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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Total Arso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xan Xinners (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 cm
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200 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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180 cm
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205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Total Arso! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Xan Xinners! The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Arso changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Xinners tries to avoid it but Arso manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Xinners to the ground. Xinners escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Arso stuffs the takedown attempt from Xinners. Xinners gets slowly back to his feet. The fight moves into the clinch position. Xinners escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice body kick there by Xinners. Arso closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Xinners is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Xinners lands with a short head shot on the inside. Xinners tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Xinners has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Arso is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Total Arso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xan Xinners. Arso blocks an elbow strike. Xinners jumps guard but Arso stands there with Xinners around his waist. Xinners gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Xinners breaks from the clinch.
Xinners fails with the takedown. Xinners misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Xinners closes the distance and clinches. Arso gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Xinners.
Xinners is pushing Arso up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Xinners blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Xinners changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Arso fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Xinners lands with a good body shot. Nice sprawl there from Arso as Xinners shoots in. Xinners gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Arso moves into the clinch. Arso is defending well against a takedown attempt. Xinners looks winded! Arso wants to take the fight to the mat but Xinners manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch. Xinners wants a takedown.
Xinners tries to work over Arso's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Arso looking for a takedown. Arso works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Arso advances position into side control! Arso working away. Arso stands up. Xinners is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Arso shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Xinners napping and manages to drive through into side control! Xinners manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. Arso is trying to control. Xinners wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Arso really is a fat lump. Xinners has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Arso is working away from the top position though. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Arso controlling the pace. Arso wants to control but Xinners is keeping him busy. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Arso performing his best blanket impression for a moment. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Total Arso has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet. Arso throws a leg kick but Xinners sees it coming and checks it nicely. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Jab by Arso. Arso drives through with a takedown into guard. Arso got a little sloppy there for a moment and Xinners has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Arso has managed to get both his arms back between Xinners's legs - danger averted. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Total Arso dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Arso throws a jab when Xinners was well out of range. Xinners moves into the clinch. Arso has Xinners pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Xinners manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Arso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Xinners gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Arso counters with a series of strikes. Xinners will be more careful next time no doubt. Arso fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Xinners to the ground. Arso is now in Xinners's guard. Arso trying to control but Xinners is working from the bottom. Arso controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Arso trying to control but Xinners is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup. Arso slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Xinners. Xinners is trying to control Arso's posture. Arso takes advantage of the lull and advances to side control. He also appears to have an arm triangle here! Uh oh, big trouble for Xinners! Arso is rotating here... this could be the end... Xinners is out! Arso has ended this one emphatically! Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Total Arso! An intense looking Total Arso took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'screw you you're just lucky. Oh and nice try into making me belive my wife cheated on me with you and all the otehr fighters. She said though i'm small she doesn't care. Nice try man .'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martin Falichov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Synkrola Sedesow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sedesow has chosen Ona Tańczy Dla Mnie - Weekend as his entrance music. Martin Falichov has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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199 cm
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265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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170 cm
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135 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Martin Falichov! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Synkrola Sedesow! The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Falichov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Falichov looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this! Sedesow tries to buck Falichov off but Falichov is having none of it. Sedesow struggling a bit here. Sedesow is trying to improve his position. Sedesow is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Falichov's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. Sedesow wants to get back to full guard. Sedesow is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Sedesow desperately trying to maintain half guard. Sedesow moves into full guard.
Sedesow is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Falichov is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sedesow not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sedesow looking for a triangle here. Falichov is fighting it but it looks tight! Sedesow pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Falichov is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Synkrola Sedesow! Synkrola Sedesow 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orlandon Albuquerque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Santovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santovski has chosen Toni Zen-Vo Moj Stil as his entrance music. Marko Santovski is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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175 cm
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200 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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193 cm
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260 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Orlandon Albuquerque! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marko Santovski! The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The fight moves into the clinch position. Santovski tightens his grip and picks Albuquerque up, before dumping him to the ground. Albuquerque manages to land in guard. Albuquerque seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. Santovski throws a strike but Albuquerque rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Albuquerque trying to control the position from guard on top but Santovski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Albuquerque passes Santovski's left leg - he's now in half guard. Albuquerque could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Santovski is controlling Albuquerque's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Albuquerque content to control rather than advance. Albuquerque tries to pass the half guard into mount. Santovski knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Albuquerque is trying for a kimura here. Santovski looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Albuquerque wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Orlandon Albuquerque!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olaf The Last Titan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Martinsson (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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225 cm
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300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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246 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olaf The Last Titan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eric Martinsson! The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Martinsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Last Titan.
