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Dominance 43 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcello Cobretti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andon Dinev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cobretti comes to the cage accompanied by White Zombie - Black Sunshine . Marcello Cobretti could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Andon Dinev's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcello Cobretti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andon Dinev!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobretti tries to clinch but Dinev is having none of it.
Dinev scores with a head kick. Cobretti tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Marcello Cobretti has been cut.
Cobretti feints and then cracks Dinev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dinev down.
Cobretti moves in looking to clinch but Dinev pushes him off.
Cobretti tries to land a front kick but Dinev steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cobretti slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dinev is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dinev lands a nice shot that snaps Cobretti's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dinev feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cobretti's calf.
Cobretti looks to land a combination. Dinev sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cobretti tries to clinch up but Dinev circles away and keeps his distance.
Cobretti has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Cobretti looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dinev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dinev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cobretti.
Cobretti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cobretti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cobretti lands with a kick to the temple. Dinev shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobretti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dinev throws out the jab.
Cobretti misses with a series of wild punches.
Cobretti throws a low kick but Dinev avoids it.
Dinev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cobretti.
Dinev throws a lazy uppercut
so Cobretti counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cobretti postures up and lands a big shot to Dinev's brow.
Cobretti postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dinev lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cobretti!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cobretti gets back to half guard.
Dinev sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cobretti defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dinev trying to mount his opponent but Cobretti defends it.
Cobretti actively working from the bottom here.
Cobretti tries to roll over but Dinev keeps him under control.
Dinev tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Dinev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cobretti tries to get to full guard but Dinev has control of the leg.
Cobretti looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobretti wants to get back to full guard but Dinev has passed into side control.
Cobretti is looking to reverse the position.
Dinev tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Cobretti is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Dinev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cobretti manages to get to full guard.
Cobretti tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobretti throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cobretti wants to sweep here but Dinev controlling him for the moment.
Dinev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dinev tries to free his leg and advance position but Cobretti is retaining full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dinev won't allow Cobretti to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cobretti had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dinev defends it easily.
Dinev trying to control but Cobretti is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cobretti trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcello Cobretti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcello Cobretti's cut.
That's time! Cobretti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dinev defending well as Cobretti loads up on a big left hand.
Cobretti is looking to clinch but Dinev is avoiding it.
Cobretti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Andon Dinev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cobretti avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cobretti looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cobretti throwing strikes but missing.
Cobretti missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cobretti throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dinev works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cobretti with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cobretti landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobretti passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cobretti landing strikes.
Cobretti working the head with strikes.
Cobretti has control of an arm but Dinev manages to advance to Cobretti's back!
You can see the frustration on Cobretti's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Cobretti 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.
Cobretti is keeping busy.
Dinev is trying to stick to Cobretti's back but Cobretti is turning into Dinev. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Dinev's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Cobretti.
Cobretti has gone for a leg lock! Dinev slips out almost immediately though and dives into Cobretti's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dinev looking to sit in guard and control but Cobretti gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobretti thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cobretti postures up in Dinev's guard and throws a big left but Dinev blocks it.
Dinev looking for a sweep. Not yet Dinev, not yet.
Dinev is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cobretti postures up in Dinev's guard and throws a big left but Dinev blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinev wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Cobretti manages to pass to side control.
Cobretti missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dinev wants to get back to his feet.
Dinev is looking for a sweep. Cobretti is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cobretti thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dinev's head.
Cobretti throwing shots but Dinev is blocking nicely.
Dinev wants to get back to full guard but Cobretti has passed into side control.
Cobretti working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobretti lands a decent elbow from side control.
Dinev is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cobretti tries to advance to mount but can't.
Marcello Cobretti overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dinev taking a bit of punishment here - Cobretti scoring with strikes.
Dinev is still in real trouble! Can Cobretti finish him?
Cobretti lands a big elbow and you can see that really hurt Dinev! Cobretti senses the opportunity and scores with more strikes - he's put Dinev out! The ref tackles him out of the way to prevent him landing more strikes - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Marcello Cobretti!
Marcello Cobretti thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ashley Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Butcher could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ashley Page's chin.
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182 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Butcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ashley Page!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page avoids the body shot from Butcher.
Page gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Butcher.
Butcher goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A good leg kick by Butcher.
Butcher lands a head kick!
The fighters circling - Butcher throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Butcher throws a jab when Page was well out of range.
The fighters circle, before Butcher throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Page's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Butcher lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Dan Butcher!
Dan Butcher very nearly forgot to thank Kemists ↑ 5x160Q amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Chatzikomninos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Balin Le Savage (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexei Chatzikomninos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Balin Le Savage!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Savage gets caught flat footed, as Chatzikomninos shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Chatzikomninos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Le Savage's head.
Chatzikomninos wants to control from the top but Le Savage keeps moving.
