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Feral Combat 47 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Haverford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Puempel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haverford comes to the cage accompanied by Jay-Z & Kanye West - N** In Paris. Matt Puempel has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tom Haverford 's chin.
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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
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Haverford !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Puempel!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haverford doesn't manage to clinch there - Puempel circles away.
Puempel throws a head kick but Haverford moves out of range.
Puempel throws a big shot that misses.
Haverford closes the distance and clinches.
Haverford looking to slow down the pace here.
Haverford blocks the elbow strike.
Puempel is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Haverford gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Puempel tries a body shot but Haverford blocks it.
Haverford being controlled against the cage.
Haverford utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Haverford .
Haverford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Puempel.
Puempel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Haverford using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Puempel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Puempel is trying to drag Haverford to the mat but Haverford just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Haverford lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puempel prevents a body shot from Haverford .
Puempel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Puempel has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Haverford regains guard immediately.
We've been hearing good reports from Haverford 's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Haverford is on top in guard.
Puempel manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Haverford manages to get himself to full guard.
Puempel stopping the sweep attempt from Haverford .
Haverford trying to control the position.
Puempel keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Haverford 's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haverford is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Haverford looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Puempel passes into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haverford is looking for a sweep. Puempel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Puempel is working for a kimura but Haverford is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puempel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Haverford tries to get to full guard but Puempel has control of the leg.
Haverford is not content to let Puempel control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Haverford tries to get to full guard but Puempel has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haverford is staying active underneath Puempel, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Matt Puempel.
Haverford ducks under a wild hook from Puempel.
Puempel looks for the body kick but Haverford saw that one coming.
Puempel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Haverford waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Puempel.
Haverford tries to clinch up.
Haverford is looking to clinch but Puempel is avoiding it.
Puempel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haverford .
Puempel throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Haverford scores with a nice head shot.
A left and a right from Haverford both land. Nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haverford is looking to chop away at Puempel's legs.
Good shot there by Haverford .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haverford wants to clinch up but Puempel keeps it at a distance.
Puempel checks a leg kick.
Puempel throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Haverford .
It looks like Tom Haverford has been cut.
Puempel misses with a low kick.
Haverford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Puempel closes the distance and clinches up with Haverford , looking for a takedown. Puempel pushes Haverford against the cage but Haverford circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tom Haverford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Puempel.
A low kick from Haverford is predictable there
and Puempel counters with a low kick, right behind Haverford 's knee.
Haverford does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Puempel goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haverford looking to score a takedown here. Puempel is defending well but Haverford drives through and ends up in Puempel's guard.
Haverford is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Puempel is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Puempel has escaped and now he's on top!
Puempel with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matt Puempel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tom Haverford 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Puempel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Puempel misses with an uppercut.
Haverford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puempel.
Puempel plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Haverford chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Puempel can pounce on him.
A left lands for Haverford .
Haverford throws out a loose jab but Puempel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haverford uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Puempel has time to react.
Puempel is rocked!
Puempel circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Haverford . Puempel falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Haverford !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tom Haverford !
A relieved looking Tom Haverford thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bo Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Kopyto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is God save the Queen. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Bo Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrew Kopyto!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A lazy left from Tyson finds it's target.
Kopyto tries to clinch but Tyson is having none of it.
Tyson tests Kopyto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kopyto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tyson throws a one two combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tyson feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Kopyto sprawling to the canvas! Kopyto rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Tyson finish him?!
Kopyto is rocked!
Tyson cracks Kopyto with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bo Tyson!
During a confident post fight interview, Bo Tyson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henderson Cormier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Henderson Cormier!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cormier misses with a takedown attempt - Barnes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Barnes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cormier at a distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barnes.
Barnes throws a head kick but Cormier moves out of range.
Cormier shoots in for a takedown but Barnes shows good takedown defense.
That kick from Barnes tenderised Cormier's leg. Cormier is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barnes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barnes has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Qube Striking in the buildup to the fight.
Barnes thows a body shot but no joy.
Cormier tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes cracks the inside of Cormier's front leg.
An inside leg kick lands from Barnes.
Cormier tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barnes tests Cormier's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cormier takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Cormier tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Barnes defends well and Cormier ends up having to push Barnes into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
John Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henderson Cormier.
A knee to the head by Barnes.
It looks like Henderson Cormier has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cormier in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes connects with a knee to the head.
Cormier can't get the takedown.
Barnes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cormier lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cormier looks winded!
Good body shot from Barnes.
Barnes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Barnes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barnes throws a knee to the head but misses.
A shot in the inside from Barnes.
Come on Barnes - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barnes.
