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EPL 5: Semifinals PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johan Falk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Falk comes to the cage accompanied by Bane - Ante Up. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
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175 lbs
10 - 6 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johan Falk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rocky Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Falk.
Falk circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've been hearing reports that Falk has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Falk lands with a nice body punch.
Patterson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Falk scores with a decent looking hook.
Falk lands a jab.
Falk thumps Patterson with a low kick.
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!
Patterson goes for a double leg but Falk avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Falk continues to drive forward.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Falk just misses with a elbow thrown towards Patterson's brow.
Falk is pressed up against the cage. Patterson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Falk down to the mat. Falk avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Falk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice cross by Falk.
Patterson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Falk's waist but Falk gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Patterson off to one side.
Johan Falk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Patterson.
Falk's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Falk duly obliges.
Falk displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Falk misses with a series of wild punches.
Falk connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Patterson's hands.
Falk circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falk tries to bum rush Patterson with a series of wild strikes but Patterson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Falk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Patterson.
Patterson tries to close the distance and clinch but Falk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johan Falk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patterson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Falk pinned against the cage. Falk gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Falk cracks Patterson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Falk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Falk throws a series of punches but Patterson moves out of range.
Falk tries to bum rush Patterson with a series of wild strikes but Patterson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Falk misses with a two punch combination.
Patterson scores with a takedown into Falk's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Patterson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Patterson throws a strike but Falk rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson wants to control but Falk passes easily into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patterson wants to get back to full guard.
Falk tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falk escapes and gets back to his feet.
Patterson moves in looking to clinch but Falk pushes him off.
Patterson fails to land the takedown.
Falk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Falk scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Patterson shoots in and drives through. Falk sprawls well.
Falk tries to bum rush Patterson with a series of wild strikes but Patterson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Falk dips to his left and cracks Patterson with an uppercut!
Falk throws a series of punches but Patterson avoids them all with ease.
Patterson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Patterson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Falk's efforts to push away.
Falk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falk leaves Patterson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Falk. Those never looked like landing.
Patterson fails with a takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Patterson throws the left hand but Falk avoids the punch easily.
Falk instigates a clinch.
Falk is trying to break free.
Falk pressing his opponent against the cage.
Falk is looking to break free of the clinch but Patterson has double underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Falk lands an uppercut.
Falk breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Falk dominated that round.
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.
Falk throws a half hearted mid kick.
Patterson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Falk but Falk pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Falk scores with a shot to the body.
Falk connects with a single shot there.
Patterson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Falk.
Falk misses with a few strikes there.
Falk looks to land a combination. Patterson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Rocky Patterson has been cut.
Patterson takes a jab right on the kisser.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patterson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Falk.
Patterson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Patterson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Falk manages to break the clinch.
Johan Falk is winning the standup battle so far.
Some wild striking there from Falk.
Patterson closes the distance and clinches.
Patterson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Falk's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson wants a takedown but no success here.
Falk has had enough of the clinch but Patterson keeps him there for the moment.
Falk tries to break the clinch but Patterson is controlling the position.
Falk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Falk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good shot there by Falk.
Falk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Patterson instigates a clinch.
Patterson tries to pull guard but Falk won't allow it.
Johan Falk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Patterson.
Falk wants to break the clinch but can't.
Falk wants to get back to striking at distance but Patterson won't allow it.
Patterson misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falk is trying to break the clinch but Patterson has him pressed against the cage.
Patterson jumps guard.
Patterson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Patterson wants to stand and escape but Falk is having none of it.
Patterson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Falk is aware though and is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Falk stands up and waves to Patterson to follow him.
Falk scores with a sloppy right hand. Patterson should have avoided that one.
Patterson gets tackled into the cage by Falk. Falk maintains the clinch.
Falk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falk is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Falk pressing his opponent against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Falk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Falk tries to break the clinch but Patterson is controlling the position.
Patterson scores with a shoulder strike.
Falk breaks from the clinch.
Patterson dodges the punch combination from Falk.
Falk throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Patterson throws an overhand right that lands on Falk's shoulder, as Falk tries to avoid the shot.
Patterson misses with an uppercut.
Falk throws a series of punches but Patterson moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Falk.
Falk lands a jab to Patterson's midsection.
Patterson fails with a takedown attempt.
Falk throws a sloppy head kick and Patterson moves out of range easily.
Falk lands a head shot.
Falk cracks Patterson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Falk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Falk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Patterson circles away quickly and effectively.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Falk ducks under a wild hook from Patterson.
Falk throws a series of strikes that have Patterson backpedaling.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Patterson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Falk defends well and Patterson ends up having to push Falk into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Patterson wants a takedown but no success here.
Patterson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Falk pulls his leg out and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Falk dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rocky Patterson's cut.
That's time! Falk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Falk shoots in but no luck this time.
Johan Falk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Falk bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Falk connects with the punch.
Falk scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Patterson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Falk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Falk moves away from the strike by Patterson.
Falk stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Patterson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Patterson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A combination from Falk does no damage.
Falk slips a jab from Patterson.
Falk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Falk works over Patterson's head and body with a nice combination.
Falk throws a series of punches but Patterson avoids them all with ease.
Falk lands a two punch combo.
Falk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falk circles away from the clinch attempt
and Falk counters with a series of strikes. Patterson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Patterson is rocked!
Patterson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Falk lands a jab to the head.
Falk scores with a punch to the head.
Patterson is still on wobbly legs! Can Falk finish him?
Patterson wants to clinch up but Falk keeps it at a distance.
Falk lands a nice shot to the body.
Falk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Patterson throws an overhand right that lands on Falk's shoulder, as Falk tries to avoid the shot.
