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SPI: Helsinki - 5 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kaspar Kohler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JJ May (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). May has chosen Suffa by Hed Pe as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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180 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Solid Muay Thai
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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, Kaspar Kohler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, JJ May!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
May scores with a takedown into Kohler's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
May is sitting in close to Kohler's body. Kohler has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! May is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, May is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Kohler.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kaspar Kohler!
Kaspar Kohler made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'SO DO YOU ALL FEEL THE KOMPRESSION! Next opponent will get to feel real pressure in his neck!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boris The Blade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kiri Parata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Blade comes to the ring accompanied by Kosha Nostra Theme. Parata is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rumplestiltskin. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ White Belt
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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, Boris The Blade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kiri Parata!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Blade sizes up Parata with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The Blade needs to keep his hands up - Parata had a free shot at his head there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Parata.
The Blade takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The Blade tries to close the distance and clinch but Parata swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Parata! But no joy.
The Blade scores with a one two! Parata had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Parata waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Blade.
Parata takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The Blade lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Blade fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Parata, pushing him back against the ropes.
A short right from Parata on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The Blade is looking to control Parata's arms but Parata gets an underhook and turns him. Now The Blade has his back to the ropes.
Parata dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
The Blade misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Blade working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The referee is keeping an eye on Parata - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Parata will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning The Blade up against the ropes.
Parata is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kiri Parata.
The Blade takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The Blade lands a lovely overhand right.
Parata dodges the punch combination from The Blade.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Blade swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Parata counters with a nice uppercut.
Parata misses with a straight left.
The Blade misses with a straight right.
The Blade chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Parata can pounce on him.
The Blade misses with a right hand
and Parata counters with a thumping low kick.
A shot to the body from The Blade misses
and Parata counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Blade connects with a right hand. Parata shakes it off.
The Blade looks to throw the jab but Parata is out of range.
Parata has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
The Blade misses with a right hand
and Parata counters with a low kick, right behind The Blade 's knee.
The Blade throws a jab when Parata was well out of range.
Parata scores with a leg kick.
Parata with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling The Blade to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Blade swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Parata counters with a nice leg kick.
Parata moves out of range as The Blade strikes.
Parata lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Parata lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The Blade with a nice cross.
The Blade stuns Parata with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The Blade throws a right hand that Parata ducks under and follows up with a left that Parata also avoids with ease.
Parata tries a quick counter leg kick but The Blade is wise to it.
The Blade thows a left - swing and a miss!
Parata connects with an inside leg kick.
The Blade on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Parata. Parata obviously looking to wear him down.
Parata scores with a push kick.
The Blade is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The Blade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parata.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parata throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Blade.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Blade misses with a double jab.
Parata lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The Blade bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Parata dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on The Blade. That did some damage!
The Blade with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Parata blocks a jab.
The Blade doesn't manage to clinch there - Parata circles away.
The Blade swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Parata counters with an outside leg kick.
Parata keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Blade.
The Blade throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Parata staying out of range there.
Parata ducks under a wild hook from The Blade.
Parata is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kiri Parata will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The Blade takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Parata.
The Blade throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Parata uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Blade.
Parata swats away the attempt to clinch by The Blade.
The Blade tries to bum rush Parata with a series of wild strikes but Parata uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Parata steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
The Blade wants to clinch up but Parata keeps it at a distance.
Parata is clearly trying to counter these attacks from The Blade with a body shot.
Parata cracks the inside of The Blade's front leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Blade throws a right hand that misses
and Parata counters with a leg kick.
A combination from The Blade does no damage.
The Blade fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parata manages to avoid it.
Parata unleashes a big counter combination but The Blade bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The Blade misses with a double jab
and Parata counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Blade scores with a body shot.
Parata feints and then cracks The Blade's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow The Blade down.
Parata cracks The Blade with an open hand slap.
The Blade takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Parata avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Blade misses with a series of wild punches.
Parata raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Parata looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Parata uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Blade.
Parata avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Blade misses with a two punch combination.