Barnes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cormier managing to block the knees to the body from Barnes.
A right hook to the body lands for Barnes.
Barnes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barnes scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Barnes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Barnes connects with a knee to the head.
Barnes scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barnes obliges.
Barnes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Barnes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes lands a knee to the head.
Cormier tries to pull guard but Barnes holds him up against the cage and eventually Cormier drops back down to his feet.
Cormier jumps guard but Barnes stands there with Cormier around his waist. Cormier gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Barnes crunches a lovely knee into Cormier's ribcage.
Barnes with a knee to the head.
Barnes working Cormier over with knees to the body.
Barnes content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Barnes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands a nice knee to the body.
Barnes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barnes lands a leg kick that knocks Cormier off balance momentarily.
Cormier shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Barnes as he jumps to the side.
Barnes gets a clinch.
Barnes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barnes scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barnes digs a right hand into Cormier's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cormier's gas tank.
Barnes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cormier's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Barnes scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Barnes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henderson Cormier's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Barnes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cormier. Cormier circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Barnes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab from Barnes does it's job there.
Cormier doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Barnes lands with a kick to the temple. Cormier shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes connects with a single shot there.
Barnes moves into range and connects with a jab.
Henderson Cormier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cormier takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cormier is breathing heavily.
Barnes lands a nice hook to Cormier's body. Cormier takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barnes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barnes scores with a hook.
John Barnes is winning the standup battle so far.
Barnes jabs Cormier to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jab by Barnes.
Cormier uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Barnes cracks the inside of Cormier's front leg.
Barnes lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a front kick aimed at Cormier's knee but Cormier avoids it well.
Barnes lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cormier will feel that in the morning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cormier on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barnes. Barnes obviously looking to wear him down.
Cormier on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cormier shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Barnes but Barnes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cormier takes one to the chin there.
Barnes moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries to throw a body punch but Cormier avoids it by throwing Barnes back against the cage.
Barnes landing knees to the head.
Barnes lands with a light punch inside.
Barnes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Barnes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Barnes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Barnes.
Barnes landing knees to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cormier's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cormier is rocked!
Barnes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cormier's face.
Cormier is still on wobbly legs! Can Barnes finish him?
Barnes tries a body shot but Cormier blocks it.
Cormier seems to have recovered his senses.
Cormier is trying desperately to land a takedown but Barnes is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Cormier.
Barnes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Barnes.
Barnes drops Cormier with a big knee straight up the middle! Cormier is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Barnes is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Cormier walks straight into a right hand from Barnes - that's dropped him! Barnes jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Cormier from any more punishment! Cormier complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). John Barnes!
John Barnes decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dc Gable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Black Belt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dc Gable has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dc Gable!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Black Belt!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belt shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gable as he jumps to the side.
Belt shoots in looking for a takedown but Gable manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Belt's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Black Belt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gable lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A punch combination from Gable misses.
Belt looking to score a takedown here. Gable is defending well but Belt drives through and ends up in Gable's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Gable trying to keep a closed guard but Belt is proving a slippery customer.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gable holds on and takes a little breather.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gable utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gable wants to sweep but no luck.
Belt postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Belt has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belt 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.
Gable looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gable's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Belt throws a big right hand that misses.
Gable can't keep his opponent in guard - Belt advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Gable makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gable.
Gable keeping moving, preventing Belt from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gable looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gable keeping moving, preventing Belt from controlling successfully.
Belt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Belt postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Gable is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Belt, into his guard.
Gable slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gable trying to control but Belt is working from the bottom.
Belt is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gable.
Belt can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gable controls the pace.
Belt is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gable sitting in guard here, content to control.
Belt looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gable content to stall in guard here.
Gable avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gable is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We're going to have a standup here because Dc Gable wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Belt shoots for a takedown but Gable saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dc Gable has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Black Belt.
Belt moves into the clinch successfully.
Gable gets through Belt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gable tries a body shot but Belt blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gable softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Belt tries to pull guard but Gable won't allow it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gable lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gable lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dc Gable dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Belt dives in and grabs Gable's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gable pushes down on Belt's head and hops out.
Belt shoots in and drives through. Gable sprawls well.
Belt shoots in but Gable avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dc Gable has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Black Belt.
Decent striking displayed by Gable there.
Horrible takedown by Belt or perhaps it was just good defense by Gable which made him look bad.
Belt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gable.
Belt drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Gable.
Gable misses the shot to the body.
Gable ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gable is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A jab from Gable finds it's way through Belt's defenses.
