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EPL 5: Event Six PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alpa Chino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grigori Draugovich Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Excellent 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
1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alpa Chino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Grigori Draugovich Ii!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draugovich Ii checks a leg kick.
Alpa Chino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chino moves forwards but Draugovich Ii connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Draugovich Ii fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Draugovich Ii thows a left - swing and a miss!
Draugovich Ii buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chino tries to land a body kick
and Draugovich Ii decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Chino's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Chino looking to control but Draugovich Ii passes into half guard.
Draugovich Ii not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Draugovich Ii wants to take a breather but Chino is having none of it.
Draugovich Ii thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chino's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chino is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chino keeping hold of Draugovich Ii's head, controlling as best he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draugovich Ii not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Draugovich Ii has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chino blocking the ground and pound attempt from Draugovich Ii.
Draugovich Ii wants to take a breather but Chino is having none of it.
Draugovich Ii 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.
Draugovich Ii wants to control but Chino is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chino wants to get back to full guard.
Draugovich Ii wants to pass to mount but Chino is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chino avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Draugovich Ii.
Draugovich Ii thows a huge punch but Chino dodges it nicely.
Chino moves into full guard.
Chino avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chino is on top in guard.
Chino postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chino trying to control but Draugovich Ii is working from the bottom.
Draugovich Ii wants to stand but Chino is controlling the position.
Draugovich Ii has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Chino is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Draugovich Ii.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draugovich Ii struggling a bit here.
Draugovich Ii is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grigori Draugovich Ii dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chino throws a leg kick but Draugovich Ii checks it.
Chino blocks the body kick.
Chino throws a sloppy head kick and Draugovich Ii moves out of range easily.
Draugovich Ii shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chino defends it nicely.
Chino throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A low kick from Chino misses
and Draugovich Ii counters with a nice double leg into side control. Chino won't be happy with that.
Draugovich Ii working the ground and pound but Chino is defending the strikes.
Draugovich Ii working the ground and pound from side control.
Grigori Draugovich Ii has got the better of the ground game so far.
You can see the frustration on Chino's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Draugovich Ii tries to move to mount but Chino blocks the move with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chino tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Draugovich Ii wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Draugovich Ii lands a decent elbow from side control.
Draugovich Ii wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chino keeps working.
Chino tries to buck Draugovich Ii off but Draugovich Ii is having none of it.
The ground and pound from Draugovich Ii seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Draugovich Ii connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Chino some visible discomfort.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Chino is working to avoid the ground and pound but Draugovich Ii connects with a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draugovich Ii wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chino keeps working.
Chino stops Draugovich Ii from passing to mount.
Draugovich Ii taking a break here but Chino is having none of it and regains half guard.
Draugovich Ii trying to mount his opponent but Chino defends it.
Draugovich Ii sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chino defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draugovich Ii passes to full mount!
Draugovich Ii raining down shots from the mount!
Draugovich Ii prevents Chino from getting the reversal.
Draugovich Ii working Chino over with strikes here.
Chino avoids a series of strikes thrown by Draugovich Ii.
Draugovich Ii throwing strikes here but Chino is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Draugovich Ii sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draugovich Ii is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Chino can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draugovich Ii tries to control but Chino wriggling away.
Chino can't escape the position.
Draugovich Ii lands a big shot there that rocks Chino but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Draugovich Ii lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Draugovich Ii pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Draugovich Ii lands a heavy elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Draugovich Ii scoring with strikes but Chino is staying in there.
Draugovich Ii fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grigori Draugovich Ii showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Draugovich Ii connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chino's hands.
Chino checks the leg kick.
Chino tries to clinch but Draugovich Ii is having none of it.
Chino throws the kick towards the body but Draugovich Ii avoids it.
Chino cracks the inside of Draugovich Ii's front leg.
Chino rushes Draugovich Ii and presses him up against the cage.
Draugovich Ii lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Draugovich Ii tries for a takedown. No joy.
Draugovich Ii is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Chino to keep the fight standing.
Chino keeps control of Draugovich Ii as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Draugovich Ii avoiding damage as Chino throws knees to the body.
Draugovich Ii is trying to pull guard but Chino turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Alpa Chino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grigori Draugovich Ii.
Chino blocks a body shot from Draugovich Ii.
