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VFN 54: Anderson Vs Spahn PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jussi Kyronviita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harold Hayworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Harold Hayworth enters the cage!
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184 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jussi Kyronviita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harold Hayworth!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyronviita lands a jab to Hayworth's midsection.
Kyronviita blocks a head kick by Hayworth.
Kyronviita closes the distance and clinches.
Kyronviita lands a hook that snaps the head of Hayworth backwards.
Kyronviita avoiding damage as Hayworth throws knees to the body.
Hayworth tries to land knees in the clinch but Kyronviita avoids the damage to the body.
Kyronviita lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kyronviita pushes Hayworth back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kyronviita lands a right hand.
A short left from Kyronviita.
Kyronviita lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kyronviita scores with a shot to the side of Hayworth's head.
Kyronviita is working Hayworth over against the cage.
Hayworth looks winded!
Kyronviita digs a right hand into Hayworth's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hayworth's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyronviita will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hayworth up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kyronviita.
Kyronviita lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short right from Kyronviita.
Nice body punch from Kyronviita - that landed with a thud.
Kyronviita lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hayworth backwards.
Hayworth is rocked!
Kyronviita misses with the head strike.
Hayworth is still on wobbly legs! Can Kyronviita finish him?
Kyronviita throws a head punch that misses.
Kyronviita swings wildly with an uppercut but Hayworth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kyronviita throws a head punch that misses.
Kyronviita throws a punch but it's blocked by Hayworth.
Kyronviita has a couple of punches blocked by Hayworth.
Kyronviita misses with the head strike.
Kyronviita working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kyronviita.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyronviita working aggressively here.
Kyronviita misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kyronviita misses with the head strike.
Kyronviita swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kyronviita.
Hayworth blocks an uppercut.
Kyronviita tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hayworth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hayworth blocking some punches.
Kyronviita swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kyronviita misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kyronviita misses with some punches.
Kyronviita misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hayworth.
Kyronviita misses with some punches.
Kyronviita doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kyronviita doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hayworth blocks an uppercut.
Kyronviita fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hayworth blocks an uppercut.
Kyronviita throws a head punch that misses.
Kyronviita misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kyronviita has a couple of punches blocked by Hayworth.
Kyronviita misses with some punches.
Kyronviita has a couple of punches blocked by Hayworth.
Hayworth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kyronviita fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hayworth blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Kyronviita fails to land.
Kyronviita tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kyronviita.
Kyronviita throws a punch but it's blocked by Hayworth.
Kyronviita misses with a punch on the inside.
Kyronviita misses with a punch on the inside.
Kyronviita taking a breather.
Kyronviita misses with the head strike.
Kyronviita throws a punch but it's blocked by Hayworth.
Kyronviita misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hayworth blocking some punches.
Hayworth blocks an uppercut.
Hayworth blocking some punches.
Kyronviita swings wildly with an uppercut but Hayworth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kyronviita swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hayworth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hayworth.
Hayworth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kyronviita working aggressively here.
Kyronviita presses Hayworth against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kyronviita.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kyronviita.
Kyronviita has a couple of punches blocked by Hayworth.
Kyronviita misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kyronviita misses with some punches.
Kyronviita misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Kyronviita fails to land.
Kyronviita fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kyronviita misses with a punch on the inside.
Kyronviita working aggressively here.
Hayworth blocks an uppercut.
Hayworth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kyronviita misses with the head strike.
Kyronviita throws a punch but it's blocked by Hayworth.
Kyronviita fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kyronviita swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kyronviita misses with a punch on the inside.
Kyronviita has a couple of punches blocked by Hayworth.
Kyronviita throws a head punch that misses.
Kyronviita working aggressively here.
Kyronviita doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kyronviita.
Kyronviita swings wildly with an uppercut but Hayworth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kyronviita fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kyronviita swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kyronviita throws a punch but it's blocked by Hayworth.
Hayworth blocking some punches.
Kyronviita doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kyronviita slowing the pace effectively.
Kyronviita working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kyronviita working aggressively here.
Kyronviita swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kyronviita.
Kyronviita is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hayworth blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hayworth.
Kyronviita misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hayworth.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hayworth.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kyronviita.
