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57 - Violent Revolution PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clifford Donovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Martial Delicat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clifford Donovan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fred Martial Delicat!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martial Delicat gets in close and instigates a clinch.
I was talking to Donovan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Donovan fails to pull guard.
Donovan has Martial Delicat pushed against the cage.
Martial Delicat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martial Delicat shoots for a double leg takedown but Donovan sprawls well. He's pushed Martial Delicat's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Martial Delicat.
Martial Delicat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martial Delicat fails with the takedown
and Donovan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Clifford Donovan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fred Martial Delicat.
A short left from Donovan.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Donovan.
A frustrated look appears on Martial Delicat's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Martial Delicat tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Donovan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Martial Delicat manages to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Donovan wants to stand but Martial Delicat is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martial Delicat utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Martial Delicat preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Martial Delicat can't keep his opponent in guard - Donovan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Donovan wants to control but Martial Delicat is keeping him busy.
The fighters are battling for position here. Martial Delicat manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Martial Delicat working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Donovan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Donovan would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Martial Delicat looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donovan decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Martial Delicat misses with a looping right.
Donovan shoots in for a takedown but Martial Delicat shows good takedown defense.
Donovan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martial Delicat moves into range and clinches up with Donovan.
Martial Delicat tries to pull guard but Donovan holds him up against the cage and eventually Martial Delicat drops back down to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martial Delicat pulls guard effortlessly.
Martial Delicat is trying to control the position but Donovan postures up.
Donovan trying to control the position from guard on top but Martial Delicat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martial Delicat has a closed guard, preventing Donovan from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martial Delicat preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Martial Delicat wants to stand and escape but Donovan is having none of it.
Donovan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Martial Delicat controls Donovan momentarily but Donovan frees himself.
Donovan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Martial Delicat avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Donovan throwing strikes from guard but Martial Delicat blocks nicely.
Donovan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Martial Delicat dodges the ground and pound from Donovan.
Martial Delicat manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Martial Delicat in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martial Delicat is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Donovan keeping control of the position.
Martial Delicat is trying to control. Donovan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Martial Delicat is nestled in close to Donovan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martial Delicat trying to mount his opponent but Donovan defends it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martial Delicat wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fred Martial Delicat will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Martial Delicat has a takedown stuffed.
Donovan shoots for a double leg takedown but Martial Delicat sprawls well. He's pushed Donovan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Martial Delicat is looking to clinch but Donovan is avoiding it.
Donovan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Martial Delicat defends well and Donovan ends up having to push Martial Delicat into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Donovan taking a breather.
Donovan tries a knee to the head but Martial Delicat blocks it.
Donovan tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clifford Donovan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martial Delicat wants to take the fight to the mat but Donovan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Donovan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Donovan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martial Delicat tries to break free but Donovan pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martial Delicat working hard to break the clinch.
Donovan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Martial Delicat drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Donovan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Martial Delicat looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Donovan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Martial Delicat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Donovan tries to pull guard but Martial Delicat forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Martial Delicat manages to pull guard.
Donovan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Martial Delicat's guard.
Donovan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Martial Delicat is looking for a triangle but Donovan pushes his legs off easily.
Donovan is looking to work some ground and pound but Martial Delicat has wrist control.
Donovan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martial Delicat is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Donovan is looking to stand up but Martial Delicat won't let him.
Donovan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Martial Delicat is pushing Donovan's head away, looking to escape. Donovan manages to hold on to the position though.
Donovan tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donovan throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Donovan tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Donovan is trying to get an arm triangle but Martial Delicat is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martial Delicat wants to get back to his feet but Donovan is dominant here and he's now got Martial Delicat's back!
Martial Delicat is in bad spot here.
Donovan somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Donovan is looking to control Martial Delicat but Martial Delicat is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Martial Delicat covering up well and avoiding damage.
Donovan looking to break Martial Delicat's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Martial Delicat remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Donovan will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Donovan not allowing Martial Delicat to control his hands.
Donovan is trying to stick to Martial Delicat's back but Martial Delicat is turning into Donovan. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Donovan's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Martial Delicat.
Donovan keeping moving, preventing Martial Delicat from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donovan is looking to stand up but Martial Delicat isn't so interested in that idea.
Martial Delicat slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fred Martial Delicat has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Martial Delicat gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Martial Delicat is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Clifford Donovan will probably get the nod.
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!
Donovan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Martial Delicat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donovan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Donovan closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Martial Delicat's guard.
Donovan throwing strikes but missing.
Donovan throws a big right hand that misses.
Martial Delicat looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Donovan wants to control from the top but Martial Delicat keeps moving.
Donovan throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Martial Delicat is keeping the position for now.
Martial Delicat is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Donovan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Donovan is pushing down on Martial Delicat's leg trying to pass to half guard. Martial Delicat is fighting to maintain full guard but Donovan has managed to sneak the leg through.
Martial Delicat looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Martial Delicat looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Donovan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donovan keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Martial Delicat looks like he's trying to stand up.
Martial Delicat avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Donovan.
Donovan gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Donovan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Martial Delicat swinging wildly here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Donovan.
Martial Delicat tries to sprawl but Donovan drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martial Delicat is trying to stand back up but Donovan is controlling him
Donovan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Donovan is keen to just control but Martial Delicat is a slippery customer.
Martial Delicat is trying to stand back up but Donovan is controlling him
Martial Delicat tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Donovan wants to take a breather but Martial Delicat is having none of it.
Martial Delicat has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Donovan is looking for a kimura here.
Donovan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Martial Delicat's head.
Donovan winds up and cracks Martial Delicat with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donovan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Donovan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Martial Delicat defending well though.
Martial Delicat moves into full guard.
Martial Delicat looking to control.
Martial Delicat has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Donovan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Martial Delicat has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donovan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Donovan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clifford Donovan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Donovan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Clifford Donovan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bone Crash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The XX - Crystalised kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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169 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick |
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Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bone Crash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Julius Benson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crash misses with a body shot.
Benson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crash pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Crash feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Benson's calf.
Crash misses with a body shot.
Crash feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Benson's calf.
Crash throws a looping overhand right but Benson ducks down to avoid it.
Crash throws a low kick but Benson moves out of range easily.
Crash fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Benson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Benson avoids the head kick by Crash.
Crash keeps the fight on the outside.
Crash scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crash misses with a jab to the body
and Benson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benson tries to clinch but Crash moves away
and Crash counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Benson clinches up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Crash.
Benson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Crash.
Benson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Crash wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Benson has him pressed against the cage.
Benson trying to land knees to the body.
Benson pushes Crash back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Benson.
Crash breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Crash counters with a big head kick but Benson shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crash scores with a decent looking hook.
Crash turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Crash scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Benson clinches with his opponent.
Crash prevents a body shot from Benson.
Crash fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crash is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Benson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Crash's face.
A head punch on the inside from Benson fails to land.
Crash managing to block the knees to the body from Benson.
Benson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Crash scores with a hook to the body.
