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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ippo Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ribeiro comes to the cage accompanied by bubble pop. Ippo Ribeiro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ippo Ribeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bubba Watts!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro looking to score a takedown here. Watts is defending well but Ribeiro drives through and ends up in Watts's guard.
Ribeiro postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Watts is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ribeiro decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Watts, up you get!
Watts 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ribeiro is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Watts's half guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Watts has eaten all the pies!
Ribeiro content to control rather than advance.
Watts wants to get back to full guard.
Watts is looking to control Ribeiro's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Watts avoid being mounted?
Well, if Ribeiro is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watts is not content to let Ribeiro control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Ippo Ribeiro wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ribeiro shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Watts manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ribeiro lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ribeiro preventing the sweep.
Ribeiro is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Watts keeping moving, preventing Ribeiro from controlling successfully.
Watts trying to keep a closed guard but Ribeiro is proving a slippery customer.
Ribeiro postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Watts covers up, he's hurt! Ribeiro keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Ribeiro and the ref steps in to end the fight! Ribeiro can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ippo Ribeiro!
Ippo Ribeiro looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'where you at mother fucker!!!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lubomir Aleksandrowicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamil Koltun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lubomir Aleksandrowicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kamil Koltun!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koltun throws a head kick that misses.
Aleksandrowicz closes the distance and clinches up with Koltun, looking for a takedown. Aleksandrowicz pushes Koltun against the cage but Koltun circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Aleksandrowicz connects with the punch.
It looks like Kamil Koltun has been cut.
Aleksandrowicz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Aleksandrowicz is looking to take a break and control but Koltun is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Aleksandrowicz tries for a kimura but Koltun is defending well.
Aleksandrowicz in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Koltun tries to bench press Aleksandrowicz off him but Aleksandrowicz keeps the position.
Aleksandrowicz looking to control but instead Koltun has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aleksandrowicz throwing shots but Koltun is blocking nicely.
Still in half guard, Aleksandrowicz seems content to control.
Koltun avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Aleksandrowicz.
Aleksandrowicz misses with a head shot. Koltun uses the momentum to regain guard.
Aleksandrowicz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Koltun is keeping the position for now.
Koltun working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Aleksandrowicz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koltun wants to get back to his feet but Aleksandrowicz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Aleksandrowicz trying to control the position from guard on top but Koltun is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aleksandrowicz stands and steps away. Koltun gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Aleksandrowicz misses with a head kick.
Aleksandrowicz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Aleksandrowicz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koltun gets caught flat footed, as Aleksandrowicz shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Aleksandrowicz trying to control but Koltun is working from the bottom.
Koltun is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aleksandrowicz wants to control from the top but Koltun keeps moving.
Aleksandrowicz is really struggling to control Koltun but he's trying to hold on to the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Lubomir Aleksandrowicz wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Aleksandrowicz shoots in and drives through. Koltun sprawls well.
Aleksandrowicz shoots in looking for a takedown. Koltun tries to sprawl out of it but Aleksandrowicz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Koltun manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lubomir Aleksandrowicz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aleksandrowicz needs to keep his hands up - Koltun had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Lubomir Aleksandrowicz has been cut.
Koltun blocks a head kick by Aleksandrowicz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koltun throws a jab but it's blocked by Aleksandrowicz.
Nice takedown defense from Koltun. No joy for Aleksandrowicz on that attempt.
Aleksandrowicz looks for a takedown but Koltun sprawls well.
Aleksandrowicz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Koltun swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Koltun drops his hands momentarily and Aleksandrowicz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Aleksandrowicz tries for a takedown but Koltun sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Aleksandrowicz drives through with a takedown into Koltun's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aleksandrowicz postures up in Koltun's guard and throws a big left but Koltun blocks it.
Koltun not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aleksandrowicz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Koltun looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Aleksandrowicz puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lubomir Aleksandrowicz dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Aleksandrowicz looks to throw the jab but Koltun is out of range.
Aleksandrowicz shoots in for a takedown but Koltun shows good takedown defense.
Aleksandrowicz tries to clinch but Koltun moves out of range.
A jab from Koltun misses.
Lubomir Aleksandrowicz is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice body punch from Koltun.
Koltun scores with a nice strike.
Aleksandrowicz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Koltun throws a big shot that misses.
Aleksandrowicz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Koltun.
No luck for Aleksandrowicz with that takedown attempt.
Aleksandrowicz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Aleksandrowicz fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lubomir Aleksandrowicz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aleksandrowicz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Koltun sprawls well. Koltun wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Aleksandrowicz gets slowly back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koltun misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Aleksandrowicz.
Aleksandrowicz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Aleksandrowicz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Koltun's waist but Koltun gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Aleksandrowicz off to one side.
Aleksandrowicz shoots for a takedown but Koltun saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Koltun misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aleksandrowicz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aleksandrowicz throws a sloppy head kick
and Koltun counters with a nice uppercut.
