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UMMA - 135 domination PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jin Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jin Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Evans!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim shoots in looking for a takedown but Evans manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kim's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Evans scores with a one two! Kim had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Jin Kim has been cut.
Evans connects with a crisp jab.
Evans connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Evans scores with a nice right hand.
Evans works Kim's body with a nice hook.
Kim doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Evans counters with a single leg into guard. Kim didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Evans working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Evans seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Evans trying to control the position from guard on top but Kim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans throws an elbow that misses. Kim uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Evans's guard. Nice move by Kim!
Evans wants to stand but Kim is controlling the position.
Kim throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kim might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Evans avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kim wants to pass the guard but Evans is keeping the position.
Kim with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kim trying to control the position from guard on top but Evans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Evans has Kim pulled in close to control his posture.
Kim pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Evans is keeping the position for now.
Kim with a flurry of punches that miss.
Evans keeping full guard, as Kim tries to pass.
Kim advances position into side control!
Kim postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kim looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Evans is avoiding damage well.
Kim is putting a hurting on Evans here, landing some big shots from side control.
Evans parries the strikes from Kim easily there. Kim is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Evans to escape.
Kim throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Evans is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kim looking to control but instead Evans has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Evans is refusing to be controlled, as Kim sits in half guard.
Kim trying to pass the guard but Evans defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim controlling the action here.
Kim is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Evans defends it well.
Kim missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kim missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kim missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Evans blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kim.
Evans gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marcus Evans will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jin Kim's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Evans slips a jab from Kim.
Kim drives through with a takedown into Evans's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Evans is trying to control the position but Kim postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kim's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Evans wants to stand and escape but Kim is having none of it.
Kim looking to pass the guard.
Evans is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jin Kim overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kim wants to control from the top but Evans keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim throwing strikes but missing.
Kim pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Evans is keeping the position for now.
Kim looking to sit in guard and control but Evans gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Evans wants to pass the guard but Kim is keeping the position.
Kim utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Evans must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans postures up in Kim's guard and throws a big left but Kim blocks it.
Kim keeping moving, preventing Evans from controlling successfully.
Evans throws an elbow that misses. Kim uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Evans's guard. Nice move by Kim!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kim accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Evans keeping full guard, as Kim tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kim throwing strikes but missing.
Kim trying to control the position from guard on top but Evans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kim is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Evans not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Evans connects with a crisp jab.
Kim takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kim dives in and grabs Evans's left leg, looking for a takedown. Evans pushes down on Kim's head and hops out.
Jin Kim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A shot to the body from Evans misses
and Kim counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evans preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kim is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kim looking to sit in guard and control but Evans gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evans wants to control from the top but Kim keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jin Kim dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jin Kim's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Evans punishes Kim's body with a nice straight punch.
Kim moves in looking to clinch but Evans pushes him off.
Evans is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kim with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Evans to score with a decent uppercut.
Kim throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Evans's waist but Evans gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kim off to one side.
Evans lands with an overhand left.
Kim checks a leg kick nicely.
Evans scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Evans scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kim looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Evans motions for Kim to come forward. Evans throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans tries to bum rush Kim with a series of wild strikes but Kim uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kim walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kim shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Evans decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kim's guard.
Evans tries to free his leg and advance position but Kim is retaining full guard.
Kim trying to strike off his back.
Evans wants to control from the top but Kim keeps moving.
Kim working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Evans.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kim is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kim trying to mount his opponent but Evans defends it.
Kim working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kim wants to lay and pray for a moment but Evans keeps working.
Evans regains full guard. Nicely done.
Evans looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kim is one step ahead there.
Kim stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Evans swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kim.
Evans tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kim looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kim stopping the sweep attempt from Evans.
Evans preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim wants to control from the top but Evans keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kim throws a strike but Evans rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Evans trying to control the position from guard on top but Kim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evans postures up in Kim's guard and throws a big left but Kim blocks it.
Evans with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Evans comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Evans 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Malvin Maldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashad Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Maldi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Loituma TECHNO!. The crowd seem to be enjoying Jackson's choice of entrance music: Wu Tang - Triumph. Rashad Jackson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
32 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Malvin Maldi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Rashad Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Maldi.
