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Infinity: LW Title Final PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batista Da Silva comes into the arena with Pride Theme blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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208 lbs
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194 lbs
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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
33 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Oscar Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnem�ki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos tries to clinch there but Batista Da Silva circles away.
Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Batista Da Silva digs a good hook to Dos Santos's body.
Batista Da Silva tries a low kick but Dos Santos avoids it.
Dos Santos moves out of range as Batista Da Silva strikes.
Batista Da Silva tries to land a front kick but Dos Santos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Batista Da Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Batista Da Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
Dos Santos blocks a head kick by Batista Da Silva.
Dos Santos is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Batista Da Silva misses with a hook.
Dos Santos tries to counter by closing the distance.
Dos Santos rushes Batista Da Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dos Santos pulls guard successfully.
Batista Da Silva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Batista Da Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Batista Da Silva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dos Santos's head.
Batista Da Silva throwing strikes from guard but Dos Santos blocks nicely.
Batista Da Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Dos Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batista Da Silva landing with the ground and pound.
Batista Da Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Dos Santos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Batista Da Silva wants to sweep here but Dos Santos controlling him for the moment.
Batista Da Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dos Santos defends it easily.
Batista Da Silva looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Dos Santos has picked Batista Da Silva up and slammed him! Batista Da Silva can't keep hold of the triangle and Dos Santos manages to pass to side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos decides to stand up, so the ref orders Batista Da Silva to his feet.
Batista Da Silva throws a head kick but Dos Santos moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Dos Santos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Oooooh!!! Batista Da Silva has knocked Dos Santos down with a huge combo! Batista Da Silva steps away and waves a wobbly Dos Santos back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Dos Santos is rocked!
It looks like Oscar Dos Santos has been cut.
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!
Batista Da Silva lands a huge takedown. Dos Santos is out but the ref is slow to react and Batista Da Silva lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. Dos Santos lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva!
Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Leonidas I (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Longo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leroy Longo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with King Leonidas I's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, King Leonidas I!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leroy Longo!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Longo misses with a two punch combination.
Leonidas I displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Longo.
A big left from Leonidas I misses.
Leonidas I leaves Longo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Longo thows a body kick. Leonidas I tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Leroy Longo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Longo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Leonidas I is looking for a counter combo.
Leonidas I throws a head kick that misses.
Longo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Leonidas I takes a swing at Longo's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonidas I throws a low kick but Longo moves out of range easily.
Leonidas I tries to clinch up but Longo circles away and keeps his distance.
Longo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leonidas I manages to avoid it.
Leonidas I defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Longo.
King Leonidas I has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leroy Longo.
Longo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas I will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Longo slips under a jab.
Longo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Leonidas I.
Longo tries to bum rush Leonidas I with a series of wild strikes but Leonidas I uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leonidas I slips a jab and a cross from Longo.
Longo closes the distance and clinches up with Leonidas I, looking for a takedown. Longo pushes Leonidas I against the cage but Leonidas I circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Longo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Leonidas I misses with a body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Leonidas I. No joy for Longo on that attempt.
Leonidas I tries to clinch up but Longo circles away and keeps his distance.
A shot to the liver by Longo. Beautiful body shot.
Leonidas I tries a head kick but it misses.
Longo looks for the body kick but Leonidas I saw that one coming.
Leonidas I went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leonidas I moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
King Leonidas I is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good exchange - Leonidas I coming out on top.
It looks like Leroy Longo has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Longo dives in and grabs Leonidas I's left leg, looking for a takedown. Leonidas I pushes down on Longo's head and hops out.
Leonidas I avoids the body shot from Longo.
Longo shoots for a double leg takedown but Leonidas I sprawls well. He's pushed Longo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Leonidas I takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Longo goes for a double leg but Leonidas I avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Leonidas I continues to drive forward.
Longo looks winded!
Leonidas I fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Longo.
Leonidas I has taken the fight to the clinch.
Leonidas I is working Longo over against the cage.
A hook to the body from Leonidas I.
Leonidas I just leaning against Longo, taking a breather.
Leonidas I lands a body shot.
Leonidas I works on Longo's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Leonidas I.
Leonidas I goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Longo blocks a body shot from Leonidas I.
Leonidas I breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leonidas I throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Longo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Longo throws a series of punches but Leonidas I avoids them all with ease.
Longo lands a slapping body shot.
Leonidas I darts in and clinches Longo up against the cage.
Longo is trying to pull guard but Leonidas I has him pressed against the cage.
Longo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Leonidas I escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Longo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Leonidas I rather than just go for the knockout.
Leonidas I displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Longo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Leonidas I was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Longo.
Leonidas I throws a nice looking combination but Longo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Despite the aggression on Longo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Leonidas I avoids the head kick by Longo.
Leonidas I moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Longo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leonidas I.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Longo misses with a few strikes there.
Longo tries for a takedown but Leonidas I circles away easily
and Leonidas I counters with a crisp right hand that drops Longo! Leonidas I lets Longo back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Longo is rocked!
Leonidas I connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Longo to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Leonidas I!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). King Leonidas I!
