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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ross Koscheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lionel Cascara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koscheck's entrance music is Til I Collapse By Eminem ft Nate Dog. A fine choice. On his way into the cage it seems that Ross Koscheck has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ross Koscheck seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ross Koscheck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lionel Cascara!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cascara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cascara misses with a head kick.
Cascara wants to clinch up but Koscheck keeps it at a distance.
Koscheck throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cascara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Koscheck connects with the punch.
Cascara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koscheck.
Cascara doesn't manage to clinch there - Koscheck circles away.
Some wild striking there from Cascara.
Koscheck takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice jab there from Koscheck.
Cascara moves into the clinch successfully.
Cascara slows down the pace here.
The crowd are getting on Cascara's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Koscheck has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cascara avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Cascara on the inside.
Cascara landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cascara tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Koscheck avoids it.
Koscheck jumps guard but Cascara stands there with Koscheck around his waist. Koscheck gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cascara missing with knees to the body.
Cascara trying to land knees to the body.
Cascara working aggressively here.
Koscheck can't find room to land a body shot as Cascara controls the action.
Cascara keeps control of Koscheck as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Koscheck tries to score a body lock takedown but Cascara shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ross Koscheck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cascara tries a knee to the head but Koscheck blocks it.
Koscheck fails to pull guard.
Cascara looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cascara looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Koscheck on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cascara stalls.
Cascara looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Koscheck blocks an elbow strike.
Cascara gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, if Cascara is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Koscheck has his hands clasped together around Cascara's back. He's all about the action.
Cascara prevents Koscheck from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cascara pulls his head out easily.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Cascara is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cascara uses his free foot to push down on Koscheck's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Koscheck.
Koscheck keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cascara working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Koscheck wants to hold on but Cascara pushes him away.
Cascara sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cascara working Koscheck over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cascara scoring with strikes but Koscheck is staying in there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cascara connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Koscheck manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Koscheck is looking for a sweep. Cascara is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cascara is thwarting Koscheck's attempts to control the position.
Koscheck has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Cascara escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Cascara!
Koscheck manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cascara is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Koscheck!
Cascara wants to control the pace but Koscheck is squirming around nicely.
Cascara wants to control but Koscheck has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lionel Cascara dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cascara changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Koscheck tries to avoid it but Cascara manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Koscheck to the ground. Koscheck escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Koscheck's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cascara under the eye.
Koscheck scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Koscheck fails to land with a series of punches.
Koscheck pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koscheck avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cascara tries to clinch up but Koscheck circles away and keeps his distance.
Cascara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Koscheck.
Koscheck lands a glancing blow to the side of Cascara's head.
Lionel Cascara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Koscheck cracks a nice hook into Cascara's ribs.
Donk. Cascara catches Koscheck right on the button with a cross.
Koscheck scores with a nice strike.
Cascara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Koscheck fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cascara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cascara tries to close the distance and clinch but Koscheck swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Koscheck tries to keep at a distance but Cascara has taken the fight into the clinch.
Koscheck jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cascara walks away with a smile on his face. Koscheck gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Koscheck slaps away a takedown attempt from Cascara, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cascara tries to clinch but Koscheck is having none of it.
Cascara just misses with a punch to the body.
Cascara connects with a body shot.
A combination from Cascara does no damage.
Koscheck lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cascara circles away quickly and effectively.
Cascara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koscheck.
Koscheck moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cascara throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cascara tries to clinch there but Koscheck circles away.
Cascara wants to clinch.
Koscheck walks into a straight right hand from Cascara.
Koscheck lands a nice hook to Cascara's body. Cascara takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cascara changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cascara looks to throw the jab but Koscheck is out of range.
Koscheck looks to land a left hand but Cascara moved out of range nicely.
Koscheck lands a jab.
Koscheck lands with a nice body punch.
Cascara connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Koscheck scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cascara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koscheck.
Cascara falls off balance throwing a combination
and Koscheck counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cascara thinking.
Cascara throws a head kick but Koscheck moves out of range.
Cascara tries to close the distance and clinch but Koscheck swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cascara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lionel Cascara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A right-left combo lands from Koscheck.
Cascara's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cascara duly obliges.
Koscheck shoots for a takedown but Cascara saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ross Koscheck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cascara wants to clinch.
Cascara misses with a wild body shot.
Koscheck fails with a takedown attempt.
Ross Koscheck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cascara scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koscheck tries to bum rush Cascara with a series of wild strikes but Cascara uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Koscheck tries to pull guard but Cascara won't allow it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koscheck avoids the elbow strike from Cascara, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cascara throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koscheck avoids a wild elbow strike from Cascara.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cascara.