Patterson seems to have recovered his senses.
Johan Falk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Falk circles away from the clinch attempt
and Falk counters with a one-two to the body.
Falk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Falk misses with a wild body shot.
Falk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Patterson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Falk.
Falk fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Patterson on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falk lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patterson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Falk wants to break the clinch but can't.
Patterson breaks the clinch.
Johan Falk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Patterson is looking to clinch.
Patterson is looking to clinch.
Falk throws a right and a left that Patterson avoids nicely.
Patterson takes the fight into the clinch.
Patterson tries a body shot but Falk blocks it.
Falk tries to break free but Patterson pushes him back against the cage.
Falk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Patterson can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Falk just stands there and leans against the cage.
Patterson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Falk pulls his leg out and moves away.
Falk scores with a nice strike.
Decent striking displayed by Falk there.
Falk lands a nice shot to the body.
Patterson misses with a takedown attempt - Falk sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Johan Falk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Patterson.
Falk looks to land a combination but Patterson avoids it well.
Falk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Patterson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Falk is looking to land body kicks.
Patterson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falk connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Patterson's hands.
Patterson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Patterson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Falk connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Patterson scrambles back to his feet.
Falk throws out a leg kick but Patterson moves out of range and Falk only half commits.
Falk scores with a hook to the body. Patterson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Patterson doesn't manage to clinch there - Falk circles away.
Falk fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Patterson fails with a takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut lands for Falk. That snapped Patterson's head back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Falk has Patterson up against the cage in a clinch.
Patterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johan Falk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Falk, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johan Falk!
Johan Falk seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Maake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clubber Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
7 - 1 - 1 |
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23
183 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Cedric Maake!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Clubber Lang!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lang.
Lang chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Maake misses with the combination.
Maake uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lang has time to react.
Maake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lang fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Maake has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sloppy strikes from Lang. Those never looked like landing.
Lang slips under a jab from Maake.
Lang thumps Maake with a low kick.
Lang tries a low kick but Maake avoids it.
The crowd cheers as Lang lands an impressive looking overhand right. Maake doesn't seem phased though.
Lang looks to score with a jab to the body but Maake is just out of range.
Maake chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lang can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maake misses with an uppercut.
Lang attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lang getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Maake misses with a straight left.
Clubber Lang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lang fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maake.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lang.
Lang scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Maake throws a jab when Lang was well out of range.
Lang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maake.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lang, as that shot connected.
Maake on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maake 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maake moves out of range as Lang strikes.
Maake throws a hook to the side of Lang's head but Lang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lang throws a lazy right hand but Maake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maake moves out of range of the strikes.
Maake misses with an uppercut.
Lang moves in looking to clinch but Maake pushes him off.
Maake lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Maake.
Lang throws a hook but Maake blocks it.
Maake misses with a two punch combination.
Lang misses with a straight right.
Lang lands a jab.
Lang connects with a good right hand that stumbles Maake. Maake circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot lands for Lang.
Maake misses with an uppercut.
Maake scores with a nice right hand.
Maake takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lang throws a low kick but Maake avoids it.
Maake slips a jab and a cross from Lang.
Lang tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Maake is able to avoid easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Lang.
Maake is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lang scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lang lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Maake is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Lang's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lang.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
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!
Lang scores with a body shot.
Maake misses with a looping left.
Lang throws a hook to the side of Maake's head but Maake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maake.
Lang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lang lands a glancing blow to the side of Maake's head.
A combination from Lang does no damage.
Lang connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lang throws a series of punches but Maake moves out of range.
Lang lands with a cross.
Lang throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clubber Lang dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Lang darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Maake throws a big shot that misses.
Maake is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maake misses with a right hand
and Lang counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lang throwing strikes from guard but Maake blocks nicely.
Lang prevents Maake from getting back to his feet.
Lang trying to control but Maake is working from the bottom.
Lang slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Maake does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lang is looking to stall here but Maake recovers full guard.
Lang throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lang missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lang in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lang wants to control from the top but Maake keeps moving.
Lang in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lang trying to control but Maake is working from the bottom.
Lang looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lang has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Clubber Lang was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Maake walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lang scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Maake ducks under a wild hook from Lang.
Lang wants to clinch.
Maake missing with a left hand there. Lang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang slips a jab from Maake.
Lang tries to bum rush Maake with a series of wild strikes but Maake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maake throws a lazy right hand but Lang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maake throws an overhand right that lands on Lang's shoulder, as Lang tries to avoid the shot.
Lang moves away from the strike by Maake.
Lang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maake avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lang throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lang lands a lovely overhand right.
Lang moves out of range of the strikes.
Lang misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clubber Lang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Maake throws a shot from downtown. Lang moves away and avoids it.
Maake chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lang can pounce on him.
Lang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maake moves away.
Lang attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Maake looks to throw the jab but Lang is out of range.
Maake looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lang tries to clinch up.
Maake lands with an overhand left.
Maake misses with a looping right.
Lang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lang tries a low kick but Maake avoids it.
Lang misses with a hook. Maake ducked under it nicely.
Lang throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maake lands the left hand.
Lang has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Maake lands a glancing blow to the side of Lang's head.
Maake connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch combination from Lang misses.
Maake throws out a loose jab but Lang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lang is looking to slow Maake down with leg kicks.
Lang avoids the body shot from Maake.
Lang throws a front kick aimed at Maake's knee but Maake avoids it well.
Maake takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lang moves in looking to clinch but Maake pushes him off.
Maake throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maake.
Lang throws a leg kick which misses Maake's front leg but catches the back leg as Maake tries to avoid it.
