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Evil 9: PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomasz Nawarecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kapitonas Morkius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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240 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent |
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomasz Nawarecki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kapitonas Morkius!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Nawarecki misses.
Nawarecki swinging wildly here.
Morkius swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nawarecki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nawarecki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morkius pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nawarecki shoots and misses
and Morkius counters with a one-two to the body.
Morkius slips a jab and a cross from Nawarecki.
Nawarecki misses with a double jab.
Nawarecki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Morkius counters with a right hand to the body.
Nawarecki definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Morkius tries to bum rush Nawarecki with a series of wild strikes but Nawarecki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nawarecki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice defenses there by Morkius.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morkius closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nawarecki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morkius misses with a two punch combination.
Nawarecki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morkius showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nawarecki.
Nawarecki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morkius keeps the fight on the outside.
Nawarecki tries to clinch there but Morkius circles away.
Morkius showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nawarecki.
Nawarecki misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nawarecki is looking to clinch.
Nawarecki misses with a double jab.
Morkius rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nawarecki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morkius throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nawarecki.
Nawarecki throws a series of punches but Morkius moves out of range.
Morkius rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nawarecki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morkius should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Nawarecki tries to close the distance and clinch but Morkius swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nawarecki misses with a left hand
enabling Morkius to counter with a crisp jab.
Nawarecki wants to clinch up but Morkius keeps it at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nawarecki misses with a two punch combination.
Morkius misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morkius misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Morkius. Those never looked like landing.
Nawarecki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nawarecki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Morkius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morkius circles away from the clinch attempt
and Morkius counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nawarecki misses with a series of wild punches.
Nawarecki tries to close the distance and clinch but Morkius swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morkius moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nawarecki throws the left hand but Morkius avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nawarecki throws a hook but Morkius blocks it.
Morkius showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nawarecki.
Morkius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nawarecki was well out of range. Poor timing from Morkius.
Nawarecki throws a leg kick that misses.
Nawarecki motions for Morkius to come forward. Nawarecki throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Nawarecki. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nawarecki.
Nawarecki just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nawarecki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morkius circles away quickly and effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morkius circles away from the clinch attempt.
No joy there for Nawarecki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morkius throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomasz Nawarecki dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Morkius pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nawarecki back to the cage. Morkius follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nawarecki dodges the punch combination from Morkius.
Nawarecki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nawarecki misses with a low kick.
Nawarecki lands a left and a right that send Morkius crashing to the mat, dazed. Nawarecki thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Morkius there.
Nawarecki tries to clinch but Morkius is having none of it.
Nawarecki misses with a few strikes there.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Morkius in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nawarecki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tomasz Nawarecki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nawarecki moves into the clinch.
Nawarecki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morkius throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nawarecki misses with a lunging right hand
and Morkius counters with a stiff right hand.
Morkius lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nawarecki circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Nawarecki misses.
Nawarecki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nawarecki throws a sloppy body shot
and Morkius counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Morkius misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nawarecki feints a jab promting Morkius to slip. Nawarecki then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Morkius slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Morkius looks to land a combination. Nawarecki sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nawarecki throws a series of punches but Morkius avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nawarecki throws a series of punches but Morkius moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morkius shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nawarecki eats them both and turns towards Morkius to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nawarecki tries a head kick but it misses.
Sloppy strikes from Morkius. Those never looked like landing.
Nawarecki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nawarecki misses with a double jab.
Morkius fails to land with a series of punches.
Morkius swinging wildly here.
Nawarecki throws a head kick but Morkius moves out of range.
Nawarecki throws a combination that misses
and Morkius counters with a one-two to the body.
Nawarecki uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Morkius has time to react.
Nawarecki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nawarecki tries to clinch there but Morkius circles away.
Morkius misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from Morkius. Those never looked like landing.
Morkius bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morkius showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nawarecki.
A combination from Nawarecki does no damage.
Morkius misses with a series of wild punches.
Nawarecki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tomasz Nawarecki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nawarecki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nawarecki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morkius moves into range and connects with a jab.
Morkius avoids the body shot from Nawarecki.
Morkius works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Morkius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nawarecki just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab by Morkius.
Nawarecki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morkius.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nawarecki wants to clinch up but Morkius keeps it at a distance.
Morkius throws an overhand right that lands on Nawarecki's shoulder, as Nawarecki tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomasz Nawarecki dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Nawarecki slips a jab and a cross from Morkius.
Nawarecki closes the distance and pushes Morkius back into the cage.
Nawarecki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Morkius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nawarecki walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Morkius checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nawarecki throws out a powerful jab.
Nawarecki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nawarecki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morkius was well out of range. Poor timing from Nawarecki.
Nawarecki dodges the punch combination from Morkius.
Sloppy strikes from Morkius. Those never looked like landing.