Koltun with a nice cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aleksandrowicz connects with a crisp jab.
Aleksandrowicz thows a leg kick but Koltun checks it
and Koltun scores with a counter punch that sends Aleksandrowicz to the canvas! Koltun smells blood - he's punishing Aleksandrowicz with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Aleksandrowicz has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kamil Koltun!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chad Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Haverford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy comes to the cage accompanied by Run this town. Haverford has chosen Jay-Z & Kanye West - N** In Paris as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chad Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Haverford !
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Haverford misses.
Haverford lands a nice shot to the body.
Hardy connects with a body shot that sends Haverford 's belly button to the back.
Donk. Haverford catches Hardy right on the button with a cross.
Hardy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hardy checks a leg kick.
Haverford lands a glancing blow to the side of Hardy's head.
Haverford tries to close the distance and clinch but Hardy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Haverford has closed the distance and engaged Hardy in a clinch.
Hardy is working for takedown but Haverford is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hardy has been working on his balance at Team Hopkins, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Haverford .
Haverford tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hardy avoids it.
Hardy tries a body shot but Haverford blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haverford stalls.
Hardy working aggressively here.
Hardy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hardy is trying to force a seperation but Haverford has the dominant position.
A short left from Hardy.
Haverford is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haverford tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hardy avoids it.
Hardy misses with a punch on the inside.
Hardy has had enough of the clinch but Haverford keeps him there for the moment.
Hardy tries to throw a body punch but Haverford avoids it by throwing Hardy back against the cage.
Haverford lands a good knee to the midsection. Hardy won't want to take too many of those.
Haverford tries to throw a body punch but Hardy avoids it by throwing Haverford back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Haverford .
Hardy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Haverford fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Haverford throws a shot to the body.
Haverford ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hardy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haverford fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Haverford tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Haverford staying out of range there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hardy, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardy shoots in but Haverford avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haverford stuffs the takedown.
Haverford takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Haverford drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hardy looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Haverford puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haverford is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hardy defends it well.
Haverford is looking for a kimura here.
Haverford is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Hardy still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Hardy has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haverford struggling a bit here.
Haverford tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hardy throws an elbow but Haverford slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hardy takes a little break here. Haverford wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Haverford is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hardy has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Haverford is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haverford keeps trying to improve his position.
Hardy remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Haverford is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hardy's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hardy connects with a nice short shot to Haverford 's temple.
Hardy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Haverford is pressing down on Hardy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haverford bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hardy's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hardy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Haverford manages to get himself to full guard.
Haverford looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hardy is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Haverford 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.
Hardy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hardy throws a jab when Haverford was well out of range.
Haverford throws a nice outside leg kick.
Haverford ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haverford attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Haverford jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haverford cracks the inside of Hardy's front leg.
Hardy misses with the body kick
and Haverford counters with an inside leg kick.
Haverford is looking to score with low kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Hardy misses the target.
Haverford blocks a jab.
Hardy throws a right and a left that Haverford avoids nicely.
Hardy throws a right hand that misses
and Haverford counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hardy's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haverford takes a jab right on the kisser.
Haverford throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tom Haverford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hardy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haverford .
Chad Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haverford fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Haverford misses with a few strikes there.
Hardy darts in looking for a takedown but Haverford gets double underhooks and turns Hardy into the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hardy goes for a takedown attempt but Haverford pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Haverford connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Haverford shoots in looking for a takedown but Hardy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Haverford 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hardy tries a low kick but Haverford avoids it.
Haverford lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throws a right hand that Haverford ducks under and follows up with a left that Haverford also avoids with ease.
Haverford stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Haverford wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardy lands a body shot.
Haverford fails in his attempt to clinch.
Haverford has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Haverford there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haverford tries a low kick but Hardy avoids it.
Hardy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hardy throws a lazy right hand but Haverford sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hardy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haverford .
Hardy manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Haverford on his heels. He'll look to pass Haverford 's guard now, I'm sure.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Haverford is on top in guard.
Haverford has gone for a leg lock! Hardy slips out almost immediately though and dives into Haverford 's guard.
Haverford had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hardy defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haverford preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Haverford throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Haverford looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hardy controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hardy preventing the sweep.
Haverford had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hardy defends it easily.
Tom Haverford has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haverford looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Haverford has his foot on Hardy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hardy works his way back into a safe position though.
Haverford trying to control the position.
Hardy landing with the ground and pound.
Hardy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Our spies down at at BLACKSMITH GYM - THE 25 Coach Las Vegas Mega-Gym inform us that Haverford has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haverford throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Haverford working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Hardy has passed into half guard!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haverford is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tom Haverford will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hardy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hardy loads up on a big right hand but Haverford slips the punch.