Chino's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chino using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Draugovich Ii has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Draugovich Ii ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Draugovich Ii no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Draugovich Ii being controlled here, momentarily.
Draugovich Ii isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Chino stacks Draugovich Ii on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Chino!
Grigori Draugovich Ii 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.
Draugovich Ii manages to work his way to half guard, despite Chino's best efforts.
Draugovich Ii is controlling Chino's trapped leg to prevent Chino from advancing to side control.
Chino looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draugovich Ii tries to roll over but Chino keeps him under control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Chino trying to control the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Alpa Chino.
Draugovich Ii fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chino slips under a jab from Draugovich Ii.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chino takes one on the button.
Draugovich Ii darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Draugovich Ii scores with a hook.
Chino cracks the inside of Draugovich Ii's front leg.
Draugovich Ii shoots in and gets a takedown into Chino's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Chino keeping full guard, as Draugovich Ii tries to pass.
Alpa Chino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Draugovich Ii scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Draugovich Ii seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draugovich Ii pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chino is keeping the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grigori Draugovich Ii comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Draugovich Ii 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grigori Draugovich Ii!
During a confident post fight interview, Grigori Draugovich Ii thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tarmo Hovi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toney Lou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hovi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Die for Metal. Lou comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tech N9ne - Caribou Lou kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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260 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tarmo Hovi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Toney Lou!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lou misses with a hook to the body
and Hovi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nice body punch from Hovi - that landed with a thud.
Hovi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lou has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hovi throws a head punch that misses.
Hovi breaks the clinch.
Lou ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Hovi.
Hovi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lou looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hovi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hovi avoids the body shot from Lou.
Jab by Hovi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lou waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hovi.
Lou cracks Hovi with a good jab.
Nice defenses there by Hovi.
Lou keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lou throws a right hand that Hovi ducks under and follows up with a left that Hovi also avoids with ease.
Lou throws a lazy uppercut
and Hovi counters with a right hand to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hovi.
Hovi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lou throws a sloppy head kick
and Hovi counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hovi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lou throws a head kick that misses
and Hovi counters by moving into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Hovi.
Lou has Hovi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hovi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lou is trying to drag Hovi to the mat but Hovi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tarmo Hovi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toney Lou.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hovi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lou changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hovi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hovi lands an overhand right.
Nice straight punches there by Hovi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hovi.
Lou misses with a left hand
and Hovi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hovi.
Hovi lands a hook that snaps the head of Lou backwards.
Lou tries to score a body lock takedown but Hovi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lou tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovi manages to break the clinch.
Lou misses with a few strikes there.
Lou throws a jab when Hovi was well out of range.
Hovi clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hovi.
Lou is looking to break free of the clinch but Hovi has double underhooks.
Lou jumps guard but Hovi stands there with Lou around his waist. Lou gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lou fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lou wants to take the fight to the mat but Hovi manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lou has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hovi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hovi lands a body punch.
Lou is trying to drag Hovi to the mat but Hovi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hovi.
Hovi tries to work over Lou's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hovi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lou backwards.
It looks like Toney Lou has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lou tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hovi smiles and moves away.
Lou throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hovi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tarmo Hovi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Toney Lou'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.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hovi.
Lou shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hovi ducks under a wild hook from Lou.
An inside leg kick from Lou misses.
Lou jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hovi lands with a straight right. Lou didn't see that one coming.
Tarmo Hovi is winning the standup battle so far.
Hovi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hovi punishes Lou's body with a nice straight punch.
Toney Lou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lou throws a quick inside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Hovi.
Lou takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hovi lands a leg kick that knocks Lou off balance momentarily.
Hovi moves out of range of the body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hovi.
Lou on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lou throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lou is breathing heavily.
Lou takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lou throws a leg kick
and Hovi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hovi works Lou's body with a nice hook.
Hovi lands the left hand.
Hovi gets a clinch.
Hovi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Hovi.
Hovi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hovi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hovi lands with a light punch inside.
Lou drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hovi pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hovi cracks Lou with a hook to the temple - Lou is on wobbly legs here! Hovi swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Lou falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Hovi wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tarmo Hovi!
During a confident post fight interview, Tarmo Hovi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ross Koscheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conner Kent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koscheck's entrance music is Til I Collapse By Eminem ft Nate Dog. A fine choice. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ross Koscheck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Conner Kent!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koscheck blocks the body kick.