Nawarecki takes a swing at Morkius's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morkius drops his hands momentarily and Nawarecki takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nawarecki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nawarecki misses with a body punch
and Morkius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nawarecki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morkius moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morkius swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nawarecki dodges the punch combination from Morkius.
Morkius misses with a hook. Nawarecki ducked under it nicely.
Nawarecki throws a low kick, looking for Morkius's leg but Morkius calmly moves out of range.
Morkius throws a right and a left that Nawarecki avoids nicely.
Nawarecki misses with a right hand
and Morkius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nawarecki misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Nawarecki misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Morkius tries to break free but Nawarecki pushes him back against the cage.
Morkius wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nawarecki has him pressed against the cage.
Morkius is trying to break the clinch but Nawarecki has him pressed against the cage.
Morkius wants to get back to striking at distance but Nawarecki won't allow it.
Nawarecki has Morkius pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Nawarecki pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Morkius tumbling to the mat - Nawarecki dives into Morkius's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nawarecki stands up and waves to Morkius to follow him.
Nawarecki throws the kick towards the body but Morkius avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morkius throws a series of punches but Nawarecki avoids them all with ease.
Morkius throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nawarecki throws a predictable looking body shot
and Morkius counters with a nice uppercut.
Nawarecki closes the distance and pushes Morkius back into the cage.
Morkius is trying to push Nawarecki away but Nawarecki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nawarecki jumps guard and drags Morkius to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Morkius stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Nawarecki throws an off balance right hand
and Morkius counters with a left and a right that stings Nawarecki.
Morkius swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Morkius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nawarecki looks to land a combination but Morkius avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big left from Nawarecki misses.
Nawarecki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morkius.
Morkius misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morkius throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morkius looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morkius moves out of range of the body kick.
Nawarecki throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nawarecki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nawarecki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kapitonas Morkius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tomasz Nawarecki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nawarecki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tomasz Nawarecki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nawarecki 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomasz Nawarecki!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michal Suchacki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suchacki kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ide Prosto. Hawk has chosen Last ride of the Day: as his entrance music. Michal Suchacki has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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181 lbs
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174 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michal Suchacki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thomas Hawk!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawk darts in looking for a takedown but Suchacki gets double underhooks and turns Hawk into the cage.
Suchacki manages to pull guard.
Suchacki 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.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Hawk working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Hawk landing with the ground and pound.
Suchacki is trying to keep Hawk in close.
Suchacki trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Suchacki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Suchacki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hawk is one step ahead there.
Hawk throwing strikes from guard but Suchacki blocks nicely.
Suchacki will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Suchacki is trying to control the position but Hawk postures up.
Hawk is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk with a nice head shot there.
Hawk is looking to work some ground and pound but Suchacki has wrist control.
Suchacki trying to control the position here.
Hawk lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hawk is looking to work some ground and pound but Suchacki has wrist control.
Hawk is looking to work some ground and pound but Suchacki has wrist control.
Suchacki is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hawk is aware though and is defending well.
Hawk with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hawk throwing strikes from guard but Suchacki blocks nicely.
Hawk throws a strike but Suchacki rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hawk keeping moving, preventing Suchacki from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suchacki controls from within his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suchacki wants to control from the top but Hawk keeps moving.
Suchacki throws a strike but Hawk rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Suchacki trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hawk throws a strike but Suchacki rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Suchacki wants to control from the top but Hawk keeps moving.
Suchacki is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Michal Suchacki wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hawk tries for a takedown but Suchacki sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hawk rushes Suchacki and presses him up against the cage.
Suchacki is trying to drag Hawk to the mat but Hawk just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Suchacki looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Suchacki has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hawk avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hawk looking for a takedown.
Michal Suchacki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Hawk.
Hawk tries for a takedown. No joy.
Suchacki has clasped his hands together around Hawk's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suchacki controlling the position from side mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawk sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Michal Suchacki will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Suchacki misses with a low kick.
Hawk with a lazy takedown attempt
and Suchacki counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hawk!
Suchacki thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hawk really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Suchacki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Suchacki decides to stand back up.
Hawk throws an off balance right hand
and Suchacki counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hawk's guard now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawk wants to sweep here but Suchacki controlling him for the moment.
Suchacki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suchacki passes into half guard.
Suchacki keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hawk wants to control but Suchacki is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Suchacki seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hawk does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Suchacki is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hawk is controlling Suchacki's trapped leg to prevent Suchacki from advancing to side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hawk can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suchacki wants to control but Hawk is keeping him busy.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Michal Suchacki wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hawk fails to land the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hawk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Suchacki is looking to clinch but Hawk is avoiding it.
Hawk looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Suchacki keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hawk missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hawk working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Michal Suchacki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suchacki keeping control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suchacki is pressing down on Hawk's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hawk lands a couple of elbows.
Hawk postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hawk working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Suchacki manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hawk is breathing heavily.
Suchacki is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hawk can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Suchacki wants to control the pace but Hawk is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suchacki is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hawk is surviving well by controlling Suchacki's body position as best he can.
