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EPL 6: Event Seven PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Julian Demaestri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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169 lbs
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180 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Likes comics |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Julian Demaestri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John McCall!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCall misses with a looping right.
Demaestri tries to clinch up.
McCall cracks Demaestri with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Demaestri doesn't manage to clinch there - McCall circles away.
Demaestri fails with an attempt to clinch.
Demaestri shoots in looking for a takedown. McCall tries to sprawl out of it but Demaestri keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McCall manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice takedown defense from McCall. No joy for Demaestri on that attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Demaestri looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A right-left combo lands from McCall.
Demaestri shoots in looking for a takedown. McCall tries to sprawl out of it but Demaestri keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McCall manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julian Demaestri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Demaestri takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Demaestri tries to clinch but McCall moves out of range.
Demaestri tries to clinch but McCall moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Demaestri darts in trying to clinch
and McCall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demaestri closes this distance looking for a takedown but McCall circles away.
Demaestri takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Demaestri is rocked!
Demaestri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oh Demaestri is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McCall drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Demaestri right on the button. Demaestri goes down! McCall follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! McCall gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John McCall!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Umbra Uxxarest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Voodoo Child kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Umbra Uxxarest!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Charles!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charles throws a leg kick
and Uxxarest counters with a straight right hand.
Charles is looking to score with low kicks.
John Charles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Charles moves into the clinch.
Uxxarest goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Uxxarest changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Charles fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Uxxarest tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Charles does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Uxxarest gets caught napping as Charles dives in and scores a takedown. Uxxarest manages to retain guard.
Charles postures up.
Uxxarest wants to sweep but no luck.
Charles scoring with punches to the head and body.
Uxxarest working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Charles.
Charles postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Charles advances to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Charles looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Uxxarest with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Uxxarest is refusing to be controlled, as Charles sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uxxarest keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Charles missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Charles is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Charles throwing shots but Uxxarest is blocking nicely.
Charles missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Charles lands with a punch from half guard.
Charles thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Uxxarest's head.
Uxxarest looking for submissions off his back.
Uxxarest keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Charles not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles wants to take a breather but Uxxarest is having none of it.
Charles throws a strike but Uxxarest avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Charles lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Charles is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
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!
Charles is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Charles distracts Uxxarest with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Charles works over Uxxarest with some ground and pound from guard.
Charles working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Charles pushing down on Uxxarest's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Charles prevents Uxxarest from improving his position.
Uxxarest avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Charles.
Charles trying to control the action but Uxxarest is working from the bottom.
Charles has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Charles not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles wants to control but Uxxarest is keeping him busy.
Charles thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Uxxarest's head.
Ground and pound from Charles.
Uxxarest is staying active underneath Charles, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Charles wants to free his trapped foot but Uxxarest is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Charles is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Uxxarest trying to control but Charles postures up.
Nice strikes from Charles there.
Charles is working for a submission of some sort.
Charles is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles trying to control the action but Uxxarest is working from the bottom.
Charles lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Charles scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Uxxarest is looking to improve his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Uxxarest keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Charles seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Uxxarest does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Charles is looking to advance position but Uxxarest won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Charles 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.
Uxxarest is trying hard to land a takedown here. Charles sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Charles thows a body shot but no joy.
Some bone on bone action there as Uxxarest checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Charles tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Uxxarest is able to avoid easily.
Uxxarest tries for a takedown but Charles sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Uxxarest. Those never looked like landing.
Uxxarest uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Charles.
Horrible takedown by Uxxarest or perhaps it was just good defense by Charles which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Umbra Uxxarest. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Uxxarest moves in looking to clinch but Charles pushes him off.
Charles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Uxxarest checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Charles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Uxxarest moves away.
Charles dives in and grabs Uxxarest's left leg, looking for a takedown. Uxxarest pushes down on Charles's head and hops out.
Charles is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Uxxarest.
