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Clash of Alliances - 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rolf Borjesson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee has chosen god save the queen sex pistols as his entrance music. 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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245 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rolf Borjesson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brad Lee!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Borjesson circles away.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Borjesson pushes him off.
Nice shot lands for Borjesson.
It looks like Brad Lee has been cut.
Brad Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borjesson throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
Lee connects with a body shot.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Borjesson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lee duly obliges.
Lee staying out of range there.
Lee scores with a shot to the body.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lee scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheers as Lee lands an impressive looking overhand right. Borjesson doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee lands a body shot.
Lee lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Borjesson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Lee checks the leg kick.
Borjesson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've been told by Borjesson's head coaches at Nordic Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Borjesson throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Lee has eaten all the pies!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borjesson fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Borjesson.
Nice defenses there by Borjesson.
Lee checks a leg kick.
Lee closes the distance looking to clinch
and Borjesson counters with a series of strikes. Lee will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lee tries to clinch up but Borjesson circles away and keeps his distance.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Borjesson.
Borjesson tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Borjesson misses with a double jab.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Borjesson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borjesson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee lands a jab to the nose.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Borjesson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Borjesson.
Borjesson circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Borjesson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Borjesson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Borjesson.
Lee closes the distance looking to clinch
and Borjesson counters with a straight that turns Lee's legs to rubber! Borjesson pushes forward with more strikes and Lee goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rolf Borjesson!
Brad Lee was interviewed post fight and said 'next time I rape your face'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andy Shearer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markus Lindblom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Shearer might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Big Sean. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
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177 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andy Shearer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Markus Lindblom!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindblom tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shearer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lindblom scores with a leg kick.
Lindblom moves into the clinch.
Shearer is trying to break free.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lindblom with a knee to the head.
Lindblom prevents Shearer from breaking the clinch.
Lindblom lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lindblom.
Lindblom avoiding damage.
Shearer is looking to break free of the clinch but Lindblom has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lindblom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lindblom will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Shearer up against the cage.
Lindblom lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shearer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindblom stalling the fight.
Shearer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lindblom is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shearer is keeping busy.
Lindblom has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Shearer seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lindblom can turn it around.
Lindblom lands an elbow inside that Shearer shrugs off.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lindblom - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lindblom lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shearer backwards.
Shearer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lindblom has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Lindblom.
Lindblom lands a knee to the body.
Lindblom landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lindblom throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shearers head.
Lindblom lands a body shot.
Lindblom content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lindblom.
Shearer has had enough of the clinch but Lindblom keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Shearer fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindblom lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shearer.
Shearer is breathing heavily.
Shearer letting Lindblom take a breather here.
Lindblom lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lindblom lands a hook that snaps the head of Shearer backwards.
Shearer tries to break free but Lindblom pushes him back against the cage.
Shearer tries to circle away but Lindblom has him pinned against the cage.
Shearer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shearer tries to circle away but Lindblom has him pinned against the cage.
Lindblom stalling the fight.
Shearer is trying to force a seperation but Lindblom has the dominant position.
Lindblom scores with a shot to the side of Shearer's head.
Lindblom lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lindblom lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lindblom lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shearer tries to circle away but Lindblom has him pinned against the cage.
Shearer working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindblom lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lindblom lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lindblom crunches a lovely knee into Shearer's ribcage.
Shearer can't break the clinch.
Lindblom is struggling to control the position.
Shearer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lindblom lands a knee to the head.
Shearer is rocked!
Lindblom lands a body shot.
Oh Shearer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shearer looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Lindblom keeps control of Shearer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lindblom works on Shearer's body with a couple of short punches.
Lindblom keeps control of Shearer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shearer seems to have got his legs back now.
Lindblom taking a breather.
Lindblom is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are getting on Lindblom's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Shearer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindblom holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Shearer is trying to break the clinch but Lindblom has him pressed against the cage.
Shearer tries to land a knee to the head but Lindblom blocks with his arms.
Lindblom lands a nice uppercut.
Lindblom lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A frustrated look appears on Shearer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shearer is looking to break free of the clinch but Lindblom has double underhooks.
Lindblom jerks Shearer's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Shearer drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Lindblom goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Lindblom because Shearer was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Markus Lindblom!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Feivish Hershel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ritchie McLendon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ritchie McLendon has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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176 lbs
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167 lbs
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Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Feivish Hershel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ritchie McLendon!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLendon dives in and grabs Hershel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hershel pushes down on McLendon's head and hops out.
Hershel fires out a quick counter leg kick but McLendon just manages to avoid it.
Hershel looking to score a takedown here. McLendon is defending well but Hershel drives through and ends up in McLendon's guard.
