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EFC 6: Amarce vs Da Gaucho PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikael Saarrinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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220 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikael Saarrinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, James Barnett!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnett lands a big head kick that sends Saarrinen tumbling to the mat! Barnett takes a step backwards and waves Saarrinen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Mikael Saarrinen has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Saarrinen.
A head kick misses from Saarrinen.
Barnett has managed to clinch.
Saarrinen breaks the clinch.
Saarrinen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Barnett counters by moving into the clinch.
Barnett stalling.
Barnett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saarrinen blocks a head kick by Barnett.
Barnett keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from Saarrinen.
Saarrinen wants to clinch but Barnett slips to the side
and Barnett counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Saarrinen is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Barnett slips a nice elbow through Saarrinen's hands, connecting with Saarrinen's forehead.
Oh Saarrinen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barnett is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Saarrinen is hurt! He's hurt bad - Barnett fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Saarrinen from any more punishment! Congratulations to Barnett! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Barnett!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olaf Backstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arne Saarrinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arne Saarrinen will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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233 lbs
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239 lbs
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Good takedowns
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olaf Backstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arne Saarrinen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Backstrom looks for a takedown but Saarrinen sprawls well.
Saarrinen connects with a solid leg kick.
Saarrinen with a poor takedown
and Backstrom decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Saarrinen's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Backstrom stands up from Saarrinen's guard - Backstrom perhaps looking for a knockout.
Backstrom shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Saarrinen napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Backstrom controlling the position.
Backstrom connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Saarrinen some visible discomfort.
Backstrom in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Backstrom lands a decent elbow from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Backstrom stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Backstrom changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Saarrinen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Backstrom is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Saarrinen will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Backstrom has hold of Saarrinen's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Saarrinen seems comfortable defending it but Backstrom has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Saarrinen is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Saarrinen is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Backstrom couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Olaf Backstrom!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eugene Carl Alexander Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Eugene Carl Alexander Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafael Almeida!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almeida wants to clinch.
Almeida shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Almeida was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Almeida stands up and beckons Burns to his feet.
Almeida shoots in and gets a takedown into Burns's guard.
Almeida stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Burns swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida trying to control the position from guard on top but Burns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Burns holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Almeida looking to sit in guard and control but Burns gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Almeida trying to keep a closed guard but Burns is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rafael Almeida was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Almeida decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Almeida seems to be working for a kimura but Burns defends the submission attempt.
Almeida seems to be working for a kimura but Burns defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida is looking for a kimura but Burns is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Almeida to get the leverage.
Almeida is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Almeida is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Almeida trying to control from half guard but Burns is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Burns has managed to free his arm - good work.
Burns might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Burns tries to get to full guard but Almeida has control of the leg.
Almeida is working for a submission of some sort.
Almeida wants to work for an arm triangle but Burns is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Almeida dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Almeida lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burns circles away quickly and effectively.
Almeida tries to clinch but Burns moves out of range.
Burns gets caught napping as Almeida dives in and scores a takedown. Burns manages to retain guard.
Almeida stands up from Burns's guard - Almeida perhaps looking for a knockout.
Almeida goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Burns's half guard.
Almeida seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Burns does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Almeida missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Burns holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Almeida decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Almeida lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns misses with a lunging right hand
and Almeida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Almeida shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Burns knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Almeida on the ground.
Almeida is keen to just control but Burns is a slippery customer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Almeida is looking for a kimura but Burns is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Almeida to get the leverage.
Almeida is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Burns has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns is not content to let Almeida control the position.
Burns wants to get back to full guard.
Burns holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Almeida looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Almeida throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Almeida seems to be looking for submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Almeida is looking to stall here but Burns recovers full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Almeida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Burns's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Almeida gets a takedown into half guard.
Almeida seems to be working for a kimura but Burns defends the submission attempt.
Almeida escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida dives in and scores a takedown into Burns's guard.
Almeida wants to control from the top but Burns keeps moving.