Charles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Charles scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uxxarest takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Charles looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Uxxarest is avoiding damage well.
Charles in side control lands a decent elbow.
Charles trying to control the action but Uxxarest is working from the bottom.
Charles throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Charles scoring with punches from side control.
Charles is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Uxxarest's shoulder. That is not cool.
Charles wants to lay and pray for a moment but Uxxarest keeps working.
Charles lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Uxxarest down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uxxarest is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Charles is putting a hurting on Uxxarest here, landing some big shots from side control.
Charles is trying to ground and pound but Uxxarest uses the momentary lack of control by Charles to regain half guard.
Charles is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Charles not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Charles has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Uxxarest is not content to let Charles control the position.
Uxxarest tries to get to full guard but Charles has control of the leg.
Uxxarest blocking the ground and pound attempt from Charles.
Charles looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Charles lands a nice short elbow.
Charles is nestled in close to Uxxarest, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Uxxarest keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Charles works his foot free and advances to mount.
Charles landing punches.
Uxxarest is desperately trying to improve his position but Charles has a good base and remains in mount.
Uxxarest tries to hold on but Charles pushes him away.
Charles goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Uxxarest turns into him and now he's in Charles's guard.
Uxxarest stopping the sweep attempt from Charles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uxxarest postures up.
Charles is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Charles trying to control the position.
Uxxarest wants to control from the top but Charles keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Charles looking for a sweep. Not yet Charles, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Charles showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Charles throws a leg kick
and Uxxarest counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Uxxarest lands a right hook to the body.
Charles shoots in for a takedown but Uxxarest shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Charles. Uxxarest does a little dance to reset his feet.
Charles feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Charles wants to control from the top but Uxxarest keeps moving.
Charles landing with the ground and pound.
Charles trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Uxxarest wants to sweep but no luck.
Charles throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Uxxarest works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Uxxarest is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Charles postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Charles's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Charles stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Uxxarest has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Charles manages to get his head free but now Uxxarest has transitioned to an armbar! Charles grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Uxxarest! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Umbra Uxxarest!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between IP Freely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Easton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Easton has chosen Tech N9ne The Beast (Uncensored) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Cody Easton has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with IP Freely's chin.
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140 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
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140 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, IP Freely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cody Easton!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freely shoots in looking for a takedown. Easton tries to sprawl out of it but Freely keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Easton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Easton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Easton with a nice cross.
Easton pivots, looking for a leg kick but Freely is out of range and Easton settles back down.
Freely shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Easton defends it nicely.
Easton connects with a body shot.
Freely avoids a punch combination nicely.
Easton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Freely shoots in for a takedown but Easton shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for IP Freely. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Freely is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Easton.
Freely shoots for a double leg takedown but Easton sprawls well. He's pushed Freely's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Some wild striking there from Easton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freely fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Easton sprawls well initially but Freely persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Easton keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Freely is looking to take a break and control but Easton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Freely 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.
Easton is trying to control but can't.
Freely slips a nice elbow through Easton's hands, connecting with Easton's forehead.
Easton is trying to maintain the position but Freely is very close to passing his half guard.
Freely content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Easton is trying to get back to full guard.
Freely frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freely lands a nice shot to the head.
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!
Freely tries to control but Easton wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Easton tries to lock up and control but Freely gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Freely looking to control but Easton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Freely looking to finish Easton with some ground and pound. This is bad for Easton!
Easton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Freely. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Freely lands a heavy elbow.
Freely working Easton over with strikes here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Freely cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Freely working the ground and pound effectively.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Easton can do anything to dispel that myth.
Easton takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Easton is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freely lands a big elbow.
Easton is still in real trouble! Can Freely finish him?
Freely controlling the pace for now.
Easton seems to have recovered his senses.
Freely is trying to take his opponent's back.
Freely tries to control but Easton wriggling away.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Freely working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Freely has hold of Easton's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Easton manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Freely swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). IP Freely!