King Leonidas I took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I'm here, just taking a stroll, stretching my legs... These, uh, 300 men are my just personal bodyguards.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bugs Bani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bani comes to the cage accompanied by Kiss me. Rocky Savage has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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199 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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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
6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bugs Bani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rocky Savage!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnem�ki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bani manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bani swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bani fails to land the takedown.
Savage connects with a solid leg kick.
Savage moves into the clinch.
Savage misses with a punch to the body.
Bani drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Savage gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Savage is struggling to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bani prevents a body shot from Savage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage digs a right hand underneath Bani's ribcage. Bani let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bani blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bani tries to pull guard but Savage holds him up against the cage and eventually Bani drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bugs Bani. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Savage lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bani letting Savage take a breather here.
Savage works on Bani's body with a couple of short punches.
Savage stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bani is breathing heavily.
Savage with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Savage lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bani prevents a body shot from Savage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bani tries to pull guard but Savage forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Savage trying to land knees to the body.
Savage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Savage has Bani up against the cage in a clinch.
Savage misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bani.
Savage has Bani pushed against the cage.
Bani blocks a body shot from Savage.
Savage is looking to take this one to the mat.
Savage lands a left hand.
Savage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bani goes for a double leg but Savage avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Savage continues to drive forward.
Bani keeps the fight on the outside.
Bani goes for a double leg but Savage avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Savage continues to drive forward.
Savage has managed to clinch.
Savage tries to work over Bani's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Savage struggles to land a body shot inside as Bani controls his hands.
Savage lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bani being controlled against the cage.
Savage misses with some punches.
Bani goes for a takedown in the clinch but Savage prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage misses with a knee to the head.
Savage goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Savage lands an uppercut.
Savage jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bani walks away with a smile on his face. Savage gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Savage instigates a clinch.
Savage lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Savage breaks the clinch.
Bani avoids the body shot from Savage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Savage misses with a series of wild punches.
Savage throws a right and a left that Bani avoids nicely.
Bani is looking to counter punch.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Savage dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bani avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Savage closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Savage wants a takedown.
Savage misses with some punches.
Savage stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Savage breaks the clinch.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Savage enables Bani to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Savage manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savage looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Savage can't keep his opponent in guard - Bani advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Savage trying to control here.
Savage has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bani works his way into full mount!
Bani with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Bani connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bani looking to control but Savage is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bani jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Savage manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Savage misses with a strike from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bani creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Savage wants to control but Bani postures up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Savage can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bani looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bani cracks Savage with a big elbow.
Bani tries for a kimura but Savage is defending well.
Savage is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage parries the strikes from Bani easily there. Bani is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Savage to escape.
Bani stands up and beckons Savage to his feet.
Savage shoots in but no luck this time.
Bani was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Savage moves in looking to clinch but Bani pushes him off.
Bani closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Savage to the mat! Savage manages to get full guard.
Bani thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bani is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bani thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Savage looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bani stands and throws Savage's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bani tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bani is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Savage has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bani swings around for an armbar but Savage sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Bani's guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Bugs Bani dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Savage closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Savage lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bani.
Savage pushes Bani back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Savage manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Savage trying to land knees to the body.
Bani is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Savage pulls him back up using the underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savage trying to land knees to the body.
Savage throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Savage is trying to drag Bani to the mat but Bani just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Savage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bani takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Savage pushes Bani up against the cage in a clinch.
Savage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A shot to the liver by Savage. Beautiful body shot.
Savage scores with a three punch combo!
Savage shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bani pinned against the cage. Bani gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bani shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Savage as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage doesn't manage to clinch there - Bani circles away.
Savage instigates a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Savage.
Bani has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Savage is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bugs Bani. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Savage trying to land knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Savage - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bani blocks a body shot from Savage.
Savage controlling the action here for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Savage manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Savage tries to clinch up.
Savage tries for a takedown but Bani sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Savage has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bani is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Savage wants to clinch up but Bani keeps it at a distance.
Savage fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bani, pushing him back against the cage.
Bani wants to take the fight to the mat but Savage manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bani changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Savage fights it off and pushes away nicely.
No luck for Savage with that takedown attempt.
Bani was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rocky Savage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bani goes for a double leg but Savage avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Savage continues to drive forward.
Savage only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Bani blocks the leg kick.
Savage tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bani pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Savage flicks out a counter leg kick but Bani steps away.
Savage tries to clinch there but Bani circles away.
Rocky Savage seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Savage cracks a nice hook into Bani's ribs.
Savage rushes Bani and presses him up against the cage.
Savage changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bani fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Savage tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bani paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Savage circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bani slips a straight right by Savage.
Bani went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocky Savage comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Savage has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnem�ki scores the fight 27:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Savage!
Bugs Bani was interviewed post fight and said 'You had me at hello'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Taslim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Whiteside (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taslim comes to the cage accompanied by Finch - What It Is To Burn?. The key to victory for John Taslim has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Taslim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Whiteside!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa J�rvil�inen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taslim cracks Whiteside with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice cross by Whiteside.
Whiteside takes one to the side of the head.