Belt shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gable pinned against the cage. Gable gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gable takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gable with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gable tests Belt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gable looks to throw the jab but Belt is out of range.
Belt changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gable tries to avoid it but Belt manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gable to the ground. Gable escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Belt misses with a takedown attempt - Gable sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Belt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gable buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gable cracks Belt with an open hand slap.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Belt fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Belt shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gable connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Belt is breathing heavily.
Gable lands a big right hand that sends Belt crashing to the mat! Gable stays standing though and waves Belt back to his feet!
Belt is rocked!
It looks like Black Belt has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
and Gable counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Belt! He's just covering up as Gable starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dc Gable!
Dc Gable seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bolek Lolkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Severi Suhonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suhonen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Lentävä Kalakukko. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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201 lbs
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192 lbs
18 - 15 - 0 |
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bolek Lolkowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Severi Suhonen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Suhonen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lolkowski - the referee stops the clock and Suhonen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lolkowski. Suhonen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Suhonen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Suhonen lands a really nice looking cross but Lolkowski seems unphased.
A punch combination from Suhonen misses.
Suhonen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lolkowski goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lolkowski misses with a looping right.
Suhonen throws a head kick but Lolkowski moves out of range.
Bolek Lolkowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lolkowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Suhonen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lolkowski thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Suhonen if he has to take too many more of those.
Suhonen ducks under a wild hook from Lolkowski.
Lolkowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lolkowski throws a one two combo.
Suhonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lolkowski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lolkowski misses with a looping right.
We've been informed that Suhonen 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.
Bolek Lolkowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lolkowski throws a head kick but Suhonen moves out of range.
Lolkowski throws a sloppy head kick
and Suhonen counters with a straight right hand.
Suhonen avoids a kick to the body.
Lolkowski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lolkowski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Suhonen misses with an uppercut
and Lolkowski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Lolkowski misses.
Lolkowski lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut lands for Lolkowski. That snapped Suhonen's head back.
Suhonen tries a head kick but it misses.
Suhonen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A jab from Lolkowski does it's job there.
Nice jab there from Suhonen.
Lolkowski lands with a shot to the body.
Lolkowski scores with a head kick.
Lolkowski dives in and scores a takedown into Suhonen's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lolkowski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lolkowski is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Suhonen has his foot on Lolkowski's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lolkowski works his way back into a safe position though.
Lolkowski is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lolkowski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lolkowski connects with a couple of short punches.
Lolkowski scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Suhonen is looking to sweep but instead, Lolkowski has passed into half guard.
Suhonen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Suhonen.
We've been hearing that Lolkowski has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Lolkowski distracts Suhonen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lolkowski looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lolkowski has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Suhonen to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Lolkowski is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Suhonen pulls down on the head and he's put Lolkowski to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Severi Suhonen!
Severi Suhonen managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, TFP Graphics - Pit Inc, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ascension Bjj Expert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rasputin comes to the cage accompanied by Evil Scarecrow- Robotatron. Piotr Rasputin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Piotr Rasputin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ascension Bjj Expert!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasputin misses with a takedown attempt
and Bjj Expert counters with a takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bjj Expert stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Rasputin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bjj Expert counters with a straight right hand.
Rasputin with a poor takedown
and Bjj Expert counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Piotr Rasputin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bjj Expert controlling the pace.
Bjj Expert wants to stand but Rasputin has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Rasputin misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Bjj Expert wants to get back to his feet.
Rasputin is trying to stand back up but Bjj Expert is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjj Expert prevents Rasputin from improving his position.
Rasputin is concentrating on defense, preventing Bjj Expert from advancing position.
Bjj Expert seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bjj Expert in particular looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ascension Bjj Expert.
Rasputin with a poor takedown
and Bjj Expert counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bjj Expert seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bjj Expert prevents Rasputin from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjj Expert seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Bjj Expert not doing much here.
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.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ascension Bjj Expert hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bjj Expert closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rasputin quickly recovers to half guard.
Bjj Expert tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjj Expert seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Rasputin is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Sanitarium, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Rasputin is trying to stand back up but Bjj Expert is controlling him
Bjj Expert stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Rasputin to get to his feet.
Bjj Expert thows a body shot but no joy.
Rasputin tries for a takedown but Bjj Expert circles away easily
and Bjj Expert counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bjj Expert's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bjj Expert gets to his feet. Rasputin looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rasputin manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bjj Expert on his heels. He'll look to pass Bjj Expert's guard now, I'm sure.
Rasputin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bjj Expert is keeping the position for now.
Bjj Expert has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bjj Expert wants to stand but Rasputin is controlling the position.
