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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Kolmiokuristus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solidus Snake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kolmiokuristus comes to the cage accompanied by bad boy - cascada. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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214 lbs
27 - 22 - 0 |
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220 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Good kicks
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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
27 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kolmiokuristus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Solidus Snake!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kolmiokuristus throws a hook to the side of Snake's head but Snake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kolmiokuristus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kolmiokuristus fails with a takedown attempt.
Kolmiokuristus shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Snake sprawls well. Snake wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kolmiokuristus gets slowly back to his feet.
Kolmiokuristus digs a good body shot into Snake's ribs.
Sloppy strikes from Snake. Those never looked like landing.
Snake throws a right hand that Kolmiokuristus ducks under and follows up with a left that Kolmiokuristus also avoids with ease.
Snake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Kolmiokuristus misses.
Solidus Snake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolmiokuristus drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kolmiokuristus tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kolmiokuristus is putting a hurting on Snake here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kolmiokuristus is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Snake has escaped the position, nice work there.
Snake is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Snake takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Check out the look on Kolmiokuristus's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snake parries the strikes from Kolmiokuristus easily there. Kolmiokuristus is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Snake to escape.
Kolmiokuristus creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kolmiokuristus lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Snake down.
Sloppy strikes there by Kolmiokuristus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snake is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Snake is rocked!
A big shot lands for Kolmiokuristus! That's hurt Snake! Will he recover? Kolmiokuristus fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kalle Kolmiokuristus!
Kalle Kolmiokuristus 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 Alvaro Ibanez Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Tebow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tebow has chosen God's Gonna Cut You Down as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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266 lbs
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240 lbs
21 - 18 - 0 |
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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 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alvaro Ibanez Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tim Tebow!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tebow just misses with a punch to the body.
Santos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tebow can pounce on him.
Santos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tebow moves away.
Tebow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Santos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tebow's waist but Tebow gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Santos off to one side.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tebow.
Tebow scores with a body shot.
Santos closes the distance and clinches up with Tebow, looking for a takedown. Santos pushes Tebow against the cage but Tebow circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tebow, as that shot connected.
Tebow lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tebow fails with an attempt to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tebow doesn't manage to clinch there - Santos circles away.
Tebow connects with a body shot.
Tebow takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Santos avoids the body shot from Tebow.
Tebow throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tebow feints a jab promting Santos to slip. Tebow then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Santos slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Tebow tries to land a leg kick but Santos saw it coming and moves away.
Santos feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Santos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Santos 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.
Tebow avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Santos has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Santos's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tebow working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Santos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Santos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tebow looking to control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tebow looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Santos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tebow keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
Santos is looking to work some ground and pound but Tebow has wrist control.
Tebow looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Santos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tebow is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tebow escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Santos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tebow looks winded!
Tebow is looking to stand up but Santos isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Santos wants to control from the top but Tebow keeps moving.
Santos postures up and lands a big shot to Tebow's brow.
Tebow keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
Santos landing with the ground and pound.
Tebow is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Santos is working Tebow over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
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!
Santos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tebow is rocked!
Santos advances position into side control!
Tebow tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Santos wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tebow wants to control but Santos postures up.
Santos scores with a couple of short elbows.
Santos tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Santos has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tebow is looking for a sweep.
Tebow wants to control but Santos postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tebow tries to buck Santos off but Santos is having none of it.
Santos working the ground and pound from side control.
Santos working the head with strikes.
Tebow is still in real trouble! Can Santos finish him?
Santos lands a few punches from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santos in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Tebow looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Santos turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alvaro Ibanez Santos!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Alvaro Ibanez Santos made sure he mentioned Wolfpack Blood Labs Q158-Q155, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Jordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Varian Wyrnn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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190 lbs
18 - 9 - 1 |
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200 lbs
13 - 5 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan Jordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Varian Wyrnn!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wyrnn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wyrnn misses with the combination.
Jordon throws out a leg kick but Wyrnn moves out of range and Jordon only half commits.
Wyrnn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jordon throws a leg kick that misses.
Wyrnn misses with a looping left.
Wyrnn dips to his left and cracks Jordon with an uppercut!
Jordon tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wyrnn is able to avoid easily.
Wyrnn misses with a hook. Jordon ducked under it nicely.
Wyrnn checks a leg kick.
Jordon throws a looping overhand right but Wyrnn ducks down to avoid it.
Jordon motions for Wyrnn to come forward. Jordon throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wyrnn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wyrnn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wyrnn wants to slow Jordon down by chopping away at his legs.
Jordon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wyrnn.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jordon looks for the body kick but Wyrnn saw that one coming.
Wyrnn lands a nice shot that snaps Jordon's head back.
Wyrnn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyrnn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jordon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wyrnn misses with a low kick.
Jordon slips under a jab.
Jordon connects with a solid leg kick.
Varian Wyrnn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jordon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jordon shoots for a takedown but Wyrnn saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wyrnn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jordon moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wyrnn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wyrnn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jordon.
Jordon walks into a straight right hand from Wyrnn.
Wyrnn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jordon is out of range.