Taslim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Whiteside comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Taslim throws a head kick but Whiteside moves out of range.
Whiteside misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taslim.
Whiteside tries for a takedown but Taslim sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Whiteside uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Taslim has time to react.
Taslim throws a half hearted mid kick.
Whiteside is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Whiteside connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whiteside swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Taslim to counter with a crisp jab.
Taslim throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Taslim scores with a shot to the body.
Taslim lands with a nice combination. Whiteside backs away looking to recover.
John Taslim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Whiteside throws a hook but Taslim avoids it easily.
Taslim is looking for a counter combo.
A combination from Taslim does no damage.
Whiteside let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Taslim throws a head kick that misses.
Whiteside connects with a body shot that sends Taslim's belly button to the back.
Taslim gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Whiteside counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Taslim takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
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!
Whiteside displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taslim throws out the jab.
Whiteside moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Whiteside tries to clinch but Taslim is having none of it.
Whiteside just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromTaslim.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taslim throws a sloppy head kick and Whiteside moves out of range easily.
Whiteside looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Taslim throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Taslim dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Taslim throws a head kick but Whiteside moves out of range.
And Whiteside tries to counter it with a takedown but Taslim pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Whiteside misses with a right hand
and Taslim connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Taslim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whiteside was well out of range. Poor timing from Taslim.
Taslim misses with a right hand
and Whiteside counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Taslim has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Whiteside is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Whiteside pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taslim is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Whiteside lands a jab to the nose.
Taslim leaves Whiteside with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whiteside throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taslim stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Whiteside fails to land with a series of punches.
Taslim gets caught flat footed, as Whiteside shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Taslim is trying to keep Whiteside in close.
Taslim wants to get back to his feet but Whiteside is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Whiteside loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Taslim looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taslim keeping moving, preventing Whiteside from controlling successfully.
Whiteside got a little sloppy there for a moment and Taslim has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Whiteside has managed to get both his arms back between Taslim's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taslim wants to sweep but no luck.
Whiteside wants to control from the top but Taslim keeps moving.
Taslim looking for a sweep. Not yet Taslim, not yet.
Taslim has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Whiteside is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Taslim.
Taslim is trying to control Whiteside's posture but Whiteside avoids it.
Taslim is not content to let Whiteside control the position.
Whiteside tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that John Taslim will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Taslim throws a body shot but no joy.
Taslim will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Whiteside swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Whiteside looks to land a right hand but Taslim moved out of range.
Taslim misses with the combination.
John Taslim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Whiteside takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Taslim displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whiteside throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taslim tries a head kick but it misses.
Whiteside throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Taslim was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Taslim moves into range and connects with a jab.
Whiteside tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taslim was well out of range. Poor timing from Whiteside.
Taslim looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Taslim.
John Taslim is winning the standup battle so far.
Taslim jabs at Whiteside's body.
Whiteside blocks a head kick by Taslim.
Taslim misses with a jab, cross combination.
Whiteside shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Taslim pinned against the cage. Taslim gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Taslim looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Taslim scores with a decent looking hook.
Whiteside swinging wildly here.
Whiteside misses with a right hand
and Whiteside takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taslim throws a jab when Whiteside was well out of range.
Whiteside moves into the clinch.
Whiteside's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Taslim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whiteside.
Taslim lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taslim scores with a spinning back kick!
A slapping body kick lands there for Taslim.
Taslim goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Whiteside takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Taslim throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Whiteside sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Taslim darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Whiteside shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Taslim is trying to defend but Whiteside finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taslim wants to control but Whiteside is keeping busy.
Johnny Whiteside has got the better of the ground game so far.
Whiteside working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Whiteside perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ground and pound from Whiteside.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whiteside is looking to take a break and control but Taslim is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Taslim is trying to stand back up but Whiteside is controlling him
Taslim pushes Whiteside off and gets back to his feet.
Whiteside tries to clinch but Taslim moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taslim swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Whiteside counters with a nice double leg into side control. Taslim won't be happy with that.
Whiteside is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Taslim knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Taslim is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Taslim is working hard here to advance position.
Taslim is trying to control Whiteside's posture but Whiteside avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taslim manages to work his way to half guard, despite Whiteside's best efforts.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
John Taslim dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Taslim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Taslim stuffs the takedown attempt from Whiteside. Whiteside gets slowly back to his feet.
Whiteside fails in his attempt to clinch.
Taslim throws a left and a right that both miss
and Whiteside connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Whiteside fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Taslim, pushing him back against the cage.
Whiteside blocks the elbow strike.
Whiteside wants a takedown but no success here.
Taslim breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taslim lands a nice looking body kick.
Taslim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Whiteside is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Johnny Whiteside seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whiteside closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Taslim did well to prevent Whiteside getting side control.
Whiteside lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taslim works his way to full guard. Good work.
Taslim wants to sweep here but Whiteside controlling him for the moment.
Taslim escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Whiteside gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Whiteside landing some decent shots from guard.
Taslim looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Whiteside puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Taslim is staying active underneath Whiteside, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nice strikes from Whiteside there.
