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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Krazenkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Gonzalos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ivan Krazenkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brandon Gonzalos!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalos tries to clinch up
and Krazenkov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gonzalos thinking.
Krazenkov lands a nice hook to Gonzalos's body. Gonzalos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Krazenkov blocks the leg kick.
Krazenkov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gonzalos's waist but Gonzalos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Krazenkov off to one side.
Krazenkov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gonzalos is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krazenkov seems to be working for a kimura but Gonzalos defends the submission attempt.
Gonzalos is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krazenkov seems to be looking for submissions.
Krazenkov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Krazenkov wants to get back to his feet.
Gonzalos wants to control but Krazenkov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krazenkov wants to pass the guard but Gonzalos is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krazenkov not doing much here.
Gonzalos wants to get back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ivan Krazenkov just wasn't active enough.
Krazenkov stuffs the takedown attempt from Gonzalos. Gonzalos gets slowly back to his feet.
Gonzalos throws a series of punches but Krazenkov avoids them all with ease.
Krazenkov gets the takedown into side control.
Gonzalos being controlled for a moment.
Krazenkov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Krazenkov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalos is letting Krazenkov control him for a moment.
Gonzalos is working to avoid the ground and pound but Krazenkov connects with a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gonzalos wants to control but Krazenkov postures up.
Krazenkov has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Gonzalos!
Gonzalos defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Krazenkov.
Krazenkov controlling his opponent.
Krazenkov lands with some strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krazenkov is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Gonzalos to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Gonzalos shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Krazenkov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gonzalos moves out of range of the body kick.
Gonzalos misses with a wild combination.
Gonzalos shoots in and drives through. Krazenkov sprawls well.
Gonzalos fails with a takedown attempt.
Krazenkov avoids the head kick by Gonzalos.
Krazenkov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Krazenkov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Krazenkov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gonzalos trying to hold on to Krazenkov's head to control him but Krazenkov postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krazenkov passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gonzalos!
Krazenkov controlling from mount.
Krazenkov seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gonzalos for as long as he can get away with.
Gonzalos wants to control but Krazenkov is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalos is looking to improve his position but Krazenkov isn't that keen on the idea.
Gonzalos wants to control but Krazenkov is having none of it.
Krazenkov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalos is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Gonzalos is breathing heavily.
Krazenkov controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ivan Krazenkov.
Krazenkov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gonzalos was covering up waiting for the punch and Krazenkov finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Krazenkov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ivan Krazenkov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Krazenkov stays in close to Gonzalos's body and controls the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krazenkov stands and throws Gonzalos's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Krazenkov 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!
Krazenkov is looking to slow Gonzalos down with leg kicks.
Krazenkov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gonzalos sprawls well initially but Krazenkov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Krazenkov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gonzalos is trying to stand up here but Krazenkov is controlling him well.
Krazenkov slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalos trying to control but Krazenkov postures up.
Krazenkov is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gonzalos looks like he's trying to stand up.
Krazenkov is taking a breather. Gonzalos 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.
Krazenkov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Ivan Krazenkov wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gonzalos with a poor takedown
and Krazenkov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gonzalos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gonzalos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krazenkov manages to avoid it.
Krazenkov shoots in for a takedown but Gonzalos shows good takedown defense.
No luck for Gonzalos with that takedown attempt.
Krazenkov changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gonzalos looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Krazenkov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gonzalos knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Krazenkov taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krazenkov passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Gonzalos!
Krazenkov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gonzalos?
Krazenkov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gonzalos can do to turn this around?
Krazenkov content just to control the position here.
Gonzalos taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krazenkov with shots to the head and body - Gonzalos looks very uncomfortable down there.
Krazenkov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Krazenkov working for a guillotine from mount but Gonzalos is in no mood to give up.
Krazenkov connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Krazenkov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Krazenkov 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Ivan Krazenkov!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Ivan Krazenkov!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Ivan Krazenkov!
Ivan Krazenkov wins by unanimous decision!
Ivan Krazenkov 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ferdinand Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toshi Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toshi Nogueira has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ferdinand Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Toshi Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira looks to clinch
and Gomez moves into the clinch.
Gomez dodges an elbow strike from Nogueira.
Nogueira looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gomez pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nogueira pushes off an throws an elbow but Gomez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nogueira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gomez.
