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EPL 6: Event Thirteen PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between bj Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joshua Ferguson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Decent wrestler
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, bj Ferguson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joshua Ferguson! The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Joshua Ferguson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around bj Ferguson's waist but bj Ferguson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Joshua Ferguson off to one side. bj Ferguson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Joshua Ferguson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Joshua Ferguson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. bj Ferguson is aware though and is defending well. bj Ferguson wants to stand but Joshua Ferguson has a closed guard, so he can't escape. Joshua Ferguson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but bj Ferguson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Joshua Ferguson is working an open guard so bj Ferguson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. Joshua Ferguson tries to keep at a distance but bj Ferguson has taken the fight into the clinch. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. bj Ferguson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
bj Ferguson throws out a token jab with nothing on it. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Joshua Ferguson is defended easily by bj Ferguson.
That's one minute gone in the round. bj Ferguson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Joshua Ferguson jumps into guard, dragging bj Ferguson to the mat.
Joshua Ferguson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Joshua Ferguson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but bj Ferguson has passed into side control.
bj Ferguson staying calm. Joshua Ferguson tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but bj Ferguson presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round. bj Ferguson controlling his opponent. Joshua Ferguson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Joshua Ferguson throwing hammer fists to the chest of bj Ferguson. What's that going to do exactly? Joshua Ferguson is working to get back to half guard.
bj Ferguson looking to finish Joshua Ferguson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Joshua Ferguson! This has been an exciting period of action! Joshua Ferguson is looking to get to half guard. bj Ferguson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Joshua Ferguson is working to get back to half guard.
Joshua Ferguson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard. Joshua Ferguson moves into full guard.
Joshua Ferguson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Joshua Ferguson working for submissions but it's allowed bj Ferguson to get to half guard.
bj Ferguson performing his best blanket impression for a moment. 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. The fighters are battling for position here. Joshua Ferguson manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Joshua Ferguson working for a triangle but bj Ferguson defends it easily.
Joshua Ferguson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. This has been an exciting period of action! bj Ferguson wants to control from the top but Joshua Ferguson keeps moving. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Joshua Ferguson is looking for a triangle but bj Ferguson pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joshua Ferguson will probably get the nod. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
bj Ferguson gets the takedown into side control. Joshua Ferguson is looking to regain half guard here but bj Ferguson keeps moving and retains side control. bj Ferguson is looking to take a break and control but Joshua Ferguson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. bj Ferguson lands some shots froms side control. bj Ferguson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Joshua Ferguson keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round. bj Ferguson stands up and we're back to a striking position. bj Ferguson moves into the clinch. bj Ferguson gets a trip takedown into half guard. bj Ferguson seems to be working for a kimura but Joshua Ferguson defends the submission attempt. Joshua Ferguson looking for submissions from an awkward position here. bj Ferguson prevents Joshua Ferguson from improving his position. Joshua Ferguson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Joshua Ferguson is staying active underneath bj Ferguson, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Joshua Ferguson wants to get back to full guard but bj Ferguson has passed into side control. Joshua Ferguson gets back to half guard. bj Ferguson trying to pass the guard but Joshua Ferguson defending well. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Joshua Ferguson tries to get to full guard but bj Ferguson has control of the leg. Joshua Ferguson works his way to full guard. Good work. Joshua Ferguson has his foot on bj Ferguson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. bj Ferguson works his way back into a safe position though. bj Ferguson scoring with punches to the head and body. bj Ferguson won't allow Joshua Ferguson to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. bj Ferguson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Joshua Ferguson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. bj Ferguson defends it easily. bj Ferguson connects with a couple of short punches. bj Ferguson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Joshua Ferguson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Joshua Ferguson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Joshua Ferguson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Joshua Ferguson is breathing heavily. bj Ferguson is pushing down on Joshua Ferguson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Joshua Ferguson is fighting to maintain full guard but bj Ferguson has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round. bj Ferguson is looking for a kimura here.
Joshua Ferguson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Joshua Ferguson actively working from the bottom here. 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! Joshua Ferguson moves into full guard.
