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QFC Tournament 547 Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Deshawn Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Lacy (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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Deshawn Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eddie Lacy!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lacy keeps the fight on the outside.
Lacy fails with the takedown.
Michaels tries to clinch there but Lacy circles away.
Lacy drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Michaels defends it well.
Lacy keeps the fight on the outside.
Lacy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Michaels pinned against the cage. Michaels gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Michaels tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lacy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lacy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Michaels darts in trying to clinch
and Lacy counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Michaels!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lacy tries to stand but Michaels is controlling his head.
Lacy is staying tight to Michaels's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Lacy has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
You can see the frustration on Michaels's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lacy is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Michaels's shoulder. That is not cool.
Lacy cracks Michaels with a big right hand but Michaels just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Michaels is looking to regain half guard here but Lacy keeps moving and retains side control.
Lacy is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Michaels has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels is looking to reverse the position.
Michaels is letting Lacy control him for a moment.
Lacy decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Deshawn Michaels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Michaels tries to clinch up but Lacy circles away and keeps his distance.
Michaels is looking to clinch but Lacy is avoiding it.
Deshawn Michaels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lacy closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Michaels's guard.
Lacy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lacy advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lacy trying to control the pace.
Lacy slips a nice elbow through Michaels's hands, connecting with Michaels's forehead.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lacy moves nicely into side control.
Michaels trying to remain calm as Lacy controls from the top position.
Lacy working the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lacy happy to just control the position for now.
Lacy creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Lacy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Michaels is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Michaels tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lacy darts in and clinches Michaels up against the cage.
Lacy tries to break the clinch but Michaels is controlling the position.
Michaels lands a damaging elbow.
Lacy is trying to force a seperation but Michaels has the dominant position.
Michaels pushes off an throws an elbow but Lacy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Michaels looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Michaels takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Michaels gets underhooks to prevent Lacy's takedown attempt.
Lacy takes an elbow to the temple.
Lacy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lacy has had enough of the clinch but Michaels keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacy is trying to break the clinch but Michaels is controlling him.
Lacy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lacy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Michaels comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lacy wants a takedown.
Deshawn Michaels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Lacy.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lacy tries to pull guard but Michaels forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Michaels stalling in the clinch but Lacy improves position.
Michaels lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Michaels gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Michaels is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lacy is keeping busy.
Lacy tries to circle away but Michaels has him pinned against the cage.
Michaels lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Michaels misses with an elbow strike.
Michaels lands a damaging elbow.
Michaels is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Michaels wants to stall.
Deshawn Michaels has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lacy blocks the elbow strike.
Michaels pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lacy tries to break free but Michaels pushes him back against the cage.
Michaels looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Michaels creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lacy's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michaels looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Michaels lands an elbow inside that Lacy shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Michaels tries to stall but Lacy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lacy is looking to take this one to the mat.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lacy.
Lacy trying to control the position but instead, Michaels has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lacy into the cage.
Michaels gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Michaels looking to slow down the pace here.
Michaels blocks a body shot from Lacy.
Lacy dodges an elbow strike from Michaels.
Lacy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Michaels lands a nice elbow.
Michaels lands an elbow inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lacy is trying to break the clinch but Michaels is controlling him.
Lacy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Michaels walks away with a smile on his face. Lacy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Michaels ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Michaels tries to clinch up.
Lacy with the counter takedown but Michaels avoids it easily.
Lacy manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Michaels on his heels. He'll look to pass Michaels's guard now, I'm sure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lacy stays in close to Michaels's body and controls the position.
Michaels working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Deshawn Michaels dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lacy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lacy fails with the takedown.
Lacy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lacy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Michaels fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lacy closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Michaels quickly recovers to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lacy prevents Michaels from improving his position.
Lacy with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Michaels knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lacy on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lacy slows the pace down in half guard.
Lacy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lacy wants to stand but Michaels has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lacy sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Michaels is in trouble now - Lacy has advanced to mount!
Lacy looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacy gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Michaels is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lacy wants to clinch up but Michaels keeps it at a distance.
Michaels is looking to clinch but Lacy is avoiding it.
Lacy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lacy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Michaels defends it nicely.
Michaels forces Lacy back against the cage and clinches.
Michaels is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels is trying to maintain a safe position but Lacy gets an underhook and turns Michaels into the cage.
Michaels can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Michaels lands an elbow that stopped Lacy in his tracks for a moment.
Lacy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Deshawn Michaels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Lacy.