Good body shot from Crash.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson misses with a knee strike.
Benson misses with a body punch.
Crash blocking some punches.
Benson misses with some punches.
Crash misses with a body punch.
Crash goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crash is defending well for now.
Benson missing with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Crash to work.
Benson prevents a body shot from Crash.
Crash misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benson lands with a left to the head.
Crash misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crash can't find room to land a body shot as Benson controls the action.
Crash makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Crash working aggressively here.
Benson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crash's elbow.
Crash works on Benson's body with a couple of short punches.
Crash tries to work over Benson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crash can't break the clinch.
Crash stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand 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!
Benson takes a shot to the head.
Crash taking a breather.
Good body shot from Crash.
Benson tries to work over Crash's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crash lands a nice uppercut.
Benson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crash pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crash throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bone Crash dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Crash throws a leg kick but Benson checks it.
Crash works Benson's body with a nice hook.
Benson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crash swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Benson tries to clinch up.
Crash sizes up Benson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Benson has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crash.
A short right from Crash.
Benson trying to stall but Crash improves his position.
Crash blocks a body shot from Benson.
Bone Crash has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Crash.
A short body shot lands from Crash as the two fighters clinch.
Crash looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crash lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Benson on the inside.
Benson lands a nice uppercut.
Crash is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Benson is keeping busy.
Crash lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Crash misses with a body punch.
Benson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crash avoids it.
Crash slows down the pace here.
Benson lands a good knee to the midsection. Crash won't want to take too many of those.
Crash misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crash prevents a body shot from Benson.
Benson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Crash blocks it with crossed arms.
Crash misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Crash.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Benson obliges.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Crash content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Crash tries to work over Benson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crash prevents a body shot from Benson.
Crash pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crash throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benson counters with a straight right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Benson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crash throws a right hand that Benson ducks under and follows up with a left that Benson also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson is looking to clinch but Crash is avoiding it.
Benson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Benson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Benson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Crash swats away the attempt to clinch by Benson.
Crash is looking to score with low kicks.
Bone Crash is winning the standup battle so far.
Crash throws a low kick but it's checked well by Benson.
Benson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Crash counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Crash counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Crash throws a combination that misses
and Benson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crash tries to score with a low kick but Benson moves his leg out of the way.
Benson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Crash throws a nice inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crash throws a head kick but Benson moves out of range.
Benson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crash looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Benson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bone Crash dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Benson 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.
Benson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Crash throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Crash throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Crash is looking to wear down Benson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A punch lands to the side of Crash 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Crash lands with a thumping leg kick.
Benson tries to clinch there but Crash circles away.
Benson moves into the clinch.
Benson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Benson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Benson throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crash working aggressively here.
Crash stalling.
Crash lands a body shot in the clinch.
Benson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crash backwards.
Crash tries to throw a body punch but Benson avoids it by throwing Crash back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Crash.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crash.
Benson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crash throws a head punch that misses.
Crash lands with a light punch inside.
A body shot lands from Crash.
Benson tries a body shot but Crash blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Crash.
Benson tries to work over Crash's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Benson obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Benson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Crash pushes Benson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crash stalls.
Crash stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Crash scores with a nice hook to the head.
Benson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Crash prevents a body shot from Benson.
Crash stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Crash misses with some punches.
Crash blocks a body shot from Benson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Crash is looking to control Benson's arms but Benson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Crash has his back to the cage.
Benson digs a right hand into Crash's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Crash's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Benson.
Benson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crash swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crash swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benson stalls.
Benson pushes Crash back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Benson tries to throw a body punch but Crash avoids it by throwing Benson back against the cage.
Benson crunches a lovely knee into Crash's ribcage.
Benson is working Crash over against the cage.
Julius Benson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crash.
Benson missing with knees to the body.
Crash has a couple of punches blocked by Benson.
Crash managing to block the knees to the body from Benson.
Crash tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benson's elbow.
A short right from Benson on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crash tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benson's elbow.
Benson is leaning against Crash and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Crash misses with the head strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Benson.
Benson lands a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right from Crash on the inside.
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 Bone Crash.
Well Crash has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bone Crash!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rejinaldo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan McLachlan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Roy Jones - Can't be touched. McLachlan has chosen The Verve - 'Love is Noise' as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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198 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Rejinaldo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan McLachlan!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. McLachlan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva takes one on the button.
Silva swings for the body but McLachlan moves out of range.
McLachlan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McLachlan.
McLachlan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've been told by Silva's head coaches at Allstars MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
McLachlan clinches up against the cage.
Silva tries a knee to the head but McLachlan blocks it.
McLachlan takes a shot to the head.
McLachlan trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
McLachlan throws an elbow that misses.
A hook to the body from Silva.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McLachlan avoids it.
Stalling in the clinch from McLachlan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
McLachlan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
McLachlan lands a damaging elbow.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McLachlan's elbow.
McLachlan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McLachlan tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing McLachlan back against the cage.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. McLachlan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McLachlan's elbow.
A knee to the head by Silva.
McLachlan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Rejinaldo Silva has been cut.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva misses with a body punch.
McLachlan scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McLachlan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
McLachlan has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
McLachlan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
McLachlan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from McLachlan on the inside.
McLachlan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McLachlan prevents a body shot from Silva.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from McLachlan, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from McLachlan.
Silva wants to stall.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of McLachlan backwards.
McLachlan throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McLachlan.
Nice body punch from Silva.
A frustrated look appears on McLachlan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silva.
Silva will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning McLachlan up against the cage.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
McLachlan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
McLachlan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McLachlan misses with a straight right.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Some bone on bone action there as Silva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McLachlan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McLachlan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McLachlan.
McLachlan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ryan McLachlan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rejinaldo Silva's cut.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
McLachlan lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as McLachlan controls the action.
McLachlan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Silva trying to stall but McLachlan improves his position.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rejinaldo Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva works on McLachlan's body with a couple of short punches.
McLachlan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLachlan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McLachlan lands a body shot.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McLachlan avoids it.
Silva tries a knee to the head but McLachlan blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McLachlan avoids it.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from McLachlan.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
McLachlan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva looks to throw the jab but McLachlan is out of range.
The fighters circling - McLachlan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva thuds a left hand into McLachlan's body.
McLachlan moves into the clinch.
McLachlan misses with the head strike.
A short right from McLachlan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva being controlled against the cage.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva tries to work over McLachlan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McLachlan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McLachlan.
Silva misses with a body punch.
McLachlan is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McLachlan is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now McLachlan has his back to the cage.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but McLachlan avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Silva pushes McLachlan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McLachlan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McLachlan blocks a body shot from Silva.
McLachlan lands a left hand.
McLachlan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
McLachlan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva tries to work over McLachlan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McLachlan trying to control the position but instead, Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed McLachlan into the cage.
McLachlan struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLachlan working aggressively here.
McLachlan wants to stall.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McLachlan's elbow.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva is leaning against McLachlan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on McLachlan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McLachlan.