Johnny Whiteside has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whiteside is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Taslim slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Whiteside wants to control from the top but Taslim keeps moving.
Taslim working a defensive guard here.
Taslim is really struggling to control Whiteside but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taslim looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Whiteside puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Taslim has hold of Whiteside's hands but Whiteside slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Whiteside lands strikes from half guard.
Taslim on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Whiteside prevents Taslim from improving his position.
Whiteside is looking for a kimura here.
Taslim looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taslim is defending against the submission attempts here by Whiteside.
Taslim trying to hold on to Whiteside's head to control him but Whiteside postures up.
John Taslim is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taslim throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Whiteside comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Taslim has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Roosa J�rvil�inen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mom Cheating (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fredrik Stenberg (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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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mom Cheating!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fredrik Stenberg!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurstr�m, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Cheating throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stenberg shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stenberg with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cheating to score with a decent uppercut.
Stenberg throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cheating misses with a double jab.
Stenberg misses with a body shot.
Cheating seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cheating lands a slapping body shot.
Cheating lands with a cross.
Cheating throws an off balance right hand
and Stenberg counters with a left to the body.
Stenberg takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stenberg throws a lazy right hand but Cheating sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cheating rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stenberg counters with a stiff right hand.
Cheating throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Cheating misses.
Cheating missing with a left hand there. Stenberg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Cheating misses.
Stenberg scores with a sloppy right hand. Cheating should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stenberg. Cheating does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mom Cheating seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cheating jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stenberg lands with a shot to the body.
Stenberg ducks under a wild hook from Cheating.
Cheating 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.
Cheating ducks under a wild hook from Stenberg.
Cheating throws a jab when Stenberg was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Stenberg misses the target.
Cheating comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cheating throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stenberg throws an overhand right that lands on Cheating's shoulder, as Cheating tries to avoid the shot.
Cheating looks to land a left hand but Stenberg moved out of range nicely.
Stenberg looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stenberg tests Cheating's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stenberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cheating steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stenberg.
Cheating misses with a hook.
Stenberg tries to counter with a clinch but Cheating shakes him off and moves away.
Stenberg slips under a jab.
Cheating bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stenberg's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Cheating finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cheating misses with a right hand
and Stenberg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stenberg connects with the punch.
Cheating gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stenberg lands a nice hook to Cheating's body. Cheating takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stenberg misses with a hook. Cheating ducked under it nicely.
Stenberg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cheating.
Stenberg changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Stenberg paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stenberg scores with a hook.
A slow jab from Cheating misses its intended target.
Stenberg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cheating.
Mom Cheating is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cheating pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stenberg steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Cheating.
Stenberg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cheating.
Stenberg misses the shot to the body.
Cheating bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stenberg misses with an uppercut
and Cheating counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stenberg. Cheating does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cheating throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stenberg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stenberg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cheating was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Stenberg fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cheating takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stenberg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cheating.
Stenberg has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Cheating takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stenberg ducks under a wild hook from Cheating.
Cheating lands a jab to Stenberg's midsection.
Stenberg slips a jab from Cheating.
Stenberg lands with a good body shot.
Stenberg misses with a hook.
Cheating uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stenberg.
Stenberg slips under a jab.
Stenberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cheating manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stenberg just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cheating throws an overhand right that lands on Stenberg's shoulder, as Stenberg tries to avoid the shot.
Cheating looks to land a left hand but Stenberg moved out of range nicely.
Stenberg lands a glancing blow to the side of Cheating's head.
Cheating throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stenberg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stenberg steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Cheating.
Stenberg moves out of range of the strikes.
Stenberg throws an overhand right that lands on Cheating's shoulder, as Cheating tries to avoid the shot.
Cheating lands with a cross.
Cheating is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Stenberg slips under a jab from Cheating.
Stenberg misses with a wild body shot.
Cheating throws a jab but it's blocked by Stenberg.
Stenberg wants to counter the offense by Cheating and move into the clinch position.
Stenberg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cheating.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cheating waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stenberg.
Stenberg bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cheating's head.
Cheating misses with a straight right.
Stenberg looks to score with a jab to the body but Cheating is just out of range.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fredrik Stenberg will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cheating scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stenberg defending well as Cheating loads up on a big left hand.
Cheating misses with a hook.
Cheating defending well as Stenberg loads up on a big left hand.
Stenberg lands a slapping body shot.
Cheating throws a lazy uppercut
and Stenberg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Cheating misses.
Stenberg misses with a body shot.
Stenberg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cheating.
Stenberg staying out of range there.
Stenberg misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stenberg lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cheating keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Cheating.
Cheating is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stenberg.
A slow jab from Stenberg misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheating misses with a hook. Stenberg ducked under it nicely.
Stenberg lands a right hook to the body.
Stenberg closes the distance and clinches.
Stenberg is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cheating to keep the fight standing.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stenberg.
Stenberg throws a head punch that misses.
Cheating has a couple of punches blocked by Stenberg.
Stenberg blocking some punches.
Stenberg blocks an uppercut.