Hershel stopping the sweep attempt from McLendon.
Hershel slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hershel is looking to take a break and control but McLendon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hershel advances nicely into full mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hershel tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Hershel lands a nice shot to the head.
McLendon wants to control but Hershel is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hershel postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. McLendon looks a forlorn figure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLendon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hershel lands a big elbow.
Hershel has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of McLendon's face.
Hershel lands with some vicious ground and pound - can McLendon hang on?
Hershel looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McLendon is working to get back to half guard.
McLendon keeps trying to improve his position.
McLendon is in a horrible position here. Hershel smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hershel trying to control but he's not successful this time.
McLendon can't escape the position.
Hershel looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
McLendon is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hershel unloads with some vicious shots from mount and McLendon wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Hershel celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Feivish Hershel!
An out of breath Feivish Hershel thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Shluev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raul Mendez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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, Alexey Shluev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Raul Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shluev throws a right hand that misses
and Mendez counters with a shoot takedown. Shluev fights it but they end up in guard.
Shluev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mendez postures up.
Shluev could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Shluev keeping full guard, as Mendez tries to pass.
Mendez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Shluev is proving hard to escape from.
Mendez stops Shluev from standing up.
Shluev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mendez is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Shluev's guard.
Shluev might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mendez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Shluev is just riding it out for now. Mendez eventually gives up the hold.
Mendez trying to control the action but Shluev is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mendez is looking to take a break and control but Shluev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shluev controlling the position well.
Shluev is trying to stand back up but Mendez is controlling him
Mendez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Shluev is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Shluev manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Shluev on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Shluev tries to get out of the position.
Shluev is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mendez is controlling him.
Mendez drops back looking for a leg! Shluev is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Shluev manages to kick Mendez off! Mendez jumps back into Shluev's guard.
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.
Mendez 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. Mendez seems to have locked his on tight now - Shluev screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Mendez, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Raul Mendez!
Raul Mendez got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Luigi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robert McCall has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robert McCall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mario Luigi!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Donk. McCall catches Luigi right on the button with a cross.
Luigi tries a low kick but McCall avoids it.
Luigi wants to clinch but McCall slips to the side
and McCall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Luigi tries to clinch up but McCall circles away and keeps his distance.
Luigi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McCall thuds a left hand into Luigi's body.
Luigi misses with a leg kick.
McCall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Luigi slips a jab from McCall.
Luigi feints and then cracks McCall's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McCall down.
Luigi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Luigi lands a nice leg kick that just misses McCall's sensitive parts.
McCall lands a jab to the nose.
McCall cracks a nice hook into Luigi's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luigi clinches with his opponent.
Luigi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McCall checks a leg kick nicely.
McCall bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Luigi's head.
McCall fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Luigi is rocked!
McCall throws an uppercut from hell that sends Luigi clean off his feet! He's out cold! McCall stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Robert McCall!
Robert McCall tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aku Saari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saari comes to the cage accompanied by Rock You Like A Hurricane - Scorpions. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aku Saari!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Greg Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saari has Coleman up against the cage in a clinch.
Coleman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Coleman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saari cracks Coleman with a nice body shot.
Coleman tries to land knees in the clinch but Saari avoids the damage to the body.
Coleman lands with a short shot to the head.
Saari gets through Coleman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Saari.
Saari tries a body shot but Coleman blocks it.
Saari lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Coleman or not.
Coleman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Aku Saari has been cut.
Saari avoiding damage as Coleman throws knees to the body.
Coleman tries to land knees in the clinch but Saari avoids the damage to the body.
Saari lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Saari misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coleman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Saari blocks it with crossed arms.
Coleman blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saari scores with a nice hook to the head.
Saari lands a body punch in the clinch.
Saari working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Saari pushes Coleman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Coleman looks winded!
Saari scores with a shot to the side of Coleman's head.
A short right from Saari.
Saari makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Saari.
Saari gets through Coleman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Saari pushes Coleman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Saari lands a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saari lands a left hand.
Coleman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Coleman misses with a punch on the inside.
Saari lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Coleman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Saari.
Saari lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Saari on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Saari.
Saari lands a right hand.
A body shot lands from Saari.
A short body shot lands from Saari as the two fighters clinch.
Coleman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Saari.
Saari pushes Coleman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Saari.
Coleman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Saari.
Saari lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Coleman throws a knee to the head but misses.
A hook to the body from Coleman.
Saari lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saari presses Coleman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Saari scores with a nice hook to the head.
A hook to the body from Saari.
Saari lands a right hand that snaps the head of Coleman backwards.
A right hand to the body from Saari.
Saari scores with a shoulder strike.
Saari lands with a left to the head.
Saari working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Saari avoiding damage as Coleman throws knees to the body.
