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WFL FN 3- Naamahaara vs Hatake PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michal Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slim Thug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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214 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michal Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Slim Thug!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Thug feints a jab promting Nogueira to slip. Thug then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nogueira slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nogueira shoots for a double leg takedown but Thug sprawls well. He's pushed Nogueira's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nogueira goes for a double leg but Thug avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Thug continues to drive forward.
Thug is working Nogueira over against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thug looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thug lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thug scores with a shot to the side of Nogueira's head.
Nogueira has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Thug is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michal Nogueira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nogueira is breathing heavily.
Nogueira takes a shot to the head.
Thug is pressed up against the cage. Nogueira has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thug down to the mat. Thug avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Thug misses with the combination.
Thug looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice shot by Thug.
We've been told by Nogueira's head coaches at EVIL Smackdown Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Thug comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Thug throws a series of punches but Nogueira avoids them all with ease.
Thug's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nogueira under the eye.
Nogueira is rocked!
Thug digs a good body shot into Nogueira's ribs.
Oh Nogueira is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thug scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thug drops Nogueira with a huge uppercut! Nogueira drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Thug is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Slim Thug!
Slim Thug took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adonis Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stevenson has chosen F*ck the Otherside as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fernando Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adonis Stevenson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martinez tries to sprawl but Stevenson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Stevenson stalling.
Adonis Stevenson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Martinez tries to clinch but Stevenson moves out of range.
Martinez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Stevenson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Martinez is in Stevenson's guard.
Stevenson working a defensive guard here.
Stevenson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson wants to sweep here but Martinez controlling him for the moment.
Stevenson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Martinez defends well.
Martinez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Stevenson pulls Martinez in close to prevent any damage.
Stevenson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Stevenson keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stevenson with a poor takedown
and Martinez counters with a shoot takedown. Stevenson fights it but they end up in guard.
Stevenson has Martinez pulled in close to control his posture.
Stevenson trying to control the position.
Stevenson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stevenson looking for subs off his back but Martinez has passed one foot through into half guard.
Stevenson gets back to full guard.
Stevenson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Martinez is one step ahead there.
Martinez trying to stand up but can't free himself from Stevenson's guard.
Stevenson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Martinez stopping the sweep attempt from Stevenson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez wanted to stand there but Stevenson had control of the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Martinez gets the takedown into side control.
Stevenson can't do much from the bottom here.
Stevenson is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Martinez is staying active.
Stevenson parries the strikes from Martinez easily there. Martinez is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Stevenson to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez trying to control the position but Stevenson is working away.
Stevenson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Adonis Stevenson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stevenson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Martinez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Stevenson has Martinez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Martinez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Martinez gets underhooks to prevent Stevenson's takedown attempt.
Fernando Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adonis Stevenson.
Martinez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stevenson fails with a takedown attempt.
Martinez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Martinez lands in his opponent's guard.
Martinez being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've been informed that Stevenson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Martinez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Stevenson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Martinez sitting in guard here, content to control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Stevenson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernando Martinez has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Stevenson drives through with a takedown into Martinez's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Stevenson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Stevenson trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Martinez manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Stevenson managing to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Stevenson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Adonis Stevenson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Martinez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stevenson looking to control.
Stevenson pulls Martinez in close to prevent any damage.
Martinez won't allow Stevenson to sweep him here.
Stevenson has his hands on Martinez's head, controlling the position.
Martinez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Adonis Stevenson.
Martinez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Stevenson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Martinez tries to stand but Stevenson is controlling his head.
Stevenson is trying to control Martinez's posture but Martinez avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stevenson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Martinez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
You can see the frustration on Stevenson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Stevenson prevents Martinez from improving position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Adonis Stevenson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Stevenson shoots for a takedown but Martinez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Martinez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Stevenson did well to prevent Martinez getting side control.
Stevenson tries to get to full guard but Martinez has control of the leg.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Stevenson tries to get to full guard but Martinez has control of the leg.
Martinez wants to take a breather but Stevenson is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Fernando Martinez.
Stevenson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Martinez avoids it really well and circles away.
Martinez swings for the body but Stevenson moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Stevenson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Martinez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Stevenson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Martinez keeps working.
Stevenson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Martinez wants to get back to his feet but Stevenson drags him back down.
Stevenson controls the position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Adonis Stevenson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Stevenson shoots in and drives through. Martinez sprawls well.