Chatzikomninos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chatzikomninos trying to control the position from guard on top but Le Savage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chatzikomninos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Le Savage keeping moving, preventing Chatzikomninos from controlling successfully.
Chatzikomninos has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Le Savage working a defensive guard here.
Le Savage seems keen to control Chatzikomninos's posture.
Chatzikomninos stopping the sweep attempt from Le Savage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chatzikomninos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chatzikomninos stopping the sweep attempt from Le Savage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Le Savage seems keen to control Chatzikomninos's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Balin Le Savage wasn't active enough on the ground.
Chatzikomninos misses with a series of wild punches.
Le Savage lands with a good body shot.
Alexei Chatzikomninos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chatzikomninos takes one on the button.
Chatzikomninos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Le Savage counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Le Savage scores with a jab to the head.
Le Savage looks to score with a jab to the body but Chatzikomninos is just out of range.
Chatzikomninos darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Le Savage regains full guard. Nicely done.
Le Savage keeping moving, preventing Chatzikomninos from controlling successfully.
Le Savage avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Savage is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Le Savage is looking to advance position but Chatzikomninos won't allow it.
Chatzikomninos tries to kick Le Savage off but Le Savage keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Le Savage trying to pass the guard but Chatzikomninos defending well.
Le Savage thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chatzikomninos's head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Le Savage in particular looking to stall.
Le Savage wants to take a breather but Chatzikomninos is having none of it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Chatzikomninos is looking to control Le Savage's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chatzikomninos avoid being mounted?
Chatzikomninos is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Chatzikomninos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Le Savage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chatzikomninos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Le Savage throws out the jab.
A jab from Chatzikomninos does it's job there.
A jab from Chatzikomninos misses.
Le Savage slaps away a takedown attempt from Chatzikomninos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chatzikomninos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chatzikomninos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Chatzikomninos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chatzikomninos throws a hook but Le Savage avoids it easily.
Chatzikomninos misses with the combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Chatzikomninos. Beautiful body shot.
Le Savage throws a hook to the side of Chatzikomninos's head but Chatzikomninos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Le Savage looks to score with a jab to the body but Chatzikomninos is just out of range.
A jab from Chatzikomninos does it's job there.
Le Savage lands a jab to Chatzikomninos's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Savage misses with a lunging right hand
and Chatzikomninos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chatzikomninos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Le Savage's head backwards.
Le Savage misses the shot to the body.
Le Savage takes a swing at Chatzikomninos's ribcage but misses.
Chatzikomninos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Le Savage but Le Savage pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Balin Le Savage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Le Savage misses.
Le Savage leaves Chatzikomninos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexei Chatzikomninos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chatzikomninos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chatzikomninos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Le Savage is rocked!
Chatzikomninos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Le Savage is still on wobbly legs! Can Chatzikomninos finish him?
Le Savage looks to score with a jab to the body but Chatzikomninos is just out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chatzikomninos manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Le Savage on his heels. He'll look to pass Le Savage's guard now, I'm sure.
Chatzikomninos postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Le Savage covers up, he's hurt! Chatzikomninos keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Chatzikomninos and the ref steps in to end the fight! Chatzikomninos can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexei Chatzikomninos!
An out of breath Alexei Chatzikomninos thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arttu Mahtisaari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam McCullough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCullough has chosen Kan Ar Kern as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arttu Mahtisaari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Liam McCullough!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Alyssa Summers and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCullough scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mahtisaari in his tracks.
McCullough looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McCullough connects with a body shot that sends Mahtisaari's belly button to the back.
Mahtisaari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mahtisaari jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McCullough avoids the body shot from Mahtisaari.
Mahtisaari scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mahtisaari scores with a punch to the head.
Mahtisaari throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McCullough makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mahtisaari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCullough cracks the inside of Mahtisaari's front leg.
Mahtisaari fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging McCullough to the ground. Mahtisaari is now in McCullough's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
McCullough working a defensive guard here.
Mahtisaari stays in close to McCullough's body and controls the position.
McCullough seems keen to control Mahtisaari's posture.
McCullough is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
McCullough looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Liam McCullough wasn't active enough on the ground.
Mahtisaari misses with a double jab.
McCullough takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mahtisaari darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mahtisaari on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McCullough. McCullough obviously looking to wear him down.
Mahtisaari misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
McCullough avoids the body shot from Mahtisaari.
Mahtisaari throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McCullough stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mahtisaari takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McCullough keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCullough bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mahtisaari misses with a wild body shot.
Mahtisaari lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McCullough at a distance.
McCullough misses with a double jab
and Mahtisaari counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mahtisaari misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCullough ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mahtisaari moves away.
McCullough throws a leg kick but Mahtisaari moved away.
Mahtisaari is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Mahtisaari throws a hook but McCullough blocks it.
Mahtisaari closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. McCullough did well to prevent Mahtisaari getting side control.
