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163 - Wer vs. Yeerum PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michael Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Bomber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bomber comes into a darkened arena with his song building. call to prayer kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Bomber!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bomber misses with a wild body shot.
Bomber thumps Matthews with a low kick.
Matthews misses with a straight left.
Billy Bomber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bomber takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bomber thumps Matthews with a low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bomber.
Matthews walks into a jab.
Bomber throws a low kick, looking for Matthews's leg but Matthews calmly moves out of range.
Bomber lands a head shot.
Bomber tries to land a leg kick but Matthews saw it coming and moves away.
Bomber tries a head kick but it misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bomber, right into the meat.
Bomber connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bomber moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Matthews checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bomber throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomber throws a looping overhand right but Matthews ducks down to avoid it.
Bomber uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bomber keeps Matthews at a distance using the push kick.
Bomber lands an overhand right.
Bomber throws a sloppy head kick and Matthews moves out of range easily.
Bomber throws a leg kick but Matthews moved away.
Matthews uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bomber.
Bomber lands with a nice body kick.
Bomber throws a nice inside leg kick.
Matthews moves out of range of the body kick.
Matthews takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Matthews staying out of range there.
Bomber moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomber throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Matthews to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bomber dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Matthews. That did some damage!
Matthews takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bomber scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Matthews misses with a wild body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bomber.
Bomber looks to score with a jab to the body but Matthews is just out of range.
Matthews takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A telegraphed right hand from Matthews misses the target.
Bomber throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matthews sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matthews thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bomber fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bomber lands with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Matthews keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bomber scores with a push kick.
A punch combination from Bomber misses.
Bomber wants to land a leg kick but Matthews is out of range.
Matthews is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bomber throws a leg kick but Matthews checks it.
Matthews takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bomber throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bomber misses with a low kick.
Bomber moves away from the strike by Matthews.
An inside leg kick from Bomber misses.
Bomber looks for the body kick but Matthews saw that one coming.
Matthews misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bomber throws a nice outside leg kick.
Matthews has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bomber.
Bomber lands a really nice looking cross but Matthews seems unphased.
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!
Bomber throws a chopping leg kick but Matthews manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bomber lands a nice looking kick to the body. Matthews takes a step back to recover.
Bomber goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bomber lands a head shot.
Matthews avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bomber lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bomber throws a nice inside leg kick.
Matthews misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Bomber dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Matthews takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bomber fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matthews manages to avoid it.
Bomber throws a low kick but Matthews avoids it.
Matthews throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bomber.
Matthews will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bomber throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matthews sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bomber throws a poor cross that misses
and Matthews counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matthews showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bomber.
Billy Bomber seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bomber throws a head kick but Matthews moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Matthews.
Matthews checks the leg kick.
Matthews loads up on a big right hand but Bomber slips the punch.
Bomber looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews blocks a low kick nicely.
Bomber feints and then cracks Matthews's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Matthews down.
Bomber throws a solid leg kick but Matthews takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bomber.
Matthews misses with a double jab.
Bomber feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Matthewss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Matthews takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Matthews on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bomber. Bomber obviously looking to wear him down.
Bomber misses with a low kick.
Matthews avoids the body shot from Bomber.
Bomber attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bomber pushes Matthews away with a front kick.
Bomber scores with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomber wants to land a leg kick but Matthews is out of range.
Bomber takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bomber tries to land a leg kick but Matthews saw it coming and moves away.
Bomber throws a half hearted mid kick.
Matthews slips a jab from Bomber.
Bomber cracks the inside of Matthews's front leg.
Bomber misses with a hook. Matthews ducked under it nicely.
Bomber has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A clash of legs there as Matthews blocks the low kick.
Bomber pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bomber connects with a body shot.
Bomber scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Both fighters circling a little - Bomber finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Matthews might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Bomber walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Matthews checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews moves out of range as Bomber throws a body kick.
Matthews ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bomber moves away.
Bomber connects with the punch.
Michael Matthews is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Matthews moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The fighters circling - Matthews throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Matthews keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Matthews chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bomber can pounce on him.
Bomber throws a low kick but Matthews avoids it.