Cascara stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lionel Cascara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Cascara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Koscheck paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cascara gets a clinch.
Cascara lands with a short shot to the head.
Cascara lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cascara.
Koscheck fails to pull guard.
Cascara tries to land knees in the clinch but Koscheck avoids the damage to the body.
Cascara dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cascara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cascara throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cascara lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cascara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Koscheck.
Koscheck jumps guard but Cascara turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cascara gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Koscheck can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ross Koscheck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cascara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cascara lands a nice shot to the body.
Koscheck staying out of range there.
Cascara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koscheck scores with a nice head shot.
Koscheck rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cascara moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Koscheck looks to land a right hand but Cascara moved out of range.
Cascara smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cascara blocks a jab.
Koscheck ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cascara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cascara displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Koscheck.
Koscheck misses the jab.
Koscheck will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Koscheck ducks under a wild hook from Cascara.
Koscheck has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cascara.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cascara lands with a right hand.
Cascara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Koscheck paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Koscheck, as that shot connected.
Cascara is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Koscheck.
Cascara throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cascara throws a head kick that half lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koscheck. Cascara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cascara scores with a jab. Koscheck acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Koscheck keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cascara defending well as Koscheck loads up on a big left hand.
Koscheck fails to land with a series of punches.
Koscheck scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cascara keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cascara instigates a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cascara.
Cascara missing with knees to the body.
Cascara with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cascara effectively controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cascara misses with a body punch.
Cascara crunches a lovely knee into Koscheck's ribcage.
Cascara gets through Koscheck's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lionel Cascara is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cascara is pushing Koscheck up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cascara lands with a right to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cascara stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ross Koscheck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cascara with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lionel Cascara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cascara has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lionel Cascara!
Lionel Cascara gave a mention to ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30 (5% Laundry SALE) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Augusto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miguel Augusto has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miguel Augusto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rocky Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patterson throws an overhand right that lands on Augusto's shoulder, as Augusto tries to avoid the shot.
Patterson throws out a loose jab but Augusto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Augusto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Patterson lands a body shot.
Patterson connects with a jab.
It looks like Miguel Augusto has been cut.
Rocky Patterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Patterson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Augusto slips a straight right by Patterson.
Augusto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Patterson lands a big uppercut and Augusto crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Augusto looks OK. Patterson waves Augusto back to his feet!
Augusto is rocked!
Patterson lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rocky Patterson!
Rocky Patterson took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fun Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjorn Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fun Fighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bjorn Lannister!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lannister tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fighter's corner calls for a 1-2. Fighter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fighter lands a right hook to the body.
Fighter lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fighter.
It looks like Bjorn Lannister has been cut.
Lannister misses with a takedown attempt - Fighter sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fighter bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lannister's head.
Fighter cracks a nice hook into Lannister's ribs.
Fighter lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fighter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lannister shoots in looking for a takedown but Fighter manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lannister's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lannister scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lannister has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Fighter is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Lannister yanks on the arm and Fighter is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Lannister.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bjorn Lannister!
Our winner, Bjorn Lannister, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rafinha Capoeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddy Matsui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rafinha Capoeira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eddy Matsui!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Capoeira doesn't manage to clinch there - Matsui circles away.
Capoeira wants to clinch up but Matsui keeps it at a distance.
Capoeira is looking to clinch.
Capoeira closes the distance but Matsui moves to the side
and Matsui decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Capoeira's guard.
Matsui throws a strike but Capoeira rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Matsui is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Capoeira will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Matsui escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Capoeira gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsui is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Matsui throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Capoeira escapes and throws Matsui's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Matsui tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsui manages to get back to half guard.
Capoeira is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Matsui makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Matsui.
Matsui looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Capoeira passes into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capoeira stands up.
Capoeira tries to clinch
so Matsui counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Matsui loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Capoeira working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Matsui.
Matsui wants to control from the top but Capoeira keeps moving.
Capoeira knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Matsui on the ground.
Matsui with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsui stands and throws Capoeira's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Capoeira parries the strikes from Matsui easily there. Matsui is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Capoeira to escape.
Matsui tries to score with some ground and pound. Capoeira controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Matsui misses with the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Capoeira managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Matsui.
Capoeira tries to get back to half guard but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matsui tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddy Matsui dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Capoeira takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Capoeira enables Matsui to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Capoeira manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Matsui trying to control but Capoeira is working from the bottom.
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.