The Last Titan swinging wildly here.
The Last Titan throws a series of punches but Martinsson avoids them all with ease. The Last Titan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martinsson wants to clinch but The Last Titan slips to the side and The Last Titan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by The Last Titan. Martinsson throws an elbow but it misses.
Martinsson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Martinsson is looking to control The Last Titan's arms but The Last Titan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Martinsson has his back to the cage. Martinsson missing with knees to the body.
Martinsson wants to stall.
Martinsson effectively controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Martinsson throws a punch but it's blocked by The Last Titan. Martinsson wants to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Eric Martinsson. Martinsson slips a jab and a cross from The Last Titan.
The fight moves into the clinch position. The Last Titan dodges an elbow strike from Martinsson.
Martinsson lands a damaging elbow. The Last Titan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Martinsson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The referee calls for The Last Titan to work.
Martinsson throws an elbow that misses.
Martinsson tries to land a knee to the head but The Last Titan blocks with his arms.
Martinsson misses with a knee to the head. Martinsson misses with an elbow over the top. Martinsson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Martinsson takes a shot to the head. Martinsson tries a knee to the head but The Last Titan blocks it.
Martinsson is struggling to control the position. Martinsson pushes off an throws an elbow but The Last Titan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Martinsson takes a shot to the head.
It looks like Eric Martinsson has been cut. The Last Titan effectively controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The Last Titan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The Last Titan blocks an elbow strike. The Last Titan managing to block the knees to the body from Martinsson.
Martinsson stalling in the clinch but The Last Titan improves position. Martinsson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Martinsson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Martinsson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Martinsson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. The Last Titan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. The Last Titan scores with a shoulder strike. Martinsson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The Last Titan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The Last Titan taking a breather. Martinsson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but The Last Titan is keeping busy. The Last Titan gets through Martinsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Martinsson trying to control the position but instead, The Last Titan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Martinsson into the cage. The Last Titan is struggling to control the position. The Last Titan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Martinsson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The Last Titan is trying to push Martinsson away but Martinsson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Martinsson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eric Martinsson will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Eric Martinsson's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The Last Titan throws a right hand that Martinsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Martinsson also avoids with ease. A combination from The Last Titan does no damage. Martinsson dodges the punch combination from The Last Titan.
The Last Titan lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Martinsson falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Olaf The Last Titan! Olaf The Last Titan opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eljiah Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arseny Pokrovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pokrovski has chosen Raw Talk- Stevie Stone as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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250 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eljiah Snow! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arseny Pokrovski! The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Snow has Pokrovski up against the cage in a clinch.
Snow lands with a short shot to the head. Pokrovski is looking to take this one to the mat. Snow digs a right hand into Pokrovski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pokrovski's gas tank. Pokrovski looks winded! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A short uppercut from Snow. Pokrovski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Snow lands on the inside with an uppercut. Snow lands a nice uppercut. Snow lands with a right to the head. A short right from Snow.
It looks like Arseny Pokrovski has been cut. Snow lands with a short head shot on the inside. Still in the clinch, Snow scores with a nice short uppercut. A body shot lands from Snow.
Snow works on Pokrovski's body with a couple of short punches. A nice right hand lands inside from Snow.
That's one minute gone in the round. Snow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pokrovski backwards. A short right from Snow on the inside. Snow drops Pokrovski onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Pokrovski is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Pokrovski is rocked! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Snow stalling in the clinch.
Snow drops Pokrovski onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Pokrovski is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet! Pokrovski is still on wobbly legs! Can Snow finish him? Snow lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pokrovski or not. Pokrovski seems to have recovered his senses. Snow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pokrovski backwards. Snow lands a right hand. Snow is working Pokrovski over against the cage. Pokrovski avoiding damage as Snow throws knees to the body.
Snow pushes Pokrovski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Snow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Snow cracks Pokrovski with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Snow lands a body punch in the clinch. A right handed body shot lands from Snow.
Snow pushes Pokrovski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Snow throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. A right hand to the body from Snow.
Snow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pokrovski backwards. Snow scores with an uppercut up the middle. Snow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pokrovski backwards.