Matthews listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bomber misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bomber fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Matthews has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A bone on bone clash there as Matthews blocks the leg kick.
Bomber attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Bomber misses.
Matthews checks a leg kick.
Bomber throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Matthews.
Good work by Matthews as he checks the leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Bomber. That's going to slow Matthews down.
Matthews loads up on a big right hand but Bomber slips the punch.
Bomber lands a nice looking kick to the body. Matthews takes a step back to recover.
Bomber throws a looping overhand right but Matthews ducks down to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bomber lands with an uppercut that bounces Matthews off the cage and back into range.
Bomber steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matthews.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bomber.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Bomber showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Bomber swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bomber pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Matthews back to the cage. Bomber follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bomber fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Matthews has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bomber misses with a straight left.
Matthews takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Matthews scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Matthews walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bomber.
Bomber lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Matthews at a distance.
Bomber connects with a nice looking jab.
Bomber pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bomber throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bomber.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bomber scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Matthews looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomber throws the kick towards the body but Matthews avoids it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bomber.
Bomber scores with a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Bomber.
Matthews throws a jab but it's blocked by Bomber.
Bomber throws out a leg kick but Matthews moves out of range and Bomber only half commits.
Matthews checks the leg kick.
Matthews throws an overhand right that lands on Bomber's shoulder, as Bomber tries to avoid the shot.
Bomber throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bomber explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Matthews throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bomber walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Matthews checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomber waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matthews.
Bomber connects with a solid leg kick.
Matthews on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bomber throws a leg kick that misses.
Bomber fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Matthews.
Bomber throws a jab but it's blocked by Matthews.
Matthews is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bomber is looking to slow Matthews down with leg kicks.
Matthews tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Matthews 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.
Good leg kick by Bomber there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bomber cracks the inside of Matthews's front leg.
Bomber ducks under a wild hook from Matthews.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomber lands a slapping body shot.
Bomber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matthews.
Matthews has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bomber.
Bomber throws a quick inside leg kick.
Matthews 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.
Bomber moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bomber throws the kick towards the body but Matthews avoids it.
Bomber lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Matthews throws a lazy right hand but Bomber sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A good leg kick by Bomber.
Bomber lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bomber connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews misses with a jab, cross combination.
Michael Matthews has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bomber's corner calls for a 1-2. Bomber obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bomber is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bomber thuds his right hand into Matthews's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Matthews on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bomber throws a head kick that Matthews semi-blocks.
Bomber misses with a low kick.
A left lands for Bomber.
Matthews tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good leg kick by Bomber there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bomber misses with a low kick.
Bomber lands a lovely overhand right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Bomber comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bomber has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Bomber!
In his post fight interview, Billy Bomber gave a big smile as he said 'To all the ladies in the room...... I'll fucking throat fuck you '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Benny Caine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dragos Podgaetschii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Benny Caine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dragos Podgaetschii!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Podgaetschii fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Caine avoids it really well and circles away.
Podgaetschii instigates a clinch.
Podgaetschii breaks the clinch.
Podgaetschii gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Caine turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Caine thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Podgaetschii is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Caine in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Caine goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Podgaetschii has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Caine but great work by Podgaetschii.
Caine might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Podgaetschii thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Caine is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Podgaetschii creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Caine sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Caine is looking for a sweep.
Podgaetschii lands a few punches from side control.
Caine is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caine dodges the ground and pound from Podgaetschii.
Caine is looking to regain half guard here but Podgaetschii keeps moving and retains side control.
Podgaetschii looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Podgaetschii trying to control the position but Caine is working away.
The ground and pound from Podgaetschii seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Podgaetschii is looking to take a break and control but Caine is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Podgaetschii in side control lands a decent elbow.
Podgaetschii is looking to take a break and control but Caine is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Podgaetschii wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Caine, who protects the arm well.
Sloppy strikes there by Podgaetschii.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Podgaetschii scoring with punches from side control.
Caine struggling a bit here.
Podgaetschii tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Caine is looking for a sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Podgaetschii trying to control the action but Caine is working from the bottom.
Podgaetschii throws an elbow but Caine slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dragos Podgaetschii dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Podgaetschii darts in and clinches Caine up against the cage.