An out of breath IP Freely thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Viljo Suokas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Humberto Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suokas comes to the cage accompanied by Limp Bizkit - Break stuff. Cruz has chosen Deja Vu as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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165 lbs
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165 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Viljo Suokas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 4, fighting out of London, Humberto Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Suokas misses.
Cruz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cruz slips a straight right by Suokas.
Cruz throws a leg kick which misses Suokas's front leg but catches the back leg as Suokas tries to avoid it.
Cruz misses with a low kick.
Cruz tries to clinch but Suokas moves out of range.
Cruz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Suokas.
Suokas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
Donk. Cruz catches Suokas right on the button with a cross.
Cruz thumps Suokas with a low kick.
Suokas blocks a head kick by Cruz.
A bone on bone clash there as Suokas blocks the leg kick.
Suokas looks to score with a jab to the body but Cruz is just out of range.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Suokas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suokas keeps the fight on the outside.
Cruz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suokas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Suokas keeps the fight on the outside.
A slow jab from Cruz misses its intended target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cruz.
Suokas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cruz tries to clinch there but Suokas circles away.
Suokas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Suokas looks to land a left hand but Cruz moved out of range nicely.
Suokas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suokas manages to avoid it.
Cruz pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Suokas back to the cage. Cruz follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Viljo Suokas has been cut.
Suokas lands with a cross.
Suokas looks to score with a jab to the body but Cruz is just out of range.
Cruz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suokas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cruz was well out of range. Poor timing from Suokas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz staying out of range there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cruz.
Cruz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Suokas throws out the jab.
Suokas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cruz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Suokas is rocked!
A nice inside leg kick there by Cruz. That's going to slow Suokas down.
Suokas ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
Viljo Suokas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Suokas cracks Cruz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cruz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Suokas.
Suokas loads up on a big right hand but Cruz slips the punch.
Suokas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Suokas throws a solid leg kick but Cruz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Suokas.
Suokas swings widly with a right hand
and Cruz counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Suokas throws a jab when Cruz was well out of range.
Suokas connects with a jab.
Cruz fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Suokas sprawls well initially but Cruz persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Cruz wants to take a breather but Suokas is having none of it.
Cruz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Cruz working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Suokas's thigh. Suokas counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a strike but Suokas rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Suokas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cruz on the ground.
Cruz looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Suokas is defending well. Cruz quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Suokas has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Cruz celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Humberto Cruz!
Our winner, Humberto Cruz, 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 Frank Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Garnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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168 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Andersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kevin Garnett!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andersson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garnett has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Andersson.
Garnett gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Andersson throws a nice looking combination but Garnett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Garnett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Andersson throws a poor cross that misses
and Garnett counters with a straight right hand.
Andersson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Garnett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andersson moves away.
Garnett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Andersson.
Andersson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Garnett.
Garnett throws a head kick that misses.
Andersson throws a hook to the side of Garnett's head but Garnett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Andersson throws a big shot that misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Andersson, as that shot connected.
Andersson lands with a nice body punch.
Andersson cracks Garnett with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garnett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garnett on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Garnett tries a low kick but Andersson avoids it.
Andersson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Andersson tries to work over Garnett's front leg with a kick but Garnett checks it.
Garnett checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Garnett throws a sloppy head kick and Andersson moves out of range easily.
Garnett misses with a leg kick
and Andersson counters with a one-two to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Andersson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Garnett has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Garnett and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Andersson is looking to clinch.
Garnett scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Garnett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Andersson takes a swing at Garnett's ribcage but misses.
Garnett misses with a left hand
and Andersson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Garnett's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garnett misses the jab.
Garnett staying out of range there.
Andersson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Garnett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
Garnett checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Andersson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Garnett lands a nice shot to the body.
Garnett needs to keep his hands up - Andersson had a free shot at his head there.
Andersson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Andersson moves in looking to clinch but Garnett pushes him off.