McLachlan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rejinaldo Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rejinaldo Silva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
McLachlan has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
McLachlan stalling against the cage.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but McLachlan avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
McLachlan throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
McLachlan blocks an uppercut.
McLachlan taking a breather.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
McLachlan lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
McLachlan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva pushes McLachlan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McLachlan throws an elbow but it misses.
McLachlan misses with a body punch.
Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
McLachlan has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McLachlan or not.
A right hand to the body from McLachlan.
McLachlan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McLachlan managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McLachlan throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McLachlan lands a damaging elbow.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Silva stalling in the clinch.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McLachlan breaks the clinch.
McLachlan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McLachlan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
Silva is looking to wear down McLachlan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silva throws a solid leg kick but McLachlan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva.
Nice body punch from Silva.
McLachlan throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva lands a head shot.
Silva slips under a jab from McLachlan.
McLachlan walks into a left hand.
Rejinaldo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McLachlan wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Nice shot lands for McLachlan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLachlan tries a head kick but it misses.
McLachlan walks into a stiff left hand from Silva.
Silva blocks a head kick by McLachlan.
McLachlan misses with a looping right.
Silva scores with a body shot.
McLachlan staying out of range there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva lands with a nice body punch.
Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McLachlan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McLachlan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Silva connects with a body shot that sends McLachlan's belly button to the back.
McLachlan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rejinaldo Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rejinaldo Silva!
During a confident post fight interview, Rejinaldo Silva thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edward Elric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnito Mustacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elric comes into the arena with Lil Wayne - Rolling In The Deep (Sorry 4 The Wait) blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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218 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Edward Elric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Donnito Mustacho!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mustacho lands a jab.
Mustacho's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Elric connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mustacho scrambles back to his feet.
Mustacho throws a head kick that misses.
Elric misses with an uppercut.
Mustacho throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mustacho jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Elric misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mustacho.
Mustacho with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mustacho throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Elric stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mustacho.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Elric throws a nice looking combination but Mustacho bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mustacho goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Elric throws a body kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Elric throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustacho misses with an uppercut.
Mustacho connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Elric throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mustacho.
Mustacho cracks Elric with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mustacho drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Elric throws a big shot that misses.
Mustacho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Elric lands a slapping body shot.
A jab from Elric misses.
Elric throws a hook but Mustacho blocks it.
Mustacho blocks a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mustacho.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Elric throws a leg kick which misses Mustacho's front leg but catches the back leg as Mustacho tries to avoid it.
Mustacho takes the fight into the clinch.
Mustacho lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mustacho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mustacho has a couple of punches blocked by Elric.
Mustacho misses with a punch on the inside.
Mustacho keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Elric's efforts to push away.
Knees in the clinch landing for Elric.
A shot in the inside from Mustacho.
Elric pushes off an throws an elbow but Mustacho leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Elric misses with some punches.
Mustacho stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mustacho scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mustacho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mustacho throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mustacho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mustacho throws a shot to the body.
Elric throws out a loose jab but Mustacho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Elric misses with a hook.
Mustacho tries to clinch but Elric is having none of it.
Elric thows a body shot but no joy.
Elric pushes Mustacho up against the cage in a clinch.
Elric goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Elric digs a right hand underneath Mustacho's ribcage. Mustacho let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A left hand lands to the body for Elric.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Elric just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mustacho's brow.
Mustacho misses with a punch to the body.
Elric blocks an uppercut.
Elric goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Elric tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mustacho's elbow.
Mustacho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Elric keeps the fight on the outside.
Mustacho tries to land a front kick but Elric steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Elric drops his hands momentarily and Mustacho takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mustacho lands with a kick to the ribs.
Elric jabs at Mustacho's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Mustacho misses.
Good work by Mustacho as he checks the leg kick.
Mustacho blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Donnito Mustacho will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Elric throws a solid leg kick but Mustacho takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Elric.
Mustacho pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Elric back to the cage. Mustacho follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Elric moves into the clinch.
Elric tries to work over Mustacho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Elric blocks an uppercut.
Mustacho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Elric content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Elric misses with a hook from the clinch.
Elric blocks a body shot from Mustacho.
Mustacho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mustacho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Elric's elbow.
Mustacho misses with the head strike.
Elric lands a body shot in the clinch.
Elric lands a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mustacho is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Edward Elric has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Elric's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elric misses with a hook to the ribs.
Elric is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mustacho stalling in the clinch but Elric improves position.
Our sources have told us that Elric has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A right hook to the body lands for Elric.
Mustacho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Elric cracks the inside of Mustacho's front leg.
Elric slips under a jab from Mustacho.
Elric fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mustacho checks it well.
Elric uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Elric closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mustacho.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elric swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Elric moves into range and clinches up with Mustacho.
Elric breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Elric throws an off balance right hand
and Mustacho makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Elric really felt that one!
Mustacho jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mustacho moves out of range as Elric strikes.
Mustacho misses with a body kick.
Elric bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mustacho's head backwards.
Elric moves out of range as Mustacho strikes.
Elric looks to throw the jab but Mustacho is out of range.
Elric checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mustacho throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho lands a really nice looking cross but Elric seems unphased.
Elric connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mustacho's hands.
Mustacho scores with the left hand. Elric knows he should have avoided that one.
Elric gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mustacho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mustacho takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Donnito Mustacho has been cut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mustacho.
A short right from Mustacho.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Elric.
A left hand lands to the body for Mustacho.
Mustacho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mustacho is pushing Elric up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mustacho lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elric pushes Mustacho back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Elric looking to slow down the pace here.
Elric misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Mustacho.
Elric blocks a body shot from Mustacho.
Mustacho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mustacho struggles to land a body shot inside as Elric controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Mustacho.
Mustacho is working Elric over against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mustacho throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Elric wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mustacho on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Elric blocking some punches.
Mustacho scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnito Mustacho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Donnito Mustacho's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Mustacho connects with an inside leg kick.
Elric closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Elric has Mustacho pressed against the cage.
Mustacho lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mustacho is pushing Elric up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Elric misses with a punch to the body.
Mustacho lands with a right to the head.
Mustacho struggles to land a body shot inside as Elric controls his hands.
Mustacho is leaning against Elric and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mustacho gets through Elric's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mustacho is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Elric tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mustacho avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elric prevents a body shot from Mustacho.
A shot in the inside from Elric.
Elric misses with a punch on the inside.
Mustacho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Elric tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mustacho's elbow.
Elric is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mustacho is keeping busy.
A short right from Mustacho on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Mustacho.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mustacho.
Mustacho lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Elric or not.
Elric prevents a body shot from Mustacho.
Elric's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mustacho cracks Elric with a nice body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mustacho.
Mustacho pushes Elric back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho misses with the head strike.
Mustacho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Elric trying to control the position but instead, Mustacho has worked for underhooks and has pushed Elric into the cage.
Mustacho lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Elric can't find room to land a body shot as Mustacho controls the action.
Mustacho tries to throw a body punch but Elric avoids it by throwing Mustacho back against the cage.