Podgaetschii effectively controlling the action here.
Podgaetschii jumps guard.
Podgaetschii can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Caine controls the pace.
Caine stopping the sweep attempt from Podgaetschii.
Podgaetschii is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Podgaetschii is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Podgaetschii keeping moving, preventing Caine from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Podgaetschii clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caine is looking to take this one to the mat.
Podgaetschii lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Podgaetschii prevents Caine from improving his position.
Podgaetschii is looking for submissions but instead, Caine has regained full guard.
Dragos Podgaetschii has got the better of the ground game so far.
Podgaetschii trying to control but Caine is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caine is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Podgaetschii wants to control from the top but Caine keeps moving.
Podgaetschii stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Caine throws up his legs and catches Podgaetschii in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Podgaetschii tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Caine! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Benny Caine!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Elmo Elmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daryl Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Elmo Elmo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daryl Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharp ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Elmo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Sharp working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Elmo.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Elmo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Elmo throws an elbow that misses. Sharp uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Elmo's guard. Nice move by Sharp!
Sharp throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sharp trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sharp is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Elmo pulls Sharp in to control the position.
Sharp wants to control from the top but Elmo keeps moving.
Elmo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sharp stopping the sweep attempt from Elmo.
Sharp chips away with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sharp trying to control the position from guard on top but Elmo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Elmo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elmo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Elmo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Elmo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Elmo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sharp is one step ahead there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sharp keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Elmo's head.
Sharp postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Elmo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sharp is one step ahead there.
Sharp postures up in Elmo's guard and throws a big left but Elmo blocks it.
Sharp must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Elmo keeping moving, preventing Sharp from controlling successfully.
Elmo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sharp lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp with a flurry of punches that miss.
Elmo keeping moving, preventing Sharp from controlling successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Elmo has momentary wrist control but Sharp slips an elbow through the middle.
Sharp trying to control the position from guard on top but Elmo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Elmo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Elmo wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sharp looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sharp trying to control but Elmo is working from the bottom.
Sharp makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Elmo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sharp trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elmo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sharp gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sharp wants to control from the top but Elmo keeps moving.
Sharp postures up and lands a big shot to Elmo's brow.
Sharp throwing strikes but missing.
Sharp landing some decent shots from guard.
Sharp sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sharp throws a big elbow that misses.
Elmo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sharp's guard.
Sharp preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Elmo throws a strike but Sharp rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sharp stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Elmo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp preventing the sweep.
Sharp postures up in Elmo's guard and throws a big left but Elmo blocks it.
Elmo wants to sweep but no luck.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Elmo looking for a triangle here. Sharp is fighting it but it looks tight! Elmo pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Sharp is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Elmo Elmo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pacman Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Bolt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes to the cage accompanied by Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. The key to victory for Pacman Barnes has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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210 lbs
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10 - 3 - 0 |
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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
32 - 25 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Pacman Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Felix Bolt!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bolt misses with a straight right.
Barnes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Bolt.
Barnes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Barnes scores with a jab to the jaw.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Bolt misses its intended target.
Bolt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barnes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barnes lands a big shot that drops Bolt! Can he finish him?
Bolt is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Barnes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bolt is still in real trouble! Can Barnes finish him?
Barnes showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bolt manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bolt seems to have recovered his senses.
Bolt is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Barnes to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Barnes shrugs it off.
Barnes manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bolt wants to pass to mount but Barnes is defending the position.
Barnes wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes trying to control but Bolt postures up.
Bolt missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Barnes wants to control but Bolt is keeping busy.
Bolt is working for a submission of some sort.
Barnes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bolt looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolt is looking for a kimura here.
Bolt passes to side control.
Bolt creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Barnes sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Barnes struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is trying to get back to half guard.
Bolt tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bolt has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bolt tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bolt has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bolt looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barnes is trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pacman Barnes dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Barnes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Bolt misses with a lunging right hand
letting Barnes counter with a right hand.
Bolt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barnes.
Bolt throws a lazy uppercut
and Barnes counters with a nice kick to the body.
Barnes bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Bolt! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes stands and steps away. Bolt gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Nice uppercut there from Bolt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barnes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bolt checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Barnes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bolt's hands.