Hardy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hardy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hardy looks to score with a jab to the body but Haverford is just out of range.
Haverford looking to score a takedown here. Hardy is defending well but Haverford drives through and ends up in Hardy's guard.
Haverford is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hardy is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hardy has escaped and now he's on top!
Hardy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Haverford wants to sweep but no luck.
Haverford is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Hardy has his hands clasped together but Haverford extends and breaks Hardy's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Haverford .
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tom Haverford !
A very excited looking Tom Haverford 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.
The defeated Chad Hardy had this to say: 'As always I can do everything through Christ my lord and savior who strengthens me. Without him I wouldn't be here tonight. Don't worry I'll be back.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michihiro Bukake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hendrik Velikopolje (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bukake kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Primo Victoria. Velikopolje has chosen Yngwie Malmsteen & Dio - Dream On as his entrance music. Michihiro Bukake has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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220 lbs
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217 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michihiro Bukake !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hendrik Velikopolje!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bukake fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Michihiro Bukake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for Velikopolje.
Good work by Velikopolje as he checks the leg kick.
Bukake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Velikopolje misses the target.
Velikopolje swats away the attempt to clinch by Bukake .
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bukake .
Bukake looks to land a body kick but Velikopolje moved away.
Bukake closes the distance looking to clinch
and Velikopolje cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bukake tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Velikopolje counters with a straight right hand.
Velikopolje lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Michihiro Bukake has been cut.
Hendrik Velikopolje is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bukake .
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michihiro Bukake . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bukake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bukake gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bukake gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bukake throws a front kick aimed at Velikopolje's knee but Velikopolje avoids it well.
Bukake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Velikopolje.
Bukake goes for a double leg but Velikopolje avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Velikopolje continues to drive forward.
We've been informed that Velikopolje has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Velikopolje blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Velikopolje misses with a punch to the body.
Bukake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Velikopolje.
Velikopolje lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velikopolje lands a body punch.
Bukake has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Velikopolje avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bukake throws a knee to the head but misses.
Velikopolje misses with a hook to the ribs.
Velikopolje cracks Bukake with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bukake tries a knee to the head but Velikopolje blocks it.
Bukake tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Velikopolje lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bukake backwards.
A shot in the inside from Velikopolje.
Bukake scores with a knee to the head.
Velikopolje misses with a hook to the ribs.
Velikopolje lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bukake is trying to maintain a safe position but Velikopolje gets an underhook and turns Bukake into the cage.
Velikopolje has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bukake working aggressively here.
Velikopolje lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Velikopolje blocks the elbow strike.
Bukake can't get the takedown.
Velikopolje manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Velikopolje can't find room to land a body shot as Bukake controls the action.
The referee is keeping an eye on Velikopolje - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bukake is looking to take this one to the mat.
Velikopolje tries to throw a body punch but Bukake avoids it by throwing Velikopolje back against the cage.
Velikopolje tries to throw a body punch but Bukake avoids it by throwing Velikopolje back against the cage.
Velikopolje stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short right from Velikopolje on the inside.
Bukake is rocked!
Velikopolje lands with a light punch inside.
Oh Bukake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A shot in the inside from Velikopolje.
Velikopolje throws a big uppercut that drops Bukake ! More strikes from Velikopolje and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Bukake lies dazed against the cage as Velikopolje celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hendrik Velikopolje!
Hendrik Velikopolje thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zorba The Greek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niku Taku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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179 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
21 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zorba The Greek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Niku Taku!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taku ducks under a wild hook from The Greek.
A combination from The Greek does no damage.
Taku slips under a jab.
Taku looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? The Greek is fending him off so far but Taku persists. Nope, The Greek circles away and we're back to standing.
Taku moves away from the strike by The Greek.
Taku fails to land with a series of punches.
The Greek swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Taku tries to close the distance and clinch but The Greek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Greek 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.
The Greek falls off balance throwing a combination
and Taku counters by moving into the clinch.
The Greek can't break the clinch.
The Greek wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Taku has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but The Greek regains guard immediately.
Taku stays in close to The Greek's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taku wants to control from the top but The Greek keeps moving.
Taku looking to pass the guard.
Taku throwing strikes but missing.
Taku being controlled here momentarily.
Taku wants to pass the guard but The Greek is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Niku Taku.
Taku fails with a takedown attempt.
Taku gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The Greek prevents a takedown attempt there.
Zorba The Greek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Niku Taku.
Taku breaks from the clinch.
Taku feints and then cracks The Greek's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow The Greek down.
The Greek misses with a wild combination.
The Greek lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taku circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taku shoots for a takedown but The Greek saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The Greek fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Greek throws a right and a left that Taku avoids nicely.
Taku is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Greek fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Greek avoids the body shot from Taku.
Taku shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts The Greek as he jumps to the side.
Taku throws a body kick that misses.