Matsui is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Capoeira looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matsui makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Matsui postures up in Capoeira's guard and throws a big left but Capoeira blocks it.
Matsui throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsui postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Matsui trying to control the position from guard on top but Capoeira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Capoeira wriggles free and stands up.
Matsui gets tackled into the cage by Capoeira. Capoeira maintains the clinch.
Matsui changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Capoeira fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capoeira closes the distance and clinches.
Capoeira scores with a shoulder strike.
Matsui tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Capoeira's elbow.
Capoeira utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Capoeira misses with a knee to the head.
Matsui drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Capoeira gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Matsui takes an elbow to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Capoeira scores with a shot to the side of Matsui's head.
Capoeira lands a body punch.
Capoeira lands a knee to the body.
Matsui is breathing heavily.
Capoeira unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A body shot lands from Capoeira.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capoeira lands a good knee to the midsection. Matsui won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Capoeira.
Capoeira unloads a knee to the mid-section. Matsui lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Capoeira unloads a knee to the mid-section. Matsui lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Capoeira lands a nice uppercut.
Capoeira lands a nice shot to the body.
Capoeira lands a right hand that snaps the head of Matsui backwards.
Capoeira stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short left from Capoeira.
Capoeira scores with a nice hook to the head.
Capoeira lands a nice uppercut.
Capoeira lands a body shot.
Capoeira unloads a knee to the mid-section. Matsui lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice left hand lands by Capoeira.
Capoeira unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Capoeira is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Capoeira obliges.
Capoeira lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capoeira pushes Matsui back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Capoeira landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Capoeira lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Capoeira on the inside.
A short uppercut from Capoeira.
Capoeira unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Capoeira scores with a shot to the side of Matsui's head.
Capoeira scores with a hook to the body.
Capoeira lands a good knee to the midsection. Matsui won't want to take too many of those.
Capoeira lands a nice knee to the body.
Matsui is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rafinha Capoeira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddy Matsui.
Capoeira unloads a knee to the mid-section. Matsui lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Capoeira pushes Matsui back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Capoeira lands a body shot.
Capoeira with a knee to the head.
Matsui takes an elbow to the temple.
Matsui takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafinha Capoeira dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Capoeira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Matsui paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Capoeira is looking to clinch.
Capoeira tries to clinch up but Matsui circles away and keeps his distance.
Capoeira wants to clinch.
Capoeira darts in trying to clinch
and Matsui counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Capoeira's guard now.
Capoeira pulls Matsui in close to his closed guard and prevents Matsui from doing any damage or advancing position.
Matsui is looking to work some ground and pound but Capoeira has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsui scoring with some ground and pound.
Matsui with a flurry of punches that miss.
Matsui is looking to work some ground and pound but Capoeira has wrist control.
Matsui landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matsui throws an elbow that misses. Capoeira uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Matsui's guard. Nice move by Capoeira!
Capoeira wants to stand and escape but instead Matsui has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Matsui throws an elbow that misses. Capoeira uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Matsui's guard. Nice move by Capoeira!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsui has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Capoeira is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Matsui.
Matsui is looking for a sweep.
Matsui is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Capoeira is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capoeira is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Capoeira forces Matsui back against the cage and clinches.
Capoeira lands a shot to the body.
Rafinha Capoeira has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Matsui has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Capoeira is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Capoeira lands a hook that snaps the head of Matsui backwards.
Capoeira lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Capoeira scores with a nice short uppercut.
Capoeira lands a body shot.
Matsui takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Capoeira scores with a hook to the body.
Capoeira is working Matsui over against the cage.
Capoeira lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Capoeira scores a nice knee to the body.
Capoeira is working Matsui over against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Capoeira as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capoeira landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Capoeira.
Capoeira lands an elbow that stopped Matsui in his tracks for a moment.
Capoeira connects with a nasty looking knee right to Matsui's face.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Capoeira.
Capoeira working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Capoeira using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Capoeira as the two fighters clinch.
Capoeira landing knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Capoeira.
Matsui is looking for a takedown.
A short left from Capoeira.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Capoeira softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Matsui can't get the takedown.
Rafinha Capoeira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddy Matsui.
Capoeira is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Capoeira lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Matsui or not.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafinha Capoeira showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Capoeira 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafinha Capoeira!
Our winner, Rafinha Capoeira, 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 Jack Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clubber Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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22
178 lbs
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183 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Clubber Lang!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell tries to move into range but Lang moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Campbell connects with a leg kick. Lang looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Campbell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Campbell throws a sloppy head kick and Lang moves out of range easily.