Barnes throws an uppercut from hell that sends Bolt clean off his feet! He's out cold! Barnes stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pacman Barnes!
Our winner, Pacman Barnes, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sasha Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sampo Jampo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Sampo Jampo enters the cage!
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290 lbs
33 - 22 - 0 |
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265 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sasha Grey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sampo Jampo!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jampo has Grey up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jampo.
Grey misses with the head strike.
Jampo can't find room to land a body shot as Grey controls the action.
Jampo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Grey drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jampo tries a body shot but Grey blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jampo.
Jampo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A nice left hand lands by Jampo.
Grey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jampo.
Jampo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Grey working aggressively here.
Grey is looking to take this one to the mat.
Grey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grey tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sasha Grey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jampo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jampo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grey's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jampo.
Jampo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jampo throws an elbow but misses.
Jampo scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jampo.
Grey is breathing heavily.
Jampo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Jampo.
Jampo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jampo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jampo.
Grey is rocked!
Jampo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Grey's defenses.
Oh Grey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jampo creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Grey's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Grey drops to his knees and Jampo pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sampo Jampo!
A very excited looking Sampo Jampo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mohamed al Hadj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Tosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think al Hadj might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hypnotized Lebanon. The crowd seem to be enjoying Tosh's choice of entrance music: Stepping Razor. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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31
200 lbs
19 - 10 - 0 |
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31
198 lbs
22 - 12 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mohamed al Hadj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Tosh!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tosh fails with a takedown attempt.
al Hadj fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tosh is out of range.
The fighters circling - al Hadj throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tosh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tosh jabs al Hadj to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from al Hadj. Tosh shrugs it off though.
al Hadj moves out of range as Tosh strikes.
Tosh throws a low kick, looking for al Hadj's leg but al Hadj calmly moves out of range.
Tosh ducks under a wild hook from al Hadj.
al Hadj throws a body kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tosh 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 al Hadj has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from al Hadj and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosh moves out of range as al Hadj strikes.
A clash of legs there as Tosh blocks the low kick.
Mohamed al Hadj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
al Hadj tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tosh.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from al Hadj - that will leave a mark!
Mohamed al Hadj is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
al Hadj attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
al Hadj lands with an overhand left.
The fight stays on the outside here - al Hadj looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
al Hadj throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Hadj tries to clinch but Tosh moves out of range.
al Hadj misses with a series of wild punches.
Tosh fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but al Hadj is out of range.
al Hadj throws a sloppy head kick and Tosh moves out of range easily.
al Hadj throws a sloppy head kick
and Tosh counters with a single leg into guard. al Hadj didn't expect that.
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!
Tosh passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tosh works his foot free and advances to mount.
Tosh throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for al Hadj because Tosh loaded up on that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tosh landing strikes from the mount.
al Hadj wants to hold on but Tosh pushes him away.
Tosh misses with a head shot.
Tosh is in the full mount, landing strikes.
It looks like Mohamed al Hadj has been cut.
Tosh lands a nice shot to the head.
Mohamed al Hadj's cut is getting worse.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tosh scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mohamed al Hadj's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tosh goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now al Hadj is on top in guard.
Tosh working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. al Hadj doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. al Hadj manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tosh is looking for a triangle but al Hadj pushes his legs off easily.
al Hadj has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tosh is proving hard to escape from.
Tosh is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and al Hadj defends well.
Tosh is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Tosh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mohamed al Hadj's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
al Hadj swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
al Hadj motions for Tosh to come forward. al Hadj throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tosh closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into al Hadj's guard.
Tosh trying to move into half guard but instead al Hadj has managed to sweep!
Tosh is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tosh trying to keep a closed guard but al Hadj is proving a slippery customer.
Peter Tosh has got the better of the ground game so far.
al Hadj stands up from Tosh's guard - al Hadj perhaps looking for a knockout.
al Hadj jabs at Tosh's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Hadj takes one to the side of the head.
al Hadj does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
al Hadj feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tosh's calf.
Tosh blocks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Tosh.
Tosh shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has al Hadj pinned against the cage. al Hadj gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
al Hadj lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Hadj misses with a body kick.
