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MMA Helsinki - 31 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Dillinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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21
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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200 lbs
0 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Dillinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Dillinger.
John Dillinger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dillinger.
Dillinger keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A jab from Dillinger does it's job there.
A combination from Dillinger does no damage.
Smith drives through and clinches with Dillinger against the cage.
Dillinger prevents Smith from breaking the clinch.
Smith is looking to take this one to the mat.
John Dillinger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Smith.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dillinger has him pressed against the cage.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dillinger prevents a takedown attempt there.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Dillinger is controlling him.
Dillinger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Dillinger pushes him off.
Smith misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
John Dillinger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dillinger circles away.
Dillinger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dillinger bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dillinger defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Smith.
Dillinger ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Smith looks winded!
Dillinger's jab looks to have found its range, popping Smith under the eye.
Dillinger lands a nice shot to the body.
Dillinger paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Smith is rocked!
Dillinger circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Smith tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Dillinger wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Dillinger!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacinto Koutras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jouni Rytkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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210 lbs
11 - 20 - 0 |
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220 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
11 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jacinto Koutras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jouni Rytkonen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koutras fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rytkonen avoids it really well and circles away.
Rytkonen misses with a combination
and Koutras counters by moving into the clinch.
Koutras letting Rytkonen take a breather here.
Rytkonen manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rytkonen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Rytkonen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Koutras trying to control the position from guard on top but Rytkonen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koutras is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rytkonen has his foot on Koutras's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Koutras works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koutras stands and throws Rytkonen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rytkonen is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Koutras is controlling him well.
Rytkonen takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Koutras wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rytkonen keeps working.
Rytkonen defending against the ground and pound.
Rytkonen struggling a bit here.
Koutras moves into full mount!
Koutras has hold of Rytkonen's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Rytkonen manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Koutras controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koutras looking to ground and pound but Rytkonen is blocking nicely.
Rytkonen wants to control but Koutras is having none of it.
Rytkonen is looking to get to half guard.
Koutras throws some wild stikes that Rytkonen manages to avoid easily.
Rytkonen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Koutras. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Koutras tries to control but Rytkonen wriggling away.
Koutras has hold of Rytkonen's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Rytkonen manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rytkonen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koutras jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Rytkonen manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Koutras misses with the ground and pound.
Rytkonen is trying to control Koutras's posture but Koutras avoids it.
Koutras wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rytkonen keeps working.
Koutras 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.
Koutras tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Koutras has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Koutras taking a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The ground and pound from Koutras seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Koutras stands up.
Rytkonen misses with an uppercut. Koutras saw that one coming.
Rytkonen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Koutras avoids a punch combination nicely.
Koutras shoots in looking for a takedown. Rytkonen tries to sprawl out of it but Koutras keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rytkonen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rytkonen misses with a double jab
and Koutras counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Koutras.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacinto Koutras dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Koutras shoots for a double leg takedown but Rytkonen sprawls well. He's pushed Koutras's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rytkonen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rytkonen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Koutras back to the cage. Rytkonen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Jacinto Koutras has been cut.
Rytkonen misses with a hook. Koutras ducked under it nicely.
Jacinto Koutras is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Koutras darts in looking for a takedown but Rytkonen gets double underhooks and turns Koutras into the cage.
Rytkonen lands a hook that snaps the head of Koutras backwards.
Koutras wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacinto Koutras. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koutras letting Rytkonen take a breather here.
Rytkonen looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koutras is fighting off a takedown attempt but Rytkonen is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Koutras to the mat. Koutras regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rytkonen stopping the sweep attempt from Koutras.
Rytkonen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Koutras working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rytkonen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Koutras is tightening it up a little... Rytkonen has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Rytkonen reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Rytkonen taps out! Nice BJJ there by Koutras!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jacinto Koutras!
After winning the bout, Jacinto Koutras thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Impact Inevitable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamil Olszewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamil Olszewicz acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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154 lbs
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160 lbs
4 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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World class boxer
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Impact Inevitable!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kamil Olszewicz!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olszewicz connects with a single shot there.