Kyronviita misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kyronviita.
Kyronviita fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kyronviita throws a punch but it's blocked by Hayworth.
Kyronviita misses with a punch on the inside.
Kyronviita has a couple of punches blocked by Hayworth.
Hayworth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kyronviita misses with the head strike.
Kyronviita doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyronviita misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kyronviita misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kyronviita.
Kyronviita misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kyronviita misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hayworth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kyronviita throws a head punch that misses.
Kyronviita tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kyronviita throws a head punch that misses.
Kyronviita pushes Hayworth back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kyronviita misses with a punch on the inside.
Kyronviita working aggressively here.
Kyronviita working aggressively here.
Kyronviita tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hayworth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kyronviita misses with some punches.
Kyronviita misses with a punch on the inside.
Kyronviita throws a head punch that misses.
Kyronviita misses with some punches.
Hayworth blocking some punches.
Kyronviita tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kyronviita throws a punch but it's blocked by Hayworth.
Kyronviita throws a punch but it's blocked by Hayworth.
Kyronviita throws a punch but it's blocked by Hayworth.
Hayworth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kyronviita misses with the head strike.
Kyronviita misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hayworth.
Kyronviita tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kyronviita misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hayworth blocking some punches.
Kyronviita swings wildly with an uppercut but Hayworth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kyronviita throws a punch but it's blocked by Hayworth.
Kyronviita working aggressively here.
Kyronviita misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kyronviita swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kyronviita has a couple of punches blocked by Hayworth.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kyronviita fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kyronviita throws a punch but it's blocked by Hayworth.
Kyronviita misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hayworth blocking some punches.
Kyronviita doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kyronviita fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kyronviita working aggressively here.
Kyronviita misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kyronviita.
Hayworth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kyronviita has a couple of punches blocked by Hayworth.
A head punch on the inside from Kyronviita fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jussi Kyronviita dominated that round.
That's time! Kyronviita's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kyronviita misses the jab.
Kyronviita stuffs the takedown attempt from Hayworth. Hayworth gets slowly back to his feet.
Harold Hayworth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hayworth throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kyronviita steps in with a hook that catches Hayworth right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Kyronviita follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Hayworth looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jussi Kyronviita!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Rad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mareks Stepaneks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rad comes to the cage accompanied by Liberation Frequency. Kyle Rad could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mareks Stepaneks's chin.
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142 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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134 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
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Counter fighter
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kyle Rad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mareks Stepaneks!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rad chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rad misses with a head kick.
A shot to the liver by Rad. Beautiful body shot.
Stepaneks is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rad has Stepaneks up against the cage in a clinch.
Rad pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rad keeping full guard, as Stepaneks tries to pass.
Stepaneks pushes down on Rad's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rad is looking to improve his position.
Rad moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Stepaneks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rad is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stepaneks defends well.
Stepaneks passes Rad's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Stepaneks is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Rad!
Rad might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Stepaneks moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Rad has worked his arm free - good work by Rad!
Rad is looking to regain half guard here but Stepaneks keeps moving and retains side control.
Rad is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Rad gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Stepaneks pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rad is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Stepaneks has taken his back.
Rad defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stepaneks is looking for the choke from the back position but Rad is controlling his hands well.
Stepaneks working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Rad looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Stepaneks working for the choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rad rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Stepaneks wants to pass to mount but Rad is defending the position.
Rad holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Stepaneks is looking to pass Rad's guard but actually Rad recovers to full guard.
Stepaneks tries to free his leg and advance position but Rad is retaining full guard.
Rad is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rad not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rad is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stepaneks is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stepaneks is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rad missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rad thows a huge punch but Stepaneks dodges it nicely.
Rad trying to control from half guard but Stepaneks is working away.
Rad looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stepaneks with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stepaneks is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rad pulls his head out easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stepaneks looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Stepaneks trying to get back to full guard but Rad takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mareks Stepaneks will probably get the nod.
That's time! Rad's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rad darts in and clinches Stepaneks up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rad.
Rad digs a right hand into Stepaneks's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stepaneks's gas tank.
Stepaneks drags the fight down to the ground.