A nice side step and Parata releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Blade swings widly with a right hand
and Parata counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The Blade throws out a loose jab but Parata uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Blade looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Blade throws a combination that misses
and Parata counters with a nice uppercut.
Kiri Parata seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Blade clinches up with Parata and pushes him back against the ropes.
The Blade slowing the pace effectively.
Parata wants to stall.
Stalling in the clinch from Parata.
The Blade is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Parata is trying to maintain a safe position but The Blade gets an underhook and turns Parata into the ropes.
The Blade wants to get back to striking at distance but Parata won't allow it.
The Blade content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Blade working aggressively here.
The Blade is trying to force a seperation but Parata has the dominant position.
The Blade tries to break free but Parata pushes him back against the ropes.
A bit of stalling here from Parata.
Parata stalling.
Parata lands a left hand.
The Blade is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Parata is defending well for now.
Parata keeps control of The Blade as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Parata lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The Blade is looking to break free of the clinch but Parata has double underhooks.
The Blade tries to land knees in the clinch but Parata avoids the damage to the body.
The Blade has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parata slows down the pace here.
Parata is trying to maintain a safe position but The Blade gets an underhook and turns Parata into the ropes.
The Blade misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parata doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Blade can't break the clinch.
Parata blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Blade misses with the head strike.
Parata blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The Blade wants to break free but Parata has control.
The Blade scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kiri Parata will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Parata keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Blade misses with a left hand
and Parata counters with an outside leg kick.
Parata scores with a sloppy right hand. The Blade should have avoided that one.
The Blade tries to close the distance and clinch but Parata swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Blade works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The Blade throws a right hand that Parata ducks under and follows up with a left that Parata also avoids with ease.
Parata flicks out a counter leg kick but The Blade steps away.
Parata waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Blade.
Parata defending well as The Blade loads up on a big left hand.
The Blade fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Parata, pushing him back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Blade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parata blocks an uppercut.
Parata misses with some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parata slows down the pace here.
The Blade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Parata blocks an uppercut.
The Blade tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Parata avoids it.
Parata is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but The Blade is keeping busy.
Parata tries a body shot but The Blade blocks it.
The Blade lands a shoulder strike.
Parata lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The Blade tries to break the clinch but Parata is controlling the position.
Boris The Blade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Blade is trying to break the clinch but Parata is controlling him.
Parata pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Parata is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but The Blade is keeping busy.
The Blade is trying to break the clinch but Parata is controlling him.
The Blade is looking to break free of the clinch but Parata has double underhooks.
Parata digs a right hand underneath The Blade's ribcage. The Blade let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The Blade wants to break free but Parata has control.
Parata being controlled against the ropes.
Parata blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The Blade lands a left hand.
The Blade is trying to break the clinch but Parata has him pressed against the ropes.
The Blade tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Blade makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Parata stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Parata is looking to control The Blade's arms but The Blade gets an underhook and turns him. Now Parata has his back to the ropes.
Parata is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Parata is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and The Blade has denied him.
The Blade misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parata wants to stall.
The Blade lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kiri Parata is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The Blade manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Parata pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Blade throws out a powerful jab.
Parata cracks The Blade with an open hand slap.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Parata looks to land a combination. The Blade sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The Blade throws a series of punches but Parata avoids them all with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Blade takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
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 Boris The Blade.
I think Parata 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kiri Parata!
A victorious Kiri Parata 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Vyacheslav Kowalchuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serge DjambaShango (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vyacheslav Kowalchuk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vyacheslav Kowalchuk !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Serge DjambaShango!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DjambaShango scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kowalchuk misses the jab.
Kowalchuk throws an ugly left hook that misses
and DjambaShango counters with a straight right hand.
Kowalchuk throws an overhand right that lands on DjambaShango's shoulder, as DjambaShango tries to avoid the shot.
DjambaShango moves out of range of the strikes.
Kowalchuk misses with a hook.
DjambaShango keeps the fight on the outside.
DjambaShango was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kowalchuk misses with a hook. DjambaShango ducked under it nicely.
Kowalchuk clinches with his opponent.
DjambaShango stalling against the ropes.
DjambaShango is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalchuk fails to pull guard.