Jordon slips a jab and a cross from Wyrnn.
Jordon misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordon tries to land a body kick
and Wyrnn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wyrnn walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jordon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jordon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wyrnn missing with a left hand there. Jordon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jordon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wyrnn throws a sloppy body shot
and Jordon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wyrnn is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jordon throws a leg kick but Wyrnn moved away.
Jordon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jordon shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Jordon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jordon misses with a left hand
enabling Wyrnn to counter with a crisp jab.
Wyrnn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jordon, pushing him back against the cage.
Wyrnn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jordon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jordon misses with a straight right.
Jordon throws a head kick that misses.
Wyrnn moves into the clinch.
Jordon prevents a body shot from Wyrnn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wyrnn lands a shot to the body.
Wyrnn lands a shoulder strike.
Wyrnn throws a head punch that misses.
Wyrnn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wyrnn cracks the inside of Jordon's front leg.
Jordon fails with a takedown attempt.
Jordon misses with a head kick.
Wyrnn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jordon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wyrnn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wyrnn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Dan Jordon has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jordon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wyrnn has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wyrnn scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wyrnn blocks a low kick nicely.
Jordon throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jordon slips a jab from Wyrnn.
Jordon moves out of range as Wyrnn throws a body kick.
Jordon throws a wild body kick that Wyrnn sees coming a mile off.
Jordon tries to land a body kick
and Wyrnn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wyrnn ducks under a wild hook from Jordon.
Jordon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wyrnn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wyrnn scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jordon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wyrnn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jordon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wyrnn blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wyrnn lands with a right to the head.
Jordon misses with a knee to the head.
Jordon tries to break free but Wyrnn pushes him back against the cage.
Jordon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jordon is breathing heavily.
Wyrnn breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Varian Wyrnn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Jordon's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wyrnn tries to close the distance and clinch but Jordon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jordon misses with a two punch combination.
Wyrnn wants to clinch up but Jordon keeps it at a distance.
Jordon lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jordon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wyrnn 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.
Wyrnn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jordon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jordon lands with a straight right. Wyrnn didn't see that one coming.
Wyrnn stuffs the takedown attempt from Jordon. Jordon gets slowly back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wyrnn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wyrnn lands with a nice body punch.
Jordon throws a leg kick but Wyrnn moved away.
Jordon throws a jab but it's blocked by Wyrnn.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jordon.
A head kick misses from Jordon.
Wyrnn stuns Jordon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Wyrnn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wyrnn moves out of range of the body kick from Jordon.
Wyrnn lands with a nice body punch.
Varian Wyrnn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wyrnn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jab from Wyrnn.
Wyrnn cracks Jordon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jordon looks to land a combination but Wyrnn avoids it well.
Oooooh!!! Wyrnn has knocked Jordon down with a huge combo! Wyrnn steps away and waves a wobbly Jordon back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Jordon is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wyrnn ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Jordon's jaw. Jordon's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Wyrnn does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Varian Wyrnn!
Varian Wyrnn spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlito Brigante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armo Kuusela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brigante comes to the cage accompanied by LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem. Kuusela has chosen Promentory as his entrance music. 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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12 - 8 - 0 |
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195 lbs
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Great elbows
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carlito Brigante !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Armo Kuusela!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brigante bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kuusela's head.
Carlito Brigante seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brigante looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuusela is just out of range.
A clash of legs there as Brigante blocks the low kick.
Brigante throws out a powerful jab.
Kuusela fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kuusela lands with a shot to the body.
Kuusela tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kuusela fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kuusela throws a series of punches but Brigante avoids them all with ease.
Brigante moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuusela finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kuusela gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brigante tries to pull guard but Kuusela won't allow it.
Brigante goes for a takedown attempt but Kuusela pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kuusela misses the jab.
Brigante with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kuusela to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusela uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brigante .
Brigante throws a body kick that misses.
Brigante misses the shot to the body.
Kuusela tries to close the distance and clinch but Brigante swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kuusela tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brigante was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuusela.
Brigante finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kuusela ducks under a wild hook from Brigante .
A decent looking cross lands there for Brigante .
Brigante lands a slapping body shot.
Good shot there by Brigante .
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brigante , as that shot connected.
Brigante scores with a nice right hand.
Brigante throws out a powerful jab.
Brigante misses with a straight left.
Brigante rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kuusela moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brigante goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kuusela throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brigante throws a right and a left that Kuusela avoids nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Kuusela darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Brigante thows a body shot but no joy.
Brigante throws a big shot that misses.
A shot to the liver by Kuusela. Beautiful body shot.
Kuusela 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.
Kuusela scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brigante doesn't seem bothered though.
Brigante is breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brigante . Kuusela does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brigante throws a lazy uppercut
and Kuusela counters with a stiff right hand.
Brigante is rocked!
Brigante throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Oh Brigante is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice body kick there by Kuusela.
Brigante seems to have got his legs back now.
Brigante walks into a jab.
Brigante drops his hands momentarily. Kuusela doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Brigante staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Brigante doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Armo Kuusela!