That has opened up Arseny Pokrovski's cut even more. A body shot lands from Snow.
Snow is pressed up against the cage. Pokrovski has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Snow down to the mat. Snow avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Snow turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Snow scores with a kick to the midsection. Snow ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pokrovski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pokrovski slips a jab and a cross from Snow.
Snow lands a big head kick that sends Pokrovski tumbling to the mat! Snow takes a step backwards and waves Pokrovski back to his feet - he wants the finish! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Snow lands a right hook to the body.
Snow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Snow clinches up against the cage. Snow looking to throw knees to the head but Pokrovski is blocking nicely.
Stalling in the clinch from Snow.
Snow lands a body shot. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. A short uppercut from Snow.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Snow working some nice short punches in the clinch. A quick uppercut on the inside from Snow. Snow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Snow takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Snow drops Pokrovski onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Pokrovski is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet! Snow lands a big right hand that drops Pokrovski! The killer instinct kicks in and Snow finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Snow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eljiah Snow!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hranghleia Animai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drederick Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drederick Tatum has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hranghleia Animai! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Drederick Tatum! The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tatum throws an overhand right that lands on Animai's shoulder, as Animai tries to avoid the shot. Animai tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Tatum makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Animai moves to clinch but Tatum breaks away and Tatum counters with a three punch combo that has Animai backing up. Animai nods at Tatum to acknowledge the strikes. Animai moves out of range as Tatum strikes. Animai tries to clinch and Animai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Animai moves forwards but Tatum connects with a nice, crisp jab. Animai wants to clinch but Tatum slips to the side and Tatum counters with a lovely straight right hand! Animai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Animai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tatum paws at him with a jab and circles away. Tatum circles away from the clinch attempt.
Animai moves in looking to clinch but Tatum pushes him off. Tatum misses with a hook. Animai tries to clinch there but Tatum circles away.
Animai tries to close the distance and clinch but Tatum swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Tatum pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Animai closes the distance but Tatum moves to the side letting Tatum counter with a right hand. Tatum circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tatum circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Tatum avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tatum lands a glancing blow to the side of Animai's head. Tatum connects with a jab. Tatum keeps the fight on the outside. Animai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tatum misses with an uppercut. Animai saw that one coming. Animai tries to clinch but Tatum moves away and Tatum counters with a nice uppercut. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Tatum jabbing away but nothing is landing. Animai tries to clinch but Tatum moves away and Tatum counters with a nice uppercut. Tatum circles away from the clinch attempt.
Animai wants to clinch letting Tatum counter with a right hand. Animai is looking to clinch. Animai tries to clinch up and Animai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. The fight stays on the outside here - Animai looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Tatum looks to throw the jab but Animai is out of range. Tatum scores with the left hand. Animai knows he should have avoided that one. Animai wants to clinch up but Tatum keeps it at a distance. Animai fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Animai wants to clinch but Tatum slips to the side and Tatum cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Animai wants to clinch and Tatum counters with a two punch combo. Tatum bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Animai's head. Animai is looking to clinch but Tatum is avoiding it.
Tatum might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. A swing and a miss from Tatum. Tatum misses the jab. Animai takes a body punch but keeps moving. Tatum scores with a nice strike. Tatum is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Animai had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Tatum is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Animai. Tatum throws a right and a left that both miss. Tatum scores with a nice head shot. Animai closes the distance but Tatum moves to the side and Tatum counters with a straight right hand. Animai closes the distance looking to clinch and Tatum counters with a nice uppercut. Animai slips a straight right by Tatum. Animai closes the distance but Tatum moves to the side and Tatum counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Animai walks into a straight right hand from Tatum.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tatum rushes Animai and presses him up against the cage. Animai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tatum blocks it with crossed arms. Animai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Drederick Tatum has been cut. Animai blocks a body shot from Tatum. Animai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tatum's defenses. Tatum should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete. Animai misses with a knee strike.
Tatum misses with a short punch on the inside. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Tatum takes an elbow to the forehead. Tatum throws a head punch that misses. Tatum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Animai misses with an elbow strike.
Animai looking to throw knees to the head but Tatum is blocking nicely.
Animai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tatum.
Animai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Tatum dodges an elbow strike from Animai.
Animai missing with knees to the body.
Tatum avoids the elbow strike from Animai, against the cage.
