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WFL 7- Aunor vs Hill PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Kovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Probert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Probert has chosen Lucifer Rising - Rob Zombie as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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217 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adam Kovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob Probert!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovic tries to score a power double leg takedown but Probert sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kovic somewhat.
Bob Probert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Probert lands a jab.
It looks like Adam Kovic has been cut.
Probert scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kovic throws a wild body kick that Probert sees coming a mile off.
Kovic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Probert lands a nice looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Probert bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kovic's head backwards.
Kovic is rocked!
Probert connects with a superb combination that knocks Kovic out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Probert before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Kovic!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bob Probert!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Albright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Dezhnyov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Shawn Albright has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Shawn Albright seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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250 lbs
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280 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shawn Albright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Dezhnyov!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dezhnyov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dezhnyov lands in his opponent's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Dezhnyov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Albright wants to stand and escape but Dezhnyov is having none of it.
Dezhnyov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Alexander Dezhnyov.
Albright tries to clinch but Dezhnyov is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albright is looking to clinch.
Dezhnyov shoots in but no luck this time.
Dezhnyov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Albright at a distance.
Albright throws a low kick but Dezhnyov avoids it.
Albright tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dezhnyov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dezhnyov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Alexander Dezhnyov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Albright drives through and clinches with Dezhnyov against the cage.
Albright landing knees to the head.
Albright lands an elbow inside that Dezhnyov shrugs off.
It looks like Alexander Dezhnyov has been cut.
Albright landing knees to the body.
Dezhnyov looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Albright working Dezhnyov over with knees to the body.
Albright fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Albright looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Albright.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albright lands an elbow inside that Dezhnyov shrugs off.
Albright landing knees to the head.
Albright lands a nice elbow.
Albright unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Albright with a knee to the head.
Albright utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Albright scores with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Albright.
Dezhnyov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Albright seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dezhnyov can turn it around.
Albright misses with a punch on the inside.
Dezhnyov is working for takedown but Albright is calmly controlling the position for now.
Shawn Albright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Dezhnyov.
Albright lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dezhnyov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Albright utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albright connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dezhnyov's face.
Albright lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Albright obliges.
Albright lands an elbow inside that Dezhnyov shrugs off.
Albright manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Albright tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Albright.
Albright unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Albright obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A knee to the head by Albright.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Albright tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dezhnyov's elbow.
Albright will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dezhnyov up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Albright.
Albright with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Albright comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Albright lands a damaging elbow.
Albright landing knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Albright crunches a lovely knee into Dezhnyov's ribcage.
Dezhnyov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Albright pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Albright is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Albright dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Dezhnyov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Albright connects with a leg kick. Dezhnyov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Albright moves in looking to clinch but Dezhnyov pushes him off.
Dezhnyov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Albright gets a clinch.
Albright landing knees to the head.
Albright with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dezhnyov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Albright pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dezhnyov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Albright was well out of range. Poor timing from Dezhnyov.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Albright here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Albright tries to clinch but Dezhnyov is having none of it.
Albright tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dezhnyov is breathing heavily.
Albright tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dezhnyov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dezhnyov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albright drives through and clinches with Dezhnyov against the cage.
Albright unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dezhnyov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Albright stalls.
Albright connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dezhnyov's face.
Albright swings wildly with an uppercut but Dezhnyov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A knee to the head by Albright.
Albright misses with a punch to the body.
Dezhnyov takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Albright landing knees to the body.
Albright misses with a short punch on the inside.
Albright landing knees to the head.
Dezhnyov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Albright after a bit of a struggle.
Shawn Albright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Dezhnyov.
Albright unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Albright lands a knee to the head.
Albright landing knees to the head.
Albright connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dezhnyov's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Albright.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Albright obliges.
Albright gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Come on Albright - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Albright for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dezhnyov is working for takedown but Albright is calmly controlling the position for now.
Albright putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dezhnyov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dezhnyov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Albright comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Albright lands a body punch.