Maldi connects with a body shot that sends Jackson's belly button to the back.
Jab by Maldi.
Maldi lands a two punch combo.
Jackson throws a body kick that misses
and Maldi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maldi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice shot by Maldi.
Maldi throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maldi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Maldi misses.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Maldi slips the punch.
Maldi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jackson's head.
Jackson slips a jab from Maldi.
Maldi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Malvin Maldi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jackson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maldi.
Maldi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jackson has his takedown stuffed
and Maldi counters by moving into the clinch.
Maldi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Maldi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jackson lands a body punch.
Jackson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Maldi has Jackson pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Maldi pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Jackson tumbling to the mat - Maldi dives into Jackson's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Maldi trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maldi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson keeping full guard, as Maldi tries to pass.
Maldi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Maldi controls from within his opponent's guard.
Maldi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Maldi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jackson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldi is looking to work some ground and pound but Jackson has wrist control.
Jackson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maldi is one step ahead there.
Maldi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jackson's head.
Maldi lands a couple of elbows.
Maldi trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Maldi content to stall in guard here.
Maldi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldi controlling from the top position.
Maldi looking to sit in guard and control but Jackson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Maldi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Maldi has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Jackson should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Maldi has tightened it up now! Jackson should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Malvin Maldi!
During a confident post fight interview, Malvin Maldi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Uzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arne Riseman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uzi comes to the cage accompanied by Top dog feat. Chuck Norris. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Uzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Arne Riseman!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riseman scores with a one two! Uzi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Kalle Uzi has been cut.
Riseman throws a series of punches but Uzi avoids them all with ease.
Uzi is looking to clinch but Riseman is avoiding it.
Riseman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Uzi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A jab from Riseman does it's job there.
Riseman misses with a wild combination.
Riseman throws a nice looking combination but Uzi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riseman lands a jab to the head.
Riseman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riseman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kalle Uzi's cut is getting worse.
Uzi tries a head kick but it misses.
Uzi throws a head kick but Riseman moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Riseman.
Riseman lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzi throws a head kick that misses.
Uzi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Uzi dodges the punch combination from Riseman.
Riseman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Riseman misses.
Riseman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Uzi tries a head kick but it misses.
Uzi slips a jab and a cross from Riseman.
Nice straight punches there by Riseman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Riseman.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riseman drops Uzi with a beautiful combination! Uzi stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Riseman is looking for the KO!
Uzi is rocked!
Kalle Uzi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Riseman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oh Uzi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Uzi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Uzi seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riseman connects with a leg kick. Uzi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Riseman swinging wildly here.
Riseman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riseman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Arne Riseman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riseman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Uzi dodges the punch combination from Riseman.
Riseman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Riseman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Uzi.
Uzi darts in trying to clinch
and Riseman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Riseman.
Riseman throws a right hand that Uzi ducks under and follows up with a left that Uzi also avoids with ease.
Riseman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Riseman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Uzi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Uzi avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Riseman does no damage.
Uzi lands a big head kick that sends Riseman tumbling to the mat! Uzi takes a step backwards and waves Riseman back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Arne Riseman has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riseman thumps Uzi with a low kick.
Uzi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Riseman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riseman thows a body shot but no joy.
Riseman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jeez, Kalle Uzi's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kalle Uzi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Arne Riseman!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nick Story (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justina Vanovcan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vanovcan has chosen Moskau as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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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
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Story!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Justina Vanovcan!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanovcan shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Story is trying to defend but Vanovcan finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Vanovcan is trying to work for a kimura but Story is defending well.
Vanovcan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vanovcan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vanovcan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Story doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Vanovcan.
Story tries to kick Vanovcan off but Vanovcan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Story avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vanovcan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanovcan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Story tries to roll over but Vanovcan keeps him under control.
Vanovcan is working for a submission of some sort.
Story wants to get back to full guard.
Vanovcan is looking for a kimura but Story is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Vanovcan to get the leverage.
Story controlling the position well.
Story slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Story looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Vanovcan throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Story 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.