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!
Mahtisaari tries to pass the half guard into mount. McCullough knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mahtisaari is controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mahtisaari trying to control the action but McCullough is working from the bottom.
McCullough trying to control here.
Mahtisaari with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Arttu Mahtisaari wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
McCullough connects with a looping right hand.
Mahtisaari sizes up McCullough with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A nice inside leg kick there by McCullough. That's going to slow Mahtisaari down.
McCullough with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mahtisaari to score with a decent uppercut.
McCullough avoids the body shot from Mahtisaari.
Mahtisaari throws a looping overhand right but McCullough ducks down to avoid it.
Mahtisaari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCullough pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mahtisaari is out of range and McCullough settles back down.
Mahtisaari throws an overhand right that lands on McCullough's shoulder, as McCullough tries to avoid the shot.
McCullough moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McCullough scores with a nice body kick.
Mahtisaari thows a body shot but no joy.
McCullough looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mahtisaari lands a jab to McCullough's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCullough ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McCullough fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mahtisaari is out of range.
McCullough throws a wild body kick that Mahtisaari sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahtisaari blocks a leg kick.
McCullough ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McCullough connects with a looping right hand.
McCullough moves out of range as Mahtisaari strikes.
McCullough throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mahtisaari throws a jab when McCullough was well out of range.
McCullough looks to land a combination but Mahtisaari avoids it well.
McCullough fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McCullough doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McCullough is looking to land body kicks.
McCullough thumps Mahtisaari with a low kick.
Mahtisaari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCullough was well out of range. Poor timing from Mahtisaari.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mahtisaari takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A punch combination from McCullough misses.
Mahtisaari misses the jab.
Mahtisaari throws a hook to the side of McCullough's head but McCullough sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McCullough lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Liam McCullough will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McCullough steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mahtisaari.
Mahtisaari throws an overhand right that lands on McCullough's shoulder, as McCullough tries to avoid the shot.
Mahtisaari moves out of range of the body kick from McCullough.
McCullough is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mahtisaari rather than just go for the knockout.
McCullough lands with a shot to the body.
Mahtisaari misses with a wild body shot.
McCullough pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mahtisaari is out of range and McCullough settles back down.
Mahtisaari dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Mahtisaari misses its intended target.
Mahtisaari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mahtisaari misses with a wild body shot.
McCullough lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Arttu Mahtisaari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mahtisaari looks to throw the jab but McCullough is out of range.
McCullough has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mahtisaari finds it's way round the side to connect with McCullough's head.
McCullough slips a straight right by Mahtisaari.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mahtisaari. McCullough does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCullough lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mahtisaari connects with a nice looking jab.
Mahtisaari misses with a shot to the body
letting McCullough counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCullough scores with a jab to the head.
An inside leg kick from McCullough misses.
Mahtisaari works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mahtisaari. McCullough does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mahtisaari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mahtisaari misses the shot to the body.
Liam McCullough is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mahtisaari cracks McCullough with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mahtisaari throws a jab when McCullough was well out of range.
McCullough keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mahtisaari.
McCullough throws a big shot that misses.
McCullough moves away from the strike by Mahtisaari.
McCullough throws a wild body kick that Mahtisaari sees coming a mile off.
Mahtisaari misses with a wild body shot.
McCullough misses with a body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Mahtisaari as he connects with a hook.
Mahtisaari misses with a body shot.
McCullough misses with a low kick as Mahtisaari jumps back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahtisaari lands a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mahtisaari fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McCullough misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Mahtisaari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some bone on bone action there as Mahtisaari checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McCullough slips a jab and a cross from Mahtisaari.
Mahtisaari misses with a jab, cross combination.
McCullough swings for the body but Mahtisaari moves out of range.
McCullough avoids the body shot from Mahtisaari.
A swing and a miss from Mahtisaari.
McCullough connects with a solid leg kick.
McCullough throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
McCullough lands a leg kick that knocks Mahtisaari off balance momentarily.
Mahtisaari takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McCullough misses with a body shot.
McCullough moves out of range as Mahtisaari strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Mahtisaari.
Mahtisaari misses with a straight right.
Liam McCullough seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice takedown defense from McCullough. No joy for Mahtisaari on that attempt.
Mahtisaari paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mahtisaari takes one on the button.
Mahtisaari lands a nice shot that snaps McCullough's head back.
McCullough takes a swing at Mahtisaari's ribcage but misses.
Mahtisaari misses with a straight left.
McCullough cracks the inside of Mahtisaari's front leg.
McCullough uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McCullough moves away from the strike by Mahtisaari.
A swing and a miss from McCullough.
McCullough keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCullough fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mahtisaari manages to avoid it.
McCullough lands the left hand.