Mustacho lands a right hand.
Elric blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mustacho blocks an uppercut.
Elric lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mustacho misses with some punches.
Mustacho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mustacho wants to get back to striking at distance but Elric won't allow it.
Mustacho blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho misses with a body punch.
Mustacho lands a nice uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Elric's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mustacho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Elric just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mustacho's brow.
Elric blocks a body shot from Mustacho.
Mustacho has Elric pressed against the cage, preventing Elric from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mustacho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mustacho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Elric tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mustacho lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Elric backwards.
Mustacho tries to work over Elric's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mustacho works on Elric's body with a couple of short punches.
Mustacho digs a right hand into Elric's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Elric's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Mustacho.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mustacho.
Mustacho pushes Elric back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mustacho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Elric working aggressively here.
Edward Elric has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mustacho lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Elric backwards.
Mustacho is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Elric is keeping busy.
Mustacho struggles to land a body shot inside as Elric controls his hands.
Mustacho lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Elric misses with a body punch.
Mustacho swings wildly with an uppercut but Elric uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mustacho is looking to control Elric's arms but Elric gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mustacho has his back to the cage.
Elric looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Elric tries to throw a body punch but Mustacho avoids it by throwing Elric back against the cage.
Mustacho taking a breather.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donnito Mustacho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mustacho has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donnito Mustacho!
After winning the bout, Donnito Mustacho thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tormy Skillz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nils Holgersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nils Holgersson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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151 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tormy Skillz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nils Holgersson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skillz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Holgersson.
Holgersson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Skillz.
Skillz throws a leg kick which misses Holgersson's front leg but catches the back leg as Holgersson tries to avoid it.
Skillz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Skillz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Skillz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Holgersson avoids the head kick by Skillz.
Skillz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Holgersson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Skillz scrambles back to his feet.
Holgersson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Holgersson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Skillz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Holgersson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Holgersson looks to throw the jab but Skillz is out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Skillz finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Skillz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Holgersson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Skillz throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Skillz throws a sloppy head kick and Holgersson moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Skillz.
Holgersson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Skillz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Skillz feints and then cracks Holgersson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Holgersson down.
Skillz blocks a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Skillz.
Skillz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Skillz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Holgersson.
Holgersson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Skillz can pounce on him.
Skillz misses with a body kick.
Holgersson throws a body punch but Skillz moves out of range.
Holgersson's corner calls for a 1-2. Holgersson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice body kick from Skillz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skillz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holgersson just misses with a punch to the body.
Holgersson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Skillz. That one must have hurt.
Holgersson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Holgersson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A big right from Holgersson misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Skillz.
Holgersson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Skillz.
Holgersson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Holgersson throws a looping overhand right but Skillz ducks down to avoid it.
Skillz lands a head kick!
Skillz throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Skillz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Holgersson looks winded!
Skillz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Skillz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skillz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tormy Skillz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holgersson misses with an uppercut.
Holgersson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Whack! Skillz lands a heavy head kick that drops Holgersson. The ref tackles Skillz to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Holgersson was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Tormy Skillz!
Tormy Skillz 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 Yuya Shimizu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arild Einemo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Einemo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Arkasia - Into Nowhere (Feat CoMa). Yuya Shimizu had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yuya Shimizu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Arild Einemo!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Einemo checks a leg kick.
Einemo lands with a shot to the body.
Shimizu checks a low kick from Einemo.
Shimizu just misses with a punch to the body.
Shimizu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Einemo.
Einemo checks a leg kick nicely.
Einemo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Einemo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shimizu.
Einemo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shimizu wants to slow Einemo down by chopping away at his legs.
Shimizu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Einemo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Shimizu.
Shimizu punishes Einemo's body with a nice straight punch.
Shimizu misses with a body kick.
Shimizu scores with a shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Einemo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimizu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Einemo.
Shimizu clinches.
Shimizu scores with a shoulder strike.
Shimizu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Einemo's elbow.
Shimizu misses with the head strike.
Shimizu misses with the head strike.
A bit of stalling here from Einemo.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shimizu.
Einemo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shimizu takes a shot to the head.
Einemo cracks Shimizu with a nice body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Shimizu takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Einemo takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Einemo taking a breather.
Einemo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shimizu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Shimizu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Shimizu is looking to wear down Einemo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A clash of legs there as Shimizu blocks the low kick.
Einemo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shimizu just misses with a punch to the body.
Einemo checks the leg kick.
Einemo swings for the body but Shimizu moves out of range.
Shimizu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Einemo throws a sloppy body shot
and Shimizu counters with a big head kick but Einemo shrugs it off.
Einemo tries a head kick but it misses.
Shimizu lunges at Einemo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Einemo's hand.
Einemo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shimizu clinches up with Einemo and pushes him back against the cage.
Einemo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shimizu has him pressed against the cage.
Shimizu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Einemo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shimizu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shimizu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shimizu throws a punch but it's blocked by Einemo.
Shimizu blocks a body shot from Einemo.
Shimizu blocks an uppercut.
Einemo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Shimizu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shimizu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Shimizu scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Einemo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shimizu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Einemo.
Einemo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Shimizu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shimizu throws a right and a left that Einemo avoids nicely.
Einemo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shimizu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Einemo.
Einemo throws a hook but Shimizu blocks it.
Shimizu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yuya Shimizu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shimizu dodges the punch combination from Einemo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Einemo.
Einemo has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shimizu tries to land a leg kick but Einemo saw it coming and moves away.
Shimizu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuya Shimizu dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Shimizu thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Einemo if he has to take too many more of those.
Shimizu has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Shimizu misses with a hook. Einemo ducked under it nicely.
Shimizu misses with a wild body shot.
Einemo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shimizu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Einemo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shimizu throws a wild body kick that Einemo sees coming a mile off.
Einemo throws a leg kick but Shimizu moved away.
Einemo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Einemo checks a leg kick.
Shimizu throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Einemo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Einemo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Einemo scoring well with a low kick there.
Shimizu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Einemo is out of range.
Einemo thumps Shimizu with a low kick.
Einemo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Einemo throws a body punch but Shimizu moves out of range.
Einemo throws a hook to the side of Shimizu's head but Shimizu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Einemo checks a leg kick.
Einemo catches Shimizu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Einemo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A slapping leg kick lands for Einemo.
Shimizu is looking to land body kicks.
Shimizu checks the leg kick.
Shimizu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shimizu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shimizu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Einemo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Shimizu doesn't seem phased though.
Shimizu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Einemo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Shimizu scrambles back to his feet.
Shimizu dips to his left and cracks Einemo with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Einemo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shimizu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Einemo scrambles back to his feet.
Shimizu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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!
Einemo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Einemo slips a straight right by Shimizu.
Shimizu moves out of range as Einemo strikes.
Shimizu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shimizu misses with a wild body shot.
Shimizu thows a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Shimizu.
The fighters circling - Einemo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shimizu wants to slow Einemo down by chopping away at his legs.
Einemo looks for the body kick but Shimizu saw that one coming.