Vanovcan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Story preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Story is looking to stand up but Vanovcan isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vanovcan has gone for a leg lock! Story slips out almost immediately though and dives into Vanovcan's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanovcan has momentary wrist control but Story slips an elbow through the middle.
Story preventing the sweep.
Story sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Story working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vanovcan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Story postures up and lands a big shot to Vanovcan's brow.
Vanovcan controls Story momentarily but Story frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Story wants to stand but Vanovcan has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Vanovcan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Story pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vanovcan is keeping the position for now.
Story stopping the sweep attempt from Vanovcan.
Vanovcan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Story is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vanovcan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Story looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Justina Vanovcan will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vanovcan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Story throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vanovcan on the side of the head.
Vanovcan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Story.
Vanovcan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vanovcan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vanovcan moves away from the strike by Story.
Story is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vanovcan.
Story lands with a shot to the body.
Story looks to land a left hand but Vanovcan moved out of range nicely.
Story checks a low kick from Vanovcan.
Vanovcan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Story paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Story fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vanovcan, pushing him back against the cage.
Story blocking some punches.
Vanovcan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Story working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vanovcan misses with an elbow over the top.
Vanovcan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Story gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Vanovcan working aggressively here.
Story lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vanovcan backwards.
Story lands a shoulder strike.
Story has hold of one of Vanovcan's legs. Vanovcan is fighting the takedown attempt but Story gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Story would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Story showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Vanovcan looking for a sweep. Not yet Vanovcan, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Story passes into half guard.
Story thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanovcan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Story pulls his head out easily.
Story wants to pass the guard but Vanovcan is defending well.
Story is thwarting Vanovcan's attempts to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Story wants to stand up but Vanovcan is controlling the position.
Story seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vanovcan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Story content to control rather than advance.
Story takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanovcan wants to control but Story is keeping busy.
Vanovcan moves into full guard.
Story has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Vanovcan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Story is aware though and is defending well.
Story's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Story throws a big elbow that misses.
Vanovcan has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Story doesn't defend quickly enough and Vanovcan has managed to lock this one up! Can Story escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Vanovcan on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Justina Vanovcan!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erik Lehnsherr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Falcon Falconowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lehnsherr comes to the cage accompanied by PURE EVIL!. Erik Lehnsherr had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
18 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Erik Lehnsherr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Falcon Falconowski!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falconowski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Falconowski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Falconowski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Falconowski scores with a jab. Lehnsherr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lehnsherr throws an off balance right hand
and Falconowski counters with a shoot takedown. Lehnsherr fights it but they end up in 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!
Lehnsherr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Falconowski is looking to work some ground and pound but Lehnsherr has wrist control.
Lehnsherr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Falconowski slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Falconowski lands a decent elbow from side control.
Falconowski throws an elbow but Lehnsherr slips to the side and avoids it well.
Lehnsherr is looking to reverse the position.
Falconowski fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Falconowski staying calm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falconowski is looking to take a break and control but Lehnsherr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lehnsherr parries the strikes from Falconowski easily there. Falconowski is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lehnsherr to escape.
Lehnsherr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Falconowski on the ground.
Falconowski postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Falconowski lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lehnsherr down.
Sloppy strikes there by Falconowski.
Lehnsherr dodges the ground and pound from Falconowski.
Falconowski takes a little break here. Lehnsherr wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falconowski lands an elbow.
Lehnsherr is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Lehnsherr has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Falconowski is working away from the top position though.
Falconowski not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lehnsherr is trying to maintain the position but Falconowski is very close to passing his half guard.
Falconowski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lehnsherr's head.
Lehnsherr trying to control from the bottom.
Falconowski trying to control from half guard but Lehnsherr is working away.
Falconowski throwing shots but Lehnsherr is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falconowski wants to take a breather but Lehnsherr is having none of it.
Falconowski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Falconowski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Falconowski lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Falconowski takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Falconowski is keen to just control but Lehnsherr is a slippery customer.
Falconowski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Falconowski is looking to take a break and control but Lehnsherr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Falcon Falconowski was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Falconowski sizes up Lehnsherr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lehnsherr throws a head kick that misses
and Falconowski counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lehnsherr won't be happy with that.