Olszewicz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Olszewicz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Inevitable circles away quickly and effectively.
Olszewicz lands a jab to Inevitable's midsection.
Olszewicz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Olszewicz.
Inevitable is looking to clinch but Olszewicz is avoiding it.
Olszewicz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Inevitable. Those never looked like landing.
Olszewicz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Olszewicz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Inevitable.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Inevitable tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Olszewicz swivels and escapes.
Inevitable wants to clinch up but Olszewicz keeps it at a distance.
Olszewicz lands a left and a right that send Inevitable crashing to the mat, dazed. Olszewicz thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Inevitable is rocked!
It looks like Impact Inevitable has been cut.
Olszewicz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Inevitable counters with a three punch combo that has Olszewicz backing up. Olszewicz nods at Inevitable to acknowledge the strikes.
Inevitable is looking to clinch.
Inevitable fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Olszewicz manages to avoid it.
Inevitable misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olszewicz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Inevitable is breathing heavily.
Olszewicz digs a good body shot into Inevitable's ribs.
Inevitable takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Olszewicz lunges at Inevitable with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Inevitable's hand.
Olszewicz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Olszewicz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Inevitable takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Inevitable really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Olszewicz stuns Inevitable with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Inevitable got wobbled bad by a big combination! Olszewicz presses forward with punches and knees until Inevitable stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Inevitable closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kamil Olszewicz!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Mcknight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Desmond Flannery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flannery is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dropkick Murphys - I'm Shipping Up To Boston. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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265 lbs
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270 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Mcknight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Desmond Flannery!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flannery closes the distance and pushes Mcknight back into the cage.
Mcknight decides to pull guard.
Flannery distracts Mcknight with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mcknight keeping moving, preventing Flannery from controlling successfully.
Flannery stopping the sweep attempt from Mcknight.
Flannery works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mcknight is not content to let Flannery control the position.
Flannery passes the guard and advances to mount!
Mcknight tries to reverse the position but Flannery maintains control.
Flannery working for a submission but Mcknight is keeping him at bay.
Mcknight working to try and regain half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcknight is in a horrible position here. Flannery smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Flannery with a couple of short strikes.
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!
Flannery lands with some strikes.
Flannery unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Mcknight wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Flannery celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Desmond Flannery!
Desmond Flannery seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Mark Mcknight had this to say: 'I'll get it next time my supporters.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Edward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buer Eremiel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Ryan Edward has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ryan Edward seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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223 lbs
28 - 18 - 0 |
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218 lbs
24 - 20 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
28 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan Edward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Buer Eremiel!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eremiel takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Edward looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Edward stuns Eremiel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Edward darts in trying to clinch
and Eremiel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Ryan Edward has been cut.
Edward takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eremiel. Edward does a little dance to reset his feet.
Edward throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Edward slips a jab from Eremiel.
Edward is looking to clinch.
Edward connects with a crisp jab.
Edward lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edward defending well as Eremiel loads up on a big left hand.
Ryan Edward seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edward thuds his right hand into Eremiel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Eremiel blocks a jab.
Eremiel checks the leg kick nicely there.
Eremiel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fight stays on the outside here - Edward looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Edward moves into the clinch.
Eremiel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Edward lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Eremiel.
Eremiel blocks a body shot from Edward.
Edward avoiding damage as Eremiel throws knees to the body.
Edward can't find room to land a body shot as Eremiel controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edward lands with a short shot to the head.
Eremiel pushes off an throws an elbow but Edward leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Edward softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Eremiel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Eremiel scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edward working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Edward misses with some punches.
Edward misses with a punch to the body.
Edward avoids the elbow strike from Eremiel, against the cage.
Eremiel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Eremiel struggles to land a body shot inside as Edward controls his hands.
Eremiel lands a body punch in the clinch.
Eremiel blocking some punches.
Edward scores with a hook to the body.
Edward scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Eremiel looks winded!
Edward lands with a light punch inside.