Shimizu connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Einemo walks into a straight right hand from Shimizu.
Einemo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Einemo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shimizu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Einemo doesn't seem bothered though.
Shimizu plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Einemo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Shimizu takes a swing at Einemo's ribcage but misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Einemo blocks the leg kick.
Einemo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Einemo throws out a powerful jab.
Shimizu throws a shot to the body.
It looks like Shimizu has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Shimizu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Einemo was well out of range. Poor timing from Shimizu.
Shimizu throws a jab when Einemo was well out of range.
Einemo digs a good hook to Shimizu's body.
Einemo tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shimizu thumps Einemo with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shimizu gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Einemo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Shimizu blocks the body kick.
Einemo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shimizu finds it's way round the side to connect with Einemo's head.
Einemo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Shimizu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Einemo checks it well.
Shimizu 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.
Shimizu throws a low kick but Einemo moves out of range easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Einemo. That's going to slow Shimizu down.
Einemo takes one to the chin there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shimizu swings for the body but Einemo moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Einemo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yuya Shimizu is winning the standup battle so far.
Shimizu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuya Shimizu dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Einemo takes one to the side of the head.
Einemo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jab from Einemo.
Shimizu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Einemo.
An inside leg kick lands from Shimizu.
Shimizu takes a swing at Einemo's ribcage but misses.
Einemo cracks Shimizu with a good jab.
Shimizu throws a sloppy head kick and Einemo moves out of range easily.
Einemo throws a leg kick but Shimizu moved away.
Einemo tries a head kick but it misses.
Shimizu scores with a push kick.
Einemo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shimizu moves away.
Einemo misses with a low kick as Shimizu jumps back.
Shimizu wants to land a leg kick but Einemo is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimizu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Einemo lands a nice looking body kick.
Einemo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Einemo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shimizu moves away.
Shimizu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Shimizu connects with a leg kick. Einemo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Shimizu throws a head kick that misses
and Einemo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Einemo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Shimizu throws a head kick but Einemo moves out of range.
Einemo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Einemo blocks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Einemo. Shimizu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Einemo.
Einemo moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Einemo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Einemo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Einemo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Shimizu is out of range and Einemo settles back down.
Einemo fakes the leg kick and cracks Shimizu in the body.
Shimizu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Einemo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Einemo throws a good cross that connects.
Shimizu tries to work over Einemo's front leg with a kick but Einemo checks it.
Shimizu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shimizu throws a nice looking combination but Einemo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shimizu throws a body punch but Einemo moves out of range.
Shimizu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shimizu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Einemo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Einemo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Einemo misses with a body shot.
Shimizu thows a body shot but no joy.
Good work by Einemo as he checks the leg kick.
Einemo looks for the body kick but Shimizu saw that one coming.
Shimizu cracks Einemo with a good jab.
Einemo throws a front kick aimed at Shimizu's knee but Shimizu avoids it well.
Einemo moves out of range as Shimizu throws a body kick.
Einemo looks to throw the jab but Shimizu is out of range.
Einemo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A bone on bone clash there as Shimizu blocks the leg kick.
Arild Einemo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Einemo throws a lazy right hand but Shimizu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Einemo throws a front kick that sends Shimizu stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shimizu throws a hook to the side of Einemo's head but Einemo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Einemo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shimizu connects with a solid leg kick.
Einemo thows a body shot but no joy.
Shimizu lands with a shot to the body.
Einemo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shimizu.
Yuya Shimizu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shimizu lands a leg kick that knocks Einemo off balance momentarily.
Einemo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shimizu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shimizu throws a body punch but Einemo moves out of range.
Einemo digs a good hook to Shimizu's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shimizu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Einemo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Shimizu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Einemo.
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 Yuya Shimizu.
Well Shimizu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuya Shimizu!
A victorious Yuya Shimizu thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Imma Bag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Sharpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sharpe has chosen Fleetwood Mac - Albatross as his entrance music. Imma Bag has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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197 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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World class MT
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Imma Bag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Alan Sharpe!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharpe misses with a hook
and Bag counters with a right hand to the body.
Bag pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bag. Sharpe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bag stuffs the takedown attempt from Sharpe. Sharpe gets slowly back to his feet.
Bag tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bag steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sharpe.
Bag keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sharpe throws a looping overhand right but Bag ducks down to avoid it.
Bag misses with a head kick.
Bag defending well as Sharpe loads up on a big left hand.
Bag closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bag gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bag missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Bag.
Bag is pushing Sharpe up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bag misses with an elbow over the top.
Bag pushes Sharpe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bag throws an elbow but misses.
Sharpe dodges an elbow strike from Bag.
Bag lands an elbow inside that Sharpe shrugs off.
Bag lands a knee to the head.
Bag lands a damaging elbow.
Bag lands with a right to the head.
Sharpe can't get the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Bag.
Bag tries to land knees in the clinch but Sharpe avoids the damage to the body.
Bag is struggling to control the position.
Sharpe has Bag pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bag manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Imma Bag has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alan Sharpe.
Sharpe blocks the elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bag tries a knee to the head but Sharpe blocks it.
Bag throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bag lands a nice elbow.
Sharpe has clasped his hands together around Bag's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
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.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sharpe misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sharpe passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Bag!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bag wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Sharpe goes for an armbar but Bag turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Bag.
Sharpe has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bag can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sharpe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bag is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sharpe working a defensive guard but Bag manages to pass into side control anyway.
Sharpe tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Bag presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sharpe wants to hold on but Bag pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Imma Bag dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bag looks to score with a jab to the body but Sharpe is just out of range.
Sharpe throws a big shot that misses.
Bag doesn't manage to clinch there - Sharpe circles away.
Bag displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sharpe throws out the jab.
Bag scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Alan Sharpe has been cut.
Sharpe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bag is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bag throws a head kick but Sharpe moves out of range.
Donk. Bag catches Sharpe right on the button with a cross.
Sharpe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bag.
Bag's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sharpe connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bag scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bag drives through and clinches with Sharpe against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bag misses with a punch on the inside.
Bag throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bag lands with a right to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bag.
Sharpe has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bag after a bit of a struggle.
Bag is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sharpe is trying to push Bag away but Bag has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bag is stalling here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bag creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sharpe's defenses.
Bag throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bag with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sharpe goes for a takedown attempt but Bag pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Imma Bag has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alan Sharpe.
Sharpe avoids the head kick by Bag.
Sharpe misses with an uppercut.
Imma Bag is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bag gets a clinch.
Bag escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bag cracks Sharpe with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bag thumps Sharpe with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bag tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bag - that will leave a mark!
Sharpe slips under a jab from Bag.
Sharpe tries for a takedown but Bag sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bag misses with a looping left.
Bag tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sharpe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sharpe avoids the head kick by Bag.
A telegraphed right hand from Sharpe misses the target.
Sharpe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sharpe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bag lands a high kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bag throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bag throws a looping overhand right but Sharpe ducks down to avoid it.
Sharpe closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sharpe is looking for a kimura here.