Suchacki moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Hawk has worked his arm free - good work by Hawk!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Suchacki dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Hawk tries to clinch but Suchacki moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Hawk.
Suchacki takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hawk.
Hawk avoids the elbow strike from Suchacki, against the cage.
Suchacki pulls guard effortlessly.
Hawk lands a couple of digs.
Hawk scoring with punches to the head and body.
Suchacki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hawk postures up in Suchacki's guard and throws a big left but Suchacki blocks it.
Hawk postures up in Suchacki's guard and throws a big left but Suchacki blocks it.
Hawk preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suchacki is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hawk is aware though and is defending well.
Hawk working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Suchacki's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hawk's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Suchacki 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.
Hawk looking to sit in guard and control but Suchacki gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Suchacki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hawk is keeping the position for now.
Suchacki trying to control but Hawk is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suchacki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Suchacki is working hard here to advance position.
Suchacki trying to move into half guard but instead Hawk has managed to sweep!
Hawk throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Suchacki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suchacki is trying to keep Hawk in close.
Suchacki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hawk.
Hawk makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hawk stands up over Suchacki, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Suchacki is trying to keep Hawk in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suchacki is controlling Hawk's posture.
Hawk postures up in Suchacki's guard and throws a big left but Suchacki blocks it.
Suchacki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hawk looking to pass the guard.
Hawk postures up and lands a big shot to Suchacki's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suchacki is trying to control the position but Hawk postures up.
Hawk throwing strikes from guard but Suchacki blocks nicely.
Suchacki looking to control.
Hawk with a nice head shot there.
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!
Suchacki is controlling Hawk's posture.
Hawk keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Suchacki's head.
Hawk throws a strike but Suchacki rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Suchacki wants to control from the top but Hawk keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Hawk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Suchacki 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leon McKnight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esko Tikkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McKnight comes into the arena with Ukrainian Folk Music blaring out of the sound system. Leon McKnight has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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187 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leon McKnight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Esko Tikkanen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tikkanen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tikkanen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McKnight throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McKnight lands an overhand right.
McKnight is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tikkanen tries to close the distance and clinch up but McKnight swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McKnight is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tikkanen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Leon McKnight has been cut.
Tikkanen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tikkanen ducks right into an uppercut from McKnight.
McKnight feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Tikkanen sprawling to the canvas! Tikkanen rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can McKnight finish him?!
Tikkanen is rocked!
It looks like Esko Tikkanen has been cut.
McKnight has managed to clinch.
Tikkanen is still on wobbly legs! Can McKnight finish him?
McKnight manages to break the clinch.
McKnight closes the distance and pushes Tikkanen back into the cage.
McKnight pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tikkanen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McKnight.
Tikkanen tries a head kick but it misses.
Tikkanen lands with a kick to the temple. McKnight shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tikkanen seems to have recovered his senses.
Tikkanen throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikkanen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
McKnight scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McKnight throws a jab but it's blocked by Tikkanen.
McKnight blocks a head kick by Tikkanen.
Tikkanen slips under a jab.
Tikkanen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McKnight.
McKnight on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tikkanen. Tikkanen obviously looking to wear him down.
McKnight connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tikkanen gets tackled into the cage by McKnight. McKnight maintains the clinch.
McKnight wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tikkanen has him pressed against the cage.
Tikkanen breaks the clinch.
Tikkanen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McKnight moves into range and connects with a jab.
McKnight stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tikkanen.
Tikkanen is looking to clinch but McKnight is avoiding it.
Nice straight punches there by Tikkanen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tikkanen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen lands a nice looking body shot.
McKnight throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tikkanen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. McKnight is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tikkanen tries to clinch
and McKnight counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tikkanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McKnight pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tikkanen ducks under a wild hook from McKnight.
Tikkanen slips under a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tikkanen. That's going to slow McKnight down.
McKnight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice cross by Tikkanen.
Tikkanen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McKnight manages to avoid it.
McKnight misses with a low kick as Tikkanen jumps back.
Tikkanen tries to close the distance and clinch but McKnight swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tikkanen throws a head kick that McKnight semi-blocks.
Tikkanen takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKnight throws a hook but Tikkanen blocks it.
McKnight rushes Tikkanen and presses him up against the cage.
Tikkanen lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
McKnight breaks the clinch.
A jab from McKnight misses.
McKnight throws a hook but Tikkanen avoids it easily.
Tikkanen scoring well with a low kick there.
Tikkanen is looking to slow McKnight down with leg kicks.
Tikkanen moves into the clinch.
McKnight's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tikkanen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tikkanen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tikkanen doesn't manage to clinch there - McKnight circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKnight lands a lovely overhand right.
McKnight throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Leon McKnight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McKnight connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tikkanen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McKnight throws a low kick, looking for Tikkanen's leg but Tikkanen calmly moves out of range.
McKnight moves into the clinch.