Kent will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kent looks for a takedown but Koscheck sprawls well.
Kent throws a sloppy head kick and Koscheck moves out of range easily.
Koscheck drives through with a takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kent trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Koscheck drops back looking for a leg! Kent is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kent manages to kick Koscheck off! Koscheck jumps back into Kent's guard.
Koscheck pushes down on Kent's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Koscheck works his way into side control.
Koscheck is looking to take a break and control but Kent is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Koscheck is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kent knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kent tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Koscheck wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koscheck is trying to get an arm triangle but Kent is defending well.
Koscheck is looking to take a break and control but Kent is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Koscheck working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kent is trying to get back to half guard.
Koscheck trying to control the action but Kent is working from the bottom.
Koscheck is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kent has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kent is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Kent looks calm but he's in trouble here. Koscheck gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Kent is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Koscheck lets go of the hold and Kent can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ross Koscheck!
Post fight, Ross Koscheck stared into the camera and said 'I've been waiting a very long time to get Sune back in that ring...Sune stop runnin...just face me'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zander Murie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zander Murie could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Barry Allen's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zander Murie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barry Allen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen lands a big head kick that sends Murie tumbling to the mat! Allen takes a step backwards and waves Murie back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murie throws a jab when Allen was well out of range.
Allen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Murie's calf.
The fighters circling - Allen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Allen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Murie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Allen thuds his shin into the meat of Murie's side.
Allen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Allen cracks the inside of Murie's front leg.
Murie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Allen tries to score with a low kick but Murie moves his leg out of the way.
Murie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Allen. Allen obviously looking to wear him down.
Murie thuds his right hand into Allen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murie. Allen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Allen looks to land a combination but Murie avoids it well.
Allen throws a poor cross that misses
and Murie counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Allen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murie works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Murie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Allen manages to avoid it.
Murie tries to move into range but Allen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Allen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Allen looks to land a left hand but Murie moved out of range nicely.
Allen throws a hook to the side of Murie's head but Murie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murie connects with a body shot that sends Allen's belly button to the back.
Murie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Murie is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murie bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Allen comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Murie falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Murie was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Barry Allen!
Barry Allen gave a mention to Reaper Combatwear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roene Dekker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hendrik Daross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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11 - 7 - 0 |
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202 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent 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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roene Dekker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hendrik Daross!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dekker scoring well with a low kick there.
Daross tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dekker connects with a jab.
It looks like Hendrik Daross has been cut.
Daross scores with a kick to the midsection.
Both fighters circling a little - Daross finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dekker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dekker lands a nice looking body shot.
Dekker throws an overhand right that lands on Daross's shoulder, as Daross tries to avoid the shot.
Dekker drives through with a takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Dekker throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daross avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Daross tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dekker looking to pass the guard.
Dekker preventing the sweep.
Dekker wants to pass the guard but Daross is keeping the position.
Dekker 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.
Daross is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dekker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dekker with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dekker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dekker throws a strike but Daross rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dekker has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Daross should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Dekker has tightened it up now! Daross should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Roene Dekker!
Roene Dekker decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jun Moroba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bam Margera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Margera has chosen Clutch - The Regulator as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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160 lbs
11 - 4 - 1 |
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Excellent 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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jun Moroba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Bam Margera!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moroba takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bam Margera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Margera walks into a jab.
A combination from Margera does no damage.
Margera on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Moroba.
Moroba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Margera moves away.
Margera takes the fight into the clinch.
Moroba tries to throw a body punch but Margera avoids it by throwing Moroba back against the cage.
Margera pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Margera tries a body shot but Moroba blocks it.
Moroba pulls guard successfully.
Margera lands a couple of elbows.
Moroba has Margera pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moroba looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Moroba controlling Margera's posture.
Margera throws an elbow that misses. Moroba uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Margera's guard. Nice move by Moroba!
Margera wants to stand but Moroba is controlling the position.
Margera keeping moving, preventing Moroba from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moroba stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Margera swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Margera can't keep his opponent in guard - Moroba advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Margera is trying to get back to full guard.
Moroba is thwarting Margera's attempts to control the position.
Moroba works his way into full mount!
Margera working to try and regain half guard.