Sharpe moves nicely into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Imma Bag dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alan Sharpe's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bag wants to clinch.
Bag throws a head kick that half lands.
Bag thuds his right hand into Sharpe's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Imma Bag seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bag pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bag fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sloppy strikes from Bag. Those never looked like landing.
Bag scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sharpe misses with a hook
and Bag counters with a nice body shot.
Sharpe throws a hook but Bag avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Bag.
Nice defenses there by Sharpe.
Sharpe might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bag lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bag.
Bag swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bag throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bag lands with a right hand.
Bag blocks a jab.
Bag tries to clinch but Sharpe is having none of it.
Sharpe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bag to score with a decent uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bag looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bag closes the distance and pushes Sharpe back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe avoids the elbow strike from Bag, against the cage.
Bag has a couple of punches blocked by Sharpe.
Bag with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bag throws an elbow but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bag lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bag tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bag gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sharpe.
Bag throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sharpe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Bag fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bag lands an elbow inside that Sharpe shrugs off.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bag tries to land knees in the clinch but Sharpe avoids the damage to the body.
Sharpe managing to block the knees to the body from Bag.
Bag pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sharpe blocks an elbow strike from Bag.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bag.
Bag throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sharpe wants to take the fight to the mat but Bag manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bag.
Bag throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sharpe can't get the takedown.
Imma Bag has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alan Sharpe.
Sharpe managing to block the knees to the body from Bag.
Imma Bag is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe tries to pull guard but Bag won't allow it.
Bag lands with a right to the head.
Sharpe takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bag throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Bag - that landed with a thud.
Sharpe drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bag looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Imma Bag showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bag, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Imma Bag!
A relieved looking Imma Bag 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Dzhumagaliev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Eisenhardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eisenhardt is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Magneto's Theme. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikolai Dzhumagaliev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Eisenhardt!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eisenhardt digs a good hook to Dzhumagaliev's body.
Eisenhardt lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dzhumagaliev takes a step back to recover.
Eisenhardt defending well as Dzhumagaliev loads up on a big left hand.
Eisenhardt connects with a leg kick. Dzhumagaliev looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Eisenhardt ducks under a wild hook from Dzhumagaliev.
Eisenhardt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dzhumagaliev has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Zero Tolerance in the buildup to the fight.
Nikolai Dzhumagaliev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dzhumagaliev connects with a crisp jab.
Eisenhardt throws a leg kick but Dzhumagaliev sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Eisenhardt fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dzhumagaliev on the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Eisenhardt moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've been informed that Eisenhardt 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.
Dzhumagaliev throws a poor cross that misses
and Eisenhardt counters with an outside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Dzhumagaliev.
Dzhumagaliev takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Eisenhardt keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Eisenhardt clinches up with Dzhumagaliev and pushes him back against the cage.
Eisenhardt struggles to land a body shot inside as Dzhumagaliev controls his hands.
Eisenhardt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dzhumagaliev's efforts to push away.
Eisenhardt pushes Dzhumagaliev back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dzhumagaliev lands a shoulder strike.
Eisenhardt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dzhumagaliev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Dzhumagaliev.
Eisenhardt blocks an uppercut.
Dzhumagaliev tries to break free but Eisenhardt pushes him back against the cage.
Eisenhardt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dzhumagaliev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Eisenhardt backwards.
Eisenhardt lands an uppercut.
Eisenhardt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dzhumagaliev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Eisenhardt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eisenhardt has a couple of punches blocked by Dzhumagaliev.
Eisenhardt misses with a body punch.
Eisenhardt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dzhumagaliev working aggressively here.
Eisenhardt presses Dzhumagaliev against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dzhumagaliev is breathing heavily.
Eisenhardt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dzhumagaliev has a couple of punches blocked by Eisenhardt.
Eisenhardt is leaning against Dzhumagaliev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eisenhardt misses with the head strike.
A short left from Eisenhardt.
Dzhumagaliev throws a punch but it's blocked by Eisenhardt.
A right hook to the body lands for Eisenhardt.
A short right from Eisenhardt on the inside.
Eisenhardt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Eisenhardt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Eisenhardt presses Dzhumagaliev against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Eisenhardt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dzhumagaliev working aggressively here.
Dzhumagaliev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Eisenhardt gets through Dzhumagaliev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dzhumagaliev blocks a body shot from Eisenhardt.
Dzhumagaliev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dzhumagaliev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dzhumagaliev blocks a body shot from Eisenhardt.
Eisenhardt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Eisenhardt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Eisenhardt lands with a short shot to the head.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Eisenhardt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dzhumagaliev backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Dzhumagaliev fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eisenhardt misses with some punches.
Dzhumagaliev working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Eisenhardt.
Eisenhardt struggles to land a body shot inside as Dzhumagaliev controls his hands.
Eisenhardt throws a head punch that misses.
Eisenhardt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Eisenhardt swings wildly with an uppercut but Dzhumagaliev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dzhumagaliev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dzhumagaliev misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Eisenhardt.
Dzhumagaliev blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Eisenhardt.
Dzhumagaliev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Eisenhardt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Eisenhardt misses with a body punch.
Eisenhardt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Eisenhardt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Eisenhardt on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Eisenhardt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eisenhardt tries to work over Dzhumagaliev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Eisenhardt.
Eisenhardt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dzhumagaliev is trying to break free.
Dzhumagaliev tries to break the clinch but Eisenhardt is controlling the position.
Eisenhardt struggles to land a body shot inside as Dzhumagaliev controls his hands.
Eisenhardt pushes Dzhumagaliev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Eisenhardt blocking some punches.
Eisenhardt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Eisenhardt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Eisenhardt blocking some punches.
Dzhumagaliev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Eisenhardts head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Eisenhardt.
A short uppercut from Eisenhardt.
Eisenhardt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eisenhardt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Eisenhardt struggles to land a body shot inside as Dzhumagaliev controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Eisenhardt - that landed with a thud.
A hook to the body from Eisenhardt.
Eisenhardt pushes Dzhumagaliev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Eisenhardt dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Eisenhardt feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Dzhumagaliev sprawling to the canvas! Dzhumagaliev rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Eisenhardt finish him?!
Dzhumagaliev is rocked!
Dzhumagaliev lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dzhumagaliev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dzhumagaliev lands a nice shot that snaps Eisenhardt's head back.
Dzhumagaliev chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Eisenhardt can pounce on him.
Eisenhardt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dzhumagaliev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dzhumagaliev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Eisenhardt.
Eisenhardt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Eisenhardt throws a head kick but Dzhumagaliev moves out of range.
Eisenhardt delivers a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Eisenhardt takes a swing at Dzhumagaliev's ribcage but misses.
Eisenhardt lands a big head kick that sends Dzhumagaliev tumbling to the mat! Eisenhardt takes a step backwards and waves Dzhumagaliev back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Dzhumagaliev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Eisenhardt misses with a body shot.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dzhumagaliev tries to get into range but Eisenhardt steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Dzhumagaliev! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Eisenhardt scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Max Eisenhardt!