Armo Kuusela gave a mention to CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raylan Givens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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195 lbs
17 - 10 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Maynard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Raylan Givens!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Givens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maynard was well out of range. Poor timing from Givens.
Maynard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Givens scoring well with a low kick there.
Givens throws a head kick but Maynard moves out of range.
Maynard lands a lovely overhand right.
Givens tries a head kick but it misses.
Maynard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Givens buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Givens takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Maynard pivots, looking for a leg kick but Givens is out of range and Maynard settles back down.
Givens lands a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maynard lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Maynard scores with a punch to the head.
Maynard throws a head kick but Givens moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Maynard.
Givens is looking to slow Maynard down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Givens shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Givens was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Givens working the ground and pound from side control.
Givens working away.
Maynard is working to avoid the ground and pound but Givens connects with a decent elbow.
Givens 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.
Givens has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Maynard is looking for a sweep.
Maynard struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Givens throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Maynard can't do much from the bottom here.
Maynard is looking for a sweep.
Givens throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard tries to buck Givens off but Givens is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Givens cracks Maynard with a big elbow.
Givens lands some shots froms side control.
The ground and pound from Givens seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Givens tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Maynard taking a bit of punishment here - Givens scoring with strikes.
Maynard takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Givens throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Givens is trying to ground and pound but Maynard uses the momentary lack of control by Givens to regain half guard.
Maynard is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Givens wants to control but Maynard is keeping him busy.
Givens works his way into full mount!
Givens looking for a guillotine from mount but Maynard is having none of it.
Maynard is trying to escape the mount.
Givens breaks from Maynard's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Maynard taking shots to the head.
Givens tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Maynard keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Givens lands a big shot there that rocks Maynard but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Givens lands a big elbow.
Givens working the ground and pound effectively.
Givens putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Givens with a couple of short strikes.
Maynard is wriggling around trying to escape.
Givens lands with some strikes.
Maynard is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Givens raining down shots from the mount!
Givens fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raylan Givens dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Givens throws a jab when Maynard was well out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Maynard, as that shot connected.
Maynard scores with a leg kick.
Givens moves out of range of the body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Givens.
Givens throws the kick towards the body but Maynard avoids it.
Maynard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Givens lands a front kick.
Givens thows a body kick. Maynard tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Maynard lands with a nice body punch.
A big right from Maynard misses.
A shot to the body from Givens misses
and Maynard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Givens avoids the head kick by Maynard.
Givens ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Givens, right into the meat.
Givens tries a head kick but it misses.
Maynard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Maynard pushes Givens up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Givens fails to land.
Maynard holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Givens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Givens fails with a takedown attempt.
Givens lands a front kick.
Maynard lands a lovely overhand right.
Maynard connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Givens lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Givens lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Alexander Maynard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Givens ducks under a wild hook from Maynard.
Givens tries to score a power double leg takedown but Maynard sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Givens somewhat.
Givens defending well as Maynard loads up on a big left hand.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Givens.
Maynard tries to buck Givens off but Givens is having none of it.
Maynard is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Givens's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Givens looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Maynard with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Givens not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Givens landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Givens throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Givens 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.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Givens lands a nice short elbow.
Givens works his way into side control.
Givens working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Givens trying to control the position but Maynard is working away.
Givens working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Givens lands a nice forearm strike.
Givens is chipping away with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maynard is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Givens throwing shots but Maynard is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Givens misses with a head shot. Maynard uses the momentum to regain guard.
Maynard is trying to control the position but Givens postures up.
Givens is looking to pass into half guard but Maynard pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Maynard is in guard.
Maynard trying to control the position from guard on top but Givens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maynard has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Givens had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Maynard defends it easily.
Raylan Givens has got the better of the ground game so far.
Givens is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Givens escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Maynard gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Maynard controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raylan Givens showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Maynard cracks the inside of Givens's front leg.
Maynard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Givens swats away the attempt to clinch by Maynard.
Givens plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Maynard moves out of range of the leg kick from Givens.
Maynard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Givens.
Maynard scores with a body shot.
Maynard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Maynard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Givens uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maynard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Givens throws a head kick but Maynard moves out of range.
Maynard takes a swing at Givens's ribcage but misses.
Givens looks to land a body kick but Maynard moved away.
Givens scores with the left hand. Maynard knows he should have avoided that one.
Givens thows a body shot but no joy.
Givens with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Maynard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Givens swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Givens looks for the body kick but Maynard saw that one coming.
Givens has a takedown stuffed.
Maynard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Givens was well out of range. Poor timing from Maynard.
Givens changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Maynard loads up on a big right hand but Givens slips the punch.
Alexander Maynard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Givens takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Maynard misses with a body shot.
Maynard throws a front kick that sends Givens stumbling back into the cage.
Givens takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Givens shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maynard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Maynard scores with a shot to the body.
Maynard takes a swing at Givens's ribcage but misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maynard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alexander Maynard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maynard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maynard looks for the body kick but Givens saw that one coming.
Givens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maynard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Givens connects with a solid leg kick.
Givens's corner calls for a 1-2. Givens obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Givens connects with a high kick.