Tosh scores with a takedown into al Hadj's guard.
al Hadj wants to hit a switch here but Tosh passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for al Hadj there!
Tosh lands a couple of good shots and al Hadj has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tosh looking to break al Hadj's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. al Hadj remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Tosh will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Tosh is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Well, with Tosh on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before al Hadj is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Hadj wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
Tosh thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Tosh punching from mount but al Hadj doing a good job of avoiding damage.
al Hadj wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Tosh.
Tosh is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But al Hadj has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from al Hadj!
Tosh has an active guard here but al Hadj has managed to pass into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tosh tries to roll over but al Hadj keeps him under control.
Tosh manages to get to full guard.
al Hadj wants to stand but Tosh has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tosh is pulling down on al Hadj's head. It's preventing any offense from al Hadj, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Tosh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mohamed al Hadj's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
al Hadj walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tosh.
al Hadj throws a leg kick but Tosh checks it.
al Hadj darts in and clinches Tosh up against the cage.
al Hadj creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tosh's defenses.
Tosh wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice right hand lands inside from al Hadj.
al Hadj working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
al Hadj tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tosh tries to break the clinch but al Hadj is controlling the position.
Tosh tries to stall but al Hadj uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for al Hadj to work.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
al Hadj lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tosh managing to block the knees to the body from al Hadj.
Tosh drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
al Hadj misses with an elbow strike.
Tosh wants to stall.
Tosh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
al Hadj lands an elbow that stopped Tosh in his tracks for a moment.
al Hadj trying to land knees to the body.
Tosh can't get the takedown.
al Hadj throws an elbow but it misses.
Tosh trying to stall but al Hadj improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Hadj throws an elbow but it misses.
Tosh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tosh managing to block the knees to the body from al Hadj.
al Hadj lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
al Hadj tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tosh avoids it.
Tosh successfully pulls guard.
Tosh escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. al Hadj gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tosh looking for a guillotine here but al Hadj defends easily.
Tosh is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mohamed al Hadj has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tosh wants to sweep here but al Hadj controlling him for the moment.
Tosh working a defensive guard but al Hadj manages to pass into side control anyway.
You can see the frustration on Tosh's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tosh is trying to work for a sweep but al Hadj has mounted him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tosh wants to hold on but al Hadj pushes him away.
Tosh keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
al Hadj avoids the attempt from Tosh to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
al Hadj sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Peter Tosh.
I've got Tosh winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Tosh!
An out of breath Peter Tosh thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Justina Vanovcan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vanovcan's entrance music is Moskau. A fine choice. Jeremy Johnson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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36
130 lbs
23 - 14 - 0 |
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37
144 lbs
43 - 12 - 1 |
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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
23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Justina Vanovcan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Vanovcan shoots in but no luck this time.
Vanovcan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Vanovcan.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vanovcan misses with an elbow strike.
Vanovcan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Vanovcan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Vanovcan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Johnson is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Vanovcan can't fight it off and eventually Johnson manages to take the fight to the floor. Vanovcan looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Vanovcan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Johnson is aware though and is defending well.
Vanovcan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Johnson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Vanovcan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Johnson has managed to get both his arms back between Vanovcan's legs - danger averted.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Vanovcan is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanovcan pushes a forearm under Johnson's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Johnson is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Justina Vanovcan!
Justina Vanovcan tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ewert Lauringer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elvis Ronan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ronan has chosen Promised Land as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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27
203 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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195 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ewert Lauringer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Elvis Ronan!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ronan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lauringer.
Ronan swings for the body but Lauringer moves out of range.
Ronan walks into a left hand.
Lauringer throws a body punch but Ronan moves out of range.
Lauringer lands a nice shot that snaps Ronan's head back.
Ronan throws a leg kick that misses.
Ronan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ronan lands a jab.
Ronan digs a good hook to Lauringer's body.
Ronan misses with an uppercut
and Lauringer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lauringer tests Ronan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lauringer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ronan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lauringer has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lauringer can't find room to land a body shot as Ronan controls the action.
Ronan avoiding damage.
Ronan is trying to break the clinch but Lauringer has him pressed against the cage.
Ronan stalling in the clinch.
Ronan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lauringer tries a body shot but Ronan blocks it.