Cheating working aggressively here.
Come on Stenberg - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Stenberg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stenberg lands with a right to the head.
Stenberg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stenberg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheating working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Cheating fails to land.
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!
Cheating throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Stenberg fails to land.
Stenberg tries a body shot but Cheating blocks it.
A bit of stalling here from Cheating.
Stenberg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cheating misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stenberg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cheating swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stenberg scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Stenberg.
Stenberg tries to throw a body punch but Cheating avoids it by throwing Stenberg back against the cage.
Stenberg can't find room to land a body shot as Cheating controls the action.
Cheating fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cheating blocks a body shot from Stenberg.
Stenberg lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cheating backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheating has a couple of punches blocked by Stenberg.
A shot in the inside from Stenberg.
Stenberg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cheating misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stenberg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cheating throws a head punch that misses.
Stenberg jumps guard but Cheating turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cheating is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stenberg is keeping busy.
Stenberg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Cheating fails to land.
Stenberg has a couple of punches blocked by Cheating.
Fredrik Stenberg seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cheating lands with a left to the head.
Cheating looking to slow down the pace here.
Stenberg jumps guard and drags Cheating to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stenberg is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stenberg manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cheating manages to get himself to full guard.
Cheating preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cheating wants to get back to his feet but Stenberg is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cheating utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stenberg won't allow Cheating to get back to his feet.
Cheating avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stenberg passes into half guard.
Stenberg missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Fredrik Stenberg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cheating defending well as Stenberg loads up on a big left hand.
Fredrik Stenberg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cheating throws a poor cross that misses
and Stenberg counters with a nice body shot.
Nice defenses there by Cheating.
Stenberg misses the jab.
Stenberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cheating manages to avoid it.
A jab from Stenberg misses.
Cheating throwing a counter right hand but Stenberg manages to avoid it.
Stenberg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cheating sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stenberg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stenberg blocks a jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Stenberg misses.
Cheating throws a looping overhand right but Stenberg ducks down to avoid it.
Cheating ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stenberg moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cheating keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stenberg thuds a left hand into Cheating's body.
Cheating scores with a punch to the head.
Stenberg fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stenberg staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenberg takes a swing at Cheating's ribcage but misses.
Stenberg misses with a looping left.
Cheating staying out of range there.
Cheating keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stenberg.
Cheating went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Cheating looks to throw the jab but Stenberg is out of range.
Stenberg misses with a combination
letting Cheating counter with a right hand.
Stenberg takes a swing at Cheating's ribcage but misses.
Cheating throws the left hand but Stenberg avoids the punch easily.
Cheating pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cheating jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cheating throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stenberg on the side of the head.
Cheating misses with a straight right.
Cheating misses with an uppercut. Stenberg saw that one coming.
Stenberg shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenberg with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stenberg's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stenberg passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cheating wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stenberg wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cheating, who protects the arm well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cheating managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Stenberg.
Stenberg 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenberg in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Cheating defending against the ground and pound.
Stenberg working the strikes but Cheating uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Stenberg is looking to advance position but Cheating won't allow it.
Stenberg trying to control from half guard but Cheating is working away.
Stenberg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cheating on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mom Cheating has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice strikes from Stenberg there.
Stenberg working the head and body with strikes.
Stenberg lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Stenberg thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fredrik Stenberg is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Stenberg connects with a nice short shot to Cheating's temple.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fredrik Stenberg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stenberg has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Marco Blurstr�m scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fredrik Stenberg!
A victorious Fredrik Stenberg 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Hanson Recall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chem Spaletti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Recall comes to the cage accompanied by Stairway to Heaven. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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166 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hanson Recall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chem Spaletti!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Recall throws a head kick that misses.
And Spaletti tries to counter it with a takedown but Recall pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Spaletti has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hanson Recall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Recall misses with a low kick.
Recall throws a head kick but Spaletti moves out of range.
Spaletti is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Recall throws a sloppy head kick
and Spaletti counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Spaletti.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Spaletti not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Recall wants to stand and escape but Spaletti is having none of it.
Recall is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spaletti is staying active underneath Recall, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Spaletti taking some punishment here, with Recall in his half guard.
Spaletti desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Recall controlling the action here.
Recall missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Spaletti is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Recall sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Spaletti defending well though.
Recall looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spaletti on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Recall lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Recall tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Spaletti is pressing down on Recall's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
We've been hearing that Recall has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Recall has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Spaletti is proving hard to escape from.
Recall postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Recall throws a strike but Spaletti rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Spaletti pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Recall is keeping the position for now.
Recall knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Spaletti on the ground.
Spaletti trying to move into half guard but instead Recall has managed to sweep!
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.
Recall scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Recall loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Recall decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Spaletti, up you get!
Recall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Recall misses with a double jab
and Spaletti counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Recall pushes Spaletti off and gets back to his feet.
Recall tries to score with a low kick but Spaletti moves his leg out of the way.
Recall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spaletti is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Recall misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Recall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And Spaletti tries to counter it with a takedown but Recall pushes his down on his head and steps out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Recall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Recall catches Spaletti with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Recall throws a head kick that misses.