The Greek tries to bum rush Taku with a series of wild strikes but Taku uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Taku takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Niku Taku has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taku looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crunch! Taku slams his shin into The Greek's torso.
Taku showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Greek.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for The Greek, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taku keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Greek.
Zorba The Greek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Greek slips a jab and a cross from Taku.
The Greek looks to land a combination but Taku avoids it well.
Taku fails with a takedown attempt.
No joy there for The Greek, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Taku has taken the fight to the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taku breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Niku Taku will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Niku Taku's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Taku closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming The Greek to the mat! The Greek manages to get full guard.
The Greek keeping moving, preventing Taku from controlling successfully.
Taku pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. The Greek is keeping the position for now.
Taku is looking to work some ground and pound but The Greek has wrist control.
Taku seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Taku wants to control from the top but The Greek keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Niku Taku wasn't active enough on the ground.
The Greek fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by The Greek.
Taku shoots in for a takedown but The Greek shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The Greek misses with the combination.
Zorba The Greek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taku shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Taku uses his free foot to push down on The Greek's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for The Greek.
Taku takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taku throwing strikes here but The Greek is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Taku can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as The Greek is looking to escape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taku throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Taku with good strikes from the mount here!
Taku controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taku can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as The Greek is looking to escape.
The Greek takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Taku looking to control but The Greek is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taku tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Taku avoids the attempt from The Greek to control.
Taku can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as The Greek is looking to escape.
The Greek tries to control Taku's body but Taku pushes him off. The Greek squirms to his side and now Taku has his back!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Greek staying busy and making it hard for Taku to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niku Taku showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Niku Taku's cut.
That's time! The Greek's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
The Greek lands with a nice combination. Taku backs away looking to recover.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by The Greek!
A combination from The Greek does no damage.
The Greek gets caught napping as Taku dives in and scores a takedown. The Greek manages to retain guard.
Niku Taku has got the better of the ground game so far.
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!
Taku wants to control from the top but The Greek keeps moving.
Taku is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Taku tries to free his leg and advance position but The Greek is retaining full guard.
The Greek utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Taku trying to control the position from guard on top but The Greek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Niku Taku was stalling too much, according to the referee.
The Greek scores with a crisp jab that stopped Taku in his tracks.
The Greek throws a series of punches but Taku moves out of range.
The Greek rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taku moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Taku shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and The Greek counters with a three punch combo that has Taku backing up. Taku nods at The Greek to acknowledge the strikes.
That has opened up Niku Taku's cut even more.
The Greek throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Taku.
Taku throws a head kick that misses.
Taku fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. The Greek sprawls well initially but Taku persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taku content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taku throwing shots but The Greek is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taku is looking for a kimura here.
The Greek wants to control but Taku is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The Greek wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Greek is not content to let Taku control the position.
Taku is working for a submission of some sort.
The Greek gets back to full guard.
The Greek trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taku being controlled here momentarily.
Taku stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Greek swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zorba The Greek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taku controlling from the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Zorba The Greek wasn't doing enough on the ground.
The Greek misses with a few strikes there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zorba The Greek showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Taku 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Niku Taku!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Salim Al Muri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Fritzjimmins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fritzjimmins has chosen Woodkid - Run Boy Run as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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219 lbs
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224 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Salim Al Muri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Fritzjimmins!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fritzjimmins misses with a two punch combination.
Fritzjimmins misses with an uppercut
and Al Muri counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Fritzjimmins tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Al Muri slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Al Muri working the ground and pound.
Al Muri goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Fritzjimmins rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Al Muri's guard! Nice work there by Fritzjimmins!
Al Muri might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Al Muri is looking for a triangle but Fritzjimmins pushes his legs off easily.
Al Muri has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Fritzjimmins is pushing down on Al Muri's leg trying to pass to half guard. Al Muri is fighting to maintain full guard but Fritzjimmins has managed to sneak the leg through.
Fritzjimmins prevents Al Muri from improving his position.
Al Muri is working hard here to advance position.
Fritzjimmins works his way into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Muri tries to bench press Fritzjimmins off him but Fritzjimmins keeps the position.
My spies in BLACKSMITH GYM - THE 25 Coach Las Vegas Mega-Gym inform me that Fritzjimmins has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Al Muri struggling a bit here.
Fritzjimmins moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Al Muri is not content to let Fritzjimmins control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fritzjimmins looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Al Muri sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fritzjimmins tries to pass the half guard into mount. Al Muri knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Al Muri tries to get to full guard but Fritzjimmins has control of the leg.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fritzjimmins is looking to take a break and control but Al Muri is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fritzjimmins might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Al Muri haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Al Muri is trying to control but can't.
Al Muri is looking to improve his position.
Fritzjimmins is working for a kimura but Al Muri is defending it quite comfortably.