Joshua Ferguson is looking for a triangle but bj Ferguson pushes his legs off easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Joshua Ferguson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that bj Ferguson will probably get the nod. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
bj Ferguson moves into range and clinches up with Joshua Ferguson. bj Ferguson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. bj Ferguson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. Joshua Ferguson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Joshua Ferguson trying to control but bj Ferguson is working from the bottom. Joshua Ferguson with a flurry of punches that miss. Joshua Ferguson throwing strikes but missing. Joshua Ferguson wants to control from the top but bj Ferguson keeps moving. Joshua Ferguson postures up in bj Ferguson's guard and throws a big left but bj Ferguson blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round. bj Ferguson controlling the position. Joshua Ferguson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Joshua Ferguson tries to free his leg and advance position but bj Ferguson is retaining full guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. bj Ferguson wants to stand but Joshua Ferguson is controlling the position. bj Ferguson is controlling Joshua Ferguson's posture.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Joshua Ferguson has managed to clinch.
bj Ferguson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. bj Ferguson drives through with a takedown into Joshua Ferguson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. bj Ferguson controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Joshua Ferguson has an active guard here but bj Ferguson has managed to pass into half guard.
Joshua Ferguson manages to get to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Joshua Ferguson throws his legs up looking for a submission but bj Ferguson uses it to pass to side control.
Joshua Ferguson has got the better of the ground game so far. Joshua Ferguson manages to work his way to half guard, despite bj Ferguson's best efforts. bj Ferguson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Joshua Ferguson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Joshua Ferguson has hold of bj Ferguson's hands but bj Ferguson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Joshua Ferguson is looking for a sweep. bj Ferguson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Joshua Ferguson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Joshua Ferguson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. bj Ferguson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. bj Ferguson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. Joshua Ferguson works his way to full guard. Good work. Joshua Ferguson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. bj Ferguson is aware though and is defending well. bj Ferguson connects with a couple of short punches. Joshua Ferguson working for submissions but it's allowed bj Ferguson to get to half guard.
bj Ferguson stands up from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. bj Ferguson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Joshua Ferguson has time to react. bj Ferguson stuffs the takedown. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. bj Ferguson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Joshua Ferguson on his heels. He'll look to pass Joshua Ferguson's guard now, I'm sure. Joshua Ferguson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. bj Ferguson defends it easily. bj Ferguson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. bj Ferguson trying to control the position from guard on top but Joshua Ferguson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. bj Ferguson stopping the sweep attempt from Joshua Ferguson.
And that's the end of the fight! bj Ferguson showed his dominance in that final round. I think bj Ferguson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28 Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28 Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... bj Ferguson! bj Ferguson really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that The Stash House Nutrition *Q159* for $50 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mustafa Sekish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexi Laiho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laiho is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Children of Bodom - Follow the Reaper. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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188 cm
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203 lbs
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188 cm
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201 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mustafa Sekish! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexi Laiho! The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Laiho closes the distance and clinches. Sekish on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Laiho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Sekish fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Laiho, pushing him back against the cage. Sekish blocks the elbow strike.
Laiho takes an elbow to the temple. Sekish working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Laiho being controlled against the cage. Sekish tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Sekish throws an elbow but it misses.
Laiho misses with a knee strike.
Laiho blocks the elbow strike.
Sekish creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Laiho's defenses. Laiho avoids the elbow strike from Sekish, against the cage.
Sekish pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Laiho tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sekish throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sekish blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Laiho dodges an elbow strike from Sekish.
That's one minute gone in the round. Laiho blocks an elbow strike. Laiho tries a knee to the head but Sekish blocks it.
Laiho misses with a knee to the head. Sekish leaning his opponent against the cage. Laiho manages to break the clinch.
Laiho throws a big shot that misses. Sekish has closed the distance and engaged Laiho in a clinch.
Sekish creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Laiho's defenses. Laiho tries to land knees in the clinch but Sekish avoids the damage to the body. Sekish throws an elbow but it misses.
Laiho is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Sekish lands a left hand that snaps the head of Laiho backwards. Laiho is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sekish gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Sekish lands an elbow inside. Sekish working some nice short punches in the clinch. Sekish lands a left hand that snaps the head of Laiho backwards. Sekish looking to stall.
Laiho misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sekish.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sekish lands an elbow just above Laiho 's eye. Sekish lands a hook to the side of the head. Laiho is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sekish is defending well. Sekish lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action! With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sekish just misses with a elbow thrown towards Laiho's brow. Sekish throws an elbow that misses.