In his post fight interview, Max Eisenhardt started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Dean Rockefeller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vesa Sykk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rockefeller comes to the cage accompanied by Kreator - Violent Revolution. Sykk is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Dean Rockefeller!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vesa Sykk!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sykk shoots in for a double leg but Rockefeller sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rockefeller takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sykk takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sykk darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sykk staying out of range there.
Sykk stuns Rockefeller with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A left and a right from Sykk both land. Nice combination.
It looks like James Dean Rockefeller has been cut.
Rockefeller takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rockefeller avoids the head kick by Sykk.
Sykk has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rockefeller.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rockefeller avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rockefeller getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rockefeller has managed to clinch.
Sykk misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Sykk on the inside.
Rockefeller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sykk's elbow.
Rockefeller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Sykk fails to land.
Rockefeller pushes Sykk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sykk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rockefeller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sykk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sykk lands with a left to the head.
Rockefeller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rockefeller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rockefeller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rockefeller struggles to land a body shot inside as Sykk controls his hands.
Rockefeller softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rockefeller lands a body punch.
Rockefeller blocks an elbow strike.
Sykk throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short left from Rockefeller.
Rockefeller tries to work over Sykk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sykk pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rockefeller misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sykk blocks a body shot from Rockefeller.
Rockefeller throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've been hearing reports that Rockefeller has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Sykk lands with a short shot to the head.
Sykk swings wildly with an uppercut but Rockefeller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sykk lands a nice elbow.
Rockefeller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rockefeller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sykk looking for a takedown.
Rockefeller scores with a shot to the side of Sykk's head.
Rockefeller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sykk's elbow.
Rockefeller really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sykk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rockefeller blocks an elbow strike from Sykk.
Rockefeller blocks an elbow strike from Sykk.
Sykk throws a punch but it's blocked by Rockefeller.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sykk wants to stall.
Rockefeller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sykk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rockefeller swings wildly with an uppercut but Sykk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sykk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Sykk.
Sykk tries to break the clinch but Rockefeller is controlling the position.
Sykk jumps guard but Rockefeller stands there with Sykk around his waist. Sykk gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
James Dean Rockefeller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vesa Sykk.
Sykk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sykk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rockefeller blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rockefeller.
Rockefeller misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sykk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rockefeller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rockefeller lands an uppercut.
Rockefeller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rockefeller lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rockefeller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Sykk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sykk misses with a punch to the body.
Sykk misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rockefeller.
Rockefeller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sykk breaks the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Rockefeller.
Rockefeller jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rockefeller thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sykk if he has to take too many more of those.
Rockefeller thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that James Dean Rockefeller will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Dean Rockefeller's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rockefeller moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sykk takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sykk misses with a body shot.
Sykk swats away the attempt to clinch by Rockefeller.
Sykk lands a nice shot that snaps Rockefeller's head back.
Rockefeller throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sykk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rockefeller tries to clinch up but Sykk circles away and keeps his distance.
Sykk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sykk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rockefeller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rockefeller thows a body shot but no joy.
Good shot there by Sykk.
Sykk staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sykk lands with a good body shot.
Rockefeller avoids the body shot from Sykk.
Rockefeller throws a chopping leg kick but Sykk manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sykk bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rockefeller's head.
Rockefeller takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sykk scores with a jab to the body.
Sykk is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rockefeller sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sykk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rockefeller throws out the jab.
Sykk misses with a head kick.
Sykk misses with a kick to the body.
Sykk throws a head kick that misses
and Rockefeller counters with a single leg into guard. Sykk didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rockefeller lands a couple of elbows.
Sykk looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rockefeller is one step ahead there.
Rockefeller's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockefeller won't allow Sykk to sweep him here.
Rockefeller lands a couple of elbows.
Rockefeller has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rockefeller postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rockefeller is looking to work some ground and pound but Sykk has wrist control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sykk is on top in guard.
Sykk is sitting in close to Rockefeller's body. Rockefeller has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Sykk is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Sykk is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Rockefeller.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). James Dean Rockefeller!
James Dean Rockefeller is the new featherweight champion!
James Dean Rockefeller 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 Guy Georges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emilio Izturis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Guy Georges!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Emilio Izturis!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Izturis misses with a body shot.
Georges misses with a looping left.
Georges fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Izturis sprawls well initially but Georges persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Georges throwing shots but Izturis is blocking nicely.
Izturis taking some punishment here, with Georges in his half guard.
Georges has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Georges is trying to work for a kimura but Izturis is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Georges is looking for a kimura but Izturis is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Georges to get the leverage.
Izturis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Georges is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Izturis defends it well.
Izturis wants to control but Georges is keeping busy.
Izturis is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Georges's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Georges's back!
Georges tries to escape the position.
Georges trying to control the position but Izturis manages to sink in the hooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izturis scores with punches and elbows.
Georges tries to escape but Izturis has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
My spies in Nexus Fight Factory inform me that Izturis has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Izturis is not going to allow Georges to sit and survive in this position.
Georges is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Izturis is working the ground and pound. Can Georges escape?
Izturis looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Izturis keeps control of the position as Georges tries to break free.
Izturis is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Izturis has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Georges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Georges can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izturis lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Georges.
The referee is taking a good look at Georges as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Izturis!
Izturis trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Georges trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Georges staying busy and making it hard for Izturis to control.
Izturis lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Georges.
Izturis lands with a hammerfist to the side of Georges's head.
Georges trying to control the hands but Izturis won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izturis tries to get the hooks in deep but Georges pushed the leg off.
Georges tries to roll but Izturis sticks to his back.
Georges trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
I really don't envy Georges right now.
Izturis is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Georges has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Georges tries to escape the position.
Izturis is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Georges. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Georges breaks Izturis's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Izturis wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Georges trying to control but Izturis is working from the bottom.
Izturis keeping full guard, as Georges tries to pass.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Izturis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Georges trying to control the position from guard on top but Izturis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Izturis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Georges pushes down on Izturis's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Georges is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Izturis defends it well.
Georges is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emilio Izturis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Georges scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Georges is looking for a kimura here.
Izturis keeping hold of Georges's head, controlling as best he can.
Georges is trying to control the action in half guard but Izturis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Izturis moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Izturis is trying to control the position but Georges postures up.
Izturis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izturis is trying to keep Georges in close.
Georges slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Georges stopping the sweep attempt from Izturis.
Izturis being controlled here, momentarily.
Guy Georges has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Georges lands a nice looking body shot.
Georges throws the left hand but Izturis avoids the punch easily.
Georges missing with a left hand there. Izturis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Izturis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Georges to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izturis stuffs the takedown attempt from Georges. Georges gets slowly back to his feet.
Georges throws a looping overhand right but Izturis ducks down to avoid it.
Georges uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Izturis.
Georges swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Georges cracks Izturis with a good jab.
Izturis swings for the body but Georges moves out of range.
Izturis lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice straight punches there by Izturis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Izturis.