Falconowski works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Falconowski scores with punches from side control.
Falconowski lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lehnsherr defending against the ground and pound.
Lehnsherr is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Falconowski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lehnsherr on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Falconowski controlling the action here.
Falconowski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Falcon Falconowski dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Falconowski lands with a kick to the ribs.
Falconowski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lehnsherr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lehnsherr needs to keep his hands up - Falconowski had a free shot at his head there.
Erik Lehnsherr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lehnsherr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Falconowski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lehnsherr takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Falconowski lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Falconowski drops his shoulder and cracks Lehnsherr with a huge uppercut! Lehnsherr goes down! Can Falconowski finish him?
Lehnsherr is rocked!
Falconowski makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Oh Lehnsherr is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Falconowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Lehnsherr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lehnsherr seems to have got his legs back now.
Falconowski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Falconowski is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Falconowski is looking to work some ground and pound but Lehnsherr has wrist control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falconowski 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.
Falconowski wants to control from the top but Lehnsherr keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Falcon Falconowski was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Falconowski throws a series of punches but Lehnsherr moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Falconowski or perhaps it was just good defense by Lehnsherr which made him look bad.
Lehnsherr tries to clinch up
and Falconowski counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lehnsherr won't be happy with that.
Lehnsherr is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Lehnsherr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lehnsherr is working to avoid the ground and pound but Falconowski connects with a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lehnsherr can't do much from the bottom here.
Falconowski working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Check out the look on Falconowski's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Falconowski in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Falconowski controlling the position from side mount.
Falconowski looking to control but instead Lehnsherr has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Lehnsherr has hold of Falconowski's hands but Falconowski slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falconowski with the ground and pound but Lehnsherr uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Falcon Falconowski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lehnsherr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Falconowski throws a big right hand that misses.
Lehnsherr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Falconowski throwing strikes but missing.
Falconowski content to stall in guard here.
Falconowski throws a big elbow that misses.
Falconowski trying to control but Lehnsherr is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Falconowski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Falconowski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lehnsherr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Falconowski.
Falconowski connects with a couple of short punches.
Falconowski sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lehnsherr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Falconowski.
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!
Lehnsherr keeping moving, preventing Falconowski from controlling successfully.
Lehnsherr has momentary wrist control but Falconowski slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Falconowski content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Falconowski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Falcon Falconowski 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! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Falconowski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Falconowski's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Falconowski duly obliges.
Falconowski slips a jab and a cross from Lehnsherr.
Lehnsherr misses the body punch
and Falconowski counters with a shoot takedown. Lehnsherr fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Falconowski postures up in Lehnsherr's guard and throws a big left but Lehnsherr blocks it.
Lehnsherr will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Falconowski trying to control but Lehnsherr is working from the bottom.
Falconowski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Falconowski controlling from the top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lehnsherr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Falconowski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falconowski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Falconowski is stalling in the full guard.
Falconowski is pushing down on Lehnsherr's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lehnsherr is fighting to maintain full guard but Falconowski has managed to sneak the leg through.
Falconowski scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lehnsherr trying to control from the bottom.
Falconowski is trying to control the action in half guard but Lehnsherr is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Falconowski perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Falconowski is nestled in close to Lehnsherr, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Falconowski drops an elbow to the side of Lehnsherr's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Falconowski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Falconowski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Falconowski controlling the action here.
Falconowski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lehnsherr defending well though.
Falconowski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lehnsherr's head.
Falconowski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Falconowski throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Lehnsherr to regain full guard.
Lehnsherr has momentary wrist control but Falconowski slips an elbow through the middle.
Falconowski passes Lehnsherr's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Falconowski passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lehnsherr!
Lehnsherr is in a horrible position here. Falconowski smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falconowski lands with some strikes.
Falconowski lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Falconowski raining down shots from the mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Falconowski controlling the position easily from mount.
Erik Lehnsherr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Falconowski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lehnsherr is looking to escape.
Falconowski fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Falcon Falconowski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lehnsherr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Falconowski controlling the position easily from mount.
Lehnsherr wants to control but Falconowski is having none of it.