McCullough gets caught napping as Mahtisaari dives in and scores a takedown. McCullough manages to retain guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCullough keeping moving, preventing Mahtisaari from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahtisaari is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Arttu Mahtisaari wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Mahtisaari lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McCullough steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mahtisaari.
A kick lands to the mid section there for McCullough.
McCullough is looking to slow Mahtisaari down with leg kicks.
Mahtisaari connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mahtisaari checks the leg kick.
McCullough tries a low kick but Mahtisaari avoids it.
Mahtisaari thows a body shot but no joy.
McCullough lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Arttu Mahtisaari will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
McCullough throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mahtisaari scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
McCullough tries to roll over but Mahtisaari keeps him under control.
Mahtisaari is looking to take a break and control but McCullough is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McCullough wants to improve his position but Mahtisaari is controlling well.
McCullough is looking to control Mahtisaari's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McCullough avoid being mounted?
Mahtisaari is trying to control. McCullough wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
McCullough tries to roll over but Mahtisaari keeps him under control.
Arttu Mahtisaari overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mahtisaari is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Arttu Mahtisaari.
McCullough with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McCullough takes a swing at Mahtisaari's ribcage but misses.
McCullough takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McCullough has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahtisaari takes a swing at McCullough's ribcage but misses.
McCullough throws a leg kick but Mahtisaari sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McCullough blocks a jab.
McCullough takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mahtisaari throws a body punch but McCullough moves out of range.
McCullough is looking to score with low kicks.
Mahtisaari is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McCullough scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mahtisaari in his tracks.
Mahtisaari thows a left - swing and a miss!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McCullough.
McCullough pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McCullough lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mahtisaari will feel that in the morning.
Mahtisaari throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McCullough counters with a nice body kick.
McCullough keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCullough finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mahtisaari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McCullough.
McCullough fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mahtisaari.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCullough throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mahtisaari connects with a right hand. McCullough shakes it off.
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!
Donk. McCullough catches Mahtisaari right on the button with a cross.
McCullough uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mahtisaari.
Mahtisaari blocks the body kick.
Mahtisaari lands with a straight right. McCullough didn't see that one coming.
Mahtisaari scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mahtisaari feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
McCullough seems keen to control Mahtisaari's posture.
Mahtisaari's corner is telling him to maintain position.
McCullough is controlling Mahtisaari's posture.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCullough. Mahtisaari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mahtisaari throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCullough thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mahtisaari if he has to take too many more of those.
McCullough throws a solid leg kick but Mahtisaari takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McCullough.
Mahtisaari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCullough chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McCullough lands a nice looking body kick.
McCullough wants to slow Mahtisaari down by chopping away at his legs.
McCullough moves into range and connects with a jab.
McCullough tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mahtisaari is able to avoid easily.
McCullough lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mahtisaari at a distance.
McCullough doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mahtisaari throws a hook but McCullough blocks it.
Mahtisaari keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
McCullough scores with a kick to the body.
Mahtisaari keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mahtisaari lands with a nice body punch.
McCullough has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCullough lands with a straight right. Mahtisaari didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from McCullough misses.
Mahtisaari staying out of range there.
McCullough thows a body shot but no joy.
McCullough takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A nice inside leg kick there by McCullough. That's going to slow Mahtisaari down.
A shot to the liver by McCullough. Beautiful body shot.
McCullough takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mahtisaari misses with a straight left.
Mahtisaari tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McCullough closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mahtisaari looks to throw the jab but McCullough is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mahtisaari throws the left hand but McCullough avoids the punch easily.
McCullough connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mahtisaari misses with a straight left.
Mahtisaari lands a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Liam McCullough.
I think McCullough has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Liam McCullough!
An out of breath Liam McCullough thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neil Napier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teukka Salama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salama has chosen The Temple Of The King as his entrance music. Neil Napier could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Teukka Salama's chin.
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213 lbs
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209 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neil Napier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Teukka Salama!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salama throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Salama swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Napier.
It looks like Neil Napier has been cut.
Salama slips under a jab.
Napier uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Salama.
Salama has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Napier throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Salama stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Napier missing with a left hand there. Salama was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Napier bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Salama's head backwards.
It looks like Teukka Salama has been cut.
Salama tries to clinch up but Napier circles away and keeps his distance.
Teukka Salama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Salama there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Napier throws a jab when Salama was well out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Napier moves out of range of the leg kick from Salama.
Napier has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Salama.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Salama.
Napier dips to his left and cracks Salama with an uppercut!
Salama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salama connects with a body shot that sends Napier's belly button to the back.
A swing and a miss from Salama.
Napier avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Napier has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Napier there as he acknowledges the shot.
Salama connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Napier tries to keep at a distance but Salama has taken the fight into the clinch.
Napier can't find room to land a body shot as Salama controls the action.
A hook to the body from Napier.
Salama tries to land knees in the clinch but Napier avoids the damage to the body.