McKnight wants to get back to striking at distance but Tikkanen won't allow it.
Tikkanen lands an elbow that stopped McKnight in his tracks for a moment.
Leon McKnight's cut is getting worse.
Tikkanen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tikkanen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've been informed that Tikkanen has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
McKnight decides to pull guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McKnight is pulling down on Tikkanen's head to control his posture.
Tikkanen wants to control from the top but McKnight keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon McKnight dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tikkanen tries to clinch there but McKnight circles away.
McKnight misses with a series of wild punches.
Tikkanen tries to keep at a distance but McKnight has taken the fight into the clinch.
McKnight takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tikkanen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from McKnight.
McKnight is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tikkanen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
McKnight breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McKnight shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
McKnight trying to control the position from guard on top but Tikkanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McKnight trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikkanen looking for a sweep. Not yet Tikkanen, not yet.
Tikkanen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McKnight trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tikkanen being controlled here, momentarily.
McKnight stands up over Tikkanen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
McKnight slips nicely into half guard.
Tikkanen won't allow McKnight to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKnight is trying to control the action in half guard but Tikkanen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tikkanen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McKnight. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tikkanen is looking to escape.
Tikkanen wants to get back to full guard.
McKnight lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
McKnight working over Tikkanen with some ground and pound. Tikkanen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
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!
Tikkanen has hold of McKnight's hands but McKnight slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
McKnight landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tikkanen is looking to control McKnight's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tikkanen avoid being mounted?
Tikkanen is breathing heavily.
McKnight controlling the action here.
Ground and pound from McKnight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKnight landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Leon McKnight overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McKnight missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tikkanen is refusing to be controlled, as McKnight sits in half guard.
McKnight is pressing down on Tikkanen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tikkanen is holding on for now.
Tikkanen taking some punishment here, with McKnight in his half guard.
McKnight working over Tikkanen with some ground and pound. Tikkanen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
McKnight missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKnight seems to be looking for submissions.
Tikkanen tries to get to full guard but McKnight has control of the leg.
McKnight works his foot free and advances to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McKnight putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
McKnight postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Tikkanen badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of McKnight around the waist but McKnight pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! McKnight is the winner by TKO! McKnight jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leon McKnight!
After winning the bout, Leon McKnight thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Esko Tikkanen was interviewed post fight and said 'Not my day, but next time the heads will fly!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zenon Zebra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Burak Mihalev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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245 lbs
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24
256 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Zenon Zebra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Burak Mihalev!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zebra jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Burak Mihalev has been cut.
Zebra pushes Mihalev up against the cage in a clinch.
Zebra using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mihalev has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zebra.
Zebra tries to throw a body punch but Mihalev avoids it by throwing Zebra back against the cage.
Zebra prevents the takedown attempt.
Mihalev is trying to drag Zebra to the mat but Zebra just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
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!
Zebra with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zebra throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mihalev blocks it with crossed arms.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zebra.
Mihalev tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Zebra just stands there and leans against the cage.
Zenon Zebra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Burak Mihalev.
A short left from Zebra.
Zebra looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zebra misses with a knee to the head.
Zebra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mihalev.
We've been informed that Mihalev 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.
Mihalev tries to pull guard but Zebra holds him up against the cage and eventually Mihalev drops back down to his feet.
Zebra is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mihalev has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Zebra is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mihalev pulls Zebra into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Zebra lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mihalev is pulling down on Zebra's head to control his posture.
Zebra wants to control from the top but Mihalev keeps moving.
Mihalev controls Zebra momentarily but Zebra frees himself.
Zebra trying to control but Mihalev is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zebra looking to pass the guard.
Zebra wants to control from the top but Mihalev keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Zenon Zebra.
Zebra misses with a head kick.
Mihalev walks into a stiff left hand from Zebra.
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!
Zebra slaps away a takedown attempt from Mihalev, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Zebra stuns Mihalev with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zebra swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zebra misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mihalev.
Mihalev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zebra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mihalev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zebra lands a big uppercut and Mihalev crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Mihalev looks OK. Zebra waves Mihalev back to his feet!
Mihalev is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zebra lands a nice shot to the body.
Mihalev is still on wobbly legs! Can Zebra finish him?
Zenon Zebra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mihalev looks winded!
Zebra throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zebra and Mihalev are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Zebra throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Mihalev into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Zebra knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Zenon Zebra!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Boesh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernesti Koppinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koppinen has chosen Kontra - Sankarit salapoliiseina as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ernesti Koppinen was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonny Boesh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ernesti Koppinen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boesh feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Koppinens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Koppinen misses the jab.
Boesh misses with a wild combination.
Koppinen looks to land a combination but Boesh avoids it well.
Koppinen misses with a body kick.
Koppinen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boesh circles away quickly and effectively.
Boesh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Koppinen tries to clinch but Boesh moves out of range.