Lehnsherr is in a horrible position here. Falconowski smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Falconowski controlling the pace for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Falconowski looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Falcon Falconowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Falconowski 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 25:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 25:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Falcon Falconowski!
Falcon Falconowski decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Costanza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffrey Lebowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Costanza comes to the cage accompanied by Jacco- När mörkret faller . Lebowski has chosen VHB - Freedom Fighter as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, George Costanza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeffrey Lebowski!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costanza shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lebowski looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lebowski is defending against the submission attempts here by Costanza.
Costanza is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Costanza maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Lebowski could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Costanza has cracked it and Lebowski is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Costanza!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). George Costanza!
George Costanza 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Tiger Mask (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuki Yasuda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mask comes to the cage accompanied by Could it be? OH MY GOD YES, IT'S TIGER!!!. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tiger Mask!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kazuki Yasuda!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yasuda fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mask is out of range.
Mask throws out a powerful jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yasuda, right into the meat.
Mask shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yasuda throws a right and a left that Mask avoids nicely.
Mask throws a shot from downtown. Yasuda moves away and avoids it.
Mask staying out of range there.
Yasuda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tiger Mask seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mask pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mask checks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Yasuda.
Yasuda takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yasuda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mask, as that shot connected.
Yasuda throws a body punch but Mask moves out of range.
Yasuda swings for the body but Mask moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yasuda, right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mask throws out a loose jab but Yasuda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yasuda throws a jab but it's blocked by Mask.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yasuda throws a low kick, looking for Mask's leg but Mask calmly moves out of range.
Mask on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yasuda. Yasuda obviously looking to wear him down.
Yasuda feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mask's calf.
Kazuki Yasuda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mask throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yasuda slips a jab from Mask.
Yasuda on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mask missing with a left hand there. Yasuda was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mask misses the jab.
Yasuda is looking to clinch.
Mask avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mask uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yasuda.
Yasuda is looking to clinch but Mask is avoiding it.
Mask shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mask misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yasuda.
Mask tries to work over Yasuda's front leg with a kick but Yasuda checks it.
Donk. Mask catches Yasuda right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mask fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mask ducks under a wild hook from Yasuda.
Yasuda just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mask misses with an uppercut.
Yasuda misses with a low kick as Mask jumps back.
No luck for Mask with that takedown attempt.
Mask closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Yasuda quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Yasuda trying to control from the bottom.
Yasuda moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Yasuda wants to sweep here but Mask controlling him for the moment.
Mask trying to control but Yasuda is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda managing to control the position.
Yasuda looking for a sweep. Not yet Yasuda, not yet.
Yasuda keeping moving, preventing Mask from controlling successfully.
Mask stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yasuda swivels though and keeps the full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mask shoots for a takedown but Yasuda saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tiger Mask. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yasuda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mask manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mask lands with a good body shot.
Mask takes one on the button.
Yasuda avoids the head kick by Mask.
Mask pushes Yasuda away with a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mask throws a looping overhand right but Yasuda ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Mask.
Mask attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mask misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Mask misses the target.
Yasuda scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Yasuda misses.
Mask misses with a straight left.
Yasuda jabs at Mask's body.
Mask steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yasuda. That one must have hurt.
Mask on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yasuda is looking to score with low kicks.
Yasuda slips a straight right by Mask.
Yasuda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mask paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yasuda is looking to slow Mask down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kazuki Yasuda will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Yasuda scores with a nice strike.
Mask moves out of range of the leg kick from Yasuda.
Mask tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yasuda was well out of range. Poor timing from Mask.
Yasuda stuffs the takedown attempt from Mask. Mask gets slowly back to his feet.
Yasuda lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kazuki Yasuda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yasuda is looking to chop away at Mask's legs.
Mask misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yasuda.
Yasuda throws a chopping leg kick but Mask manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mask tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yasuda was well out of range. Poor timing from Mask.
Yasuda avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mask has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yasuda finds it's way round the side to connect with Mask's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Mask misses the target.
Yasuda will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yasuda checks the leg kick.
Yasuda looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yasuda thuds a left hand into Mask's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mask misses with a hook. Yasuda ducked under it nicely.
Yasuda scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mask looks to score with a jab to the body but Yasuda is just out of range.
