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EPL 6: The Playoffs PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Almodovar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antonio Santana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pedro Almodovar!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santana misses with a head kick.
Almodovar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Santana.
Almodovar's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Almodovar duly obliges.
Santana takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Santana is looking to clinch but Almodovar is avoiding it.
Almodovar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Santana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santana lands a lovely overhand right.
Almodovar throws out a powerful jab.
Santana is rocked!
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!
A shot to the body from Santana misses
and Almodovar counters with a huge left! Santana is in big trouble! He's backing up but Almodovar isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Santana from any more damage. A dominating finish by Almodovar!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pedro Almodovar!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jussi Kyronviita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Ash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam Ash acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jussi Kyronviita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Ash!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyronviita misses with a wild body shot.
Ash doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kyronviita counters with a two punch combo.
Ash walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Adam Ash has been cut.
Kyronviita throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ash fails with a takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kyronviita. Ash does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kyronviita pushes Ash up against the cage in a clinch.
Ash wants to take the fight to the mat but Kyronviita manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jussi Kyronviita has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Ash.
Kyronviita lands a right hand.
Kyronviita lands with a left to the head.
Ash has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Kyronviita regains guard immediately.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ash wants to control from the top but Kyronviita keeps moving.
Kyronviita has his feet on Ash's thighs here. He's pushed Ash off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Ash screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jussi Kyronviita!
Jussi Kyronviita decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Syd Cutter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitry Saadiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dmitry Saadiev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Syd Cutter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dmitry Saadiev!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cutter clinches up against the cage.
Saadiev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cutter is pushing Saadiev up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cutter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saadiev avoids it.
Cutter throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cutter tries to land knees in the clinch but Saadiev avoids the damage to the body.
Cutter holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Saadiev dodges an elbow strike from Cutter.
Cutter tries a body shot but Saadiev blocks it.
Cutter unloads a knee to the mid-section. Saadiev lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saadiev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cutter tries to land knees in the clinch but Saadiev avoids the damage to the body.
Cutter throws an elbow but it misses.
Saadiev drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cutter gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saadiev managing to block the knees to the body from Cutter.
Cutter creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saadiev's defenses.
It looks like Dmitry Saadiev has been cut.
Cutter landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cutter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saadiev.
A frustrated look appears on Saadiev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cutter misses with an elbow over the top.
Saadiev takes an elbow to the temple.
Cutter misses with an elbow over the top.
Cutter lands a nice knee to the body.
Saadiev looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saadiev blocks an elbow strike from Cutter.
Cutter misses with an elbow strike.
Cutter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cutter tries to land knees in the clinch but Saadiev avoids the damage to the body.
Saadiev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Saadiev gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Cutter throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Cutter manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Saadiev manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cutter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cutter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Saadiev works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cutter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Saadiev can do anything to dispel that myth.
Saadiev working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cutter doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cutter manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cutter is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cutter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cutter 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.
Cutter working some strikes from top position.
Saadiev keeping full guard, as Cutter tries to pass.
Cutter throws an elbow that misses. Saadiev uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cutter's guard. Nice move by Saadiev!
Saadiev is looking to stand up but Cutter won't let him.
Cutter wants to sweep here but Saadiev controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saadiev wants to stand and escape but instead Cutter has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Cutter wants to pass the guard but Saadiev is keeping the position.
Cutter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cutter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cutter throws a big right hand that misses.
Saadiev can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cutter controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Syd Cutter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dmitry Saadiev'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.
Saadiev has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cutter.
Cutter dodges the punch combination from Saadiev.
Cutter tries to clinch
and Saadiev counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cutter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cutter gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Saadiev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cutter tries to clinch but Saadiev is having none of it.
Cutter scores with the left hand. Saadiev knows he should have avoided that one.
Cutter plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Saadiev moves out of range as Cutter throws a body kick.
Cutter rushes Saadiev and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saadiev dodges an elbow strike from Cutter.
Cutter stalling the fight.
Saadiev tries to break the clinch but Cutter is controlling the position.
Cutter throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cutter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cutter throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Saadiev is trying to break the clinch but Cutter has him pressed against the cage.
Cutter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saadiev.
Saadiev has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cutter missing with knees to the body.
Cutter working aggressively here.
Cutter can't find room to land a body shot as Saadiev controls the action.
Cutter landing knees to the body.