Lauringer tries to throw a body punch but Ronan avoids it by throwing Lauringer back against the cage.
Lauringer misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lauringer lands a right hand.
Ronan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lauringer up against the cage.
Lauringer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ronan stalling in the clinch.
Ronan blocks a body shot from Lauringer.
Lauringer lands a shoulder strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ronan is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lauringer.
Lauringer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lauringer misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lauringer tries to circle away but Ronan has him pinned against the cage.
Lauringer struggles to land a body shot inside as Ronan controls his hands.
Lauringer misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Lauringer - that landed with a thud.
Still in the clinch, Ronan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ronan blocks a body shot from Lauringer.
Lauringer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ronan.
A bit of stalling here from Ronan.
A head punch on the inside from Lauringer fails to land.
Lauringer struggles to land a body shot inside as Ronan controls his hands.
Lauringer throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronan blocks a body shot from Lauringer.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lauringer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ronan looking to slow down the pace here.
Ronan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A right hook to the body lands for Lauringer.
Ronan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ronan.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lauringer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lauringer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
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 Ewert Lauringer will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Crunch! Ronan slams his shin into Lauringer's torso.
Ronan misses with a head kick.
Lauringer misses the shot to the body.
Lauringer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ronan tries to score with a low kick but Lauringer moves his leg out of the way.
Lauringer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ronan doesn't seem bothered though.
Ronan jabs Lauringer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lauringer misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lauringer walks into a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Lauringer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ronan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lauringer.
Lauringer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ronan.
Elvis Ronan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ronan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lauringer lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lauringer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lauringer just misses with a punch to the body.
Lauringer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lauringer lands a right hook to the body.
Ronan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ronan keeps the fight on the outside.
Lauringer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ronan moves away.
Ronan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lauringer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lauringer doesn't manage to clinch there - Ronan circles away.
Lauringer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ronan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ronan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lauringer lands a jab to the nose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Ronan.
Lauringer stalks Ronan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ronan's face. Ronan staggers backwards, shaken.
Lauringer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ronan looks to land a left hand but Lauringer moved out of range nicely.
Ronan is looking to score with low kicks.
Ronan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lauringer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lauringer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ronan lands a nice shot to the body.
Ronan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lauringer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A bone on bone clash there as Lauringer blocks the leg kick.
A combination from Lauringer does no damage.
Ronan throws a big shot that misses.
Lauringer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lauringer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ronan throws a hook to the side of Lauringer's head but Lauringer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lauringer misses with a wild body shot.
Ronan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lauringer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lauringer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ronan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ronan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lauringer.
Lauringer is looking to wear down Ronan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ronan thuds a left hand into Lauringer's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronan misses with a few strikes there.
Lauringer slips under a jab.
Lauringer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ronan.
Lauringer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ronan moves away.
Lauringer throws a body punch but Ronan moves out of range.
Lauringer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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!
Lauringer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Good work by Lauringer as he checks the leg kick.
Lauringer is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ronan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lauringer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lauringer throws a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lauringer. Ronan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ronan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Elvis Ronan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ronan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lauringer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ronan.
Ronan tries to move into range but Lauringer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lauringer clinches.
Ronan prevents a body shot from Lauringer.
Ronan blocking some punches.
Lauringer misses with a punch on the inside.
Ronan controlling the action here for a moment.
Ronan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lauringer is keeping busy.
Stalling in the clinch from Ronan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Lauringer as the two fighters clinch.
Ronan gets through Lauringer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Lauringer.
Lauringer tries to throw a body punch but Ronan avoids it by throwing Lauringer back against the cage.
Lauringer misses with a punch to the body.
Lauringer struggles to land a body shot inside as Ronan controls his hands.
Lauringer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ronan wants to stall.
Lauringer struggles to land a body shot inside as Ronan controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronan stalls.
Ronan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lauringer backwards.
Still in the clinch, Lauringer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ronan stalling the fight.
Lauringer lands an uppercut.
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!
Lauringer struggles to land a body shot inside as Ronan controls his hands.
Lauringer tries a body shot but Ronan blocks it.
Lauringer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lauringer tries to throw a body punch but Ronan avoids it by throwing Lauringer back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lauringer struggles to land a body shot inside as Ronan controls his hands.