Boesh ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Boesh seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Koppinen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Boesh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Koppinen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Boesh to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koppinen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Boesh defends well and Koppinen ends up having to push Boesh into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Boesh can't break the clinch.
Boesh is trying to break the clinch but Koppinen is controlling him.
Koppinen manages to break the clinch.
Koppinen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Koppinen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Koppinen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boesh works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Koppinen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Koppinen trying to control but Boesh is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boesh has Koppinen pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ernesti Koppinen was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Nice sprawl there from Boesh as Koppinen shoots in.
Koppinen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Boesh sprawls well initially but Koppinen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boesh is looking to escape.
Koppinen wants to control but Boesh is keeping him busy.
Koppinen trying to pass the guard but Boesh defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koppinen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Boesh defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koppinen trying to control the action but Boesh is working from the bottom.
Koppinen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
We've been informed that Koppinen has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Boesh is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Koppinen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Koppinen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Boesh wants to control but Koppinen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boesh is looking for a sweep. Koppinen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesti Koppinen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Koppinen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Koppinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Boesh controls his hands.
Boesh wants to get back to striking at distance but Koppinen won't allow it.
Boesh is trying to break the clinch but Koppinen has him pressed against the cage.
Koppinen gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Boesh regains guard.
Koppinen trying to control but Boesh is working from the bottom.
Boesh wants to stand and escape but Koppinen is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koppinen throwing strikes from guard but Boesh blocks nicely.
Koppinen drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Boesh manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Koppinen has Boesh in his guard.
Koppinen is trying to control the position but Boesh postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koppinen controlling the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ernesti Koppinen hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Koppinen misses with an uppercut.
Koppinen tries to land a body kick
and Boesh counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Koppinen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boesh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boesh lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Koppinen throws a head kick that misses.
Boesh avoids a kick to the body.
Koppinen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Boesh lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boesh lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koppinen shoots in for a double leg but Boesh sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ernesti Koppinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koppinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Boesh counter with a right hand.
Boesh shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Koppinen eats them both and turns towards Boesh to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Koppinen is rocked!
Jonny Boesh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boesh grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Koppinen takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Boesh cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jonny Boesh!
Jonny Boesh thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Ernesti Koppinen was interviewed post fight and said 'Ei nyt oikeen kulkenu, no no..'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gol D Rogers Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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165 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gol D Rogers Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robert Black!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rogers Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Black goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rogers Jr prevents it.
Rogers Jr slows down the pace here.
Black fails to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black tries to pull guard but Rogers Jr forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gol D Rogers Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Black.
Black wants to get back to striking at distance but Rogers Jr won't allow it.
Come on Rogers Jr - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gol D Rogers Jr.
Black showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rogers Jr.
Black shoots in for a double leg but Rogers Jr sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Black has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Rogers Jr loads up on a big right hand but Black slips the punch.
Rogers Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Black tries to keep at a distance but Rogers Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
Black is fighting off a takedown attempt but Rogers Jr is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Black to the mat. Black regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rogers Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Black has his foot on Rogers Jr's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rogers Jr works his way back into a safe position though.
Rogers Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rogers Jr gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Black looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Black is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rogers Jr is aware though and is defending well.
Rogers Jr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Black on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rogers Jr is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Black escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rogers Jr gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rogers Jr got a little sloppy there for a moment and Black has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rogers Jr has managed to get both his arms back between Black's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Black dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rogers Jr shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rogers Jr showed some decent athleticism there.
Rogers Jr wants to pass to mount but Black is defending the position.
Black moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Black 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.
Rogers Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rogers Jr controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rogers Jr makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rogers Jr has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black looking for a guillotine here but Rogers Jr defends easily.
Rogers Jr is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Black has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rogers Jr can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rogers Jr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
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!
Black not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rogers Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Black is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Rogers Jr has his hands clasped together but Black extends and breaks Rogers Jr's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Black.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Robert Black!
Robert Black 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Donald Donkey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjorn Eriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Donald Donkey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bjorn Eriksson!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donkey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Donkey swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Eriksson to counter with a crisp jab.
Eriksson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Donkey throws out the jab.
Donkey looks to score with a jab to the body but Eriksson is just out of range.
Eriksson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Donkey throws a sloppy head kick and Eriksson moves out of range easily.
Jab by Donkey.
Donkey looks to throw the jab but Eriksson is out of range.
Donkey is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Eriksson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Eriksson is rocked!
Eriksson connects with a nice looking jab.
Eriksson is looking to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eriksson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Donkey sprawls well. Donkey wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Eriksson gets slowly back to his feet.
Eriksson misses with a wild combination.
Donkey throws a sloppy head kick and Eriksson moves out of range easily.
Donkey looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donkey bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Eriksson misses with a takedown attempt - Donkey sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The fighters circling - Eriksson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Eriksson tries to clinch there but Donkey circles away.
Crunch! Donkey slams his shin into Eriksson's torso.
Eriksson tries to clinch but Donkey moves out of range.
Donkey lands with a slapping head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Donkey. That's going to slow Eriksson down.