Rad working some strikes from top position.
Rad in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rad stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stepaneks swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stepaneks looking for a sweep. Not yet Stepaneks, not yet.
Stepaneks working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Rad has passed into half guard!
Rad lands with a punch from half guard.
Mareks Stepaneks has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rad lands strikes from half guard.
Stepaneks is rocked!
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!
Stepaneks tries to get to full guard but Rad has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rad lands a nice short elbow.
Stepaneks is still in real trouble! Can Rad finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stepaneks looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Stepaneks seems to have recovered his senses.
Rad prevents Stepaneks from improving his position.
Stepaneks works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rad throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stepaneks looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Stepaneks is breathing heavily.
Rad passes Stepaneks's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rad sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stepaneks defending well though.
Rad is keen to just control but Stepaneks is a slippery customer.
Rad is taking a breather. Stepaneks says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rad missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rad is working for a submission of some sort.
Rad wants to pass to mount but Stepaneks is defending the position.
Stepaneks makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Stepaneks.
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!
Rad pushes down on Stepaneks's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rad is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stepaneks doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rad.
Stepaneks looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rad throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stepaneks is staying active underneath Rad, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Stepaneks tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Rad has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Rad tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Stepaneks is looking to get to half guard.
Rad is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Stepaneks can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rad with the ground and pound from mount.
Rad working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Rad lands a nice shot to the head.
Rad scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Stepaneks?
Rad putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stepaneks is wriggling around trying to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stepaneks is bucking up trying to escape but Rad cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Stepaneks working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Rad dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Rad! Stepaneks is out on his feet! Rad rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Stepaneks is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Stepaneks is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle Rad!
Kyle Rad thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Raisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luca Tse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tse has chosen Clutch - Big News I as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!
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160 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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26
155 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Raisi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luca Tse!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Tse enables Raisi to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Tse manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Raisi advances to half guard.
Tse controlling the position for now.
Raisi wants to free his trapped foot but Tse is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Raisi in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Tse tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Raisi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kalle Raisi!
Kalle Raisi decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krzysztof Jarzyna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jarzyna has chosen The Prodigy - Omen 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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169 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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155 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bjorn Lannister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Krzysztof Jarzyna!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lannister tries for a takedown but Jarzyna sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bjorn Lannister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jarzyna misses with a hook. Lannister ducked under it nicely.
Lannister tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jarzyna sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lannister somewhat.
Lannister fails with the takedown
and Jarzyna counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bjorn Lannister. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jarzyna throws a right and a left that Lannister avoids nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Jarzyna. No joy for Lannister on that attempt.
Jarzyna misses with a wild body shot.
Lannister ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jarzyna lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Bjorn Lannister has been cut.
Jarzyna scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
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!
Lannister misses with a takedown
and Jarzyna counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jarzyna lands a lovely overhand right.
Jarzyna throws a right hand that Lannister ducks under and follows up with a left that Lannister also avoids with ease.
Lannister doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lannister takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lannister shoots in but Jarzyna avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lannister shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jarzyna counters with a left to the body.
Lannister dives in and grabs Jarzyna's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jarzyna pushes down on Lannister's head and hops out.
Lannister shoots in but Jarzyna avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarzyna scores with a punch to the head.
Jarzyna pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lannister back to the cage. Jarzyna follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jarzyna defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lannister.
Jarzyna is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lannister takes one to the side of the head.
Jarzyna throws a right and a left that Lannister avoids nicely.
Jarzyna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lannister moves away.
Lannister walks into a left hand.
Lannister shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Krzysztof Jarzyna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jarzyna lands a jab to the head.
Lannister fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jarzyna throws a series of strikes that have Lannister backpedaling.
Jarzyna lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lannister circles away quickly and effectively.
Lannister wants to clinch up but Jarzyna keeps it at a distance.
Lannister with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jarzyna connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lannister really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Jarzyna throws a series of strikes that have Lannister backpedaling.
Jarzyna cracks Lannister with an open hand slap.
Jarzyna misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jarzyna.
Lannister fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lannister takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A punch combination from Jarzyna misses.
Lannister shoots in but Jarzyna avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jarzyna with a jab.