Almeida is fighting to break Burns's control of his arms but Burns is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Almeida tries to free his leg and advance position but Burns is retaining full guard.
Almeida advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns holds on to Almeida's head and controls the position momentarily.
Almeida wants to lay and pray for a moment but Burns keeps working.
Almeida is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Burns knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Burns holds on to Almeida's head and controls the position momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns is trying to get back to half guard.
Almeida tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Almeida has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Almeida decides to stand up, so the ref orders Burns to his feet.
Almeida closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Burns to the mat! Burns manages to get full guard.
Almeida gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Almeida looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Burns!
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Almeida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Almeida has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafael Almeida!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Carneiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toni Kulmala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carneiro comes to the cage accompanied by The Rasmus - In the Shadows. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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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
23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Carneiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Toni Kulmala!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kulmala tries for a takedown but Carneiro circles away easily
and Carneiro counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Carneiro has hold of one of Kulmala's legs. Kulmala is fighting the takedown attempt but Carneiro gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Carneiro drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Carneiro jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Carneiro is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Academia Carmeida Helsinki that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Kulmala is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Carneiro stands and throws Kulmala's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Carneiro advances to full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carneiro scores with a couple of good head shots there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carneiro controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulmala has left one of his arms exposed and Carneiro doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Kulmala screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Daniel Carneiro!
Daniel Carneiro took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Blagoi Mladenov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Blagoi Mladenov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Mladenov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mladenov lands in his opponent's guard.
Mladenov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mladenov throwing strikes but missing.
Mladenov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mladenov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Coleman striking off his back but it's not causing Mladenov any problems.
Mladenov distracts Coleman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Coleman throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Mladenov trying to control but Coleman is working from the bottom.
Mladenov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Coleman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mladenov has managed to get both his arms back between Coleman's legs - danger averted.
Mladenov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Coleman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mladenov stands up over Coleman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mladenov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mladenov postures up and lands a big shot to Coleman's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman trying to keep a closed guard but Mladenov is proving a slippery customer.
Coleman throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Mladenov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Coleman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Coleman working for a triangle but Mladenov defends it easily.
Mladenov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Coleman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mladenov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mladenov cracks Coleman with a solid left hand.
Coleman striking off his back but it's not causing Mladenov any problems.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Coleman can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mladenov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Coleman lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mladenov!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mladenov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mladenov wants to hold on but Coleman pushes him away.
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!
Coleman trying to control but Mladenov is having none of it.
Coleman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Coleman looking to control but Mladenov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman landing strikes from the mount and Mladenov is in trouble!
Mladenov swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Mladenov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mladenov wants to control but Coleman is having none of it.
Coleman looking to finish Mladenov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mladenov!
Coleman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mladenov wants to control but Coleman is having none of it.
Mladenov is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman has hold of Mladenov's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Mladenov manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Coleman landing strikes from the mount.
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!
Mladenov regains half guard.
Mladenov punching from the bottom.
Coleman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mladenov is trying to maintain the position but Coleman is very close to passing his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mladenov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mladenov wants to get back to full 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 Blagoi Mladenov will probably get the nod.
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.
Mladenov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Coleman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Coleman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mladenov.
Mladenov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Coleman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mladenov looking to sit in guard and control but Coleman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Coleman trying to control the position from guard on top but Mladenov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blagoi Mladenov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Coleman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mladenov is on top in guard.
Mladenov works over Coleman with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mladenov is looking to work some ground and pound but Coleman has wrist control.
Mladenov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mladenov postures up and lands a big shot to Coleman's brow.
Mladenov with a nice head shot there.
Coleman tries to strike from the bottom.
Coleman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Coleman wants to stand up but Mladenov is controlling him.
Mladenov cracks Coleman with a solid left hand.
Coleman doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Coleman trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Mladenov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Coleman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mladenov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mladenov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mladenov works over Coleman with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mladenov throws a big right hand that misses.