Fritzjimmins is trying to work for a kimura but Al Muri is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fritzjimmins trying to advance position but Al Muri counters by regaining guard.
Fritzjimmins wants to pass the guard but Al Muri is keeping the position.
Al Muri is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fritzjimmins is aware though and is defending well.
Al Muri manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Al Muri looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fritzjimmins can't escape the position.
Al Muri lands a nice shot to the head.
Fritzjimmins is rocked!
It looks like Jim Fritzjimmins has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Al Muri is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Fritzjimmins goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Al Muri!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Salim Al Muri!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wai Man Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Marsden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marsden comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Shot to the Double Glock by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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161 lbs
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Wai Man Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Brandon Marsden!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsden throws an off balance right hand
and Li counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Li wants to control from the top but Marsden keeps moving.
Li trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Marsden is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Marsden keeping moving, preventing Li from controlling successfully.
Li has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Marsden wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Marsden keeping moving, preventing Li from controlling successfully.
Li looking to sit in guard and control but Marsden gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Li managing to control the position.
Li controls Marsden momentarily but Marsden frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden preventing the sweep.
Li is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Marsden defends well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Marsden is working Li over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Li utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Marsden advances position into side control!
Li is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Li makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Li.
Li wants to sweep here but Marsden controlling him for the moment.
Li looking for subs off his back but Marsden has passed one foot through into half guard.
Li has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Marsden is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li is trying to get back to full guard.
Li is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Marsden pulls his head out easily.
Marsden lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Li gets back to full guard.
Marsden being controlled here momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wai Man Li 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.
Li connects with a body shot.
Marsden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Li.
Li takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Marsden gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Li lands a jab to Marsden's midsection.
Li throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brandon Marsden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Li looks to throw the jab but Marsden is out of range.
Marsden rushes Li and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Marsden misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marsden manages to break the clinch.
Marsden connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Marsden throws a hook but Li avoids it easily.
Marsden has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Li finds it's way round the side to connect with Marsden's head.
Marsden throws a lazy uppercut
and Li counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Li, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marsden.
Li misses with a body shot.
Marsden shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Li pinned against the cage. Li gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Li just misses with a punch to the body.
Li shoots in and drives through. Marsden sprawls well.
Marsden throws an off balance right hand
and Li counters with a stiff right hand.
Marsden throws a head kick but Li moves out of range.
Marsden misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Li. Marsden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Li misses with a takedown attempt - Marsden sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Li is looking to wear down Marsden with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Li throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Li misses the shot to the body.
Li shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Marsden sprawls well. Marsden wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Li gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wai Man Li. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big right from Li misses.
Marsden shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Li as he avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marsden.
Nice takedown defense from Marsden. No joy for Li on that attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Marsden.
Marsden connects with a single shot there.
Marsden just misses with a punch to the body.
Marsden closes the distance and clinches.
Marsden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marsden throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsden throws a looping overhand right but Li ducks down to avoid it.
Marsden dives in and grabs Li's left leg, looking for a takedown. Li pushes down on Marsden's head and hops out.
Marsden lands a really nice looking cross but Li seems unphased.
Li uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marsden.
Marsden misses with an uppercut. Li saw that one coming.
Marsden's corner calls for a 1-2. Marsden obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Li scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Li cracks Marsden with a big right hand but Marsden just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Marsden 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.
Li landing a few strikes.
Li in side control, throwing shots but Marsden defends.
Li is putting a hurting on Marsden here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li gets to mount! Marsden was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Li with shots to the head and body - Marsden looks very uncomfortable down there.
Marsden holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Li tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Wai Man Li overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Li thowing shots but they're missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Li looking to finish Marsden with some ground and pound. This is bad for Marsden!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wai Man Li dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Some wild striking there from Marsden.
Li chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marsden can pounce on him.
Li swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marsden needs to keep his hands up - Li had a free shot at his head there.
Marsden throws a chopping leg kick but Li manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Marsden tests Li's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Li swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Li takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Li shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Marsden sprawls well. Marsden wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Li gets slowly back to his feet.
Li connects with a looping right hand.
Marsden cracks Li with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden looks to throw the jab but Li is out of range.
Li staying out of range there.
Li takes a swing at Marsden's ribcage but misses.
Li fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Marsden avoids it really well and circles away.
Marsden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Li.
Marsden scores with a kick to the body.
Li misses the shot to the body.
Marsden tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Li fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marsden manages to avoid it.
Marsden throws a right hand that misses
and Li counters with a straight right hand.
A jab lands there for Marsden.
Li shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Li was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Li slows the pace down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li throwing strikes but Marsden manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Li is looking to regain half guard here but Marsden keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marsden working the head and body with strikes.
Li wants to control but Marsden postures up.
Li tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsden lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Li manages to get back to half guard.
Li trying to control from the bottom.