Mask thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yasuda has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mask throws a punch but it's blocked by Yasuda.
Yasuda is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mask is keeping busy.
Yasuda lands a hook that snaps the head of Mask backwards.
Yasuda trying to control the position but instead, Mask has worked for underhooks and has pushed Yasuda into the cage.
Yasuda lands with a light punch inside.
Mask scores with a shot to the side of Yasuda's head.
Mask digs a right hand into Yasuda's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yasuda's gas tank.
Mask stalling in the clinch but Yasuda improves position.
Mask blocks a body shot from Yasuda.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda looking to slow down the pace here.
Mask lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mask jumps guard but Yasuda stands there with Mask around his waist. Mask gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mask has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Yasuda uses from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mask looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yasuda controlling from the top position.
Mask looking to control.
Yasuda won't allow Mask to sweep him here.
Yasuda is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mask looking for a guillotine here but Yasuda defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda trying to control the position from guard on top but Mask is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kazuki Yasuda.
Yasuda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mask paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mask scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mask throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yasuda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mask.
Mask lands a lovely overhand right.
Yasuda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mask.
Mask uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yasuda.
Mask blocks a head kick by Yasuda.
Mask lands a slapping body shot.
Yasuda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mask fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Yasuda to the ground. Mask is now in Yasuda's guard.
Mask working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mask tries to free his leg and advance position but Yasuda is retaining full guard.
Yasuda bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mask's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yasuda trying to control but Mask is working from the bottom.
Mask trying to control the position.
Yasuda trying to control but Mask is working from the bottom.
Yasuda slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mask looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tiger Mask will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Mask throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yasuda.
Mask chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yasuda can pounce on him.
Good standup being displayed there by Mask as he connects with a hook.
Yasuda throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mask.
Yasuda takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Yasuda throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Yasuda slips under a jab.
Mask lands a nice hook to Yasuda's body. Yasuda takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yasuda is looking to clinch but Mask is avoiding it.
Yasuda wants to slow Mask down by chopping away at his legs.
Yasuda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mask uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mask connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yasuda's hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Mask. Those never looked like landing.
Mask checks a leg kick nicely.
Yasuda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yasuda smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mask misses the shot to the body.
Mask lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A punch combination from Yasuda misses.
Mask defending well as Yasuda loads up on a big left hand.
Yasuda connects with a solid leg kick.
Yasuda uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Yasuda throws a low kick, looking for Mask's leg but Mask calmly moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yasuda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mask displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mask tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yasuda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yasuda throws a shot to the body.
Mask tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mask fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yasuda avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda cracks Mask with a good jab.
Mask checks a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yasuda takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mask is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mask misses with a straight right.
Yasuda scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mask doesn't seem bothered though.
Yasuda lands with a straight right. Mask didn't see that one coming.
A cross from Mask lands.
Yasuda throws a lazy right hand but Mask sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mask looks to score with a jab to the body but Yasuda is just out of range.
Yasuda is looking to chop away at Mask's legs.
Mask shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yasuda but Yasuda pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mask misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda slaps away a takedown attempt from Mask, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tiger Mask. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yasuda swings for the body but Mask moves out of range.
Yasuda stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yasuda lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mask tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yasuda was well out of range. Poor timing from Mask.
Mask lands a nice shot to the body.
Yasuda misses with a body shot.
Mask swings widly with a right hand
and Yasuda counters with an inside leg kick.
Yasuda blocks a jab.
Yasuda moves in looking to clinch but Mask pushes him off.
Yasuda is looking to clinch but Mask is avoiding it.
Mask is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mask circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mask throws a lazy right hand but Yasuda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mask keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yasuda moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yasuda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yasuda gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yasuda has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mask takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yasuda.
Mask pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mask is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yasuda.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mask, as that shot connected.
Yasuda moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yasuda throws a head kick but Mask moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yasuda feints and then cracks Mask's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mask down.
Yasuda moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yasuda.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kazuki Yasuda.
I think Yasuda 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kazuki Yasuda!