Animai trying to land knees to the body.
Animai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tatum scores with an uppercut up the middle. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Animai lands an elbow that stopped Tatum in his tracks for a moment.
That has opened up Drederick Tatum's cut even more. Tatum lands a nice uppercut. Tatum lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Animai unloads a knee to the mid-section. Animai takes a shot to the head. Tatum misses with a hook from the clinch. A battle for position here, against the cage. A head punch blocked on the inside by Animai. Animai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A shot in the inside from Tatum. Tatum avoids the elbow strike from Animai, against the cage.
Animai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Knees in the clinch landing for Animai.
Tatum looks winded! Tatum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tatum throws a head punch that misses. Animai prevents a body shot from Tatum. Animai looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Tatum lands a right hand that snaps the head of Animai backwards. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hranghleia Animai will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Drederick Tatum's cut. 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.
Animai wants to clinch up but Tatum keeps it at a distance. Tatum keeps the fight on the outside. Tatum fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Animai on the side of the head. Animai tries to clinch and Tatum cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Animai tries to clinch up. Animai looks to clinch enabling Tatum to counter with a crisp jab. A big left from Tatum misses. Animai blocks a jab. Animai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tatum misses with a hook. Animai ducked under it nicely. Tatum misses with a looping left. Tatum swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Hranghleia Animai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Animai wants to clinch and Tatum cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Tatum scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Tatum moves into the clinch successfully.
Animai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Animai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Animai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Animai.
The cut above Drederick Tatum's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tatum misses with a short punch on the inside. Animai looking to throw knees to the head but Tatum is blocking nicely.
Animai lands a knee to the body.
Tatum is breathing heavily. Animai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Animai landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Animai lands a nice knee to the body. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Animai lands an elbow inside that Tatum shrugs off.
Drederick Tatum's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters. Animai landing knees to the head.
Animai lands a good knee to the midsection. Tatum won't want to take too many of those. Hranghleia Animai has scored more points in the clinch so far. Animai lands a nice elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Drederick Tatum's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hranghleia Animai! Hranghleia Animai decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kendrik Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kendrik Dean could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Thomas Silver's chin.
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300 lbs
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247 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kendrik Dean! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thomas Silver! The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Silver tests Dean's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Kendrik Dean has been cut. Dean is looking to clinch. A lazy left from Silver finds it's target. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Dean drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Silver missing with a left hand there. Dean was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Silver misses with an uppercut. A swing and a miss from Silver. Dean tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silver swats him away and circles back towards the center. Silver gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Silver working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dean. Silver avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Dean will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Dean content to stall in guard here. Dean is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dean is in close to Silver's body, working some short punches and elbows. Dean postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Dean postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Dean throws a big right hand that misses. Dean works over Silver with some ground and pound from guard. Dean engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Silver preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Dean works over Silver with some ground and pound from guard. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Dean is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Dean with a flurry of punches that miss. Dean missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Dean looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Silver looks winded! Dean postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dean is working Silver over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Dean works over Silver with some ground and pound from guard. Dean is looking to work some ground and pound but Silver has wrist control. Dean is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Dean is stalling in the 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! Dean lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dean throwing strikes from guard but Silver blocks nicely. Dean content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Dean throws a big right hand that misses. Dean 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. Dean missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Dean working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Dean 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. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kendrik Dean dominated that round. The cut man is working on Kendrik Dean's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dean shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Silver's guard. Dean slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Dean content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Dean stands and throws Silver's legs to the side, diving into side control. Dean taking a breather here. Silver parries the strikes from Dean easily there. Dean is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Silver to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round. Silver is not in a great position here, taking some shots. Dean scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Silver to see if he's OK. Silver is breathing heavily. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Dean lands a decent elbow from side control. Dean working the ground and pound. Dean working the body and head with strikes.
Silver is rocked! Dean looks up at the clock and then as Silver takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dean smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Silver is still in real trouble! Can Dean finish him? Dean cracks Silver with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Dean immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Silver is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Dean!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kendrik Dean!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grace Anatomy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Lewis will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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260 lbs
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220 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Grace Anatomy! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Lewis! The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lewis on the wrong end of a nice jab. Anatomy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lewis on the side of the head. Anatomy checks the leg kick. Lewis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Anatomy is out of range. Lewis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Anatomy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lewis. Lewis circles away out of range and recomposes himself. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Lewis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Anatomy pinned against the cage. Anatomy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Lewis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Anatomy lands a lovely overhand right. Anatomy clinches. A right hand to the body from Anatomy.