Cutter unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cutter is trying to stall.
Saadiev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Saadiev tries to circle away but Cutter has him pinned against the cage.
Saadiev takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cutter throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cutter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saadiev's elbow.
A short right from Cutter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cutter stalling in the clinch but Saadiev improves position.
Saadiev is trying to break the clinch but Cutter is controlling him.
Nice elbow from Cutter.
Saadiev blocks an elbow strike from Cutter.
Cutter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Saadiev's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saadiev is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cutter to keep the fight standing.
Cutter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saadiev avoids it.
Saadiev managing to block the knees to the body from Cutter.
Saadiev avoids the elbow strike from Cutter, against the cage.
Syd Cutter has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cutter effectively controlling the action here.
Cutter landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cutter.
Saadiev takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cutter tries to land knees in the clinch but Saadiev avoids the damage to the body.
Saadiev manages to break the clinch.
Saadiev attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cutter misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saadiev scores with a nice head shot.
Cutter closes the distance but Saadiev moves to the side
and Saadiev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cutter tries to score with a low kick but Saadiev moves his leg out of the way.
Cutter tries to clinch but Saadiev moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cutter misses with a body kick.
Saadiev tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cutter clinches.
Cutter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saadiev.
Cutter tries to land knees in the clinch but Saadiev avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Syd Cutter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dmitry Saadiev's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Saadiev throws a hook to the side of Cutter's head but Cutter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cutter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cutter throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cutter tries to clinch up.
Cutter moves out of range as Saadiev strikes.
Cutter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cutter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saadiev can do to turn this around?
Cutter tries to land a knee to the head but Saadiev blocks with his arms.
Cutter is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cutter is struggling to control the position.
Cutter looking to throw knees to the head but Saadiev is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cutter missing with knees to the body.
Cutter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A frustrated look appears on Saadiev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Saadiev wants to get back to striking at distance but Cutter won't allow it.
Saadiev blocks an elbow strike from Cutter.
Saadiev working hard to break the clinch.
Saadiev wants a takedown but no success here.
Cutter tries a knee to the head but Saadiev blocks it.
Saadiev wants to get back to striking at distance but Cutter won't allow it.
Cutter unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Saadiev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cutter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cutter throws an elbow but it misses.
Cutter pushes off an throws an elbow but Saadiev leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cutter prevents a takedown attempt there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cutter lands an elbow inside that Saadiev shrugs off.
Saadiev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cutter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cutter lands a nice knee to the body.
Cutter leaning against his opponent.
Saadiev wants to get back to striking at distance but Cutter won't allow it.
Cutter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cutter is struggling to control the position.
Saadiev takes an elbow to the forehead.
Saadiev takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cutter is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cutter lands a good knee to the midsection. Saadiev won't want to take too many of those.
Cutter utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cutter using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cutter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Saadiev backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saadiev blocks an elbow strike from Cutter.
Syd Cutter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knees to the body from Cutter.
Cutter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cutter landing knees to the head.
That has opened up Dmitry Saadiev's cut even more.
Saadiev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Saadiev avoiding damage as Cutter throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saadiev wants to get back to striking at distance but Cutter won't allow it.
Cutter stalling the fight.
Saadiev wants to break free but Cutter has control.
Saadiev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cutter tries to land knees in the clinch but Saadiev avoids the damage to the body.
Cutter landing knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cutter lands a damaging elbow.
Cutter tries to land knees in the clinch but Saadiev avoids the damage to the body.
Dmitry Saadiev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Saadiev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Syd Cutter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cutter has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Syd Cutter!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tero Elo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luan Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tero Elo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Luan Nguyen's chin.
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tero Elo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luan Nguyen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nguyen slips a straight right by Elo.
Elo shoots for a double leg takedown but Nguyen sprawls well. He's pushed Elo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Elo fails to land with a series of punches.
Elo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Luan Nguyen has been cut.
Elo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Elo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nguyen keeps working.
Elo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nguyen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Elo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Elo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Nguyen wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Elo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nguyen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen manages to work his way to half guard, despite Elo's best efforts.
Nguyen wants to get back to full guard.
Elo is working for a submission of some sort.
Nguyen is defending against the submission attempts here by Elo.
Nguyen actively working from the bottom here.
Nguyen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Elo content to control rather than advance.
Nguyen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elo has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Nguyen defend it? Elo steps over the head and cranks it - Nguyen is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Elo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tero Elo!