Li moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Li is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Marsden avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Li wants to control but Marsden passes easily into half guard.
Wai Man Li is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden is trying to work for a kimura but Li is defending well.
Li trying to control but Marsden postures up.
Brandon Marsden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wai Man Li showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Li, 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wai Man Li!
Wai Man Li 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 Manny Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Severi Suhonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mayweather comes into the arena with Yep blaring out of the sound system. Suhonen has chosen Lentävä Kalakukko as his entrance music. Severi Suhonen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 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
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Manny Mayweather!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Severi Suhonen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayweather drives through with a takedown into Suhonen's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Mayweather working some strikes from top position.
Mayweather trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mayweather is in close to Suhonen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Suhonen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mayweather wants to improve his position but Suhonen is controlling well.
Mayweather regains full guard. Nicely done.
Suhonen won't allow Mayweather to sweep him here.
Suhonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Mayweather is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Suhonen 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mayweather wants to sweep but no luck.
Mayweather doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Suhonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Mayweather is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Suhonen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mayweather is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather wants to sweep here but Suhonen controlling him for the moment.
Mayweather on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mayweather tries to get out of the position.
Suhonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Mayweather is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mayweather wants to sweep here but Suhonen controlling him for the moment.
Suhonen trying to control but Mayweather is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Severi Suhonen.
Mayweather misses with a body shot
and Suhonen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mayweather thinking.
Suhonen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mayweather. Mayweather circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mayweather leaves Suhonen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mayweather shoots in and gets a takedown into Suhonen's guard.
Mayweather postures up and lands a big shot to Suhonen's brow.
Suhonen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mayweather is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suhonen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mayweather defends it easily.
Suhonen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mayweather defends it easily.
Mayweather works over Suhonen with some ground and pound from guard.
Mayweather keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Suhonen's head.
Mayweather throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Suhonen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Suhonen's head.
Mayweather throws a big elbow that misses.
Mayweather makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mayweather wants to control from the top but Suhonen keeps moving.
Mayweather working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mayweather is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Suhonen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mayweather lands a couple of digs.
Suhonen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Suhonen is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Mayweather rolls with it to try and escape but Suhonen cranks on the arm and Mayweather is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Severi Suhonen!
Severi Suhonen really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that TFP Graphics - Pit Inc logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clark Channell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Belo Me (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Clark Channell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Belo Me!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Channell throws a hook to the side of Me's head but Me sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Channell throws a head kick but Me moves out of range.
Me tries to clinch up.
Channell loads up on a big right hand but Me slips the punch.
Me is looking to clinch.
Channell shoots in and gets a takedown into Me's guard.
Me had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Channell defends it easily.
Me keeping full guard, as Channell tries to pass.
Channell passes Me's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Channell seems to be looking for submissions.
Me is refusing to be controlled, as Channell sits in half guard.
Channell looking for a submission but Me manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Channell with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Channell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Channell stopping the sweep attempt from Me.
Our spies down at at Lawson MMA (UK) inform us that Me has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Me is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Channell advances position into side control!
Channell is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Me knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Channell is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Me knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Me is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Channell off and has taken his back!
Me doesn't have the hooks in and Channell manages to turn into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Channell with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Channell forces his way into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Me is trying to control but can't.
Me is looking to improve his position.
Channell trying to mount his opponent but Me defends it.
Me moves into full guard.
Channell drops back, looking for a kneebar! Me looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Me looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Me!
Me is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Channell knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Me tries to stand but Channell is controlling his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Me wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Channell, who protects the arm well.
Channell throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Channell manages to work his way to half guard, despite Me's best efforts.
Me is looking for a kimura but Channell is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Me to get the leverage.
Me is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Channell still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Channell has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Channell tries for a kimura but Me is defending well.
Channell is trying to get an arm triangle but Me is defending well.
Channell thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Channell scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Me to see if he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Me is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Channell goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Me rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Channell's guard! Nice work there by Me!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Channell is looking for a triangle but Me pushes his legs off easily.
Channell looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Me has picked Channell up and slammed him! Channell can't keep hold of the triangle and Me manages to pass to side control!
Me is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Channell is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Me tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Channell tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clark Channell dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Me tried to score with a low kick but Channell checks it.
Me shoots in and bounces Channell off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Me pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Channell is keeping the position for now.
Me has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Channell to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Me is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Channell pulls down on the head and he's put Me to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Clark Channell!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Orkan Dogu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Swanson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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26
180 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
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175 lbs
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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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Orkan Dogu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dogu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Swanson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dogu finds it's way round the side to connect with Swanson's head.
Swanson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dogu moves away.
Dogu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Swanson.
Swanson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dogu's head backwards.
Orkan Dogu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dogu misses with a looping left.
Dogu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Swanson throws out the jab.
Dogu looks to land a right hand but Swanson moved out of range.