Lannister looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jarzyna is fending him off so far but Lannister persists. Nope, Jarzyna circles away and we're back to standing.
Jarzyna throws a good cross that connects.
Horrible takedown by Lannister or perhaps it was just good defense by Jarzyna which made him look bad.
Jarzyna lands a jab to Lannister's midsection.
Jarzyna lands with a hook. Lannister tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jarzyna throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lannister.
Jarzyna cracks Lannister with a good jab.
Jarzyna misses with a two punch combination.
Jarzyna tries to bum rush Lannister with a series of wild strikes but Lannister uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jarzyna sprawls well. Jarzyna wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lannister gets slowly back to his feet.
Lannister shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jarzyna but Jarzyna pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jarzyna displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lannister.
Lannister fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lannister fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lannister wants to clinch.
Jarzyna swinging wildly here.
Lannister fails with the takedown
and Jarzyna counters with a series of strikes. Lannister will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lannister fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Lannister. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Jarzyna lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarzyna looks to land a combination. Lannister sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jarzyna is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lannister had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Jarzyna throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jarzyna is working the combinations to good effect here.
Jarzyna punishes Lannister's body with a nice straight punch.
Lannister is looking to clinch.
Lannister fails with a takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donk. Jarzyna catches Lannister right on the button with a cross.
Jarzyna swats away the attempt to clinch by Lannister.
A left and a right from Jarzyna both land. Nice combination.
No joy there for Jarzyna, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jarzyna works Lannister's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lannister looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Jarzyna!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jarzyna is not content to let Lannister control the position.
Jarzyna dodges the ground and pound from Lannister.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krzysztof Jarzyna dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Lannister's cut.
That's time! Lannister's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jarzyna punishes Lannister's body with a nice straight punch.
Lannister has his takedown stuffed
and Jarzyna counters with a one-two to the body.
Lannister shoots and misses
letting Jarzyna counter with a right hand.
Jarzyna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lannister looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Good shot there by Jarzyna.
Jarzyna throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lannister tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jarzyna swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jarzyna connects with a right hand. Lannister shakes it off.
Jarzyna throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lannister.
Lannister doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jarzyna counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bjorn Lannister. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lannister shoots in but no luck this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jarzyna scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lannister drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lannister closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jarzyna counters with a series of strikes. Lannister will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lannister shoots in for a double leg but Jarzyna sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister misses with a takedown attempt
and Jarzyna counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lannister will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jarzyna lands a jab to Lannister's midsection.
Lannister with a poor takedown
and Jarzyna counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jarzyna has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jarzyna misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Krzysztof Jarzyna seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice combination there by Jarzyna.
Jarzyna tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lannister was well out of range. Poor timing from Jarzyna.
Jarzyna connects with a looping right hand.
Jab from Jarzyna.
Jarzyna displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lannister.
Jarzyna stuffs the takedown.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lannister.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lannister has hold of Jarzyna's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Jarzyna tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Lannister cranks the arm and Jarzyna screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Jarzyna, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Bjorn Lannister!
A very excited looking Bjorn Lannister made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rafinha Capoeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Chabala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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24
168 lbs
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168 lbs
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rafinha Capoeira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Chabala!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Capoeira closes the distance but Chabala moves to the side
and Chabala makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chabala keeps the fight on the outside.
Chabala is looking to score with low kicks.
Chabala shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Capoeira fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chabala, pushing him back against the cage.
Chabala blocks the elbow strike.
Capoeira lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chabala prevents a body shot from Capoeira.
Capoeira misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Chabala as the two fighters clinch.
Capoeira misses with a knee to the head.
Capoeira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chabala breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Capoeira closes the distance but Chabala moves to the side
and Chabala counters with a left to the body.
Capoeira on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Capoeira tries to clinch up
enabling Chabala to counter with a crisp jab.
Chabala fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Capoeira tries to clinch
and Chabala counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Capoeira moves to clinch but Chabala breaks away
and Chabala counters with a shoot takedown. Capoeira fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chabala passes Capoeira's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Capoeira on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Capoeira tries to get out of the position.
