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Infinity: LW Title Tourny Rd 1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vanilla Ice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geronimo Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tangled Up In Plaid - QOTSA. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vanilla Ice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Geronimo Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ice looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range.
Ice misses with a body kick.
Ice throws a leg kick which misses Garcia's front leg but catches the back leg as Garcia tries to avoid it.
Ice lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ice looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ice feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Garcia's calf.
Ice needs to keep his hands up - Garcia had a free shot at his head there.
Ice moves into the clinch.
Garcia controlling the action here for a moment.
Garcia misses with an elbow over the top.
Garcia is stalling here.
Garcia controlling the action here for a moment.
Garcia lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia working aggressively here.
Garcia can't find room to land a body shot as Ice controls the action.
Ice on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Garcia effectively controlling the action here.
Garcia misses with a body punch.
Garcia lands an elbow inside that Ice shrugs off.
Ice is looking to break free of the clinch but Garcia has double underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Garcia.
Ice is trying to push Garcia away but Garcia has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Garcia's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Garcia pushes off an throws an elbow but Ice leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ice being controlled against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Geronimo Garcia.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Garcia lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ice has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ice and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ice tries to land a leg kick but Garcia saw it coming and moves away.
Garcia cracks Ice with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ice was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Ice cracks Garcia with a good jab.
Ice moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ice blocks the body kick.
Garcia connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Ice does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Ice does no damage.
Ice throws a body kick that misses.
Garcia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garcia lands an overhand right.
Ice is rocked!
Ice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
Oh Ice is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ice misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Garcia moves into the clinch.
Garcia is leaning against Ice and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Garcia lands a body punch in the clinch.
Garcia lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Ice to his knees! Garcia keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Geronimo Garcia!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chico Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pasi Pulkannaru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pulkannaru has chosen Judas Priest - Pain Killer as his entrance music. 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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153 lbs
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162 lbs
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Excellent 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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chico Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pasi Pulkannaru!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez clinches.
Sanchez avoiding damage as Pulkannaru throws knees to the body.
Pulkannaru takes a shot to the head.
Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pulkannaru has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Pulkannaru avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sanchez instigates a clinch.
Sanchez is pushing Pulkannaru up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sanchez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sanchez keeps control of Pulkannaru as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pulkannaru successfully pulls guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez throwing strikes from guard but Pulkannaru blocks nicely.
Sanchez prevents Pulkannaru from getting back to his feet.
Pulkannaru really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sanchez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sanchez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pulkannaru can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez stands and throws Pulkannaru's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sanchez just content to control the position.
Pulkannaru is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Sanchez misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Pulkannaru is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chico Sanchez!
The defeated Pasi Pulkannaru had this to say: 'Dang, the fattest dude won this time'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rusev Hungary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasili Komaroff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Komaroff comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Here's To Us kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!
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151 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rusev Hungary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vasili Komaroff!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hungary looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Hungary can't break the clinch.
Hungary wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hungary is trying to break the clinch but Komaroff is controlling him.
Hungary has had enough of the clinch but Komaroff keeps him there for the moment.
Komaroff pulls Hungary into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Komaroff is on top in guard.
Komaroff pushing down on Hungary's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Komaroff controlling the action here.
Komaroff is working for a kimura but Hungary is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Komaroff passes to side control.
A lull in the action here.
Komaroff decides to stand back up. Komaroff steps back and let's Hungary get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Komaroff lands a really nice looking cross but Hungary seems unphased.
Hungary is rocked!
Komaroff closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Oh Hungary is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Komaroff drags the fight down to the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Komaroff is on top in guard.
Komaroff passes into half guard.
Komaroff content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Komaroff decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Komaroff forces Hungary back against the cage and clinches.
Hungary seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Komaroff pulls guard successfully.
Komaroff is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hungary really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Komaroff slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hungary is in trouble now - Komaroff has advanced to mount!
Komaroff is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Hungary to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Hungary shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasili Komaroff dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hungary takes one on the button.
Komaroff cracks Hungary with a hook to the temple - Hungary is on wobbly legs here! Komaroff swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Hungary falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Komaroff wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Vasili Komaroff!