Bjj Expert keeping moving, preventing Rasputin from controlling successfully.
Rasputin won't allow Bjj Expert to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rasputin looking to sit in guard and control but Bjj Expert gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rasputin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bjj Expert's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ascension Bjj Expert dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bjj Expert drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bjj Expert decides to stand up, so the ref orders Rasputin to his feet.
Rasputin tries for a takedown but Bjj Expert sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rasputin fails with the takedown
and Bjj Expert counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
It looks like Bjj Expert is going to stand back up.
Bjj Expert not doing much here.
Rasputin is refusing to be controlled, as Bjj Expert sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin wants to sweep but Bjj Expert has passed to side control!
Bjj Expert has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Rasputin gets caught flat footed, as Bjj Expert shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bjj Expert wants to stand but Rasputin is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bjj Expert stopping the sweep attempt from Rasputin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjj Expert pushing down on Rasputin's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bjj Expert stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Rasputin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bjj Expert counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rasputin won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Piotr Rasputin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bjj Expert stands up and beckons Rasputin to his feet.
Rasputin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bjj Expert counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Rasputin!
Rasputin pushes Bjj Expert away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bjj Expert gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Bjj Expert moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Bjj Expert decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin shoots and misses
and Bjj Expert counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bjj Expert trying to control the pace.
Rasputin punching from the bottom.
Rasputin is looking to control Bjj Expert's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rasputin avoid being mounted?
Bjj Expert decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjj Expert gets a double leg takedown into Rasputin's guard.
Bjj Expert content to stall in guard here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bjj Expert gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Rasputin misses with a takedown attempt
and Bjj Expert counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bjj Expert stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Rasputin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bjj Expert to the mat! Bjj Expert manages to get full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bjj Expert pulls Rasputin in to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bjj Expert is on top in guard.
Bjj Expert wants to pass the guard but Rasputin is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ascension Bjj Expert showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Rasputin has his takedown stuffed
and Bjj Expert counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rasputin tries for a takedown but Bjj Expert sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rasputin with a poor takedown
and Bjj Expert counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Piotr Rasputin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bjj Expert fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rasputin sprawls well initially but Bjj Expert persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bjj Expert decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Bjj Expert forces Rasputin back against the cage and clinches.
Bjj Expert is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bjj Expert taking a breather.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rasputin throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjj Expert slowing the pace effectively.
Rasputin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A knee to the head by Rasputin.
It looks like Ascension Bjj Expert has been cut.
Rasputin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bjj Expert avoids it.
Bjj Expert is stalling here.
Rasputin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bjj Expert has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rasputin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Knees to the body from Rasputin.
A head punch on the inside from Rasputin fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin lands an elbow inside that Bjj Expert shrugs off.
Bjj Expert avoids a wild elbow strike from Rasputin.
Bjj Expert has Rasputin pushed against the cage.
Rasputin lands a nice uppercut.
Bjj Expert misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rasputin.
Rasputin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bjj Expert - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin working aggressively here.
Bjj Expert tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rasputin avoids it.
Piotr Rasputin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bjj Expert stalling in the clinch.
Bjj Expert continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Rasputin looking to throw knees to the head but Bjj Expert is blocking nicely.
Bjj Expert is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bjj Expert managing to block the knees to the body from Rasputin.
Bjj Expert is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjj Expert blocks an elbow strike from Rasputin.
Rasputin lands an elbow inside that Bjj Expert shrugs off.
Rasputin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bjj Expert throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rasputin obliges.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bjj Expert managing to block the knees to the body from Rasputin.
Rasputin lands an elbow inside.
Rasputin lands an elbow that stopped Bjj Expert in his tracks for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Piotr Rasputin.
I think Bjj Expert 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ascension Bjj Expert!
An out of breath Ascension Bjj Expert thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Belo Me (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shin Gouki (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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30
186 lbs
17 - 18 - 0 |
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174 lbs
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Great elbows
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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
17 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Belo Me!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Shin Gouki!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Me shoots for a takedown but Gouki saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gouki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gouki misses with a double jab.
Me tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gouki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Gouki does no damage.
Me tries to clinch but Gouki is having none of it.
Me staying out of range there.
Me tries to clinch but Gouki is having none of it.
Gouki leaves Me with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gouki throws a right and a left that Me avoids nicely.
Gouki looks to land a body kick but Me moved away.
Gouki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Me has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Belo Me. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right-left combo lands from Gouki.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Me gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gouki.
Me defending well as Gouki loads up on a big left hand.
Me doesn't manage to clinch there - Gouki circles away.
Gouki throws a jab but it's blocked by Me.