Edward lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Eremiel is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Edward.
Eremiel is still on wobbly legs! Can Edward finish him?
Edward creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Eremiel's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Eremiel drops to his knees and Edward pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Edward!
Ryan Edward seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reinhart Vult (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kisame Hoshigaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vult comes to the cage accompanied by War Machine by KISS. Kisame Hoshigaki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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222 lbs
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205 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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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
19 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Reinhart Vult!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kisame Hoshigaki!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoshigaki misses with a wild combination.
Vult pushes Hoshigaki up against the cage in a clinch.
Hoshigaki lands an uppercut.
Vult makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vult lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hoshigaki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vult has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vult.
Hoshigaki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vult blocks an elbow strike from Hoshigaki.
Hoshigaki prevents Vult from breaking the clinch.
Vult throws an elbow that misses.
Hoshigaki lands a good knee to the midsection. Vult won't want to take too many of those.
Vult misses with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Hoshigaki.
Vult definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A head punch on the inside from Vult fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vult.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vult landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hoshigaki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hoshigaki misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoshigaki avoiding damage as Vult throws knees to the body.
Hoshigaki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vult is defending well for now.
Hoshigaki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hoshigaki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vult tries to break the clinch but Hoshigaki is controlling the position.
Vult has Hoshigaki pushed against the cage.
Hoshigaki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vult misses with a body punch.
Hoshigaki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vult.
Hoshigaki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Hoshigaki.
Vult looking to slow down the pace here.
Vult struggles to land a body shot inside as Hoshigaki controls his hands.
Hoshigaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vult is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hoshigaki is keeping busy.
Hoshigaki pushes Vult back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Hoshigaki.
Vult misses with an elbow over the top.
Vult throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vult tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hoshigaki avoids it.
Vult takes an elbow to the temple.
Hoshigaki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vult's elbow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hoshigaki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vult avoids the elbow strike from Hoshigaki, against the cage.
Vult really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
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!
Vult misses with an elbow strike.
Hoshigaki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vult is trying to stall.
A left hand lands to the body for Hoshigaki.
Hoshigaki misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vult lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vult avoids the elbow strike from Hoshigaki, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vult creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hoshigaki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vult's face.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vult.
Vult escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hoshigaki uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hoshigaki misses with a few strikes there.
Vult rushes Hoshigaki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vult avoiding damage as Hoshigaki throws knees to the body.
Hoshigaki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vult misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vult lands an elbow just above Hoshigaki 's eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vult lands an uppercut.
Vult wants to get back to striking at distance but Hoshigaki won't allow it.
Vult lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoshigaki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vult.
Vult taking a breather.
Vult misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hoshigaki is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hoshigaki takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Kisame Hoshigaki has been cut.
Vult misses with a body punch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hoshigaki lands an elbow inside that Vult shrugs off.
It looks like Reinhart Vult has been cut.
Vult is trying to push Hoshigaki away but Hoshigaki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hoshigaki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vult misses with a body punch.
Vult avoiding damage as Hoshigaki throws knees to the body.
Vult avoiding damage as Hoshigaki throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kisame Hoshigaki will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hoshigaki has closed the distance and engaged Vult in a clinch.
Vult wants to get back to striking at distance but Hoshigaki won't allow it.
Hoshigaki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hoshigaki struggles to land a body shot inside as Vult controls his hands.
Hoshigaki tries a knee to the head but Vult blocks it.
Hoshigaki blocks an elbow strike.
Vult is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hoshigaki is defending well for now.
Vult blocks an elbow strike.
Hoshigaki tries to work over Vult's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hoshigaki takes an elbow to the temple.
Hoshigaki misses with an elbow strike.
Hoshigaki lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right handed body shot lands from Hoshigaki.
Vult lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hoshigaki backwards.
Hoshigaki misses with a knee strike.
Hoshigaki tries to land a knee to the head but Vult blocks with his arms.
Hoshigaki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vult avoids it.
Hoshigaki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoshigaki has a couple of punches blocked by Vult.