Our winner, Vasili Komaroff, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Las Mambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamala Naamahaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Naamahaara has chosen Kishore Kumar : Chuu Kar Mere Mann Ko as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Las Mambo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kamala Naamahaara!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naamahaara avoids the body shot from Mambo.
Mambo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Naamahaara has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kamala Naamahaara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Naamahaara darts in and clinches Mambo up against the cage.
Mambo avoids the elbow strike from Naamahaara, against the cage.
Naamahaara tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Naamahaara gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mambo.
Naamahaara is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mambo jumps into guard, dragging Naamahaara to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naamahaara is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mambo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mambo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Naamahaara must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Naamahaara won't allow Mambo to sweep him here.
Mambo is working hard here to advance position.
Naamahaara wants to stand but Mambo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Naamahaara missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Naamahaara trying to control but Mambo is working from the bottom.
Mambo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Naamahaara working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mambo's head.
Mambo seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Naamahaara has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mambo is proving hard to escape from.
Mambo wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Naamahaara scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mambo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Naamahaara working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mambo wants to sweep but no luck.
Naamahaara passes Mambo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mambo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Naamahaara throwing shots but Mambo is blocking nicely.
Naamahaara wants to get back to his feet.
Mambo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mambo wants to get back to his feet.
Mambo lands a couple of sideways elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naamahaara not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Naamahaara throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Naamahaara throwing shots but Mambo is blocking nicely.
Naamahaara really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mambo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mambo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Naamahaara.
Mambo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Naamahaara is fighting to break Mambo's control of his arms but Mambo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Mambo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Naamahaara wants to control from the top but Mambo keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mambo trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Naamahaara throws a head kick that Mambo semi-blocks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Naamahaara misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mambo.
Mambo moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromNaamahaara.
Mambo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Naamahaara. Naamahaara obviously looking to wear him down.
Mambo avoids the head kick by Naamahaara.
Naamahaara connects with a high kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Naamahaara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Naamahaara clinches up with Mambo and pushes him back against the cage.
Mambo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kamala Naamahaara dominated that round.
That's time! Mambo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Naamahaara stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Naamahaara wants it to stay on the feet.
Mambo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Naamahaara is looking to escape.
Mambo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Naamahaara keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Mambo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, if Mambo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Naamahaara is not content to let Mambo control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mambo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mambo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mambo wants to pass the guard but Naamahaara is defending well.
Naamahaara tries to kick Mambo off but Mambo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mambo controlling the action here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Las Mambo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mambo in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Naamahaara tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Mambo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Las Mambo!
A very excited looking Las Mambo rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micah Hays (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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157 lbs
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140 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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Chuck Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Micah Hays!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hays dips to his left and cracks Nogueira with an uppercut!
Hays works the jab nicely.
Nice defenses there by Nogueira.
Nogueira throws a sloppy head kick and Hays moves out of range easily.
Nogueira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nogueira throws a leg kick but Hays sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nogueira throws a sloppy head kick and Hays moves out of range easily.
Hays tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nogueira's corner calls for a 1-2. Nogueira obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hays uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nogueira.
Crunch! Nogueira slams his shin into Hays's torso.
Nogueira lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hays takes a step back to recover.
Good standup being displayed there by Nogueira as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hays.
Decent striking displayed by Hays there.
Nogueira looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nogueira lands with a nice body punch.
Hays lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nogueira circles away quickly and effectively.
Nogueira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hays paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nogueira buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nogueira tries to clinch up
enabling Hays to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hays is looking to clinch.
Hays clinches up against the cage.
Hays is stalling here.
Hays escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nogueira lands a body shot.
Hays misses with a wild body shot.
Chuck Nogueira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hays takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nogueira shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nogueira takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hays throws a right and a left that Nogueira avoids nicely.
Hays moves out of range of the strikes.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nogueira. Hays shrugs it off though.
Nogueira slips a jab and a cross from Hays.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nogueira darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nogueira takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira loads up on a big right hand but Hays slips the punch.
Nogueira throws a head kick that misses.
Hays throws a push kick but Nogueira slaps the foot to one side.
Hays connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nogueira's hands.
Hays throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nogueira.
Some wild striking there from Hays.
Nogueira throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nogueira tries to clinch up.
Nogueira looks to land a right hand but Hays moved out of range.