Maynard blocks a low kick nicely.
Maynard digs a good body shot into Givens's ribs.
Givens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maynard was well out of range. Poor timing from Givens.
Raylan Givens is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Maynard throws a leg kick but Givens sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Givens blocks a low kick nicely.
Givens tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maynard throws a poor cross that misses
and Givens counters with a takedown into side control.
Givens is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maynard tries to bench press Givens off him but Givens keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Maynard trying to remain calm as Givens controls from the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maynard gets back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Raylan Givens.
I've got Givens winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raylan Givens!
Raylan Givens 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Todd Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parker has chosen Machine Gun - Commodores as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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31
156 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
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27
159 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ralph Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Todd Parker!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie throws a low kick but Parker avoids it.
Parker takes one on the button.
Parker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Parker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
No joy there for Parker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Parker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Parker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Parker lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gracie will feel that in the morning.
Parker misses with a low kick.
Gracie blocks a jab.
Parker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gracie can pounce on him.
Parker lands a right hook to the body.
Gracie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Parker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracie looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gracie is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Parker for as long as he can get away with.
Parker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie trying to control but Parker is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Ralph Gracie wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Parker misses the body punch
and Gracie counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gracie fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Parker checks it well.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Parker throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Parker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Parker scores with a nice strike.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Parker.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Parker.
Todd Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Parker is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Gracie scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Parker is rocked!
Todd Parker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Parker is still on wobbly legs! Can Gracie finish him?
Parker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gracie counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Parker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gracie defending well as Parker loads up on a big left hand.
Parker seems to have recovered his senses.
Parker misses with a hook.
Gracie misses with a looping right.
Parker checks a low kick from Gracie.
Parker throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Parker misses with an uppercut.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Parker takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Parker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie lands a nice leg kick that just misses Parker's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker is looking to clinch.
Gracie takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Parker misses with a head kick.
Gracie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Parker. That did some damage!
Gracie moves out of range as Parker strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Parker.
Parker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie connects with a crisp jab.
Parker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gracie checks it well.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Parker's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gracie under the eye.
Gracie moves out of range as Parker throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ralph Gracie will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Parker lands with a slapping head kick.
Parker throws a one two combo.
Parker scores with a nice body kick.
Parker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Parker throws the kick towards the body but Gracie avoids it.
Nice shot lands for Gracie.
Parker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Parker lands a front kick.
Gracie thumps Parker with a low kick.
Gracie feints and then cracks Parker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Parker down.
Nice body punch from Gracie.
Parker is breathing heavily.
Parker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Parker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie connects with an inside leg kick.
Gracie clobbers Parker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Parker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gracie.
Gracie throws a leg kick that misses.
Parker misses the shot to the body.
Parker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gracie avoids the elbow strike from Parker, against the cage.
Parker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Parker misses with a punch on the inside.
Gracie is leaning against Parker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gracie lands a body punch in the clinch.
Parker tries to land a knee to the head but Gracie blocks with his arms.
Gracie works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ralph Gracie wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Parker slips under a jab.
Parker throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Parker sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Parker doesn't seem bothered though.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Parker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Parker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Parker slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gracie motions for Parker to come forward. Gracie throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Parker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Parker moved away.
Parker takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gracie swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Parker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands with a thumping leg kick.
Parker moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parker throws out a powerful jab.
Gracie lands with a shot to the body.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Gracie was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Parker tries to bench press Gracie off him but Gracie keeps the position.
Gracie grinds an elbow into Parker's temple.
Gracie controls the position.
Gracie is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Parker is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie grinds an elbow into Parker's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ralph Gracie dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Gracie takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Parker misses with a straight right.
Parker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Parker moves into the clinch.
Parker misses with a punch on the inside.
Parker lands with a right to the head.
Parker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Parker scores a nice knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Gracie.
A short right from Parker on the inside.
Gracie scores with a shoulder strike.
Parker misses with a knee to the head.
A short left from Gracie.
Parker's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gracie blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Parker's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Parker drops to his knees and Gracie pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ralph Gracie!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Quadros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quadros has chosen Pride Theme as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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223 lbs
19 - 11 - 0 |
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26
220 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Gold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stephen Quadros!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gold takes a swing at Quadros's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Gold. That snapped Quadros's head back.
Quadros wants to clinch.
Quadros darts in trying to clinch
and Gold makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Quadros really felt that one!
Quadros wants to clinch up but Gold keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Quadros looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Quadros closes the distance but Gold moves to the side
and Gold counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Quadros tries to clinch up
and Gold counters with a leg kick.
Quadros moves to clinch but Gold breaks away
and Gold counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quadros tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gold paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gold fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quadros manages to avoid it.
Quadros tries to clinch up.
Quadros wants to clinch
and Gold counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Quadros darts in trying to clinch
and Gold counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gold looks to land a left hand but Quadros moved out of range nicely.
Quadros tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gold counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Quadros thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quadros tries to clinch but Gold moves out of range.
Quadros tries to clinch but Gold moves out of range.