Hoshigaki tries to land a knee to the head but Vult blocks with his arms.
Hoshigaki tries to stall but Vult uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vult misses with an elbow strike.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hoshigaki in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Vult is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hoshigaki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vult wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hoshigaki prevents Vult from breaking the clinch.
Vult lands an elbow inside.
Hoshigaki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hoshigaki pushes off an throws an elbow but Vult leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hoshigaki.
Hoshigaki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hoshigaki avoids a wild elbow strike from Vult.
Vult lands a left hand.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hoshigaki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vult's brow.
Vult avoiding damage as Hoshigaki throws knees to the body.
Vult throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hoshigaki blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoshigaki tries a body shot but Vult blocks it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Vult.
Vult throws a head punch that misses.
Hoshigaki misses with a punch to the body.
Vult stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hoshigaki throws an elbow that misses.
Vult lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hoshigaki backwards.
Vult is trying to break the clinch but Hoshigaki is controlling him.
Hoshigaki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vult has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hoshigaki managing to block the knees to the body from Vult.
Hoshigaki throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoshigaki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hoshigaki displaying some good clinch control by pressing Vult up against the cage.
Hoshigaki works on Vult's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vult lands a hook that snaps the head of Hoshigaki backwards.
Vult manages to break the clinch.
Vult throws a lazy head kick
and Hoshigaki counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vult throws a jab but it's blocked by Hoshigaki.
Vult moves away from the strike by Hoshigaki.
Hoshigaki throws a body kick that misses.
Vult misses with a low kick as Hoshigaki jumps back.
Hoshigaki throws a jab when Vult was well out of range.
Vult gets a clinch.
Vult trying to land knees to the body.
Vult avoiding damage as Hoshigaki throws knees to the body.
Reinhart Vult has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vult manages to break the clinch.
Hoshigaki tries to keep at a distance but Vult has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vult is trying to stall.
Nice elbow from Hoshigaki.
Vult with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vult tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoshigaki blocks an uppercut.
Hoshigaki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vult's face.
Nice elbow from Hoshigaki.
Hoshigaki prevents a body shot from Vult.
Vult with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hoshigaki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hoshigaki tries to land knees in the clinch but Vult avoids the damage to the body.
Hoshigaki managing to block the knees to the body from Vult.
Hoshigaki lands a shot to the body.
Hoshigaki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kisame Hoshigaki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Vult's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Vult gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vult misses with the head strike.
Vult is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Vult trying to land knees to the body.
Vult's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hoshigaki lands with a left to the head.
Vult takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hoshigaki misses with a knee strike.
Vult misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hoshigaki.
Hoshigaki looking to throw knees to the head but Vult is blocking nicely.
Hoshigaki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoshigaki pushes off an throws an elbow but Vult leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hoshigaki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hoshigaki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vult tries to stall but Hoshigaki uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hoshigaki lands a good knee to the midsection. Vult won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hoshigaki lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vult looking to stall.
Hoshigaki avoids the elbow strike from Vult, against the cage.
Hoshigaki tries a knee to the head but Vult blocks it.
Hoshigaki misses with a punch to the body.
Hoshigaki lands a nice knee to the body.
Vult managing to block the knees to the body from Hoshigaki.
Hoshigaki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Vult fails to land.
Vult misses with a punch on the inside.
Hoshigaki trying to land knees to the body.
Hoshigaki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hoshigaki landing knees to the body.
Vult misses with a knee to the head.
Hoshigaki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vult.
Vult throws an elbow but it misses.
Hoshigaki with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoshigaki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vult's defenses.
Hoshigaki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vult is rocked!
Vult looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Oh Vult is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hoshigaki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoshigaki unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Vult! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Hoshigaki is unloading with more strikes now! Vult drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kisame Hoshigaki!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jin Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaka Pheu Pheu (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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220 lbs
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207 lbs
16 - 8 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 39 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Jin Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Kaka Pheu Pheu!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pheu Pheu takes a swing at Kim's ribcage but misses.
Kim will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A telegraphed right hand from Pheu Pheu misses the target.