Andersson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Garnett. Garnett circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A leg kick checked by Garnett.
Andersson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That kick from Andersson tenderised Garnett's leg. Garnett is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garnett throws a wild body kick that Andersson sees coming a mile off.
Garnett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Andersson.
Andersson lands with a straight right. Garnett didn't see that one coming.
Garnett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Andersson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Garnett drops his hands momentarily and Andersson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Garnett throws a jab but it's blocked by Andersson.
Garnett slips a jab and a cross from Andersson.
Garnett takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Andersson misses with a kick to the body.
Andersson misses the shot to the body.
Garnett throws a lazy right hand but Andersson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Andersson tried to score with a low kick but Garnett checks it.
Garnett lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garnett looks for the body kick but Andersson saw that one coming.
Andersson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Andersson cracks Garnett with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Garnett lands a lovely overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andersson throws a lazy uppercut
and Garnett counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Andersson thinking.
Andersson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A combination from Garnett does no damage.
Andersson jabs Garnett to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Garnett throws a lazy uppercut
and Garnett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Andersson throws a big shot that misses.
A punch lands to the side of Garnett 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garnett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Andersson.
Garnett just misses with a punch to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Andersson.
Garnett moves out of range as Andersson strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Andersson 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. This is the final round!
Garnett lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Andersson looks to score with a jab to the body but Garnett is just out of range.
Garnett feints with a jab and clips Andersson right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Andersson is sent crashing into the canvas and Garnett leaps in for the kill! Andersson tries to get to his feet but Garnett is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Andersson is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Garnett!
After winning the bout, Kevin Garnett thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nic Ola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Firus Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ola's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Disorder by Ice T&Slayer. Williams comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fuel-Hemorrhage kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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37
146 lbs
33 - 19 - 1 |
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31
165 lbs
18 - 14 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Nic Ola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Firus Williams!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ola avoids a kick to the body.
Williams shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ola pinned against the cage. Ola gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ola lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Williams at a distance.
A shot to the body from Ola misses
and Williams counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Williams thows a huge punch but Ola dodges it nicely.
Ola wants to control but Williams is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ola pushes Williams off looking to stand but Williams dives back in and keeps control.
Williams missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ola tries to roll over but Williams keeps him under control.
Ola wants to get back to his feet.
Williams is working for a kimura but Ola is defending it quite comfortably.
Williams missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams working over Ola with some ground and pound. Ola looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Williams is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ola doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Williams.
Ola is looking to control Williams's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ola avoid being mounted?
Ola is refusing to be controlled, as Williams sits in half guard.
Ola is trying to stand.
Ola looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ola is looking to control Williams's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ola avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ola defending well though.
Williams seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ola does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ola wants to improve his position but Williams is controlling well.
Williams passes the guard and advances to mount!
Williams connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Williams with good strikes from the mount here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ola tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Williams looking to control but Ola is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Williams with the ground and pound from mount.
Williams can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ola is looking to escape.
Ola is desperately trying to improve his position but Williams has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ola tries to hold on but Williams pushes him away.
Williams raining down shots from the mount!
Williams punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ola is rocked!
Williams looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Oh Ola is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Williams drops a big elbow. That's hurt Ola! More shots from Williams and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Firus Williams!
Firus Williams tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roy Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rmarkas Fletcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bull comes to the cage accompanied by Black Label Society - Fire It Up. Fletcher has chosen Keep on Lovin Me Baby by Colin James as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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157 lbs
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146 lbs
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 25 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roy Bull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Rmarkas Fletcher!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Bull or perhaps it was just good defense by Fletcher which made him look bad.
Roy Bull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bull throws a head kick that misses.
Fletcher shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bull swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fletcher walks into a jab.
A jab from Bull misses.
Fletcher checks a leg kick nicely.
Fletcher throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bull on the side of the head.
Fletcher avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fletcher decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Fletcher wants to pass to mount but Bull is defending the position.