In his post fight interview, Tero Elo gave a big smile as he said 'Let the big, bad, black motherfucker go!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Julle Theamazing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryszard Duch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duch has chosen John Cage's 4'33" as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ryszard Duch has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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191 lbs
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Julle Theamazing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryszard Duch!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Theamazing.
Nice cross by Theamazing.
Duch shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Theamazing napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Theamazing struggling a bit here.
Theamazing wants to get back to his feet.
Duch tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duch is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Theamazing has escaped the position, nice work there.
Theamazing is trying to improve his position.
Theamazing is trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duch has hold of Theamazing's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Theamazing tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Duch cranks the arm and Theamazing screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Theamazing, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ryszard Duch!
Ryszard Duch bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Erin Dolor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fun Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Erin Dolor has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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161 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erin Dolor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fun Fighter!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighter bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dolor's head backwards.
Fighter lands with a shot to the body.
Fighter bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dolor's head.
Fighter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dolor tries to close the distance and clinch but Fighter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dolor with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fighter to score with a decent uppercut.
Fighter throws an overhand right that lands on Dolor's shoulder, as Dolor tries to avoid the shot.
Fighter swinging wildly here.
Fighter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fighter throws a series of punches but Dolor avoids them all with ease.
Dolor takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Fighter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dolor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dolor takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dolor takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dolor drops his hands momentarily and Fighter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fighter, as that shot connected.
Dolor is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fighter misses the jab.
Oh Dolor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters circling - Fighter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dolor staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Fighter misses its intended target.
Dolor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fighter.
Dolor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fighter.
Dolor seems to have got his legs back now.
Fighter connects with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Fighter. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dolor.
Dolor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fighter drops Dolor with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Dolor! Fighter dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fun Fighter!
Fun Fighter bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frank Carlyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saigon The Yard Father (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Yard Father has chosen Saigon - Get Busy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Saigon The Yard Father is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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145 lbs
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30
140 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Carlyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Saigon The Yard Father!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlyle looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? The Yard Father is fending him off so far but Carlyle persists. Nope, The Yard Father circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice uppercut there from Carlyle.
The Yard Father closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The Yard Father is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Carlyle wants to get back to full guard.
The Yard Father is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Carlyle looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Carlyle is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of The Yard Father's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take The Yard Father's back!
The Yard Father tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
The Yard Father is trying to escape the mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carlyle landing shots from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Yard Father tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The Yard Father regains half guard.
The Yard Father is looking to get back to full guard here but Carlyle has managed to pass to side control instead.
Carlyle trying to control the action but The Yard Father is working from the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Carlyle.
Carlyle thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The Yard Father is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Carlyle off and has taken his back!
The Yard Father has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Carlyle! Can he survive? No! He's out! The Yard Father gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Saigon The Yard Father!
A relieved looking Saigon The Yard Father thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eric Cain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohammad Mohammad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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184 lbs
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175 lbs
9 - 2 - 2 |
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Counter fighter
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eric Cain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Mohammad Mohammad!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cain takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A head kick misses from Cain.
Mohammad swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cain counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mohammad works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mohammad tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mohammad escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cain gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cain throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cain preventing the sweep.
Cain tries to free his leg and advance position but Mohammad is retaining full guard.
Cain missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mohammad keeping full guard, as Cain tries to pass.
Cain postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohammad can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cain controls the pace.
Mohammad trying to keep a closed guard but Cain is proving a slippery customer.
Mohammad is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mohammad Mohammad was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Mohammad ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mohammad swings widly with a right hand
and Cain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mohammad moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jab, jab by Mohammad - just one landing.
Cain shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cain showed some decent athleticism there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cain is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mohammad defends it well.
Cain wants to control but Mohammad is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mohammad is pressing down on Cain's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cain looking to pass the guard.
Mohammad wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mohammad manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cain is looking to improve his position but Mohammad isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cain is squirming around, avoiding Mohammad's attempts to control the action.
Cain tries to reverse the position but Mohammad maintains control.
Mohammad tries to control but Cain wriggling away.
Cain tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohammad moves to the back position.
I really don't envy Cain right now.
Cain is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Mohammad keeps control of the position as Cain tries to break free.
Mohammad working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Good control from Mohammad.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cain is really stuck here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mohammad Mohammad will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cain fails with the takedown.
