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Vicious Challengers 8 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adam Ash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gudo Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gudo Gray will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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165 lbs
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163 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Ash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gudo Gray!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnem�ki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ash closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ash lands in his opponent's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gray pulls Ash in close to prevent any damage.
Gray is trying to control the position but Ash postures up.
Ash postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gray keeping full guard, as Ash tries to pass.
Ash distracts Gray with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ash throwing strikes from guard but Gray blocks nicely.
Ash sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ash stands up over Gray, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray wants to get back to his feet but Ash is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gray preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ash wants to control from the top but Gray keeps moving.
Ash throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gray works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ash won't allow Gray to sweep him here.
Ash tries to free his leg and advance position but Gray is retaining full guard.
Ash lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gray can't keep his opponent in guard - Ash advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ash takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gray looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ash wants to control but Gray is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray wants to control but Ash is keeping busy.
Gray holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Ash is pressing down on Gray's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gray is holding on for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ash moves into the clinch.
Gray tries to land knees in the clinch but Ash avoids the damage to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gray trying to stall but Ash improves his position.
Ash breaks the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ash is defended easily by Gray.
Gray is looking to clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gray looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ash closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Gray's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ash works over Gray with some ground and pound from guard.
Ash won't allow Gray to get back to his feet.
Ash trying to control the position from guard on top but Gray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ash trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gray trying to control the position.
Ash with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ash postures up and lands a big shot to Gray's brow.
Ash trying to control but Gray is working from the bottom.
Ash has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gray trying to keep a closed guard but Ash is proving a slippery customer.
Gray keeping moving, preventing Ash from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ash fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gray to the ground. Ash is now in Gray's guard.
Ash wants to pass the guard but Gray is keeping the position.
Ash throwing strikes but missing.
Gray looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ash is one step ahead there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ash won't allow Gray to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ash is looking to work some ground and pound but Gray has wrist control.
Ash prevents Gray from getting back to his feet.
Ash passes Gray's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Ash dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gray tries to sprawl but Ash drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ash not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ash wants to take a breather but Gray is having none of it.
Gray regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ash.
Gray tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ash looking to pass the guard.
Gray utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ash lands a couple of elbows.
Gray throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Gray wants to sweep here but Ash controlling him for the moment.
Gray is looking to stand up but Ash isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ash passes Gray's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ash is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ash is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gray doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ash.
Ash is thwarting Gray's attempts to control the position.
Ash performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray wants to control but Ash is keeping busy.
Ash is stalling here. Gray is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Ash seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Gray has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Ash gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ash makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ash.
Ash lands an upkick as Gray stands over him.
Gray throws a big elbow that misses.
Ash tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ash is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Adam Ash overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ash is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ash looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ash throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Gray stands up from Ash's guard - Gray perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ash tries for a takedown but Gray sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ash keeps the fight on the outside.
Adam Ash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gray avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gray looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ash fails with the takedown.
Gray is looking to clinch.
Ash scores with a takedown into Gray's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray wants to stand but Ash is controlling the position.
Ash throws a big elbow that misses.
Ash stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gray swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gray looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ash is one step ahead there.
Ash stays in close to Gray's body and controls the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ash looking to pass the guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Ash dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Ash swats away the attempt to clinch by Gray.
Gray fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gray wants to clinch.
Ash shoots in looking for a takedown but Gray manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ash's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gray shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ash sprawls well. Ash wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gray gets slowly back to his feet.
Ash moves into the clinch.
Gray utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ash turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Gray sneaks back into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray trying to hold on to Ash's head to control him but Ash postures up.
Ash is keen to just control but Gray is a slippery customer.
Ash is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gray wants to get back to his feet.
Ash wants to take a breather but Gray is having none of it.
Gray trying to control from the bottom.
Ash scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gray is looking to control Ash's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gray avoid being mounted?
Gray takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ash is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ash winds up and cracks Gray with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ash wants to work for an arm triangle but Gray is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ash throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gray wants to sweep but Ash has passed to side control!
Gray prevents Ash from moving into mount.
Ash misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Ash scoring with punches and elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ash trying to control the action but Gray is working from the bottom.
Gray sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ash takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ash is working for a kimura but Gray is defending it quite comfortably.
Ash seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ash thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ash not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gray is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Ash.
Ash missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gray manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gray avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gray keeping moving, preventing Ash from controlling successfully.