Gouki throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gouki cracks Me with an open hand slap.
Me takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Shin Gouki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Me wants to clinch up but Gouki keeps it at a distance.
Me fails with a takedown attempt.
Me tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gouki tries to keep at a distance but Me has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gouki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Me throws an elbow but it misses.
Me blocks an elbow strike from Gouki.
Gouki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gouki throws a head punch that misses.
Me blocks an uppercut.
Gouki managing to block the knees to the body from Me.
Gouki trying to land knees to the body.
Me is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gouki tries to break the clinch but Me is controlling the position.
Gouki tries to throw a body punch but Me avoids it by throwing Gouki back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Me misses with an elbow strike.
Gouki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gouki missing with knees to the body.
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!
Gouki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gouki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gouki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Me avoids it.
Gouki tries to break free but Me pushes him back against the cage.
Me throws an elbow that misses.
Gouki is trying to break the clinch but Me has him pressed against the cage.
Me misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gouki.
Gouki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gouki wants to break free but Me has control.
Nice elbow from Me.
It looks like Shin Gouki has been cut.
Gouki can't find room to land a body shot as Me controls the action.
Gouki breaks the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gouki, right into the meat.
Me is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Me is looking to clinch but Gouki is avoiding it.
Me is looking to clinch but Gouki is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Gouki.
Me tries to clinch but Gouki moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gouki swats away the attempt to clinch by Me.
Nice sprawl there from Gouki as Me shoots in.
Shin Gouki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Me moves out of range as Gouki throws a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Me looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No luck for Me with that takedown attempt.
Me tries to close the distance and clinch but Gouki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gouki tries to land a front kick but Me steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Me checks a low kick from Gouki.
Me looks for a takedown but Gouki sprawls well.
Me moves in looking to clinch but Gouki pushes him off.
Me on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gouki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Me fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Me doesn't manage to clinch there - Gouki circles away.
Gouki scores with a decent looking hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Me tries to close the distance and clinch but Gouki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Me blocks a low kick nicely.
Gouki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gouki swats away the attempt to clinch by Me.
Gouki looks for the body kick but Me saw that one coming.
Gouki lands with a nice body kick.
Me throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gouki's waist but Gouki gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Me off to one side.
Gouki listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Gouki.
Gouki lands a nice looking body shot.
Me is breathing heavily.
Nice defenses there by Gouki.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Me closes the distance and clinches.
Gouki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gouki avoiding damage as Me throws knees to the body.
Gouki blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shin Gouki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shin Gouki's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gouki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gouki throws a head kick that misses.
Me tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gouki swivels and escapes.
Gouki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Me checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gouki throws a head kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gouki, right into the meat.
Gouki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Me fails with an attempt to clinch.
Me shoots for a takedown but Gouki saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Me tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gouki swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Belo Me. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Me wants to clinch.
Gouki throws a body punch but Me moves out of range.
Me shoots in looking for a takedown. Gouki tries to sprawl out of it but Me keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gouki manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Me fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Me throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gouki lands with a good body shot.
Belo Me is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gouki scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gouki with a hook.
Gouki cracks the inside of Me's front leg.
Gouki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Gouki.
Me takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gouki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Me is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gouki lands a left and a right that send Me crashing to the mat, dazed. Gouki thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Me is rocked!
It looks like Belo Me has been cut.
Gouki feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Me collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Shin Gouki!
Shin Gouki seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hector Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian Reis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Julian Reis has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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152 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hector Barbosa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Julian Reis!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reis has his takedown stuffed
and Barbosa counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Barbosa is trying to work for a kimura but Reis is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barbosa scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Barbosa is looking to take a break and control but Reis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Reis gets back to full guard.
Barbosa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Reis controls Barbosa momentarily but Barbosa frees himself.
Reis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barbosa is one step ahead there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbosa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reis is keeping the position for now.
Barbosa trying to control but Reis is working from the bottom.
Barbosa working some strikes from top position.
Barbosa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Barbosa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Barbosa has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Barbosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Reis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barbosa's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Barbosa tries to free his leg and advance position but Reis is retaining full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Reis is on top in guard.
Reis stopping the sweep attempt from Barbosa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barbosa looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Barbosa trying to control the position.
Reis with a nice head shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Reis.
Reis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barbosa seems keen to control Reis's posture.
Barbosa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Reis defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reis trying to control the position from guard on top but Barbosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Reis works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Reis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Reis thows a huge punch but Barbosa dodges it nicely.
Reis is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Barbosa is pressing down on Reis's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Barbosa keeping moving, preventing Reis from controlling successfully.