Dogu throws a hook but Swanson avoids it easily.
Dogu blocks a jab.
Swanson throws a hook but Dogu blocks it.
Swanson moves out of range of the strikes.
Dogu takes a swing at Swanson's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Dogu.
Swanson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dogu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dogu misses with a looping right.
Swanson tries to bum rush Dogu with a series of wild strikes but Dogu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dogu throws a hook to the side of Swanson's head but Swanson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dogu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Swanson slips a straight right by Dogu.
Swanson lands a head shot.
Dan Swanson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dogu lands a nice shot that snaps Swanson's head back.
Swanson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Swanson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Swanson looks to throw the jab but Dogu is out of range.
Dogu throws a poor cross that misses
and Swanson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dogu throws a jab when Swanson was well out of range.
Swanson defending well as Dogu loads up on a big left hand.
Dogu throws a poor cross that misses
and Swanson counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Swanson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Swanson scores with a punch to the head.
Dogu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Swanson.
Dogu is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dogu throws out a loose jab but Swanson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Dogu as he connects with a hook.
Dogu throws a jab when Swanson was well out of range.
Swanson lands with a shot to the body.
Dogu looks to land a left hand but Swanson moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Dogu misses.
Swanson misses the shot to the body.
Dogu seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A telegraphed right hand from Dogu misses the target.
Dogu closes the distance and clinches up with Swanson, looking for a takedown. Dogu pushes Swanson against the cage but Swanson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dogu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Swanson avoids the body shot from Dogu.
Dogu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Swanson lands a nice hook to Dogu's body. Dogu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Swanson misses with a straight left.
Dogu lands with an overhand left.
Dogu gets a takedown into half guard.
Dogu throwing shots but Swanson is blocking nicely.
Dogu lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Swanson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dogu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson tries to get to full guard but Dogu has control of the leg.
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!
Dogu is trying to control the action in half guard but Swanson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Swanson has one foot on Dogu's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
A big right from Swanson misses.
Swanson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Swanson lands with a straight right. Dogu didn't see that one coming.
Swanson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dogu.
Swanson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Swanson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dogu had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Swanson slips under a jab from Dogu.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Swanson moves out of range as Dogu strikes.
Swanson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Swanson moves away from the strike by Dogu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Swanson 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.
Dogu jabs at Swanson's body.
Dogu shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Swanson is looking to escape.
Dogu is trying to control. Swanson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Swanson tries to roll over but Dogu keeps him under control.
Swanson trying to hold on to Dogu's head to control him but Dogu postures up.
Dogu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dogu wants to take a breather but Swanson is having none of it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Swanson trying to control but Dogu postures up.
Swanson 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Swanson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Swanson connects with the punch.
Swanson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dogu.
Dogu looks to throw the jab but Swanson is out of range.
Dogu blocks a leg kick.
Swanson missing with a left hand there. Dogu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Swanson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dogu. Swanson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Swanson looks to land a left hand but Dogu moved out of range nicely.
A lazy left from Swanson finds it's target.
The fighters circling - Swanson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dogu ducks under a wild hook from Swanson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch combination from Swanson misses.
Swanson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dogu checks the leg kick nicely there.
Swanson thows a left - swing and a miss!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dogu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dogu slips under a jab.
Dogu throws out a loose jab but Swanson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Swanson misses with a straight right.
Dogu throws an off balance right hand
and Swanson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dogu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Swanson moves away.
Dogu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Swanson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dogu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Swanson manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dogu thows a body shot but no joy.
Dogu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Swanson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dogu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Swanson was well out of range. Poor timing from Dogu.
Dogu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dogu moves away from the strike by Swanson.
Dogu throws a hook to the side of Swanson's head but Swanson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dogu. Swanson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dogu misses with an uppercut. Swanson saw that one coming.
Dogu cracks Swanson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Swanson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dogu catches Swanson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dan Swanson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dogu throws a hook but Swanson blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dogu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Swanson manages to avoid it.
Dogu fails with the takedown.
Some wild striking there from Swanson.
Swanson throws a combination that misses
and Dogu counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dogu is thwarting Swanson's attempts to control the position.
Dogu prevents Swanson from standing back up.
Swanson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dogu scores with a couple of nice shots.
Swanson is holding on to half guard well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swanson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dogu is trying to control. Swanson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dogu works his foot free and advances to mount.
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 Orkan Dogu will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dogu moves out of range of the strikes.
Dogu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Swanson misses with an uppercut. Dogu saw that one coming.
Dogu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Swanson throws out the jab.
Swanson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Swanson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dogu.
Swanson throws a right and a left that Dogu avoids nicely.
Dogu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Swanson.
A big left from Swanson misses.
Dogu shoots in for a double leg but Swanson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Swanson is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson looks to land a combination but Dogu avoids it well.