Chabala seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Capoeira does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chabala is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Chabala thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Capoeira's head.
Chabala trying to control the pace.
Chabala landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Chabala throws a strike but Capoeira avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Chabala pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Capoeira is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chabala trying to control but Capoeira is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chabala loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chabala is pushing down on Capoeira's leg trying to pass to half guard. Capoeira is fighting to maintain full guard but Chabala has managed to sneak the leg through.
Chabala thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chabala trying to control from half guard but Capoeira is working away.
Chabala wants to pass to mount but Capoeira is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capoeira blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chabala.
Chabala thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chabala thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chabala is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chabala wants to free his trapped foot but Capoeira is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Chabala thows a huge punch but Capoeira dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Chabala dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Chabala clobbers Capoeira with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Chabala thuds his right hand into Capoeira's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chabala avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Capoeira moves in looking to clinch but Chabala pushes him off.
Capoeira gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chabala misses with a hook. Capoeira ducked under it nicely.
Chabala lands a lovely overhand right.
Chabala throws a head kick that misses.
Chabala lands with a nice body punch.
Chabala throws a leg kick which misses Capoeira's front leg but catches the back leg as Capoeira tries to avoid it.
Capoeira avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chabala throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Capoeira decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Chabala's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chabala pulls Capoeira in close to prevent any damage.
Chabala is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Rafinha Capoeira wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Capoeira doesn't manage to clinch there - Chabala circles away.
Capoeira wants to clinch
and Chabala counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Chabala throwing shots but Capoeira is blocking nicely.
Chabala controlling the pace.
Chabala not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chabala sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Capoeira defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chabala is trying to control. Capoeira wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Chabala missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chabala lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Capoeira keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Capoeira is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chabala scores with a couple of nice shots.
Chabala throwing shots but Capoeira is blocking nicely.
Capoeira on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Chabala working Capoeira over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chabala is keen to just control but Capoeira is a slippery customer.
Matt Chabala has got the better of the ground game so far.
Capoeira has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chabala is working away from the top position though.
Chabala tries to pass to full mount but Capoeira defends it.
Chabala throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Capoeira to regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chabala sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Chabala working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chabala is stalling in the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Capoeira keeping moving, preventing Chabala from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Chabala showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Capoeira on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Capoeira darts in trying to clinch
and Chabala counters with a slapping leg kick.
Chabala circles away from the clinch attempt
and Chabala counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Capoeira thinking.
Capoeira looks to clinch
and Chabala counters with a left to the body.
Capoeira tries to clinch
and Chabala counters with a stiff right hand.
Chabala lands the left hand.
Chabala lands a really nice looking cross but Capoeira seems unphased.
Chabala listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Capoeira has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Chabala.
Capoeira darts in trying to clinch
and Chabala connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capoeira has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chabala finds it's way round the side to connect with Capoeira's head.
Chabala with a hook.
Capoeira is rocked!
Chabala cracks Capoeira with a left hook right on the temple and Capoeira goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Chabala lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Capoeira is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Matt Chabala!
Our winner, Matt Chabala, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Jerzy Lisiewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lisiewicz comes to the cage accompanied by Duran Duran - Wild Boys. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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170 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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180 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jerzy Lisiewicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juan Morales!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lisiewicz.
Lisiewicz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Morales can't do much from the bottom here.
Lisiewicz tries to stand but Morales is controlling his head.
Morales parries the strikes from Lisiewicz easily there. Lisiewicz is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Morales to escape.
The strikes coming from Lisiewicz are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Lisiewicz creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Morales sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Lisiewicz moves into full mount!
Lisiewicz working the ground and pound effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lisiewicz lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Lisiewicz 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.
Lisiewicz punching from mount but Morales doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Lisiewicz jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Morales is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Morales and Lisiewicz has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Morales isn't going anywhere.
Morales is looking to reverse the position.
Lisiewicz working the ground and pound but Morales is defending the strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Morales can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sloppy strikes there by Lisiewicz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lisiewicz tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Lisiewicz working the ground and pound.
Morales really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lisiewicz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lisiewicz with the ground and pound but Morales regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Lisiewicz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lisiewicz is looking for a kimura here.