Laiho takes an elbow to the forehead. Laiho with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sekish prevents Laiho from breaking the clinch. Laiho has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sekish just misses with a elbow thrown towards Laiho's brow. Laiho working hard to break the clinch. Sekish on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sekish on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sekish throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Laiho. Laiho throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sekish blocks it with crossed arms. Sekish dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Sekish taking a breather. Sekish lands an elbow inside that Laiho shrugs off. Sekish throws an elbow but it misses.
Sekish stalling in the clinch but Laiho improves position. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sekish. Laiho tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sekish avoids it. Laiho blocks an elbow strike. Sekish throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sekish on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Sekish looks to throw an elbow but misses. Sekish pushes off an throws an elbow but Laiho leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Laiho tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sekish throws an elbow that misses.
Nice elbow from Sekish. Laiho tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Laiho throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sekish avoiding damage as Laiho throws knees to the body.
Laiho tries to land a knee to the head but Sekish blocks with his arms.
Sekish blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Laiho takes an elbow to the forehead. Laiho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Laiho listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Sekish ducks under a wild hook from Laiho. Laiho takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Nice straight punches there by Laiho. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Laiho. Sekish misses with a series of wild punches.
Laiho lands a body shot.
A big left from Sekish misses. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Sekish checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Laiho misses with a few strikes there.
Sekish throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Laiho lands with a shot to the body. 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 Mustafa Sekish will probably get the nod. That's time! Back to the action!
Laiho drives through and clinches with Sekish against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Sekish throws an elbow that misses.
Sekish pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Laiho tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Laiho with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sekish lands with a light punch inside. Laiho using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sekish has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sekish managing to block the knees to the body from Laiho.
Laiho tries a knee to the head but Sekish blocks it.
Laiho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sekish scores with a one two! Laiho had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Sekish takes the fight into the clinch. Sekish is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Laiho is keeping busy. Laiho tries a knee to the head but Sekish blocks it.
A short uppercut from Sekish. Laiho misses with a knee to the head. Laiho breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sekish connects with a good right hand that stumbles Laiho. Laiho circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Laiho closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Sekish misses with an elbow over the top. Sekish lands an elbow that stopped Laiho in his tracks for a moment. Laiho misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sekish.
Sekish pushes Laiho back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Knees in the clinch landing for Laiho.
Laiho using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sekish has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Laiho trying to land knees to the body.
Laiho landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sekish lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Laiho backwards. Laiho takes an elbow to the temple. A frustrated look appears on Laiho's face as he tries to break the clinch. Sekish lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Sekish avoiding damage as Laiho throws knees to the body.
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! Laiho avoids a wild elbow strike from Sekish. Laiho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Sekish looks to throw the jab but Laiho is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Laiho connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Mustafa Sekish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sekish connects with a looping right hand.
Sekish ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laiho moves away. Sekish clinches with his opponent.
Sekish just leaning against Laiho, taking a breather. Sekish trying to control the position but instead, Laiho has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sekish into the cage. Laiho tries to land knees in the clinch but Sekish avoids the damage to the body. Sekish blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Laiho blocks an elbow strike from Sekish.
Laiho blocks an elbow strike from Sekish.
Sekish is trying to maintain a safe position but Laiho gets an underhook and turns Sekish into the cage. Laiho blocks an elbow strike from Sekish.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Laiho missing with knees to the body.
Laiho is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sekish is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sekish throws an elbow that misses.
Sekish is looking to control Laiho's arms but Laiho gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sekish has his back to the cage. Laiho lands a knee to the head.
Laiho tries to land a knee to the head but Sekish blocks with his arms.
Laiho takes an elbow to the forehead. Sekish trying to control the position but instead, Laiho has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sekish into the cage. Sekish misses with an elbow over the top. Laiho trying to land knees to the body.
Laiho with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Laiho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position. Laiho tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sekish avoids it. Sekish lands a nice elbow. Sekish lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sekish creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Laiho tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sekish avoids it. Laiho using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sekish has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sekish throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Laiho using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sekish has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Laiho wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sekish lands an elbow inside. Sekish stalls. Laiho has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Sekish throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Laiho blocks the elbow strike.
