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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Derek Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fubar Teller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris comes to the cage accompanied by Not again - You all ready dropped?. Derek Harris could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Fubar Teller's chin.
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155 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derek Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Fubar Teller!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris scores with a jab to the head.
Nice defenses there by Harris.
Harris has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Teller throws out a loose jab but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Teller shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Teller looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Teller maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Harris could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Teller has cracked it and Harris is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Teller!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Fubar Teller!
The defeated Derek Harris had this to say: 'Good Job Fubar! Im going to need more training, so im gonna keep a little longer pause from cage now.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Blaine Demono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kai Kha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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199 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Blaine Demono!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kai Kha!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kha throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Blaine Demono has been cut.
Demono rushes Kha and presses him up against the cage.
Kha will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Demono up against the cage.
Demono goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kha breaks from the clinch.
Kha forces Demono back against the cage and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Kha.
Demono lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kha.
Kha is leaning against Demono and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Demono backwards.
Kha lands with a right to the head.
Demono blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Kha.
Kha misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Demono tries to work over Kha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kha makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Demono stalls.
Kha works on Demono's body with a couple of short punches.
Kha pushes Demono back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kha blocks a body shot from Demono.
Kha throws a punch but it's blocked by Demono.
Kha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kha throws a head punch that misses.
Kha throws a punch but it's blocked by Demono.
Kha cracks Demono with a nice body shot.
Kha can't find room to land a body shot as Demono controls the action.
Kha struggles to land a body shot inside as Demono controls his hands.
Kha lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kha lands with a short shot to the head.
Kha lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kha lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kha leaning his opponent against the cage.
Demono misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Demono.
Kha blocking some punches.
Kha lands a left hand that snaps the head of Demono backwards.
Kha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Demono blocks a body shot from Kha.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kha tries a body shot but Demono blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Kha.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kha has a couple of punches blocked by Demono.
Kha has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Demono seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kha can turn it around.
Kha lands a left hand.
Demono wants to stall.
Good body shot from Kha.
Kha lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kha lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Demono.
Demono pushes Kha back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Demono tries to stall but Kha uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kha blocks an uppercut.
Kha misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Kha.
Kha is working Demono over against the cage.
Kha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Demono backwards.
Kha misses with some punches.
Demono stalling against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kha swings wildly with an uppercut but Demono uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kha struggles to land a body shot inside as Demono controls his hands.
Kha lands a right hand that snaps the head of Demono backwards.
Kha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Demono looking to stall.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kha.
Demono blocking some punches.
Demono lands a body shot in the clinch.
Demono's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kha blocks an uppercut.
Kha lands a left hand that snaps the head of Demono backwards.
Kha lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Demono.
Kha works on Demono's body with a couple of short punches.
Demono is breathing heavily.
Demono blocking some punches.
Kha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Demono's elbow.
Kha lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Demono swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kha has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kha fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Demono has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Demono throws a lazy right hand but Kha sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kha looks for the body kick but Demono saw that one coming.
It looked like Demono was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kha.
Demono moves in looking to clinch but Kha pushes him off.
The crowd cheers as Demono lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kha doesn't seem phased though.
Demono looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kha keeps the fight on the outside.
Kha misses with a kick to the body
and Demono counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Demono scores with a jab. Kha acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Demono takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Demono misses.
Demono takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Kha dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Blaine Demono's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kha throws a lazy right hand but Demono sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Demono throws a head kick but Kha moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Blaine Demono seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kha looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Demono moves out of range as Kha strikes.
Kha throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kha fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Demono has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Demono.
Demono scores with a sloppy right hand. Kha should have avoided that one.
Kha connects with a looping right hand.
Demono closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demono tries a body shot but Kha blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kha.
Kha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Demono tries to throw a body punch but Kha avoids it by throwing Demono back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Kha.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kha blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demono wants to break free but Kha has control.
Demono tries a body shot but Kha blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Demono's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kha lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kai Kha seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Demono blocks an uppercut.
Kha gets through Demono's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Demono backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Demono.
Kha blocks an uppercut.
Kha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Come on Demono - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Demono lands a right hand.
Kha lands a body shot.
Kha misses with the head strike.
Kha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kha is leaning against Demono and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A body shot lands from Kha.
Kha lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kha working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kha is struggling to control the position.
Kha has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kha lands with a left to the head.
Kha lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Demono.
Demono gets through Kha's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Demono can't find room to land a body shot as Kha controls the action.