Moroba with good strikes from the mount here!
Moroba lands a couple of good shots and Margera has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
It looks like Bam Margera has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moroba lands punches and elbows.
Margera is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Moroba off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margera covering up well and avoiding damage.
Moroba just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Margera defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Moroba's arms.
Margera just trying to survive but Moroba is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
What can Margera do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Moroba lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moroba working for the choke.
Margera takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Margera manages to reverse the position and now he's in Moroba's guard. Nice work there by Margera.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moroba looking to control.
Margera throws an elbow that misses. Moroba uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Margera's guard. Nice move by Moroba!
Moroba stands and throws Margera's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Margera can't do much from the bottom here.
Margera dodges the ground and pound from Moroba.
Moroba lands a few punches from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moroba working the ground and pound from side control.
Margera manages to work his way to half guard, despite Moroba's best efforts.
Margera won't allow Moroba to pass to mount.
Margera is refusing to be controlled, as Moroba sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jun Moroba dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bam Margera's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Margera takes one to the side of the head.
Moroba misses with a body shot.
Margera misses with a right hand
so Moroba counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Moroba trying to control but Margera is working from the bottom.
Moroba got a little sloppy there for a moment and Margera has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Moroba has managed to get both his arms back between Margera's legs - danger averted.
Moroba stopping the sweep attempt from Margera.
Moroba chips away with some ground and pound.
Moroba landing with the ground and pound.
Moroba tries to free his leg and advance position but Margera is retaining full guard.
Moroba 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.
Margera avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moroba trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Moroba with a flurry of punches that miss.
Margera is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Moroba tries to roll over but Margera keeps him under control.
Moroba keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Moroba tries to get to full guard but Margera has control of the leg.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Margera lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Margera thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Moroba's head.
Moroba moves into full guard.
Margera tries to free his leg and advance position but Moroba is retaining full guard.
Moroba keeping moving, preventing Margera from controlling successfully.
Moroba is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moroba has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Margera can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Moroba keeping full guard, as Margera tries to pass.
Margera won't allow Moroba to sweep him here.
Moroba has Margera pulled in close to control his posture.
Margera sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Moroba's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Margera trying to advance position but Moroba counters by regaining guard.
Moroba controls Margera momentarily but Margera frees himself.
Margera wants to control from the top but Moroba keeps moving.
Margera wants to stand and escape but instead Moroba has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Moroba throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Margera working a defensive guard here.
Margera preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jun Moroba dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bam Margera's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Margera lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Moroba at a distance.
Margera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Moroba connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Margera throws a half hearted mid kick.
Margera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moroba.
Margera tries to land a front kick but Moroba steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Moroba lands a head kick!
Margera ducks under a wild hook from Moroba.
Margera throws a leg kick
and Moroba counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Margera!
Margera is trying to control Moroba's posture but Moroba avoids it.
Margera is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moroba misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Margera is looking to reverse the position.
Moroba lands some shots froms side control.
Margera takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Moroba scoring with punches from side control.
Margera is looking to regain half guard here but Moroba keeps moving and retains side control.
Moroba wants to control but Margera is keeping him busy.
Moroba scores with a couple of short elbows.
Moroba in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Moroba looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jun Moroba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Margera tries to buck Moroba off but Moroba is having none of it.
Moroba tries to score with some ground and pound. Margera controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Margera tries to bench press Moroba off him but Moroba keeps the position.
Margera sneaks back into half guard.
Margera trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moroba is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Moroba is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Moroba is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Margera can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Margera in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Moroba scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Moroba trying to control but Margera is having none of it.
Margera really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Moroba is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Margera to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Margera shrugs it off.
Bam Margera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moroba lands a couple of good shots and Margera has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Moroba is working the ground and pound. Can Margera escape?
Margera is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Moroba.
Moroba scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Margera is looking for a way out.
Moroba is looking to control Margera but Margera is wriggling around and keeping busy.
I really don't envy Margera right now.
Moroba is landing with strikes. Margera can't take much more of this.
Margera is trying to remain composed but Moroba is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moroba has Margera flattened out and is raining down punches.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Moroba.
Margera is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Margera trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Moroba punches the canvas rather than the man.
Moroba is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Margera is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jun Moroba!