Maake loads up on a big right hand but Lang slips the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lang.
Lang is looking to slow Maake down with leg kicks.
Lang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lang throws a low kick but Maake moves out of range easily.
Maake avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lang throws an off balance right hand
and Maake counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Lang. That snapped Maake's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maake lands with an uppercut that bounces Lang off the cage and back into range.
Good leg kick by Lang there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lang. That's going to slow Maake down.
Maake throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lang lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maake's sensitive parts.
Lang has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Lang slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lang misses with a wild body shot.
Lang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maake misses with a straight left.
Maake throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lang lands with a nice body punch.
Lang misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang lands with a thumping leg kick.
Maake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Maake. Lang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maake cracks a nice hook into Lang's ribs.
Lang lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maake's sensitive parts.
Lang tries to clinch there but Maake circles away.
Maake changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Maake moves away from the strike by Lang.
Nice defenses there by Lang.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maake.
Lang wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maake looks to land a right hand but Lang moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clubber Lang really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Maake moves out of range of the body kick from Lang.
Lang scores with a head kick. Maake tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lang scores with a decent looking hook.
Lang jabs Maake to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice uppercut there from Lang.
Lang feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maake's calf.
Maake takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lang slips a straight right by Maake.
Nice uppercut lands for Lang. That snapped Maake's head back.
Lang tests Maake's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot by Maake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang throws a right hand that Maake ducks under and follows up with a left that Maake also avoids with ease.
Maake avoids a kick to the body.
Lang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maake looks to land a combination but Lang avoids it well.
Maake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maake throws out a loose jab but Lang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lang takes a swing at Maake's ribcage but misses.
Lang scores with a jab. Maake acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Maake looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lang takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Maake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maake misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maake missing with a left hand there. Lang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maake.
Lang looks to throw the jab but Maake is out of range.
Maake avoids the body shot from Lang.
Lang throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice cross by Maake.
Lang thuds his right hand into Maake's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lang connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lang.
Maake checks a leg kick nicely.
Lang misses with a straight left.
Clubber Lang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lang throws a lazy uppercut
and Lang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang lands with a thumping leg kick.
Maake misses with an uppercut.
Lang needs to keep his hands up - Maake had a free shot at his head there.
Lang tries a low kick but Maake avoids it.
Lang ducks under a wild hook from Maake.
Maake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maake throws a jab but it's blocked by Lang.
Lang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maake misses with an uppercut
and Lang counters with a nice uppercut.
Good work by Maake as he checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang scoring well with a low kick there.
Lang lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lang connects with a leg kick. Maake looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lang throws a right and a left that Maake avoids nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maake walks into a stiff left hand from Lang.
Maake connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lang. Lang circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lang throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maake counters with a nice uppercut.
Maake scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lang connects with a jab.
Lang connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Maake's hands.
Maake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clubber Lang dominated that fourth round.
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!
Lang throws a body punch but Maake moves out of range.
Maake moves away from the strike by Lang.
Maake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lang.
Maake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lang scores with a jab to the head.
Maake walks into a left hand.
Lang throws a head kick but Maake moves out of range.
Lang fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Maake lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Maake throws an overhand right that lands on Lang's shoulder, as Lang tries to avoid the shot.
Maake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang connects with a right hand. Maake shakes it off.
Lang jabs Maake to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A big left from Maake misses.
Maake misses with a hook.
Maake misses with a hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lang, right into the meat.
Lang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maake ducks under a wild hook from Lang.
A good leg kick by Lang.
Lang misses with a hook. Maake ducked under it nicely.
Cedric Maake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Maake blocks a low kick nicely.
Lang tries to clinch there but Maake circles away.
Lang throws a looping overhand right but Maake ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Maake misses its intended target.
Lang with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lang rushes Maake and presses him up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lang lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lang.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maake.
Lang leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maake blocking some punches.
Lang is trying to stall.
Lang working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Maake scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maake wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maake throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Langs head.
Maake dodges an elbow strike from Lang.
Lang lands with a right to the head.
Lang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lang drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maake looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lang throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Lang misses the target.
Maake checks a low kick from Lang.
Jab from Lang.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That kick from Lang tenderised Maake's leg. Maake is trying to keep his angry face on.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maake.
Maake lands a two punch combo.
Lang throws a low kick but it's checked well by Maake.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clubber Lang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lang 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 45:50
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 45:50
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clubber Lang!
Clubber Lang is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddard Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson Silva could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Eddard Stark's chin.
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddard Stark!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva scores with a jab. Stark acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Eddard Stark has been cut.
Silva misses with a right hand
and Stark counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Silva has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
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.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Silva is trying to control the position but Stark postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stark is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Silva on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Silva tries to get out of the position.
Stark lands a couple of digs.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Stark from controlling successfully.
Stark preventing the sweep.
Stark postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Stark stops Silva from standing up.
Stark content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Stark wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stark scoring with some ground and pound.
Silva being controlled here, momentarily.
Stark is pushing down on Silva's leg trying to pass to half guard. Silva is fighting to maintain full guard but Stark has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is not content to let Stark control the position.
Stark working over Silva with some ground and pound. Silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Stark looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Stark is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Silva is trying to stand.
Stark seems to be working for a kimura but Silva defends the submission attempt.
Stark has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva is staying active underneath Stark, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stark keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Stark working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Stark is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Stark throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stark lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Silva on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Stark looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Stark passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Silva!
Silva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Stark punishing his opponent with strikes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stark is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Silva to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Silva shrugs it off.