Saari scores with a shoulder strike.
Saari lands a hook to the side of the head.
Coleman is rocked!
Saari lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Coleman backwards.
Coleman is still on wobbly legs! Can Saari finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Saari - that landed with a thud.
Coleman seems to have recovered his senses.
Saari lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Coleman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Saari.
Saari throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Colemans head.
Saari scores with a nice hook to the head.
Saari lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Coleman backwards.
Saari creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Coleman with a big uppercut! Coleman tries to clinch up but Saari pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Coleman to the mat! Coleman covers up and Saari unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Aku Saari!
Aku Saari is the new light heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Aku Saari 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hio Bazard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Jack Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hio Bazard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Jack Harris!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bazard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Harris.
Bazard's jab looks to have found its range, popping Harris under the eye.
Bazard connects with a good right hand that stumbles Harris. Harris circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Harris is looking to clinch but Bazard is avoiding it.
Harris takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bazard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bazard scores with a nice head shot.
Bazard checks a low kick from Harris.
Bazard circles away from the clinch attempt.
A shot to the liver by Bazard. Beautiful body shot.
A low kick from Harris misses
enabling Bazard to counter with a crisp jab.
Bazard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bazard lands a jab to the nose.
A jab from Bazard finds it's way through Harris's defenses.
Harris is rocked!
Harris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harris is still on wobbly legs! Can Bazard finish him?
Bazard connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Harris tries to clinch up but Bazard circles away and keeps his distance.
Bazard seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Harris lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bazard's sensitive parts.
Bazard is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Harris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bazard.
Bazard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Harris.
Bazard circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bazard lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bazard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harris tries to clinch
and Bazard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harris moves in looking to clinch but Bazard pushes him off.
Bazard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harris is looking to land body kicks.
Bazard with a nice cross.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice shot lands for Harris.
Bazard looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris is just out of range.
Bazard checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Harris seems to have recovered his senses.
Bazard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harris moves in looking to clinch but Bazard pushes him off.
Bazard keeps the fight on the outside.
Bazard lands a left and a right that send Harris crashing to the mat, dazed. Bazard thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bazard drops Harris with a naaaaasty hook - Harris is in real trouble here! Bazard dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hio Bazard!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Neves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Bonerz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thiago Neves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Bonerz!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neves fails to land with a series of punches.
We've been told by Neves's head coaches at Abobomination Training $700 13 LEGIT elite coaches that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A big right from Neves misses.
Neves lands a jab-cross combination.
Bonerz darts in and clinches Neves up against the cage.
Neves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bonerz's elbow.
Bonerz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bonerz trying to land knees to the body.
Bonerz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Neves's elbow.
Bonerz lands a hook that snaps the head of Neves backwards.
Bonerz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Neves takes a shot to the head.
Bonerz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonerz lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Neves fails to land.
Bonerz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonerz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bonerz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Neves backwards.
Neves blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bonerz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Neves working aggressively here.
Bonerz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Neves can't break the clinch.
Bonerz is trying to maintain a safe position but Neves gets an underhook and turns Bonerz into the cage.
Bonerz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bonerz lands with a right to the head.
Neves throws a punch but it's blocked by Bonerz.
Nice body punch from Bonerz - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bonerz throws an elbow but misses.
Neves is trying to push Bonerz away but Bonerz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bonerz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bonerz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Neves backwards.
Bonerz works on Neves's body with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Bonerz on the inside.
Bonerz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bonerz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Neves backwards.
Bonerz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bonerz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Neves misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonerz lands a nice uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Neves is trying to break the clinch but Bonerz has him pressed against the cage.
Neves misses with a punch to the body.
Bonerz lands a shoulder strike.
Bonerz presses Neves against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Neves blocks an uppercut.
Bonerz has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Neves seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bonerz can turn it around.
A head punch on the inside from Bonerz fails to land.
Bonerz lands a nice uppercut.
Bonerz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Neves lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bonerz at a distance.
Bonerz misses with a leg kick
and Neves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonerz fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Neves throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bonerz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bonerz misses with an uppercut
and Neves counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonerz misses with an uppercut. Neves saw that one coming.
A combination from Bonerz does no damage.
Neves moves out of range as Bonerz strikes.
Neves listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bonerz cracks Neves with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bonerz clinches up against the cage.
Bonerz presses Neves against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bonerz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Neves tries to circle away but Bonerz has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Bonerz dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bonerz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bonerz misses with an uppercut.
Neves looks to throw the jab but Bonerz is out of range.
Neves staying out of range there.
Bonerz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bonerz misses with the combination.
Neves is looking to counter punch.
Neves misses with a looping right.