Mohammad stuffs the takedown attempt from Cain. Cain gets slowly back to his feet.
Cain shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Cain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mohammad connects with a solid leg kick.
Mohammad lands a jab to Cain's midsection.
Mohammad lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cain fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mohammad lands a body shot.
Cain takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mohammad throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mohammad with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cain tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cain takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Decent striking displayed by Mohammad there.
Mohammad scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cain doesn't seem bothered though.
Mohammad scores with a nice right hand.
Cain takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mohammad catches Cain with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mohammad misses with a wild combination.
Mohammad cracks Cain with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Cain looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Mohammad finish him?
Cain is rocked!
Mohammad shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Cain takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Mohammad sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Cain bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mohammad Mohammad!
Mohammad Mohammad thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dat Sik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Geoly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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32
168 lbs
18 - 14 - 6 |
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28
183 lbs
22 - 8 - 3 |
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World class boxer
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
18 - 14 - 6, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dat Sik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Geoly!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geoly jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sik has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Geoly.
Sik digs a good body shot into Geoly's ribs.
Sik lands with a cross.
Sik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Geoly manages to avoid it.
Sik swings for the body but Geoly moves out of range.
Sik scores with a crisp jab that stopped Geoly in his tracks.
Sik throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Geoly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sik misses with a shot to the body
and Geoly counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Geoly.
Sik controls Geoly momentarily but Geoly frees himself.
Sik utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sik tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Geoly scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Geoly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sik swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geoly throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Geoly is looking to work some ground and pound but Sik has wrist control.
Sik keeping moving, preventing Geoly from controlling successfully.
Geoly is looking to work some ground and pound but Sik has wrist control.
Geoly won't allow Sik to sweep him here.
Sik trying to control the position.
Sik wants to sweep here but Geoly controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sik throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sik looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sik working for a triangle but Geoly defends it easily.
Sik might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Geoly avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sik wants to hit a switch here but Geoly passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Sik there!
Geoly landing shots from mount.
Sik is in all sorts of trouble here.
Geoly unloading with bombs!
Poor strikes thrown by Geoly there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sik is squirming around, avoiding Geoly's attempts to control the action.
Geoly thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sik is in all sorts of trouble here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sik wants to hold on but Geoly pushes him away.
Sik gets back to half guard.
Sik trying to hold on to Geoly's head to control him but Geoly postures up.
Sik gets back to full guard.
Geoly looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sik has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Geoly can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sik has his foot on Geoly's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Geoly works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alexander Geoly will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Geoly just misses with a punch to the body.
Sik lands with a thumping leg kick.
Geoly checks a leg kick nicely.
Sik wants to slow Geoly down by chopping away at his legs.
Sik throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Geoly stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sik checks a low kick from Geoly.
Sik throws a body punch but Geoly moves out of range.
Sik misses with a looping left.
Geoly throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sik defending well as Geoly loads up on a big left hand.
Sik is looking to score with low kicks.
Geoly 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 misses with a straight right.
Geoly 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 takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sik missing with a left hand there. Geoly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geoly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Geoly on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Geoly moves out of range of the body kick from Sik.
Geoly scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Geoly connects with a jab.
Geoly pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A slow jab from Sik misses its intended target.
Geoly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sik.
Sik misses with a straight right.
Sik misses with a wild body shot.
Dat Sik is winning the standup battle so far.
Sik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Geoly manages to avoid it.
Geoly takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sik lands a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sik looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Geoly lands a leg kick that knocks Sik off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geoly with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Geoly scoring well with a low kick there.
Sik takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sik takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sik forces Geoly back against the cage and clinches.
Geoly tries to stall but Sik uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sik looking to slow down the pace here.
Sik blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Geoly has a couple of punches blocked by Sik.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Geoly as Sik tries to tie him up.
Geoly working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sik.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geoly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Geoly throws a punch but it's blocked by Sik.
Sik leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sik blocks an uppercut.
Sik lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Geoly backwards.
Sik misses with a short punch on the inside.
Geoly stalling in the clinch but Sik improves position.
Sik throws a head punch that misses.
Sik trying to stall but Geoly improves his position.
Sik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sik can't find room to land a body shot as Geoly controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Geoly.
Geoly slowing the pace effectively.
A nice left hand lands by Geoly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geoly lands a right hand.
Sik blocking some punches.