Stalling in the clinch from Michaels.
Michaels trying to control the position but instead, Lacy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Michaels into the cage.
Nice elbow from Michaels.
Michaels looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Michaels lands a damaging elbow.
Michaels lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Michaels.
Lacy dodges an elbow strike from Michaels.
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 Deshawn Michaels.
I think Michaels has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Deshawn Michaels!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Deshawn Michaels!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Deshawn Michaels!
Deshawn Michaels wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yusuke Nagano (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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Victor Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yusuke Nagano!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagano looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sanchez has hold of Nagano's hands but Nagano slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nagano connects with a nice short shot to Sanchez's temple.
Nagano prevents Sanchez from standing back up.
Nagano winds up and cracks Sanchez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nagano working the head and body with strikes.
Nagano stops Sanchez from getting back to his feet.
Nagano has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nagano landing strikes, looking to finish!
Nagano working Sanchez over with strikes here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nagano scoring with strikes but Sanchez is staying in there.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagano lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sanchez is in a horrible position here. Nagano smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Nagano unloading with bombs!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nagano with the ground and pound from mount.
Sanchez's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Nagano lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sanchez is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Nagano takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nagano working Sanchez over with strikes here.
Nagano in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Nagano landing strikes from the mount.
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!
Nagano landing strikes from the mount and Sanchez is in trouble!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagano punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nagano cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Nagano punishing his opponent with strikes.
Nagano unloading with bombs!
Nagano landing strikes from the mount and Sanchez is in trouble!
Sanchez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nagano on the ground.
Nagano is landing with some decent strikes but Sanchez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sanchez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Nagano punishing his opponent with strikes.
Nagano lands with some strikes.
Sanchez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Nagano lands a nice shot to the head.
Sanchez is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Nagano lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sanchez hang on?
Nagano lands a couple of good shots and Sanchez has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Nagano scores with punches from the back.
Nagano has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagano is punishing Sanchez with strikes - can he finish him?!
Nagano landing with strikes.
Nagano is riding his opponent, not letting Sanchez buck him off.
Nagano softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Sanchez covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Sanchez covers up after that shot from Nagano.
Nagano connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Sanchez to escape the position.
Nagano punishes Sanchez with strikes from the back mount.
Nagano lands shots from the back.
Nagano is landing with strikes from the back.
What can Sanchez do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is trapped and Nagano is scoring with shots to the head and body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nagano throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Sanchez!
Nagano has good solid back control here.
Nagano lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Nagano biding his time, looking for the opening.
Nagano scores with strikes from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez trying to get back to his feet but Nagano is in full control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yusuke Nagano dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nagano drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sanchez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Nagano cracks Sanchez with a solid left hand.
Nagano connects with a couple of short punches.
Nagano prevents Sanchez from getting back to his feet.
Nagano chips away with some ground and pound.
Sanchez wants to stand and escape but Nagano is having none of it.
Nagano working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nagano chips away with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagano landing with the ground and pound.
Nagano is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Nagano lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to stand but Nagano is controlling the position.
Nagano controlling from the top position.
Nagano stands up over Sanchez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nagano cracks Sanchez with a solid left hand.
Nagano stops Sanchez from standing up.
Nagano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nagano postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sanchez is looking to stand up but Nagano isn't so interested in that idea.
Nagano sitting in guard here, content to control.
Nagano scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
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.
Nagano scoring with some ground and pound.
Sanchez has momentary wrist control but Nagano slips an elbow through the middle.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Nagano manages to pass to side control.
Nagano is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sanchez pushes Nagano off looking to stand but Nagano dives back in and keeps control.
Nagano is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nagano looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Still in half guard, Nagano seems content to control.
Nice strikes from Nagano there.
Nagano lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagano working over Sanchez with some ground and pound. Sanchez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nagano working over Sanchez with some ground and pound. Sanchez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nagano lands a nice short elbow.
Sanchez is trying to stand up here but Nagano is controlling him well.
Nagano scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nagano is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sanchez is looking to escape.
Nagano looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nagano is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nagano is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nagano lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Nagano there.
Nagano is taking a breather. Sanchez says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Sanchez tries to kick Nagano off but Nagano keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Yusuke Nagano has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nagano lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nagano takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nagano looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nagano is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sanchez is trying to stand back up but Nagano is controlling him
Nagano content to control rather than advance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nagano landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yusuke Nagano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Sanchez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nagano darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nagano lands with a punch from half guard.
Nagano stops Sanchez from getting back to his feet.