Kim shoots in but Pheu Pheu avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pheu Pheu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kim walks into a stiff left hand from Pheu Pheu.
Kim tries to move into range but Pheu Pheu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kim has his takedown stuffed
enabling Pheu Pheu to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jin Kim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kim doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pheu Pheu counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Jin Kim has been cut.
Pheu Pheu forces Kim back against the cage and clinches.
Kim wants a takedown.
Pheu Pheu is pressed up against the cage. Kim has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pheu Pheu down to the mat. Pheu Pheu avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pheu Pheu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kim's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pheu Pheu lands with a hook. Kim tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kim looks to score with a jab to the body but Pheu Pheu is just out of range.
Kim misses with a takedown attempt
and Pheu Pheu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pheu Pheu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kim.
Pheu Pheu gets caught flat footed, as Kim shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kim trying to control but Pheu Pheu is working from the bottom.
Pheu Pheu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kim's guard.
I've been told that Pheu Pheu has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kim avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kim avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pheu Pheu trying to control the position from guard on top but Kim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pheu Pheu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kim swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pheu Pheu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pheu Pheu is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pheu Pheu being controlled here momentarily.
Kim bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pheu Pheu's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pheu Pheu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pheu Pheu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kim got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pheu Pheu has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kim has managed to get both his arms back between Pheu Pheu's legs - danger averted.
Kim throwing strikes but missing.
Pheu Pheu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pheu Pheu is trying to control the position but Kim postures up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kim trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kim uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pheu Pheu.
Pheu Pheu blocks a head kick by Kim.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pheu Pheu moves into range and clinches up with Kim.
Kim goes for a takedown attempt but Pheu Pheu pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pheu Pheu has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kim drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pheu Pheu gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kim has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pheu Pheu avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kim gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Pheu Pheu controlling the position for now.
Pheu Pheu is looking to improve his position.
Pheu Pheu is trying to stand back up but Kim is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaka Pheu Pheu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jin Kim's cut.
That's time! Kim's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kim shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pheu Pheu pinned against the cage. Pheu Pheu gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pheu Pheu tests Kim's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pheu Pheu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kim takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kim pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kim slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kim drives through with a takedown into Pheu Pheu's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kim slips nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kim sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pheu Pheu defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Pheu Pheu gets full guard.
Kim loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kim scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pheu Pheu wants to get back to his feet but Kim is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pheu Pheu working a defensive guard here.
Kim is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kim trying to control but Pheu Pheu is working from the bottom.
Pheu Pheu wants to get back to his feet but Kim is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pheu Pheu wants to sweep here but Kim controlling him for the moment.
Kim connects with a couple of short punches.
Pheu Pheu wants to sweep but no luck.
Kim scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kim preventing the sweep.
Kim trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kim slips nicely into half guard.
Kim looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pheu Pheu has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kim is working away from the top position though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kim in particular looking to stall.
Pheu Pheu looking for submissions off his back.
Kim is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pheu Pheu is just riding it out for now. Kim eventually gives up the hold.
We've been hearing that Kim has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Pheu Pheu is refusing to be controlled, as Kim sits in half guard.
Pheu Pheu tries to roll over but Kim keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pheu Pheu is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kim scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pheu Pheu wants to control but Kim is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pheu Pheu is refusing to be controlled, as Kim sits in half guard.
Pheu Pheu moves into full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kim chips away with some ground and pound.
Kim missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jin Kim dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jin Kim's cut.
That's time! Kim's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Kim is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Pheu Pheu's half guard.
Pheu Pheu is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pheu Pheu manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kim trying to control the position from guard on top but Pheu Pheu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pheu Pheu wants to sweep but no luck.
Kim passes into half guard.
Jin Kim overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pheu Pheu is looking to control Kim's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pheu Pheu avoid being mounted?
Pheu Pheu tries to get to full guard but Kim has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pheu Pheu is refusing to be controlled, as Kim sits in half guard.
Kim prevents Pheu Pheu from improving his position.
