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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Number Four (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ash Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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171 lbs
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Number Four!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ash Williams!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Four fails with a takedown attempt.
Four looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Williams shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Williams showed some decent athleticism there.
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.
Williams prevents Four from improving his position.
Williams seems to be working for a kimura but Four defends the submission attempt.
Williams wants to work for an arm triangle but Four is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Williams not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Four defend it? Williams steps over the head and cranks it - Four is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Williams!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ash Williams!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Nealson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is George Browne - Calypso Mambo. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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290 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robert Nealson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nealson defending well as Black loads up on a big left hand.
Black shoots in looking for a takedown but Nealson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Black's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nealson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Black counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Black misses with a hook. Nealson ducked under it nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Black tightens his grip and picks Nealson up, before dumping him to the ground. Nealson manages to land in guard.
Nealson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nealson is looking for a triangle but Black pushes his legs off easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Black's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nealson looking to control.
Black passes into half guard.
Nealson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Black wants to take a breather but Nealson is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Black scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Black is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Nealson is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black with the ground and pound from mount.
Nealson is still in real trouble! Can Black finish him?
Nealson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Black drops a big elbow. That's hurt Nealson! More shots from Black and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Black!
A relieved looking Matt Black thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunner Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jyrki Kasvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gunner Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jyrki Kasvi!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasvi throws a leg kick which misses Harris's front leg but catches the back leg as Harris tries to avoid it.
Harris clinches with his opponent.
Harris breaks from the clinch.
Harris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harris tries to clinch up but Kasvi circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Harris darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Jyrki Kasvi has been cut.
Kasvi slips under a jab from Harris.
We've been hearing reports that Harris has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Kasvi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kasvi throws a hook but Harris blocks it.
Nice uppercut lands for Kasvi. That snapped Harris's head back.
Harris throws a nice looking combination but Kasvi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kasvi throws out a counter right but Harris avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kasvi scores with a body shot.
Kasvi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kasvi throws a series of punches but Harris avoids them all with ease.
Harris dives in for a single leg takedown but Kasvi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A nice side step and Kasvi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kasvi throws a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Kasvi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kasvi tries to bum rush Harris with a series of wild strikes but Harris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by Harris or perhaps it was just good defense by Kasvi, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunner Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris is looking to clinch but Kasvi is avoiding it.
Kasvi throws a hook but Harris blocks it.
Kasvi looks to land a combination but Harris avoids it well.
Harris tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Harris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kasvi.
Harris throws a low kick, looking for Kasvi's leg but Kasvi calmly moves out of range.
Kasvi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Harris drives through and clinches with Kasvi against the cage.
Kasvi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kasvi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a right hand that Kasvi ducks under and follows up with a left that Kasvi also avoids with ease.
Kasvi throws a series of punches but Harris avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kasvi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Harris seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kasvi throws a series of punches but Harris avoids them all with ease.
Kasvi misses with a looping right.
Harris misses with the combination.
Harris shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kasvi as he avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Harris. Those never looked like landing.
Kasvi lands with a good body shot.
Harris dodges the punch combination from Kasvi.
Harris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kasvi.
Kasvi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Harris rather than just go for the knockout.
A punch combination from Kasvi misses.
Kasvi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasvi throws a leg kick but Harris moved away.
Harris fails with a takedown attempt.
Harris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kasvi.
Kasvi misses with a double jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Harris misses the target.
Harris tries to bum rush Kasvi with a series of wild strikes but Kasvi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kasvi misses with the combination.
Harris changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Harris tries to clinch up but Kasvi circles away and keeps his distance.
Harris swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kasvi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kasvi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harris manages to avoid it.
Kasvi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harris.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris moves into the clinch.
Harris has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kasvi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kasvi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kasvi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Kasvi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice combination there by Kasvi.
It looks like Gunner Harris has been cut.
Kasvi swats away the attempt to clinch by Harris.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jyrki Kasvi dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kasvi lands a nice shot to the body.
Harris tries for a takedown but Kasvi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kasvi tries to keep at a distance but Harris has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kasvi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kasvi'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.
Kasvi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kasvi continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris jumps into guard, dragging Kasvi to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasvi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Harris's head.
Kasvi trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
Kasvi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Harris avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kasvi. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Kasvi wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Kasvi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kasvi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kasvi throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kasvi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kasvi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Harris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harris dodges the punch combination from Kasvi.
Kasvi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kasvi scores with a shot to the body.
Kasvi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harris darts in and clinches Kasvi up against the cage.
Kasvi working aggressively here.
Kasvi tries to circle away but Harris has him pinned against the cage.
Harris is trying to drag Kasvi to the mat but Kasvi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris decides to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kasvi throws a strike but Harris rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kasvi controlling the position.
Kasvi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kasvi holds on and takes a little breather.
Kasvi wants to sweep but no luck.
Harris sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Kasvi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kasvi has Harris pulled in close to control his posture.
Harris wants to control from the top but Kasvi keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jyrki Kasvi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Harris lands a head shot.
Harris moves forwards but Kasvi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jyrki Kasvi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kasvi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
Kasvi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kasvi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kasvi tries to bum rush Harris with a series of wild strikes but Harris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harris wants to clinch.
Harris misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kasvi gets caught napping as Harris dives in and scores a takedown. Kasvi manages to retain guard.
Harris looking to pass the guard.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Kasvi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasvi looking for a sweep. Not yet Kasvi, not yet.
Kasvi is adopting a defensive guard.