Reis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Reis tries to free his leg and advance position but Barbosa is retaining full guard.
Barbosa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barbosa keeping moving, preventing Reis from controlling successfully.
Barbosa lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Reis!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Barbosa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Reis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Barbosa holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Reis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barbosa avoids it.
Barbosa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barbosa crunches a lovely knee into Reis's ribcage.
A right handed body shot lands from Barbosa.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Reis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Barbosa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Barbosa has Reis pressed against the cage.
Reis looking to stall.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A knee to the head by Barbosa.
It looks like Julian Reis has been cut.
Barbosa lands a right hand.
Reis takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa pressing his opponent against the cage.
Barbosa gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
A short right from Barbosa on the inside.
Reis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barbosa avoids it.
Reis can't get the takedown.
Barbosa scores a nice knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Barbosa.
Reis working hard to break the clinch.
Reis can't find room to land a body shot as Barbosa controls the action.
Barbosa taking a breather.
A shot in the inside from Barbosa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa pushes Reis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Barbosa is working Reis over against the cage.
Barbosa lands a good knee to the midsection. Reis won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Barbosa lands a good knee to the midsection. Reis won't want to take too many of those.
Reis is breathing heavily.
Reis tries for a takedown but Barbosa manages to get underhooks.
Hector Barbosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julian Reis.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Barbosa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Barbosa stalling in the clinch.
Reis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Barbosa pulls his leg out and moves away.
Reis wants to clinch
and Barbosa counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Barbosa lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa connects with a couple of short punches.
Barbosa looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Barbosa landing with the ground and pound.
Reis controls Barbosa momentarily but Barbosa frees himself.
Barbosa stopping the sweep attempt from Reis.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Reis is on top in guard.
Reis trying to control the position from guard on top but Barbosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa seems keen to control Reis's posture.
Reis tries to free his leg and advance position but Barbosa is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barbosa keeping moving, preventing Reis from controlling successfully.
Reis won't allow Barbosa to sweep him here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Barbosa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Reis.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barbosa wants to sweep here but Reis controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Barbosa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Julian Reis's cut.
That's time! Barbosa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Barbosa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Barbosa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reis looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
Barbosa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick and Reis moves out of range easily.
Reis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barbosa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Reis. That did some damage!
Reis tries for a takedown but Barbosa circles away easily
and Barbosa counters with a nice double leg into side control. Reis won't be happy with that.
Barbosa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Reis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa working away.
Reis tries to bench press Barbosa off him but Barbosa keeps the position.
Barbosa trying to control the position but Reis is working away.
Barbosa working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Barbosa cracks Reis with an elbow. That is naaassty.
You can see the frustration on Reis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Barbosa swings around for an armbar but Reis sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Barbosa's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Reis is fighting to break Barbosa's control of his arms but Barbosa is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hector Barbosa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barbosa looking for a sweep. Not yet Barbosa, not yet.
Reis wants to control from the top but Barbosa keeps moving.
Barbosa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barbosa trying to control the position.
Barbosa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Reis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barbosa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Reis stands and throws Barbosa's legs to the side, diving into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbosa is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reis is looking to take a break and control but Barbosa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barbosa is trying to control Reis's posture but Reis avoids it.
Sloppy strikes there by Reis.
Barbosa tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Reis wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Barbosa gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Barbosa is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Reis tries to control but Barbosa wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa is working to get back to half guard.
Reis is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Barbosa is working to get back to half guard.
Reis trying to control but Barbosa is having none of it.
Reis throwing strikes here but Barbosa is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reis trying to control but Barbosa is having none of it.
Barbosa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Hector Barbosa did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Julian Reis's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Reis tries for a takedown but Barbosa circles away easily
and Barbosa counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Reis wants to get back to full guard.
Barbosa uses his free foot to push down on Reis's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Reis.
Barbosa lands a nice shot to the head.
Reis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Reis keeps trying to improve his position.
Barbosa with a couple of short strikes.
Barbosa lands a big shot there that rocks Reis but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa lands a nice shot to the head.
Reis can't escape the position.
Barbosa in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Reis is rocked!
Reis wants to hold on but Barbosa pushes him away.
Reis is still in real trouble! Can Barbosa finish him?
Barbosa pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Reis wants to control but Barbosa is having none of it.
Reis is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Barbosa in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Barbosa pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
A big strike lands for Barbosa! That's really hurt Reis and he's turned his back - Barbosa keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Barbosa jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hector Barbosa!
Hector Barbosa retains his featherweight title!