Good exchange - Lang coming out on top.
Campbell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lang can pounce on him.
The crowd cheers as Campbell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lang doesn't seem phased though.
Lang misses the jab.
Lang misses with a hook. Campbell ducked under it nicely.
Campbell takes a swing at Lang's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Campbell finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Campbell connects with the punch.
Lang listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Campbell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang throws a jab when Campbell was well out of range.
Lang fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Campbell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lang on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lang throws a low kick but Campbell moves out of range easily.
Campbell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Campbell throws a front kick that sends Lang stumbling back into the cage.
Lang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Campbell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Campbell lands a nice looking body kick.
Lang takes one to the chin there.
Campbell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Campbell moves into the clinch successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Campbell blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell prevents a body shot from Lang.
A short right from Lang.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Campbell blocking some punches.
Campbell stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lang blocks a body shot from Campbell.
Campbell stalling.
A head punch on the inside from Lang fails to land.
Campbell content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short left from Lang.
Nice body punch from Campbell.
Campbell misses with a knee strike.
Lang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Campbell lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang looking to stall.
Lang tries to work over Campbell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Campbell manages to break the clinch.
Campbell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lang scores with a jab to the body.
Campbell tries a head kick but it misses.
Campbell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Campbell.
Campbell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Campbell delivers a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell slips a jab from Lang.
Campbell slips under a jab.
Campbell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Campbell looks to score with a jab to the body but Lang is just out of range.
Campbell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Campbell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lang looks to throw the jab but Campbell is out of range.
Lang throws a big shot that misses.
Lang throws a leg kick but Campbell checks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lang takes a swing at Campbell's ribcage but misses.
Lang takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Campbell ducks under a wild hook from Lang.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Campbell 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.
Campbell tries a head kick but it misses.
Lang tried to score with a low kick but Campbell checks it.
Campbell slips a jab from Lang.
Campbell scoring well with a low kick there.
Lang throws a leg kick
enabling Campbell to counter with a crisp jab.
Lang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Campbell was well out of range. Poor timing from Lang.
Lang misses with a straight left.
Campbell has closed the distance and engaged Lang in a clinch.
Campbell is leaning against Lang and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Campbell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Campbell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lang misses with a body punch.
Lang takes a knee right on the jaw!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang tries to throw a body punch but Campbell avoids it by throwing Lang back against the cage.
Campbell taking a breather.
A knee to the head by Campbell.
Campbell lands a body punch.
Campbell lands a knee to the body.
Lang is breathing heavily.
Campbell taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Campbell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Campbell.
Lang working aggressively here.
Campbell manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lang misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Campbell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Campbell avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang wants to stall.
Campbell gets through Lang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Campbell with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Campbell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Campbell presses Lang against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lang misses with a punch on the inside.
Campbell working Lang over with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Campbell.
Lang lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lang is trying to break free.
Campbell controlling the action here for a moment.
Campbell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Campbell is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lang misses with the head strike.
Campbell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jack Campbell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Campbell can't find room to land a body shot as Lang controls the action.
Lang misses with a body punch.
Campbell taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Campbell gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Lang scores with a shot to the side of Campbell's head.
Lang is trying to maintain a safe position but Campbell gets an underhook and turns Lang into the cage.
Lang working hard to break the clinch.
Campbell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Campbell utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Campbell misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Lang fails to land.
Campbell can't find room to land a body shot as Lang controls the action.
Lang can't find room to land a body shot as Campbell controls the action.
Campbell utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Campbell trying to land knees to the body.
Lang pushes Campbell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lang has had enough of the clinch but Campbell keeps him there for the moment.
Campbell is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lang is trying to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Campbell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Campbell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Campbell dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lang misses with a left hand
and Campbell counters with a good, hard body kick but Lang shrugs it off.
Lang misses with a looping right.
Campbell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Campbell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lang throws a leg kick
and Campbell counters with an outside leg kick.
Campbell closes the distance and clinches.
Lang working aggressively here.
Lang has a couple of punches blocked by Campbell.
Campbell looking to throw knees to the head but Lang is blocking nicely.
Campbell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Campbell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lang content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lang is pushing Campbell up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Campbell stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lang avoids it.
Campbell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lang backwards.
Lang can't find room to land a body shot as Campbell controls the action.
Campbell prevents a body shot from Lang.
Lang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Campbell tries to land knees in the clinch but Lang avoids the damage to the body.
Campbell is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Campbell tries to stall but Lang uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Campbell tries a body shot but Lang blocks it.