Gold works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Quadros takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stephen Quadros is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gold fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Quadros is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Quadros wants to clinch up but Gold keeps it at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quadros tries to clinch but Gold moves away
and Gold counters with a head kick.
Quadros scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gold cracks the inside of Quadros's front leg.
Quadros tries to clinch there but Gold circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gold swats away the attempt to clinch by Quadros.
Gold turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Quadros drives through and clinches with Gold against the cage.
Quadros scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gold tries to work over Quadros's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Quadros unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gold lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Quadros throws an elbow but it misses.
Gold scores with a nice hook to the head.
Quadros has a couple of punches blocked by Gold.
Quadros lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gold takes an elbow to the temple.
Gold jumps guard and drags Quadros to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Gold is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Quadros tries to stand but Gold is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold wants to sweep here but Quadros controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gold can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Quadros controls the pace.
Stephen Quadros has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Gold throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gold throws a head kick that misses.
Quadros tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gold paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mr Gold will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Quadros tries to clinch but Gold moves away
and Gold counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Quadros is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Quadros tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stephen Quadros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quadros looks to clinch
and Gold moves into the clinch.
Quadros throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gold blocks it with crossed arms.
Quadros gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Mr Gold has been cut.
Gold blocking some punches.
Quadros is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gold is defending well for now.
Gold makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Quadros.
Quadros misses with a punch to the body.
Quadros is struggling to control the position.
Quadros struggles to land a body shot inside as Gold controls his hands.
Quadros has a couple of punches blocked by Gold.
Gold lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quadros creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gold jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Quadros walks away with a smile on his face. Gold gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Quadros tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gold counters with a nice uppercut.
Quadros rushes Gold and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Quadros lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gold or not.
Quadros looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gold tries to pull guard but Quadros won't allow it.
Quadros lands a good knee to the midsection. Gold won't want to take too many of those.
Quadros lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gold backwards.
Quadros unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gold lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quadros lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gold misses with some punches.
Quadros lands a right hand.
Gold is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Quadros pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Gold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quadros lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Quadros.
Gold wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Quadros has him pressed against the cage.
Quadros working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold looking to slow down the pace here.
Quadros has Gold pressed against the cage, preventing Gold from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Quadros lands a nice elbow.
Quadros lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Quadros blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Quadros.
A right hook to the body lands for Quadros.
Gold misses with a body punch.
Quadros working aggressively here.
Quadros lands a body punch in the clinch.
Quadros working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Quadros.
A short uppercut from Quadros.
Quadros lands a hook to the side of the head.
Quadros misses with some punches.
Gold wants to break free but Quadros has control.
A short right from Quadros on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quadros lands with a short shot to the head.
Quadros lands an uppercut.
A short right from Quadros.
Gold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Quadros on the inside.
Quadros working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Quadros.
Gold takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gold working hard to break the clinch.
A short left from Quadros.
Quadros lands an elbow that stopped Gold in his tracks for a moment.
Quadros misses with an elbow over the top.
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!
Quadros prevents a body shot from Gold.
Quadros swings wildly with an uppercut but Gold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gold tries to pull guard but Quadros forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Quadros scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Quadros lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold takes an elbow to the forehead.
Quadros working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Quadros makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gold tries to pull guard but Quadros holds him up against the cage and eventually Gold drops back down to his feet.
Quadros lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gold blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Quadros lands a shot to the body.
Quadros working Gold over with knees to the body.
Quadros lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stephen Quadros seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Quadros scores with a shot to the side of Gold's head.
Nice elbow from Quadros.
A left hand lands to the body for Quadros.
Quadros working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice left hand lands by Quadros.
Nice elbow from Quadros.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Quadros.
Quadros gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Quadros tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gold avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Quadros showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mr Gold's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Quadros tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gold paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Quadros is looking to clinch but Gold is avoiding it.
Gold circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gold looks to score with a jab to the body but Quadros is just out of range.
Quadros wants to clinch.
Quadros fails with an attempt to clinch.
Quadros closes the distance but Gold moves to the side
and Gold counters with a nice uppercut.
Quadros fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gold manages to avoid it.
Quadros moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quadros lands a nice uppercut.
Quadros throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gold blocks it with crossed arms.
Quadros using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gold has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Quadros is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Quadros lands an elbow that stopped Gold in his tracks for a moment.
A short right from Gold on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Quadros creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gold can't find room to land a body shot as Quadros controls the action.
Gold jumps guard and drags Quadros to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Quadros would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Quadros content to stall in guard here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Quadros's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Stephen Quadros wasn't active enough on the ground.
Quadros scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quadros ducks under a wild hook from Gold.
Quadros moves to clinch but Gold breaks away
and Gold counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Quadros is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Quadros bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gold's head backwards.
Gold scores with a decent looking hook.
Quadros displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gold.
Gold swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold misses with a right hand
and Quadros makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gold circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gold connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Quadros is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Quadros tries to clinch but Gold is having none of it.
Quadros fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Quadros looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Quadros tries to clinch up but Gold circles away and keeps his distance.