Swanson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dogu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dogu throws the left hand but Swanson avoids the punch easily.
Dogu just misses with a punch to the body.
Swanson leaves Dogu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orkan Dogu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dogu misses with a hook.
Swanson catches Dogu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Swanson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dogu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Swanson.
Swanson moves away from the strike by Dogu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dogu misses with a jab to the body
and Swanson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dogu throws a big shot that misses.
Swanson misses with a looping left.
Dogu throws a shot from downtown. Swanson moves away and avoids it.
Dogu jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dogu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dogu throws a hook but Swanson avoids it easily.
Swanson connects with an inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Dogu misses the target.
Dogu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Swanson misses the jab.
Dogu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson misses with a two punch combination.
Dogu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dogu throws a lazy right hand but Swanson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dogu.
Swanson throws a nice looking combination but Dogu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dogu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Swanson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Swanson ducks under a wild hook from Dogu.
Dogu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A lazy left from Swanson finds it's target.
Swanson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dogu has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Swanson misses.
Dogu takes a swing at Swanson's ribcage but misses.
Dogu tries for a takedown but Swanson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Swanson.
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!
Dogu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dogu scores with a nice strike.
Dogu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Swanson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dogu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dogu thows a body shot but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swanson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Swanson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Swanson really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Swanson moves out of range of the strikes.
Dogu staying out of range there.
Swanson lands a glancing blow to the side of Dogu's head.
Dogu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Swanson momentarily.
Swanson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dogu goes for a double leg but Swanson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Swanson continues to drive forward.
Dogu looking to stall.
Swanson misses with a punch to the body.
Swanson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dogu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dogu jabs Swanson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Swanson lands with a straight right. Dogu didn't see that one coming.
A combination from Swanson does no damage.
Dogu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Swanson was well out of range. Poor timing from Dogu.
Swanson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dogu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Swanson counters with a nice body shot.
Swanson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Swanson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dogu.
Swanson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dogu.
Swanson slips under a jab.
Dogu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dogu slips a straight right by Swanson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dogu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dogu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Dogu misses.
Dogu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Swanson was well out of range. Poor timing from Dogu.
Swanson connects with a body shot that sends Dogu's belly button to the back.
Dogu misses with a body shot.
Dogu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Swanson tries to avoid it but Dogu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Swanson to the ground. Swanson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swanson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dogu.
Swanson lands a leg kick that knocks Dogu off balance momentarily.
A shot to the body from Dogu misses
and Swanson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dogu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dogu ducks under a wild hook from Swanson.
Dogu stuns Swanson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Swanson scores with a jab. Dogu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dogu staying out of range there.
Swanson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dogu's hands.
Dogu shoots in for a takedown but Swanson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orkan Dogu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dogu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dogu closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dogu lands in his opponent's guard.
Swanson pulls Dogu in close to prevent any damage.
Dogu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dogu looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dogu preventing the sweep.
Dogu connects with a couple of short punches.
Dogu trying to control the position from guard on top but Swanson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dogu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Swanson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dogu sitting in guard, not really doing much.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dogu keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Swanson's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Dan Swanson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Swanson connects with a right hand. Dogu shakes it off.
The fighters circling - Dogu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Swanson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dogu tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Swanson defends well and Dogu ends up having to push Swanson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Swanson wants to stall.
Dogu jumps guard but Swanson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Swanson breaks from the clinch.
Dogu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Dogu or perhaps it was just good defense by Swanson which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orkan Dogu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Swanson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dogu missing with a left hand there. Swanson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab lands there for Swanson.
Swanson looks to land a right hand but Dogu moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Swanson.
Swanson staying out of range there.
Swanson misses with a hook. Dogu ducked under it nicely.
Dogu misses with an uppercut. Swanson saw that one coming.
Dogu fails with a takedown attempt.
Swanson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Orkan Dogu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dogu misses with a hook
and Swanson counters with a left to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dogu shoots in and drives through. Swanson sprawls well.
Nice cross by Swanson.
Dogu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Swanson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dogu.
Swanson lands a lovely overhand right.
Dogu cracks Swanson with an open hand slap.
Swanson misses with an uppercut.
Dogu misses with a hook
enabling Swanson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dogu fails to land the takedown.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Swanson with a jab.
Dogu is rocked!
Dogu gets a takedown into half guard.
Swanson gets back to full guard.
Dogu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dogu preventing the sweep.
Dogu is working Swanson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson working a defensive guard here.
Dan Swanson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swanson wants to stand up but Dogu is controlling him.
Dogu preventing the sweep.
Dogu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dogu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Swanson trying to keep a closed guard but Dogu is proving a slippery customer.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Swanson 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swanson trying to keep a closed guard but Dogu is proving a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Swanson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Swanson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 46:49
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 47:49
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Swanson!
Dan Swanson is the new welterweight champion!
A very excited looking Dan Swanson 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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