Lewis looks winded! Anatomy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. A head punch blocked on the inside by Anatomy. A right hand to the body from Anatomy.
That's one minute gone in the round. Anatomy pushes Lewis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Anatomy scores with a shoulder strike. Anatomy lands a body punch. Anatomy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Anatomy pushes Lewis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Anatomy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! The referee is keeping an eye on Anatomy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Anatomy. Good body shot from Anatomy.
A short left from Anatomy. Anatomy lands with a left to the head. A short uppercut from Anatomy. Anatomy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Anatomy lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Anatomy lands with a short shot to the head. Anatomy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Anatomy lands a nice shot to the body. Anatomy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lewis. Anatomy lands a shot to the body. Anatomy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Anatomy gets through Lewis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Anatomy lands a nice uppercut. Anatomy cracks Lewis with a nice body shot. Anatomy lands a body punch. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Anatomy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Anatomy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Anatomy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Anatomy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Anatomy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Anatomy digs a right hand into Lewis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lewis's gas tank. Anatomy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lewis. Anatomy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Anatomy lands a nice shot to the body. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Anatomy lands a body punch. Anatomy lands a shoulder strike. Anatomy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lewis or not. Anatomy lands a hook to the side of the head. Anatomy lands an uppercut. Anatomy displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lewis up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lewis has a couple of punches blocked by Anatomy.
Anatomy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lewiss head. A short body shot lands from Anatomy as the two fighters clinch.
Anatomy scores with a shot to the side of Lewis's head. Lewis misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Anatomy.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anatomy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Anatomy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lewis or not. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Anatomy lands an uppercut. Anatomy digs a right hand underneath Lewis's ribcage. Lewis let out a lung full of air as it connected. Anatomy lands on the inside with an uppercut. Nice body punch from Anatomy - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grace Anatomy dominated that round. That's time! Anatomy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Anatomy works the jab nicely. Lewis is looking to score with low kicks. Anatomy throws a good cross that connects.
Lewis is rocked! Anatomy connects with an inside leg kick. Anatomy feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Lewis sprawling to the canvas! Lewis rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Anatomy finish him?!
Lewis is still on wobbly legs! Can Anatomy finish him? Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Anatomy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. A short uppercut from Anatomy. Anatomy dips a shoulder and cracks Lewis with a mighty uppercut! Lewis falls back against the cage and Anatomy unloads with a barrage of strikes! Lewis is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Anatomy screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grace Anatomy!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norihisa Isono (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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250 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henry Miller! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Norihisa Isono! The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Miller blocks a leg kick. Isono walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. A big left from Miller misses. Isono is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Miller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Isono sees it coming and avoids it easily. Isono showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Miller.
A slow jab from Miller misses its intended target. Miller uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Isono has time to react. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Miller thows a left - swing and a miss! Miller with a body punch. A glancing blow. Miller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. A jab from Miller finds it's way through Isono's defenses. Miller lands with a thumping leg kick.
Miller goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Miller throws out a loose jab but Isono uses good head movement to avoid it. A jab from Miller does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Isono throws a front kick aimed at Miller's knee but Miller avoids it well. Miller feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Isono's calf. Miller lands a nice looking body shot.
Isono throws a half hearted mid kick. Miller thows a body shot but no joy. Miller looks to land a body kick but Isono moved away. Isono misses with a leg kick. Isono displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Miller throws out the jab. Miller lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Isono throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Miller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Isono slips under a jab from Miller. Isono staying out of range there. Isono tries to score with a low kick but Miller moves his leg out of the way. Isono clinches up with Miller and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Miller misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Miller letting Isono take a breather here. Miller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Isono tries to land knees in the clinch but Miller avoids the damage to the body. Isono creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Isono missing with knees to the body.
Isono lands a nice knee to the body. Isono comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Miller misses with a hook from the clinch. Isono missing with knees to the body.
Miller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Miller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Isono blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Miller misses with the head strike.
Miller lands with a right to the head. Isono blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Isono lands an elbow that stopped Miller in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Henry Miller has been cut. Miller tries to work over Isono's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Miller swings wildly with an uppercut but Isono uses good head movement to avoid it. Isono misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Miller.
