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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between David Van Driesen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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144 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, David Van Driesen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Julian Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Van Driesen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thompson throws out a counter right but Van Driesen avoids it with no problem.
Thompson blocks a jab.
We've been hearing reports that Van Driesen has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A jab from Thompson finds it's way through Van Driesen's defenses.
Van Driesen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thompson as he avoids it easily.
Van Driesen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Thompson's half guard.
Van Driesen uses his free foot to push down on Thompson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Thompson.
Van Driesen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Thompson is looking to escape.
Thompson wants to try and get back to his feet.
Van Driesen looking for a guillotine from mount but Thompson is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson really wants to buck Van Driesen off and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Driesen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Thompson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Van Driesen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Van Driesen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Poor strikes thrown by Van Driesen there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Driesen trying to control but Thompson is having none of it.
Thompson taking shots to the head.
Van Driesen unloading with bombs!
A nice elbow there by Van Driesen.
Van Driesen tries to control but Thompson wriggling away.
Thompson is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Van Driesen with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson tries to buck Van Driesen off but he can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Driesen tries to control but Thompson wriggling away.
Van Driesen 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.
Van Driesen lands a heavy elbow.
Thompson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Van Driesen tries to control but Thompson wriggling away.
Thompson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Thompson taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Driesen misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
BOOM! Van Driesen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Thompson wants to try and get back to his feet.
Van Driesen lands a nice shot to the head.
Thompson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Van Driesen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Thompson trying desperately to get to his feet.
Van Driesen controlling the pace for now.
Thompson tries to buck Van Driesen off but he can't manage it.
Van Driesen breaks from Thompson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Driesen trying to control but Thompson is having none of it.
Thompson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Van Driesen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Thompson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Driesen feinted with a counter takedown.
Van Driesen looks to throw the jab but Thompson is out of range.
Van Driesen misses with a takedown
letting Thompson counter with a right hand.
Thompson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Van Driesen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It appears Van Driesen was looking to counter with a kick there.
Thompson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thompson stuffs the takedown.
Van Driesen tries to move into range but Thompson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Thompson has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Van Driesen misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Thompson to counter with a crisp jab.
Van Driesen swings widly with a right hand
and Thompson moves into the clinch.
Thompson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Driesen throws a hook but Thompson avoids it easily.
Van Driesen misses with a takedown attempt
and Thompson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Driesen is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Van Driesen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Van Driesen's jaw. Van Driesen's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Thompson does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Julian Thompson!
A relieved looking Julian Thompson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liu Kang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Popkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Popkov has chosen Somethin' Bad as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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264 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Liu Kang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikhail Popkov!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popkov swings for the body but Kang moves out of range.
Kang moves in looking to clinch but Popkov pushes him off.
We've been told by Kang's head coaches at Team Alpha Male that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Popkov stuns Kang with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kang misses with a kick to the body.
Kang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Popkov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kang doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kang works Popkov's body with a nice hook.
Popkov sizes up Kang with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Popkov, right into the meat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Popkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kang.
Popkov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kang avoids the head kick by Popkov.
Kang throws a big counter combination but Popkov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Popkov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Popkov lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kang throws a push kick but Popkov slaps the foot to one side.
Kang is looking to clinch but Popkov is avoiding it.
Popkov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Popkov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Popkov. Kang does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kang throws a body kick that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Popkov.
Kang throws a sloppy body shot
and Popkov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kang's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kang duly obliges.
It looks like Mikhail Popkov has been cut.
Popkov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kang if he has to take too many more of those.
Popkov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kang. Kang circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kang misses with a head kick.
Kang tries to close the distance and clinch but Popkov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kang is looking to clinch.
Popkov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kang moves out of range of the strikes.
Kang went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A good leg kick by Popkov.
Kang wants to clinch.
Popkov swats away the attempt to clinch by Kang.
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!
Popkov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kang.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kang tries to clinch up.
Kang falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Popkov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Popkov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Popkov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Popkov lands a big head kick that sends Kang tumbling to the mat! Popkov takes a step backwards and waves Kang back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kang is rocked!
Kang just misses with a punch to the body.
Popkov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Oh Kang is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kang moves out of range of the body kick.
Popkov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kang seems to have got his legs back now.
Kang misses with a left hand
and Popkov counters with a nice leg kick.
Popkov throws an overhand right that drops Kang like a sack of potatoes! Popkov dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikhail Popkov!
An out of breath Mikhail Popkov 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 Ramsay Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clerck Sergei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ramsay Snow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Clerck Sergei!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sergei rushes Snow and presses him up against the cage.
Snow is pressed up against the cage. Sergei has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Snow down to the mat. Snow avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sergei shoots in but Snow avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Snow slaps away a takedown attempt from Sergei, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ramsay Snow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clerck Sergei.
Snow gets the takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Sergei tries to escape but Snow is in control.
We've been hearing good reports from Snow's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Sergei is trying to get back to half guard.
Snow tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Snow has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Snow is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sergei has escaped the position, nice work there.