Campbell tries to stall but Lang uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lang avoiding damage as Campbell throws knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Lang.
Clubber Lang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lang.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Campbell's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Campbell.
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!
Campbell tries to pull guard but Lang won't allow it.
Campbell pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lang throws a punch but it's blocked by Campbell.
A short left from Lang.
Lang misses with the head strike.
The referee calls for Campbell to work.
Lang misses with a punch to the body.
Lang misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang lands a shoulder strike.
Campbell is trying to stall.
Campbell digs a right hand underneath Lang's ribcage. Lang let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Campbell has Lang pushed against the cage.
Campbell utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lang misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lang.
Campbell crunches a lovely knee into Lang's ribcage.
Lang lands an uppercut.
Campbell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Campbell.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lang can't find room to land a body shot as Campbell controls the action.
Campbell misses with a knee strike.
Campbell leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jack Campbell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang misses with the head strike.
Campbell with a knee to the head.
It looks like Clubber Lang has been cut.
Lang swings wildly with an uppercut but Campbell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Campbell blocking some punches.
Lang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lang misses with a punch on the inside.
Lang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Campbell leaning against his opponent.
Campbell blocks an uppercut.
Campbell is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jack Campbell.
Well Campbell 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 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Campbell!
Jack Campbell seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adam Rabago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sick Puppies - You're Going Down. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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196 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adam Rabago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Xavier Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Rabago looks like he's trying to stand up.
Rabago might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gracie wants to control but Rabago is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is pressing down on Rabago's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rabago is holding on for now.
Gracie wants to take a breather but Rabago is having none of it.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rabago has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rabago looks like he's trying to stand up.
Well, if Gracie is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Rabago wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to take a breather but Rabago is having none of it.
Gracie frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rabago is trying to stand up.
Gracie controlling from mount.
Rabago wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gracie controlling the position easily from mount.
Rabago knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabago is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Xavier Gracie wasn't active enough on the ground.
Rabago leaves Gracie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gracie fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rabago to the ground. Gracie is now in Rabago's guard.
Rabago wants to stand but Gracie is controlling the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Rabago is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Rabago is looking to stand up but Gracie isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rabago wants to get back to his feet but Gracie passes into half guard.
Gracie looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rabago is trying to stand.
Gracie passes to full mount!
Rabago is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rabago is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Gracie wants to control the pace but Rabago is squirming around nicely.
Gracie looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rabago really wants to buck Gracie off and get back to his feet.
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rabago is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Gracie looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gracie landing punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rabago is trying to stand but he's just given Gracie his back.
Rabago is trying to get back to his feet but Gracie has full control of the position and if anything, Rabago has just worked his way into a worse spot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Gracie dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gracie digs a good body shot into Rabago's ribs.
Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Rabago.
Adam Rabago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt - Rabago sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rabago throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Rabago waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracie.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rabago lands a head kick!
It looks like Xavier Gracie has been cut.
Adam Rabago is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rabago stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Rabago pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rabago misses with a double jab
and Gracie counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gracie passes Rabago's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabago tries to kick Gracie off but Gracie keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gracie trying to control the pace.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Well, if Gracie is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rabago is trying to stand.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Adam Rabago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Gracie.
Gracie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rabago defends it nicely.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Rabago swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gracie drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rabago gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rabago tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Rabago is trying to keep an underhook but Gracie manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but Rabago is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gracie lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gracie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rabago is trying to stand up here but Gracie is controlling him well.
Gracie not doing much here.
Gracie's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Xavier Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rabago keeps working.
Gracie content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Xavier Gracie was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Gracie's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rabago connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gracie scrambles back to his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gracie tries to clinch but Rabago is having none of it.
Gracie blocks a jab.
Rabago misses with a double jab.
Gracie closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gracie lands in his opponent's guard.
Gracie controlling from the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie won't allow Rabago to get back to his feet.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Rabago is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Xavier Gracie's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gracie scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Rabago is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rabago wants to get back to his feet but Gracie drags him back down.
Gracie is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rabago is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rabago is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Rabago tries to escape but Gracie is in control.
Rabago trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Gracie tries for a kimura but Rabago is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Rabago some visible discomfort.
Rabago wants to get back to his feet but Gracie drags him back down.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Rabago is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie in side control lands a decent elbow.
Rabago is being controlled here.
Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gracie takes a little break here. Rabago wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabago is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Gracie has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Gracie tries for a kimura but Rabago is defending well.
Rabago is being controlled here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie wants to control but Rabago is keeping him busy.