Our winner, Hector Barbosa, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Collins is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Beginning of the End. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Swanson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 23 - 1, fighting out of London, Dave Collins!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins misses with a wild body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Collins lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Swanson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Swanson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Horrible takedown by Collins or perhaps it was just good defense by Swanson which made him look bad.
Collins throws a sloppy head kick and Swanson moves out of range easily.
Collins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Swanson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Swanson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Collins connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Swanson scrambles back to his feet.
Dave Collins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swanson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Collins.
Swanson stuns Collins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Swanson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Swanson throws a big shot that misses.
Collins punishes Swanson's body with a nice straight punch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Collins has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Collins throws a lazy head kick
and Swanson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Swanson misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson misses the shot to the body.
Swanson connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Swanson. That's going to slow Collins down.
Swanson misses with a hook.
Swanson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Swanson jabs Collins to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Collins fails with a takedown attempt.
Swanson blocks a low kick nicely.
Swanson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Collins takes a swing at Swanson's ribcage but misses.
Collins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins blocks a low kick nicely.
Collins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Swanson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Collins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Swanson moves away.
Collins fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dan Swanson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Collins.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Collins misses with a head kick.
Swanson blocks a head kick by Collins.
Collins defending well as Swanson loads up on a big left hand.
Swanson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Swanson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Collins fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson misses with an uppercut.
Collins is trying hard to land a takedown here. Swanson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Swanson with a hook.
Swanson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Collins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dan Swanson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Swanson scores with a jab.
Collins throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Swanson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Swanson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Collins misses with a series of wild punches.
Swanson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Collins misses with a body shot
and Swanson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Collins scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Swanson is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at McGarrys plant works that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Collins misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Swanson wants to control but Collins postures up.
Collins lands a decent elbow from side control.
Swanson is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Swanson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Collins trying to control the action but Swanson is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Collins moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Swanson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Collins connects with a body shot that sends Swanson's belly button to the back.
Swanson misses the shot to the body.
Swanson misses with a straight left.
Collins doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Swanson.
Collins looks to score with a jab to the body but Swanson is just out of range.
Swanson throws a series of punches but Collins avoids them all with ease.
Swanson scores with a shot to the body.
Collins misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Swanson misses.
Collins misses the jab.
Collins thows a leg kick but Swanson checks it
and Swanson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Swanson scores with the left hand. Collins knows he should have avoided that one.
Collins throws a head kick but Swanson moves out of range.
Swanson blocks a head kick by Collins.
Swanson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Collins under the eye.
Collins paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Donk. Swanson catches Collins right on the button with a cross.
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!
Collins misses with a hook to the body
and Swanson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Swanson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Swanson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice cross by Swanson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson just misses with a punch to the body.
Swanson lands with a shot to the body.
Collins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Collins is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Swanson rather than just go for the knockout.
Swanson avoids the head kick by Collins.
Collins falls off balance throwing a combination
and Swanson counters with a stiff right hand.
Swanson looks to score with a jab to the body but Collins is just out of range.
Swanson slips a jab and a cross from Collins.
Collins on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Collins works Swanson's body with a nice hook.
Collins slips a jab and a cross from Swanson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson misses with a combination
letting Collins counter with a right hand.
Collins throws a sloppy head kick and Swanson moves out of range easily.
Collins feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Swansons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Collins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Collins staying out of range there.
Swanson misses with the combination.
Swanson misses with the combination.
Swanson missing with a left hand there. Collins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Swanson swings for the body but Collins moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Swanson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Collins shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Collins slips under a jab.
Collins throws a head kick that misses
and Swanson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Swanson tests Collins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Collins shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Swanson's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Collins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Swanson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Collins throws a strike but Swanson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Collins tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Swanson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Collins throws a leg kick
and Swanson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Collins misses with a body shot.
Collins with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Swanson scores with a jab to the body.
Collins connects with a single shot there.
Swanson checks the leg kick.
Collins attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A leg kick checked by Collins.
Swanson has managed to clinch.
Swanson tries a body shot but Collins blocks it.
Swanson stops a takedown attempt from Collins.
Swanson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Collins is defended easily by Swanson.
Collins shoots in but Swanson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dan Swanson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Collins.
Swanson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Collins has time to react.
Swanson throws a lazy right hand but Collins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick misses from Collins.
Collins checks a leg kick.
Swanson blocks a head kick by Collins.
Swanson scores with a hook.
Collins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins throws a hook but Swanson blocks it.
Swanson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big left from Swanson misses.
Swanson thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheers as Swanson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Collins doesn't seem phased though.
Swanson sizes up Collins with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Collins. Swanson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Collins throws a body punch but Swanson moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Collins.
Collins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Swanson manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins throws a nice head kick!