Fletcher wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bull keeps working.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fletcher lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fletcher seems to be looking for submissions.
Fletcher wants to take a breather but Bull is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fletcher connects with a nice short shot to Bull's temple.
Fletcher works his way into full mount!
Bull tries to reverse the position but Fletcher maintains control.
Bull sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Fletcher looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bull slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bull is trying to keep Fletcher in close.
Fletcher tries to free his leg and advance position but Bull is retaining full guard.
Bull throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fletcher wants to control from the top but Bull keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull looking for a guillotine here but Fletcher defends easily.
Fletcher wants to control from the top but Bull keeps moving.
Bull wants to sweep but no luck.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fletcher passes Bull's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Fletcher thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bull's head.
Fletcher is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bull is just riding it out for now. Fletcher eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fletcher missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bull is staying active underneath Fletcher, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bull has hold of Fletcher's hands but Fletcher slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fletcher wants to pass to mount but Bull is defending the position.
Fletcher working Bull over with strikes.
Bull is trying to get back to full guard.
Bull slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fletcher wants to control from the top but Bull keeps moving.
Fletcher looking to pass the guard.
Bull will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Fletcher working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull looking for a sweep. Not yet Bull, not yet.
Bull bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fletcher's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fletcher has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bull can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bull postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bull passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Fletcher is trying to improve his position.
Fletcher manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Fletcher looking for submissions off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fletcher wants to control but Bull is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fletcher looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rmarkas Fletcher dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bull tries a head kick but it misses.
Bull throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bull takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bull lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bull.
Fletcher tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bull swivels and escapes.
Bull throws out a powerful jab.
Fletcher moves forwards but Bull connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bull looks for the body kick but Fletcher saw that one coming.
Bull swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fletcher shoots in for a double leg but Bull sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bull misses with a hook.
Fletcher goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fletcher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bull falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fletcher counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fletcher with a nice cross.
Bull thows a body shot but no joy.
Fletcher swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bull.
Fletcher closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bull to the mat! Bull manages to get full guard.
Fletcher stopping the sweep attempt from Bull.
Fletcher wants to pass the guard but Bull is keeping the position.
Fletcher is in close to Bull's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fletcher tries to free his leg and advance position but Bull is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bull keeping full guard, as Fletcher tries to pass.
Bull has momentary wrist control but Fletcher slips an elbow through the middle.
Fletcher keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bull's head.
Bull looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fletcher looking to pass the guard.
Fletcher stands up over Bull, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fletcher trying to control the position from guard on top but Bull is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fletcher preventing the sweep.
Fletcher cracks Bull with a solid left hand.
Fletcher is pushing down on Bull's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bull is fighting to maintain full guard but Fletcher has managed to sneak the leg through.
Roy Bull has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher is keen to just control but Bull is a slippery customer.
Fletcher trying to pass the guard but Bull defending well.
Bull wants to improve his position but Fletcher is controlling well.
Fletcher takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fletcher connects with a nice short shot to Bull's temple.
Bull is pressing down on Fletcher's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bull keeping moving, preventing Fletcher from controlling successfully.
Fletcher postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fletcher has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bull manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bull is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Fletcher has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Fletcher!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bull is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fletcher working some strikes from top position.
Fletcher trying to control but Bull is working from the bottom.
Rmarkas Fletcher is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bull looking to control but Fletcher passes into half guard.
Fletcher performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fletcher is keen to just control but Bull is a slippery customer.
Fletcher slows the pace down in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rmarkas Fletcher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fletcher has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 18:20
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 18:20
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 18:20
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rmarkas Fletcher!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Blu Pisa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Domingo Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pisa's entrance music is Party Rock Anthem. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
180 lbs
14 - 5 - 2 |
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31
157 lbs
19 - 7 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Blu Pisa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Domingo Perez!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez misses with a low kick.