Miller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Isono tries to land knees in the clinch but Miller avoids the damage to the body. Miller has a couple of punches blocked by Isono.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Miller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Miller has a couple of punches blocked by Isono.
With the fighters up against the cage, Isono throws an elbow but misses. Miller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Isono has Miller pressed against the cage.
Miller throws a punch but it's blocked by Isono. Miller misses with a hook from the clinch. Isono lands an elbow that stopped Miller in his tracks for a moment. Isono with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Miller misses with a punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Isono just misses with a elbow thrown towards Miller's brow. Isono blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Miller dominated that round. The cut man is working on Henry Miller's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Miller throws a nice inside leg kick. Miller throws an overhand right that lands on Isono's shoulder, as Isono tries to avoid the shot. Isono displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Miller throws out the jab. Nice defenses there by Isono. Isono slips under a jab. Isono throws a leg kick but Miller sees it coming and checks it nicely. Miller moves into the clinch. Miller avoiding damage as Isono throws knees to the body.
Isono tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Miller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Isono lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Isono blocking some punches.
Miller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Miller lands on the inside with an uppercut. Isono prevents a body shot from Miller.
That's one minute gone in the round. Isono blocks a body shot from Miller. Miller takes an elbow to the forehead. Miller throws a punch but it's blocked by Isono. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Miller avoids the elbow strike from Isono, against the cage.
Isono using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Miller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Miller has a couple of punches blocked by Isono.
Miller lands on the inside with an uppercut. Miller working aggressively here.
Miller takes an elbow to the forehead. Miller throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Isonos head. Isono misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Miller.
Isono blocking some punches.
Miller pushes Isono back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Miller lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Miller misses with a short punch on the inside. Isono blocks a body shot from Miller. Miller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Isono blocking some punches.
Miller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Miller blocks the elbow strike.
Isono trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Miller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Isono's elbow. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miller. Isono taking a breather. Miller wants to break the clinch but can't.
Isono misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Miller.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Isono looks to throw an elbow but misses. Norihisa Isono seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Isono tries to land knees in the clinch but Miller avoids the damage to the body. Miller misses with a hook from the clinch. Isono misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Miller.
Miller misses with the head strike.
Isono is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Miller is defending well for now. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miller. A short right from Miller on the inside. Miller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Miller misses with the head strike.
Miller blocks an elbow strike. Miller throws a head punch that misses. Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Isono misses with an elbow strike.
Isono blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Miller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Isono blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Miller.
Isono blocking some punches.
Miller takes an elbow to the temple. Isono taking a breather. Miller breaks the clinch.
Henry Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Miller has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Isono. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Isono 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 Miller has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Miller and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Isono avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Miller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Miller dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Henry Miller'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!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Isono. Miller missing with a left hand there. Isono was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Isono misses with a body kick. Miller throws out a loose jab but Isono uses good head movement to avoid it. Isono tries a low kick but Miller avoids it. Miller checks a low kick from Isono. Isono blocks a leg kick. Isono misses with a low kick. Miller lands with a right hand. Isono throws a leg kick but Miller sees it coming and moves out of range. Isono tried to score with a low kick but Miller checks it. Miller cracks the inside of Isono's front leg. Isono takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Miller lands with a good body shot. Miller lands a jab to the nose. Miller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Isono sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Miller misses with a wild body shot. Miller feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Isono sprawling to the canvas! Isono rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Miller finish him?!
Isono is rocked! Henry Miller is winning the standup battle so far. Isono takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Isono circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Miller. Isono falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Miller!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Henry Miller! Our winner, Henry Miller, 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emiliano Abbandando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Emiliano Abbandando! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dean Gibson! The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gibson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Gibson slips a jab from Abbandando. Gibson misses the shot to the body. Abbandando bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Gibson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abbandando lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gibson's sensitive parts. Gibson misses with a kick to the body.
Abbandando throws a half hearted mid kick. Abbandando uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gibson.
Gibson throws a low kick but Abbandando moves out of range easily. Abbandando tries to land a leg kick but Gibson saw it coming and moves away.
Gibson missing with a left hand there. Abbandando was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Gibson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Abbandando. Abbandando throws a solid leg kick but Gibson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Abbandando. Gibson moves out of range of the body kick from Abbandando.