Bonerz throws a head kick that misses
and Neves counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonerz avoids a punch combination nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Neves blocks the leg kick.
Bonerz throws a jab but it's blocked by Neves.
Bonerz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neves swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Neves throws a body shot but no joy.
Bonerz is trying to counter with his kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bonerz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It looked like Neves was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bonerz.
Neves getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bonerz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Neves misses its target.
A slow jab from Neves misses its intended target.
Thiago Neves is winning the standup battle so far.
Neves misses with a series of wild punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bonerz.
Neves lands with an uppercut that bounces Bonerz off the cage and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonerz looks for the body kick but Neves saw that one coming.
Neves staying out of range there.
Bonerz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bonerz ducks right into an uppercut from Neves.
Bonerz throws a chopping leg kick but Neves manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bonerz misses the shot to the body.
Bonerz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Neves looks to land a right hand but Bonerz moved out of range.
Bonerz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Neves with a body shot.
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!
Bonerz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bonerz staying out of range there.
Bonerz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bonerz throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Neves wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bonerz connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonerz moves into the clinch.
Bonerz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Neves up against the cage.
The referee calls for Bonerz to work.
Bonerz lands a left hand.
Bonerz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Neves keeps the fight on the outside.
Neves smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bonerz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bonerz wants to clinch up but Neves keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonerz wants to clinch.
Bonerz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bonerz tries to clinch
and Neves counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bonerz darts in and clinches Neves up against the cage.
Neves blocks an elbow strike.
Neves struggles to land a body shot inside as Bonerz controls his hands.
Bonerz scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neves wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bonerz has him pressed against the cage.
Neves is trying to force a seperation but Bonerz has the dominant position.
Neves throws a punch but it's blocked by Bonerz.
Bonerz pressing his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Peter Bonerz 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! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bonerz throws a nice looking combination but Neves bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bonerz looks to throw the jab but Neves is out of range.
Neves jabs Bonerz right on the nose. Bonerz blinks but takes it well.
Bonerz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Neves manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bonerz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Bonerz misses.
Bonerz throws out a powerful jab.
Bonerz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bonerz lands with a good body shot.
Neves is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neves throws a body shot but no joy.
Bonerz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab from Neves misses.
Bonerz misses with a body shot.
Neves throws a lazy uppercut
letting Bonerz counter with a right hand.
Bonerz throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Neves misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neves lands with a cross.
Neves takes a swing at Bonerz's ribcage but misses.
Bonerz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Neves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bonerz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Neves scores with a jab to the jaw.
Neves throws the left hand but Bonerz avoids the punch easily.
Neves walks into a jab.
Bonerz misses with a body shot.
Bonerz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Neves misses with a hook to the body
and Bonerz counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Neves misses.
Bonerz misses with a right hand
and Neves counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonerz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thiago Neves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Bonerz misses.
A head kick misses from Bonerz.
Neves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bonerz was well out of range. Poor timing from Neves.
Neves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bonerz.
A little jabbing left from Bonerz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bonerz thuds a left hand into Neves's body.
Bonerz clinches up with Neves and pushes him back against the cage.
Bonerz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bonerz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Neves wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bonerz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Neves backwards.
Bonerz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Neves's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Bonerz scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonerz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Neves wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bonerz has him pressed against the cage.
Bonerz tries a body shot but Neves blocks it.
Bonerz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bonerz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bonerz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bonerz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Neves struggles to land a body shot inside as Bonerz controls his hands.
Neves blocks a body shot from Bonerz.
Neves managing to block the knees to the body from Bonerz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neves.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bonerz.
A right hook to the body lands for Bonerz.
Bonerz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Peter Bonerz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bonerz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Neves tries to break free but Bonerz pushes him back against the cage.
Bonerz missing with knees to the body.
Neves's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bonerz lands with a right to the head.
Bonerz lands a shoulder strike.
Neves is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neves tries a body shot but Bonerz blocks it.
Peter Bonerz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Neves misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Bonerz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bonerz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Bonerz!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Davy De Decker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Badass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Davy De Decker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyrone Badass!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badass lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Badass has taken the fight to the clinch.
Badass lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Davy De Decker has been cut.
Badass blocks an uppercut.
Badass connects with a knee to the head.
Badass tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Decker avoids it.
Badass connects with a nasty looking knee right to De Decker's face.
De Decker is rocked!
De Decker throws a punch but it's blocked by Badass.
Badass landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
De Decker is breathing heavily.
Badass lands a knee to the body.
De Decker is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Badass lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Badass landing knees to the head.
Oh De Decker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Badass jerks De Decker's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! De Decker drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Badass goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Badass because De Decker was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Tyrone Badass!
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