Nogueira throws a hook to the side of Hays's head but Hays sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hays unleashes a big counter combination but Nogueira bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hays uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nogueira.
Hays moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nogueira throws a sloppy body shot
and Hays counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nogueira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hays paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nogueira misses with a shot to the body
and Hays counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nogueira is rocked!
Hays connects with a solid leg kick.
Oh Nogueira is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hays feints a jab and as Nogueira dips his head, Hays unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Nogueira right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Nogueira falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Hays smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Micah Hays!
Our winner, Micah Hays, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Edu Fola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clint Cartwright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cartwright's choice of entrance music: Total Domination. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Clint Cartwright was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edu Fola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clint Cartwright!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartwright looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fola wants to stand and escape but Cartwright is having none of it.
Fola is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Heart Cave (10 elites, 3 double-elites, 1 triple) that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Cartwright missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fola preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cartwright forces his way into half guard.
Cartwright stops Fola from getting back to his feet.
Fola avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cartwright.
Cartwright has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fola is looking to get back to is feet but Cartwright passes into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartwright throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Cartwright working the head and body with strikes.
Fola dodges the ground and pound from Cartwright.
Cartwright throws a strike aimed at the side of Fola's head but Fola avoids it well.
Fola wants to get back to his feet but Cartwright drags him back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fola dodges the ground and pound from Cartwright.
The strikes coming from Cartwright are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Cartwright is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fola has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cartwright works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sloppy strikes there by Cartwright.
Cartwright working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Cartwright throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cartwright scores with a couple of short elbows.
Fola is working to avoid the ground and pound but Cartwright connects with a decent elbow.
Fola defending against the ground and pound.
Cartwright misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Fola is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright lands a decent elbow from side control.
Fola is rocked!
Fola is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Oh Fola is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cartwright looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cartwright scoring with punches and elbows.
Cartwright is trying to get an arm triangle but Fola is defending well.
Cartwright is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fola has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cartwright working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Cartwright working the head and body with strikes.
Cartwright has hold of Fola's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Fola tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Cartwright cranks the arm and Fola screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Fola, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Clint Cartwright!
Our winner, Clint Cartwright, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tony Sassano Jnr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Whiteside (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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148 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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Sassano Jnr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Whiteside!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sassano Jnr connects with an inside leg kick.
Sassano Jnr throws a lazy right hand but Whiteside sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Whiteside tries to clinch but Sassano Jnr moves out of range.
Whiteside bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sassano Jnr's head backwards.
Whiteside avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sassano Jnr slips a straight right by Whiteside.
Whiteside takes a swing at Sassano Jnr's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whiteside. Sassano Jnr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sassano Jnr looks to land a combination but Whiteside avoids it well.
Whiteside shoots and misses
and Sassano Jnr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whiteside ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sassano Jnr moves away.
Whiteside looks to land a combination but Sassano Jnr avoids it well.
Sassano Jnr misses with a low kick.
Sassano Jnr misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sassano Jnr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Whiteside.
Whiteside lands with a good body shot.
Sassano Jnr thuds his right hand into Whiteside's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sassano Jnr throws an overhand right that lands on Whiteside's shoulder, as Whiteside tries to avoid the shot.
Sassano Jnr slips a jab from Whiteside.
It looked like Sassano Jnr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sassano Jnr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Whiteside's calf.
Whiteside darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sassano Jnr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whiteside missing with a left hand there. Sassano Jnr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've been told by Sassano Jnr's head coaches at Team Meanor MMA™ that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sassano Jnr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sassano Jnr throws a jab but it's blocked by Whiteside.
Whiteside catches Sassano Jnr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sassano Jnr throws out a loose jab but Whiteside uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whiteside looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Whiteside lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sassano Jnr circles away quickly and effectively.
Sassano Jnr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sassano Jnr thows a body kick. Whiteside tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Whiteside staying out of range there.
Sassano Jnr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Whiteside on the side of the head.
Whiteside misses with a hook to the body
and Sassano Jnr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sassano Jnr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Whiteside is able to avoid easily.
Whiteside tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sassano Jnr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sassano Jnr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Whiteside gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sassano Jnr misses with a body punch.
Whiteside wants to get back to striking at distance but Sassano Jnr won't allow it.
Whiteside can't break the clinch.