Kowalchuk fails to pull guard.
Kowalchuk tries to pull guard but DjambaShango won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vyacheslav Kowalchuk . That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DjambaShango lands a shot to the body.
Good body shot from DjambaShango.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kowalchuk tries to pull guard but DjambaShango holds him up against the ropes and eventually Kowalchuk drops back down to his feet.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kowalchuk fails to pull guard.
That's two 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.
DjambaShango is pushing Kowalchuk up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
DjambaShango crunches a lovely knee into Kowalchuk 's ribcage.
DjambaShango missing with knees to the body.
Kowalchuk 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
DjambaShango tries to break the clinch but Kowalchuk is controlling the position.
DjambaShango tries to land knees in the clinch but Kowalchuk avoids the damage to the body.
Kowalchuk takes an elbow to the forehead.
DjambaShango's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DjambaShango keeps the fight on the outside.
DjambaShango connects with a looping right hand.
DjambaShango throws a head kick that misses.
Kowalchuk throwing a counter right hand but DjambaShango manages to avoid it.
DjambaShango moves out of range as Kowalchuk strikes.
DjambaShango connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kowalchuk momentarily.
DjambaShango cracks Kowalchuk with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Kowalchuk takes one to the chin there.
DjambaShango lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
DjambaShango throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kowalchuk tries to clinch but DjambaShango moves out of range.
Kowalchuk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
DjambaShango throws a sloppy head kick and Kowalchuk moves out of range easily.
DjambaShango lands a high kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kowalchuk tries to close the distance and clinch up but DjambaShango swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kowalchuk steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from DjambaShango. That one must have hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DjambaShango throws a head kick but Kowalchuk moves out of range.
Kowalchuk throwing a counter right hand but DjambaShango manages to avoid it.
Kowalchuk tries to clinch there but DjambaShango circles away.
Kowalchuk takes one to the side of the head.
Kowalchuk misses with a hook.
Vyacheslav Kowalchuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kowalchuk looks to throw the jab but DjambaShango is out of range.
DjambaShango tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kowalchuk is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from DjambaShango.
DjambaShango moves out of range as Kowalchuk strikes.
DjambaShango tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kowalchuk tries to clinch up but DjambaShango circles away and keeps his distance.
DjambaShango was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
DjambaShango moves away from the strike by Kowalchuk .
DjambaShango is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kowalchuk darts in and clinches DjambaShango up against the ropes.
DjambaShango wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kowalchuk jumps guard and drags DjambaShango to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
DjambaShango gets to his feet. Kowalchuk looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Serge DjambaShango dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
DjambaShango throws a sloppy head kick and Kowalchuk moves out of range easily.
DjambaShango ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kowalchuk moves away.
DjambaShango throws a front kick that sends Kowalchuk stumbling back into the ropes.
Kowalchuk fails with an attempt to clinch.
DjambaShango has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kowalchuk throws a looping overhand right but DjambaShango ducks down to avoid it.
A nice side step and DjambaShango releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
DjambaShango has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kowalchuk misses with a hook
and DjambaShango counters with a nice body kick.
Kowalchuk is really struggling to find his range with his punches. DjambaShango's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kowalchuk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but DjambaShango paws at him with a jab and circles away.
DjambaShango throws a counter combo.
DjambaShango keeps the fight on the outside.
DjambaShango lands a high kick!
DjambaShango lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
DjambaShango lands a high kick!
DjambaShango misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
DjambaShango misses with a head kick.
DjambaShango avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Serge DjambaShango seems to be getting the better of the standup.
DjambaShango pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Kowalchuk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kowalchuk tries to clinch
and DjambaShango counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalchuk tries to clinch up but DjambaShango circles away and keeps his distance.
Kowalchuk misses with a left hand
and DjambaShango counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
DjambaShango scores with a hook.
DjambaShango is breathing heavily.
A big left from Kowalchuk misses.
Kowalchuk tries to clinch but DjambaShango is having none of it.
DjambaShango looks for the body kick but Kowalchuk saw that one coming.
Kowalchuk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
DjambaShango throws a sloppy head kick and Kowalchuk moves out of range easily.