Snow wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sergei, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow tries for a kimura but Sergei is defending well.
Snow looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Snow is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sergei is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Snow has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Snow tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Snow has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Snow tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Snow is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sergei knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sergei felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snow has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Sergei is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Snow yanks on the arm and Sergei is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Snow.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ramsay Snow!
Ramsay Snow managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Dissolution Fight Wear, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brady Battaglia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and StorKaptajn Large (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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brady Battaglia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, StorKaptajn Large!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Large dives in and grabs Battaglia's left leg, looking for a takedown. Battaglia pushes down on Large's head and hops out.
Large scores with a leg kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Large or perhaps it was just good defense by Battaglia, which made it look bad.
Battaglia is trying hard to land a takedown here. Large sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Large is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nice sprawl there from Battaglia as Large shoots in.
Brady Battaglia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of StorKaptajn Large.
Battaglia shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Battaglia was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Large can do anything to dispel that myth.
You can see the frustration on Large's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Battaglia throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Battaglia working the ground and pound from side control.
Large tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battaglia thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Large tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Battaglia wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Battaglia tries for a kimura but Large is defending well.
Battaglia is looking to take a break and control but Large is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Battaglia is working to tighten his grip on Large's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Large has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Battaglia is really squeezing tight and eventually Large passes out! Battaglia breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Brady Battaglia!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santeri Laukkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjorg Dawg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laukkanen 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Centuries. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Santeri Laukkanen !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bjorg Dawg!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawg blocks the body kick.
Laukkanen stuffs the takedown attempt from Dawg. Dawg gets slowly back to his feet.
Laukkanen jabs Dawg to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Laukkanen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laukkanen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Laukkanen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dawg in his tracks.
Dawg shoots in for a takedown but Laukkanen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dawg gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Laukkanen counters with a nice body shot.
Santeri Laukkanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bjorg Dawg.
Laukkanen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Bjorg Dawg has been cut.
Dawg looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Laukkanen - that will leave a mark!
Dawg looks winded!
Dawg sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laukkanen lands a big head kick that sends Dawg tumbling to the mat! Laukkanen takes a step backwards and waves Dawg back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Dawg is rocked!
Laukkanen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dawg is still on wobbly legs! Can Laukkanen finish him?
We've been told by Laukkanen 's head coaches at Qube MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Laukkanen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dawg seems to have recovered his senses.
Laukkanen rushes Dawg and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Laukkanen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Laukkanen pushes off an throws an elbow but Dawg leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dawg changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Laukkanen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Laukkanen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Laukkanen throws a powerful right kick. Dawg tried to block low but the kick was high! Dawg was taken right off of his feet! Laukkanen jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Santeri Laukkanen !
An out of breath and clearly excited Santeri Laukkanen thanked SP Ultimate Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between RL Lacoste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthas Menethil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Menethil's choice of entrance music: Arthas - Let it go. 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, RL Lacoste!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arthas Menethil!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lacoste shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Menethil as he avoids it easily.
Menethil tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Lacoste seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Menethil shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Menethil won't allow Lacoste to sweep him here.
Menethil wants to pass the guard but Lacoste is keeping the position.
Lacoste trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Menethil trying to control but Lacoste is working from the bottom.
Menethil must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Menethil drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Menethil jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Menethil drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lacoste manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Menethil has Lacoste in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacoste trying to control the position from guard on top but Menethil is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Menethil is trying to control the position but Lacoste postures up.
Menethil working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lacoste doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lacoste manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lacoste avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Menethil has his foot on Lacoste's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lacoste works his way back into a safe position though.
Menethil has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lacoste can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Menethil has his foot on Lacoste's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lacoste works his way back into a safe position though.
Lacoste throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Menethil works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lacoste trying to control but Menethil is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Menethil throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menethil looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Menethil tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lacoste shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Menethil sprawls well. Menethil wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lacoste gets slowly back to his feet.
Lacoste tries to close the distance and clinch up but Menethil swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Menethil tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Lacoste shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Menethil's guard.
Menethil working for submissions but it's allowed Lacoste to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menethil is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lacoste pulls his head out easily.
Menethil is looking for a sweep. Lacoste is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lacoste in particular looking to stall.
Menethil actively working from the bottom here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lacoste lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lacoste wants to lay and pray for a moment but Menethil keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthas Menethil dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lacoste fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Menethil avoids it really well and circles away.
Lacoste ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lacoste shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Menethil sprawls well. Menethil wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lacoste gets slowly back to his feet.
Menethil with the counter takedown but Lacoste avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Menethil misses with a straight left.
Menethil misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacoste tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Menethil tries to land a body kick
and Lacoste counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lacoste showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lacoste trying to control but Menethil is working from the bottom.
Menethil looking for a guillotine here but Lacoste defends easily.
RL Lacoste overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Menethil is trying to hold Lacoste in close to prevent damage but Lacoste has managed to pass into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacoste trying to control from half guard but Menethil is working away.
Menethil looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Menethil actively working from the bottom here.