A very excited looking Jun Moroba rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Jouppi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enrique Rold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
154 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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22
155 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Jouppi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Enrique Rold!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rold is looking to slow Jouppi down with leg kicks.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rold is defended easily by Jouppi.
Rold closes the distance and clinches up with Jouppi, looking for a takedown. Rold pushes Jouppi against the cage but Jouppi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A lazy body kick from Rold
and Jouppi counters with a series of strikes. Rold will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rold throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rold swings for the body but Jouppi moves out of range.
Rold misses with a head kick.
Jouppi scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Rold misses the target.
Rold looks for the body kick but Jouppi saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jouppi throws a leg kick but Rold sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jouppi lands a really nice looking cross but Rold seems unphased.
Jouppi misses with a hook. Rold ducked under it nicely.
Rold dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jouppi. That did some damage!
Jouppi throws a good cross that connects.
Jouppi throws a nice looking combination but Rold bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jouppi looks to land a right hand but Rold moved out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Jouppi as Rold shoots in.
Seppo Jouppi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enrique Rold.
Rold misses with the body kick
and Jouppi counters with a right hand to the body.
Jouppi thows a body shot but no joy.
Jouppi looks to land a combination but Rold avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rold is defended easily by Jouppi.
Jouppi scoring well with a low kick there.
Rold misses with a head kick.
Rold throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rold fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jouppi throws a jab when Rold was well out of range.
Rold pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jouppi stalks Rold and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rold's face. Rold staggers backwards, shaken.
Rold throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jouppi tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Rold is in Jouppi's guard.
Rold looking to pass the guard.
Jouppi can't keep his opponent in guard - Rold advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rold is keen to just control but Jouppi is a slippery customer.
Rold looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rold is just content to waste time from the top position. Jouppi takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rold working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jouppi's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rold is looking to work some ground and pound but Jouppi has wrist control.
Rold stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jouppi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jouppi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rold working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rold drops back looking for a leg! Jouppi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jouppi manages to kick Rold off! Rold jumps back into Jouppi's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Enrique Rold will probably get the nod.
That's time! Jouppi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rold throws the kick towards the body but Jouppi avoids it.
Rold shoots for a takedown but Jouppi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rold moves out of range of the strikes.
Jouppi stuffs the takedown attempt from Rold. Rold gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rold thows a leg kick but Jouppi checks it
and Jouppi counters with a nice body shot.
Jouppi throws a good cross that connects.
Enrique Rold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Jouppi misses
and Rold counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rold pushing down on Jouppi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rold frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rold moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Jouppi has worked his arm free - good work by Jouppi!
Jouppi is not content to let Rold control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rold thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rold sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Jouppi is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Rold wants to control but Jouppi is keeping him busy.
Rold in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Rold fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Rold tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Rold tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Jouppi gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rold is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jouppi sees it coming and defends easily.
Jouppi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jouppi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rold works his way into full mount!
Rold sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rold trying to control but Jouppi is having none of it.
Jouppi wants to control but Rold is having none of it.
Rold thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Jouppi defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Rold.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rold looking to control but Jouppi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enrique Rold showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jouppi scores with a nice right hand.
Jouppi misses with a looping right.
Rold throws a push kick but Jouppi slaps the foot to one side.
Rold misses with a low kick.
Jouppi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jouppi throws a looping overhand right but Rold ducks down to avoid it.
Jouppi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jouppi swinging wildly here.
A bone on bone clash there as Jouppi blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rold takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rold manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jouppi on his heels. He'll look to pass Jouppi's guard now, I'm sure.
Rold won't allow Jouppi to get back to his feet.
Rold looking to pass the guard.
Rold forces his way into half guard.
Rold is pressing down on Jouppi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jouppi is holding on for now.
Enrique Rold is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jouppi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jouppi tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jouppi is trying to get back to full guard.
Rold keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rold has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jouppi is not content to let Rold control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Rold is just content to waste time from the top position. Jouppi takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rold sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rold slips nicely into half guard.
Rold performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Seppo Jouppi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Enrique Rold has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Enrique Rold wasn't active enough on the ground.
Jouppi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rold counters with a head kick.