Spaletti feints the counter takedown.
Recall throws a lazy uppercut
and Spaletti counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Spaletti.
Recall pushes Spaletti off and scrambles back to his feet.
A low kick from Recall is predictable there
and Spaletti counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Spaletti.
Spaletti trying to control but Recall is working from the bottom.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Hanson Recall dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A low kick from Recall misses
and Spaletti counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Recall looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Recall looking to hit a scissor sweep but Spaletti is one step ahead there.
Spaletti is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Recall is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Recall has escaped and now he's on top!
Spaletti looking for a sweep. Not yet Spaletti, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Recall is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Recall wants to stand but Spaletti is controlling his posture from full guard.
Spaletti looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Spaletti bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Recall's guard.
Recall wants to stand but Spaletti is controlling the position.
Recall is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Spaletti is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Recall is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Recall has escaped and now he's on top!
Recall stands up over Spaletti, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hanson Recall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spaletti keeping full guard, as Recall tries to pass.
Spaletti manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Recall manages to get himself to full guard.
Spaletti looking to pass the guard.
Recall keeping moving, preventing Spaletti from controlling successfully.
Spaletti is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Spaletti stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Recall swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spaletti seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Recall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spaletti can do to turn this around?
Recall keeping moving, preventing Spaletti from controlling successfully.
Recall bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Spaletti's guard.
Recall stopping the sweep attempt from Spaletti.
Spaletti bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Recall's guard.
Spaletti wants to control from the top but Recall keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spaletti looking to sit in guard and control but Recall gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Recall controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Recall stands up over Spaletti, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Spaletti looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Recall is defending well. Spaletti quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Recall has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Spaletti celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chem Spaletti!
In defeat, Hanson Recall stepped up to the mic, saying 'That sucked'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edu Fola (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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26
158 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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165 lbs
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Good wrestling
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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chuck Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edu Fola!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa J�rvil�inen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira connects with a nice looking jab.
Fola with a nice cross.
Fola throws a shot from downtown. Nogueira moves away and avoids it.
Both fighters circling a little - Nogueira finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fola takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nogueira ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fola misses with a head kick.
Fola on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fola slips under a jab from Nogueira.
Nogueira throws a series of punches but Fola moves out of range.
Nogueira connects with a right hand. Fola shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nogueira looks to land a body kick but Fola moved away.
Nogueira throws a hook but Fola avoids it easily.
Fola uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nogueira.
Nogueira misses the shot to the body.
Nogueira dodges the punch combination from Fola.
Nice shot by Fola.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fola.
Nogueira takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fola is rocked!
Nogueira throws a series of punches but Fola moves out of range.
Fola flicks out a counter leg kick but Nogueira steps away.
Fola is still on wobbly legs! Can Nogueira finish him?
Fola with a poor takedown
and Nogueira counters with a hugh head kick that removes Fola from consiousness! A brutal head kick knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Chuck Nogueira!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Omar Dijkstra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edule Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dijkstra comes to the cage accompanied by Soulfly - Back To The Primitive. Edule Edwards has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Omar Dijkstra's chin.
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195 lbs
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175 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Omar Dijkstra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edule Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa J�rvil�inen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dijkstra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Edwards tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dijkstra manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Edwards doesn't manage to clinch there - Dijkstra circles away.
Dijkstra appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dijkstra swats away the attempt to clinch by Edwards.
Dijkstra half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dijkstra keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Edwards.
Dijkstra is looking to clinch but Edwards is avoiding it.
Edwards throws an off balance right hand
and Dijkstra counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dijkstra.
Dijkstra slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Edwards looking to control.
Dijkstra sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dijkstra trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dijkstra postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards wants to improve his position but instead Dijkstra has moved into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Edwards is looking to improve his position.
Dijkstra throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Edwards gets back to full guard.
Edwards has Dijkstra pulled in close to control his posture.
Dijkstra 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.
Edwards's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Dijkstra stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Edwards swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dijkstra forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dijkstra is looking for a kimura here.
Dijkstra is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Edwards has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dijkstra trying to mount his opponent but Edwards defends it.
Edwards is looking to improve his position.
Dijkstra wants to pass to mount but Edwards is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards is looking to improve his position.
Dijkstra is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Edwards is just riding it out for now. Dijkstra eventually gives up the hold.
Edwards trying to control from the bottom.
Edwards holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Edwards trying to control from the bottom.
Edwards has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Dijkstra is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Edwards has managed to free his arm - good work.
Edwards is looking for a sweep. Dijkstra is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Edwards gets full guard.
Edwards wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Dijkstra is now in half guard.
Dijkstra trying to pass the guard but Edwards defending well.
Dijkstra is trying to control. Edwards wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dijkstra is stalling here. Edwards is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Dijkstra seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Edwards has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Edwards working the ground and pound but Dijkstra is defending the strikes.
Dijkstra is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Edwards off and has taken his back!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Dijkstra dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Edwards takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Edwards tries to clinch but Dijkstra is having none of it.
Dijkstra lands a glancing blow to the side of Edwards's head.