Rabago is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Gracie has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Rabago is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Rabago is trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control the action but Rabago is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rabago wants to get back to his feet but Gracie drags him back down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rabago knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gracie tries for a kimura but Rabago is defending well.
Gracie controls the position from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Rabago is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Xavier Gracie is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Adam Rabago has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rabago, who protects the arm well.
Gracie trying to control the action but Rabago is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gracie winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier Gracie!
After the big win, Xavier Gracie made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Damnfield clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jerzy Lisiewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohammad Mohammad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lisiewicz comes to the cage accompanied by Duran Duran - Wild Boys. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
7 - 1 - 2 |
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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
7 - 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
7 - 1 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Mohammad Mohammad!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lisiewicz looks for a takedown but Mohammad sprawls well.
Mohammad takes a swing at Lisiewicz's ribcage but misses.
Mohammad jabs Lisiewicz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lisiewicz shoots in looking for a takedown but Mohammad manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lisiewicz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mohammad lands a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mohammad.
Mohammad takes a swing at Lisiewicz's ribcage but misses.
Lisiewicz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mohammad. Mohammad obviously looking to wear him down.
Mohammad scores with a hook.
Nice sprawl there from Mohammad as Lisiewicz shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerzy Lisiewicz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Mohammad.
Lisiewicz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mohammad throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lisiewicz is rocked!
Mohammad punishes Lisiewicz's body with a nice straight punch.
Mohammad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lisiewicz.
Mohammad connects with a jab.
Oh Lisiewicz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Mohammad connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Lisiewicz out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mohammad Mohammad!
A very excited looking Mohammad Mohammad 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexi Laiho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laiho has chosen Children of Bodom - Follow the Reaper as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Alexander Anderson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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200 lbs
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203 lbs
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexi Laiho!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laiho closes the distance and clinches.
Laiho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Laiho lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Anderson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Anderson showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Laiho is trying to stand up here but Anderson is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Anderson controlling the pace.
Laiho is positioning himself well to prevent Anderson advancing to mount.
Anderson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Anderson trying to control from half guard but Laiho is working away.
Anderson thows a huge punch but Laiho dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laiho tries to kick Anderson off but Anderson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Anderson trying to control the action but Laiho is working from the bottom.
Anderson 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.
Laiho tries to kick Anderson off but Anderson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Anderson is trying to control the action in half guard but Laiho is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Laiho has his hands clasped together around Anderson's back. He's all about the action.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Alexander Anderson just wasn't active enough.
Laiho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laiho stuffs the takedown attempt from Anderson. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Laiho misses with a low kick as Anderson jumps back.
Anderson moves out of range of the leg kick from Laiho.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Laiho.
Anderson gets the takedown into side control.
Laiho really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Anderson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Anderson controlling from side mount.
Sloppy strikes there by Anderson.
Anderson scores with a couple of short elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laiho is trying to improve his position.
Laiho is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Anderson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Laiho keeps working.
Laiho is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Anderson tries to move into full mount but can't pass Laiho's legs.
Laiho being controlled for a moment.
Laiho is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Laiho takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Anderson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Laiho sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Anderson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Anderson wants to control but Laiho is keeping him busy.
Anderson looks up at the clock and then as Laiho takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Anderson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson scoring with punches from side control.
Laiho is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Anderson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson scoring with punches and elbows.
Anderson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Anderson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ground and pound from Anderson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Anderson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Laiho is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Anderson is looking to take a break and control but Laiho is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson with the ground and pound but Laiho regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Anderson 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.
Anderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laiho.
Laiho lands a big head kick that sends Anderson tumbling to the mat! Laiho takes a step backwards and waves Anderson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Alexander Anderson has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laiho sends Anderson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Laiho is motioning to the referee to let Anderson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Anderson is rocked!
Laiho throws a looping overhand right but Anderson ducks down to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Laiho looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A swing and a miss from Anderson.
Laiho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anderson.
Anderson misses with a straight left.
Anderson staying out of range there.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Laiho but Laiho pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alexi Laiho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anderson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Laiho is out of range and Anderson settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt.
Alexi Laiho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.
Anderson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Anderson scores with a hook to the body. Laiho takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Anderson lands a nice hook to Laiho's body. Laiho takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Anderson lands a nice shot that snaps Laiho's head back.
Laiho fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab from Laiho misses.
Laiho tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Laiho misses with a body kick.
Laiho avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Laiho avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Laiho lands.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laiho.
Anderson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laiho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Laiho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laiho scores with a crisp jab that stopped Anderson in his tracks.
Laiho misses the shot to the body.
Good shot there by Anderson.