Mladenov is working Coleman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Coleman wants to get back to his feet but Mladenov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mladenov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mladenov trying to control but Coleman is working from the bottom.
Mladenov throws a big elbow that misses.
Mladenov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mladenov trying to control but Coleman is working from the bottom.
Mladenov has gone for a leg lock! Coleman slips out almost immediately though and dives into Mladenov's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Coleman pushes down on Mladenov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman is trying to control. Mladenov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Coleman working over Mladenov with some ground and pound. Mladenov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Coleman is trying to work for a kimura but Mladenov is defending well.
Coleman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mladenov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mladenov is trying to maintain the position but Coleman is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Coleman.
Mladenov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Coleman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Coleman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mladenov wants to get back to full guard.
Coleman content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mladenov tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Coleman has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Coleman working for a submission but Mladenov is keeping him at bay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blagoi Mladenov dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Coleman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mladenov avoids it really well and circles away.
Mladenov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Coleman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mladenov is fending him off so far but Coleman persists. Nope, Mladenov circles away and we're back to standing.
A big right from Mladenov misses.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mladenov.
Coleman is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Mladenov asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Coleman sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Mladenov wants to take a breather but Coleman is having none of it.
Mladenov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mladenov connects with a nice short shot to Coleman's temple.
Mladenov moves into full mount! Coleman won't be happy about that!
Coleman wants to get back to his feet.
Mladenov is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coleman regains half guard.
Mladenov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Coleman is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mladenov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mladenov's back!
Coleman is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Mladenov has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Coleman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Coleman throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Coleman controlling well, preventing Mladenov from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mladenov is working hard here to advance position.
Coleman is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Mladenov up.
Mladenov is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Coleman gets his way!
Coleman landing with strikes.
Mladenov rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Coleman is thwarting Mladenov's attempts to control the position.
Mladenov wants to get back to full guard but Coleman has mounted him!
Coleman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
A nice elbow there by Coleman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman with good strikes from the mount here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coleman landing strikes from the mount.
Mladenov is wriggling around trying to escape.
Coleman with a couple of short strikes.
A nice elbow there by Coleman.
Mladenov is in all sorts of trouble here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
BOOM! Coleman connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Coleman working Mladenov over with strikes here.
Coleman scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mladenov?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Coleman really dominated that round.
That's time! Mladenov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mladenov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Coleman's half guard.
Mladenov stops Coleman from getting back to his feet.
Mladenov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Coleman's head.
Mladenov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mladenov connects with a nice short shot to Coleman's temple.
Mladenov throwing shots but Coleman is blocking nicely.
Mladenov stops Coleman from getting back to his feet.
Mladenov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Coleman defends it well.
Mladenov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman punching from the bottom.
Coleman moves into full guard.
Mladenov stands up over Coleman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Coleman looking to control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Coleman is on top in guard.
Coleman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mladenov wants to sweep but no luck.
Mladenov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Coleman is controlling him.
Mladenov trying to keep a closed guard but Coleman is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mladenov has an active guard here but Coleman has managed to pass into half guard.
Coleman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Coleman maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Mladenov could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Coleman has cracked it and Mladenov is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Coleman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jake Coleman!
Jake Coleman is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Amarce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Da Gaucho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kyle Amarce!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Da Gaucho!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amarce misses with a looping left.
Da Gaucho shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Da Gaucho showed some decent athleticism there.
Amarce is trying to control but can't.
Amarce is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Da Gaucho is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Well, if Da Gaucho is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Amarce is positioning himself well to prevent Da Gaucho advancing to mount.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Amarce closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Da Gaucho tightens his grip and picks Amarce up, before dumping him to the ground. Amarce manages to land in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Gaucho pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Amarce is keeping the position for now.
Da Gaucho throwing strikes from guard but Amarce blocks nicely.
Amarce seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Da Gaucho trying to control but Amarce is working from the bottom.
Amarce seems keen to control Da Gaucho's posture.
Da Gaucho in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Da Gaucho stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Amarce swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Amarce is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Da Gaucho blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amarce closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Da Gaucho to the mat! Da Gaucho manages to get full guard.