Stark cracks Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Stark lands a big elbow.
Stark is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Silva is rocked!
Silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Oh Silva is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stark lands a big elbow - Silva is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Silva is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Eddard Stark!
In his post fight interview, Eddard Stark gave a big smile as he said 'Any ladies interested im having a vagetarian smorg in my room after fights, room 1301 at the hilton. Thanks to the 6 that helped me get over the pre fight jitters last nite and the 3 this morning...'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Klinkhammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Uppercut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uppercut is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I present to you; The Amazing Human Being. Roberto Klinkhammer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lance Uppercut's chin.
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201 lbs
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roberto Klinkhammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lance Uppercut!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klinkhammer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A swing and a miss from Klinkhammer.
Klinkhammer misses with a left hand
and Uppercut counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from Klinkhammer misses.
Uppercut avoids the body shot from Klinkhammer.
Klinkhammer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Klinkhammer throws a hook to the side of Uppercut's head but Uppercut sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Uppercut's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Klinkhammer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Uppercut scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Lance Uppercut 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!
Uppercut ducks under a wild hook from Klinkhammer.
Klinkhammer throws a hook to the side of Uppercut's head but Uppercut sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Klinkhammer swings widly with a right hand
and Uppercut counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Klinkhammer thinking.
Uppercut staying out of range there.
Nice straight punches there by Uppercut. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Uppercut.
Klinkhammer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Uppercut fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Klinkhammer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Klinkhammer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Uppercut moves out of range of the strikes.
Uppercut misses with a hook to the body
and Klinkhammer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klinkhammer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Uppercut drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Uppercut sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Klinkhammer is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Uppercut sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Klinkhammer is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Uppercut tries to score with some ground and pound. Klinkhammer controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Uppercut in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Uppercut wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Klinkhammer, who protects the arm well.
Uppercut controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut working the strikes but Klinkhammer uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
My spies in NexGen Fight Team inform me that Uppercut has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Uppercut tries to pass to full mount but Klinkhammer defends it.
Uppercut is just content to waste time from the top position. Klinkhammer takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Uppercut with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Uppercut accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Uppercut wants to control from the top but Klinkhammer keeps moving.
Klinkhammer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Uppercut with a flurry of punches that miss.
Uppercut wants to control from the top but Klinkhammer keeps moving.
Uppercut stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Klinkhammer has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Uppercut manages to get his head free but now Klinkhammer has transitioned to an armbar! Uppercut grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Klinkhammer! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roberto Klinkhammer!
Roberto Klinkhammer was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Torrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koopa Troopa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Troopa has chosen Koopa Troopa as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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194 lbs
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Eddie Torrez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Koopa Troopa!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Troopa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torrez manages to avoid it.
Troopa throws a sloppy head kick and Torrez moves out of range easily.
Troopa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Troopa scores with a jab.
Torrez 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.
Troopa misses with a low kick.
Torrez has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Torrez throws out a loose jab but Troopa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torrez cracks Troopa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Torrez scores with a three punch combo!
Torrez slips under a jab from Troopa.
A swing and a miss from Troopa.
Torrez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Troopa was well out of range. Poor timing from Torrez.
Troopa just misses with a punch to the body.
Troopa lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troopa tries to land a leg kick but Torrez saw it coming and moves away.
Troopa defending well as Torrez loads up on a big left hand.
Torrez misses with a hook.
That kick from Troopa tenderised Torrez's leg. Torrez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Torrez blocks a head kick by Troopa.
Troopa scores with a head kick.
Troopa throws a lazy uppercut
and Torrez counters with a right hand to the body.
Torrez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Troopas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Troopa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Torrez misses with a wild combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Troopa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troopa throws a looping overhand right but Torrez ducks down to avoid it.
Torrez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Troopa throws an overhand right that lands on Torrez's shoulder, as Torrez tries to avoid the shot.
Torrez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Troopa.
Troopa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Torrez throws a big shot that misses.
Torrez misses with an uppercut.
Troopa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Torrez was well out of range. Poor timing from Troopa.
Troopa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Eddie Torrez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Torrez stuns Troopa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Troopa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Troopa.
Nice straight punches there by Torrez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Torrez.
Troopa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Koopa Troopa has been cut.
Troopa misses with a low kick.
A punch lands to the side of Troopa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Torrez throws a right and a left that Troopa avoids nicely.
Torrez throws a right hand that misses
and Troopa counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ground and pound from Troopa.
Torrez is trying to stand back up but Troopa is controlling him
Troopa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Torrez regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troopa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Torrez's head.
Torrez keeping moving, preventing Troopa from controlling successfully.
Torrez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Troopa on the ground.
Troopa passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Troopa looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Troopa misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torrez avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Troopa.
Torrez isn't going anywhere.
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 Eddie Torrez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Koopa Troopa's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Troopa loads up on a big right hand but Torrez slips the punch.
Troopa looks to land a left hand but Torrez moved out of range nicely.
No joy there for Torrez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Troopa throws a body punch but Torrez moves out of range.
Koopa Troopa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torrez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Troopa.
Troopa moves away from the strike by Torrez.
A big right from Torrez misses.
Troopa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Troopa throws a sloppy head kick and Torrez moves out of range easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Torrez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Troopa.
A head kick misses from Troopa.
Torrez throws a jab but it's blocked by Troopa.
Torrez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Troopa misses with a low kick.
Troopa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Troopa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Troopa.
Torrez takes a swing at Troopa's ribcage but misses.
Torrez works Troopa's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torrez 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.
Torrez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Troopa looks to score with a jab to the body but Torrez is just out of range.