Albright lands a good knee to the midsection. Dezhnyov won't want to take too many of those.
Albright will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dezhnyov up against the cage.
Albright lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dezhnyov avoiding damage as Albright throws knees to the body.
Dezhnyov takes an elbow to the temple.
Dezhnyov is looking for a takedown.
Albright misses with a body punch.
Albright with a knee to the head.
Albright swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Albright lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Albright lands an elbow just above Dezhnyov 's eye.
Dezhnyov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dezhnyov being controlled against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dezhnyov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Albright dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Dezhnyov's cut.
That's time! Albright'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.
Albright slaps away a takedown attempt from Dezhnyov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Albright wants to clinch.
Albright tries to clinch there but Dezhnyov circles away.
Albright moves into the clinch.
Albright unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dezhnyov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Albright controlling the action here for a moment.
Albright landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Albright lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Albright.
Dezhnyov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Albright with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Albright utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Albright lands a good knee to the midsection. Dezhnyov won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Albright utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Albright lands an elbow that stopped Dezhnyov in his tracks for a moment.
Albright is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dezhnyov being controlled against the cage.
Albright swings wildly with an uppercut but Dezhnyov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Albright is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dezhnyov can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albright utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Albright unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Albright crunches a lovely knee into Dezhnyov's ribcage.
Dezhnyov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Albright goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Albright creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dezhnyov's defenses.
Albright connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dezhnyov's face.
Albright misses with some punches.
Albright putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dezhnyov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Albright just leaning against Dezhnyov, taking a breather.
Albright with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albright with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Albright missing with knees to the body.
Dezhnyov tries for a takedown but Albright manages to get underhooks.
Albright lands an elbow that stopped Dezhnyov in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Albright fails to land.
Albright gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Albright using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dezhnyov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dezhnyov avoiding damage as Albright throws knees to the body.
Dezhnyov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Albright after a bit of a struggle.
Shawn Albright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Dezhnyov.
Dezhnyov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Albright avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dezhnyov.
Albright lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Albright goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Albright misses with a punch on the inside.
Albright lands an elbow that stopped Dezhnyov in his tracks for a moment.
Albright tries a body shot but Dezhnyov blocks it.
Albright swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Albright misses with a knee to the head.
Dezhnyov goes for a takedown attempt but Albright pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Albright tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dezhnyov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dezhnyov is stalling in the full guard.
Alexander Dezhnyov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dezhnyov stands up over Albright, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Albright showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Albright, 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Albright!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luigi Fuze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dorian Ilic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ilic has chosen Hardwell feat. Amba Shepherd - Apollo as his entrance music. Dorian Ilic is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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245 lbs
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230 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Good low kicks
Powerful |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luigi Fuze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dorian Ilic!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuze drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fuze pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ilic is keeping the position for now.
Fuze drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fuze jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fuze drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fuze jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fuze could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Fuze is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Fuze pushing down on Ilic's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuze is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ilic has managed to free his arm - good work.
Fuze is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ilic defends it well.
Fuze seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Ilic is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Luigi Fuze!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Deckard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Dubrovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Dubrovsky looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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175 lbs
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172 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bobby Deckard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Dubrovsky!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Deckard 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Deckard slips under a jab from Dubrovsky.
Dubrovsky scores with a hook to the body. Deckard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dubrovsky connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dubrovsky thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dubrovsky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Deckard was well out of range. Poor timing from Dubrovsky.
Deckard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dubrovsky misses with a hook.
A big right from Dubrovsky misses.
Deckard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dubrovsky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Deckard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dubrovsky.
Dubrovsky looks winded!
Dubrovsky takes a swing at Deckard's ribcage but misses.
Dubrovsky thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Dubrovsky misses.
Deckard closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dubrovsky quickly recovers to half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Deckard maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Dubrovsky could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Deckard has cracked it and Dubrovsky is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Deckard!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bobby Deckard!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Patricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wan Benming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benming has chosen Fight the power as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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164 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Patricio Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wan Benming!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua tries to clinch but Benming moves out of range.