DjambaShango scores with the left hand. Kowalchuk knows he should have avoided that one.
DjambaShango lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kowalchuk takes a step back to recover.
A head kick misses from DjambaShango.
Kowalchuk misses with an uppercut
letting DjambaShango counter with a right hand.
DjambaShango throws a head kick that misses.
DjambaShango moves away from the strike by Kowalchuk .
Kowalchuk moves in looking to clinch but DjambaShango pushes him off.
Kowalchuk with a hook.
It looks like Serge DjambaShango has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DjambaShango shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
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!
Kowalchuk wants to clinch.
Kowalchuk misses with a looping right.
Kowalchuk doesn't manage to clinch there - DjambaShango circles away.
DjambaShango lands with a kick to the temple. Kowalchuk shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kowalchuk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. DjambaShango sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
DjambaShango throws a head kick but Kowalchuk moves out of range.
Kowalchuk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract DjambaShango.
Kowalchuk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from DjambaShango.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kowalchuk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kowalchuk moves to clinch but DjambaShango breaks away
and DjambaShango counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalchuk dips to his left and cracks DjambaShango with an uppercut!
Kowalchuk scores with a nice head shot.
DjambaShango is rocked!
Kowalchuk will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kowalchuk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
DjambaShango is still on wobbly legs! Can Kowalchuk finish him?
Kowalchuk is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kowalchuk blocks a head kick by DjambaShango.
Kowalchuk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kowalchuk tries to clinch up but DjambaShango circles away and keeps his distance.
Kowalchuk pounces like a tiger and cracks DjambaShango with a vicious hook! DjambaShango is down but not out! Kowalchuk follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Vyacheslav Kowalchuk !
Our winner, Vyacheslav Kowalchuk , made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pakiya Djisamsoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Djisamsoe comes to the ring accompanied by As The Smoke Clears. Pakiya Djisamsoe looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pakiya Djisamsoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Raul Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Djisamsoe doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Djisamsoe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Djisamsoe shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mendez pinned against the ropes. Mendez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mendez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Djisamsoe circles away.
Djisamsoe appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Mendez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mendez throwing strikes from guard but Djisamsoe blocks nicely.
Mendez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mendez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Djisamsoe has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mendez has managed to get both his arms back between Djisamsoe's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendez is pushing down on Djisamsoe's leg trying to pass to half guard. Djisamsoe is fighting to maintain full guard but Mendez has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mendez is working for a submission of some sort.
Djisamsoe has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The fighters are battling for position here. Djisamsoe manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez passes into half guard.
Mendez is working for a submission of some sort.
Mendez wants to control but Djisamsoe is keeping him busy.
Mendez is looking to advance position but Djisamsoe won't allow it.
Mendez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mendez is looking for a kimura but Djisamsoe is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mendez to get the leverage.
Mendez looks winded!
Djisamsoe tries to roll over but Mendez keeps him under control.
Mendez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Djisamsoe has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Djisamsoe gets full guard.
Djisamsoe is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mendez moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djisamsoe got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mendez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Djisamsoe has managed to get both his arms back between Mendez's legs - danger averted.
Djisamsoe thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mendez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Djisamsoe drops back looking for a leg! Mendez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mendez manages to kick Djisamsoe off! Djisamsoe jumps back into Mendez's guard.
Djisamsoe drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Djisamsoe seems to have locked his on tight now - Mendez screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Djisamsoe, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Pakiya Djisamsoe!
Pakiya Djisamsoe 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harley Weewax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lu Cabrun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harley Weewax has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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141 lbs
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146 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harley Weewax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lu Cabrun!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weewax takes one to the chin there.
Weewax looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cabrun keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Weewax looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Weewax shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cabrun defends it nicely.
Cabrun scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cabrun moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jab from Cabrun.
A jab from Weewax misses.
Weewax needs to keep his hands up - Cabrun had a free shot at his head there.
Weewax takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lazy left from Cabrun finds it's target.
Cabrun displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Weewax throws out the jab.
Weewax is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cabrun sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weewax shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cabrun lands with an overhand left.