Fernando Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adonis Stevenson.
Martinez throws a head kick but Stevenson moves out of range.
Stevenson fails with a takedown attempt.
Stevenson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stevenson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stevenson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martinez clinches up against the cage.
Stevenson breaks the clinch.
Stevenson dives in for a single leg takedown but Martinez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Stevenson lands a body punch.
Martinez pulls guard.
Stevenson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Martinez looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson passes Martinez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Stevenson slows the pace down in half guard.
Stevenson is trying to control the action in half guard but Martinez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Stevenson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Stevenson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Martinez is looking to escape.
Adonis Stevenson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Adonis Stevenson has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stevenson controlling the pace for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stevenson trying to control but Martinez is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adonis Stevenson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Stevenson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 28:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adonis Stevenson!
After the big win, Adonis Stevenson made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Elite Canadian Threads and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Very Magnum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Very Magnum struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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190 lbs
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200 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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luiz Carvalho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Very Magnum!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carvalho moves out of range of the body kick.
Magnum fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Carvalho avoids it really well and circles away.
Carvalho cracks Magnum with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Magnum closes this distance looking for a takedown but Carvalho circles away.
Carvalho moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've been told by Carvalho's head coaches at Cozad MMA Helsinki that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Carvalho defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Magnum.
Luiz Carvalho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Very Magnum.
Carvalho lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carvalho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Magnum moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Magnum fails with a takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Carvalho misses.
Carvalho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Magnum.
Magnum wants to clinch up but Carvalho keeps it at a distance.
Carvalho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carvalho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Magnum shoots in for a takedown but Carvalho shows good takedown defense.
Magnum is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Carvalho takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carvalho uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Luiz Carvalho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magnum takes one to the side of the head.
Magnum shoots in but no luck this time.
A decent looking cross lands there for Carvalho.
Magnum fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Magnum looks winded!
Carvalho keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Magnum takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carvalho lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Magnum is rocked!
Carvalho cracks a nice hook into Magnum's ribs.
Magnum is still on wobbly legs! Can Carvalho finish him?
Carvalho throws a right hand that Magnum ducks under and follows up with a left that Magnum also avoids with ease.
Magnum seems to have recovered his senses.
Carvalho connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Carvalho is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Carvalho throws a nice looking combination but Magnum bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carvalho lands a left and a right that send Magnum crashing to the mat, dazed. Carvalho thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Nice shot lands for Carvalho.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho drops Magnum with a beautiful combination! Magnum stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Carvalho is looking for the KO!
Carvalho drops Magnum with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Magnum! Carvalho dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luiz Carvalho!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ali Babanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Slate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Adam Slate enters the cage!
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191 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ali Babanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Slate!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babanov rushes Slate and presses him up against the cage.
Slate is trying to break the clinch but Babanov is controlling him.
Slate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Slate pulls guard successfully.
Slate looking for a sweep. Not yet Slate, not yet.
Babanov wants to pass the guard but Slate is keeping the position.
Babanov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Slate works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Babanov pushes down on Slate's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Babanov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We've been hearing that Babanov has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Babanov working the head and body with strikes.
Babanov drops an elbow to the side of Slate's head.
Babanov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slate trying to control but Babanov postures up.
Babanov controlling the action here.
Babanov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Slate trying to hold on to Babanov's head to control him but Babanov postures up.
Slate blocking the ground and pound attempt from Babanov.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Babanov working over Slate with some ground and pound. Slate looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Slate trying to control here.
Babanov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slate wants to get back to full guard.
Babanov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Babanov working the head and body with strikes.
Babanov 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.
Babanov with the ground and pound but Slate uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Babanov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Babanov stopping the sweep attempt from Slate.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Babanov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slate working a defensive guard here.
Babanov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Slate utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Babanov throwing strikes but missing.
Babanov landing with the ground and pound.
Slate working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Babanov.
Slate pulls Babanov in close to his closed guard and prevents Babanov from doing any damage or advancing position.
Babanov lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babanov throwing strikes from guard but Slate blocks nicely.
Babanov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Babanov has gone for a leg lock! Slate slips out almost immediately though and dives into Babanov's guard.
Babanov wants to stand up but Slate is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Babanov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Babanov dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Slate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Slate has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Slate is looking to land body kicks.