Sekish is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Laiho is defending well for now. Mustafa Sekish has scored more points in the clinch so far. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Sekish looks to throw an elbow but misses. Sekish on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sekish misses with an elbow strike.
Laiho wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mustafa Sekish will probably get the nod. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sekish throws a right hand that Laiho ducks under and follows up with a left that Laiho also avoids with ease. Laiho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Sekish looks to land a left hand but Laiho moved out of range nicely. Sekish forces Laiho back against the cage and clinches. Sekish is stalling here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sekish throws an elbow but misses. Laiho wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sekish has him pressed against the cage. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Sekish swings wildly with an uppercut but Laiho uses good head movement to avoid it. Laiho blocks the elbow strike.
Laiho avoids a wild elbow strike from Sekish. Sekish throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Laihos head. Laiho connects with a knee to the head.
Sekish looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Laiho lands a knee to the head.
Sekish wants to stall.
Laiho blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sekish just misses with a elbow thrown towards Laiho's brow. A short right from Sekish. Laiho blocks an elbow strike. Laiho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sekish ducks under a wild hook from Laiho. Laiho connects with a single shot there. Laiho's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sekish under the eye.
Sekish is rocked! Sekish misses with a hook
and Laiho counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexi Laiho! Alexi Laiho decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nic Ola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ola has chosen Disorder by Ice T&Slayer as his entrance music. 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 2 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
18 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Andersson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
35 - 23 - 1, fighting out of London, Nic Ola! The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Good standup being displayed there by Andersson as he connects with a hook. Nice body punch from Ola. Ola looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Andersson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ola. Ola avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Andersson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Andersson throws a leg kick and Ola counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ola. Andersson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. 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! Ola throws a big elbow that misses. Andersson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ola controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ola passes Andersson's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Ola wants to pass to mount but Andersson is defending the position. Andersson is looking for a sweep. Ola is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Ola with the ground and pound but Andersson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Andersson keeping moving, preventing Ola from controlling successfully. Ola content to stall in guard here. Ola with a flurry of punches that miss. Ola wants to control from the top but Andersson keeps moving. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Nic Ola wasn't active enough on the ground. Ola throws a low kick but Andersson avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Andersson looks to land a right hand but Ola moved out of range. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ola 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 Andersson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Andersson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Andersson throws a head kick but Ola moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Andersson there. Andersson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ola's hands. Ola goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Andersson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ola closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Andersson quickly recovers to half guard. Andersson is staying active underneath Ola, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Andersson tries to roll over but Ola keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ola with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. Andersson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ola. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Ola seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Andersson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Nic Ola hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart. A big right from Andersson misses. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Ola throws a jab when Andersson was well out of range. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nic Ola dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Andersson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ola takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Andersson misses with a hook. Ola ducked under it nicely. A cross from Andersson lands. Frank Andersson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Andersson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Ola takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Andersson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Ola pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Andersson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Andersson stuffs the takedown attempt from Ola. Ola gets slowly back to his feet. Andersson thows a body shot but no joy. An inside leg kick lands from Andersson.
That's one minute gone in the round. Andersson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Ola looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Andersson throws a low kick, looking for Ola's leg but Ola calmly moves out of range. Ola misses with a leg kick and Ola takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Good shot there by Ola. Frank Andersson is winning the standup battle so far. A low kick from Andersson is predictable there and Ola counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Andersson! The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Andersson is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Ola wants to lay and pray for a moment but Andersson keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Andersson dodges the ground and pound from Ola. Ola moves into full mount! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Ola controlling from the full mount. Ola can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Andersson is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Andersson tries to hold on but Ola postures up. Ola has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Andersson's face.
Andersson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ola looking to finish Andersson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Andersson!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ola looking to control but Andersson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Ola throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Andersson because Ola loaded up on that one. Frank Andersson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Andersson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ola controlling from mount. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Ola's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that's the end of the fight! Nic Ola comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Ola 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 18:20 Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 18:20 Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 18:20
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nic Ola! Post fight, an emotional Nic Ola said 'Thanks for a fine fight,now....Sun Ra will get you one day but now..hmm...well you are better... Puska thats a diffrent story ,hope will have a chance to show you how it meant to end up,hehehe.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brayden Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is In The Morning. Wayne Lucas struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.7lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. This should be fireworks!