Napier working aggressively here.
Salama lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Napier throws a punch but it's blocked by Salama.
A head punch on the inside from Napier fails to land.
Salama tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Napier's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Salama.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Napier working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Napier misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Napier working aggressively here.
Salama tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Napier struggles to land a body shot inside as Salama controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salama misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Napier.
Napier wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Salama obliges.
Salama landing knees to the head.
Napier is breathing heavily.
Salama's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A hook to the body from Salama.
Napier misses with a hook from the clinch.
Salama working Napier over with knees to the body.
Salama is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Napier is defending well for now.
Napier misses with a hook from the clinch.
Napier avoiding damage as Salama throws knees to the body.
Salama makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Napier on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Napier lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Napier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Salama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Salama throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Napier blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Salama.
Salama pushes Napier back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Napier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Salama misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Napier.
Napier is trying to push Salama away but Salama has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Knees in the clinch landing for Salama.
Salama digs a right hand underneath Napier's ribcage. Napier let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Napier takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salama unloads a knee to the mid-section. Napier lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Salama pulls guard.
Napier got a little sloppy there for a moment and Salama has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Napier has managed to get both his arms back between Salama's legs - danger averted.
Salama looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Napier tries to stand but Salama is controlling from the bottom.
Salama wants to sweep here but Napier controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salama is looking for a triangle but Napier pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salama has his foot on Napier's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Napier works his way back into a safe position though.
Napier avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Salama looking for a sweep. Not yet Salama, not yet.
Napier gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Napier has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Salama finds it's way round the side to connect with Napier's head.
Salama tries to clinch up.
Salama takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Napier fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Napier lands a nice leg kick that just misses Salama's sensitive parts.
Salama slips under a jab from Napier.
Salama throws the kick towards the body but Napier avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teukka Salama dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Salama swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Napier counters with a stiff right hand.
Napier misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Salama fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Napier looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Salama throws a body kick that misses.
Salama ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Salama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salama ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Napier throws a jab but it's blocked by Salama.
Napier throws a push kick but Salama slaps the foot to one side.
Jab by Napier.
Salama smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Teukka Salama seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Salama chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Salama connects with a right hand. Napier shakes it off.
Salama swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Napier throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Napier moves out of range as Salama throws a body kick.
Salama throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Napier.
Salama explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Salama throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Salama throws a shot to the body.
Salama explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Napier sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Napier walks into a left hand.
Neil Napier's cut is getting worse.
Napier throws a sloppy head kick and Salama moves out of range easily.
Salama lands a nice looking body kick.
Salama scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Salama lands a brutal head kick. Napier looks out on his feet and Salama throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Teukka Salama!
A victorious Teukka Salama thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chocolate Al (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Poutsi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al comes to the cage accompanied by HammerFall - Head Over Heels. 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 Tim Poutsi was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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25
191 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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200 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chocolate Al!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tim Poutsi!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poutsi throws a hook but Al blocks it.
Poutsi jabs Al right on the nose. Al blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Chocolate Al has been cut.
Al thumps Poutsi with a low kick.
Al drives through and clinches with Poutsi against the cage.
Al tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Poutsi avoids it.
Al with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Poutsi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Poutsi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Al misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Poutsi misses with a punch on the inside.
Poutsi lands a hook that snaps the head of Al backwards.
Poutsi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Al's elbow.
Al misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Poutsi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A knee to the head by Al.
Poutsi is trying to maintain a safe position but Al gets an underhook and turns Poutsi into the cage.
Still in the clinch, Poutsi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Al with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Al digs a right hand underneath Poutsi's ribcage. Poutsi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Al blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Poutsi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Al's efforts to push away.
Our sources have told us that Al has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poutsi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Al backwards.
Al swings wildly with an uppercut but Poutsi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Al tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Poutsi avoids it.
Poutsi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Al using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Poutsi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Al pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Al misses.
A big left from Poutsi misses.
Poutsi scores with a jab to the body.
Poutsi lands with an uppercut that bounces Al off the cage and back into range.
Al is rocked!
Al uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Poutsi.
Oh Al is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
BAM! Poutsi delivers a spinning backfist that drops Al like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Tim Poutsi!
After the fight, Tim Poutsi 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sheng Chung Lin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sakari Sammio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
182 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
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25
194 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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World class MT
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sheng Chung Lin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sakari Sammio!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Lou da Vinci and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sammio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sammio tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lin seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Sammio takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lin lands the left hand.
Sammio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sammio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lin throws out the jab.
Sammio takes one on the button.
Lin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sammio's sensitive parts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sammio looks to throw the jab but Lin is out of range.
Nice cross by Sammio.
Sammio on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lin scoring well with a low kick there.
Lin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sammio.
Lin with a jab.
Sammio throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lin misses with a looping left.
