him look bad.
Dietrich goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dietrich fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Looney on the side of the head.
Dietrich lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Looney at a distance.
Dietrich cracks Looney with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dietrich scores with a jab to the head.
Dietrich ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Looney shoots in for a double leg but Dietrich sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Looney fails with the takedown.
Dietrich clobbers Looney with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dietrich is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dietrich looks to score with a jab to the body but Looney is just out of range.
Dietrich looks to land a right hand but Looney moved out of range.
Ken Dietrich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Looney avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Looney gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A shot to the liver by Dietrich. Beautiful body shot.
Looney tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dietrich swivels and escapes.
Looney takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dietrich connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Looney's hands.
Looney takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Looney has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dietrich throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Looney shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Dietrich dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Donk. Dietrich catches Looney right on the button with a cross.
Looney throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dietrich's waist but Dietrich gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Looney off to one side.
Dietrich connects with a crisp jab.
Dietrich lands with a nice body punch.
Dietrich could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Dietrich lands a lovely overhand right.
Looney shoots in looking for a takedown. Dietrich tries to sprawl out of it but Looney keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dietrich manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dietrich jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dietrich throws a body punch but Looney moves out of range.
Dietrich looks to score with a jab to the body but Looney is just out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Looney is defended easily by Dietrich.
Ken Dietrich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Looney.
Dietrich looks to land a right hand but Looney moved out of range.
Looney is breathing heavily.
Dietrich swings for the body but Looney moves out of range.
Dietrich sizes up Looney with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Looney moves out of range as Dietrich strikes.
Looney is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dietrich sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
George Looney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dietrich. Looney does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dietrich connects with a good right hand that stumbles Looney. Looney circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Looney shoots for a takedown but Dietrich saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dietrich throws a good cross that connects.
Looney takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dietrich jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dietrich digs a good body shot into Looney's ribs.
Looney shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dietrich pinned against the cage. Dietrich gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Looney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dietrich.
Dietrich lands a jab.
Looney fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dietrich avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dietrich with a nice cross.
Dietrich digs a good hook to Looney's body.
Dietrich stalks Looney and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Looney's face. Looney staggers backwards, shaken.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Looney looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dietrich is fending him off so far but Looney persists. Nope, Dietrich circles away and we're back to standing.
Dietrich misses with a two punch combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dietrich.
Dietrich misses with an uppercut. Looney saw that one coming.
Dietrich misses with a straight right.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dietrich cracks Looney with an open hand slap.
Dietrich cracks Looney with a right hand to the side of the head.
Looney walks into a jab.
Looney drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Looney prevents Dietrich from getting back to his feet.
Looney trying to control but Dietrich is working from the bottom.
Looney in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Looney not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. George Looney wasn't active enough on the ground.
Looney fails with a takedown attempt.
Looney fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dietrich with a jab.
Looney shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dietrich as he jumps to the side.
Dietrich moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dietrich fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A big left from Dietrich misses.
Dietrich misses with a straight left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Looney bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Looney feints and as Dietrich raises his hands in defense, Looney changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dietrich can't keep his opponent in guard - Looney advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Dietrich dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
No luck for Looney with that takedown attempt.
Looney uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dietrich.
Dietrich thows a body shot but no joy.
Ken Dietrich is winning the standup battle so far.
Looney slips under a jab.
Looney avoids the body shot from Dietrich.
Looney keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dietrich.
Dietrich defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Looney.
Dietrich keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Looney gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dietrich is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dietrich is working hard here to advance position.
Looney not doing much here.
Looney trying to control the action but Dietrich is working from the bottom.
Looney wants to free his trapped foot but Dietrich is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Looney has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Looney breaks from Dietrich's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Looney working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dietrich is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Dietrich might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Looney raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Looney is landing with some decent strikes but Dietrich is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
BOOM! Looney connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dietrich takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Looney's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Looney!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ula Cleo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Lister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ula Cleo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to David Lister's chin.
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ula Cleo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Lister!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lister tries to clinch up.
Cleo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lister as he jumps to the side.
Cleo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lister to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lister trying to control but Cleo is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. David Lister wasn't active enough on the ground.
Cleo shoots in for a takedown but Lister shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lister changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cleo tries to avoid it but Lister manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cleo to the ground. Cleo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lister. Cleo shrugs it off though.
Lister connects with an inside leg kick.
Lister wants to clinch up but Cleo keeps it at a distance.
Cleo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ula Cleo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cleo is breathing heavily.
Lister lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lister lands a body shot.
Lister lands a big head kick that sends Cleo tumbling to the mat! Lister takes a step backwards and waves Cleo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Cleo is rocked!
It looks like Ula Cleo has been cut.
Lister is looking for a takedown. Wow, that's a brutal slam - Cleo is in big trouble! Lister is landing strikes from the mount and this one is all over! The ref jumps in to save a confused looking Cleo. Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). David Lister!
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