A short left from Kha.
Demono is leaning against Kha and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Demono tries to throw a body punch but Kha avoids it by throwing Demono back against the cage.
Kha is pushing Demono up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kha scores with a hook to the body.
Kha scores with a shot to the side of Demono's head.
Kha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kha manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kha stalling the fight.
Kha receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kha tries to work over Demono's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kha pushes Demono back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Demono lands a hook to the side of the head.
Demono is trying to break the clinch but Kha has him pressed against the cage.
The referee calls for Kha to work.
Kha lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Demono looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Demono.
Kha tries to work over Demono's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kha prevents a body shot from Demono.
Demono misses with a body punch.
Demono misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kha breaks from the clinch.
Kha fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Demono.
Kha fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Demono has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kha circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kha scores with a nice head shot.
Kha moves out of range as Demono strikes.
Kha appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Demono throws a head kick but Kha moves out of range.
Kha slips a jab from Demono.
Kha lands a head shot.
Demono is rocked!
Blaine Demono's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kha pounces like a tiger and cracks Demono with a vicious hook! Demono is down but not out! Kha follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kai Kha!
A very excited looking Kai Kha made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Pott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pott has chosen I Luv It as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Greg Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roger Pott!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick from Pott.
Pott catches Coleman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pott on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Coleman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Coleman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Pott.
Pott slips a straight right by Coleman.
Coleman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pott works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Coleman looks to throw a body kick
and Pott counters with a body kick that stops Coleman in his tracks momentarily.
Coleman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pott misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Coleman misses with a shot to the body
enabling Pott to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coleman throws a right hand that misses
and Pott counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Coleman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Pott.
Coleman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pott.
Coleman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pott on the side of the head.
Coleman ducks under a wild hook from Pott.
Coleman throws a big counter combination but Pott scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Pott has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pott there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Coleman.
Coleman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Coleman moves forwards but Pott connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pott moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Coleman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Coleman is looking to counter punch.
Pott blocks a leg kick.
Pott has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Greg Coleman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pott pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Some wild striking there from Pott.
Pott bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Coleman looks to throw the jab but Pott is out of range.
Pott lands with a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Coleman.
Some wild striking there from Coleman.
Pott is trying to counter with his kicks.
Coleman clinches up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pott looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Coleman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Coleman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Coleman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pott lands a body punch.
Pott is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Coleman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Coleman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pott's elbow.
Pott scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pott.
Coleman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pott lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Coleman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Coleman misses with a knee strike.
Pott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Coleman.
Coleman blocks a body shot from Pott.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Coleman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot in the inside from Pott.
Pott blocks a body shot from Coleman.
Pott is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pott on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pott blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Coleman misses with the head strike.
Pott lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pott takes a shot to the head.
Coleman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pott blocks an uppercut.
Pott scores with a hook to the body.
Pott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pott manages to break the clinch.
Pott keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Coleman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Roger Pott will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pott scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pott checks a leg kick.
Pott swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pott lands the left hand.
Pott steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Coleman.
The fighters circling - Pott throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pott throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Coleman throws a sloppy head kick and Pott moves out of range easily.
Pott staying out of range there.
Pott slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman ducks right into an uppercut from Pott.
A low kick from Coleman is predictable there
and Pott counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Coleman throws a shot from downtown. Pott moves away and avoids it.
Coleman misses with a body shot
and Pott counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman throws a hook to the side of Pott's head but Pott sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pott misses with a two punch combination.
Coleman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Coleman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Coleman misses with a right hand
enabling Pott to counter with a crisp jab.
Coleman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pott throws a wild body kick that Coleman sees coming a mile off.
Coleman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pott tries to bum rush Coleman with a series of wild strikes but Coleman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Coleman takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Coleman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Coleman wants to clinch up but Pott keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Coleman lands.
Coleman misses with a low kick.
Pott looks to land a left hand but Coleman moved out of range nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coleman throws a right hand that Pott ducks under and follows up with a left that Pott also avoids with ease.
Coleman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pott wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Coleman.
Pott walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pott fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Coleman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pott misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pott blocks a jab.
Pott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Coleman.
Pott's corner calls for a 1-2. Pott obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pott uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Coleman.
Pott lands a jab.
Pott comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Coleman throws a solid leg kick but Pott takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Coleman.
Coleman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Coleman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pott scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Coleman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pott.
Coleman thinks about countering with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coleman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A slow jab from Pott misses its intended target.