Benming dives in and grabs Rua's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rua pushes down on Benming's head and hops out.
Rua closes the distance but Benming moves to the side
and Benming counters with a right hand to the body.
Rua wants to clinch.
Rua defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Benming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benming. Rua does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rua closes the distance and pushes Benming back into the cage.
Benming drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rua pulls his leg out and moves away.
Patricio Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wan Benming.
Benming fails with a takedown attempt.
Rua wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rua wants to clinch up but Benming keeps it at a distance.
Patricio Rua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rua moves into the clinch.
Benming has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rua after a bit of a struggle.
Benming should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Rua stalling.
Benming takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rua unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Benming looks winded!
Benming has Rua pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rua manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Benming on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Benming goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rua prevents it.
Rua's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Benming is blocking nicely.
Benming drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rua pulls his leg out and moves away.
Benming shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rua pinned against the cage. Rua gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rua walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Benming checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Benming swats away the attempt to clinch by Rua.
Rua darts in and clinches Benming up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua unloads a knee to the mid-section. Benming lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Benming managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
Rua utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rua with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Benming avoids it.
Rua displaying some good clinch control by pressing Benming up against the cage.
Rua lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rua with a knee to the head.
Rua is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
We've been informed that Benming has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Rua landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua slowing the pace effectively.
Rua looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Benming is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rua to keep the fight standing.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Benming.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rua is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rua gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Wan Benming has been cut.
Rua utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees to the body from Rua.
Rua gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rua landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rua lands an elbow inside.
Rua will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Benming up against the cage.
Rua lands a good knee to the midsection. Benming won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patricio Rua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wan Benming's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Benming keeps the fight on the outside.
Rua tries to clinch but Benming moves out of range.
Rua doesn't manage to clinch there - Benming circles away.
Rua tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Benming manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Benming gets tackled into the cage by Rua. Rua maintains the clinch.
Patricio Rua has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Benming drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rua gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rua lands a nice knee to the body.
Benming blocks an elbow strike.
Benming is breathing heavily.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Benming tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rua misses with a knee strike.
Rua lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rua misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Benming escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rua feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Benming's calf.
Rua looks to clinch
and Benming counters with a left and a right that stings Rua.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch but Benming swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rua pushes Benming up against the cage in a clinch.
Rua stalling.
Benming dodges an elbow strike from Rua.
Benming blocks an elbow strike from Rua.
Rua scores a nice knee to the body.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Benming is blocking nicely.
Rua with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Benming wants a takedown.
Patricio Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wan Benming.
Rua pushes off an throws an elbow but Benming leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benming on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rua misses with a knee strike.
Rua pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Rua.
Benming is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rua is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benming is defending well for now.
Benming avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.
Benming has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rua after a bit of a struggle.
Rua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benming is defending well for now.
Benming jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rua walks away with a smile on his face. Benming gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Benming shoots for a takedown but Rua saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rua wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benming swats away the attempt to clinch by Rua.
Rua is looking to clinch but Benming is avoiding it.
Benming ducks right into an uppercut from Rua.
Benming takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rua takes the fight into the clinch.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but Benming blocks with his arms.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Benming.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rua.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua pushes off an throws an elbow but Benming leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Benming has Rua pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rua manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rua is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benming can do to turn this around?
Benming takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but Benming blocks with his arms.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Rua.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benming blocks an elbow strike from Rua.
Rua lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Benming avoids the damage to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benming tries to score a body lock takedown but Rua shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rua with a knee to the head.
Benming is rocked!
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Benming is still on wobbly legs! Can Rua finish him?
Rua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Benming has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rua lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rua lands an elbow inside that Benming shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patricio Rua dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wan Benming's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rua is looking to clinch but Benming is avoiding it.