Donkey throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Eriksson looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donkey clinches up against the cage.
Donkey misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson struggles to land a body shot inside as Donkey controls his hands.
Donkey lands a body shot.
Donkey gets through Eriksson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Eriksson tries to work over Donkey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Eriksson tries to break free but Donkey pushes him back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Donkey.
Eriksson's coach down at LOD Gym Now with StandUP was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Eriksson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Donkey prevents a body shot from Eriksson.
Donkey is leaning against Eriksson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Donkey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Donkey lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Eriksson is still on wobbly legs! Can Donkey finish him?
Donkey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Eriksson seems to have recovered his senses.
Donkey lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Donkey lands a left hand.
Eriksson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson blocks a body shot from Donkey.
Donkey lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Donkey.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Donkey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Donkey stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Eriksson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Donkey is pushing Eriksson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Eriksson avoiding damage as Donkey throws knees to the body.
Eriksson trying to stall but Donkey improves his position.
Donkey tries to throw a body punch but Eriksson avoids it by throwing Donkey back against the cage.
Donkey misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Donkey as Eriksson tries to tie him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donkey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Eriksson backwards.
Donkey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Donkey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Donkey.
Donkey dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Donkey struggles to land a body shot inside as Eriksson controls his hands.
Donkey tries to work over Eriksson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Eriksson blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donkey gets through Eriksson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donkey prevents a body shot from Eriksson.
Donkey throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Eriksson tries to throw a body punch but Donkey avoids it by throwing Eriksson back against the cage.
Eriksson blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Donkey dominated that round.
That's time! Donkey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Donkey lands a big head kick that sends Eriksson tumbling to the mat! Donkey takes a step backwards and waves Eriksson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donkey lands a body shot.
Bjorn Eriksson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Donkey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eriksson.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Donkey.
Eriksson gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Donkey gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Eriksson is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donald Donkey!
Donald Donkey retains his bantamweight title!
A relieved looking Donald Donkey 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Ayrton Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maadhav Narasimhan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maadhav Narasimhan will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ayrton Lewis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maadhav Narasimhan !
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narasimhan misses with a body shot
so Lewis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lewis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lewis 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.
Lewis throwing strikes from guard but Narasimhan blocks nicely.
Lewis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lewis with a nice head shot there.
Lewis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Narasimhan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lewis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Narasimhan 's head.
Narasimhan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Lewis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Narasimhan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narasimhan working a defensive guard but Lewis passes into half guard.
Narasimhan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lewis throwing shots but Narasimhan is blocking nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Narasimhan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ground and pound from Lewis.
Lewis prevents Narasimhan from improving his position.
Lewis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lewis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lewis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Narasimhan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lewis landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lewis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lewis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Narasimhan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lewis postures up in Narasimhan 's guard and throws a big left but Narasimhan blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lewis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lewis lands a couple of digs.
Lewis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Narasimhan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lewis postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis lands a couple of elbows.
Lewis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Narasimhan 's head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Narasimhan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lewis.
Lewis connects with a couple of short punches.
Lewis throwing strikes from guard but Narasimhan blocks nicely.
Narasimhan seems keen to control Lewis's posture.
Lewis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lewis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lewis throwing strikes from guard but Narasimhan blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narasimhan wants to stand up but Lewis is controlling him.
Lewis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Narasimhan is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lewis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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!
Narasimhan managing to control the position.
Lewis throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Narasimhan is controlling Lewis's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ayrton Lewis 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.
Narasimhan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Narasimhan scores with a jab. Lewis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Narasimhan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Narasimhan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lewis throws out the jab.
Lewis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Narasimhan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lewis. Lewis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Narasimhan 's coach down at Bad Pluto! was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Narasimhan 's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Lewis swings for the body but Narasimhan moves out of range.
Narasimhan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lewis counters with a nice double leg into side control. Narasimhan won't be happy with that.
Check out the look on Lewis's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Narasimhan parries the strikes from Lewis easily there. Lewis is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Narasimhan to escape.
Narasimhan taking a bit of punishment here - Lewis scoring with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Narasimhan is avoiding damage well.
Lewis in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Lewis tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Lewis landing a few strikes.
Narasimhan on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Lewis lands a few punches from side control.
Narasimhan takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lewis in side control, throwing shots but Narasimhan defends.
An elbow from Lewis crashes against the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis working the ground and pound but Narasimhan is defending the strikes.
Lewis scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Narasimhan to see if he's OK.
Lewis lands a nice forearm strike.
Lewis connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Narasimhan some visible discomfort.
Narasimhan defending against the ground and pound.
Lewis is putting a hurting on Narasimhan here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Lewis.
Lewis working the head and body with strikes.
Lewis looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Narasimhan is avoiding damage well.
Narasimhan tries to bench press Lewis off him but Lewis keeps the position.
Narasimhan avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lewis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Narasimhan is looking for a sweep.
Lewis working the ground and pound.