Anderson lands an overhand right.
Anderson walks into a left hand.
Nice takedown defense from Laiho. No joy for Anderson on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
Anderson drives through with a takedown into Laiho's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laiho looking for a sweep. Not yet Laiho, not yet.
Anderson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Laiho not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Anderson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Laiho looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Anderson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Laiho keeping full guard, as Anderson tries to pass.
Anderson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Alexander Anderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Laiho as he avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a solid leg kick but Laiho takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Anderson.
That kick from Laiho tenderised Anderson's leg. Anderson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Anderson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Laiho pinned against the cage. Laiho gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Laiho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anderson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Laiho on his heels. He'll look to pass Laiho's guard now, I'm sure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laiho looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anderson is one step ahead there.
Anderson prevents Laiho from getting back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laiho is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anderson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexi Laiho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alexander Anderson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Anderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anderson with a poor takedown
and Laiho counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Laiho sprawls well. Laiho wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Anderson wants to land a leg kick but Laiho is out of range.
Anderson scores with a jab to the body.
Laiho moves in looking to clinch but Anderson pushes him off.
Laiho connects with a jab.
Laiho tries a head kick but it misses.
Anderson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Anderson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Anderson showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laiho tries to get to full guard but Anderson has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson is thwarting Laiho's attempts to control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Laiho can do anything to dispel that myth.
Anderson trying to control the action but Laiho is working from the bottom.
Laiho is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Anderson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Laiho defending well though.
Anderson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Laiho with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Laiho blocking the ground and pound attempt from Anderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Anderson is trying to work for a kimura but Laiho is defending well.
Anderson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Laiho defending well though.
Anderson trying to pass the guard but Laiho defending well.
Anderson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Anderson trying to control from half guard but Laiho is working away.
Anderson is really struggling to control Laiho but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Laiho is controlling Anderson's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Laiho wants to control but Anderson is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Nice strikes from Anderson there.
Laiho is looking to escape.
Anderson is keen to just control but Laiho is a slippery customer.
Anderson stops Laiho from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anderson blocks a head kick by Laiho.
Laiho throws a nice inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Anderson misses.
Laiho tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Laiho blocks a leg kick.
Anderson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Laiho defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson looks for a takedown but Laiho sprawls well.
Laiho is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laiho throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Anderson throws a body punch but Laiho moves out of range.
Anderson misses with a low kick.
Laiho gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Anderson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Anderson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Laiho works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Anderson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Laiho's head.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Laiho keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laiho wants to stand and escape but Anderson is having none of it.
Laiho is trying to control the position but Anderson postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Anderson 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Anderson!
Alexander Anderson 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bam Margera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Write (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Margera comes into the arena with Clutch - The Regulator blaring out of the sound system. Write comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dark Knight metal theme kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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160 lbs
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165 lbs
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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
8 - 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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tim Write!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Margera lands with a cross.
Margera moves into the clinch.
Margera working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Write wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Margera has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Margera.
Write is trying to force a seperation but Margera has the dominant position.
A shot in the inside from Margera.
Margera lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Margera lands a left hand that snaps the head of Write backwards.
Write is rocked!
Write changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Margera fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Margera misses with a jab, cross combination.
Write misses with a low kick.
Write thows a leg kick but Margera checks it
and Margera counters with an inside leg kick.
Write throws a leg kick
and Margera counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Margera keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Write's efforts to push away.
Write is looking to break free of the clinch but Margera has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Write can't get the takedown.
Write is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Margera landing knees to the head.
A short body shot lands from Margera as the two fighters clinch.
Margera lands a nice uppercut.
Write working hard to break the clinch.
Write has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Margera lands a left hand.
Margera lands a left hand that snaps the head of Write backwards.
Write is trying to force a seperation but Margera has the dominant position.
Write's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Write takes an elbow to the forehead.
Margera scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Margera lands a hook to the side of the head.
Write is still on wobbly legs! Can Margera finish him?
Margera drops Write onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Write is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Margera keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Write's efforts to push away.
A left hand lands to the body for Margera.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Margera drops Write with a big knee straight up the middle! Write is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
A low kick from Write is predictable there
and Margera counters with a low kick, right behind Write 's knee.
Write throws a leg kick
and Margera counters with a leg kick.
Write misses with a leg kick
and Margera counters with a big right hand! Oh Write is in trouble here! Margera follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bam Margera!
Bam Margera retains his lightweight title!
Bam Margera 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rik Spahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barret The Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Turk has chosen Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet as his entrance music. Rik Spahn has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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222 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rik Spahn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barret The Turk!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Spahn.