Rua wants to clinch up but Benming keeps it at a distance.
Rua wants to clinch.
Benming shoots in and drives through. Rua sprawls well.
Rua lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benming paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Benming swinging wildly here.
Rua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Benming gets tackled into the cage by Rua. Rua maintains the clinch.
Benming seems to have recovered his senses.
Benming takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rua throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benming letting Rua take a breather here.
Benming has had enough of the clinch but Rua keeps him there for the moment.
Benming is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rua gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Benming blocks it with crossed arms.
Rua lands an elbow inside that Benming shrugs off.
Rua throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rua gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rua lands a knee to the body.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rua.
Rua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rua throws an elbow but it misses.
Rua lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rua using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Benming takes an elbow to the temple.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Benming is blocking nicely.
Rua lands a big knee to the head and Benming goes down! Rua pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patricio Rua!
Patricio Rua seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Wan Benming had this to say: 'I would like to thank everyone for supporting tonights event'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Vickers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Joll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vickers comes to the cage accompanied by Angel of Death - Slayer. Joll is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: ACDC - ThunderStruck. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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265 lbs
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25
265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
KO power |
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Counter fighter
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Vickers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Greg Joll!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joll misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vickers thuds his right hand into Joll's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Greg Joll has been cut.
Vickers catches Joll with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vickers lands a big right hand that sends Joll crashing to the mat! Vickers stays standing though and waves Joll back to his feet!
Vickers steps in with a hook that catches Joll right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Vickers follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Joll looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Vickers!
A very excited looking Jack Vickers 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.
Greg Joll was interviewed post fight and said 'You call this pain? Try sniffing a beach of sand while wearing budgie smugglers - now that is pain. '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anucha Poopha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reinaldo Aruba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Anucha Poopha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Reinaldo Aruba!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poopha lands a right hook to the body.
Poopha clinches.
Poopha lands a knee to the head.
Poopha with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Aruba goes for a takedown in the clinch but Poopha prevents it.
Aruba has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Poopha avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Poopha keeps control of Aruba as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Poopha lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aruba jumps guard but Poopha stands there with Aruba around his waist. Aruba gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Anucha Poopha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reinaldo Aruba.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Poopha.
Poopha scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Aruba tries to pull guard but Poopha forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Poopha lands an elbow inside that Aruba shrugs off.
Aruba drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Poopha gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Poopha lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poopha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Poopha lands with a left to the head.
Aruba fails to pull guard.
Poopha lands a knee to the head.
Aruba is rocked!
Poopha lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Aruba is still on wobbly legs! Can Poopha finish him?
Poopha landing knees to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Poopha.
Poopha pushes Aruba against the cage. Poopha is working some dirty boxing. Poopha pushes off with a quick right hook! Aruba goes down! Aruba tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Poopha moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anucha Poopha!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tormund Giantsbane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrzej Rostowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rostowski has chosen VITER - Marichka as his entrance music. The key to victory for Tormund Giantsbane has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Tormund Giantsbane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andrzej Rostowski!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rostowski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Rostowski is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rostowski thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rostowski drops back looking for a leg! Giantsbane is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Giantsbane manages to kick Rostowski off! Rostowski jumps back into Giantsbane's guard.
Giantsbane wants to stand and escape but Rostowski is having none of it.
Rostowski drops back looking for a leg! Giantsbane is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Giantsbane manages to kick Rostowski off! Rostowski jumps back into Giantsbane's guard.
Rostowski drops back looking for a leg! Giantsbane is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Giantsbane manages to kick Rostowski off! Rostowski jumps back into Giantsbane's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giantsbane is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rostowski is controlling him.
Rostowski is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Rostowski working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Rostowski thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Giantsbane wants to stand and escape but Rostowski is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rostowski drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rostowski jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Giantsbane wants to stand up but Rostowski is controlling him.
Rostowski drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rostowski jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Giantsbane wants to stand and escape but Rostowski is having none of it.