Dijkstra shoots in looking for a takedown but Edwards manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dijkstra's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dijkstra scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Edwards doesn't seem bothered though.
An inside leg kick lands from Dijkstra.
Dijkstra looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dijkstra shoots in and gets a takedown into Edwards's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dijkstra's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Edwards looking to control.
Edwards pulls Dijkstra in to control the position.
Edwards is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dijkstra postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Edwards is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Dijkstra, into his guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dijkstra is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dijkstra keeping moving, preventing Edwards from controlling successfully.
Dijkstra is looking for a triangle but Edwards pushes his legs off easily.
Edwards stays in close to Dijkstra's body and controls the position.
Dijkstra tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dijkstra trying to control the position.
Dijkstra bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Edwards's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dijkstra with a flurry of punches that miss.
Edwards can't keep his opponent in guard - Dijkstra advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dijkstra looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Edwards is pressing down on Dijkstra's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Edwards is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Edwards not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Edwards wants to sweep but no luck.
Dijkstra looking to sit in guard and control but Edwards gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Edwards is posturing up here but Dijkstra has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Edwards tries to roll out but it's too tight and Edwards has to tap! Slick submission there by Dijkstra!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Omar Dijkstra!
During a confident post fight interview, Omar Dijkstra thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arne Riseman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arman Shaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
37 - 30 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Arne Riseman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arman Shaker!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shaker pivots, looking for a leg kick but Riseman is out of range and Shaker settles back down.
A shot to the liver by Shaker. Beautiful body shot.
Riseman drops his hands momentarily and Shaker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shaker throws a solid leg kick but Riseman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shaker.
As Shaker looks to move away, Riseman throws a big counter combo but Shaker just gets out of the way.
Riseman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Riseman misses with a series of wild punches.
Horrible takedown attempt by Shaker or perhaps it was just good defense by Riseman, which made it look bad.
Riseman thumps Shaker with a low kick.
Arman Shaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shaker thows a leg kick but Riseman checks it
and Riseman counters with a nice uppercut.
Shaker shoots in for a double leg but Riseman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Riseman fails to land with a series of punches.
Horrible takedown attempt by Shaker or perhaps it was just good defense by Riseman, which made it look bad.
Arne Riseman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arman Shaker.
Shaker lands a jab-cross combination.
Arne Riseman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Riseman does no damage.
Riseman throws a low kick but Shaker avoids it.
Shaker cracks the inside of Riseman's front leg.
Shaker throws a head kick that misses.
Riseman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Riseman misses with a double jab.
Shaker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Shaker dips to his left and cracks Riseman with an uppercut!
Shaker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riseman.
Shaker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Shaker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Riseman as he avoids it easily.
Riseman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Shaker lands a front kick.
Shaker wants to slow Riseman down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riseman misses the body punch
and Shaker counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Shaker is looking to land body kicks.
Riseman misses with a wild body shot.
Riseman throws out a loose jab but Shaker uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice body kick there by Shaker.
Shaker moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Riseman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shaker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Shaker!
Shaker scores with a spinning back kick!
Riseman scores with a jab. Shaker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Riseman throws a low kick but Shaker avoids it.
Riseman misses with the combination.
Shaker misses with the combination.
A counter left hand to the body from Riseman misses its target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shaker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Riseman throws a chopping leg kick but Shaker manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Shaker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riseman.
Shaker pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Riseman back to the cage. Shaker follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Shaker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shaker has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Shaker misses with a hook. Riseman ducked under it nicely.
Shaker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Riseman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shaker is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Shaker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Riseman lands a nice looking body shot.
Shaker throws a head kick but Riseman moves out of range.
Shaker swings for the body but Riseman moves out of range.
Riseman throws a right hand that Shaker ducks under and follows up with a left that Shaker also avoids with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riseman throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riseman throws a leg kick
and Shaker counters with a thumping low kick.
Riseman displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Riseman moves out of range as Shaker throws a body kick.
Shaker connects with an inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Riseman.
Shaker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shaker dodges the punch combination from Riseman.
Shaker closes the distance and pushes Riseman back into the cage.
Riseman lands a body punch.
I was talking to Riseman's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shaker misses with an elbow strike.
Riseman misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Riseman.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Arman Shaker will probably get the nod.
That's time! Riseman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Shaker works Riseman's body with a nice hook.
Shaker blocks a head kick by Riseman.
Arman Shaker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shaker lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Shaker swings for the body but Riseman moves out of range.
Riseman appears to be looking for a big counter.
Arne Riseman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Riseman connects with a body shot that sends Shaker's belly button to the back.
Riseman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shaker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Riseman's sensitive parts.
Riseman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Shaker throws a leg kick
and Riseman counters with a crisp one two that drops Shaker! Riseman thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Shaker to his feet! Shaker is in big trouble!
Shaker is rocked!
Shaker throws the kick towards the body but Riseman avoids it.
Shaker is still on wobbly legs! Can Riseman finish him?
Shaker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Riseman misses with a wild combination.
Shaker seems to have recovered his senses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shaker is looking to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Riseman tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shaker scoring well with a low kick there.