Babanov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Slate.
Slate darts in and clinches Babanov up against the cage.
Slate using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Babanov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Slate looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Babanov lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Babanov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Slate wants to control but Babanov is keeping busy.
Babanov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Slate regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Babanov.
Babanov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babanov is in close to Slate's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Slate is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Babanov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Babanov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Babanov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Slate is keeping the position for now.
Ali Babanov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Babanov throws a strike but Slate rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Babanov keeping moving, preventing Slate from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Slate throwing strikes but missing.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Adam Slate.
Slate throws a leg kick
and Babanov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Babanov has gone for a leg lock! Slate slips out almost immediately though and dives into Babanov's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slate preventing the sweep.
Slate postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Slate trying to control but Babanov is working from the bottom.
Slate working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babanov keeping moving, preventing Slate from controlling successfully.
We're going to have a standup here because Ali Babanov wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Babanov has a takedown stuffed.
Babanov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Slate was covering up waiting for the punch and Babanov finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Slate utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Babanov is looking to work some ground and pound but Slate has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Babanov dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Slate tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Babanov defends well and Slate ends up having to push Babanov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Babanov lands an elbow just above Slate 's eye.
Slate tries to land a knee to the head but Babanov blocks with his arms.
Babanov avoiding damage as Slate throws knees to the body.
Babanov has clasped his hands together around Slate's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Babanov looks up at the clock and then as Slate takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Babanov smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Babanov cracks Slate with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Babanov looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Slate is avoiding damage well.
Babanov misses with the ground and pound.
Babanov misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Slate is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babanov throws a strike aimed at the side of Slate's head but Slate avoids it well.
An elbow from Babanov crashes against the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babanov throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Babanov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Slate has escaped the position, nice work there.
Babanov is working Slate over with some ground and pound from side control.
Slate is looking to regain half guard here but Babanov keeps moving and retains side control.
Slate taking a bit of punishment here - Babanov scoring with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Slate's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Babanov connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Slate some visible discomfort.
Babanov looks up at the clock and then as Slate takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Babanov smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Slate pushes Babanov away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Babanov gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Babanov throws a strike aimed at the side of Slate's head but Slate avoids it well.
Babanov cracks Slate with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babanov scores with punches from side control.
Babanov working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Babanov is chipping away with strikes.
Slate sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babanov trying to control the pace.
Babanov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Slate with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Babanov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Babanov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Babanov is looking to stall here but Slate recovers full guard.
Slate controls Babanov momentarily but Babanov frees himself.
Babanov cracks Slate with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babanov throwing strikes from guard but Slate blocks nicely.
Babanov throws a big right hand that misses.
Slate preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Babanov wants to control from the top but Slate keeps moving.
Babanov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Slate can do to turn this around?
Babanov scoring with some ground and pound.
Slate is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Babanov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Slate wants to stand up but Babanov is controlling him.
Adam Slate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ali Babanov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Slate doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ali Babanov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Babanov, 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ali Babanov!
Ali Babanov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tomas Skalinskas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juhani Jarvela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jarvela has chosen Real American as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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25
195 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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35
200 lbs
18 - 36 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
KO power |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tomas Skalinskas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 36 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juhani Jarvela!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skalinskas tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jarvela sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Skalinskas somewhat.
Skalinskas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jarvela swivels and escapes.
Jarvela fails to land with a series of punches.
Skalinskas misses with a takedown
and Jarvela counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomas Skalinskas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jarvela jabs Skalinskas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Skalinskas doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jarvela counters with a nice uppercut.
Jarvela lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skalinskas misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jarvela scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Skalinskas is breathing heavily.
Jarvela drops Skalinskas with a beautiful combination! Skalinskas stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jarvela is looking for the KO!
Skalinskas is rocked!
OH! Skalinskas has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Jarvela smells blood and charges in for the finish! Jarvela unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Skalinskas sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Juhani Jarvela!
Juhani Jarvela took some time post fight to say the following; 'I fight anyman, any animal.. And if Jesus were here i'd fight him too.. '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Suliman Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin Revengedanger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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140 lbs
6 - 8 - 0 |
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159 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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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
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Suliman Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Calvin Revengedanger!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Kane or perhaps it was just good defense by Revengedanger which made him look bad.