Lewis cracks Narasimhan with a big elbow.
Lewis tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Narasimhan takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Lewis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Narasimhan can do to turn this around?
Lewis throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Narasimhan parries the strikes from Lewis easily there. Lewis is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Narasimhan to escape.
Narasimhan managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lewis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lewis lands a nice forearm strike.
Narasimhan takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Narasimhan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lewis is chipping away with strikes.
Narasimhan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The ground and pound from Lewis seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lewis lands a decent elbow from side control.
Narasimhan taking a bit of punishment here - Lewis scoring with strikes.
Lewis works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ayrton Lewis dominated that second 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.
Narasimhan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lewis was well out of range. Poor timing from Narasimhan .
Lewis misses with a body shot.
Narasimhan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lewis moves away.
Narasimhan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lewis at a distance.
Narasimhan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lewis.
Lewis misses with a straight left.
Lewis misses with an uppercut
and Narasimhan counters with a stiff right hand.
A combination from Narasimhan does no damage.
Narasimhan lands a nice shot to the body.
Maadhav Narasimhan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Narasimhan lands a nice shot to the body.
Narasimhan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lewis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis shoots in looking for a takedown but Narasimhan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lewis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Narasimhan tries to keep at a distance but Lewis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lewis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lewis goes for a takedown attempt but Narasimhan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ayrton Lewis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lewis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Narasimhan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lewis.
Narasimhan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lewis manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narasimhan digs a good hook to Lewis's body.
Lewis looks for a takedown but Narasimhan sprawls well.
Narasimhan scores with a jab to the body.
Lewis misses with a left hand
and Narasimhan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Narasimhan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lewis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Narasimhan was well out of range. Poor timing from Lewis.
Lewis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Narasimhan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Narasimhan thuds a left hand into Lewis's body.
Narasimhan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lewis swings for the body but Narasimhan moves out of range.
Lewis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maadhav Narasimhan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Narasimhan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lewis is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Narasimhan 's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Narasimhan lands with a cross.
Narasimhan misses with a straight right.
Narasimhan 's corner calls for a 1-2. Narasimhan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Narasimhan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lewis.
Lewis avoids the body shot from Narasimhan .
Narasimhan misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narasimhan misses with a series of wild punches.
Lewis has a takedown stuffed.
Lewis throws an off balance right hand
and Narasimhan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lewis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Narasimhan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lewis digs a good body shot into Narasimhan 's ribs.
Narasimhan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lewis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Narasimhan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Narasimhan lands a nice hook to Lewis's body. Lewis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Narasimhan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lewis throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maadhav Narasimhan really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Narasimhan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lewis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch lands to the side of Lewis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Narasimhan misses with a wild body shot.
Narasimhan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Narasimhan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lewis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Narasimhan manages to avoid it.
Lewis swings for the body but Narasimhan moves out of range.
Lewis throws a hook to the side of Narasimhan 's head but Narasimhan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lewis defending well as Narasimhan loads up on a big left hand.
Lewis walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narasimhan throws a series of punches but Lewis moves out of range.
Lewis misses with a hook.
Narasimhan throws a series of punches but Lewis moves out of range.
Lewis shoots in and gets a takedown into Narasimhan 's guard.
Lewis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lewis throwing strikes but missing.
Lewis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lewis slips nicely into half guard.
Narasimhan has hold of Lewis's hands but Lewis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lewis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lewis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Narasimhan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lewis winds up and cracks Narasimhan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lewis drops an elbow to the side of Narasimhan 's head.
Ayrton Lewis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lewis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Narasimhan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lewis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Narasimhan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lewis scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lewis throwing shots but Narasimhan is blocking nicely.
Lewis working the head and body with strikes.
Lewis working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lewis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lewis lands with a punch from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lewis throwing shots but Narasimhan is blocking nicely.
Lewis slips a nice elbow through Narasimhan 's hands, connecting with Narasimhan 's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Narasimhan defending well though.
Lewis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Narasimhan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lewis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lewis is nestled in close to Narasimhan , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lewis lands a nice short elbow.
Narasimhan is looking to improve his position.
Lewis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lewis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Narasimhan wants to improve his position but Lewis is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ayrton Lewis had his way with Maadhav Narasimhan in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Narasimhan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Narasimhan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Narasimhan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Narasimhan lands a slapping body shot.
Narasimhan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lewis.
Narasimhan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lewis rushes Narasimhan and presses him up against the cage.
Lewis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Narasimhan blocks it with crossed arms.
Lewis goes for a takedown attempt but Narasimhan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Narasimhan . Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis loads up on a big right hand but Narasimhan slips the punch.
Lewis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Narasimhan manages to avoid it.
Lewis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Narasimhan is fending him off so far but Lewis persists. Nope, Narasimhan circles away and we're back to standing.
Narasimhan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lewis.
Lewis scores with a punch to the head.
Lewis closes the distance and clinches.
Lewis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Narasimhan misses with some punches.