Sammio tests Lin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sammio does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lin lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sammio.
Sammio lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sammio ducks under a wild hook from Lin.
Lin checks a leg kick.
Lin checks a leg kick.
Sammio does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sammio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lin keeps Sammio at a distance using the push kick.
Lin misses with an uppercut. Sammio saw that one coming.
Lin connects with a high kick.
It looks like Sakari Sammio has been cut.
Sammio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sammio misses with a low kick.
Sammio lands with an overhand left.
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!
Sammio cracks Lin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lin misses with an uppercut.
Lin misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sammio. That's going to slow Lin down.
Sammio checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sammio has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lin.
The crowd cheers as Sammio lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lin doesn't seem phased though.
Lin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sammio wants to improve his position but Lin is controlling well.
Sammio keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Lin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lin 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.
Lin trying to control the action but Sammio is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sammio controlling the position well.
Lin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sammio controlling the position for now.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sammio lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sammio misses with an uppercut.
Lin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sammio connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lin scrambles back to his feet.
Sammio is looking to slow Lin down with leg kicks.
A big left from Lin misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sammio!
Lin misses with a straight right.
Sammio wants to slow Lin down by chopping away at his legs.
Sammio blocks a jab.
Sammio is looking to land body kicks.
Sammio has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sammio moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lin throws a push kick but Sammio slaps the foot to one side.
Sammio throws a hook to the side of Lin's head but Lin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lin checks a leg kick.
Lin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lin looks to land a left hand but Sammio moved out of range nicely.
Lin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sammio getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lin swings for the body but Sammio moves out of range.
Sammio misses with a leg kick
and Lin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lin.
Lin is working Sammio over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sammio preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sammio pulls Lin in close to prevent any damage.
Lin stays in close to Sammio's body and controls the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sammio is controlling Lin's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sheng Chung Lin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sakari Sammio's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sammio cracks the inside of Lin's front leg.
Sammio throws the left hand but Lin avoids the punch easily.
Sammio throws out a leg kick but Lin moves out of range and Sammio only half commits.
Sammio throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Sammio misses.
Lin throws a leg kick that misses.
Sammio bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sammio tries to land a front kick but Lin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lin throws a leg kick but Sammio sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lin fails with a takedown attempt.
Sammio blocks the body kick.
Sammio looks for the body kick but Lin saw that one coming.
Sammio connects with an inside leg kick.
Sheng Chung Lin is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sammio tries to land a leg kick but Lin saw it coming and moves away.
Sammio misses with a low kick.
Sammio throws a leg kick that misses.
Sammio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sammio misses with a body kick.
Sammio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sammio thows a body shot but no joy.
Sammio slips a jab and a cross from Lin.
Lin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lin trying to control but Sammio is working from the bottom.
Sammio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sammio is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Sammio has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Lin wants to control from the top but Sammio keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sammio looks to land a body kick but Lin moved away.
Lin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sammio throws a leg kick but Lin moved away.
Sakari Sammio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sammio connects with a leg kick. Lin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lin throws a chopping leg kick but Sammio manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sammio misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lin lands a jab to the nose.
Sammio shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lin scores with a punch to the head.
Lin misses with an uppercut. Sammio saw that one coming.
Lin wants to slow Sammio down by chopping away at his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sammio throws a shot to the body.
Sammio checks a low kick from Lin.
Lin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sammio lands with a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sammio. That's going to slow Lin down.
Lin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Some bone on bone action there as Lin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sammio.
Sammio throws a head kick but Lin moves out of range.
Lin throws a jab when Sammio was well out of range.
Sammio takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sammio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sammio lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lin throws a shot to the body.
Lin shoots in looking for a takedown. Sammio tries to sprawl out of it but Lin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sammio manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sammio is out of range and Lin settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sammio lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lin takes a step back to recover.
Sammio connects with a solid leg kick.
Sammio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lin throws a sloppy head kick and Sammio moves out of range easily.
Lin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sammio cracks Lin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sammio misses with a looping left.
Sammio scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lin there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lin throws a jab but it's blocked by Sammio.
Sammio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sammio takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sakari Sammio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sakari Sammio's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sammio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lin.
Lin moves away from the strike by Sammio.
Sammio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sammio misses with a straight left.
Sammio throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lin is looking to chop away at Sammio's legs.
Sammio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sammio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sammio thuds his right hand into Lin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lin.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sammio, right into the meat.
Sammio tests Lin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Lin misses the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sammio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sammio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lin ducks under a wild hook from Sammio.
Nice shot by Sammio.
Sammio checks a low kick from Lin.
Lin blocks the body kick.
Sammio is looking to land body kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sammio.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sammio.
Sammio tries to score with a low kick but Lin moves his leg out of the way.
Sammio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lin.
Sammio takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sammio chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lin can pounce on him.
Good shot there by Lin.
Sammio blocks a jab.