Ash stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gray swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ash is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gudo Gray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ash content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ash stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gray swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Adam Ash is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ash engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Ash showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ash, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnem�ki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Ash!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yenker Rian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yenker Rian has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
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141 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rashad Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yenker Rian!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Rian shows good takedown defense.
Rian shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Johnson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rian.
Rian stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.
Rian tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rian throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
Rian throwing strikes but missing.
Rian lands a couple of elbows.
Rian chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rian trying to stand up but can't free himself from Johnson's guard.
Johnson has his foot on Rian's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rian works his way back into a safe position though.
Johnson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rian is aware though and is defending well.
Johnson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rian wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Rian throws a sloppy strike and Johnson has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Rian is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Johnson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rashad Johnson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Todd Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian Demaestri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Todd Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Julian Demaestri!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demaestri throws a head kick but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes moves into range and clinches up with Demaestri.
Barnes pulls guard successfully.
Demaestri thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Demaestri passes into half guard.
Barnes looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Demaestri is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Barnes missing with punches from the bottom.
Demaestri is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes gets back to full guard.
Barnes has Demaestri pulled in close to control his posture.
Demaestri postures up.
Demaestri missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Barnes is trying to keep Demaestri in close.
Demaestri 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.
Demaestri looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes keeping full guard, as Demaestri tries to pass.
Demaestri 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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Barnes keeping moving, preventing Demaestri from controlling successfully.
Demaestri is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Barnes is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Barnes has escaped and now he's on top!
Barnes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Demaestri swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes trying to control the position from guard on top but Demaestri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Demaestri on the ground.
Demaestri is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Barnes is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We're going to have a standup here because Todd Barnes wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Barnes clinches up with Demaestri and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes has hold of one of Demaestri's legs. Demaestri is fighting the takedown attempt but Barnes gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Barnes is sitting in close to Demaestri's body. Demaestri has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Barnes is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Barnes is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Demaestri.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Julian Demaestri!
Julian Demaestri tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Don Juliano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Epeli Nailatikau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nailatikau comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Number of the Bollywood kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Epeli Nailatikau is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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146 lbs
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154 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Don Juliano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Epeli Nailatikau!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnem�ki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juliano slips under a jab from Nailatikau.
Nailatikau jabs Juliano to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Epeli Nailatikau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Juliano shoots in and drives through. Nailatikau sprawls well.
Juliano takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nailatikau lands an overhand right.
Nailatikau jabs Juliano to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Juliano shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Juliano showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Juliano is looking for a kimura here.
Nailatikau trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juliano working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Nailatikau's thigh. Nailatikau counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Nailatikau can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Juliano controls the pace.
Juliano trying to control the position from guard on top but Nailatikau is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Juliano is really struggling to control Nailatikau but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Juliano pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nailatikau is keeping the position for now.
Juliano stopping the sweep attempt from Nailatikau.
Juliano sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Don Juliano.
Juliano throws a jab when Nailatikau was well out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Nailatikau as Juliano shoots in.
Nailatikau stuffs the takedown attempt from Juliano. Juliano gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Juliano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Juliano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Juliano staying out of range there.
Nailatikau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Juliano manages to avoid it.
Juliano shoots for a double leg takedown but Nailatikau sprawls well. He's pushed Juliano's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nailatikau misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nailatikau cracks Juliano with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Juliano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nailatikau fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nailatikau avoids the body shot from Juliano.
Juliano avoids the body shot from Nailatikau.
Juliano has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nailatikau.
Nailatikau throws a shot to the body.
Juliano tries to close the distance and clinch but Nailatikau swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nailatikau.
Nailatikau digs a good body shot into Juliano's ribs.
Nailatikau moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nailatikau scores with a hook.
Juliano shoots and misses
and Nailatikau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Juliano needs to keep his hands up - Nailatikau had a free shot at his head there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Juliano takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nailatikau throws a sloppy head kick and Juliano moves out of range easily.
Nailatikau lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nailatikau connects with the punch.
Nailatikau lands a glancing blow to the side of Juliano's head.
Juliano avoids the head kick by Nailatikau.
A head kick misses from Nailatikau.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nailatikau.
Good shot there by Nailatikau.
Juliano takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A big left from Nailatikau misses.
Nailatikau cracks Juliano with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Juliano shoots in and drives through. Nailatikau sprawls well.
Juliano takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nailatikau lands a head kick. Juliano smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Juliano is rocked!
Nailatikau knocks out Juliano with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Nailatikau before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Nailatikau picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Epeli Nailatikau!