A relieved looking Kazuki Yasuda thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yoko Gushiken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harvey comes into a darkened arena with his song building. E-17 kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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28
135 lbs
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140 lbs
26 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yoko Gushiken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Harvey!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Harvey does it's job there.
Yoko Gushiken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gushiken fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harvey manages to avoid it.
Gushiken ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Harvey ducks right into an uppercut from Gushiken.
Gushiken is looking to clinch but Harvey is avoiding it.
Harvey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harvey lands a two punch combo.
Gushiken scores with a hook.
No joy there for Harvey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harvey swats away the attempt to clinch by Gushiken.
Harvey throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gushiken.
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!
Harvey takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Good standup being displayed there by Harvey as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Harvey takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice defenses there by Harvey.
Harvey misses with a straight right.
Gushiken just misses with a punch to the body.
Gushiken dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gushiken clinches up with Harvey and pushes him back against the cage.
Gushiken scores with a shot to the side of Harvey's head.
Harvey is trying to force a seperation but Gushiken has the dominant position.
Gushiken lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gushiken lands a hook that snaps the head of Harvey backwards.
Gushiken breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gushiken pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harvey thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken instigates a clinch.
Harvey blocks a body shot from Gushiken.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gushiken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gushiken.
Harvey is looking to control Gushiken's arms but Gushiken gets an underhook and turns him. Now Harvey has his back to the cage.
Harvey lands a body shot.
Gushiken lands a right hand.
Gushiken tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harvey avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harvey.
Gushiken has Harvey pressed against the cage, preventing Harvey from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gushiken pressing his opponent against the cage.
Harvey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harvey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gushiken swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gushiken fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey lands a body shot.
Gushiken moves in looking to clinch but Harvey pushes him off.
Gushiken uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harvey.
Harvey keeps the fight on the outside.
Gushiken will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gushiken fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harvey manages to avoid it.
Gushiken misses the body punch
and Harvey counters with a body kick.
Gushiken throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harvey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harvey lands with a right hand.
Harvey keeps the fight on the outside.
Gushiken throws an off balance right hand
and Harvey counters with a good low kick that Gushiken was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken pushes Harvey up against the cage in a clinch.
Gushiken breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harvey throws a hook but Gushiken avoids it easily.
Gushiken checks a leg kick.
Gushiken looks to score with a jab to the body but Harvey is just out of range.
Harvey throws out a loose jab but Gushiken uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gushiken throws a right and a left that Harvey avoids nicely.
Harvey throws a hook but Gushiken blocks it.
Harvey turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gushiken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harvey moves away.
Gushiken connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gushiken throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoko Gushiken dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Harvey on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Harvey slips under a jab from Gushiken.
Gushiken's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gushiken duly obliges.
Harvey is rocked!
Gushiken swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gushiken takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harvey is still on wobbly legs! Can Gushiken finish him?
Gushiken takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gushiken misses with an uppercut. Harvey saw that one coming.
Harvey seems to have recovered his senses.
Gushiken missing with a left hand there. Harvey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harvey ducks under a wild hook from Gushiken.
Gushiken drives through and clinches with Harvey against the cage.
Gushiken lands a hook that snaps the head of Harvey backwards.
Gushiken fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Gushiken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gushiken blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gushiken lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harvey backwards.
Harvey misses with the head strike.
Harvey working hard to break the clinch.
Gushiken lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harvey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harvey is trying to push Gushiken away but Gushiken has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gushiken lands with a short shot to the head.
Gushiken lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gushiken struggles to land a body shot inside as Harvey controls his hands.
Harvey tries to work over Gushiken's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harvey swings wildly with an uppercut but Gushiken uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harvey wants to break free but Gushiken has control.
Harvey tries a body shot but Gushiken blocks it.
Gushiken lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harvey backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gushiken.
Gushiken blocking some punches.
Harvey tries to break free but Gushiken pushes him back against the cage.
Gushiken lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harveys head.
Harvey swings wildly with an uppercut but Gushiken uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gushiken is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Harvey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gushiken's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Gushiken.
Yoko Gushiken has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harvey.
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!
Harvey gets through Gushiken's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gushiken stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gushiken scores with a shoulder strike.