Rostowski drops back looking for a leg! Giantsbane is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Giantsbane manages to kick Rostowski off! Rostowski jumps back into Giantsbane's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rostowski drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rostowski jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Giantsbane knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rostowski on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rostowski is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rostowski drops back looking for a leg! Giantsbane is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Giantsbane manages to kick Rostowski off! Rostowski jumps back into Giantsbane's guard.
Rostowski is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rostowski drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rostowski jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rostowski drops back looking for a leg! Giantsbane is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Giantsbane manages to kick Rostowski off! Rostowski jumps back into Giantsbane's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rostowski drops back looking for a leg! Giantsbane is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Giantsbane manages to kick Rostowski off! Rostowski jumps back into Giantsbane's guard.
Rostowski drops back looking for a leg! Giantsbane is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Giantsbane manages to kick Rostowski off! Rostowski jumps back into Giantsbane's guard.
Rostowski prevents Giantsbane from getting back to his feet.
Rostowski drops back looking for a leg! Giantsbane is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Giantsbane manages to kick Rostowski off! Rostowski jumps back into Giantsbane's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrzej Rostowski dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Giantsbane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rostowski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Giantsbane swivels and escapes.
Giantsbane displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rostowski.
Giantsbane scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rostowski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Giantsbane.
Rostowski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Giantsbane throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giantsbane misses with an uppercut.
Rostowski blocks a jab.
Giantsbane misses with a wild body shot.
Rostowski has a takedown stuffed.
Tormund Giantsbane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrzej Rostowski.
Rostowski ducks right into an uppercut from Giantsbane.
Giantsbane misses with a body shot.
Giantsbane takes a swing at Rostowski's ribcage but misses.
Giantsbane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rostowski.
Giantsbane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rostowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Giantsbane.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giantsbane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Giantsbane scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rostowski in his tracks.
Rostowski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Giantsbane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rostowski darts in looking for a takedown but Giantsbane gets double underhooks and turns Rostowski into the cage.
Rostowski can't get the takedown.
Giantsbane is trying to break the clinch but Rostowski has him pressed against the cage.
Giantsbane is trying to push Rostowski away but Rostowski has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Giantsbane is looking to break free of the clinch but Rostowski has double underhooks.
Rostowski has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Giantsbane is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rostowski is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Giantsbane is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giantsbane wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rostowski has him pressed against the cage.
Giantsbane manages to break the clinch.
Rostowski tries to score a power double leg takedown but Giantsbane sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rostowski somewhat.
Rostowski avoids the body shot from Giantsbane.
Giantsbane is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Giantsbane misses the body punch
and Rostowski counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rostowski is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Giantsbane wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rostowski looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Andrzej Rostowski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rostowski is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rostowski seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tormund Giantsbane dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Giantsbane.
Rostowski shoots in for a double leg but Giantsbane sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Giantsbane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Giantsbane jabs at Rostowski's body.
Tormund Giantsbane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rostowski ducks under a wild hook from Giantsbane.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rostowski.
Giantsbane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Giantsbane fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giantsbane gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Giantsbane wants to stand but Rostowski is controlling the position.
Rostowski is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rostowski thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rostowski thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rostowski thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rostowski drops back looking for a leg! Giantsbane is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Giantsbane manages to kick Rostowski off! Rostowski jumps back into Giantsbane's guard.
Rostowski thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rostowski prevents Giantsbane from getting back to his feet.
Rostowski is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rostowski drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rostowski jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rostowski drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rostowski jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giantsbane wants to stand and escape but Rostowski is having none of it.
Rostowski is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rostowski is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Giantsbane is looking to stand up but Rostowski isn't so interested in that idea.
Rostowski is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rostowski drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rostowski jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Giantsbane manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Rostowski looking for a takedown.
Tormund Giantsbane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrzej Rostowski.
Rostowski drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Giantsbane wants to break the clinch but can't.
Giantsbane prevents a takedown attempt there.