Pisa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pisa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Perez misses with a body shot.
Pisa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pisa checks a low kick from Perez.
Pisa throws a body kick that misses.
Decent striking displayed by Perez there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Perez, as that shot connected.
Perez digs a good hook to Pisa's body.
Perez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pisa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Perez.
It looks like Domingo Perez has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perez throws a hook to the side of Pisa's head but Pisa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perez blocks a head kick by Pisa.
Nice body kick there by Pisa.
Perez misses with a wild body shot.
Perez blocks a head kick by Pisa.
Perez throws a right hand that misses
and Pisa counters with a head kick that drops Perez to the mat! Perez scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Perez is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez tries to land a front kick but Pisa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Perez is still on wobbly legs! Can Pisa finish him?
Pisa throws a head kick but Perez moves out of range.
Perez misses the jab.
Perez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Perez seems to have recovered his senses.
Perez connects with an inside leg kick.
Perez connects with a leg kick. Pisa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pisa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Perez punishes Pisa's body with a nice straight punch.
Perez throws a head kick but Pisa moves out of range.
Pisa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pisa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Perez finds it's way round the side to connect with Pisa's head.
Pisa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Perez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pisa is out of range and Perez settles back down.
Pisa throws a sloppy head kick and Perez moves out of range easily.
Pisa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blu Pisa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good work by Pisa as he checks the leg kick.
Perez misses with a looping right.
Domingo Perez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Pisa.
Jab from Perez.
Perez throws a hook but Pisa avoids it easily.
Pisa keeps the fight on the outside.
Perez misses with a low kick.
Pisa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pisa throws a head kick but Perez moves out of range.
Perez punishes Pisa's body with a nice straight punch.
Perez feints and then cracks Pisa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pisa down.
Perez avoids the head kick by Pisa.
Perez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Perez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pisa throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Pisa blocks a head kick by Perez.
Pisa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pisa tries a head kick but it misses.
Perez thows a body shot but no joy.
Perez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Perez misses with a body kick.
Pisa throws a head kick but Perez moves out of range.
Perez moves in looking to clinch but Pisa pushes him off.
Pisa throws a sloppy head kick and Perez moves out of range easily.
Perez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pisa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pisa throws a head kick that misses.
Perez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pisa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Perez throws a shot to the body.
Perez misses with the combination.
Perez misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pisa tries to keep at a distance but Perez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Perez has a couple of punches blocked by Pisa.
Perez can't break the clinch.
Perez has Pisa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pisa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pisa to keep the fight standing.
Perez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pisa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Perez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Perez is trying to pull guard but Pisa has him pressed against the cage.
Blu Pisa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Domingo Perez.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pisa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Perez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pisa throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Perez to counter with a crisp jab.
Perez has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Domingo Perez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Domingo Perez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A shot to the liver by Perez. Beautiful body shot.
Perez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pisa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A head kick by Pisa misses
and Perez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Perez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Perez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pisa throws a head kick but Perez moves out of range.
Pisa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pisa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Perez pounces like a tiger and cracks Pisa with a vicious hook! Pisa is down but not out! Perez follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Domingo Perez!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dat Sik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Geoly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Geoly will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dat Sik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Geoly!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Sik misses.
Geoly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sik throws out a loose jab but Geoly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Geoly thumps Sik with a low kick.
Sik motions for Geoly to come forward. Sik throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Geoly tests Sik's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Geoly cracks Sik with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sik lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sik looks to land a right hand but Geoly moved out of range.
Geoly checks a low kick from Sik.
Geoly moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Geoly checks a leg kick nicely.
Sik jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Geoly delivers a nice body kick.
Geoly thumps Sik with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geoly misses with a body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Geoly!
Geoly changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sik looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sik might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Geoly moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Sik tries to buck Geoly off but Geoly is having none of it.
Geoly landing a few strikes.
Geoly in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Geoly takes a little break here. Sik wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The strikes coming from Geoly are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Geoly trying to control the position but Sik is working away.