Gomez really is a fat lump.
Gomez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gomez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nogueira cracks Gomez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gomez drives through and clinches with Nogueira against the cage.
Nogueira lands a nice elbow.
Gomez wants the takedown. Nogueira is fighting it off but Gomez persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Nogueira's guard against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nogueira is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gomez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nogueira swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gomez throwing strikes from guard but Nogueira blocks nicely.
Nogueira is trying to control the position but Gomez postures up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Toshi Nogueira wasn't active enough on the ground.
Gomez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Nogueira!
Nogueira is trying to control Gomez's posture but Gomez avoids it.
Nogueira is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez controlling the position from side mount.
Nogueira managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Gomez.
Gomez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Nogueira is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Nogueira's face as Gomez controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nogueira struggling a bit here.
Nogueira is looking for a sweep.
Gomez wants to stand but Nogueira has his arm trapped.
Nogueira is letting Gomez control him for a moment.
Nogueira parries the strikes from Gomez easily there. Gomez is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Nogueira to escape.
A lull in the action here as Gomez stalls from top position.
Nogueira wants to control but Gomez postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gomez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gomez decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Gomez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
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!
Gomez is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gomez's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ferdinand Gomez 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.
Nogueira throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gomez is looking to clinch.
Gomez throws a hook but Nogueira blocks it.
Gomez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nogueira is trying to keep Gomez in close.
Nogueira can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gomez controls the pace.
Gomez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Nogueira working a defensive guard here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nogueira lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez misses with a double jab
and Nogueira counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nogueira creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nogueira lands an elbow that stopped Gomez in his tracks for a moment.
Nogueira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nogueira pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nogueira lands a damaging elbow.
Gomez blocks the elbow strike.
Gomez blocks an elbow strike from Nogueira.
Gomez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gomez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gomez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gomez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nogueira to keep the fight standing.
Gomez blocks an elbow strike from Nogueira.
Gomez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nogueira to keep the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez tries to pull guard but Nogueira won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ferdinand Gomez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nogueira throws an elbow but misses.
Nogueira blocks a body shot from Gomez.
Gomez is trying to pull guard but Nogueira has him pressed against the cage.
Gomez tries to pull guard but Nogueira holds him up against the cage and eventually Gomez drops back down to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gomez takes an elbow to the temple.
Gomez effectively controlling the action here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nogueira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gomez.
Gomez looking for a takedown.
Nogueira pushes off an throws an elbow but Gomez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nogueira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gomez blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez drags the fight down to the ground.
Gomez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nogueira wants to control from the top but Gomez keeps moving.
Gomez throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Nogueira escapes and throws Gomez's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Nogueira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gomez keeps working.
Nogueira wants to stand but Gomez has his arm trapped.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira trying to control the position but Gomez is working away.
Gomez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nogueira wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nogueira wants to control but Gomez is keeping him busy.
Nogueira working away.
Ferdinand Gomez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gomez is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Nogueira trying to control the action but Gomez is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nogueira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toshi Nogueira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Nogueira scores with a head kick. Gomez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nogueira tries a head kick but it misses.
Nogueira tries to clinch up.
Gomez tries to clinch but Nogueira is having none of it.
Gomez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nogueira is fending him off so far but Gomez persists. Nope, Nogueira circles away and we're back to standing.
Nogueira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomez moves away.
Gomez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nogueira throws a head kick that misses.
Nogueira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gomez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gomez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gomez showed some decent athleticism there.
Nogueira trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira wants to get back to full guard.
Nogueira trying to control but Gomez postures up.
Gomez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Nogueira is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Gomez jumps into side control!
Gomez advances to mount.
Gomez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Nogueira?
Gomez content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gomez landing strikes from the mount and Nogueira is in trouble!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomez is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Nogueira can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez working for a submission but Nogueira is keeping him at bay.
Gomez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gomez controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez lands a big elbow.
Gomez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nogueira is looking to escape.
Gomez lands a nice shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nogueira tries to hold on but Gomez pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ferdinand Gomez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gomez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Ferdinand Gomez!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Ferdinand Gomez!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Ferdinand Gomez!
Ferdinand Gomez wins by unanimous decision!
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