Epeli Nailatikau gave a mention to KAISER in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Frolov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gracie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kottonmouth Kings presents: Richter - Lets Go. The crowd seem to be enjoying Frolov's choice of entrance music: Manowar - Holy War. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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142 lbs
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136 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carlos Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Victor Frolov!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Frolov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gracie slips under a jab from Frolov.
A big right from Frolov misses.
Gracie misses with a takedown
and Frolov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gracie won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is letting Frolov control him for a moment.
Frolov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gracie is not content to let Frolov control the position.
Frolov taking a breather here.
Gracie tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Frolov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frolov creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frolov tries for a kimura but Gracie is defending well.
Gracie gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Frolov pulls his head out easily.
Frolov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gracie sees it coming and defends easily.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Frolov pulls his head out easily.
Frolov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Frolov there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Gracie really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Frolov controlling the action here.
Frolov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Frolov sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Frolov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gracie has managed to free his arm - good work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frolov stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frolov is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.
Frolov is pressing down on Gracie's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gracie is holding on for now.
Frolov throwing shots but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.
Frolov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Frolov trying to control from half guard but Gracie is working away.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Frolov passes to full mount!
Frolov dominating with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frolov is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Gracie to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Gracie shrugs it off.
Gracie takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Frolov trying to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Gracie regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frolov wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Frolov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Frolov wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Frolov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Frolov misses the shot to the body.
Frolov connects with a right hand. Gracie shakes it off.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Frolov circles away easily
letting Frolov counter with a right hand.
Frolov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Frolov counters with a straight right hand.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Frolov circles away easily
so Frolov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie has an active guard here but Frolov has managed to pass into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Frolov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Frolov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gracie has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Frolov is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Gracie is looking to improve his position but Frolov isn't that keen on the idea.
Frolov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Frolov looking to finish Gracie with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gracie!
Frolov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Frolov working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to improve his position but Frolov isn't that keen on the idea.
Frolov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gracie manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Frolov wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Frolov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frolov drops an elbow to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Frolov controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Frolov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Frolov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Frolov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Victor Frolov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Frolov.
Frolov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gracie isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Frolov 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 Frolov!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frolov tries for a kimura but Gracie is defending well.
Gracie is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Gracie is pressing down on Frolov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gracie has momentary wrist control but Frolov slips an elbow through the middle.
Frolov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Frolov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gracie's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Frolov trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Frolov has passed into half guard!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Frolov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Frolov counters with a nice uppercut.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and Frolov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Frolov content to control rather than advance.
Frolov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gracie defends it well.
Frolov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie has a hand on Frolov's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Frolov takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frolov is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Gracie is surviving well by controlling Frolov's body position as best he can.
Frolov controlling from mount.
Frolov tries to control but Gracie wriggling away.
Gracie is looking to get to half guard.
Frolov looking to secure an arm triangle but Gracie defends it well.
Gracie is desperately trying to improve his position but Frolov has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Frolov.
Frolov tries to control but Gracie wriggling away.
Frolov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Frolov wants to control the pace but Gracie is squirming around nicely.
Frolov landing strikes from the mount and Gracie is in trouble!
Gracie is bucking up trying to escape but Frolov cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frolov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gracie taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frolov prevents Gracie from getting the reversal.
Frolov punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frolov looking to finish Gracie with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gracie!
Frolov landing punches.
Frolov controlling the pace for now.
Frolov raining down hammerfists from mount.
Carlos Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie is working to get back to half guard.
Frolov cracks Gracie with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gracie is working to get back to half guard.
Frolov controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is desperately trying to improve his position but Frolov has a good base and remains in mount.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
Victor Frolov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Frolov controlling his opponent.
Gracie sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Victor Frolov has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Frolov throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frolov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Frolov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Frolov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Frolov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Igor Nabokov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clive Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nabokov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sparks - The Who. Allen has chosen The World's Greatest as his entrance music. Igor Nabokov has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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23
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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19
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Igor Nabokov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Clive Allen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa J�rvil�inen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen throws a series of punches but Nabokov avoids them all with ease.
Nabokov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Allen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Igor Nabokov has been cut.
Allen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nabokov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nabokov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Allen wants to clinch but Nabokov slips to the side
and Nabokov counters with an inside leg kick.
Allen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Clive Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nabokov ducks right into an uppercut from Allen.
Nabokov dodges the punch combination from Allen.
Allen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Allen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Allen works his way into full mount!
Allen can't control as he wanted to and Nabokov manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Allen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Allen is trying to control. Nabokov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nabokov gets back to full guard.