Coleman misses the shot to the body.
Pott throws a head kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Coleman misses the target.
Coleman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A punch lands to the side of Coleman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Coleman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pott manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Coleman misses with an uppercut. Pott saw that one coming.
Pott doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Pott showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Coleman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A cross from Coleman lands.
Pott lands a big head kick that sends Coleman tumbling to the mat! Pott takes a step backwards and waves Coleman back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Coleman is rocked!
It looks like Greg Coleman has been cut.
Coleman misses with an uppercut
and Pott counters with a nice uppercut.
Oh Coleman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Coleman clinches.
Pott misses with the head strike.
Coleman seems to have got his legs back now.
Pott takes a knee right on the jaw!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coleman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Coleman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pott is defending well for now.
Coleman working aggressively here.
Coleman scores with a knee to the head.
Pott misses with a body punch.
Pott lands with a light punch inside.
Coleman crunches a lovely knee into Pott's ribcage.
Pott blocking some punches.
Coleman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A right hand to the body from Pott.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pott's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Coleman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pott sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Pott finds it's target.
Coleman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pott steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Coleman throws a low kick but Pott moves out of range easily.
Pott tries to move into range but Coleman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pott uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Roger Pott seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Coleman steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pott. That one must have hurt.
Pott throws a body kick that misses.
Coleman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pott feints a counter leg kick.
Pott bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Coleman misses with a body kick.
Greg Coleman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pott throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Coleman is looking to counter the offense by Pott and move into the clinch.
Coleman has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Pott connects with a crisp jab.
Pott just misses with a punch to the body.
Pott scores with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pott scores with a jab to the body.
Coleman sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Pott throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Coleman.
Pott lands a nice looking body shot.
Pott throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Pott stuns Coleman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Coleman walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Pott - just one landing.
Pott has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pott avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pott scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Coleman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pott fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pott cracks Coleman with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Pott has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Coleman to stand back up!
Pott looks for the body kick but Coleman saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pott scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Coleman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pott lands with an overhand left.
Coleman will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Coleman scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman instigates a clinch.
Pott stalls.
Coleman has a couple of punches blocked by Pott.
Coleman letting Pott take a breather here.
Coleman misses with some punches.
Pott throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Coleman on the inside.
Coleman blocks a body shot from Pott.
Pott taking a breather.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pott.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pott lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Coleman backwards.
Pott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Greg Coleman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pott scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pott blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Pott comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pott 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Pott!
A victorious Roger Pott thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Eremeev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ratimir Yenin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yenin has chosen Apocalyptica - Enter Sand Man as his entrance music. Andrey Eremeev has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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140 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Eremeev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ratimir Yenin!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eremeev looks to score with a jab to the body but Yenin is just out of range.
Eremeev really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Eremeev scores with a jab.
Eremeev fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yenin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Eremeev scores with a jab to the body.
Eremeev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Eremeev looks to score with a jab to the body but Yenin is just out of range.
Yenin steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Eremeev.
Eremeev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yenin.
And Yenin tries to counter it with a takedown but Eremeev pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Yenin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Eremeev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yenin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Eremeev sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Eremeev. That snapped Yenin's head back.
It looks like Ratimir Yenin has been cut.
Yenin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Eremeev scores with a punch to 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!
Yenin tries to move into range but Eremeev moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Yenin is rocked!
Yenin backs away from a small jab... but Eremeev lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Yenin crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Eremeev with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Andrey Eremeev!
After winning the bout, Andrey Eremeev thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Ratimir Yenin spoke after the fight, saying 'I would like to thank my fans for the support. As well as my fight camp, trainers and my manager. I take this loss but promise all of you I will be back to bring it!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Barbu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Huber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hans Huber told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Benjamin Barbu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hans Huber!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Huber.
A cross from Huber lands.
Huber misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Barbu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Huber cracks Barbu with an open hand slap.
A swing and a miss from Barbu.
Huber looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Huber lands a nice looking body shot.
Barbu moves out of range of the strikes.
Barbu throws a right hand that misses
and Huber counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Barbu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Huber sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barbu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barbu misses with an uppercut.
Huber scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Huber. Barbu does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbu throws a jab when Huber was well out of range.
A big left from Barbu misses.
Huber throws a half hearted mid kick.
Huber connects with a body shot.
Barbu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Huber.
Huber slips under a jab from Barbu.
Barbu shoots in for a takedown but Huber shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice shot lands for Huber.