Morales keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lisiewicz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Morales is positioning himself well to prevent Lisiewicz advancing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lisiewicz is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Morales is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jerzy Lisiewicz!
Jerzy Lisiewicz thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohammed Sissoko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justice comes into the arena with Blackalicious / Sky Is Falling blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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180 lbs
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182 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Justice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mohammed Sissoko!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Sissoko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sissoko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sissoko throws a predictable looking body shot
and Justice counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Justice stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Justice wants it to stay on the feet.
Sissoko fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Justice is out of range.
Justice looks to land a right hand but Sissoko moved out of range.
Sissoko has his takedown stuffed
and Justice counters by clinching up.
Justice lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sissoko tries to break free but Justice pushes him back against the cage.
Justice is stalling here.
Justice avoiding damage as Sissoko throws knees to the body.
Sissoko is trying to drag Justice to the mat but Justice just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Johnny Justice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mohammed Sissoko.
Sissoko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sissoko.
Justice lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sissoko backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Justice.
Sissoko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Justice lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Justice pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sissoko misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mohammed Sissoko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Justice rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sissoko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sissoko. Justice shrugs it off though.
Justice works the jab nicely.
It looks like Mohammed Sissoko has been cut.
Justice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sissoko.
Sissoko misses with a takedown attempt - Justice sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice scores with a nice strike.
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!
Justice stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Justice wants it to stay on the feet.
Sissoko misses with a head kick.
Sissoko gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Justice gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Sissoko is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Justice!
An out of breath Johnny Justice thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Winston Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Scapolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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21
285 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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26
250 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Winston Cole!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leo Scapolo!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Scapolo or perhaps it was just good defense by Cole which made him look bad.
Cole lands a lovely overhand right.
Cole lands with a cross.
Cole tests Scapolo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Scapolo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cole lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Scapolo crumples to the floor! Cole milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Winston Cole!
Winston Cole retains his heavyweight title!
Winston Cole managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Prestige Nutrition (160!), into his post fight interview.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bam Margera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Warner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Margera's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Clutch - The Regulator. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bam Margera!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jay Warner!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Margera.
Margera looks to throw the jab but Warner is out of range.
Bam Margera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Margera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Warner moves out of range as Margera strikes.
Margera scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Margera lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Warner checks a leg kick.
Margera lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Warner closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Margera throws a hook to the side of Warner's head but Warner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Warner takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Margera misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Margera misses with a low kick.
Bam Margera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warner shoots in for a takedown but Margera shows good takedown defense.
Warner shoots in looking for a takedown but Margera manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Warner's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Margera. That's going to slow Warner down.
Margera connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Margera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Margera tried to score with a low kick but Warner checks it.
Margera connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A jab from Margera misses.
Warner slips under a jab from Margera.
Margera fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warner shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bam Margera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Warner.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Margera misses with an uppercut. Warner saw that one coming.
Margera scores with a jab to the head.
Margera scores with a jab to the body.
Warner looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Margera!
Margera sneaks back into half guard.
Margera is refusing to be controlled, as Warner sits in half guard.
Margera regains full guard. Nicely done.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Warner wants to control from the top but Margera keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margera avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Margera seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Warner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Warner advances position into side control!
Margera tries to bench press Warner off him but Warner keeps the position.
Warner throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Margera is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Warner wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Margera, who protects the arm well.
Warner is trying to get an arm triangle but Margera is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Margera can't do much from the bottom here.
Warner working the ground and pound but Margera is defending the strikes.
Warner tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Warner has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Margera is trying to improve his position.
Warner lands a few punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Margera manages to get back to half guard.
Margera is doing well to control the position and prevent Warner from advancing to side control.
Margera is pressing down on Warner's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bam Margera dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Warner throws a low kick but Margera moves out of range easily.
Margera slaps away a takedown attempt from Warner, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jay Warner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Warner ducks under a wild hook from Margera.
Warner takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Margera lands with a cross.
Warner with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Margera to score with a decent uppercut.
Margera smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Margera tried to score with a low kick but Warner checks it.
Warner fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Margera's jab looks to have found its range, popping Warner under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Margera lands a jab to the nose.