Nabokov keeping moving, preventing Allen from controlling successfully.
Allen looking to sit in guard and control but Nabokov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nabokov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Allen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nabokov is controlling him.
Nabokov wants to control from the top but Allen keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nabokov passes Allen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Nabokov tries to pass to full mount but Allen defends it.
Allen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nabokov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nabokov is working for an americana but Allen has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Nabokov was thinking about the submission.
Nabokov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nabokov stopping the sweep attempt from Allen.
Nabokov drops back, looking for a kneebar! Allen looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Allen looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Allen!
Allen throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Nabokov works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Nabokov tries to roll over but Allen keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nabokov trying to control but Allen postures up.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Clive Allen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Igor Nabokov's cut.
That's time! Nabokov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Allen tries to clinch but Nabokov moves out of range.
Allen tries to clinch but Nabokov moves away
and Nabokov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Allen won't be happy with that.
Allen prevents Nabokov from moving into mount.
An elbow from Nabokov crashes against the mat.
Allen is trying to control Nabokov's posture but Nabokov avoids it.
Nabokov misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Allen is looking for a sweep.
Nabokov advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nabokov jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle�. Ooooh, that looks tight� Allen is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Allen and Nabokov has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
An elbow from Nabokov crashes against the mat.
Nabokov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Nabokov tries to advance to mount but Allen denies him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Nabokov.
Allen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Igor Nabokov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Allen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nabokov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Allen is trying to control Nabokov's posture but Nabokov avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nabokov tries to advance to mount but Allen denies him.
Nabokov sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Allen is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Allen avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Nabokov.
Allen struggling a bit here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Allen can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen is looking to regain half guard here but Nabokov keeps moving and retains side control.
Nabokov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Allen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sloppy strikes there by Nabokov.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nabokov has knee on belly momentarily but Allen bucks him off and regains half guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Nabokov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Igor Nabokov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Allen. No joy for Nabokov on that attempt.
Nabokov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Allen circles away quickly and effectively.
Allen moves in looking to clinch but Nabokov pushes him off.
Allen tries to clinch but Nabokov moves away
and Nabokov counters with a three punch combo that has Allen backing up. Allen nods at Nabokov to acknowledge the strikes.
Allen tries to clinch up but Nabokov circles away and keeps his distance.
Allen shoots in and drives through. Nabokov sprawls well.
Nabokov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nabokov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Allen fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nabokov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Allen is trying to defend but Nabokov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Nabokov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Nabokov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nabokov wants to pass the guard but Allen is defending well.
Allen pushes Nabokov off looking to stand but Nabokov dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nabokov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Allen regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Nabokov.
Nabokov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Allen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Allen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nabokov is controlling him.
Nabokov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nabokov trying to control but Allen is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Allen kicks Nabokov off and gets to his feet.
Allen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nabokov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Allen wants to clinch.
Allen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nabokov staying out of range there.
Nabokov moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nabokov jumps guard but Allen stands there with Nabokov around his waist. Nabokov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Allen tries to land knees in the clinch but Nabokov avoids the damage to the body.
Allen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nabokov.
Nabokov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Allen struggles to land a body shot inside as Nabokov controls his hands.
Allen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nabokov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nabokov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Allen wants to clinch.
Nabokov closes the distance and clinches up with Allen, looking for a takedown. Nabokov pushes Allen against the cage but Allen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Nabokov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Allen wants to clinch
and Nabokov counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Allen!
And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Nabokov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nabokov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Roosa J�rvil�inen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Nabokov!
During a confident post fight interview, Igor Nabokov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luca Tse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Duncan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tse comes to the cage accompanied by Clutch - Big News I . Cody Duncan will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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155 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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164 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
Very quick |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luca Tse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cody Duncan!
The judges for this bout are Roosa J�rvil�inen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnem�ki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tse instigates a clinch.
Duncan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Duncan is trying to pull guard but Tse has him pressed against the cage.
Duncan fails to pull guard.
Luca Tse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cody Duncan.
Duncan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tse stalling the fight.
Duncan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Tse misses the target.
Tse throws a front kick aimed at Duncan's knee but Duncan avoids it well.
Duncan lands with a nice combination. Tse backs away looking to recover.
Duncan throws a hook but Tse avoids it easily.
Tse throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Duncan.
Tse lands with a kick to the temple. Duncan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duncan lands a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duncan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tse lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Duncan misses with a few strikes there.
Tse moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tse drops Duncan with a naaaaasty hook - Duncan is in real trouble here! Tse dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luca Tse!