Weewax misses the shot to the body.
Lu Cabrun is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cabrun fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cabrun scores with a hook to the body. Weewax takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Weewax throws a body punch but Cabrun moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Weewax. Those never looked like landing.
Weewax walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cabrun digs a good hook to Weewax's body.
Weewax throws a body punch but Cabrun moves out of range.
Weewax misses with a hook
and Cabrun counters with a stiff right hand.
Cabrun dips to his left and cracks Weewax with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cabrun feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Weewaxs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Weewax throws a right hand that misses
and Cabrun counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrun jabs Weewax to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cabrun lands a nice shot to the body.
Weewax takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A left lands for Cabrun.
A big left from Weewax misses.
Cabrun scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cabrun scores with a nice right hand.
Cabrun works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Weewax takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Weewax has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harley Weewax. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cabrun pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Weewax back to the ropes. Cabrun follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Weewax has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Weewax there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weewax rushes Cabrun and presses him up against the ropes.
Cabrun breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Weewax missing with a left hand there. Cabrun was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Weewax takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cabrun lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cabrun clobbers Weewax with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cabrun scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cabrun avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cabrun looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Harley Weewax seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weewax fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cabrun looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice straight punches there by Cabrun. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cabrun.
Cabrun connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Weewax momentarily.
Weewax is rocked!
Cabrun cracks Weewax with a hook to the temple - Weewax is on wobbly legs here! Cabrun swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Weewax falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Cabrun wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lu Cabrun!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Se Si Xuite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Baxter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 lbs
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190 lbs
1 - 0 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Se Si Xuite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Samuel Baxter!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Xuite.
Baxter tries to clinch there but Xuite circles away.
Baxter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Xuite.
Xuite lands with a kick to the ribs.
Xuite scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Baxter shoots in for a takedown but Xuite shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Xuite throws a sloppy head kick and Baxter moves out of range easily.
Xuite lands a head kick. Baxter smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Samuel Baxter has been cut.
Xuite thuds his shin into the meat of Baxter's side.
Xuite thows a body kick. Baxter tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Xuite lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baxter closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Baxter goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Xuite has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Baxter but great work by Xuite.
Baxter looks winded!
Xuite tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Xuite wants to lay and pray for a moment but Baxter keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Xuite wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Baxter, who protects the arm well.
Xuite tries to stand but Baxter is controlling his head.
Xuite tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Baxter struggling a bit here.
Xuite is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Baxter has escaped the position, nice work there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Baxter can do anything to dispel that myth.
Baxter throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Xuite stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xuite wants to clinch up but Baxter keeps it at a distance.
Baxter feints the counter takedown.
Baxter shoots in for a double leg but Xuite sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Xuite comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Xuite dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Baxter. That did some damage!
Xuite moves into the clinch successfully.
Xuite with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Baxter looking for a takedown.
Se Si Xuite has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samuel Baxter.
Baxter tries to circle away but Xuite has him pinned against the ropes.
Xuite pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Xuite really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Xuite throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baxter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice body kick there by Xuite.
Baxter takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A nice inside leg kick there by Xuite. That's going to slow Baxter down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xuite scores with a hook to the body. Baxter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Xuite moves into the clinch successfully.
Xuite lands a nice elbow.
Baxter takes a knee to the side of the body.
Baxter takes a knee right on the jaw!
Xuite scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Xuite lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Xuite lands with a light punch inside.
Xuite landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Xuite connects with a nasty looking knee right to Baxter's face.
Xuite connects with a nasty looking knee right to Baxter's face.
That has opened up Samuel Baxter's cut even more.
Xuite pushes Baxter back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baxter is trying to force a seperation but Xuite has the dominant position.
Xuite with a knee to the head.
Xuite utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Se Si Xuite dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Samuel Baxter's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Xuite wants to clinch.
Xuite throws a head kick that half lands.
Baxter feints and as Xuite raises his hands in defense, Baxter changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Xuite controls Baxter momentarily but Baxter frees himself.