Torrez cracks Troopa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot lands for Troopa.
Torrez misses with a body shot.
A jab from Torrez does it's job there.
Torrez misses the shot to the body.
That kick from Troopa tenderised Torrez's leg. Torrez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Eddie Torrez is winning the standup battle so far.
Troopa bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Troopa working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torrez is looking to reverse the position.
Troopa lands some shots froms side control.
Torrez can't do much from the bottom here.
Troopa throwing shots but missing, from side control.
A lull in the action here.
An elbow from Troopa crashes against the mat.
Troopa looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Troopa is working Torrez over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troopa throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Troopa is trying to get an arm triangle but Torrez is defending well.
Troopa working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
You can see the frustration on Torrez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torrez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Troopa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Troopa tries to advance to mount but Torrez denies him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Koopa Troopa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Koopa Troopa's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Troopa misses with an uppercut.
Torrez misses with a series of wild punches.
Troopa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Troopa with a hook.
Troopa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Torrez tries to bum rush Troopa with a series of wild strikes but Troopa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Troopa misses with a left hand
and Torrez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Troopa throws a solid leg kick but Torrez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Troopa.
A big left from Torrez misses.
Torrez throws out a loose jab but Troopa uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrez defending well as Troopa loads up on a big left hand.
Troopa tries to move into range but Torrez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Troopa lands with a nice body punch.
Jab by Troopa.
Torrez lands a nice shot to the body.
Torrez drops his hands momentarily and Troopa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Troopa throws a shot from downtown. Torrez moves away and avoids it.
Torrez checks a low kick from Troopa.
Torrez moves out of range of the body kick.
Troopa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troopa throws a lazy head kick
and Torrez counters with a series of strikes. Troopa will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torrez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Troopa moves away.
Troopa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Torrez thows a body shot but no joy.
Troopa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Torrez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Troopa lands a nice looking body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Torrez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Troopa misses with a body shot.
Troopa throws a lazy head kick
and Torrez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Troopa looks to land a right hand but Torrez moved out of range.
Troopa with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troopa misses with a shot to the body
and Torrez counters with a nice uppercut.
Torrez tries to work over Troopa's front leg with a kick but Troopa checks it.
Torrez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Troopa.
Torrez blocks a head kick by Troopa.
Torrez misses with a body shot.
Troopa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Torrez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Troopa somewhat.
The fighters circling - Torrez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Troopa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torrez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Torrez scores with a kick to the midsection.
Troopa walks into a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Torrez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Torrez lands with a shot to the body.
Torrez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Torrez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Troopa.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No joy there for Torrez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Torrez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Torrez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Torrez 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Torrez!
Eddie Torrez spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaemin Jeong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jeong's choice of entrance music: Itaewon Freedom - UV feat JY Park. Jaemin Jeong has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 lbs
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaemin Jeong!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jeong connects with a solid leg kick.
Jeong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Campbell.
A nice inside leg kick there by Campbell. That's going to slow Jeong down.
Jeong shoots in for a takedown but Campbell shows good takedown defense.
Campbell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Campbell misses the shot to the body.
Jeong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jeong misses with a head kick.
Campbell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Campbell 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.
Campbell on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jeong fails with the takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jeong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jeong is defended easily by Campbell.
Jack Campbell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaemin Jeong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeong thows a leg kick but Campbell checks it
and Campbell counters with a nice body kick.
Jeong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jeong changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Campbell tries to avoid it but Jeong manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Campbell to the ground. Campbell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Campbell throws a head kick that half lands.
Jeong changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Campbell tries to avoid it but Jeong manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Campbell to the ground. Campbell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Campbell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Campbell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jeong walks into a stiff left hand from Campbell.
Jeong throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jeong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jeong connects with a leg kick. Campbell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jeong throws a wild body kick that Campbell sees coming a mile off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Campbell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jeong. Jeong obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeong feints and then cracks Campbell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Campbell down.
Campbell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jeong.
Jeong misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Campbell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Jeong misses.
Jaemin Jeong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Jeong is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jeong moves out of range of the body kick from Campbell.
No luck for Jeong with that takedown attempt.
Jack Campbell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Campbell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good work by Campbell as he checks the leg kick.
Campbell throws a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell forces Jeong back against the cage and clinches.
Campbell scores with a hook to the body.
Jeong tries a body shot but Campbell blocks it.
I was talking to Campbell's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Campbell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jeong blocks it with crossed arms.
Campbell drags the fight down to the ground.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jeong looking to pass the guard.
Campbell working a defensive guard here.
Campbell is pulling down on Jeong's head to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Campbell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jack Campbell wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Nice takedown defense from Campbell. No joy for Jeong on that attempt.
Campbell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jeong. Jeong obviously looking to wear him down.
Campbell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jeong throws a nice inside leg kick.
Campbell checks a low kick from Jeong.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Campbell misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jeong scores with a sloppy right hand. Campbell should have avoided that one.
Jeong has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Jeong will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
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 Jack Campbell will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jeong scores with a spinning back kick!
Campbell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jeong looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Campbell is fending him off so far but Jeong persists. Nope, Campbell circles away and we're back to standing.
Jeong shoots in but Campbell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Campbell checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Campbell. Jeong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Campbell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Campbell is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Campbell lands with a kick to the temple. Jeong shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jeong throws a leg kick
and Campbell counters with an inside leg kick.
Campbell avoids the head kick by Jeong.
Campbell delivers a nice body kick.
Jeong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice cross by Campbell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Campbell tries to bum rush Jeong with a series of wild strikes but Jeong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Campbell misses with a body kick.