The fighters circling - Barbu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Huber with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barbu to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice body punch from Huber.
Barbu has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Barbu missing with a left hand there. Huber was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Huber slips a jab and a cross from Barbu.
Barbu throws a body punch but Huber moves out of range.
Huber has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Huber scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hans Huber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Barbu misses its intended target.
Barbu is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Barbu misses the jab.
Barbu sets himself, and Huber steps forward looking for the clinch! Barbu avoids it this time.
Huber throws the kick towards the body but Barbu avoids it.
Huber lands a nice looking kick to the body. Barbu takes a step back to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Huber cracks Barbu with a right hand to the side of the head.
Barbu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Huber.
Barbu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Huber. Huber obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Barbu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barbu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Huber scoring well with a low kick there.
Barbu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Barbu misses the target.
Huber was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Huber lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A swing and a miss from Huber.
Barbu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barbu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A solid leg kick lands there for Huber.
Huber slips a jab and a cross from Barbu.
Huber moves out of range of the strikes.
Huber gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barbu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Huber can't find room to land a body shot as Barbu controls the action.
Barbu tries to throw a body punch but Huber avoids it by throwing Barbu back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Huber.
Huber lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Huber - that landed with a thud.
Huber softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Huber tries a body shot but Barbu blocks it.
Barbu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barbu is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Huber is defending well.
Huber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barbu tries to work over Huber's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barbu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Huber.
Huber misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barbu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Huber cracks Barbu with a nice body shot.
Huber has a couple of punches blocked by Barbu.
Huber tries a body shot but Barbu blocks it.
Huber lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Huber throws a head punch that misses.
Huber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Huber blocks a body shot from Barbu.
Huber gets through Barbu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barbu breaks from the clinch.
Huber is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barbu had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Huber with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barbu throws a sloppy body shot
and Huber counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barbu is breathing heavily.
Barbu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Huber lands with a shot to the body.
Huber fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barbu.
Barbu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Barbu lands a two punch combo.
Huber connects with a nice looking jab.
Huber misses with a straight right.
Huber moves into the clinch.
Huber misses with a hook to the ribs.
Huber blocks a body shot from Barbu.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbu blocks a body shot from Huber.
Huber lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Huber lands with a left to the head.
Barbu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barbu lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Huber dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Huber fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Huber sizes up Barbu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Huber fails to land with a series of punches.
Barbu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Huber.
Barbu throws the left hand but Huber avoids the punch easily.
Huber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbu.
Huber closes the distance and pushes Barbu back into the cage.
Huber working aggressively here.
Huber has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Huber lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Huber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Huber.
Barbu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Huber pushes Barbu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barbu tries to circle away but Huber has him pinned against the cage.
Huber misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Huber.
Still in the clinch, Huber scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbu tries to circle away but Huber has him pinned against the cage.
Huber cracks Barbu with a nice body shot.
Huber blocks a body shot from Barbu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huber can't find room to land a body shot as Barbu controls the action.
Huber gets underhooks to prevent Barbu's takedown attempt.
Huber struggles to land a body shot inside as Barbu controls his hands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barbu misses with the head strike.
Huber tries to throw a body punch but Barbu avoids it by throwing Huber back against the cage.
Huber lands a body punch in the clinch.
Barbu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Huber prevents a body shot from Barbu.
Huber lands an uppercut.
Huber misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barbu misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Huber.
Huber gets through Barbu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barbu takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Huber.
Barbu is rocked!
Huber softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oh Barbu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Huber unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Barbu! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Huber is unloading with more strikes now! Barbu drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hans Huber!
An out of breath Hans Huber 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samir Lemaitre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Brewer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brewer has chosen Gangster's Paradise as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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240 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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240 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samir Lemaitre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Brewer!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brewer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lemaitre checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lemaitre pushes Brewer up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Brewer.
Brewer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lemaitre tries to work over Brewer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Lemaitre fails to land.
Lemaitre throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brewer blocks it with crossed arms.
Lemaitre blocks a body shot from Brewer.
Lemaitre prevents a body shot from Brewer.
Brewer lands a body shot.
We've been hearing reports that Lemaitre has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Lemaitre tries a knee to the head but Brewer blocks it.
Lemaitre misses with a punch to the body.
Brewer has Lemaitre pushed against the cage.
Brewer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A hook to the body from Brewer.
Lemaitre lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brewer lands a nice uppercut.