It looks like Guy Georges has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Georges throws the left hand but Izturis avoids the punch easily.
Georges closes this distance looking for a takedown but Izturis circles away.
Izturis misses with a hook.
Nice sprawl there from Georges as Izturis shoots in.
Izturis fails with the takedown.
Izturis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izturis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Georges circles away.
Guy Georges has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emilio Izturis.
Izturis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Georges is fending him off so far but Izturis persists. Nope, Georges circles away and we're back to standing.
Izturis misses with a body shot
and Georges counters with a nice body shot.
Georges just misses with a punch to the body.
Georges takes a swing at Izturis's ribcage but misses.
Georges darts in looking for a takedown but Izturis gets double underhooks and turns Georges into the cage.
Georges stops a takedown attempt from Izturis.
Izturis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Georges ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Georges no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Georges is looking for a triangle but Izturis pushes his legs off easily.
Georges had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Izturis defends it easily.
Izturis throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izturis lands a couple of elbows.
Izturis postures up and lands a big shot to Georges's brow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Georges wants to sweep but no luck.
Izturis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Georges is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Izturis defends well.
Georges has momentary wrist control but Izturis slips an elbow through the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Georges has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Izturis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Izturis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Emilio Izturis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Guy Georges's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Izturis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Izturis scores with a body shot.
Georges drops his hands momentarily and Izturis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Izturis shoots in and drives through. Georges sprawls well.
Izturis misses the shot to the body.
Georges leaves Izturis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Guy Georges has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emilio Izturis.
Izturis defending well as Georges loads up on a big left hand.
Izturis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Izturis throws a body punch but Georges moves out of range.
Georges looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Emilio Izturis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Izturis looks to score with a jab to the body but Georges is just out of range.
Georges connects with a good right hand that stumbles Izturis. Izturis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Izturis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Georges rather than just go for the knockout.
Izturis shoots and misses
letting Georges counter with a right hand.
Izturis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Georges misses its intended target.
Georges throws a jab but it's blocked by Izturis.
Izturis moves away from the strike by Georges.
Georges throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Izturis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Izturis slips under a jab from Georges.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Georges.
Izturis sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Izturis is looking to control Georges's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Izturis avoid being mounted?
Georges is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Georges is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Georges is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Izturis controlling the position well.
Georges is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Georges is working for a kimura but Izturis is defending it quite comfortably.
Izturis works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izturis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Georges wants to control from the top but Izturis keeps moving.
Georges slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Georges trying to control but Izturis is working from the bottom.
Izturis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Georges is looking to work some ground and pound but Izturis has wrist control.
Georges trying to control but Izturis is working from the bottom.
Izturis keeping full guard, as Georges tries to pass.
Izturis looking for a sweep. Not yet Izturis, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Guy Georges wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Izturis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Izturis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Izturis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Izturis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Georges is fending him off so far but Izturis persists. Nope, Georges circles away and we're back to standing.
Izturis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Emilio Izturis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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!
Georges throws a body punch but Izturis moves out of range.
Georges scores with a body shot.
Georges shoots in for a takedown but Izturis shows good takedown defense.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Georges takes a swing at Izturis's ribcage but misses.
Izturis swings for the body but Georges moves out of range.
Izturis looks to score with a jab to the body but Georges is just out of range.
Izturis slips under a jab from Georges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Emilio Izturis just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Guy Georges's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Izturis.
Izturis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Georges.
Georges moves forwards but Izturis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Izturis misses with a few strikes there.
Izturis looks to score with a jab to the body but Georges is just out of range.
Nice cross by Izturis.
Georges is rocked!
Georges dodges the punch combination from Izturis.
Oh Georges is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Georges throws a jab when Izturis was well out of range.
Izturis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Left hook, right uppercut from Georges.
Georges seems to have got his legs back now.
Georges with a jab.
Izturis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Izturis shoots in but Georges avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Izturis misses with a hook. Georges ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Georges lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Georges misses with a straight right.
Georges defending well as Izturis loads up on a big left hand.
Georges throws a shot from downtown. Izturis moves away and avoids it.
Georges ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Izturis moves away.
Izturis thows a body shot but no joy.
Izturis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Izturis swings for the body but Georges moves out of range.
Izturis takes a swing at Georges's ribcage but misses.
Izturis sizes up Georges with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A jab from Georges misses.
Georges misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izturis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Georges sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Guy Georges has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emilio Izturis.
Izturis lands a two punch combo.
Georges throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Izturis was covering up waiting for the punch and Georges finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Georges throws a big elbow that misses.
Izturis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Izturis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Georges trying to control but Izturis is working from the bottom.
Georges in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Izturis is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Georges looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Georges wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Izturis is now in half guard.
Georges actively working from the bottom here.
Georges trying to control but Izturis postures up.
Georges has hold of Izturis's hands but Izturis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izturis controlling the action here.
Georges is refusing to be controlled, as Izturis sits in half guard.
Georges is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Izturis pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Georges manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Emilio Izturis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Georges throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Izturis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Georges swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Izturis is still trying to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Emilio Izturis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Guy Georges's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Izturis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Georges uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Izturis.
Izturis defending well as Georges loads up on a big left hand.
Izturis tries for a takedown but Georges sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Georges needs to keep his hands up - Izturis had a free shot at his head there.
Izturis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Izturis closes the distance and clinches up with Georges, looking for a takedown. Izturis pushes Georges against the cage but Georges circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Izturis shoots in looking for a takedown. Georges tries to sprawl out of it but Izturis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Georges manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Guy Georges has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emilio Izturis.
Izturis connects with a body shot.
Izturis is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Izturis scores with a body shot.
Georges swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izturis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Izturis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Georges's waist but Georges gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Izturis off to one side.
Izturis misses with a body shot.
Izturis misses with a wild combination.
Georges takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab from Izturis finds it's way through Georges's defenses.
Georges thows a body shot but no joy.
Izturis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Izturis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Georges.
Izturis tries for a takedown but Georges circles away easily
and Izturis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Georges misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izturis shoots in looking for a takedown. Georges tries to sprawl out of it but Izturis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Georges manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Izturis throws a lazy right hand but Georges sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Georges stuns Izturis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A slow jab from Georges misses its intended target.
Georges slips a straight right by Izturis.
Jab, jab by Georges - just one landing.
Izturis moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Georges lands an overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Izturis is defended easily by Georges.
Georges feints and as Izturis raises his hands in defense, Georges changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Georges wants to control from the top but Izturis keeps moving.
Izturis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Georges with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Georges stopping the sweep attempt from Izturis.
Georges throws a big right hand that misses.
Emilio Izturis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Georges missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Izturis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Georges looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Georges looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Izturis stalling.
Georges looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Izturis controlling the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Izturis trying to mount his opponent but Georges defends it.
Guy Georges has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Izturis slows the pace down in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Emilio Izturis.
Well Izturis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 45:50
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 45:50
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emilio Izturis!
Emilio Izturis is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking Emilio Izturis rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
100% |
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