Campbell missing with a left hand there. Jeong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jeong throws a leg kick but Campbell sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jeong scores with a body shot.
Jack Campbell is winning the standup battle so far.
Campbell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jeong struggles to land a body shot inside as Campbell controls his hands.
Campbell gets control of Jeong's arms and successfully pulls guard. Campbell will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jeong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jeong trying to control the position from guard on top but Campbell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jeong landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Campbell is keeping the position for now.
Jeong slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Campbell wants to control but Jeong postures up.
Jeong is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Campbell has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jeong tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jeong has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell can't do much from the bottom here.
Campbell tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jeong looking to control but instead Campbell has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jeong tries to pass the half guard into mount. Campbell knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Campbell tries to roll over but Jeong keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jeong tries to pass to full mount but Campbell defends it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jeong is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jeong is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jaemin Jeong will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. 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.
Jeong throws a leg kick that misses.
Campbell checks the leg kick.
Jeong pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jeong closes the distance and clinches up with Campbell, looking for a takedown. Jeong pushes Campbell against the cage but Campbell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jeong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Campbell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Campbell takes a swing at Jeong's ribcage but misses.
Campbell lands a high kick!
Campbell gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jeong to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jeong wants to pass the guard but Campbell is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeong trying to control but Campbell is working from the bottom.
Jeong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Campbell is keeping the position for now.
Campbell keeping moving, preventing Jeong from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jaemin Jeong was stalling too much, according to the referee.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jeong crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Campbell - the referee stops the clock and Jeong gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Campbell. Jeong manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeong throws a right hand that misses
and Campbell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Campbell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jeong throws a solid leg kick but Campbell takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jeong.
Campbell is looking to wear down Jeong with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jeong shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Campbell pinned against the cage. Campbell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Campbell throws a body kick that misses.
Campbell moves into the clinch.
Campbell jumps guard and drags Jeong to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Jeong wants to pass the guard but Campbell is keeping the position.
Jeong sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jeong defends well.
Jeong wants to pass the guard but Campbell is keeping the position.
Jeong with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jeong wants to pass the guard but Campbell is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jeong wants to control from the top but Campbell keeps moving.
Jeong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Campbell is keeping the position for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Campbell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jaemin Jeong.
I think Jeong has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaemin Jeong!
An out of breath Jaemin Jeong 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Stonedberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kruger kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tnt. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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30
197 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
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24
200 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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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
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Kruger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Stonedberg!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Kruger.
Stonedberg fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kruger checks it well.
Kruger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stonedberg. Stonedberg obviously looking to wear him down.
Stonedberg throws a leg kick which misses Kruger's front leg but catches the back leg as Kruger tries to avoid it.
Stonedberg lands a big head kick that sends Kruger tumbling to the mat! Stonedberg takes a step backwards and waves Kruger back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kruger changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Stonedberg looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Stonedberg is trying to control Kruger's posture but Kruger avoids it.
Stonedberg regains half guard, as Kruger was trying to land strikes.
Kruger has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Stonedberg defend it? Kruger steps over the head and cranks it - Stonedberg is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Kruger!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Kruger!
John Kruger decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roene Dekker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
248 lbs
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215 lbs
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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
15 - 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barry Allen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Allen, right into the meat.
Allen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dekker.
Dekker misses with a head kick.
Roene Dekker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allen moves out of range of the body kick from Dekker.
Allen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dekker.
Allen moves away from the strike by Dekker.
Dekker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Allen.
Allen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dekker will feel that in the morning.
Allen scores with a leg kick.
Dekker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dekker thows a body shot but no joy.
Allen lands a nice hook to Dekker's body. Dekker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Allen throws a leg kick which misses Dekker's front leg but catches the back leg as Dekker tries to avoid it.
Allen slips under a jab from Dekker.
Dekker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Allen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Allen throws a head kick but Dekker moves out of range.
Dekker is looking to score with low kicks.
Allen lands with a nice body kick.
Allen connects with a leg kick. Dekker looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Allen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dekker is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen moves into the clinch successfully.
Dekker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dekker trying to control the position but instead, Allen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dekker into the cage.
Dekker swings wildly with an uppercut but Allen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Allen lands an uppercut.
Allen tries to work over Dekker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Allen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dekker after a bit of a struggle.
Allen scores with a hook to the body.
Allen pushes Dekker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Allen misses with a body punch.
Dekker misses with a body punch.
Dekker stalling in the clinch but Allen improves position.
Allen scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dekker lands with a right to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Allen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Allen tries to work over Dekker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dekker takes a shot to the head.
Dekker is stalling here.
Allen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Allen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jab, jab by Dekker - just one landing.
Allen moves away from the strike by Dekker.
Dekker throws a shot from downtown. Allen moves away and avoids it.
Allen cracks the inside of Dekker's front leg.
Dekker shoots in for a double leg but Allen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A telegraphed right hand from Dekker misses the target.
Allen darts in and clinches Dekker up against the cage.
Allen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Dekker has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen is trying to pull guard but Dekker has him pressed against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Allen as the two fighters clinch.
Dekker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Allen's elbow.
Allen has a couple of punches blocked by Dekker.
Allen manages to break the clinch.
Allen punishes Dekker's body with a nice straight punch.
Allen throws a nice head kick!
Dekker misses with a takedown attempt
and Allen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dekker trying to hold on to Allen's head to control him but Allen postures up.
Allen prevents Dekker from improving his position.
Allen slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dekker wants to get back to his feet.
Allen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Dekker is looking to control Allen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dekker avoid being mounted?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Allen digs a good body shot into Dekker's ribs.
Allen scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Allen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dekker lands with a cross.
Allen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dekker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Allen.