Rold shoots in and bounces Jouppi off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rold showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rold sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jouppi's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jouppi wants to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Enrique Rold comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rold 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enrique Rold!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Enrique Rold made sure he mentioned Australian Xtreme Elite Supplements 160Q, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Christopher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Love Aikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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242 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
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Excellent 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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leonard Christopher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Love Aikawa!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christopher tests Aikawa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Christopher looks to score with a jab to the body but Aikawa is just out of range.
Christopher takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Christopher thuds his shin into the meat of Aikawa's side.
Christopher slips a jab and a cross from Aikawa.
Christopher lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Aikawa at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aikawa shoots for a takedown but Christopher saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Aikawa 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 Christopher has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Christopher and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Christopher connects with an inside leg kick.
Aikawa misses with a looping right.
Christopher throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Aikawa crashing down! Aikawa tries to stagger back to his feet but Christopher just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Aikawa asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonard Christopher!
Leonard Christopher thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Mayhem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mayhem has chosen Bullet With A Name by Nonpoint as his entrance music. John Mayhem has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
19 - 8 - 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
28 - 19 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taylor Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Mayhem!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Taylor Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayhem sizes up Davis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Davis thows a body shot but no joy.
Mayhem throws the left hand but Davis avoids the punch easily.
Davis scores with a decent looking hook.
Davis moves away from the strike by Mayhem.
Mayhem finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mayhem takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Davis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mayhem displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Davis throws out the jab.
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 swing and a miss from Davis.
Davis misses with an uppercut
and Davis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mayhem lands with an uppercut that bounces Davis off the cage and back into range.
Davis is rocked!
Davis is looking to land body kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Mayhem.
Mayhem throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Davis - just one landing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mayhem, right into the meat.
Davis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Davis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mayhem counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A slow jab from Mayhem misses its intended target.
Davis throws a sloppy head kick and Mayhem moves out of range easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Mayhem blocks the leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mayhem.
Davis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mayhem lands a nice looking kick to the body. Davis takes a step back to recover.
Davis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mayhem scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mayhem throws out the jab.
Mayhem turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Davis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Davis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Davis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Davis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Davis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mayhem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem lands the left hand.
Oh Davis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Davis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mayhem sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Davis seems to have got his legs back now.
Mayhem throws a lazy right hand but Davis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mayhem buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Davis throws an off balance right hand
and Mayhem counters with a nice leg kick.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Davis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mayhem throws a hook to the side of Davis's head but Davis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good standup being displayed there by Mayhem as he connects with a hook.
Davis misses with a hook to the body
and Mayhem counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mayhem scores with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davis. Mayhem does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davis slips a straight right by Mayhem.
Davis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mayhem.
Mayhem loads up on a big right hand but Davis slips the punch.
Davis throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mayhem clobbers Davis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mayhem cracks Davis with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Davis looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Mayhem finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem throws the left hand but Davis avoids the punch easily.
Mayhem throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mayhem slips under a jab from Davis.
Mayhem lands a big uppercut and Davis crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Davis looks OK. Mayhem waves Davis back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mayhem looks to land a right hand but Davis moved out of range.
Davis checks a low kick from Mayhem.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mayhem ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Davis misses with a straight right.
Davis misses with a looping left.
Mayhem showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davis.
Mayhem wants to land a leg kick but Davis is out of range.
Mayhem lands a really nice looking cross but Davis seems unphased.
Davis looks for the body kick but Mayhem saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a low kick but Mayhem moves out of range easily.
Davis throws a body kick that misses
and Mayhem counters with a leg kick.
Davis looks to land a right hand but Mayhem moved out of range.
Mayhem lands a big right hand that sends Davis crashing to the mat! Mayhem stays standing though and waves Davis back to his feet!
Mayhem walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Davis drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Mayhem swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Davis's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Mayhem!
John Mayhem thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Socha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karl Socha could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nate Ross's chin.
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9 - 3 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl Socha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nate Ross!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Socha scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ross misses with a series of wild punches.
Ross misses with a leg kick
and Socha counters with a takedown into side control.
Ross avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Socha.
Ross really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Socha. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ross tries to escape but Socha is in control.
Ross avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Socha.
Socha creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ross sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Ross pushes Socha away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Socha gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Socha lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Socha cracks Ross with a big elbow.
Ross tries to escape but Socha is in control.
Sloppy strikes there by Socha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross is trying to get back to his feet.