Kim thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kim not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pheu Pheu has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kim is working away from the top position though.
Pheu Pheu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kim lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kim thows a huge punch but Pheu Pheu dodges it nicely.
Kim wants to pass to mount but Pheu Pheu is defending the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pheu Pheu manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kim wants to pass the guard but Pheu Pheu is keeping the position.
Kim 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.
Pheu Pheu working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pheu Pheu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kim is one step ahead there.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pheu Pheu.
Pheu Pheu lands a glancing blow to the side of Kim's head.
Kim on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pheu Pheu.
Pheu Pheu connects with a solid leg kick.
Kim tries to clinch but Pheu Pheu moves out of range.
Kim is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pheu Pheu sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pheu Pheu stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pheu Pheu wants it to stay on the feet.
Kim gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pheu Pheu counters with a low kick, right behind Kim 's knee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jin Kim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kim gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pheu Pheu.
Kim shoots and misses
and Pheu Pheu counters with a straight right hand.
Kim shoots in for a takedown but Pheu Pheu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pheu Pheu lands a body shot.
That kick from Pheu Pheu tenderised Kim's leg. Kim is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kim takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kim takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pheu Pheu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pheu Pheu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kim doesn't seem bothered though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaka Pheu Pheu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pheu Pheu 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaka Pheu Pheu!
A relieved looking Kaka Pheu Pheu thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Will Dickinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Slice Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dickinson's entrance music is turisas- stand up and fight. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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200 lbs
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202 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Will Dickinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Kimbo Slice Jr!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slice Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Slice Jr misses the target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Slice Jr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Slice Jr throws a solid leg kick but Dickinson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Slice Jr.
Dickinson checks a leg kick nicely.
Dickinson tries to clinch there but Slice Jr circles away.
Will Dickinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dickinson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dickinson gets a double leg takedown into Slice Jr's guard.
Slice Jr working for a triangle but Dickinson defends it easily.
Slice Jr is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slice Jr keeping moving, preventing Dickinson from controlling successfully.
Dickinson is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson being controlled here momentarily.
Slice Jr is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Slice Jr has his hands on Dickinson's head, controlling the position.
Dickinson trying to control but Slice Jr is working from the bottom.
Dickinson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Slice Jr is keeping the position for now.
Slice Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dickinson stops Slice Jr from standing up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dickinson slips under a jab from Slice Jr.
Dickinson clinches up with Slice Jr and pushes him back against the cage.
Dickinson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Slice Jr misses with a knee to the head.
Our sources have told us that Dickinson has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Slice Jr stalling in the clinch.
Dickinson avoids the elbow strike from Slice Jr, against the cage.
Dickinson prevents a body shot from Slice Jr.
Dickinson is working for takedown but Slice Jr is calmly controlling the position for now.
Slice Jr looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Slice Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Slice Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Slice Jr misses with a knee strike.
Slice Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Slice Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Slice Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson is looking to clinch but Slice Jr is avoiding it.
Dickinson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Slice Jr counters with a nice body shot.
Dickinson closes the distance but Slice Jr moves to the side
and Slice Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dickinson shoots in for a takedown but Slice Jr shows good takedown defense.
Dickinson moves into the clinch.
Dickinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dickinson jumps guard but Slice Jr stands there with Dickinson around his waist. Dickinson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Will Dickinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slice Jr landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Slice Jr comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Will Dickinson has been cut.
Slice Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dickinson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Slice Jr looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson has Slice Jr pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Slice Jr manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Slice Jr blocks an elbow strike from Dickinson.
Slice Jr misses with a body punch.
Slice Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dickinson is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dickinson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Oh Dickinson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Slice Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dickinson backwards.
Slice Jr throws a big uppercut that drops Dickinson! More strikes from Slice Jr and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Dickinson lies dazed against the cage as Slice Jr celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kimbo Slice Jr!
A victorious Kimbo Slice Jr 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 Daniel Bryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jared Listen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryan comes to the cage accompanied by Flight of the Valkyries. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
203 lbs
13 - 11 - 0 |
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195 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
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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
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Bryan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jared Listen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryan feints and then cracks Listen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Listen down.