Giantsbane tries to circle away but Rostowski has him pinned against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Andrzej Rostowski.
I think Rostowski 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrzej Rostowski!
A determined Andrzej Rostowski didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Terry Aunor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terry Aunor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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158 lbs
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146 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Terry Aunor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benny Hill!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aunor lunges at Hill with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hill's hand.
It looks like Benny Hill has been cut.
Hill is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Aunor tries to clinch but Hill is having none of it.
Hill changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Aunor tries to avoid it but Hill manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Aunor to the ground. Aunor escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Aunor scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hill throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Aunor was covering up waiting for the punch and Hill finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Aunor on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Aunor tries to get out of the position.
Aunor wants to stand and escape but Hill is having none of it.
Hill working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Aunor might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Aunor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hill throwing strikes from guard but Aunor blocks nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aunor manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hill is desperately trying to improve his position but Aunor has a good base and remains in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aunor wants to control the pace but Hill is squirming around nicely.
Hill is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Aunor looking to control and managing it successfully.
Aunor is looking to work his way around to Hill's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Aunor tries to control but Hill wriggling away.
Hill regains half guard.
Hill is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill looking for a kimura from the bottom but Aunor passes into side control!
Hill is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Aunor's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Aunor controlling the pace.
Hill wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hill trying to control but Aunor postures up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hill actively working from the bottom here.
Hill felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aunor tries to stand and escape but Hill is controlling the position.
Aunor throwing shots but Hill is blocking nicely.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hill manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Aunor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hill tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hill has a closed guard, preventing Aunor from standing up.
Aunor slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Terry Aunor.
Aunor fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Terry Aunor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Hill misses.
No luck for Hill with that takedown attempt.
Hill closes the distance and clinches up with Aunor, looking for a takedown. Hill pushes Aunor against the cage but Aunor circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Terry Aunor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benny Hill.
Aunor looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hill is defended easily by Aunor.
Aunor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hill at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aunor feints a jab promting Hill to slip. Aunor then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hill slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hill will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Aunor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benny Hill's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Aunor wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hill shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Aunor as he jumps to the side.
Aunor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aunor stuffs the takedown.
Aunor is looking to clinch but Hill is avoiding it.
Hill lands with a straight right. Aunor didn't see that one coming.
Hill misses with a two punch combination.
Aunor throws a leg kick which misses Hill's front leg but catches the back leg as Hill tries to avoid it.
Aunor throws a head kick but Hill moves out of range.
Aunor tries to clinch there but Hill circles away.
Hill throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aunor scores with a sloppy right hand. Hill should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill fails with the takedown.
Terry Aunor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benny Hill.
Aunor scores with a nice head shot.
Hill looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Aunor leaves Hill with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hill is breathing heavily.
A combination from Hill does no damage.
Hill shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Aunor has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hill is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aunor controlling the position for now.
Hill missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Aunor trying to hold on to Hill's head to control him but Hill postures up.
Hill sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aunor defending well though.
Hill working over Aunor with some ground and pound. Aunor looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hill takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hill throws a strike but Aunor avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Aunor managing to control the position.
Aunor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aunor looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hill throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aunor controls Hill momentarily but Hill frees himself.
Aunor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Terry Aunor has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Aunor moves in looking to clinch but Hill pushes him off.
Aunor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hill.
Aunor fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hill fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Aunor avoids it really well and circles away.
Aunor throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Aunor.
Aunor punishes Hill's body with a nice straight punch.
Aunor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hill swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aunor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hill.
Aunor throws a series of strikes that have Hill backpedaling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hill fails with the takedown
and Aunor counters with a three punch combo that has Hill backing up. Hill nods at Aunor to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hill.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Aunor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Benny Hill's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Aunor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hill manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aunor digs a good body shot into Hill's ribs.
Hill circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hill shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Aunor as he avoids it easily.
Aunor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hill's sensitive parts.