Kane shoots in but Revengedanger avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Revengedanger tries to land a front kick but Kane steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Revengedanger keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Suliman Kane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kane drives through and clinches with Revengedanger against the cage.
Kane takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Suliman Kane has been cut.
Revengedanger scores a nice knee to the body.
Revengedanger using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kane is breathing heavily.
Revengedanger with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Revengedanger scores with a knee to the head.
Kane is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Revengedanger has Kane pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Kane is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Revengedanger - that's hurt Kane badly! Oh, another knee lands and Kane is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Kane doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Calvin Revengedanger!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Carneiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carneiro's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Rasmus - In the Shadows. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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221 lbs
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215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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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
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Carneiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricardo Santana!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carneiro looks for a takedown but Santana sprawls well.
Carneiro looks for a takedown but Santana sprawls well.
Santana pushes Carneiro up against the cage in a clinch.
Santana breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santana tries to clinch but Carneiro is having none of it.
Santana throws a shot to the body.
Santana throws a combination that misses
and Carneiro counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Carneiro.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Santana keeping moving, preventing Carneiro from controlling successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carneiro showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Carneiro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Santana is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana wants to stand and escape but Carneiro is having none of it.
Carneiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Santana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santana looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Daniel Carneiro wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Santana looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big left from Carneiro misses.
Santana displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Carneiro.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Carneiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carneiro dives in and grabs Santana's left leg, looking for a takedown. Santana pushes down on Carneiro's head and hops out.
Ricardo Santana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carneiro blocks a head kick by Santana.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carneiro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santana tries to clinch there but Carneiro circles away.
Carneiro fails with a takedown attempt.
Carneiro dives in and grabs Santana's left leg, looking for a takedown. Santana pushes down on Carneiro's head and hops out.
Santana throws a sloppy head kick and Carneiro moves out of range easily.
Nice sprawl there from Santana as Carneiro shoots in.
Carneiro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ricardo Santana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santana throws a sloppy head kick
so Carneiro counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santana wants to stand up but Carneiro is controlling him.
Carneiro wants to control from the top but Santana keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carneiro tries to free his leg and advance position but Santana is retaining full guard.
Santana wants to sweep but no luck.
Santana really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Carneiro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Daniel Carneiro has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Santana fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Carneiro, pushing him back against the cage.
Santana breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santana misses with an uppercut.
Santana has Carneiro up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana breaks the clinch.
No luck for Carneiro with that takedown attempt.
Carneiro shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Santana defends it nicely.
Santana throws a head kick that misses.
Santana has managed to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carneiro looking for a takedown.
Carneiro wants to break the clinch but can't.
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 Daniel Carneiro will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Santana moves into the clinch.
Santana manages to break the clinch.
Santana throws a leg kick
and Carneiro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santana lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Daniel Carneiro has been cut.
Nice body kick from Santana.
Santana looks to land a left hand but Carneiro moved out of range nicely.
Daniel Carneiro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santana. Carneiro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santana is looking to clinch but Carneiro is avoiding it.
Santana throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carneiro.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santana throws a sloppy head kick and Carneiro moves out of range easily.
Santana throws a sloppy head kick and Carneiro moves out of range easily.
A slow jab from Santana misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Santana.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santana looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carneiro has a takedown stuffed.
Santana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carneiro keeps the fight on the outside.
Carneiro is looking to clinch.
Santana tries to clinch there but Carneiro circles away.
Santana fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ricardo Santana seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Santana misses with a lunging right hand
and Carneiro counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Carneiro.
Carneiro tries to circle away but Santana has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Santana gets underhooks to prevent Carneiro's takedown attempt.
Santana has Carneiro pressed against the cage, preventing Carneiro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Santana pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carneiro has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Carneiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carneiro tests Santana's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Santana throws a quick inside leg kick.
Carneiro misses with a series of wild punches.
Santana works over Carneiro's head and body with a nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santana throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Santana clinches up with Carneiro and pushes him back against the cage.
Santana pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Santana. Carneiro shrugs it off though.
Santana clinches up with Carneiro and pushes him back against the cage.
Santana gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Carneiro.
Carneiro has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Santana avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana breaks the clinch.
Santana has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santana pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santana stuffs the takedown attempt from Carneiro. Carneiro gets slowly back to his feet.