Da Gaucho is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Amarce defends well.
Amarce trying to stand up but can't free himself from Da Gaucho's guard.
Da Gaucho is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amarce would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Da Gaucho has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Amarce is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Da Gaucho.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amarce tries to stand but Da Gaucho is controlling his head.
Da Gaucho is trying to control Amarce's posture but Amarce avoids it.
Da Gaucho tries to improve position but can't.
Amarce tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Amarce working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Gaucho is looking for a sweep.
Amarce wants to stand but Da Gaucho is controlling his arm.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Da Gaucho is trying to get back to half guard.
Amarce wants to stand but Da Gaucho has his arm trapped.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bruno Da Gaucho will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Amarce feints and as Da Gaucho raises his hands in defense, Amarce changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bruno Da Gaucho has got the better of the ground game so far.
Da Gaucho is trying to hold Amarce in close to prevent damage but Amarce has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Da Gaucho manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Da Gaucho had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Amarce defends it easily.
Da Gaucho tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Amarce decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Da Gaucho, up you get!
Da Gaucho blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amarce is looking to clinch.
Da Gaucho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Amarce.
Kyle Amarce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Amarce moves into the clinch successfully.
Amarce pulls guard successfully.
Da Gaucho stays in close to Amarce's body and controls the position.
Da Gaucho throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Amarce keeping moving, preventing Da Gaucho from controlling successfully.
Amarce pulls Da Gaucho in to control the position.
Amarce is trying to control the position but Da Gaucho postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Gaucho looking to pass the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Amarce tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Amarce tries to clinch up
and Da Gaucho counters with a good low kick that Amarce was not able to check.
Amarce looks to land a combination but Da Gaucho avoids it well.
Amarce tries to clinch up
and Da Gaucho counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Da Gaucho.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Amarce wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Amarce utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amarce is pulling down on Da Gaucho's head to control his posture.
Amarce not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Da Gaucho trying to control but Amarce is working from the bottom.
Amarce not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Kyle Amarce just wasn't active enough.
Amarce tries for a takedown but Da Gaucho circles away easily
letting Da Gaucho counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Amarce tries to clinch up
and Da Gaucho counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Da Gaucho advances to half guard.
Da Gaucho controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Gaucho throwing shots but Amarce is blocking nicely.
Da Gaucho wants to work for an arm triangle but Amarce is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Da Gaucho is working for a kimura but Amarce is defending it quite comfortably.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Da Gaucho wants to free his trapped foot but Amarce is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Da Gaucho missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Da Gaucho slips a nice elbow through Amarce's hands, connecting with Amarce's forehead.
Da Gaucho with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Da Gaucho is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Amarce doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Da Gaucho.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Da Gaucho 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.
Amarce swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Da Gaucho counters with a straight right hand.
Da Gaucho thuds his right hand into Amarce's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Amarce fails in his attempt to clinch.
Da Gaucho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Da Gaucho does no damage.
Da Gaucho shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Da Gaucho frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Amarce is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Da Gaucho trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Amarce tries to lock up and control but Da Gaucho gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Gaucho tries to control but Amarce wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Amarce is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Da Gaucho lands with some strikes.
Amarce looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Amarce wants to control but Da Gaucho is having none of it.
Da Gaucho looking to ground and pound but Amarce is blocking nicely.
Amarce holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Da Gaucho tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amarce is wriggling around trying to escape.
Da Gaucho trying to control but Amarce is having none of it.
Amarce wants to control but Da Gaucho is having none of it.
Amarce is squirming around, avoiding Da Gaucho's attempts to control the action.
Amarce wants to control but Da Gaucho is having none of it.
Da Gaucho throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amarce tries to reverse the position but Da Gaucho maintains control.
Da Gaucho content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Gaucho thowing shots but they're missing.
Da Gaucho tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Amarce wants to control but Da Gaucho is having none of it.