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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
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brayden Lee! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wayne Lucas! The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lee darts in and clinches Lucas up against the cage. Lee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lucas backwards. Knees to the body from Lee.
Lee avoiding damage.
Lee lands a nice elbow. Lucas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lee smiles and moves away.
Lucas fails with the takedown. Lee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Lucas tries to keep at a distance but Lee has taken the fight into the clinch. Lee lands a body punch in the clinch. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Lee lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Wayne Lucas has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Lee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Lee lands a good knee to the midsection. Lucas won't want to take too many of those. Lucas looks winded! Lucas takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lee has Lucas pressed against the cage.
Lee scores with a shoulder strike. Lucas takes an elbow to the forehead. Lee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A left hand lands to the body for Lee.
Lee lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Lee lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lucas is rocked! Lee lands an elbow that stopped Lucas in his tracks for a moment. Lucas is still on wobbly legs! Can Lee finish him? Clinched against the cage, Lee lands a big elbow that drops Lucas! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Lucas is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brayden Lee! During a confident post fight interview, Brayden Lee thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Firus Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by Fuel-Hemorrhage. Bull comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Black Label Society - Fire It Up 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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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
22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Firus Williams! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
36 - 29 - 4, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roy Bull! The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Williams looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Williams landing with the ground and pound. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Williams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Bull is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Bull not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Bull looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Bull is looking to advance position but Williams won't allow it. Williams wants to control but Bull is keeping busy and won't allow it. Bull is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Bull missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Bull trying to mount his opponent but Williams defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Williams keeps control of the position for the meantime. Bull is keen to just control but Williams is a slippery customer. Bull throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Williams to regain full guard. Bull stopping the sweep attempt from Williams. Bull has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Bull throws a strike but Williams rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Williams tries to free his leg and advance position but Bull is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Williams is working hard here to advance position. Williams connects with a couple of short punches. Bull is looking for a triangle but Williams pushes his legs off easily.
Williams postures up in Bull's guard and throws a big left but Bull blocks it. Williams missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Williams cracks Bull with a solid left hand. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bull is on top in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Bull working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Bull with a flurry of punches that miss. Bull with a flurry of punches that miss. Bull trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bull throwing strikes from guard but Williams blocks nicely. Williams is pulling down on Bull's head. It's preventing any offense from Bull, at least for the moment. Bull with a flurry of punches that miss. Williams keeping full guard, as Bull tries to pass. Bull throws a big elbow that misses. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Bull working some strikes from top position. Bull throwing strikes from guard but Williams blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bull wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving. Bull throwing strikes from guard but Williams blocks nicely. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Bull is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Bull throwing strikes but missing. Bull works a leg free and moves into half guard. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Bull is looking for a kimura but Williams is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bull to get the leverage. Bull is keen to just control but Williams is a slippery customer. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Bull dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Williams lands a high kick!
Williams staying out of range there. Bull looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range. Bull scores with a nice head shot. Bull has his takedown stuffed and Williams counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Williams wants to control from the top but Bull keeps moving. Williams is pushing down on Bull's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bull is fighting to maintain full guard but Williams has managed to sneak the leg through. Williams wants to work for an arm triangle but Bull is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bull is staying active underneath Williams, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Williams in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Bull tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Williams!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Firus Williams! Firus Williams 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Viljo Suokas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malvin Maldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Suokas might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Limp Bizkit - Break stuff. Maldi has chosen Loituma TECHNO! as his entrance music. 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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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 - 20 - 1, fighting out of London, Viljo Suokas! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
41 - 19 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Malvin Maldi! The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Maldi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Maldi tests Suokas's chin there with a solid looking shot. Malvin Maldi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Suokas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maldi.
Maldi throws an off balance right hand
and Suokas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Malvin Maldi has been cut. Maldi shoots for a takedown but Suokas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Suokas lunges at Maldi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Maldi's hand. Suokas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Suokas misses with an uppercut. Maldi saw that one coming. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Suokas scores with the left hand. Maldi knows he should have avoided that one.