Sammio keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sammio throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Lin.
Lin missing with a left hand there. Sammio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A cross from Sammio lands.
Sammio bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sammio throws a leg kick but Lin checks it.
Lin throws a right hand that Sammio ducks under and follows up with a left that Sammio also avoids with ease.
Sammio goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Sammio.
Sammio misses with a low kick.
Jab from Sammio.
Sammio avoids the head kick by Lin.
Lin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sammio wants to slow Lin down by chopping away at his legs.
Sammio throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sammio misses with a body kick.
Sammio cracks Lin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lin fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lin moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Sammio. No joy for Lin on that attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sammio.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sammio crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lin - the referee stops the clock and Sammio gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lin. Sammio manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sammio checks the leg kick.
Lin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sammio.
Sammio scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sammio works the jab nicely.
Sammio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lin throws out the jab.
That kick from Sammio tenderised Lin's leg. Lin is trying to keep his angry face on.
A bone on bone clash there as Sammio blocks the leg kick.
Sammio with a jab.
Sammio keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Sammio there.
Sammio lands a lovely overhand right.
Lin is rocked!
Sammio punishes Lin's body with a nice straight punch.
Oh Lin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lin scores with a jab. Sammio acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lin seems to have got his legs back now.
Sammio throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sammio connects with a leg kick. Lin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sammio takes one to the chin there.
Lin misses with a hook. Sammio ducked under it nicely.
Sammio fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sammio looks to land a body kick but Lin moved away.
Sammio is looking to land body kicks.
Lin tries a head kick but it misses.
Sammio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice straight punches there by Sammio. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sammio.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sammios jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sammio scores with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sakari Sammio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sammio has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sakari Sammio!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Zangief (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Gutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zangief comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - Some Kind Of Monster. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
257 lbs
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261 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class 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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ivan Zangief!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Apollo Gutz!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gutz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zangief fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gutz on the side of the head.
Gutz closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Zangief quickly recovers to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zangief looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gutz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zangief wants to control but Gutz is keeping busy.
Zangief looking for submissions off his back.
Zangief holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Gutz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gutz uses his free foot to push down on Zangief's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Zangief.
Zangief is looking to improve his position but Gutz isn't that keen on the idea.
Zangief tries to hold on but Gutz postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutz is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Zangief can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Zangief really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Zangief has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gutz controlling his opponent.
Zangief tries to lock up and control but Gutz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gutz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zangief is looking to escape.
Gutz looking to finish Zangief with some ground and pound. This is bad for Zangief!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gutz with the ground and pound from mount.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Gutz! Zangief is hurt baaadly! Gutz is firing away with more strikes - Zangief is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Apollo Gutz!
Apollo Gutz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Georgy Fokin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nopparat Somchaimy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nopparat Somchaimy 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 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Georgy Fokin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nopparat Somchaimy!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fokin checks a leg kick.
Fokin tries to score with a low kick but Somchaimy moves his leg out of the way.
Fokin connects with a single shot there.
Fokin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Georgy Fokin has been cut.
Somchaimy swinging wildly here.
Nice takedown defense from Somchaimy. No joy for Fokin on that attempt.
Somchaimy lands a jab.
Somchaimy tries to land a leg kick but Fokin saw it coming and moves away.
That kick from Somchaimy tenderised Fokin's leg. Fokin is trying to keep his angry face on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fokin misses with an uppercut. Somchaimy saw that one coming.
Somchaimy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fokin momentarily.
Fokin scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Somchaimy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fokin misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Fokin.
Fokin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fokin works over Somchaimy's head and body with a nice combination.
Somchaimy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fokin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fokin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Somchaimy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Somchaimy throws a leg kick
and Fokin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Somchaimy won't be happy with that.
You can see the frustration on Somchaimy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fokin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Somchaimy has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Somchaimy is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Fokin's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Somchaimy wants to control but Fokin is keeping busy.
Fokin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Somchaimy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Somchaimy is positioning himself well to prevent Fokin advancing to mount.
Somchaimy wants to control but Fokin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fokin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Somchaimy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Somchaimy.
Fokin looking to pass the guard.
Fokin stands and throws Somchaimy's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Somchaimy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Somchaimy is not content to let Fokin control the position.
Fokin working away.
Fokin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ground and pound from Fokin seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Somchaimy dodges the ground and pound from Fokin.
You can see the frustration on Somchaimy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fokin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Somchaimy, who protects the arm well.
Somchaimy can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Somchaimy stops Fokin from passing to mount.
Fokin working the ground and pound but Somchaimy is defending the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nopparat Somchaimy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Georgy Fokin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Somchaimy misses with the body kick
and Fokin counters with a takedown into side control.
Fokin working the head and body with strikes.
Fokin tries for a kimura but Somchaimy is defending well.
Fokin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fokin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Somchaimy struggling a bit here.