Da Gaucho sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Amarce wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Da Gaucho.
Amarce tries to reverse the position but Da Gaucho maintains control.
Da Gaucho avoids the attempt from Amarce to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Amarce wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Da Gaucho.
Amarce tries to hold on but Da Gaucho pushes him away.
Amarce really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Da Gaucho trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Da Gaucho avoids the attempt from Amarce to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Da Gaucho is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Amarce can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Da Gaucho really 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.
Amarce clinches up with Da Gaucho and pushes him back against the cage.
Da Gaucho has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Amarce regains guard immediately.
Da Gaucho is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Da Gaucho trying to control but Amarce is working from the bottom.
Amarce bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Da Gaucho's guard.
Da Gaucho looking for a guillotine here but Amarce defends easily.
Da Gaucho throws his legs up looking for a submission but Amarce uses it to pass to side control.
Da Gaucho is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amarce decides to stand back up.
Amarce finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Amarce tries to clinch
and Da Gaucho counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Da Gaucho.
Amarce pulls Da Gaucho in close to prevent any damage.
Da Gaucho trying to control the position from guard on top but Amarce is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Gaucho pushes down on Amarce's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Amarce won't allow Da Gaucho to pass to mount.
Da Gaucho wants to control but Amarce is keeping him busy.
Amarce is looking to control Da Gaucho's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Amarce avoid being mounted?
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Amarce is doing well to control the position and prevent Da Gaucho from advancing to side control.
Da Gaucho is working for a kimura but Amarce is defending it quite comfortably.
Da Gaucho missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Gaucho thows a huge punch but Amarce dodges it nicely.
Amarce trying to control here.
Da Gaucho is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Amarce desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Amarce is trying to maintain the position but Da Gaucho is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kyle Amarce.
Amarce shoots in looking for a takedown but Da Gaucho manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Amarce's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amarce darts in looking for a takedown but Da Gaucho gets double underhooks and turns Amarce into the cage.
Da Gaucho is trying to trip Amarce. He has hold of a leg but Amarce is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Da Gaucho persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Amarce preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Da Gaucho trying to control the position from guard on top but Amarce is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Amarce trying to keep a closed guard but Da Gaucho is proving a slippery customer.
Amarce keeping moving, preventing Da Gaucho from controlling successfully.
Amarce is trying to hold Da Gaucho in close to prevent damage but Da Gaucho has managed to pass into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Amarce trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Da Gaucho dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Amarce's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Amarce misses with a double jab
and Da Gaucho counters with a nice double leg into side control. Amarce won't be happy with that.
Da Gaucho tries to advance to mount but can't.
Da Gaucho goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Amarce rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Da Gaucho's guard! Nice work there by Amarce!
Da Gaucho is trying to control the position but Amarce postures up.
Da Gaucho escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Amarce gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Da Gaucho is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Da Gaucho trying to keep a closed guard but Amarce is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amarce wants to stand but Da Gaucho is controlling his posture from full guard.
Amarce trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Da Gaucho is trying to keep Amarce in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Da Gaucho holds on and takes a little breather.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Amarce tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Da Gaucho defends well and Amarce ends up having to push Da Gaucho into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Amarce tries to circle away but Da Gaucho has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Gaucho lands a takedown into guard.
Amarce is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Da Gaucho trying to control but Amarce is working from the bottom.
Amarce is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Da Gaucho trying to control the position from guard on top but Amarce is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Da Gaucho slips nicely into half guard.
Amarce trying to control but Da Gaucho postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Gaucho is trying to control. Amarce wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Amarce wants to control but Da Gaucho is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Amarce tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Da Gaucho counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Da Gaucho looking to pass the guard.
Amarce pulls Da Gaucho in close to prevent any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Da Gaucho cracks Amarce with a solid left hand.
Kyle Amarce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bruno Da Gaucho is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Amarce trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Da Gaucho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Da Gaucho 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 45:50
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 46:50
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Da Gaucho!
Bruno Da Gaucho is the new bantamweight champion!
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