Baxter trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Xuite manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xuite trying to control the position from guard on top but Baxter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Xuite controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xuite trying to control but Baxter is working from the bottom.
Xuite passes into half guard.
Baxter is refusing to be controlled, as Xuite sits in half guard.
Xuite is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Xuite wants to pass to mount but Baxter is defending the position.
Xuite is working for a kimura but Baxter is defending it quite comfortably.
Xuite seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Baxter does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter is defending against the submission attempts here by Xuite.
Xuite is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Baxter!
Se Si Xuite overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Baxter is just holding on here. Xuite manages to take his back.
Baxter trying to control the action but Xuite just sinks the hooks in.
Xuite is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Baxter is defending well though. Xuite let's go of the attempt for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xuite not allowing Baxter to control his hands.
Xuite is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Baxter has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Xuite tries to keep control of the position but Baxter is staying busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Baxter trying to control the action but Xuite just sinks the hooks in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Se Si Xuite dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Samuel Baxter's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Baxter drives through with a takedown into Xuite's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Xuite controls Baxter momentarily but Baxter frees himself.
Baxter wants to control from the top but Xuite keeps moving.
Baxter is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Baxter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Xuite. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xuite looking for a guillotine here but Baxter defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xuite isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Baxter stacks Xuite on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Baxter!
Baxter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Xuite keeps working.
Xuite seems a little lost for a moment, as Baxter dominates the positioning.
Xuite looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Xuite is trying to control Baxter's posture but Baxter avoids it.
Baxter decides to stand up, so the ref orders Xuite to his feet.
Xuite throws a nice head kick!
Xuite buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Baxter tries to clinch up.
Se Si Xuite seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xuite moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Baxter shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Xuite is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Baxter can do to turn this around?
Xuite trying to control but Baxter postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xuite is trying to stand up here but Baxter is controlling him well.
Baxter not doing much here.
Se Si Xuite is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Baxter escapes and gets back to his feet.
Xuite tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baxter steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Xuite. That one must have hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Xuite.
Baxter wants to clinch up but Xuite keeps it at a distance.
Xuite lands a head kick!
Xuite darts in trying to clinch
and Baxter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Xuite scores with a head kick.
Xuite connects with a high kick.
Baxter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Xuite throws a sloppy head kick and Baxter moves out of range easily.
Baxter drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Xuite defends it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Xuite lands a head kick!
Xuite throws a front kick that sends Baxter stumbling back into the ropes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Xuite has Baxter up against the ropes in a clinch.
Xuite has Baxter pressed against the ropes, preventing Baxter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Se Si Xuite showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Xuite has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Se Si Xuite!
A determined Se Si Xuite didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mohammed Babak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Warren Chadstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mohammed Babak has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
195 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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25
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
KO power |
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Basic striking
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mohammed Babak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Warren Chadstone!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chadstone darts in looking for a takedown but Babak gets double underhooks and turns Chadstone into the ropes.
Babak stuffs the takedown attempt from Chadstone. Chadstone gets slowly back to his feet.
Babak throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chadstone counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Babak is not content to let Chadstone control the position.
Babak's coaches at have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Babak moves into full guard.
Chadstone gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Babak closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Babak working the head and body with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Babak wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chadstone keeps working.
Chadstone kicks Babak off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babak dives in and grabs Chadstone's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chadstone pushes down on Babak's head and hops out.
Babak leaves Chadstone with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Babak tries to counter by clinching up but Chadstone breaks away and moves out of range.
Mohammed Babak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Warren Chadstone.
Chadstone looks winded!
Chadstone with a lazy takedown attempt
and Babak counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Babak.
Babak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Babak lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chadstone circles away quickly and effectively.
Babak has taken the fight to the clinch.
Babak gets through Chadstone's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Babak breaks from the clinch.
Chadstone fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Babak avoids it really well and circles away.
Babak gets a takedown into half guard.
Chadstone is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chadstone is defending against the submission attempts here by Babak.
Babak working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Babak looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Chadstone is looking to escape.
Chadstone is not content to let Babak control the position.
Babak lands strikes from half guard.