Luca Tse seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Millo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rami Kottari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Millo comes to the cage accompanied by Gojira, Oroborus. Fedor Millo has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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21
220 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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27
255 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fedor Millo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rami Kottari!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnem�ki, Marco Blurstr�m and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Millo.
A left and a right from Millo both land. Nice combination.
Kottari gets the takedown into side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kottari landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Millo is trying to escape the position but Kottari is controlling the position.
Millo is looking for a sweep.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Kottari wants to control but Millo is keeping him busy.
Kottari prevents Millo from escaping the position.
Kottari scoring with punches from side control.
Millo is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kottari connects with a decent elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kottari 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 Millo's shoulder. That is not cool.
Kottari looks up at the clock and then as Millo takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kottari smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kottari scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Millo to see if he's OK.
Kottari grinds an elbow into Millo's temple.
Kottari wants to lay and pray for a moment but Millo keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millo is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Millo is trying to improve his position.
Millo is not content to let Kottari control the position.
Kottari working the head and body with strikes.
Kottari is chipping away with strikes.
Kottari has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Millo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Millo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Millo flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Kottari looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kottari cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Millo is rocked!
It looks like Fedor Millo has been cut.
Kottari postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Millo is out cold - huge knockout for Kottari!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rami Kottari!
Rami Kottari thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Umbra Uxxarest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justice's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Blackalicious / Sky Is Falling . The key to victory for Johnny Justice has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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180 lbs
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185 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Justice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Umbra Uxxarest!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justice lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Uxxarest at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Justice. Those never looked like landing.
Uxxarest takes a swing at Justice's ribcage but misses.
Justice looks to score with a jab to the body but Uxxarest is just out of range.
Justice misses with an uppercut. Uxxarest saw that one coming.
Justice misses with a body shot.
Justice clobbers Uxxarest with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Umbra Uxxarest seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uxxarest throws a lazy right hand but Justice sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Justice slips a jab from Uxxarest.
Uxxarest lands the left hand.
Justice cracks the inside of Uxxarest's front leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uxxarest doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Justice throws a lazy right hand but Uxxarest sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Justice throws a hook to the side of Uxxarest's head but Uxxarest sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Uxxarest misses with a shot to the body
enabling Justice to counter with a crisp jab.
Justice throws a series of punches but Uxxarest avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uxxarest misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Justice.
Justice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Uxxarest moves away.
Uxxarest misses with a shot to the body
and Justice counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Uxxarest fails in his attempt to clinch.
Justice misses with an uppercut.
Justice avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Uxxarest is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Justice.
Justice slips a straight right by Uxxarest.
Justice keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Uxxarest.
Uxxarest fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Justice manages to avoid it.
Uxxarest misses with a hook
and Justice connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Uxxarest throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Justice throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Uxxarest sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A shot to the body from Uxxarest misses
and Justice counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice misses with a straight left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Uxxarest misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Justice.
Justice misses with a looping right.
Justice takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Justice throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Justice bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Uxxarest's head.
Justice works Uxxarest's body with a nice hook.
Uxxarest changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Justice tries to avoid it but Uxxarest manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Justice to the ground. Justice escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Justice throws a right hand that Uxxarest ducks under and follows up with a left that Uxxarest also avoids with ease.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Uxxarest.
Justice lands the left hand.
Uxxarest misses with a right hand
and Justice counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Justice fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uxxarest tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Justice was well out of range. Poor timing from Uxxarest.
Uxxarest throws an off balance right hand
and Justice counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A big left from Uxxarest misses.
Justice misses the shot to the body.
Justice throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good exchange - Uxxarest coming out on top.
Justice scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Umbra Uxxarest has been cut.
Uxxarest waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Justice.
Uxxarest defending well as Justice loads up on a big left hand.
Uxxarest lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uxxarest takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Justice clobbers Uxxarest with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Uxxarest takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Uxxarest. Justice does a little dance to reset his feet.
Uxxarest throws a jab when Justice was well out of range.
Justice misses with a body shot.
Uxxarest moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Uxxarest is defended easily by Justice.
Decent striking displayed by Uxxarest there.
Uxxarest takes a swing at Justice's ribcage but misses.
Uxxarest cracks Justice with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice straight punches there by Justice. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Justice.
Justice lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Uxxarest dives in and grabs Justice's left leg, looking for a takedown. Justice pushes down on Uxxarest's head and hops out.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Justice dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Umbra Uxxarest's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Uxxarest throws out a loose jab but Justice uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Justice misses the target.