Lemaitre has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brewer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Brewer tries to work over Lemaitre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemaitre misses with a punch on the inside.
Lemaitre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Brewer.
Lemaitre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brewer prevents a body shot from Lemaitre.
Lemaitre tries to work over Brewer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lemaitre tries a body shot but Brewer blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lemaitre.
Brewer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brewer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brewer slips under a jab.
Lemaitre instigates a clinch.
Lemaitre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lemaitre has a couple of punches blocked by Brewer.
Brewer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brewer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lemaitre has him pressed against the cage.
Brewer breaks the clinch.
Brewer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lemaitre throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brewer's waist but Brewer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lemaitre off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brewer throws a leg kick
and Lemaitre counters with a shoot takedown. Brewer fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brewer trying to control the position.
Brewer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lemaitre.
Brewer wants to sweep here but Lemaitre controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lemaitre with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lemaitre throwing strikes from guard but Brewer blocks nicely.
Brewer wants to sweep here but Lemaitre controlling him for the moment.
Lemaitre throws a big elbow that misses.
Lemaitre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lemaitre is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lemaitre throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemaitre looking to pass the guard.
Brewer looking for a sweep. Not yet Brewer, not yet.
Lemaitre throwing strikes from guard but Brewer blocks nicely.
Lemaitre keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brewer's head.
Lemaitre throwing strikes from guard but Brewer blocks nicely.
Lemaitre has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lemaitre loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lemaitre stopping the sweep attempt from Brewer.
Lemaitre with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lemaitre looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lemaitre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brewer looking for a sweep. Not yet Brewer, not yet.
Lemaitre drops back looking for a leg! Brewer is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Brewer manages to kick Lemaitre off! Lemaitre jumps back into Brewer's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemaitre throws a big right hand that misses.
Lemaitre postures up.
Lemaitre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brewer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lemaitre working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Brewer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lemaitre loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lemaitre is looking to work some ground and pound but Brewer has wrist control.
Lemaitre scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samir Lemaitre dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Brewer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An attempted straight right counter from Lemaitre misses the target.
Lemaitre throws a shot from downtown. Brewer moves away and avoids it.
Brewer let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Brewer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lemaitre scores with a nice head shot.
Lemaitre bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Samir Lemaitre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lemaitre steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Brewer. That one must have hurt.
Lemaitre scores with the left hand. Brewer knows he should have avoided that one.
Lemaitre throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brewer counters with a solid body kick.
Lemaitre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lemaitre has closed the distance and engaged Brewer in a clinch.
Lemaitre lands a right hand.
Brewer has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lemaitre seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Brewer can turn it around.
Lemaitre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brewer's elbow.
Lemaitre drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brewer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Samir Lemaitre has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Still in the clinch, Brewer scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brewer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lemaitre.
Lemaitre is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brewer is defending well for now.
A shot in the inside from Lemaitre.
Brewer misses with a body punch.
Lemaitre misses with the head strike.
Brewer working aggressively here.
Lemaitre misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brewer can't find room to land a body shot as Lemaitre controls the action.
Brewer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Brewer as the two fighters clinch.
Lemaitre with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lemaitre.
Brewer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lemaitre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brewer scores with a shoulder strike.
Brewer misses with a punch to the body.
Brewer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice left hand lands by Lemaitre.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemaitre can't find room to land a body shot as Brewer controls the action.
Brewer blocks a body shot from Lemaitre.
Brewer taking a breather.
Lemaitre working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lemaitre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brewer is fighting off a takedown attempt but Lemaitre is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Brewer to the mat. Brewer regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Brewer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brewer might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lemaitre haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Lemaitre lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Brewer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lemaitre wants to control but Brewer is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brewer with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lemaitre won't allow Brewer to pass to mount.
Still in half guard, Brewer seems content to control.
Brewer trying to mount his opponent but Lemaitre defends it.
Brewer stops Lemaitre from getting back to his feet.
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.
Brewer is thwarting Lemaitre's attempts to control the position.
Lemaitre wants to get back to full guard.
Brewer performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Brewer tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lemaitre knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samir Lemaitre dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Lemaitre will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brewer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lemaitre.
Brewer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lemaitre drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lemaitre with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lemaitre throws a big right hand that misses.
Brewer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lemaitre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lemaitre missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lemaitre missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lemaitre throws a big right hand that misses.
Lemaitre postures up and lands a big shot to Brewer's brow.