Santana lands a big head kick that sends Carneiro tumbling to the mat! Santana takes a step backwards and waves Carneiro back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Carneiro seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Santana shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Carneiro is backing up but Santana catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Carneiro covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Santana Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricardo Santana!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benny Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artair Dostan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benny Hill has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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33
146 lbs
17 - 17 - 0 |
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23
154 lbs
10 - 7 - 1 |
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Counter fighter
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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
17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benny Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Artair Dostan!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dostan looks to land a combination but Hill avoids it well.
Hill forces Dostan back against the cage and clinches.
Dostan misses with a body punch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dostan obliges.
Dostan tries a body shot but Hill blocks it.
Dostan lands with a short shot to the head.
Hill jumps guard but Dostan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dostan.
Hill wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dostan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hill.
Dostan breaks the clinch.
Dostan fails to land the takedown.
Hill takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hill really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hill gets tackled into the cage by Dostan. Dostan maintains the clinch.
Hill gets underhooks to prevent Dostan's takedown attempt.
Dostan prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hill.
Dostan lands a left hand.
Hill tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dostan smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benny Hill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dostan scores with a one two! Hill had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Benny Hill has been cut.
Hill throws a nice looking combination but Dostan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hill on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dostan rushes Hill and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hill is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dostan misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dostan.
Dostan is struggling to control the position.
Dostan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hill backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dostan missing with a left hand there. Hill was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dostan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hill manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dostan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Artair Dostan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Dostan. That snapped Hill's head back.
Dostan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hill doesn't seem bothered though.
A jab from Dostan misses.
A lazy left from Dostan finds it's target.
Dostan thuds a left hand into Hill's body.
Hill tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dostan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hill somewhat.
Hill misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill tries to keep at a distance but Dostan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dostan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A frustrated look appears on Hill's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dostan lands with a short shot to the head.
Dostan scores a nice knee to the body.
Hill is trying to push Dostan away but Dostan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dostan breaks from the clinch.
Dostan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dostan moves into the clinch successfully.
Dostan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dostan lands a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hill working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dostan!
Dostan tries to hold on but Hill pushes him away.
Hill punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hill lands a big shot there that rocks Dostan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dostan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hill raining down shots from the mount!
Dostan regains half guard.
Dostan wants to get back to full guard.
Dostan is trying to stand up here but Hill is controlling him well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hill missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dostan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hill with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dostan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hill is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artair Dostan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benny Hill's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dostan scores with a hook to the body. Hill takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hill fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dostan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hill rushes Dostan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dostan breaks from the clinch.
Benny Hill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice cross by Dostan.
Hill drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hill working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dostan controls Hill momentarily but Hill frees himself.
Hill scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dostan wriggles free and stands up.
Dostan has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hill is landing a low percentage of strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dostan feints a jab promting Hill to slip. Dostan then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hill slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Dostan doesn't manage to clinch there - Hill circles away.
We've been told by Hill's head coaches at Iron Fist Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Hill.
Hill takes one on the button.
Dostan takes the fight into the clinch.
Hill prevents a body shot from Dostan.
Dostan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hill prevents a body shot from Dostan.
Dostan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dostan misses with a body punch.
Dostan is working for takedown but Hill is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hill wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dostan is looking to control Hill's arms but Hill gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dostan has his back to the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dostan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hill backwards.
Dostan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dostan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dostan manages to break the clinch.
Dostan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hill leaves Dostan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Benny Hill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Artair Dostan.
Hill doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hill's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dostan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hill scrambles back to his feet.
Dostan lands with a nice body punch.
Hill throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hill avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dostan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Artair Dostan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Hill with that takedown attempt.
Dostan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hill walks into a straight right hand from Dostan.
Dostan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dostan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hill tries to avoid it but Dostan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hill to the ground. Hill escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dostan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hill manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dostan looks to land a combination but Hill avoids it well.
Dostan lands with a hook. Hill tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hill takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dostan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dostan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dostan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hill.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill has a takedown stuffed.
Hill drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hill prevents Dostan from getting back to his feet.
Dostan pushes Hill off and scrambles back to his feet.
Hill shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dostan as he avoids it easily.
Dostan wants to clinch up but Hill keeps it at a distance.
Hill moves in looking to clinch but Dostan pushes him off.
Hill throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dostan moves into the clinch.