Uxxarest thows a body shot but no joy.
Justice throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Uxxarest stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Justice stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Uxxarest moves away from the strike by Justice.
Uxxarest shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Justice defends it nicely.
Justice connects with a single shot there.
Uxxarest throws a hook but Justice avoids it easily.
Justice connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Uxxarest momentarily.
Justice misses the shot to the body.
Uxxarest throws a body punch but Justice moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uxxarest lands a really nice looking cross but Justice seems unphased.
Uxxarest throws a sloppy body shot
and Justice counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Uxxarest looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Uxxarest is breathing heavily.
Uxxarest looks to score with a jab to the body but Justice is just out of range.
Justice throws a hook to the side of Uxxarest's head but Uxxarest sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnny Justice is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Justice throws a right and a left that both miss.
Justice misses with a body shot.
Uxxarest moves out of range as Justice strikes.
Justice lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Justice scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Justice scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Uxxarest dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uxxarest shoots in and drives through. Justice sprawls well.
Johnny Justice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Umbra Uxxarest.
Justice swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Justice lands a nice hook to Uxxarest's body. Uxxarest takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Johnny Justice is winning the standup battle so far.
Uxxarest fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Justice sprawls well initially but Uxxarest persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Uxxarest wants to pass to mount but Justice is defending the position.
Uxxarest wants to take a breather but Justice is having none of it.
Uxxarest is working for a submission of some sort.
Uxxarest is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Justice doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Uxxarest.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uxxarest trying to control from Justice's half guard. Justice has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Justice keeping moving, preventing Uxxarest from controlling successfully.
Uxxarest preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Justice keeping full guard, as Uxxarest tries to pass.
Justice keeping moving, preventing Uxxarest from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uxxarest drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Justice manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Uxxarest has Justice in his guard.
Justice slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Uxxarest is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Justice is aware though and is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Justice tries to free his leg and advance position but Uxxarest is retaining full guard.
Uxxarest being controlled here, momentarily.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Justice dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Umbra Uxxarest's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Justice works Uxxarest's body with a nice hook.
Justice throws a series of punches but Uxxarest avoids them all with ease.
Justice showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Uxxarest.
Justice throws a big shot that misses.
Nice takedown defense from Justice. No joy for Uxxarest on that attempt.
Justice lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Uxxarest fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Justice lands with a shot to the body.
Justice throws a combination. Uxxarest tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Uxxarest takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Uxxarest lands a nice hook to Justice's body. Justice takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Justice moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Justice throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Uxxarest lunges at Justice with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Justice's hand.
Uxxarest has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Justice lands an overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Justice. Uxxarest does a little dance to reset his feet.
Justice's corner calls for a 1-2. Justice obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Justice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Justice dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Justice blocks a jab.
Uxxarest scores with a shot to the body.
Uxxarest fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uxxarest misses with a looping left.
Uxxarest throws a hook but Justice blocks it.
Justice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Uxxarest moves away.
Justice ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Justice keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Justice with a nice cross.
Uxxarest thows a body shot but no joy.
Uxxarest tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Justice was well out of range. Poor timing from Uxxarest.
Justice lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Uxxarest's corner calls for a 1-2. Uxxarest obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Uxxarest looks to land a combination but Justice avoids it well.
Uxxarest throws a body punch but Justice moves out of range.
Uxxarest is trying hard to land a takedown here. Justice sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnny Justice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Umbra Uxxarest.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uxxarest walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Justice connects with a single shot there.
Uxxarest ducks under a wild hook from Justice.
Uxxarest throws a body punch but Justice moves out of range.
Justice lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Uxxarest moves out of range as Justice strikes.
Justice throws a right and a left that both miss.
Justice keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Justice misses with a hook. Uxxarest ducked under it nicely.
Justice thows a body shot but no joy.
Justice bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Justice lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uxxarest moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Justice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Uxxarest swings for the body but Justice moves out of range.
Justice throws a hook but Uxxarest blocks it.
Justice connects with the punch.
Uxxarest is rocked!
Justice with a jab.
Uxxarest is still on wobbly legs! Can Justice finish him?
Uxxarest moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A nice combination there by Justice.
Justice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uxxarest was well out of range. Poor timing from Justice.
Justice misses with a straight right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
and Justice counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Uxxarest! He's just covering up as Justice starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Justice!
A very excited looking Johnny Justice 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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