Sassano Jnr unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sassano Jnr scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Johnny Whiteside has been cut.
Whiteside stalling in the clinch but Sassano Jnr improves position.
Sassano Jnr lands a nice knee to the body.
Whiteside stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Whiteside on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sassano Jnr obliges.
Sassano Jnr keeps control of Whiteside as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Whiteside wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sassano Jnr has him pressed against the cage.
Whiteside can't get the takedown.
Sassano Jnr gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Whiteside.
Tony Sassano Jnr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Whiteside.
Whiteside looks winded!
Whiteside is trying to drag Sassano Jnr to the mat but Sassano Jnr just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Whiteside takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sassano Jnr presses Whiteside against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Whiteside blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sassano Jnr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Whiteside.
Sassano Jnr with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Whiteside looking for a takedown.
Sassano Jnr misses with a hook to the ribs.
A knee to the head by Sassano Jnr.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whiteside.
Whiteside has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Whiteside avoids a wild elbow strike from Sassano Jnr.
Sassano Jnr landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sassano Jnr connects with a knee to the head.
Whiteside avoiding damage as Sassano Jnr throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Sassano Jnr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Whiteside's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sassano Jnr looks to land a right hand but Whiteside moved out of range.
Sassano Jnr displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sassano Jnr misses with a lunging right hand
and Whiteside counters with a left to the body.
Sassano Jnr thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Whiteside if he has to take too many more of those.
Whiteside shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sassano Jnr is looking to counter with a body kick.
Sassano Jnr lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Whiteside backs up against the cage.
Whiteside defending well as Sassano Jnr loads up on a big left hand.
Whiteside lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Whiteside on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Sassano Jnr.
Whiteside takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Whiteside moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sassano Jnr tries to bum rush Whiteside with a series of wild strikes but Whiteside uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sassano Jnr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whiteside misses with a hook.
Sassano Jnr throwing a counter right hand but Whiteside manages to avoid it.
Whiteside is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Whiteside goes for a double leg but Sassano Jnr avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sassano Jnr continues to drive forward.
Sassano Jnr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sassano Jnr throws an overhand right that lands on Whiteside's shoulder, as Whiteside tries to avoid the shot.
Tony Sassano Jnr is winning the standup battle so far.
Whiteside showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sassano Jnr.
Whiteside tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sassano Jnr staying out of range there.
Whiteside misses with a right hand
and Sassano Jnr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sassano Jnr is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whiteside throws out a powerful jab.
Sassano Jnr slips a straight right by Whiteside.
Tony Sassano Jnr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sassano Jnr scores with a jab to the body.
Sassano Jnr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sassano Jnr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sassano Jnr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sassano Jnr stuffs the takedown attempt from Whiteside. Whiteside gets slowly back to his feet.
Tony Sassano Jnr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Whiteside.
Whiteside moves into the clinch successfully.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sassano Jnr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sassano Jnr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whiteside's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Whiteside misses with a hook
and Sassano Jnr counters with an outside leg kick.
Sassano Jnr loads up on a big right hand but Whiteside slips the punch.
Sassano Jnr throws a sloppy head kick and Whiteside moves out of range easily.
Nice shot lands for Sassano Jnr.
A combination from Sassano Jnr does no damage.
Sassano Jnr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Whiteside under the eye.
Sassano Jnr needs to keep his hands up - Whiteside had a free shot at his head there.
Sassano Jnr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whiteside manages to avoid it.
Whiteside looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Whiteside doesn't manage to clinch there - Sassano Jnr circles away.
Whiteside swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sassano Jnr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whiteside manages to avoid it.
Whiteside misses with a right hand
and Sassano Jnr counters with a nice uppercut.
Whiteside tries to clinch but Sassano Jnr moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sassano Jnr throws out a loose jab but Whiteside uses good head movement to avoid it.
And Whiteside tries to counter it with a takedown but Sassano Jnr pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Whiteside with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sassano Jnr to score with a decent uppercut.
A big left from Whiteside misses.
Whiteside takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sassano Jnr lands with a right hand.
Sassano Jnr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Whiteside can do to turn this around?
Sassano Jnr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whiteside manages to avoid it.
Whiteside slips a jab from Sassano Jnr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Sassano Jnr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Whiteside's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Whiteside missing with a left hand there. Sassano Jnr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sassano Jnr swats away the attempt to clinch by Whiteside.