Lauringer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ronan cracks a nice hook into Lauringer's ribs.
Ronan connects with a leg kick. Lauringer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ewert Lauringer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lauringer swings for the body but Ronan moves out of range.
Lauringer throws a lazy right hand but Ronan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ronan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lauringer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ronan.
Lauringer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ronan slips a jab and a cross from Lauringer.
Ronan connects with a crisp jab.
Lauringer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ronan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lauringer with a hook.
Lauringer blocks a jab.
Ronan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lauringer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lauringer throws a body punch but Ronan moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Lauringer.
Lauringer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ronan's head backwards.
Ronan throws a hook but Lauringer avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lauringer jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lauringer moves away from the strike by Ronan.
Ronan keeps the fight on the outside.
Ronan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ronan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
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 Ewert Lauringer.
I think Lauringer 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Elvis Ronan!
A less than humble Elvis Ronan misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between ILja Muromets (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chung Quela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muromets comes into the arena with Krec Паром через blaring out of the sound system. Quela has chosen Queen of the Rodeo as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, ILja Muromets!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Chung Quela!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muromets fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Quela ducks under a wild hook from Muromets.
Muromets shoots in for a takedown but Quela shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Quela lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Muromets ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quela moves away.
Quela bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Muromets lands with an overhand left.
Muromets shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Quela as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for ILja Muromets. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Muromets blocks the body kick.
Quela throws a hook but Muromets blocks it.
Quela throws a sloppy head kick and Muromets moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Quela.
A big right from Quela misses.
Muromets fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quela manages to avoid it.
Chung Quela is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Muromets closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Muromets tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Muromets has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Quela is looking to reverse the position.
Quela regains half guard, as Muromets was trying to land strikes.
Muromets throwing shots but Quela is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muromets wants to take a breather but Quela is having none of it.
Muromets 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.
Muromets is working for a submission of some sort.
Muromets wants to take a breather but Quela is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quela on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Muromets throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Muromets is nestled in close to Quela, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Muromets sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Quela defending well though.
Quela is staying active underneath Muromets, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Quela wants to control but Muromets is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muromets wants to control but Quela is keeping him busy.
Muromets scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Muromets thows a huge punch but Quela dodges it nicely.
Muromets is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Quela doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Muromets.
Muromets is working for a submission of some sort.
Quela trying to hold on to Muromets's head to control him but Muromets postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quela is looking to improve his position.
Quela looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Muromets is working for a kimura but Quela is defending it quite comfortably.
Muromets trying to control from half guard but Quela is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quela controlling the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muromets is trying to work for a kimura but Quela is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
ILja Muromets dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Quela pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Muromets shoots for a takedown but Quela saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Muromets uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Quela.
Muromets tries to bum rush Quela with a series of wild strikes but Quela uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice defenses there by Muromets.
Quela takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Muromets steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Quela.
Muromets shoots in for a takedown but Quela shows good takedown defense.
Muromets misses with an uppercut. Quela saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quela slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like ILja Muromets has been cut.
Quela moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Muromets walks straight into a right hand from Quela - that's dropped him! Quela jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Muromets from any more punishment! Muromets complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Chung Quela!
An out of breath Chung Quela thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Flo Wer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatchakorn Yeerum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wer's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, My Sweet Lord by George Harrison. Yeerum is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Thai Monk. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Flo Wer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tatchakorn Yeerum!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wer throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Yeerum walks into a stiff left hand from Wer.
Yeerum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wer was well out of range. Poor timing from Yeerum.
Yeerum swings widly with a right hand
and Wer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yeerum's knee momentarily.
Wer throws a chopping leg kick but Yeerum manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A slow jab from Yeerum misses its intended target.
Yeerum swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yeerum looks to land a right hand but Wer moved out of range.
Yeerum tries to clinch up but Wer circles away and keeps his distance.
Tatchakorn Yeerum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wer lands a jab to Yeerum's midsection.
Wer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wer jabs Yeerum right on the nose. Yeerum blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Tatchakorn Yeerum has been cut.
Wer lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Yeerum crumples to the floor! Wer milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Flo Wer!
An out of breath Flo Wer thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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