Sik struggles to land a body shot inside as Geoly controls his hands.
Sik misses with a hook from the clinch.
Geoly tries a body shot but Sik blocks it.
Sik lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Geoly fails to land.
Geoly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sik's elbow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Geoly lands a right hand.
Geoly tries to work over Sik's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Geoly misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sik.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sik looking to slow down the pace here.
Sik swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Geoly misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alexander Geoly will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Geoly fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sik has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dat Sik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Geoly connects with the punch.
Geoly tries a low kick but Sik avoids it.
Nice uppercut there from Geoly.
Sik checks a leg kick.
Geoly smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Geoly scores with a punch to the head.
Sik misses with a low kick.
Geoly misses the shot to the body.
Sik swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sik uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Geoly.
Sik thows a body shot but no joy.
Sik walks into a stiff left hand from Geoly.
Geoly throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sik throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Geoly counters with a straight right hand.
Geoly cracks Sik with an open hand slap.
Sik is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sik moves out of range as Geoly throws a body kick.
Oh Sik is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sik clinches up against the cage.
Sik seems to have got his legs back now.
Geoly is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Geoly has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sik scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sik has a couple of punches blocked by Geoly.
Sik misses with the head strike.
Sik taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sik wants to stall.
Geoly swings wildly with an uppercut but Sik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Geoly tries to work over Sik's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alexander Geoly is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geoly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sik can't find room to land a body shot as Geoly controls the action.
Sik stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sik pushes Geoly back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Sik fails to land.
Geoly blocks a body shot from Sik.
Sik swings wildly with an uppercut but Geoly uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sik.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sik lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sik - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sik misses with the head strike.
Geoly misses with some punches.
Geoly has a couple of punches blocked by Sik.
Geoly blocks an uppercut.
Sik misses with the head strike.
Sik misses with the head strike.
Sik misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Geoly.
Sik throws a punch but it's blocked by Geoly.
Sik misses with a body punch.
Sik lands a nice uppercut.
Sik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Geoly's elbow.
Sik tries to throw a body punch but Geoly avoids it by throwing Sik back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Sik.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sik throws a head punch that misses.
Sik throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sik.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dat Sik.
I think Geoly 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Alexander Geoly!
Alexander Geoly was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Herzog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malvin Maldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Herzog's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Takida - Curly Sue. Maldi has chosen Loituma TECHNO! as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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37
166 lbs
30 - 17 - 3 |
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34
161 lbs
41 - 20 - 3 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
30 - 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 - 20 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Malvin Maldi!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maldi connects with a looping right hand.
Herzog moves out of range as Maldi strikes.
Herzog slips a straight right by Maldi.
Herzog throws a body punch but Maldi moves out of range.
Maldi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Maldi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Herzogs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Maldi lands a lovely overhand right.
Herzog on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Maldi works Herzog's body with a nice hook.
Herzog tests Maldi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Malvin Maldi has been cut.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Herzog crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Maldi - the referee stops the clock and Herzog gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Maldi. Herzog manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maldi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Herzog under the eye.
Herzog lands a jab to the nose.
Herzog walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Herzog misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldi throws a shot to the body.
Herzog is looking to land body kicks.
Maldi misses the jab.
Maldi throws a head kick that Herzog semi-blocks.
Herzog shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Maldi as he jumps to the side.
Maldi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maldi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Maldi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Herzog blocks a jab.
A clash of legs there as Maldi blocks the low kick.
Maldi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Herzog.
Maldi fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Maldi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Maldi throws a jab but it's blocked by Herzog.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maldi misses with a hook.
Maldi throws a wild body kick that Herzog sees coming a mile off.
Maldi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Herzog shoots for a double leg takedown but Maldi sprawls well. He's pushed Herzog's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Maldi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maldi slips a jab from Herzog.
Maldi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Herzog.
Maldi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Maldi misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Herzog.
Nice shot lands for Maldi.
A big left from Maldi misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldi just misses with a punch to the body.
Maldi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Herzog circles away.
Herzog tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Maldi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Maldi lands with a right hand.
Maldi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Maldi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Herzog had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Maldi throws a big shot that misses.
Malvin Maldi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maldi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Herzog in his tracks.
Herzog moves away from the strike by Maldi.
Maldi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Herzog throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Herzog keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maldi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herzog throws the left hand but Maldi avoids the punch easily.