Whiteside tries to clinch there but Sassano Jnr circles away.
Whiteside misses with the combination.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sassano Jnr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whiteside shoots in and drives through. Sassano Jnr sprawls well.
Whiteside moves out of range as Sassano Jnr strikes.
Whiteside checks the leg kick nicely there.
Whiteside looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sassano Jnr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whiteside connects with a jab.
Whiteside throws a body shot but no joy.
Sassano Jnr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Whiteside has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Whiteside.
Sassano Jnr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whiteside walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sassano Jnr.
Sassano Jnr misses with a wild body shot.
Whiteside swings for the body but Sassano Jnr moves out of range.
Whiteside swings widly with a right hand
and Sassano Jnr counters with a nice body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whiteside. Sassano Jnr does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Sassano Jnr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johnny Whiteside has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whiteside swinging wildly here.
Sassano Jnr appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Whiteside has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sassano Jnr.
Sassano Jnr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Whiteside is looking to clinch but Sassano Jnr is avoiding it.
Whiteside wants to clinch but Sassano Jnr slips to the side
and Sassano Jnr counters with a three punch combo that has Whiteside backing up. Whiteside nods at Sassano Jnr to acknowledge the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sassano Jnr scores with a jab to the head.
Sassano Jnr lands with a right hand.
Whiteside is rocked!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Whiteside.
Sassano Jnr feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tony Sassano Jnr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Whiteside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whiteside changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sassano Jnr tries to avoid it but Whiteside manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sassano Jnr to the ground. Sassano Jnr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Whiteside takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whiteside. Sassano Jnr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whiteside takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice uppercut lands for Sassano Jnr. That snapped Whiteside's head back.
Whiteside is still on wobbly legs! Can Sassano Jnr finish him?
Sassano Jnr scores with a jab.
Whiteside takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Whiteside drops his hands momentarily and Sassano Jnr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Whiteside misses with an uppercut
and Sassano Jnr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sassano Jnr cracks Whiteside on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Whiteside falls backwards against the cage. Sassano Jnr follows up with more strikes that drop Whiteside to his knees. Sassano Jnr keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Whiteside! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Sassano Jnr!
Tony Sassano Jnr spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Indica Jatlier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Gardner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Indica Jatlier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Josh Gardner!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jatlier tries to move into range but Gardner moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Indica Jatlier has been cut.
Gardner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gardner scores with a nice strike.
Gardner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jatlier.
Gardner throws a hook but Jatlier avoids it easily.
Jatlier takes a swing at Gardner's ribcage but misses.
Gardner moves out of range of the strikes.
Gardner lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Some bone on bone action there as Gardner checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jatlier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gardner swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gardner thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jatlier if he has to take too many more of those.
Jatlier walks into a left hand.
Jatlier shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gardner but Gardner pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jatlier backing away here, and Gardner unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Jatlier misses with an uppercut.
Jatlier walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gardner.
Gardner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Josh Gardner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jatlier throws a solid leg kick but Gardner takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jatlier.
Nice straight punches there by Gardner. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gardner.
Gardner throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gardner takes a swing at Jatlier's ribcage but misses.
Gardner throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jatlier finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gardner.
Gardner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jatlier.
Jatlier takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jatlier throws a chopping leg kick but Gardner manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gardner looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jatlier swings widly with a right hand
and Gardner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jatlier wants to slow Gardner down by chopping away at his legs.
Jatlier keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gardner.
A jab from Jatlier misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gardner! But no joy.
Jatlier is looking to chop away at Gardner's legs.
Gardner goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jatlier loads up on a big right hand but Gardner slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jatlier thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jatlier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Josh Gardner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gardner throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jatlier takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jatlier moves out of range of the strikes.
Gardner misses with a straight right.
Gardner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jatlier has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gardner finds it's way round the side to connect with Jatlier's head.
Jatlier avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gardner digs a good body shot into Jatlier's ribs.
Gardner throws a wild body kick that Jatlier sees coming a mile off.
Jatlier misses with a body shot.
Jatlier swings for the body but Gardner moves out of range.
A lazy left from Gardner finds it's target.