Quadros moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Quadros - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gold blocks an uppercut.
Quadros controlling the action here for a moment.
Gold lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Quadros backwards.
Gold can't break the clinch.
Gold blocks an elbow strike from Quadros.
Gold breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Gold as he connects with a hook.
Quadros lands a head shot.
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.
Quadros tries to clinch up but Gold circles away and keeps his distance.
Gold swats away the attempt to clinch by Quadros.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stephen Quadros comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Quadros has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephen Quadros!
Our winner, Stephen Quadros, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Ivanovits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hug Raction (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivanovits comes to the cage accompanied by The Odorants - This Night. Sergei Ivanovits could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hug Raction's chin.
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277 lbs
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270 lbs
17 - 11 - 0 |
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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
24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergei Ivanovits!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hug Raction!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raction uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ivanovits.
Ivanovits lands with a thumping leg kick.
Raction lands with an overhand left.
Ivanovits takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Sergei Ivanovits has been cut.
Raction misses with a low kick.
Ivanovits takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ivanovits misses with a wild body shot.
Ivanovits misses with a double jab.
Nice defenses there by Ivanovits.
Raction looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ivanovits ducks under a wild hook from Raction.
Raction wants to slow Ivanovits down by chopping away at his legs.
Ivanovits ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raction moves away.
Raction misses with a hook.
Ivanovits gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanovits checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Ivanovits.
Raction fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ivanovits on the side of the head.
Ivanovits scores with a crisp jab that stopped Raction in his tracks.
It looks like Hug Raction has been cut.
Raction connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Ivanovits tumbling to the canvas! Raction pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Ivanovits was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hug Raction!
Hug Raction was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mulroon Deforz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Matson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matson has chosen Remember the name as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mulroon Deforz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josh Matson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deforz tries to land a front kick but Matson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Matson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Deforz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matson lands with an uppercut that bounces Deforz off the cage and back into range.
Deforz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Matson on the side of the head.
Jab from Matson.
Matson scores with a hook.
Good leg kick by Deforz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Deforz punishes Matson's body with a nice straight punch.
Matson avoids the head kick by Deforz.
A lazy left from Deforz finds it's target.
Deforz blocks a leg kick.
Deforz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Deforz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matson misses with a body punch
and Deforz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Matson's knee momentarily.
Deforz takes one on the button.
Matson misses with a straight left.
Deforz misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deforz throws a head kick but Matson moves out of range.
Deforz slips under a jab.
Matson takes one to the side of the head.
Josh Matson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Matson looks to throw the jab but Deforz is out of range.
Matson lands a slapping body shot.
Deforz avoids a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Matson.
Deforz lands a nice looking body kick.
Deforz works the jab nicely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Deforz.
A jab from Deforz misses.
Matson lands a jab.
Deforz connects with a high kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Deforz, right into the meat.
Matson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Deforz throws a body kick that misses
and Matson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Deforz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Matson counters with a thumping low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Deforz as he connects with a hook.
Matson lands an overhand right.
Matson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Matson ducks under a wild hook from Deforz.
Matson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Deforz.
Deforz lands a leg kick that knocks Matson off balance momentarily.
Matson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Deforz misses with a body shot.
Matson missing with a left hand there. Deforz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Deforz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Matson thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deforz checks a leg kick.
Matson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Deforz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Deforz scores with a push kick.
Matson takes a swing at Deforz's ribcage but misses.
Deforz delivers a nice body kick.
Deforz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Matson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Deforz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Matson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Deforz is able to avoid easily.
Matson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Deforz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Deforz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Matson throws a leg kick but Deforz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Matson connects with the punch.
Deforz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Matson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Deforz scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Deforz.
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!
Deforz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Matson.
Deforz misses with a left hand
and Matson counters with an inside leg kick.
Deforz cracks Matson with an open hand slap.
Deforz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Deforz throws a nice inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matson. Deforz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Matson throws a body kick that misses.
Deforz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Matson to score with a decent uppercut.
Deforz throws out a loose jab but Matson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matson loads up on a big right hand but Deforz slips the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Deforz's sensitive parts.
Deforz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matson.
Matson misses with an uppercut
and Deforz counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mulroon Deforz dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Deforz throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Matson counters with an inside leg kick.
Mulroon Deforz is winning the standup battle so far.
Deforz misses the shot to the body.
Deforz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Matson loads up on a big right hand but Deforz slips the punch.
Deforz misses with a straight left.
Matson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Deforz thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice body kick there by Matson.
Matson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Deforz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Matson missing with a left hand there. Deforz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Matson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Matson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Deforz throws a hook to the side of Matson's head but Matson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice cross by Matson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matson throws a push kick but Deforz slaps the foot to one side.
Matson scores with a jab to the head.
Matson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Deforz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Deforz defending well as Matson loads up on a big left hand.
Matson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Deforz 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.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Matson. Deforz shrugs it off though.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Matson.
Deforz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Deforz throws a leg kick which misses Matson's front leg but catches the back leg as Matson tries to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Matson blocks the low kick.
Nice defenses there by Matson.