The strikes coming from Geoly are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sik is letting Geoly control him for a moment.
Sik is looking to reverse the position.
Sik seems a little lost for a moment, as Geoly dominates the positioning.
Sik is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sik gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Sik wants to control but Geoly is keeping busy.
Geoly controlling the pace.
Sik is pressing down on Geoly's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sik wants to sweep but no luck.
Geoly wants to control from the top but Sik keeps moving.
Geoly lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sik wants to sweep here but Geoly controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sik is trying to keep Geoly in close.
Sik seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sik tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sik walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Geoly checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Geoly throws a low kick but Sik avoids it.
Geoly throws a front kick aimed at Sik's knee but Sik avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sik steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Geoly.
Sik thows a leg kick but Geoly checks it
and Geoly counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sik checks a leg kick nicely.
A jab from Sik misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Geoly dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sik pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dat Sik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Geoly feints and then cracks Sik's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sik down.
Sik is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Geoly's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Good work by Sik as he checks the leg kick.
Sik tries to move into range but Geoly moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Geoly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sik.
Geoly dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sik. That did some damage!
Geoly tries to land a body kick
enabling Sik to counter with a crisp jab.
Geoly lands a nice looking body shot.
Sik lands a nice leg kick that just misses Geoly's sensitive parts.
Sik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Geoly.
Geoly connects with a leg kick. Sik looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good leg kick by Geoly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Geoly lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Geoly slips a jab and a cross from Sik.
Geoly scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sik throws out a loose jab but Geoly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Geoly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alexander Geoly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sik throws out a powerful jab.
Geoly connects with a solid leg kick.
Sik is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head kick misses from Geoly.
Sik attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sik takes a swing at Geoly's ribcage but misses.
Sik looks to score with a jab to the body but Geoly is just out of range.
Sik scores with a jab.
A head kick misses from Sik.
Geoly scores with the left hand. Sik knows he should have avoided that one.
Sik lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sik.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Geoly blocks a head kick by Sik.
Alexander Geoly is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sik throws a right and a left that both miss.
Geoly throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sik attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Geoly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sik.
Geoly scores with a kick to the body.
Geoly connects with a single shot there.
Sik misses with a low kick as Geoly jumps back.
Sik lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sik checks a leg kick.
Sik thows a left - swing and a miss!
Geoly throws a nice inside leg kick.
Geoly scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Geoly lands a head shot.
Geoly blocks a leg kick.
Alexander Geoly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sik lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Geoly has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Geoly and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Geoly feints and then cracks Sik's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sik down.
Geoly displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sik.
Geoly swinging wildly here.
Sik is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Geoly.
Geoly stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Geoly wants it to stay on the feet.
Sik motions for Geoly to come forward. Sik throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sik lands with a thumping leg kick.
Geoly connects with a body shot.
Geoly throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sik looks to throw the jab but Geoly is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geoly cracks a nice hook into Sik's ribs.
Geoly throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sik stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Geoly lands the left hand.
Sik on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Decent striking displayed by Geoly there.
Geoly thuds his shin into the meat of Sik's side.
Geoly has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
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!
Geoly scores with a kick to the body.
Geoly with a hook.
Geoly lands with an uppercut that bounces Sik off the cage and back into range.
Sik throws a lazy uppercut
and Geoly counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sik will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sik avoids the body shot from Geoly.
Geoly moves away from the strike by Sik.
Sik lands a really nice looking cross but Geoly seems unphased.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alexander Geoly.
Well Geoly 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 18:20
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 19:19
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 18:20
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Alexander Geoly!
Alexander Geoly spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Malvin Maldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Herzog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maldi comes to the cage accompanied by Loituma TECHNO!. Herzog has chosen Takida - Curly Sue as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Malvin Maldi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Herzog!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maldi dives in and scores a takedown into Herzog's guard.