Gibson moves out of range of the leg kick from Abbandando. This has been an exciting period of action! Gibson moves out of range of the body kick from Abbandando.
Abbandando misses with a kick to the body.
Gibson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Abbandando buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Abbandando tries to land a leg kick but Gibson saw it coming and moves away.
Gibson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Abbandando tries to score with a low kick but Gibson moves his leg out of the way. Some bone on bone action there as Gibson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Abbandando wants to land a leg kick but Gibson is out of range. Abbandando moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Gibson misses with a hook. Abbandando scores with a spinning back kick! Gibson looks winded! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Abbandando lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gibson's sensitive parts. Abbandando bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Gibson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Abbandando finds it's way round the side to connect with Gibson's head. Gibson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Abbandando. Abbandando changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Abbandando drops Gibson with a beautiful combination! Gibson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Abbandando is looking for the KO!
Gibson is rocked!
It looks like Dean Gibson has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Abbandando lands a nice hook to Gibson's body. Gibson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Abbandando throws a low kick, looking for Gibson's leg but Gibson calmly moves out of range. Gibson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Abbandando. Gibson takes one to the chin there. Gibson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Abbandando. Abbandando obviously looking to wear him down.
Gibson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Abbandando. Abbandando obviously looking to wear him down.
Emiliano Abbandando seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Abbandando. Abbandando scores with a kick to the midsection. Decent striking displayed by Abbandando there. Abbandando thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gibson if he has to take too many more of those.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Abbandando 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 Gibson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gibson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Abbandando fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gibson. Abbandando scores with a jab to the head.
Abbandando looks to land a body kick but Gibson moved away. A clash of legs there as Gibson blocks the low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Abbandando 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 Gibson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gibson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Gibson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Crunch! Abbandando slams his shin into Gibson's torso. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gibson checks a leg kick. Abbandando cracks Gibson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Gibson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Abbandando finish him?
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! Gibson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Abbandando thuds his shin into the meat of Gibson's side. Abbandando scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Abbandando misses with a body kick. Abbandando shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Abbandando cracks the inside of Gibson's front leg. Abbandando lands a leg kick that knocks Gibson off balance momentarily. Abbandando lands a front kick. Abbandando lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gibson will feel that in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Abbandando attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Gibson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Abbandando works the jab nicely. A nice leg kick lands there from Abbandando. Abbandando goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Gibson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Abbandando walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gibson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Abbandando scores with a leg kick.
Abbandando tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gibson is able to avoid easily. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gibson checks a leg kick. Gibson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Abbandando throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Abbandando throws a quick inside leg kick. Abbandando misses with a low kick. Abbandando goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emiliano Abbandando dominated that round. The cut man is working on Dean Gibson's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Abbandando digs a good hook to Gibson's body.
Abbandando throws a quick inside leg kick. Abbandando throws a solid leg kick but Gibson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Abbandando. Gibson checks a low kick from Abbandando. Abbandando is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gibson can do to turn this around? Gibson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Abbandando throws a low kick but Gibson moves out of range easily. Nice body kick from Abbandando. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Gibson checks a low kick from Abbandando. Gibson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Abbandando. Abbandando misses with a low kick.
Abbandando buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Abbandando scores with a sloppy right hand. Gibson should have avoided that one. Gibson throws the kick towards the body but Abbandando avoids it. Abbandando is looking to slow Gibson down with leg kicks. Gibson is breathing heavily. Abbandando motions for Gibson to come forward. Abbandando throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round. Abbandando throws a solid leg kick but Gibson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Abbandando. Abbandando connects with a crisp jab. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Abbandando 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 Gibson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gibson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Abbandando scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice body kick there by Abbandando. A clash of legs there as Gibson blocks the low kick. It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Abbandando here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man. Gibson checks a low kick from Abbandando. Abbandando misses with a low kick.
Gibson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Abbandando. Abbandando moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Gibson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Abbandando. That one must have hurt. 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! Abbandando scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Abbandando connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Gibson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Abbandando moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Abbandando cracks Gibson with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gibson 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. Abbandando finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gibson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Abbandando throws a quick inside leg kick. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Abbandando - that will leave a mark!