Margera scoring well with a low kick there.
Margera swings for the body but Warner moves out of range.
Warner tries to score a power double leg takedown but Margera sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Warner somewhat.
Bam Margera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Warner.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Margera, right into the meat.
Margera lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Margera is looking to slow Warner down with leg kicks.
Warner shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Margera as he avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warner takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Margera fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Margera lands a left and a right that send Warner crashing to the mat, dazed. Margera thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Warner is rocked!
Margera closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Warner is still on wobbly legs! Can Margera finish him?
Margera lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Jay Warner has been cut.
Warner takes an elbow to the forehead.
Margera creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Warner's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Warner drops to his knees and Margera pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bam Margera!
Bam Margera retains his lightweight title!
Bam Margera 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rik Spahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Anderson 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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rik Spahn!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson shoots in looking for a takedown but Spahn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Anderson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Spahn shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Anderson is trying to defend but Spahn finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Spahn thows a huge punch but Anderson dodges it nicely.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Spahn looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Anderson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Anderson keeping control of the position.
Anderson wants to control but Spahn is keeping busy.
Anderson wants to get back to full guard.
Anderson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Spahn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Spahn preventing the sweep.
Anderson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Spahn from controlling successfully.
Anderson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Spahn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spahn working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Anderson's head.
Anderson 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.
Spahn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Spahn throws a big right hand that misses.
Spahn throws a big elbow that misses.
Spahn postures up.
Spahn working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Anderson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Spahn throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spahn working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Anderson's head.
Anderson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Spahn throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spahn is looking to work some ground and pound but Anderson has wrist control.
Spahn preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spahn throws an elbow that misses. Anderson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Spahn's guard. Nice move by Anderson!
Anderson pushing down on Spahn's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Anderson is keen to just control but Spahn is a slippery customer.
Anderson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Spahn is trying to escape the mount.
Spahn sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Anderson is looking for a kimura here.
Spahn gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to control but Spahn is working from the bottom.
Spahn thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Spahn is trying to control the position but Anderson postures up.
Spahn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Spahn has his foot on Anderson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Anderson works his way back into a safe position though.
Spahn has his foot on Anderson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Anderson works his way back into a safe position though.
Spahn 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.
Anderson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looking to pass the guard.
Spahn looking for a guillotine here but Anderson defends easily.
Spahn manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Anderson manages to get himself to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Spahn's guard.
Spahn is trying to control the position but Anderson postures up.
Anderson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Spahn lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Anderson!
Spahn dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Spahn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rik Spahn dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Spahn looks to throw the jab but Anderson is out of range.
A big right from Spahn misses.
Spahn lands with a nice body punch.
Anderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spahn rushes Anderson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Spahn pulls guard.
Spahn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Anderson throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anderson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Anderson postures up.
Spahn throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Spahn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Anderson is pushing down on Spahn's leg trying to pass to half guard. Spahn is fighting to maintain full guard but Anderson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Spahn wants to control but Anderson is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spahn is looking for a sweep. Anderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Anderson working Spahn over with strikes.
Anderson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Spahn is just riding it out for now. Anderson eventually gives up the hold.
Anderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Anderson trying to pass the guard but Spahn defending well.
Spahn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Spahn regains full guard. Nicely done.
Anderson chips away with some ground and pound.
Spahn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Spahn wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spahn is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Spahn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Spahn pulls Anderson in close to prevent any damage.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Spahn keeps moving.
Anderson drops back looking for a leg! Spahn is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Spahn manages to kick Anderson off! Anderson jumps back into Spahn's guard.
Anderson connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson with a nice head shot there.
Anderson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Spahn is trying to keep Anderson in close.
Spahn working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Anderson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Anderson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spahn controls Anderson momentarily but Anderson frees himself.
Spahn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Spahn manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Spahn is landing with some decent strikes but Anderson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Anderson is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Spahn breaks from Anderson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Spahn punishing his opponent with strikes.
Anderson is rocked!
Spahn loads up with a big shot that hurts Anderson! He's pulled Spahn in close but Spahn has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Anderson survive? More strikes from Spahn and Anderson is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rik Spahn!
Our winner, Rik Spahn, 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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