Dekker throws a head kick that misses
and Allen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dekker working aggressively here.
Dekker is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Allen stalling in the clinch but Dekker improves position.
Allen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Allen is trying to pull guard but Dekker has him pressed against the cage.
Allen lands with a light punch inside.
Dekker blocks an uppercut.
Dekker scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dekker blocking some punches.
Dekker taking a breather.
A right handed body shot lands from Dekker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dekker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Allen works on Dekker's body with a couple of short punches.
Allen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Allen goes for a takedown attempt but Dekker pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Barry Allen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Allen misses with a looping left.
Dekker with a nice cross.
Dekker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dekker lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Allen is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Allen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dekker has managed to clinch.
Allen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hand to the body from Allen.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Allen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Allen ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Allen no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen wants to sweep but no luck.
Dekker is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Allen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dekker!
Allen looking to control but Dekker is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dekker is looking to improve his position but Allen isn't that keen on the idea.
Allen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dekker is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dekker prevents Allen from taking his back.
Allen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dekker is looking to improve his position but Allen isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dekker regains half guard.
Allen is trying to control. Dekker wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Barry Allen was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Allen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dekker moves out of range as Allen throws a body kick.
Dekker misses with a body shot.
Allen throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Roene Dekker will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dekker 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.
Allen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dekker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dekker blocks the body kick.
Allen lands a nice shot to the body.
Dekker lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dekker takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dekker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Allen's waist but Allen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dekker off to one side.
Dekker throws a hook but Allen blocks it.
Allen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dekker's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Allen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dekker scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dekker's calf.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Allen punishes Dekker's body with a nice straight punch.
Dekker throws a body kick that misses
and Allen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dekker is refusing to be controlled, as Allen sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen controlling the action here.
Allen wants to get back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Barry Allen was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Allen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dekker closes the distance looking to clinch
and Allen counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Allen.
Allen misses with a body punch.
Allen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Allen lands a hook that snaps the head of Dekker backwards.
Allen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Allen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allen is leaning against Dekker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Allen lands an uppercut.
Allen lands a left hand.
Dekker breaks from the clinch.
Dekker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Allen thuds his shin into the meat of Dekker's side.
Allen with a hook.
Allen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dekker rather than just go for the knockout.
Allen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Allen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dekker. Dekker circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Allen throws a front kick that sends Dekker stumbling back into the cage.
Barry Allen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Allen throws a sloppy head kick and Dekker moves out of range easily.
Allen lands a nice shot that snaps Dekker's head back.
Nice body kick there by Allen.
Allen scores with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dekker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Allen.
Allen scores with a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Allen.
Allen works Dekker's body with a nice hook.
Allen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Allen cracks Dekker with a right hand to the side of the head.
Allen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Allen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Allen has Dekker pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dekker manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Allen struggles to land a body shot inside as Dekker controls his hands.
Allen wants a takedown but no success here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dekker has Allen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Allen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dekker trying to stall but Allen improves his position.
Allen jumps guard and drags Dekker to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Allen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Dekker looking to sit in guard and control but Allen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Allen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Allen sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barry Allen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Allen 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry Allen!
Barry Allen took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Reaper Combatwear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ouriel Semiazas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Pegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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261 lbs
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247 lbs
22 - 14 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ouriel Semiazas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Pegas!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Semiazas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Semiazas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Semiazas checks a low kick from Pegas.
Pegas avoids the head kick by Semiazas.
Semiazas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pegas.
Pegas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Semiazas defending well as Pegas loads up on a big left hand.
Semiazas misses with a body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pegas.
Pegas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pegas takes a swing at Semiazas's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Semiazas checks the leg kick.
Semiazas throws a body punch but Pegas moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Semiazas.
A jab from Semiazas misses.
Semiazas throws the kick towards the body but Pegas avoids it.
Pegas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pegas throws a head kick but Semiazas moves out of range.
Semiazas throws a leg kick but Pegas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Semiazas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Semiazas connects with a crisp jab.
Semiazas throws out a loose jab but Pegas uses good head movement to avoid it.
That kick from Pegas tenderised Semiazas's leg. Semiazas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Semiazas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Semiazas slips under a jab.
Semiazas just misses with a punch to the body.
Semiazas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Semiazas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A big right from Semiazas misses.
Pegas tries to work over Semiazas's front leg with a kick but Semiazas checks it.
Pegas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semiazas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pegas moves out of range as Semiazas throws a body kick.
Pegas misses with a head kick.
Semiazas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pegas!
Pegas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Semiazas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've been hearing reports that Semiazas has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Pegas misses with a looping right.
Pegas misses with a head kick.
Pegas tries to clinch there but Semiazas circles away.
Pegas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Semiazas checks it well.
Pegas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pegas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Semiazas swings for the body but Pegas moves out of range.
Pegas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Semiazas blocks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semiazas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pegass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Semiazas is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pegas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Semiazas throws a body punch but Pegas moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Semiazas. That snapped Pegas's head back.
Pegas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Semiazas manages to avoid it.
Semiazas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pegas motions for Semiazas to come forward. Pegas throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pegas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Semiazas counters with a stiff right hand.
Semiazas looks to land a left hand but Pegas moved out of range nicely.
Semiazas lands a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Semiazas lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Pegas looks winded!
Semiazas throws a body kick that misses.
Semiazas lands a really nice looking cross but Pegas seems unphased.
Semiazas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pegas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Semiazas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Semiazas scores with a hook to the body. Pegas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pegas throws a head kick but Semiazas moves out of range.
Semiazas with a hook.
Semiazas checks a low kick from Pegas.