Matson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Deforz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deforz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Deforz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Deforz is looking to land body kicks.
Matson looks to land a body kick but Deforz moved away.
Matson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Deforz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Matson checks a leg kick.
Deforz blocks a low kick nicely.
Matson misses with a kick to the body.
Matson throws the left hand but Deforz avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from Matson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Deforz. Matson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matson fakes the leg kick and cracks Deforz in the body.
Deforz misses with a body shot.
Matson thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matson looks to score with a jab to the body but Deforz is just out of range.
Deforz blocks the body kick.
Deforz avoids the body shot from Matson.
A big right from Matson misses.
Matson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Deforz was well out of range. Poor timing from Matson.
Deforz is looking to land body kicks.
Deforz throws a looping overhand right but Matson ducks down to avoid it.
Matson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Deforz was well out of range. Poor timing from Matson.
A big right from Matson misses.
Matson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matson takes a swing at Deforz's ribcage but misses.
Matson moves out of range of the body kick.
Matson swings for the body but Deforz moves out of range.
Deforz throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Deforz.
Matson moves away from the strike by Deforz.
Deforz scores with a nice right hand.
Deforz ducks under a wild hook from Matson.
Deforz scores with a hook to the body. Matson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Deforz feints and then cracks Matson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Matson down.
Matson misses with the combination.
Deforz moves out of range of the body kick.
Matson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Deforz.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matson cracks the inside of Deforz's front leg.
Deforz throws a nice head kick!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Deforz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Josh Matson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Deforz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Deforz slips under a jab.
Matson throws a hook to the side of Deforz's head but Deforz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matson misses with an uppercut
and Matson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Matson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Deforz misses the shot to the body.
Deforz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Matson counters with a nice uppercut.
Deforz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Matson's hands.
Matson lands a jab to Deforz's midsection.
Matson avoids a kick to the body.
Matson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A jab from Matson misses.
Matson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matson looks to throw the jab but Deforz is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deforz thuds his shin into the meat of Matson's side.
Deforz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Deforz.
Deforz ducks under a wild hook from Matson.
Deforz moves out of range as Matson throws a body kick.
Deforz takes one to the chin there.
Deforz has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Deforz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Matson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Matson throws a wild body kick that Deforz sees coming a mile off.
Deforz wants to slow Matson down by chopping away at his legs.
Deforz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Matson doesn't seem bothered though.
Deforz blocks a leg kick.
Deforz cracks Matson with a good jab.
Deforz gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Matson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Deforz - that will leave a mark!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Deforz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Matson - the referee stops the clock and Deforz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Matson. Deforz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Matson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Deforz - the referee stops the clock and Matson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Deforz. Matson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matson looks to land a right hand but Deforz moved out of range.
Jab from Deforz.
Deforz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Deforz misses with a kick to the body.
Deforz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Deforz.
Deforz lands a right hook to the body.
Deforz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Matson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Matson avoids the head kick by Deforz.
Deforz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Deforz misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matson blocks a low kick nicely.
Deforz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Deforz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Deforz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Matson takes a swing at Deforz's ribcage but misses.
Deforz throws a push kick but Matson slaps the foot to one side.
Matson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matson. Deforz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matson lands a lovely overhand right.
Deforz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Matson.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Matson.
Matson misses with a hook. Deforz ducked under it nicely.
Deforz tries to clinch but Matson is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deforz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Deforz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matson misses the jab.
Deforz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matson.
Deforz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matson throws out the jab.
Deforz throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Matson counters with an inside leg kick.
Deforz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Deforz clobbers Matson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Deforz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Matson moves out of range as Deforz throws a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deforz avoids a kick to the body.
Deforz tries to clinch up but Matson circles away and keeps his distance.
Deforz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Matson throws a hook but Deforz avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Mulroon Deforz did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Matson misses with a leg kick
and Deforz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Matson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Deforz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Deforz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Deforz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matson manages to avoid it.
Deforz misses with a low kick.
Deforz moves out of range of the body kick from Matson.
Deforz tries a head kick but it misses.
Matson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A cross from Deforz lands.
Matson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Deforz misses with a leg kick
and Matson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matson scores with a jab to the head.
A big left from Deforz misses.
Matson just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Deforz.
Matson looks to land a right hand but Deforz moved out of range.
Deforz clinches up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Deforz.
Matson breaks from the clinch.
Matson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Deforz.
Matson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Matson misses with a jab to the body
and Deforz counters with a low kick, right behind Matson 's knee.
Deforz throws a jab but it's blocked by Matson.
Matson blocks the body kick.
Deforz scores with a spinning back kick!
Matson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Deforz counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Deforz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice straight punches there by Deforz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Deforz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Deforz. That's going to slow Matson down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deforz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Matson's head backwards.
Matson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Deforz doesn't seem bothered though.
Deforz delivers a nice body kick.
Matson moves out of range of the body kick from Deforz.
Deforz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matson moves away.
Deforz lands a nice shot to the body.
Deforz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Matson throws a looping overhand right but Deforz ducks down to avoid it.
Deforz misses with a body shot.
Matson throws a jab but it's blocked by Deforz.