Samir Lemaitre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lemaitre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brewer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lemaitre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brewer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lemaitre lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemaitre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lemaitre with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lemaitre cracks Brewer with a solid left hand.
Lemaitre throws a big right hand that misses.
Lemaitre lands a couple of elbows.
Lemaitre loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lemaitre throws an elbow that misses. Brewer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lemaitre's guard. Nice move by Brewer!
Brewer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lemaitre is keeping the position for now.
Lemaitre controls Brewer momentarily but Brewer frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brewer looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Frank Brewer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lemaitre pulls Brewer in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemaitre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lemaitre pulls Brewer in to control the position.
Brewer content to stall in guard here.
Brewer wants to control from the top but Lemaitre keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lemaitre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brewer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brewer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lemaitre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brewer can do to turn this around?
Lemaitre closes the distance looking to clinch
and Brewer counters with a good low kick that Lemaitre was not able to check.
Brewer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Frank Brewer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brewer misses with a low kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lemaitre shoots in looking for a takedown. Brewer tries to sprawl out of it but Lemaitre keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brewer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samir Lemaitre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lemaitre, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samir Lemaitre!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blade Runner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knut Paulsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blade Runner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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279 lbs
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265 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Blade Runner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Knut Paulsen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Runner takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Runner rushes Paulsen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Paulsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Runner's elbow.
Runner has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Paulsen after a bit of a struggle.
Paulsen blocks an elbow strike.
Paulsen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stalling in the clinch from Paulsen.
Paulsen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paulsen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Paulsen throws a head kick that misses.
Runner drives through and clinches with Paulsen against the cage.
Paulsen misses with a punch to the body.
Paulsen tries to throw a body punch but Runner avoids it by throwing Paulsen back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Paulsen.
Paulsen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Runner or not.
Runner swings wildly with an uppercut but Paulsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paulsen throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Paulsen.
Paulsen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Paulsen stops a takedown attempt from Runner.
A right handed body shot lands from Paulsen.
Paulsen lands a nice shot to the body.
Runner is breathing heavily.
Paulsen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Runner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paulsen dodges an elbow strike from Runner.
A bit of stalling here from Paulsen.
Paulsen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Runners head.
Runner throws a head punch that misses.
Runner tries a body shot but Paulsen blocks it.
Paulsen scores with a shot to the side of Runner's head.
Paulsen lands a nice uppercut.
Paulsen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Runner.
Paulsen tries to throw a body punch but Runner avoids it by throwing Paulsen back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen tries a body shot but Runner blocks it.
Paulsen is trying to break the clinch but Runner has him pressed against the cage.
Paulsen digs a right hand into Runner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Runner's gas tank.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Runner creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Runner is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Paulsen is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blade Runner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paulsen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paulsen lands a shot to the body.
Paulsen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Runner takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Runner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Runner takes a jab right on the kisser.
Runner misses with a takedown
and Paulsen counters with a crisp right hand that drops Runner! Paulsen lets Runner back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
It looks like Blade Runner has been cut.
Paulsen feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Runner sprawling to the canvas! Runner rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Paulsen finish him?!
Runner is rocked!
Runner bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Paulsen's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Runner swings widly with a right hand
and Paulsen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Runner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Paulsen counters with a big right hand! Oh Runner is in trouble here! Paulsen follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Knut Paulsen!
Knut Paulsen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aku Saari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rudi Dassler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saari comes into the arena with Rock You Like A Hurricane - Scorpions blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aku Saari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rudi Dassler!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dassler misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Saari tries to clinch but Dassler is having none of it.
Dassler appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dassler has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Saari clinches up against the cage.
Saari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dassler is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Saari is defending well.
Dassler jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Saari walks away with a smile on his face. Dassler gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Aku Saari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rudi Dassler.
Dassler shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Saari pinned against the cage. Saari gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saari clinches up with Dassler and pushes him back against the cage.
Dassler drops down looking for an ankle pick but Saari pulls his leg out and moves away.
Saari has Dassler up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dassler has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Saari after a bit of a struggle.
Dassler is looking for a takedown.
Dassler drags the fight down to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dassler looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Saari avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dassler is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Saari is aware though and is defending well.
Dassler is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Saari rolls with it to try and escape but Dassler cranks on the arm and Saari is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rudi Dassler!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Rudi Dassler waved his t-shirt featuring Urban Fighter's logo in front of the cameras.
The defeated Aku Saari had this to say: 'I apologize to all of my fans, it is time for me to get back to the gym. Next time I will show the world what I am capable of.'.
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