Nagano takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nagano scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nagano is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Nagano with shots to the head and body - Sanchez looks very uncomfortable down there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagano controlling from mount.
Nagano won't let Sanchez get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Nagano raining down hammerfists from mount.
Nagano lands a couple of good shots and Sanchez has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's one minute gone in the round.
What can Sanchez do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Nagano lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Sanchez takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Sanchez is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Sanchez is trying to remain composed but Nagano is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Sanchez is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Nagano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagano is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Sanchez up.
Nagano just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Nagano landing with strikes.
Nagano lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Nagano scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Sanchez is looking for a way out.
Nagano is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Nagano lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Nagano lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Sanchez hold on?!
Nagano is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Nagano throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Sanchez!
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet.
Nagano is landing with strikes from the back.
Nagano lands a shot to the body.
Nagano throwing damaging strikes from the back! Sanchez could be in trouble here!
Nagano scores with punches to the body.
Nagano throwing damaging strikes from the back! Sanchez could be in trouble here!
Nagano controlling the position well here. Sanchez rolled but Nagano kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Nagano is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Nagano gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Nagano gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Nagano apologises and we restart here on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Nagano ducks under and follows up with a left that Nagano also avoids with ease.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Sanchez enables Nagano to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sanchez manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nagano is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Nagano postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nagano stands up over Sanchez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nagano works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Nagano seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nagano perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Nagano is continuing to stall.
Nagano scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yusuke Nagano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nagano 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 for Yusuke Nagano!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Yusuke Nagano!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Yusuke Nagano!
Yusuke Nagano wins by unanimous decision!
In his post fight interview, Yusuke Nagano started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between El Urso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hideo Sakurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, El Urso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hideo Sakurai!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakurai misses with a hook.
Urso thinks about countering with a head kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Urso.
Sakurai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Urso moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sakurai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Urso really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sakurai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Urso lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A solid body kick from Urso.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urso throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sakurai.
A thudding body kick lands there by Urso!
Nice body kick there by Urso.
A solid body kick from Urso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakurai takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sakurai misses with a wild body shot.
Urso is looking to counter with a body kick.
Sakurai misses with a double jab
and Urso counters with a leg kick.
Urso lands a head kick. Sakurai smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Urso uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sakurai.
Sakurai cracks Urso with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Urso looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Sakurai finish him?
Urso is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Urso goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sakurai has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Urso.
Urso plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Urso throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sakurai.
Urso lands a head kick. Sakurai smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Urso throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Urso lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Urso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sakurai.
Sakurai connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Oh Urso is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Urso misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai blocks the body kick.
Sakurai throws out a counter right but Urso avoids it with no problem.
Urso seems to have got his legs back now.
Sakurai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Urso goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sakurai throws a body shot but no joy.
Urso defending well as Sakurai loads up on a big left hand.
Urso misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Urso moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Urso lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Urso cracks the inside of Sakurai's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai avoids the head kick by Urso.
Sakurai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Urso lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Oooooh!!! Sakurai has knocked Urso down with a huge combo! Sakurai steps away and waves a wobbly Urso back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like El Urso has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Urso thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sakurai if he has to take too many more of those.
Urso goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Urso throws a sloppy head kick and Sakurai moves out of range easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Sakurai misses.
Urso ducks under a wild hook from Sakurai.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sakurai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sakurai misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that El Urso will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on El Urso's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Urso misses with a kick to the body
and Sakurai counters with a left and a right... And another left! Urso is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hideo Sakurai!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Xin Xiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guilherme Pascoal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Xin Xiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Guilherme Pascoal!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pascoal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xiao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pascoal misses with a series of wild punches.
Xiao swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Donk. Pascoal catches Xiao right on the button with a cross.
Xiao throws out a loose jab but Pascoal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xiao slips a jab and a cross from Pascoal.
Xiao misses the jab.
Guilherme Pascoal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Xiao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pascoal moves into the clinch successfully.
Xiao tries to break free but Pascoal pushes him back against the cage.
Pascoal holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pascoal clinches up with Xiao and pushes him back against the cage.
Pascoal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Xiao swinging wildly here.
Pascoal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pascoal misses with a double jab
and Xiao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Xiao drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pascoal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Xiao scores with a one two! Pascoal had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Xiao misses the target.
Xiao missing with a left hand there. Pascoal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pascoal unleashes a big counter combination but Xiao bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Xiao throws a hook but Pascoal avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pascoal fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Xiao, pushing him back against the cage.