Matson connects with a body shot that sends Deforz's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Deforz blocks the low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Matson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Deforz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Deforz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Deforz scores with a leg kick.
Deforz tests Matson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Deforz lands a nice shot that snaps Matson's head back.
Deforz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Matson looks to land a body kick but Deforz moved away.
Deforz keeps Matson at a distance using the push kick.
Deforz misses with a body shot.
Nice body kick there by Deforz.
Matson lands a nice shot to the body.
Deforz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matson wants to slow Deforz down by chopping away at his legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Deforz. Matson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matson looks to land a body kick but Deforz moved away.
Matson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Matson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Deforz manages to avoid it.
Matson throws a lazy right hand but Deforz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Deforz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Deforz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Matson.
Deforz lands the left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matson lands a nice looking body shot.
Matson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Deforz is out of range and Matson settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mulroon Deforz had his way with Josh Matson in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Matson misses with a body kick.
Matson scores with a push kick.
Deforz throws the left hand but Matson avoids the punch easily.
Matson tries to land a front kick but Deforz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Deforz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matson manages to avoid it.
Deforz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matson manages to avoid it.
Deforz missing with a left hand there. Matson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Deforz throws a front kick aimed at Matson's knee but Matson avoids it well.
Deforz throws a wild body kick that Matson sees coming a mile off.
Deforz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Matson.
Deforz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Matson.
Deforz lands a jab to Matson's midsection.
Deforz ducks under a wild hook from Matson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matson lands a nice hook to Deforz's body. Deforz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Matson throws an off balance right hand
and Deforz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Deforz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Deforz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Matson misses with the combination.
Deforz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Deforz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Matson's sensitive parts.
Deforz throws a leg kick
and Matson counters with an inside leg kick.
Matson tries to land a body kick
and Deforz counters with a head kick. That will keep Matson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Matson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Good leg kick by Deforz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Deforz throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Deforz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Deforz ducks under a wild hook from Matson.
Matson throws a solid leg kick but Deforz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Matson.
Matson looks for the body kick but Deforz saw that one coming.
Matson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Deforz.
Deforz throws a looping overhand right but Matson ducks down to avoid it.
Matson throws a jab but it's blocked by Deforz.
Deforz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Deforz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Deforz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Matson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Deforz misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matson throws a body kick that misses.
Matson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Matson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Deforz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Matson misses.
Deforz defending well as Matson loads up on a big left hand.
Deforz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Josh Matson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matson catches Deforz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Matson misses with a low kick.
Deforz misses with a kick to the body.
Deforz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Matson. That's going to slow Deforz down.
Matson throws the kick towards the body but Deforz avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Deforz. Matson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matson looks to land a body kick but Deforz moved away.
Deforz avoids a kick to the body.
Matson throws a body punch but Deforz moves out of range.
Deforz checks a leg kick.
Matson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Matson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Deforz moves away.
Matson looks to throw the jab but Deforz is out of range.
Deforz scores with a head kick.
Matson throws a lazy uppercut
and Deforz counters with an outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Matson missing with a left hand there. Deforz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matson throws a big shot that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Matson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Deforz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 47:48
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 47:48
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 49:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Josh Matson!
Josh Matson is the new middleweight champion!
After the big win, Josh Matson made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors $100 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommi Hartola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bunny Wailer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wailer comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Soul Rebel kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Tommi Hartola is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
31 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Hartola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bunny Wailer!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartola misses with a low kick as Wailer jumps back.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wailer - that will leave a mark!
Wailer tries to clinch but Hartola is having none of it.
That kick from Wailer tenderised Hartola's leg. Hartola is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hartola lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hartola.
It looks like Bunny Wailer has been cut.
Hartola scores with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wailer's corner calls for a 1-2. Wailer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wailer misses with a wild body shot.
Wailer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bunny Wailer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wailer looks to throw the jab but Hartola is out of range.
Hartola takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hartola swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wailer motions for Hartola to come forward. Wailer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hartola tries to land a leg kick but Wailer saw it coming and moves away.
Hartola lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hartola moves away from the strike by Wailer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wailer ducks under a wild hook from Hartola.
Hartola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wailer moves away.
Wailer misses with a low kick.
Hartola gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hartola scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hartola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hartola finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hartola throws a hook but Wailer avoids it easily.
Hartola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hartola moves out of range of the leg kick from Wailer.
Wailer throws a shot to the body.
Hartola looks to land a right hand but Wailer moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Wailer as he connects with a hook.
Wailer misses with a body kick.
Wailer lands a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wailer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hartola takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hartola uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wailer has time to react.
Wailer misses with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Wailer.
Hartola scores with the left hand. Wailer knows he should have avoided that one.
Wailer misses with an uppercut.
Wailer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wailer misses with a body shot.
Wailer jabs at Hartola's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Hartola lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wailer doesn't seem phased though.
Wailer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hartola lands a big head kick that sends Wailer tumbling to the mat! Hartola takes a step backwards and waves Wailer back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Wailer is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wailer ducks into an uppercut from Hartola and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tommi Hartola!
Tommi Hartola very nearly forgot to thank CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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