Socha working the body and head with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ross wants to get back to his feet.
Ross avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Socha.
Ross managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Socha.
Ross on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Socha working the ground and pound but Ross is defending the strikes.
Socha is working Ross over with some ground and pound from side control.
Socha working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Socha creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ross sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Socha remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Socha laying and praying for a moment but Ross takes advantage and regains half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ross wants to get back to his feet.
Socha landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Socha is keen to just control but Ross is a slippery customer.
Socha missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Socha wants to control but Ross is keeping him busy.
Ross looks like he's trying to stand up.
Socha trying to advance position but Ross counters by regaining guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Socha in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ross utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Socha keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ross's head.
Socha is stalling in the full guard.
Ross wants to get back to his feet but Socha is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Socha not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ross wants to stand and escape but Socha is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Socha controls the pace.
Socha postures up in Ross's guard and throws a big left but Ross blocks it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Karl Socha.
Socha looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Socha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ross.
Socha is looking to slow Ross down with leg kicks.
Ross walks into a stiff left hand from Socha.
Ross has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Socha.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Socha lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ross's sensitive parts.
Socha walks into a stiff left hand from Ross.
Ross misses with a head kick.
Ross misses with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Socha lands with a shot to the body.
Ross gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Socha with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ross clobbers Socha with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Socha dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A solid body kick from Socha.
Socha moves out of range of the leg kick from Ross.
Socha moves out of range of the strikes.
Socha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Socha scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A slapping leg kick lands for Socha.
Socha scores with a push kick.
Socha with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Socha blocks a jab.
Ross 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ross waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Socha.
Socha lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Nate Ross has been cut.
A clash of legs there as Socha blocks the low kick.
Ross gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Socha bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ross's head backwards.
Socha getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ross uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Socha.
A big left from Ross misses.
Nate Ross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Ross.
Ross is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Socha lands a jab to Ross's midsection.
Ross steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Socha. That one must have hurt.
Decent striking displayed by Socha there.
Socha listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Socha lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ross's sensitive parts.
Socha scores with a jab to the body.
Socha throws a nice outside leg kick.
Socha tries to bum rush Ross with a series of wild strikes but Ross uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Socha scores with a nice head shot.
That has opened up Nate Ross's cut even more.
Ross takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Socha scores with a shot to the body.
Socha lands a nice looking body kick.
Socha lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ross takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Socha fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Socha lunges at Ross with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ross's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Socha lands with a thumping leg kick.
Socha lands with a nice body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Socha.
Ross takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Karl Socha is winning the standup battle so far.
Socha dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ross. That did some damage!
Socha cracks Ross with a good jab.
Socha scores with a kick to the midsection.
Socha closes the distance and clinches.
Socha tries to throw a body punch but Ross avoids it by throwing Socha back against the cage.
Socha lands a left hand.
The cut above Nate Ross's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ross's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Socha lands a body shot.
Ross is trying to push Socha away but Socha has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ross tries to throw a body punch but Socha avoids it by throwing Ross back against the cage.
Ross has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Socha.
Ross stops a takedown attempt from Socha.
A short left from Socha.
Ross misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Socha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ross can do to turn this around?
Ross is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Socha blocks an uppercut.
Socha is trying to drag Ross to the mat but Ross just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ross lands a left hand that snaps the head of Socha backwards.
Ross tries to break the clinch but Socha is controlling the position.
Ross wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ross has a couple of punches blocked by Socha.
Socha lands a shot to the body.
Socha lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Socha is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Socha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ross throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sochas head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ross takes a knee to the side of the body.
Socha is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ross is pressed up against the cage. Socha has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ross down to the mat. Ross avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nice body kick from Socha.
Socha moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ross on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Socha lands with a shot to the body.
Socha works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Socha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Socha feints and then cracks Ross's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ross down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Socha thows a body kick. Ross tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Socha uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ross takes one to the chin there.
Nate Ross's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Socha lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ross throws a hook but Socha blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Socha dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nate Ross's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Socha dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ross takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A decent looking cross lands there for Socha.
Socha lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That kick from Socha tenderised Ross's leg. Ross is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ross misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch lands to the side of Ross 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ross takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
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!
Socha changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ross looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nate Ross's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Karl Socha!
After winning the bout, Karl Socha thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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