A short right from Dostan on the inside.
Dostan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artair Dostan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Benny Hill's cut.
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!
Hill tries to clinch but Dostan is having none of it.
Dostan lands a right hook to the body.
Hill tries to clinch there but Dostan circles away.
Dostan misses with a looping right.
Dostan throws a one two combo.
Dostan defending well as Hill loads up on a big left hand.
Some wild striking there from Hill.
Dostan misses with a jab, cross combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hill is defended easily by Dostan.
Dostan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hill's hands.
Dostan tries to clinch but Hill moves away
and Hill counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hill.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hill's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dostan manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Dostan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hill backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dostan.
Nice body punch from Dostan.
Dostan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dostan lands a body punch.
Hill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dostan prevents the takedown attempt.
Hill is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dostan to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benny Hill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dostan lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dostan is trying to stall.
Hill lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Artair Dostan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dostan lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hill manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dostan trying to control the position from guard on top but Hill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dostan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hill works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Artair Dostan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hill throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dostan works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dostan in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dostan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hill defending well though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dostan in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Artair Dostan hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Dostan lands a nice shot that snaps Hill's head back.
Dostan dives in for a single leg takedown but Hill sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hill breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dostan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dostan works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dostan goes for a double leg but Hill avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hill continues to drive forward.
Dostan has Hill pressed against the cage, preventing Hill from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dostan stops a takedown attempt from Hill.
Hill gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dostan.
Dostan misses with a punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dostan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dostan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Artair Dostan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dostan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artair Dostan!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kamala Naamahaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kakashi Hatake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Naamahaara comes to the cage accompanied by Kishore Kumar : Chuu Kar Mere Mann Ko. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kamala Naamahaara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kakashi Hatake!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatake fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hatake dives in and grabs Naamahaara's left leg, looking for a takedown. Naamahaara pushes down on Hatake's head and hops out.
Naamahaara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hatake throws a wild body kick that Naamahaara sees coming a mile off.
Hatake has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hatake throws a body punch but Naamahaara moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hatake. Naamahaara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Naamahaara gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Naamahaara wants to break free but Hatake has control.
Naamahaara creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hatake's defenses.
Naamahaara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hatake misses with a double jab
and Naamahaara counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hatake tries to clinch there but Naamahaara circles away.
A head kick misses from Naamahaara.
Hatake missing with a left hand there. Naamahaara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Naamahaara blocks a head kick by Hatake.
Naamahaara throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Naamahaara blocks the leg kick.
Naamahaara tries to land a front kick but Hatake steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Naamahaara on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hatake. Hatake obviously looking to wear him down.
Naamahaara is breathing heavily.
Hatake scores with a takedown into Naamahaara's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hatake gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hatake lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Naamahaara circles away quickly and effectively.
Hatake shoots for a double leg takedown but Naamahaara sprawls well. He's pushed Hatake's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kamala Naamahaara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kakashi Hatake.
Hatake throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hatake shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Naamahaara as he avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hatake wants to clinch.
Naamahaara dodges the punch combination from Hatake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Hatake. Those never looked like landing.
Hatake dodges the punch combination from Naamahaara.
Hatake takes a swing at Naamahaara's ribcage but misses.
Hatake tries to land a front kick but Naamahaara steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hatake takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've been told by Naamahaara's head coaches at EVIL Smackdown Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hatake has closed the distance and engaged Naamahaara in a clinch.
Naamahaara breaks from the clinch.
Hatake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Naamahaara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Naamahaara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kakashi Hatake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hatake keeps the fight on the outside.
Hatake drops Naamahaara with a beautiful combination! Naamahaara stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hatake is looking for the KO!
It looks like Kamala Naamahaara has been cut.
Hatake misses with a head kick.
Naamahaara checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatake misses with the combination.
Hatake shoots in looking for a takedown. Naamahaara tries to sprawl out of it but Hatake keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Naamahaara manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hatake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Naamahaara throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hatake's head.
Hatake blocks a head kick by Naamahaara.
Hatake darts in looking for a takedown but Naamahaara gets double underhooks and turns Hatake into the cage.
Naamahaara throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hatake throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hatake lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hatake turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Hatake manages to end up in side control.
Hatake has an Americana. Naamahaara didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Hatake is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Hatake hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Kakashi Hatake!
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