Chadstone is still in real trouble! Can Babak finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chadstone is refusing to be controlled, as Babak sits in half guard.
Chadstone seems to have recovered his senses.
Babak takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Babak winds up and cracks Chadstone with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Chadstone is refusing to be controlled, as Babak sits in half guard.
Chadstone wants to improve his position but Babak is controlling well.
Chadstone wants to control but Babak is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Babak is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Chadstone is hurt! He's hurt bad - Babak fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Chadstone from any more punishment! Congratulations to Babak! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mohammed Babak!
Post fight, Mohammed Babak stared into the camera and said 'Im here to take over!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Gromov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bomber Force (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gromov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is LITTLE BIG-PUBLIC ENEMY. Bomber Force has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mikhail Gromov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bomber Force!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Gromov misses.
Gromov throws an overhand right that lands on Force's shoulder, as Force tries to avoid the shot.
Force showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gromov.
Force is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gromov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Force swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Force looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Force slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gromov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Force is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Force trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Force won't allow Gromov to sweep him here.
Force is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gromov keeping moving, preventing Force from controlling successfully.
Gromov is controlling Force's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mikhail Gromov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Force shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gromov napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gromov sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Gromov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Force is stalling here. Gromov is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Force seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Gromov has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Gromov looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gromov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Force keeps working.
Force is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gromov off and has taken his back!
Gromov tries to roll but Force sticks to his back.
Force missing with strikes.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gromov tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Force thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Force controlling from the full mount.
Gromov regains half guard.
Force looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Force is keen to just control but Gromov is a slippery customer.
Gromov regains full guard. Nicely done.
Force trying to control the position from guard on top but Gromov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gromov looking to control.
Gromov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Gromov slips nicely into half guard.
Gromov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Force is not content to let Gromov control the position.
Gromov seems to be looking for submissions.
Force is not content to let Gromov control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gromov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Force knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gromov is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bomber Force will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Force throws a right hand that Gromov ducks under and follows up with a left that Gromov also avoids with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Gromov. Those never looked like landing.
Gromov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Force manages to avoid it.
Gromov throws a body shot but no joy.
Gromov misses with a right hand
and Force makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gromov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Force sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gromov just misses with a punch to the body.
Force staying out of range there.
Gromov dips to his left and cracks Force with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gromov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gromov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Force decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gromov's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gromov is pulling down on Force's head to control his posture.
Gromov looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Force trying to control but Gromov is working from the bottom.
Gromov pulls Force in to control the position.
Force trying to control the position from guard on top but Gromov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Force slips nicely into half guard.
Force is breathing heavily.
Force is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gromov works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Force trying to control the position from guard on top but Gromov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gromov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Force controls the pace.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gromov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gromov takes a swing at Force's ribcage but misses.
Force is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gromov misses the shot to the body.
Force shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gromov's guard.
Gromov trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gromov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Force trying to control but Gromov is working from the bottom.
Force won't allow Gromov to sweep him here.
Gromov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
My spies in Cozad MMA Sydney inform me that Force has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Force pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gromov is keeping the position for now.
Gromov trying to control the position here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four 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.
Force feints and as Gromov raises his hands in defense, Force changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gromov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Gromov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Force is one step ahead there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bomber Force showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Gromov misses the shot to the body.
Force slips under a jab from Gromov.
Force on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gromov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Force throws a counter combo.
Force slips a jab from Gromov.
Gromov throws a lazy uppercut
and Force counters with a takedown into side control.
Gromov is trying to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Force wants to control but Gromov is keeping him busy.
Force scoring with punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Force wants to take a breather but Gromov manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Force.
Force takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gromov is controlling Force's posture.
Gromov continues to stall.
Gromov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Force's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Force keeping moving, preventing Gromov from controlling successfully.
Gromov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gromov pushing down on Force's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gromov is trying to control the action in half guard but Force is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gromov is just content to waste time from the top position. Force takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Gromov is pushing down on Force's leg trying to pass to half guard. Force is fighting to maintain full guard but Gromov has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Force is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Gromov has latched onto it... Big trouble! Gromov pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Force is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Gromov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mikhail Gromov!
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