Maldi trying to control the position from guard on top but Herzog is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maldi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Maldi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Maldi wants to control from the top but Herzog keeps moving.
Herzog is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Maldi is in close to Herzog's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Maldi stands and throws Herzog's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Herzog manages to work his way to half guard, despite Maldi's best efforts.
Maldi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Maldi 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.
Maldi working over Herzog with some ground and pound. Herzog looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Herzog is refusing to be controlled, as Maldi sits in half guard.
Maldi wants to pass the guard but Herzog is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herzog is refusing to be controlled, as Maldi sits in half guard.
Herzog tries to roll over but Maldi keeps him under control.
Herzog trying to control but Maldi postures up.
Herzog wants to get back to full guard but Maldi has passed into side control.
Herzog is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Maldi off and has taken his back!
Oooh a big shot gets through from Herzog. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Herzog throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldi can't escape the position.
Herzog missing with strikes.
Maldi can't escape the position.
Maldi trying to control the hands but Herzog breaks the grip.
Maldi rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maldi gets back to full guard.
Maldi keeping moving, preventing Herzog from controlling successfully.
Herzog loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Herzog throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maldi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Herzog lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Maldi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Herzog tries to lock up and control but Maldi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldi looking to control but Herzog is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Maldi connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Herzog is working to get back to half guard.
Maldi swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Herzog is now in Maldi's guard. A big mistake from Maldi there, giving up the dominant position!
Herzog trying to control but Maldi is working from the bottom.
Herzog missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Maldi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Maldi controls Herzog momentarily but Herzog frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Herzog gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Herzog stopping the sweep attempt from Maldi.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Maldi is on top in guard.
Maldi stands up over Herzog, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Herzog has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Maldi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
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!
Maldi passes into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Herzog wants to improve his position but Maldi is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malvin Maldi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Maldi misses with a body shot.
Herzog keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maldi throws a body punch but Herzog moves out of range.
Herzog lands a nice hook to Maldi's body. Maldi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Herzog throws a half hearted mid kick.
Herzog throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Maldi misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Maldi checks a leg kick.
Herzog fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice shot by Herzog.
Herzog moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Maldi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Herzog tries to avoid it but Maldi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Herzog to the ground. Herzog escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Herzog throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body punch from Maldi.
Herzog misses with an uppercut. Maldi saw that one coming.
Herzog swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Herzog missing with a left hand there. Maldi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Herzog misses with a body punch
letting Maldi counter with a right hand.
A jab from Herzog misses.
Herzog misses with a hook to the body
and Maldi counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Maldi misses.
Maldi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Herzog is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Maldi in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herzog is not content to let Maldi control the position.
Herzog wants to control but Maldi passes into side.
Maldi lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maldi working the ground and pound.
Herzog gets back to half guard.
Herzog blocking the ground and pound attempt from Maldi.
Maldi stalling away here and it's allowed Herzog to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Herzog keeping moving, preventing Maldi from controlling successfully.
Herzog manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Maldi manages to get himself to full guard.
Chris Herzog has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Herzog preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herzog is looking to pass into half guard but Maldi pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Maldi is in guard.
Maldi stands up over Herzog, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maldi trying to control the position from guard on top but Herzog is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Herzog keeping full guard, as Maldi tries to pass.
Herzog wants to sweep but no luck.
Herzog keeping moving, preventing Maldi from controlling successfully.
Herzog is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Maldi defends well.
Herzog working a defensive guard but Maldi manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldi is looking to take a break and control but Herzog is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Herzog wants to control but Maldi postures up.
Malvin Maldi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maldi trying to control the action but Herzog is working from the bottom.
Herzog is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Maldi's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Maldi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Herzog knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Herzog on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Herzog is staying active underneath Maldi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malvin Maldi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Maldi 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 20:18
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 20:18
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 20:18
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malvin Maldi!
A victorious Malvin Maldi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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