Gardner on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gardner cracks a nice hook into Jatlier's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardner pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jatlier just misses with a punch to the body.
Gardner is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jatlier had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gardner scores with a sloppy right hand. Jatlier should have avoided that one.
Jatlier moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jatlier looks to land a left hand but Gardner moved out of range nicely.
Gardner scores with a kick to the body.
Gardner tries to land a body kick
and Jatlier holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Gardner scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jatlier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jatlier takes a shot to the head.
Gardner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gardner lands with an overhand left.
Jatlier waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gardner.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gardner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gardner thuds his shin into the meat of Jatlier's side.
Gardner walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jatlier checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gardner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jatlier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jatlier has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gardner.
Gardner tests Jatlier's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jatlier throws a right hand that Gardner ducks under and follows up with a left that Gardner also avoids with ease.
Gardner misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gardner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Gardner misses.
Gardner just misses with a punch to the body.
Gardner throws the kick towards the body but Jatlier avoids it.
Gardner is looking to land body kicks.
Jatlier motions for Gardner to come forward. Jatlier throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jatlier throws a poor cross that misses
and Gardner counters with a nice kick to the body.
Jatlier avoids a kick to the body.
Jatlier looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jatlier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jatlier jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gardner.
Jatlier is breathing heavily.
Donk. Jatlier catches Gardner right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Gardner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Indica Jatlier's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gardner ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jatlier tries a low kick but Gardner avoids it.
Gardner flicks out a counter leg kick but Jatlier steps away.
Jab from Gardner.
Gardner just misses with a punch to the body.
Gardner throws a shot from downtown. Jatlier moves away and avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gardner.
Gardner checks a leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Gardner lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jatlier doesn't seem phased though.
Gardner throws a wild body kick that Jatlier sees coming a mile off.
Jatlier misses with a head kick.
Gardner looks to land a left hand but Jatlier moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Gardner misses.
Jatlier lands a leg kick that knocks Gardner off balance momentarily.
Jatlier is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Indica Jatlier's cut is getting worse.
Jatlier throws a hook but Gardner blocks it.
Jatlier shoots in for a double leg but Gardner sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gardner is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardner lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gardner cracks Jatlier with a good jab.
Gardner lands with a nice combination. Jatlier backs away looking to recover.
Jatlier is rocked!
Gardner is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Oh Jatlier is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jatlier will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jatlier throws an overhand right that lands on Gardner's shoulder, as Gardner tries to avoid the shot.
Jatlier takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gardner steps in with a hook that catches Jatlier right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Gardner follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Jatlier looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josh Gardner!
In defeat, Indica Jatlier stepped up to the mic, saying 'Oh well, that was a pretty crappy performance.... I will have to do better next time. Well done, congrats.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edule Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawk is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Deadwood. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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30
175 lbs
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183 lbs
11 - 7 - 1 |
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Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edule Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Thomas Hawk!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards misses with a takedown attempt
and Hawk counters with a nice uppercut.
Hawk throws the left hand but Edwards avoids the punch easily.
Edwards seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hawk misses with a kick to the body
and Edwards makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hawk really felt that one!
The fighters circling - Hawk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Edwards throws a lazy uppercut
and Hawk counters by clinching up.
A short left from Hawk.
Hawk is looking to take this one to the mat.
A short left from Edwards.
Hawk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hawk tries for a takedown but Edwards manages to get underhooks.
Hawk wants to take the fight to the mat but Edwards manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Edule Edwards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Hawk.
Hawk prevents a body shot from Edwards.
Edwards tries a body shot but Hawk blocks it.
Edwards is fighting off a takedown attempt but Hawk is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Edwards to the mat. Edwards regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edwards looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Edwards has Hawk pulled in close to control his posture.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Hawk working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Edwards is keeping the position for now.
Edwards looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Edwards is adopting a defensive guard.
Edwards will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hawk postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Edwards wants to sweep but no luck.
Hawk keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Edwards's head.
Hawk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Edwards swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Edwards doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Hawk tries to free his leg and advance position but Edwards is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Edwards has momentary wrist control but Hawk slips an elbow through the middle.
Edwards controlling Hawk's posture.
Edwards keeping full guard, as Hawk tries to pass.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Edwards is on top in guard.