Lacoste is trying to control. Menethil wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menethil gets full guard.
Menethil had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lacoste defends it easily.
Menethil is trying to hold Lacoste in close to prevent damage but Lacoste has managed to pass into half guard.
Menethil is trying to get back to full guard.
Menethil is trying to control but Lacoste manages to pass to mount!
Menethil is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacoste landing strikes, looking to finish!
Menethil is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lacoste content just to control the position here.
Menethil tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Menethil has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Menethil keeps trying to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lacoste with shots to the head and body - Menethil looks very uncomfortable down there.
Menethil is desperately trying to improve his position but Lacoste has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
RL Lacoste dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Lacoste fails in his attempt to clinch.
Menethil drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lacoste defends it well.
Lacoste lands a nice hook to Menethil's body. Menethil takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Menethil tries to clinch up but Lacoste circles away and keeps his distance.
Menethil closes the distance but Lacoste moves to the side
and Lacoste counters with a shoot takedown. Menethil fights it but they end up in guard.
Lacoste wants to control from the top but Menethil keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Menethil is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lacoste is aware though and is defending well.
Menethil working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Lacoste has passed into half guard!
Menethil actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacoste is trying to control the action in half guard but Menethil is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Menethil gets back to full guard.
Lacoste throws a big right hand that misses.
Lacoste is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Menethil looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lacoste wants to control from the top but Menethil keeps moving.
Menethil is looking for a triangle but Lacoste pushes his legs off easily.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice defenses there by Lacoste.
Menethil tried to score with a low kick but Lacoste checks it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Lacoste misses with a takedown attempt - Menethil sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And Menethil tries to counter it with a takedown but Lacoste pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Menethil missing with a left hand there. Lacoste was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacoste keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lacoste closes this distance looking for a takedown but Menethil circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Menethil.
Menethil shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lacoste pinned against the cage. Lacoste gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lacoste is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Menethil.
A telegraphed right hand from Lacoste misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lacoste shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Menethil as he jumps to the side.
Menethil changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for RL Lacoste. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lacoste slips a straight right by Menethil.
Menethil misses the jab.
Lacoste is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lacoste shoots in but Menethil avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Menethil swats away the attempt to clinch by Lacoste.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to RL Lacoste.
I think Lacoste has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... RL Lacoste!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Timmy Riggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Timmy Riggins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Montana!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montana fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riggins manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Riggins.
Riggins seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nice defenses there by Montana.
Montana takes a swing at Riggins's ribcage but misses.
Riggins 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.
Montana is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Montana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Montana doesn't manage to clinch there - Riggins circles away.
Montana has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Riggins misses with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of Riggins 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Montana steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Riggins.
Riggins misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Riggins lands.
Riggins throws a right hand that misses
and Montana counters with a left to the body.
Montana's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Riggins connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Montana scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riggins dips to his left and cracks Montana with an uppercut!
Riggins's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Riggins duly obliges.
Montana closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggins jabs at Montana's body.
Riggins connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Montana is rocked!
Riggins throws a series of punches but Montana moves out of range.
Montana is still on wobbly legs! Can Riggins finish him?
Montana just misses with a punch to the body.
Montana seems to have recovered his senses.
Montana displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Riggins throws out the jab.
Montana is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Riggins rather than just go for the knockout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Montana. Riggins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Montana misses with a hook. Riggins ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Riggins.
Riggins throws a combination. Montana tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Riggins scores with a nice right hand.
Riggins lands with a right hand.
Riggins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Montana throws out the jab.
Riggins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Montana.
Montana is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Riggins with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut there from Riggins.
A big left from Riggins misses.
Montana doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Montana doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Riggins cracks Montana with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Riggins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Montana.
Timmy Riggins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Montana.
Montana tries to clinch but Riggins moves out of range.
Riggins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Riggins scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Montana ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Riggins lands with a cross.
Riggins connects with a crisp jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Montana.
Montana tries to clinch up but Riggins circles away and keeps his distance.
Montana looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Montana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riggins.
It seemed like Montana was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Riggins throws an off balance right hand
and Montana counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Riggins moves away from the strike by Montana.
Riggins lands an overhand right.
Montana misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Montana misses.
Montana is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Riggins.
Riggins lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Montana. Riggins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Decent striking displayed by Riggins there.
Montana shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Riggins connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Montana takes one on the button.
Riggins thuds his right hand into Montana's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Riggins scores with a shot to the body.
Montana throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Riggins cracks Montana with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Montana falls to his knees and Riggins doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timmy Riggins!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dark Terror (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Lancier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lancier is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Set To Fail. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dark Terror!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Lancier!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lancier drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lancier drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Terror manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Lancier has Terror in his guard.
Terror throws a big elbow that misses.
Lancier looking for a triangle here. Terror is fighting it but it looks tight! Lancier pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Terror is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Chris Lancier!
Post fight, Chris Lancier stared into the camera and said 'You were set to fail'.
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