Lewis misses with a knee strike.
Maadhav Narasimhan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ayrton Lewis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narasimhan lands a right hand.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lewis as Narasimhan tries to tie him up.
Lewis missing with knees to the body.
Narasimhan misses with some punches.
Lewis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Narasimhan pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ayrton Lewis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lewis misses with a wild body shot.
Narasimhan with a jab.
Narasimhan connects with a body shot that sends Lewis's belly button to the back.
Lewis misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Lewis misses.
Narasimhan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lewis.
The crowd cheers as Lewis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Narasimhan doesn't seem phased though.
Lewis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Narasimhan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lewis misses with a straight left.
Narasimhan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lewis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Narasimhan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lewis takes a swing at Narasimhan 's ribcage but misses.
Lewis fails with the takedown.
Lewis slips under a jab.
Narasimhan connects with a body shot that sends Lewis's belly button to the back.
Narasimhan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Narasimhan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lewis.
Narasimhan scores with a hook to the body. Lewis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Maadhav Narasimhan .
I think Lewis 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 48:47
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 49:47
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ayrton Lewis!
Ayrton Lewis is the new lightweight champion!
A very excited looking Ayrton Lewis made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cream Pie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slap Nuts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nuts has chosen Never Surrender as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cream Pie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Slap Nuts!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pie checks a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Pie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nuts misses with a straight left.
Nuts is looking to land body kicks.
Nuts thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nuts throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nuts thuds his shin into the meat of Pie's side.
Nuts swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nuts counters with a stiff right hand.
Pie closes the distance and clinches up with Nuts, looking for a takedown. Pie pushes Nuts against the cage but Nuts circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuts misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Nuts misses the target.
Nuts thows a body shot but no joy.
Nuts misses with a body kick.
Pie shoots and misses
letting Nuts counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cream Pie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nuts.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nuts lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pie has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pie and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nuts throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nuts listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nuts is looking to chop away at Pie's legs.
Nuts rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nuts pinned against the cage. Nuts gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pie shoots for a double leg takedown but Nuts sprawls well. He's pushed Pie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pie fails with the takedown
and Nuts cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pie misses with a body kick.
Slap Nuts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Pie with that takedown attempt.
Pie staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pie. Nuts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nuts misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nuts leaves Pie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nuts displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pie.
Nuts throws a head kick but Pie moves out of range.
Nuts tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slap Nuts dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nuts pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nuts checks a leg kick.
Nuts clinches up with Pie and pushes him back against the cage.
Nuts scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nuts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nuts misses with an uppercut.
Pie moves out of range of the body kick from Nuts.
Pie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nuts as he avoids it easily.
Pie throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuts tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pie was well out of range. Poor timing from Nuts.
Pie misses with a takedown attempt
and Nuts connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nuts pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nuts attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
An inside leg kick from Nuts misses.
Pie avoids the body shot from Nuts.
Pie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nuts defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cream Pie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pie avoids the head kick by Nuts.
Nuts misses with a body shot.
A jab from Nuts finds it's way through Pie's defenses.
Nuts instigates a clinch.
Nuts breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pie slips a jab from Nuts.
Nuts throws a low kick but Pie moves out of range easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pie.
No luck for Pie with that takedown attempt.
Pie looks for a takedown but Nuts sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pie sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Pie throws a lazy right hand but Nuts sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nuts lands a really nice looking cross but Pie seems unphased.
Pie misses with the body kick
and Nuts counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Pie looking to score a takedown here. Nuts is defending well but Pie drives through and ends up in Nuts's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pie wants to control from the top but Nuts keeps moving.
Pie looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slap Nuts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Pie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nuts counters with a stiff right hand.
Pie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nuts scores with a decent looking hook.
Nuts tries a head kick but it misses.
Pie blocks a head kick by Nuts.
Pie moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nuts stuffs the takedown attempt from Pie. Pie gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cream Pie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuts throws a push kick but Pie slaps the foot to one side.
Pie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nuts counters with a stiff right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Pie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
No joy there for Nuts, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nuts lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nuts takes a swing at Pie's ribcage but misses.
Pie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pie shoots and misses
and Pie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pie defending well as Nuts loads up on a big left hand.
Nuts darts in and clinches Pie up against the cage.
Nuts lands a knee to the body.
Nuts lands an elbow that stopped Pie in his tracks for a moment.
Nuts misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nuts.
Pie is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nuts pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pie has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nuts avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right from Nuts on the inside.
Slap Nuts is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nuts tries a knee to the head but Pie blocks it.
Nuts breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nuts swinging wildly here.
Pie checks the leg kick.
Slap Nuts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nuts but Nuts pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nuts throws a jab when Pie was well out of range.
Pie shoots and misses
and Nuts connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cream Pie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nuts shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pie fails with the takedown
and Nuts cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Slap Nuts comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nuts 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slap Nuts!
After the fight, Slap Nuts was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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