Maldi is rocked! Suokas with a hook. Maldi is still on wobbly legs! Can Suokas finish him? Maldi throws a jab when Suokas was well out of range. Suokas drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Maldi right on the button. Maldi goes down! Suokas follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Suokas gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viljo Suokas! Viljo Suokas decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Geoly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCall has chosen Biffy Clyro - Living Is A Problem Because Everything Dies as his entrance music. 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
21 - 8 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Geoly! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
22 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommy McCall! The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Geoly connects with a nice looking jab.
Geoly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McCall. Geoly moves out of range of the strikes. Geoly tries to score a power double leg takedown but McCall sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Geoly somewhat. Geoly takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Geoly. Geoly misses with a wild body shot. Geoly shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McCall sprawls well. McCall wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Geoly gets slowly back to his feet. McCall throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Geoly counter with a right hand. Geoly tries to clinch but McCall is having none of it. McCall takes one to the chin there. Geoly misses with a body shot.
Geoly avoids the body shot from McCall.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A big right from McCall misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Geoly pivots, looking for a leg kick but McCall is out of range and Geoly settles back down. Nice straight punches there by McCall. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McCall. Geoly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McCall. McCall misses with a straight right. Geoly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McCall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Geoly throws out a loose jab but McCall uses good head movement to avoid it. Geoly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCall moves away. Geoly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCall.
McCall connects with a leg kick. Geoly looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. A decent looking cross lands there for Geoly. A nice inside leg kick there by McCall. That's going to slow Geoly down. Geoly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McCall. McCall is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent. Geoly misses with a hook. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. McCall throws a body punch but Geoly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. McCall scores with a slapping inside leg kick. McCall swinging wildly here.
A big right from McCall misses. Geoly wants to slow McCall down by chopping away at his legs. McCall lands a front kick. McCall doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Geoly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCall manages to avoid it. McCall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Geoly moves away. Geoly lands a head kick. McCall smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Geoly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McCall. McCall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McCall checks a leg kick. Tommy McCall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. McCall is looking to score with low kicks. Alexander Geoly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Geoly throws a hook to the side of McCall's head but McCall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. A big right from McCall misses. Geoly lands with a thumping leg kick.
Geoly scores with a nice right hand.
McCall connects with an inside leg kick. McCall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Geoly moves away from the strike by McCall. Geoly scores with a takedown into McCall's guard. Geoly trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Geoly throws an elbow that misses. McCall uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Geoly's guard. Nice move by McCall!
That's four minutes gone in the round. McCall controls the pace of the fight for a moment. McCall trying to control but Geoly is working from the bottom. Geoly pulls McCall in to control the position. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tommy McCall was stalling too much, according to the referee. McCall thows a left - swing and a miss! Geoly thows a body shot but no joy. Geoly pushes McCall up against the cage in a clinch. 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 Alexander Geoly will probably get the nod. 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!
Geoly throws a body punch but McCall moves out of range. McCall takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Geoly is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Geoly scoring well with a low kick there.
McCall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. McCall takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Geoly thows a body shot but no joy. McCall gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Geoly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCall goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. McCall finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Geoly thows a body kick. McCall tries to catch it but that hurt him. Geoly dives in and grabs McCall's left leg, looking for a takedown. McCall pushes down on Geoly's head and hops out. Geoly scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Geoly misses with a low kick. Geoly is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. An inside leg kick lands from McCall. Geoly dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McCall. That did some damage! Geoly looks for the body kick but McCall saw that one coming. Geoly looks to land a body kick but McCall moved away. McCall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Geoly manages to avoid it. Geoly staying out of range there. Geoly moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. A swing and a miss from McCall. Geoly walks forward, straight into a front kick from McCall. McCall explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Geoly changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Geoly moves out of range as McCall strikes. Alexander Geoly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Geoly lands with a hook. McCall tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Geoly blocks a jab. McCall lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Geoly backs up against the cage.