Abbandando throws a front kick that sends Gibson stumbling back into the cage. Abbandando is looking to chop away at Gibson's legs. Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Gibson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Abbandando has got the better of the exchanges. Abbandando is looking to land body kicks. Abbandando feints and then cracks Gibson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gibson down. Abbandando throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. A nice inside leg kick there by Abbandando. That's going to slow Gibson down. A slapping leg kick lands for Abbandando.
Abbandando connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. A solid leg kick lands there for Abbandando.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A clash of legs there as Gibson blocks the low kick. Gibson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Gibson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gibson takes one on the button. Abbandando connects with an inside leg kick. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Gibson 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. Abbandando throws a quick inside leg kick. Abbandando with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gibson slips a jab and a cross from Abbandando.
Abbandando pushes Gibson away with a front kick. Abbandando throws a nice inside leg kick. Abbandando lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. A good leg kick by Abbandando. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Gibson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Abbandando fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gibson. Abbandando looks to land a combination but Gibson avoids it well. Nice cross by Abbandando. Gibson checks the leg kick. Gibson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Abbandando tries to score with a low kick but Gibson moves his leg out of the way. Abbandando throws a nice outside leg kick. Abbandando digs a good hook to Gibson's body.
Abbandando turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Abbandando fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gibson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Abbandando lands a nice looking body kick. Abbandando connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gibson's hands. Abbandando connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emiliano Abbandando dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Dean Gibson'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Abbandando looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Abbandando lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Gibson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Abbandando moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Abbandando connects with a solid leg kick. Abbandando lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gibson circles away quickly and effectively. Abbandando throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. An inside leg kick lands from Abbandando. 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! Abbandando lands a front kick. Gibson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Emiliano Abbandando is winning the standup battle so far. Abbandando lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Abbandando connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Abbandando moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Gibson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Abbandando swings away with a leg kick that misses. Abbandando moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Abbandando throws a right and a left that Gibson avoids nicely. Abbandando thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gibson if he has to take too many more of those.
Gibson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Gibson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gibson checks the leg kick. Abbandando with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Abbandando lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Abbandando misses with a low kick.
Abbandando feints and then cracks Gibson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gibson down. Abbandando wants to slow Gibson down by chopping away at his legs. Gibson avoids a kick to the body.
Abbandando throws a right and a left that Gibson avoids nicely. Abbandando getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Dean Gibson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Gibson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Abbandando!
Good work by Gibson as he checks the leg kick. Gibson moves in looking to clinch but Abbandando pushes him off. Abbandando blocks a low kick nicely. Gibson moves out of range of the body kick. Abbandando throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Abbandando looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Abbandando wants to land a leg kick but Gibson is out of range. Abbandando fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gibson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Abbandando is looking to score with low kicks. Abbandando throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Gibson clinches up with Abbandando and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gibson has Abbandando pressed against the cage, preventing Abbandando from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Abbandando wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Abbandando wants to get back to striking at distance but Gibson won't allow it.
Gibson misses with a knee to the head. Abbandando tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Abbandando misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abbandando blocks an elbow strike from Gibson.
Abbandando on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Abbandando wants to get back to striking at distance but Gibson won't allow it.
Abbandando looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Gibson looking to throw knees to the head but Abbandando is blocking nicely.
Abbandando is trying to push Gibson away but Gibson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Gibson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gibson keeps control of Abbandando as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Gibson scores a nice knee to the body.
Abbandando takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gibson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Abbandando's efforts to push away. Abbandando wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Gibson lands an elbow just above Abbandando 's eye. Abbandando is looking to break free of the clinch but Gibson has double underhooks. Gibson throws an elbow that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Abbandando's face as he tries to break the clinch. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Abbandando is trying to break the clinch but Gibson is controlling him. With the fighters up against the cage, Gibson throws an elbow but misses. Gibson landing knees to the body.
Abbandando avoiding damage as Gibson throws knees to the body.
Abbandando is looking to break free of the clinch but Gibson has double underhooks. Abbandando takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Emiliano Abbandando has been cut. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Abbandando is trying to break the clinch but Gibson has him pressed against the cage. Gibson tries to land knees in the clinch but Abbandando avoids the damage to the body. Abbandando looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Gibson throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight! Emiliano Abbandando showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Abbandando, 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:25 Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:25 Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emiliano Abbandando! Emiliano Abbandando retains his super heavyweight title! During a confident post fight interview, Emiliano Abbandando thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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