Listen dips to his left and cracks Bryan with an uppercut!
It looks like Daniel Bryan has been cut.
Listen avoids the head kick by Bryan.
Bryan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bryan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Listen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Listen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bryan throws a sloppy head kick and Listen moves out of range easily.
Bryan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Listen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A punch combination from Bryan misses.
Listen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Listen clobbers Bryan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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!
Bryan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Listen has time to react.
It looks like Jared Listen has been cut.
Listen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bryan throws a head kick that misses.
Bryan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bryan misses with a hook.
Listen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Listen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A big left from Listen misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bryan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Listen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Listen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bryan, right into the meat.
Bryan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Listen thuds his shin into the meat of Bryan's side.
Listen scores with a head kick. Bryan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A head kick misses from Bryan.
Listen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bryan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Listen.
Listen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bryan misses with an uppercut.
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!
Bryan looks to score with a jab to the body but Listen is just out of range.
Listen lands with a right hand.
Bryan is rocked!
Listen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bryan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bryan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Listen has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Listen throws a sloppy head kick and Bryan moves out of range easily.
Bryan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Listen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bryan 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.
Bryan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Listen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Listen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bryan.
Bryan throws a chopping leg kick but Listen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bryan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Daniel Bryan's cut is getting worse.
Bryan loads up on a big right hand but Listen slips the punch.
Listen scores with a hook.
Bryan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Listen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bryan scores with the left hand. Listen knows he should have avoided that one.
Bryan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bryan misses with a leg kick
and Listen counters with a crisp right hand that drops Bryan! Listen lets Bryan back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Oh Bryan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Listen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Listen lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jared Listen!
Jared Listen is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking Jared Listen rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Daniel Bryan was interviewed post fight and said 'NO! NO! NO! NO!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mads Rosenkilde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Rios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rosenkilde might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Danzig - 'Mother'. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mads Rosenkilde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Jesus Rios!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rios takes one to the chin there.
Rosenkilde 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.
Rosenkilde scores with a leg kick.
Rios waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rosenkilde.
Rios avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rios scores with a punch to the head.
Rosenkilde looks for the body kick but Rios saw that one coming.
Rios rushes Rosenkilde and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rosenkilde lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rios.
Rios tries to throw a body punch but Rosenkilde avoids it by throwing Rios back against the cage.
Rios struggles to land a body shot inside as Rosenkilde controls his hands.
Rosenkilde breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios misses with the combination.
Rosenkilde lands a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rios.
Rios swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rosenkilde counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rios pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rosenkilde attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rosenkilde throws the kick towards the body but Rios avoids it.
Rosenkilde fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Rios.
Rios steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rosenkilde.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosenkilde turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rios instigates a clinch.
Rios struggles to land a body shot inside as Rosenkilde controls his hands.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rios scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rios is leaning against Rosenkilde and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rios lands a right hand.
Rios prevents Rosenkilde from breaking the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rios as Rosenkilde tries to tie him up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rosenkilde.
Come on Rios - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rosenkilde breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenkilde throws a right and a left that Rios avoids nicely.
Rios throws a leg kick
and Rosenkilde counters with a nice leg kick.
Rios connects with a high kick.
It looks like Mads Rosenkilde has been cut.
Rios keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rosenkilde.
Rosenkilde chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rios can pounce on him.
Rios attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rios misses with a leg kick
and Rosenkilde counters with a nice uppercut.
A big right from Rosenkilde misses.
Rosenkilde will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rios throws a leg kick
and Rosenkilde counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rios wants to clinch
and Rosenkilde counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rios's knee momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rosenkilde scores with a nice right hand.
Rosenkilde is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rios.
Rosenkilde takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rios walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rios is rocked!
Rios wants to stay close but Rosenkilde steps back to make room for something. Rios seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Rosenkilde and Rios drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mads Rosenkilde!
Mads Rosenkilde seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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