Semiazas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A lazy left from Semiazas finds it's target.
It looks like Jon Pegas has been cut.
Pegas misses with the combination.
Pegas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Semiazas moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fighters circling - Semiazas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Semiazas throws a front kick aimed at Pegas's knee but Pegas avoids it well.
Pegas slips a jab from Semiazas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ouriel Semiazas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Pegas's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pegas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Semiazas looks to throw the jab but Pegas is out of range.
Pegas moves out of range of the body kick.
Semiazas walks into a stiff left hand from Pegas.
Semiazas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pegas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pegas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Semiazas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Semiazas blocks a head kick by Pegas.
Semiazas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Semiazas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Semiazas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Semiazas misses with a straight right.
Semiazas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pegas throws out a leg kick but Semiazas moves out of range and Pegas only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pegas throws a lazy body kick
and Semiazas counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pegas's knee momentarily.
Pegas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Semiazas. That did some damage!
Semiazas misses with a leg kick.
Pegas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Semiazas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Semiazas.
Pegas tries a head kick but it misses.
Pegas lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pegas.
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!
Pegas looks for the body kick but Semiazas saw that one coming.
Pegas wants to clinch up but Semiazas keeps it at a distance.
Pegas misses with a leg kick.
Pegas avoids the body shot from Semiazas.
Semiazas throws a leg kick but Pegas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jon Pegas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Semiazas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pegas's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pegas misses with a series of wild punches.
Pegas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Semiazas.
Semiazas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pegas motions for Semiazas to come forward. Pegas throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Pegas finds it's way through Semiazas's defenses.
Ouriel Semiazas is winning the standup battle so far.
Pegas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Semiazas throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Semiazas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pegas throws a leg kick but Semiazas sees it coming and moves out of range.
Semiazas with a jab.
Pegas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Semiazas is out of range and Pegas settles back down.
BOOM! Semiazas lands a beautiful left hook that drops Pegas. Pegas tries to recover but Semiazas is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Pegas lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ouriel Semiazas!
After winning the bout, Ouriel Semiazas 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tarmo Hovi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Socha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hovi comes to the cage accompanied by Die for Metal. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Karl Socha was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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23
260 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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24
197 lbs
14 - 3 - 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
7 - 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
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl Socha!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Socha misses with a low kick as Hovi jumps back.
Hovi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tarmo Hovi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hovi throws a head kick that misses
and Socha counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hovi's guard now.
Hovi keeping moving, preventing Socha from controlling successfully.
Socha's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hovi seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Hovi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hovi working for a triangle but Socha defends it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Socha wants to control from the top but Hovi keeps moving.
Socha postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hovi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Socha looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hovi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Socha defends well.
Socha preventing the sweep.
Socha passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hovi regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Socha throwing shots but Hovi is blocking nicely.
Hovi tries to get to full guard but Socha has control of the leg.
Socha wants to take a breather but Hovi is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hovi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Socha's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Socha's back!
Hovi is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Socha defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Socha is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Hovi keeps control of the position as Socha tries to break free.
Hovi misses with punches from the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hovi lands with a hammerfist to the side of Socha's head.
Socha has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Hovi wants to control but Socha is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovi is trying to stick to Socha's back but Socha is turning into Hovi. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Hovi's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Socha.
Hovi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hovi is trying to control the position but Socha postures up.
Socha's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Socha looking to pass the guard.
Hovi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Socha stays in close to Hovi's body and controls the position.
Tarmo Hovi has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Socha thows a body kick. Hovi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Socha pushes Hovi away with a front kick.
Hovi looks to land a right hand but Socha moved out of range.
Socha lands a glancing blow to the side of Hovi's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Socha scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Socha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hovi.
Hovi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Socha.
Socha takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hovi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Socha turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hovi dodges the punch combination from Socha.
Tarmo Hovi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Socha goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Socha lands a slapping body shot.
Socha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hovi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Socha dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hovi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Socha.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Socha, right into the meat.
Hovi misses the shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hovi.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hovi. That's going to slow Socha down.
Hovi throws a leg kick but Socha checks it.
Nice jab there from Socha.
Socha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hovi manages to avoid it.
Hovi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Socha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hovi keeps Socha at a distance using the push kick.
Hovi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Socha moves out of range of the strikes.
Socha ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Socha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hovi throws a looping overhand right but Socha ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Socha there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hovi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Socha feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hovis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Socha blocks a head kick by Hovi.
Hovi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hovi misses with the combination.
Hovi throws a low kick but Socha moves out of range easily.
Some wild striking there from Hovi.
A slapping body kick lands there for Socha.
A jab from Socha misses.
Socha moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Socha wants to clinch up but Hovi keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Socha defending well as Hovi loads up on a big left hand.
Hovi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Socha avoids the head kick by Hovi.
Karl Socha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Socha scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hovi in his tracks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Socha throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hovi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Socha moves away from the strike by Hovi.
Hovi wants to land a leg kick but Socha is out of range.
Hovi throws a poor cross that misses
and Socha counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hovi tries to roll over but Socha keeps him under control.
Hovi has hold of Socha's hands but Socha slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hovi is looking for a sweep. Socha is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Socha wants to control but Hovi is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Socha is nestled in close to Hovi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Socha tries to pass to full mount but Hovi defends it.
Socha seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hovi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Socha thows a huge punch but Hovi dodges it nicely.
Hovi punching from the bottom.
Socha is looking to take a break and control but Hovi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hovi moves into full guard.
Hovi has his feet on Socha's thighs here. He's pushed Socha off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Socha screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tarmo Hovi!
A very excited looking Tarmo Hovi 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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pop
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