Spahn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No luck for Spahn with that takedown attempt.
The Turk connects with a solid leg kick.
The Turk lands with a shot to the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Spahn.
The Turk parries the strikes from Spahn easily there. Spahn is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable The Turk to escape.
Spahn throwing strikes but The Turk manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The Turk gets to mount! Spahn was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Spahn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Spahn might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Spahn wants to hold on but The Turk pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Turk controlling from mount.
Spahn can't escape the position.
Spahn 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spahn is squirming around, avoiding The Turk's attempts to control the action.
The Turk controlling the position easily from mount.
Spahn is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spahn slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Spahn wants to control but The Turk is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The Turk trying to control the action but Spahn is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spahn wants to improve his position but The Turk is controlling well.
Spahn trying to control from the bottom.
Spahn is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Spahn manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The Turk preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Spahn is on top in guard.
Spahn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Spahn throws an elbow that misses. The Turk uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Spahn's guard. Nice move by The Turk!
Spahn throws his legs up looking for a submission but The Turk uses it to pass to side control.
Spahn gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Turk wants to lay and pray for a moment but Spahn keeps working.
Spahn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Spahn slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Spahn trying to keep a closed guard but The Turk is proving a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Turk stands up from Spahn's guard - The Turk perhaps looking for a knockout.
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!
The Turk misses with a head kick.
Spahn shoots in for a double leg but The Turk sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Spahn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Turk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from The Turk.
A momentary lapse in concentration from The Turk enables Spahn to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. The Turk manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The Turk manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Spahn manages to get himself to full guard.
The Turk preventing the sweep.
Spahn has a closed guard, preventing The Turk from standing up.
The Turk wants to stand and escape but instead Spahn has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spahn throws a big elbow that misses.
The Turk avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Spahn drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but The Turk manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Spahn has The Turk in his guard.
Spahn throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The Turk tries to stand but Spahn is controlling from the bottom.
Spahn wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Turk engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Spahn looking to hit a scissor sweep but The Turk is one step ahead there.
Spahn looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but The Turk puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Spahn wants to improve his position but The Turk is controlling well.
Spahn gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Turk controlling from the top position.
Spahn is trying to keep The Turk in close.
Spahn wants to sweep but no luck.
Spahn throws his legs up looking for a submission but The Turk uses it to pass to side control.
The Turk is looking to take a break and control but Spahn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spahn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The Turk gets to mount! Spahn was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Spahn is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rik Spahn dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Spahn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Spahn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Turk.
The Turk takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rik Spahn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Turk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Spahn fails with a takedown attempt.
The Turk throws a front kick that sends Spahn stumbling back into the cage.
The Turk misses with a head kick.
Spahn takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Spahn tries to work over The Turk's front leg with a kick but The Turk checks it.
The Turk goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Turk fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Turk throws a leg kick that misses.
The Turk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Spahn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? The Turk is fending him off so far but Spahn persists. Nope, The Turk circles away and we're back to standing.
The Turk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spahn scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Turk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spahn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Barret The Turk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Turk moves into range and connects with a jab.
The Turk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spahn.
Nice shot by The Turk.
Spahn closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. The Turk did well to prevent Spahn getting side control.
Spahn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed The Turk's head.
Spahn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. The Turk defending well though.
The Turk is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Spahn scores with a couple of nice shots.
Spahn landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spahn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The Turk gets back to full guard.
Spahn postures up in The Turk's guard and throws a big left but The Turk blocks it.
Barret The Turk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spahn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Turk works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Spahn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Spahn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Spahn wants to pass the guard but The Turk is keeping the position.
The Turk wants to get back to his feet but Spahn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The Turk avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Spahn is looking to work some ground and pound but The Turk has wrist control.
The Turk preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rik Spahn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spahn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Turk swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Spahn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The Turk pulls Spahn in close to his closed guard and prevents Spahn from doing any damage or advancing position.
Spahn postures up and lands a big shot to The Turk's brow.
The Turk pushes Spahn off and scrambles back to his feet.
Spahn shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in The Turk's guard.
Spahn passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Turk pushes Spahn away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Spahn gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Spahn sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but The Turk is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Spahn throwing shots but missing, from side control.
You can see the frustration on The Turk's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Turk tries to buck Spahn off but Spahn is having none of it.
Spahn scoring with punches and elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spahn working the strikes but The Turk uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The Turk wants to get back to his feet.
The Turk is refusing to be controlled, as Spahn sits in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rik Spahn.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Spahn, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rik Spahn!
Rik Spahn thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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