Shaker closes the distance and clinches up with Riseman, looking for a takedown. Shaker pushes Riseman against the cage but Riseman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Shaker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Riseman.
Shaker shoots in looking for a takedown but Riseman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Shaker's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaker throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Riseman lands a big right hand that sends Shaker crashing to the mat! Riseman stays standing though and waves Shaker back to his feet!
Shaker throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Shaker avoids the body shot from Riseman.
Shaker misses with an uppercut
and Riseman counters with a three punch combo that has Shaker backing up. Shaker nods at Riseman to acknowledge the strikes.
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!
Riseman tries to bum rush Shaker with a series of wild strikes but Shaker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shaker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Riseman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shaker.
Riseman will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Riseman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Riseman tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - Riseman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Shaker misses.
Riseman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shaker.
Riseman slips under a jab.
Riseman is looking for a counter combo.
A left lands for Shaker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riseman blocks a leg kick.
Shaker throws a shot from downtown. Riseman moves away and avoids it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Shaker.
Shaker fails with the takedown.
Riseman swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Arne Riseman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arman Shaker.
Shaker moves into the clinch.
Riseman is trying to break the clinch but Shaker is controlling him.
Riseman slowing the pace effectively.
Shaker tries to land knees in the clinch but Riseman avoids the damage to the body.
Come on Shaker - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Shaker misses with a punch to the body.
Shaker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Riseman's elbow.
Riseman managing to block the knees to the body from Shaker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaker manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Riseman stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Riseman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Riseman throws a right and a left that Shaker avoids nicely.
Shaker lands a glancing blow to the side of Riseman's head.
Shaker tries to clinch but Riseman is having none of it.
Shaker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riseman.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Shaker holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The referee calls for Shaker to work.
Shaker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Riseman's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Shaker takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Riseman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Riseman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Riseman prevents a body shot from Shaker.
Riseman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shaker jumps guard but Riseman turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Riseman manages to break the clinch.
Shaker throws an overhand right that lands on Riseman's shoulder, as Riseman tries to avoid the shot.
Riseman throws a wild body kick that Shaker sees coming a mile off.
Riseman moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riseman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Riseman thows a leg kick but Shaker checks it
and Shaker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shaker scores with a jab to the head.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Arman Shaker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Riseman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shaker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Riseman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Riseman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shaker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shaker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Riseman moves away from the strike by Shaker.
Nice body kick from Shaker.
Shaker throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Riseman swings for the body but Shaker moves out of range.
Riseman misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Riseman misses
and Shaker counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Shaker.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shaker slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Shaker's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaker connects with a couple of short punches.
Shaker with a nice head shot there.
Shaker is in close to Riseman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Riseman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shaker stands up over Riseman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Riseman can't keep his opponent in guard - Shaker advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Shaker is trying to control the action in half guard but Riseman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Riseman is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riseman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shaker.
Shaker sitting and controlling from the half guard.
More stalling from Shaker.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Riseman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Shaker is working away from the top position though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Arne Riseman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shaker swings wildly with an uppercut but Riseman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shaker stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Shaker throws a punch but it's blocked by Riseman.
Arman Shaker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Riseman is trying to force a seperation but Shaker has the dominant position.
Shaker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Riseman's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Riseman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riseman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Riseman. Shaker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shaker feints the counter takedown.
Riseman connects with an inside leg kick.
Shaker lands a jab to the nose.
Shaker misses with an attempted mid kick.
Riseman throws a body punch but Shaker moves out of range.
Shaker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riseman moves away.
Riseman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Good leg kick by Shaker there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Shaker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Riseman is looking to wear down Shaker with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Shaker throws a half hearted mid kick.
Riseman is looking to counter punch.
Riseman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arman Shaker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shaker has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arman Shaker!
An out of breath Arman Shaker 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Clint Cartwright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brady Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cartwright comes to the cage accompanied by Total Domination. Barnes has chosen Young Buck, TI, The Game, & Ludacris - Stomp as his entrance music. Clint Cartwright has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clint Cartwright!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brady Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Roosa J�rvil�inen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes scores with a takedown into Cartwright's guard.
Cartwright can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Barnes controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cartwright throws his legs up looking for a submission but Barnes uses it to pass to side control.
Cartwright is trying to improve his position.
Barnes moves into full mount!
Cartwright really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartwright is working hard here to advance position.
Cartwright manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes drops an elbow to the side of Cartwright's head.
Barnes is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Barnes is pressing down on Cartwright's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cartwright is holding on for now.
Cartwright looking for submissions off his back.
Cartwright throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cartwright looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cartwright tries to get to full guard but Barnes has control of the leg.
Cartwright looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Well, if Barnes 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Cartwright gets back to full guard.
Cartwright keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
Cartwright is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Barnes trying to control but Cartwright is working from the bottom.
Barnes is looking to work some ground and pound but Cartwright has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Barnes is defending well. Cartwright quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Barnes has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Cartwright celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Clint Cartwright!
Clint Cartwright is the new lightweight champion!
After winning the bout, Clint Cartwright thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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