Gushiken content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Harvey is looking to break free of the clinch but Gushiken has double underhooks.
Gushiken goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gushiken lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harvey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gushiken has him pressed against the cage.
Gushiken struggles to land a body shot inside as Harvey controls his hands.
Harvey is trying to force a seperation but Gushiken has the dominant position.
Harvey blocks an uppercut.
Harvey is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Gushiken - that landed with a thud.
Gushiken gets through Harvey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harvey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Harvey is leaning against Gushiken and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gushiken scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gushiken throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harveys head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gushiken creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harvey misses with the head strike.
Harvey tries to work over Gushiken's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Gushiken.
Gushiken breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gushiken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gushiken thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gushiken looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken tries to clinch there but Harvey circles away.
Gushiken tries to clinch there but Harvey circles away.
Gushiken steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harvey.
Gushiken connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Harvey momentarily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big right from Gushiken misses.
Gushiken cracks Harvey with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Harvey takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gushiken throws a series of punches but Harvey moves out of range.
Gushiken sends Harvey crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Gushiken is motioning to the referee to let Harvey up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harvey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gushiken throws a hook to the side of Harvey's head but Harvey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoko Gushiken 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!
Harvey dodges the punch combination from Gushiken.
Gushiken throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harvey with a nice cross.
Gushiken just misses with a punch to the body.
Gushiken connects with a crisp jab.
Harvey walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Harvey just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gushiken. Harvey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gushiken cracks Harvey with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Gushiken has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Harvey to stand back up!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gushiken drives through and clinches with Harvey against the cage.
Harvey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gushiken presses Harvey against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Still in the clinch, Gushiken scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gushiken lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harvey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gushiken throws a big uppercut that drops Harvey! More strikes from Gushiken and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Harvey lies dazed against the cage as Gushiken celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yoko Gushiken!
Yoko Gushiken took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Namunamu Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Richard Lionheart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsu Higashikuni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lionheart's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Van Damme - Lion Heart (Final Fight). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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146 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Richard Lionheart!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Katsu Higashikuni!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lionheart takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Higashikuni closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lionheart struggling a bit here.
Higashikuni is working Lionheart over with some ground and pound from side control.
Lionheart tries to bench press Higashikuni off him but Higashikuni keeps the position.
Lionheart sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Lionheart looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lionheart looking for submissions off his back.
Lionheart wants to get back to full guard.
Higashikuni works his way into side control.
Higashikuni landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Higashikuni advances to full mount.
Lionheart tries to hold on but Higashikuni pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Higashikuni with shots to the head and body - Lionheart looks very uncomfortable down there.
Higashikuni prevents Lionheart from getting the reversal.
Lionheart is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lionheart is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Higashikuni avoids the attempt from Lionheart to control.
Higashikuni trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lionheart keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lionheart tries to lock up and control but Higashikuni gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Higashikuni working the ground and pound effectively.
Higashikuni raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lionheart is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Higashikuni lands a heavy elbow.
Higashikuni lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Higashikuni tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lionheart is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Higashikuni can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lionheart is looking to escape.
Lionheart is in a horrible position here. Higashikuni smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lionheart wants to hold on but Higashikuni pushes him away.
Lionheart is trying to escape the mount.
Lionheart is squirming around, avoiding Higashikuni's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lionheart is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lionheart tries to hold on but Higashikuni pushes him away.
Lionheart is trying to escape the mount.
Higashikuni is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Higashikuni with shots to the head and body - Lionheart looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lionheart regains half guard.
Lionheart taking some punishment here, with Higashikuni in his half guard.
Lionheart is rocked!
Nice strikes from Higashikuni there.
Oh Lionheart is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lionheart on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Higashikuni has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Higashikuni landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Higashikuni is working for a kimura but Lionheart is defending it quite comfortably.
Lionheart looking for submissions off his back.
Higashikuni landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Higashikuni lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Lionheart quite badly. Lionheart pulls Higashikuni in close trying to recover. Higashikuni postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Lionheart on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Lionheart doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Katsu Higashikuni!
Katsu Higashikuni is the new bantamweight champion!
After winning the bout, Katsu Higashikuni thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
79% |
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