Geoly moves out of range as McCall strikes. McCall throws a body punch but Geoly moves out of range. Geoly dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Geoly thows a body shot but no joy. A lazy left from Geoly finds it's target. McCall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. The fighters circling - McCall throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Geoly swings away with a leg kick that misses. Geoly is looking to wear down McCall with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Geoly checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Geoly lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Geoly throws a leg kick which misses McCall's front leg but catches the back leg as McCall tries to avoid it. McCall misses the jab. McCall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McCall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCall looks to score with a jab to the body but Geoly is just out of range. Tommy McCall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Jab by Geoly. Geoly cracks McCall with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. McCall misses with a low kick. McCall looks to land a body kick but Geoly moved away. Geoly bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Geoly wants to stand but McCall has his arm trapped. Geoly controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. McCall looks to move to half guard but instead Geoly has passed into mount! Damn! The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Geoly controlling from mount. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Geoly trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that's the end of the fight! Alexander Geoly showed his dominance in that final round. Well Geoly 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 20:18 Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 20:18 Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 20:18
In favor of your winner, by unanimous 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 Kevin Garnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dat Sik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin Garnett could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dat Sik's chin.
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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
24 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kevin Garnett! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
18 - 14 - 5, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dat Sik! The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Garnett scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Garnett takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sik scores with a head kick.
Sik feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Garnett's calf. Sik takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Garnett displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sik. Garnett moves out of range as Sik strikes. Sik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garnett manages to avoid it. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Garnett takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Sik waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garnett. A jab lands there for Sik. A shot to the liver by Garnett. Beautiful body shot. Garnett misses with a straight left. Dat Sik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sik gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sik throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garnett. Sik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garnett was well out of range. Poor timing from Sik. Sik scores with a decent looking hook. Sik shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Garnett lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Sik is looking to chop away at Garnett's legs. Sik lands a lovely overhand right. Sik shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Garnett pinned against the cage. Garnett gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Sik throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Jab, jab by Garnett - just one landing. Sik moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. The fighters circling - Sik throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Garnett tries a head kick but it misses.
Good leg kick by Sik there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sik ducks under a wild hook from Garnett. Sik misses with a leg kick and Garnett counters with a left to the body. Sik throws a leg kick that is checked and Garnett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Nice shot lands for Sik. Sik defending well as Garnett loads up on a big left hand. Sik lands with a cross. Garnett throws a push kick but Sik slaps the foot to one side. Sik fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Garnett on the side of the head. Sik chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Garnett connects with a right hand. Sik shakes it off. Sik tries to land a front kick but Garnett steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Garnett is looking to slow Sik down with leg kicks. 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. Sik throws a poor cross that misses
and Garnett counters with a crisp right hand that drops Sik! Garnett lets Sik back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Sik is rocked! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Garnett throws a poor cross that misses
and Sik counters with a shoot takedown. Garnett fights it but they end up in guard. Sik is still in real trouble! Can Garnett finish him? The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Sik throwing strikes from guard but Garnett blocks nicely. Garnett is looking to stand up but Sik isn't so interested in that idea. Sik seems to have recovered his senses. Sik loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Sik wants to pass the guard but Garnett is keeping the position. Sik throws a strike but Garnett rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Garnett wants to stand and escape but instead Sik has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. Sik trying to control the position from guard on top but Garnett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Sik pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garnett is keeping the position for now. Garnett keeping moving, preventing Sik from controlling successfully. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Sik might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Garnett haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Sik is stalling in the full guard. 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 Kevin Garnett will probably get the nod. That's time! Garnett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sik on the wrong end of a nice jab. Dat Sik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Sik lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Garnett takes a swing at Sik's ribcage but misses. Garnett comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Sik waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garnett. Sik misses with a hook. Garnett ducked under it nicely. Garnett walks into a stiff left hand from Sik. Sik lands a jab to the nose. Sik lands a jab to the nose. Garnett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sik. Sik swings widly with a right hand
and Garnett counters with a nice leg kick. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Sik throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round. Garnett misses with a body shot
and Sik counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sik. Garnett trying to keep a closed guard but Sik is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Sik lands a couple of digs. Sik stopping the sweep attempt from Garnett. Garnett is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. Garnett tries to stall but Sik uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Garnett blocks an uppercut.
Sik breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Garnett throws a shot from downtown. Sik moves away and avoids it. Kevin Garnett is winning the standup battle so far. 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! Sik walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Sik misses with a double jab.
Garnett checks the leg kick. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Garnett, right into the meat.