Swanson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Collins misses with a shot to the body
and Swanson counters with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Collins.
Collins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice inside leg kick there by Swanson. That's going to slow Collins down.
Collins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Swanson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Collins on the side of the head.
Collins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Swanson.
Collins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Swanson.
Collins blocks a jab.
Swanson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Collins drives through with a takedown into Swanson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Collins is looking to work some ground and pound but Swanson has wrist control.
Swanson pulls Collins in to control the position.
Swanson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Swanson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Collins stopping the sweep attempt from Swanson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swanson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Collins manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Swanson clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Swanson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Collins momentarily.
Swanson throws an overhand right that lands on Collins's shoulder, as Collins tries to avoid the shot.
Collins changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Swanson tries to avoid it but Collins manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Swanson to the ground. Swanson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Swanson is looking to score with low kicks.
Good work by Swanson as he checks the leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Swanson checks a leg kick.
Swanson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Swanson scores with a shot to the body.
Swanson lands a jab to Collins's midsection.
Collins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Collins lands a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Collins.
Swanson lands with a nice body punch.
Swanson tries to clinch but Collins moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Collins checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Swanson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Collins 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice takedown defense from Swanson. No joy for Collins on that attempt.
Dan Swanson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Collins.
Collins misses with a body shot.
Collins staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson thows a body shot but no joy.
Collins fails with a takedown attempt.
Collins throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Swanson's waist but Swanson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Collins off to one side.
Collins is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Collins has a takedown stuffed.
Collins defending well as Swanson loads up on a big left hand.
Jab from Swanson.
Swanson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Collins throws a low kick, looking for Swanson's leg but Swanson calmly moves out of range.
Collins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Swanson.
Swanson misses with a few strikes there.
Dan Swanson is winning the standup battle so far.
Collins throws a sloppy head kick and Swanson moves out of range easily.
Collins throws a head kick that misses
and Swanson counters with a nice uppercut.
Collins has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Swanson avoids the body shot from Collins.
Collins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A bone on bone clash there as Collins blocks the leg kick.
Collins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Collins lands a jab-cross combination.
Collins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins throws a leg kick
and Swanson counters with a straight right hand.
Collins thows a body shot but no joy.
Swanson blocks a head kick by Collins.
Collins lands with a shot to the body.
Swanson throws a nice looking combination but Collins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Collins fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Swanson.
Collins takes a swing at Swanson's ribcage but misses.
Swanson dips down and 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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swanson misses with a hook.
Swanson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Collins looks for a takedown but Swanson sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Swanson had his way with Dave Collins in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Collins throws a body punch but Swanson moves out of range.
Swanson moves into range and clinches up with Collins.
Swanson tries to work over Collins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Swanson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Collins has his takedown stuffed
and Swanson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big right from Swanson misses.
Collins shoots in but Swanson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Swanson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Collins's calf.
Collins darts in looking for a takedown but Swanson gets double underhooks and turns Collins into the cage.
Dan Swanson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Collins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson effectively controlling the action here.
Swanson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Collins throws a leg kick but Swanson checks it.
Swanson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Collins connects with a looping right hand.
Collins shoots in for a takedown but Swanson shows good takedown defense.
Collins fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Swanson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Collins misses with a hook.
Swanson jabs at Collins's body.
Swanson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins throws a nice looking combination but Swanson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Swanson avoids the head kick by Collins.
Collins connects with the punch.
Collins fails to land the takedown.
Collins is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Swanson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Collins throws a low kick, looking for Swanson's leg but Swanson calmly moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Collins walks into a straight right hand from Swanson.
Nice takedown defense from Swanson. No joy for Collins on that attempt.
Swanson checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson lands with a right hand.
Swanson looks to land a left hand but Collins moved out of range nicely.
Collins takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Swanson connects with a jab.
Swanson connects with a body shot that sends Collins's belly button to the back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Swanson. Collins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Collins misses the shot to the body.
Swanson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Collins counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Collins.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Collins wants to control from the top but Swanson keeps moving.
Swanson controlling Collins's posture.
Dave Collins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dan Swanson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Collins postures up in Swanson's guard and throws a big left but Swanson blocks it.
Collins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Swanson keeping moving, preventing Collins from controlling successfully.
Collins preventing the sweep.
Collins postures up and lands a big shot to Swanson's brow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swanson wants to stand up but Collins is controlling him.
Collins throwing strikes from guard but Swanson blocks nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dan Swanson.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Swanson, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 50:45
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 50:45
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Swanson!
Dan Swanson retains his welterweight title!
Our winner, Dan Swanson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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