Fokin tries to move into full mount but can't pass Somchaimy's legs.
Somchaimy tries to bench press Fokin off him but Fokin keeps the position.
Fokin wants to take a breather but Somchaimy manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Fokin.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fokin controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Somchaimy wants to control but Fokin passes easily into half guard.
Somchaimy trying to control but Fokin postures up.
Fokin is keen to just control but Somchaimy is a slippery customer.
Somchaimy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fokin is working away from the top position though.
Fokin wants to work for an arm triangle but Somchaimy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Somchaimy is defending against the submission attempts here by Fokin.
Somchaimy is looking to control Fokin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Somchaimy avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Somchaimy is looking to improve his position.
Somchaimy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fokin.
Fokin is looking to advance position but Somchaimy won't allow it.
Somchaimy is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Somchaimy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fokin cracks Somchaimy with a solid left hand.
Fokin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fokin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Somchaimy is trying to keep Fokin in close.
Fokin passes Somchaimy's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fokin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Somchaimy defends it well.
Somchaimy is trying to maintain the position but Fokin is very close to passing his half guard.
Somchaimy wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Somchaimy is controlling Fokin's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Somchaimy is trying to maintain the position but Fokin is very close to passing his half guard.
Fokin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Somchaimy defending well though.
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!
Somchaimy wants to control but Fokin is keeping busy.
Somchaimy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fokin.
Somchaimy trying to control from the bottom.
Somchaimy looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Fokin pushes past his half guard into mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fokin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Somchaimy can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Somchaimy is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fokin has hold of Somchaimy's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Somchaimy manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Fokin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Somchaimy looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georgy Fokin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Georgy Fokin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Somchaimy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fokin.
Fokin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Somchaimy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fokin slips under a jab from Somchaimy.
Somchaimy tries to land a front kick but Fokin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Somchaimy defending well as Fokin loads up on a big left hand.
Somchaimy misses with a looping left.
Somchaimy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Somchaimy slips under a jab from Fokin.
Somchaimy throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A slow jab from Fokin misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Fokin finds it's target.
Fokin avoids a kick to the body.
Fokin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fokin moves forwards but Somchaimy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fokin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Somchaimy cracks the inside of Fokin's front leg.
Fokin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from Fokin are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Somchaimy manages to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Somchaimy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fokin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Somchaimy is keeping the position for now.
Fokin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fokin 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.
Fokin stands and throws Somchaimy's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Fokin trying to control the action but Somchaimy is working from the bottom.
Fokin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Somchaimy is not content to let Fokin control the position.
Fokin lands a few punches from side control.
Somchaimy is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fokin moves into full mount!
Somchaimy is still in real trouble! Can Fokin finish him?
Fokin loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Somchaimy scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Fokin land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Fokin stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Georgy Fokin!
Georgy Fokin thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raimo Rento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Ramsay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ramsay's choice of entrance music: London Calling. On his way into the cage it seems that Raimo Rento has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Raimo Rento seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Raimo Rento!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gordon Ramsay!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Dean Styles and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rento with a hook.
It looks like Gordon Ramsay has been cut.
Ramsay misses with a takedown attempt - Rento sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rento swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ramsay moves forwards but Rento connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ramsay darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rento trying to hold on to Ramsay's head to control him but Ramsay postures up.
Ramsay is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ramsay wants to take a breather but Rento is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rento moves into full guard.
Rento looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ramsay is one step ahead there.
Ramsay looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramsay is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Rento is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Rento has escaped and now he's on top!
Ramsay has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rento can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ramsay is looking for a triangle but Rento pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramsay working a defensive guard here.
Ramsay is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ramsay working for submissions but it's allowed Rento to get to half guard.
Rento performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramsay actively working from the bottom here.
Rento performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ramsay is trying to maintain the position but Rento is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramsay actively working from the bottom here.
Ramsay looking for submissions off his back.
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 Raimo Rento will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gordon Ramsay's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ramsay throws a push kick but Rento slaps the foot to one side.
Rento lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ramsay misses with a double jab.
Ramsay scoring well with a low kick there.
Good work by Ramsay as he checks the leg kick.
Ramsay misses with a takedown attempt - Rento sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ramsay throws a head kick that misses.
Ramsay throws a looping overhand right but Rento ducks down to avoid it.
Rento lands a slapping body shot.
Rento lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramsay fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Ramsay.
Jab, jab by Rento - just one landing.
Ramsay takes a swing at Rento's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramsay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rento manages to avoid it.
Rento finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ramsay circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ramsay shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rento as he avoids it easily.
Rento looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rento throws a jab when Ramsay was well out of range.
Raimo Rento is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rento lands a big uppercut and Ramsay crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ramsay looks OK. Rento waves Ramsay back to his feet!
Ramsay is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramsay gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Raimo Rento!
A victorious Raimo Rento thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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