Xiao blocks an uppercut.
Pascoal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pascoal falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pascoal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Xiao throws a looping overhand right but Pascoal ducks down to avoid it.
And Pascoal tries to counter it with a takedown but Xiao pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pascoal has closed the distance and engaged Xiao in a clinch.
Pascoal keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Xiao's efforts to push away.
Xiao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Pascoal.
Pascoal has Xiao pressed against the cage, preventing Xiao from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pascoal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Xiao misses with a hook. Pascoal ducked under it nicely.
Pascoal with the counter takedown but Xiao avoids it easily.
Xiao is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Pascoal's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Pascoal throws a combination that misses
letting Xiao counter with a right hand.
Pascoal clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pascoal lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pascoal effectively controlling the action here.
Pascoal swings wildly with an uppercut but Xiao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pascoal working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pascoal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Xiao scores with a jab to the jaw.
Xiao has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Xin Xiao has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xiao looks to land a left hand but Pascoal moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guilherme Pascoal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Xin Xiao's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Xiao cracks Pascoal with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pascoal clinches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Xiao is trying to force a seperation but Pascoal has the dominant position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pascoal's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pascoal scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pascoal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pascoal stalling against the cage.
Pascoal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pascoal jabs Xiao right on the nose. Xiao blinks but takes it well.
Pascoal rushes Xiao and presses him up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pascoal swings wildly with an uppercut but Xiao uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pascoal keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Xiao's efforts to push away.
Pascoal stalling.
Pascoal misses with some punches.
Pascoal manages to break the clinch.
Xiao looks to land a right hand but Pascoal moved out of range.
Xiao moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pascoal moves into range and clinches up with Xiao.
Pascoal breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiao works Pascoal's body with a nice hook.
Pascoal misses with a two punch combination.
Xiao swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big right from Xiao misses.
Xiao throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Xiao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pascoal forces Xiao back against the cage and clinches.
Pascoal stalling the fight.
Pascoal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Xiao looks to land a right hand but Pascoal moved out of range.
Pascoal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Xiao circles away quickly and effectively.
Xiao is looking for a counter combo.
Pascoal clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pascoal leaning against his opponent.
Pascoal has Xiao pressed against the cage.
Xiao has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pascoal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Xiao bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Pascoal in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Pascoal throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Xiao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
Pascoal throws a combination that misses
and Xiao counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pascoal gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Xiao is looking to break free of the clinch but Pascoal has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guilherme Pascoal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Xin Xiao's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Xiao scores with a jab to the body.
Pascoal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Xiao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Xiao misses the target.
Pascoal throws out a loose jab but Xiao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pascoal moves into the clinch.
Xiao wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pascoal stalling against the cage.
Xiao tries to break the clinch but Pascoal is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pascoal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Xiao misses with an uppercut. Pascoal saw that one coming.
Pascoal is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Pascoal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pascoal throws a lazy uppercut
and Xiao counters with a nice uppercut.
Pascoal instigates a clinch.
Guilherme Pascoal seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pascoal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pascoal pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Xiao back to the cage. Pascoal follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Pascoal closes the distance and clinches.
Xiao is looking to break free of the clinch but Pascoal has double underhooks.
Pascoal has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pascoal leaning against his opponent.
Pascoal manages to break the clinch.
Pascoal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pascoal forces Xiao back against the cage and clinches.
Xin Xiao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pascoal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pascoal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Xiao can't break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Xiao fails to land.
Pascoal lands with a right to the head.
Xiao wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pascoal.
Pascoal lands a hook that snaps the head of Xiao backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Xiao fails to land.
A short left from Pascoal.
Xiao looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pascoal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pascoal walks into a left hand.
Xiao throws out a loose jab but Pascoal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pascoal rushes Xiao and presses him up against the cage.
Xiao looking to slow down the pace here.
Pascoal misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pascoal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Xiao fails to land.
Pascoal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pascoal swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Xiao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pascoal clinches up with Xiao and pushes him back against the cage.
Xiao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pascoal slowing the pace effectively.
A short right from Pascoal on the inside.
Xiao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xiao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pascoal lands with a left to the head.
Xiao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pascoal lands a body punch.
Guilherme Pascoal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Xiao working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Guilherme Pascoal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pascoal 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Guilherme Pascoal!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Guilherme Pascoal!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Guilherme Pascoal!
Guilherme Pascoal wins by unanimous decision!
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