Herzog misses with a hook.
Herzog looks to land a combination. Maldi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maldi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Herzog takes a jab right on the kisser.
A shot to the body from Herzog misses
and Maldi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Herzog moves out of range as Maldi strikes.
Maldi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Maldi thows a body shot but no joy.
Maldi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Maldi lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maldi digs a good hook to Herzog's body.
Maldi throws a leg kick but Herzog checks it.
A cross from Maldi lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malvin Maldi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Malvin Maldi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Maldi checks the leg kick.
Maldi clinches with his opponent.
Maldi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Maldi tries to throw a body punch but Herzog avoids it by throwing Maldi back against the cage.
Maldi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Herzog throws a head punch that misses.
Maldi gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Herzog regains guard.
Maldi passes Herzog's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Maldi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Maldi in particular looking to stall.
Maldi working Herzog over with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Herzog is trying to get back to full guard.
Maldi trying to control the action but Herzog is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Herzog tries to roll over but Maldi keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldi trying to mount his opponent but Herzog defends it.
Maldi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Herzog is looking to improve his position.
Herzog looking for submissions off his back.
Herzog is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Maldi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Maldi's back!
Maldi tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Herzog with good strikes from the mount here!
Maldi is trying desperately to improve position.
Maldi sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Maldi moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Herzog wants to pass the guard but Maldi is keeping the position.
Maldi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Herzog keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Maldi looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Herzog is desperately trying to improve his position but Maldi has a good base and remains in mount.
Maldi scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Herzog?
Maldi working Herzog over with strikes here.
Maldi landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldi working the ground and pound effectively.
Maldi connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Herzog in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Herzog really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Maldi raining down shots from the mount!
Maldi has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Herzog's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maldi raining down shots from the mount!
Maldi is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herzog is in a horrible position here. Maldi smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Maldi landing strikes, looking to finish!
Herzog can't escape the position.
Maldi scoring with strikes but Herzog is staying in there.
Maldi landing strikes, looking to finish!
Maldi with the ground and pound from mount.
Maldi prevents Herzog from getting the reversal.
Maldi landing strikes from the mount.
Herzog is rocked!
Maldi lands with some strikes.
Oh Herzog is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maldi landing shots from mount.
Maldi tries to control but Herzog wriggling away.
Herzog tries to reverse the position but Maldi maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malvin Maldi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Malvin Maldi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Maldi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Herzog seems to have got his legs back now.
A big left from Maldi misses.
Herzog misses with a two punch combination.
Maldi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Maldi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Malvin Maldi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Herzog keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maldi throws a hook but Herzog blocks it.
Maldi walks into a straight right hand from Herzog.
Maldi throws an ugly left hook that misses
so Herzog counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Maldi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
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!
Herzog makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Maldi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Maldi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Maldi has Herzog pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herzog won't allow Maldi to sweep him here.
Maldi lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Herzog!
Herzog is looking to improve his position but Maldi isn't that keen on the idea.
Maldi is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Maldi is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Malvin Maldi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Maldi landing punches.
Maldi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maldi prevents Herzog from getting the reversal.
Maldi lands a couple of good shots and Herzog has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldi wants to control but Herzog is keeping busy.
Maldi lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Maldi slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Maldi has the hooks in. Herzog is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Maldi is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Herzog defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Maldi is looking for the choke from the back position but Herzog is controlling his hands well.
Maldi working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Maldi avoiding Herzog 's attempts to control his hands.
Maldi controlling well, preventing Herzog from escaping the position.
Chris Herzog has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herzog looking very determined here, making life difficult for Maldi.
Herzog preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Maldi.
Herzog breaks Maldi's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Herzog wants to control from the top but Maldi keeps moving.
Herzog stopping the sweep attempt from Maldi.
Herzog postures up.
Maldi pulls Herzog in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herzog trying to control the position from guard on top but Maldi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maldi lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Herzog!
Maldi looking to finish Herzog with some ground and pound. This is bad for Herzog!
Malvin Maldi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maldi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Maldi lands a couple of good shots and Herzog has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Herzog grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Herzog wants to escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Herzog manages to reverse the position and now he's in Maldi's guard. Nice work there by Herzog.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Maldi is on top in guard.
Maldi trying to control but Herzog is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malvin Maldi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maldi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malvin Maldi!
A very excited looking Malvin Maldi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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