Sik throws a leg kick and Garnett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Sik pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Kevin Garnett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Garnett connects with a leg kick. Sik looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Sik throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Garnett scores with a push kick. Garnett shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Garnett uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sik has time to react.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garnett manages to avoid it. Garnett keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Garnett misses with a body shot
and Sik counters with a takedown into side control. Garnett is trying to get back to half guard. Sik in side control, throwing shots but Garnett defends. Sik working the ground and pound. Garnett isn't going anywhere. Garnett is trying to control Sik's posture but Sik avoids it. 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!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Garnett pushes Sik away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sik gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control. Sik tries to score with some ground and pound. Garnett controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. Garnett takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Garnett is not in a great position here, taking some shots. Sik is looking to take a break and control but Garnett is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Garnett is being controlled here. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Garnett wants to get back to his feet. Sik landing strikes.
And that's the end of the fight! Dat Sik comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. 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 19:19 Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 19:19 Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 19:19
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Herzog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rmarkas Fletcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Herzog comes to the cage accompanied by Takida - Curly Sue. Fletcher has chosen Keep on Lovin Me Baby by Colin James as his entrance music. 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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146 lbs
41 - 23 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
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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
29 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Herzog! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
41 - 23 - 0, fighting out of London, Rmarkas Fletcher! The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Herzog scores with a jab. Fletcher lands a body shot.
Herzog shoots in looking for a takedown. Fletcher tries to sprawl out of it but Herzog keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fletcher manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Fletcher throws an off balance right hand
and Herzog counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fletcher is rocked! Fletcher tries to roll over but Herzog keeps him under control. Fletcher is still in real trouble! Can Herzog finish him? Herzog seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Herzog scores with a big shot! Fletcher's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Fletcher! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Herzog! Chris Herzog 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Humberto Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Domingo Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz's entrance music is Deja Vu. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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157 lbs
23 - 8 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class 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
26 - 13 - 5, fighting out of London, Humberto Cruz! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
23 - 8 - 2, fighting out of London, Domingo Perez! The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Perez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cruz paws at him with a jab and circles away. Perez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cruz misses with a looping right. Perez swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.
Perez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Perez misses with a head kick.
Perez looks to throw the jab but Cruz is out of range. A swing and a miss from Cruz. Cruz misses with a body kick. Cruz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Cruz throws a hook but Perez blocks it. Perez throws a head kick that misses. Cruz looking for a takedown here - he's got it. If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup. Perez is trying to keep Cruz in close.
Cruz throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Perez keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully. Cruz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Perez is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Cruz dives into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Perez is not content to let Cruz control the position. Perez keeping his opponent close.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cruz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cruz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Cruz tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it. Perez is trying to control Cruz's posture but Cruz avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Cruz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Perez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Perez is looking to reverse the position. Cruz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cruz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Perez regains half guard, as Cruz was trying to land strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Cruz moves into full mount! Perez won't be happy about that! Perez manages to regain half guard. Good work. Cruz is keen to just control but Perez is a slippery customer. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Cruz sitting and controlling from the half guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humberto Cruz dominated that round. That's time! Cruz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Good work by Perez as he checks the leg kick. Perez is looking to clinch but Cruz is avoiding it.
Cruz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Perez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Cruz closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Perez quickly recovers to half guard. Perez is trying to control but can't.
Perez gets back to full guard.
Cruz postures up.
Humberto Cruz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round. We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace. Cruz wants to control from the top but Perez keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Perez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Perez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Perez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Cruz misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Perez walks into a straight right hand from Cruz.
It looks like Domingo Perez has been cut. Domingo Perez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Cruz blocks a head kick by Perez.
Cruz connects with a body shot that sends Perez's belly button to the back. Perez throws a head kick but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Perez on his heels. He'll look to pass Perez's guard now, I'm sure. This has been an exciting period of action! Perez wants to sweep here but Cruz controlling him for the moment. Perez tries to strike from the bottom.
Perez keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully. Cruz pushes down on Perez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Perez is staying active underneath Cruz, who seems content to just control the action from this position. The fighters are battling for position here. Perez manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Humberto Cruz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Perez is trying to keep Cruz in close.
Cruz 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. Domingo Perez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Perez tries to strike from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Perez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cruz trying to control but Perez is working from the bottom. Cruz content to stall in guard here. Perez is trying to keep Cruz in close.
And that's the end of the fight! Humberto Cruz showed his dominance in that final round. Well Cruz 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 20:18 Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 20:18 Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 20:18
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... 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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