Hill drives through with a takedown into Aunor's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hill is fighting to break Aunor's control of his arms but Aunor is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hill throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hill takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aunor has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Terry Aunor wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hill on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Aunor. Aunor obviously looking to wear him down.
Aunor forces Hill back against the cage and clinches.
Aunor scores with a shoulder strike.
Aunor lands a body shot.
Aunor lands an uppercut.
Hill changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Aunor fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hill slips a jab and a cross from Aunor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aunor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aunor fails with an attempt to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hill.
Terry Aunor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benny Hill.
Aunor has taken the fight to the clinch.
Aunor digs a right hand into Hill's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hill's gas tank.
A short body shot lands from Aunor as the two fighters clinch.
Aunor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aunor scores with a push kick.
Aunor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hill stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Aunor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aunor defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hill.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aunor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hill swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aunor tries to close the distance and clinch but Hill swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aunor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hill's head.
Aunor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hill circles away from the clinch attempt.
Terry Aunor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aunor misses with a body kick.
Aunor is looking to clinch but Hill is avoiding it.
Terry Aunor is winning the standup battle so far.
Hill needs to keep his hands up - Aunor had a free shot at his head there.
Terry Aunor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aunor stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Aunor wants it to stay on the feet.
A jab lands there for Aunor.
Aunor fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aunor moves to clinch but Hill breaks away
and Hill counters with a nice double leg into side control. Aunor won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aunor gets back to half guard.
Aunor gets full guard.
Hill postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hill distracts Aunor with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hill missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Aunor pulls Hill in close to his closed guard and prevents Hill from doing any damage or advancing position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hill throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aunor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Aunor clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Benny Hill's cut.
That's time! Aunor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hill swats away the attempt to clinch by Aunor.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aunor. Hill does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aunor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aunor misses with the combination.
Aunor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hill circles away quickly and effectively.
Aunor with a jab.
Aunor stuffs the takedown.
Aunor wants to clinch.
Hill throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aunor is looking to clinch.
Hill closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hill tries to score a power double leg takedown but Aunor sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hill somewhat.
Aunor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hill manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aunor tries to clinch but Hill is having none of it.
Aunor connects with a body shot.
Aunor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hill.
Terry Aunor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benny Hill.
Hill is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Aunor darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hill shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hill showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are battling for position here. Aunor manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Aunor working a defensive guard here.
Hill keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Aunor's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hill throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aunor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Aunor pulls Hill in close to prevent any damage.
Hill missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill won't allow Aunor to sweep him here.
Benny Hill has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hill working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hill throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aunor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hill postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hill trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hill's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hill looking to sit in guard and control but Aunor gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hill is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill is looking for a triangle but Aunor pushes his legs off easily.
Hill throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hill is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hill looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Aunor passes into side control.
Aunor passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Hill!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aunor can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hill is looking to escape.
Hill can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Terry Aunor will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Benny Hill'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. And we move into the final round!
Hill shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Aunor as he jumps to the side.
Aunor moves into the clinch.
Aunor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aunor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Hill as he connects with a hook.
Aunor lands with an uppercut that bounces Hill off the cage and back into range.
Aunor tries to clinch but Hill moves out of range.
Hill darts in looking for a takedown but Aunor gets double underhooks and turns Hill into the cage.
Hill drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Terry Aunor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benny Hill.
A hook to the body from Aunor.
Hill is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aunor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hill tries to pull guard but Aunor forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hill tries to break the clinch but Aunor is controlling the position.
Aunor lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hill or not.
Aunor lands a hook that snaps the head of Hill backwards.
Aunor gets through Hill's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Aunor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hill is rocked!
Aunor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hill is still on wobbly legs! Can Aunor finish him?
A short left from Aunor.
Aunor breaks from the clinch.
Aunor lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Hill goes down and covers up as Aunor starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Terry Aunor!
Terry Aunor decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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