Edwards working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Edwards trying to control the position from guard on top but Hawk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hawk has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Edwards's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Edwards works over Hawk with some ground and pound from guard.
Hawk looking for a sweep. Not yet Hawk, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hawk is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk connects with a couple of short punches.
Hawk won't allow Edwards to sweep him here.
Edwards is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hawk stands and throws Edwards's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Edwards manages to get back to half guard.
Edwards regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hawk makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Edwards is trying to keep Hawk in close.
Edwards keeping moving, preventing Hawk from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hawk defends well.
Hawk slips nicely into half guard.
Hawk tries to pass the half guard into mount. Edwards knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hawk wants to advance to full mount but Edwards doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Hawk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hawk trying to control the position from guard on top but Edwards is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Hawk dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hawk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice takedown defense from Hawk. No joy for Edwards on that attempt.
Edwards misses with a body punch
and Hawk makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A leg kick checked by Hawk.
Edwards takes one on the button.
Edwards avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Some bone on bone action there as Edwards checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Edule Edwards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Edwards.
Hawk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hawk lands a head shot.
Edwards scores with a jab to the head.
Edwards connects with the punch.
Edwards tries a low kick but Hawk avoids it.
Hawk throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Edwards stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawk throws the left hand but Edwards avoids the punch easily.
Hawk works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Edwards connects with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards checks a low kick from Hawk.
Edwards throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hawk has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Edwards finds it's way round the side to connect with Hawk's head.
Edwards misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawk.
Hawk lands a jab-cross combination.
Edwards scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hawk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hawk tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thomas Hawk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Edwards fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Edwards moves in looking to clinch but Hawk pushes him off.
Hawk takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Edwards misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hawk counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hawk.
Edwards takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Edwards jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Edwards swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hawk moves out of range of the body kick from Edwards.
Edwards buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Edwards uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hawk thuds his right hand into Edwards's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hawk avoids the head kick by Edwards.
Hawk looks to score with a jab to the body but Edwards is just out of range.
A jab from Hawk finds it's way through Edwards's defenses.
Edwards blocks a low kick nicely.
As Hawk tries to get set, Edwards tries to push him back and clinch up but Hawk manages to avoid the attempt.
Edwards attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hawk checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A little jabbing left from Hawk on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hawk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hawk.
Edwards is rocked!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Edwards crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hawk - the referee stops the clock and Edwards gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hawk. Edwards manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Oh Edwards is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hawk lands a huge takedown. Edwards is out but the ref is slow to react and Hawk lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. Edwards lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Hawk!
A relieved looking Thomas Hawk thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brady Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Taslim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes to the cage accompanied by Young Buck, TI, The Game, & Ludacris - Stomp. Taslim has chosen La Coka Nostra - as his entrance music. John Taslim has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Brady Barnes's chin.
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25
149 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
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28
169 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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Dangerous knees
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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
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brady Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Taslim!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes scores with a kick to the body.
Taslim stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Taslim wants it to stay on the feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Taslim misses the target.
Barnes lands the left hand.
Taslim wants to clinch.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taslim.
Taslim closes this distance looking for a takedown but Barnes circles away.
A quick step to the side and Barnes tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barnes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Taslim is defended easily by Barnes.
No luck for Taslim with that takedown attempt.
Brady Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Taslim.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes scores with a three punch combo!
Taslim tries to clinch up.
A little feinted left hand from Barnes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Barnes stuffs the takedown.
Taslim fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Barnes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Barnes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Taslim momentarily.
John Taslim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Taslim scores with a jab to the head.
Taslim takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes lands a nice looking kick to the body. Taslim takes a step back to recover.
Taslim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Taslim misses with a takedown attempt
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Taslim fails with a takedown attempt.
Taslim throws a sloppy head kick and Barnes moves out of range easily.
Taslim shoots for a takedown but Barnes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Taslim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barnes seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Taslim tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Barnes counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a series of strikes that have Taslim backpedaling.
Barnes scores with a one two! Taslim had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Taslim is rocked!
Barnes dives in and gets a big takedown. He lands in full mount and immediately unloads a series of heavy strikes! Taslim has had enough and taps out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Brady Barnes!
Brady Barnes very nearly forgot to thank The Empire Clothing and Laundry amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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