Harris looking to pass the guard.
Harris throwing strikes but missing.
Kasvi keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Harris has a takedown stuffed.
Sloppy strikes from Kasvi. Those never looked like landing.
Harris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kasvi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harris.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kasvi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kasvi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kasvi misses with a few strikes there.
Kasvi slips a straight right by Harris.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kasvi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kasvi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kasvi throws a series of punches but Harris avoids them all with ease.
Kasvi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harris seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Harris swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kasvi.
Kasvi looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris is just out of range.
Harris moves into range and clinches up with Kasvi.
Harris jumps guard but Kasvi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Harris is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunner Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kasvi walks away with a smile on his face. Harris gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kasvi scores with a sloppy right hand. Harris should have avoided that one.
Kasvi gets the takedown into side control.
Harris tries to buck Kasvi off but Kasvi is having none of it.
The ground and pound from Kasvi seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Kasvi lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasvi trying to control the position but Harris is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kasvi working the body and head with strikes.
Jyrki Kasvi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kasvi working away.
Kasvi is putting a hurting on Harris here, landing some big shots from side control.
Gunner Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris is looking to regain half guard here but Kasvi keeps moving and retains side control.
Kasvi is looking to take a break and control but Harris is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kasvi might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Harris haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jyrki Kasvi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kasvi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jyrki Kasvi!
Jyrki Kasvi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Blood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mashrafe Mortaza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aaron Blood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mashrafe Mortaza!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blood throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mortaza stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mortaza with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Blood to score with a decent uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Blood.
Blood throws a hook but Mortaza avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Blood.
Blood looking to score a takedown here. Mortaza is defending well but Blood drives through and ends up in Mortaza's guard.
Blood showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Blood scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Blood scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Blood postures up.
Blood trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Blood stays in close to Mortaza's body and controls the position.
Blood trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mortaza avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Blood throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood trying to control the position from guard on top but Mortaza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blood pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mortaza is keeping the position for now.
Mortaza wants to sweep here but Blood controlling him for the moment.
Blood throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Blood is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mortaza preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Blood distracts Mortaza with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blood controls from within his opponent's guard.
Blood distracts Mortaza with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Blood postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Blood wants to pass the guard but Mortaza is keeping the position.
Blood landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mortaza has his foot on Blood's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Blood works his way back into a safe position though.
Blood won't allow Mortaza to sweep him here.
Mortaza keeping moving, preventing Blood from controlling successfully.
Mortaza controls Blood momentarily but Blood frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood slips nicely into half guard.
Blood looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Blood 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.
Blood scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Blood wants to pass the guard but Mortaza is defending well.
Blood trying to control the action but Mortaza is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blood working Mortaza over with strikes.
Blood trying to control from Mortaza's half guard. Mortaza has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Blood wants to control from the top but Mortaza keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mortaza preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mortaza is pulling down on Blood's head. It's preventing any offense from Blood, at least for the moment.
Blood working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Blood engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Mortaza not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mortaza avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mortaza has momentary wrist control but Blood slips an elbow through the middle.
Blood stands up over Mortaza, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blood accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mortaza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blood is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Blood dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Blood slaps away a takedown attempt from Mortaza, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mortaza staying out of range there.
Blood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mortaza on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blood throws a sloppy head kick and Mortaza moves out of range easily.
Mortaza gets caught napping as Blood dives in and scores a takedown. Mortaza manages to retain guard.
Blood postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mortaza pulls Blood in to control the position.
Blood wants to control from the top but Mortaza keeps moving.
Mortaza keeping full guard, as Blood tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mortaza lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Blood is trying to control the position but Mortaza postures up.
Mortaza missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mortaza passes Blood's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Blood is trying to maintain the position but Mortaza is very close to passing his half guard.
Blood is trying to get back to full guard.
Blood looking for submissions off his back.
Mortaza wants to free his trapped foot but Blood is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are battling for position here. Blood manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Blood is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mortaza trying to control but Blood is working from the bottom.
Blood is looking for a triangle but Mortaza pushes his legs off easily.
Mortaza must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood looking to control.
Blood keeping full guard, as Mortaza tries to pass.
Blood not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mortaza stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blood swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mortaza got a little sloppy there for a moment and Blood has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mortaza has managed to get both his arms back between Blood's legs - danger averted.
Blood avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Blood working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mortaza doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mortaza manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mortaza sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Blood doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Mortaza paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Blood - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Aaron Blood!
Post fight, an emotional Aaron Blood said 'I am calling out Victor Sweet (273821) or "The Green Falcon" Zander Harland (262002) if they are man enough to step in the cage with me! '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Carter Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by FREE THE MADNESS. Xavier White has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Michael Carter Williams 's chin.
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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
10 - 3 - 2, fighting out of New York, Michael Carter Williams !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Xavier White!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from White.
A head kick misses from White.
Williams jabs White to the body, keeping him at a distance.
White has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Williams is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Williams cracks White with an open hand slap.
Williams lands with a nice body punch.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice leg kick lands there from Williams .
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by White.
Despite the aggression on White's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
White fails in his attempt to clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as White blocks the leg kick.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but White sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Williams connects with a leg kick. White looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
White throws a series of punches but Williams avoids them all with ease.
White on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Williams . Williams obviously looking to wear him down.
White swinging wildly here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Williams .
Michael Carter Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White walks into a left hand.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by White.
Williams forces White back against the cage and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
White throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Williams s head.
White tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams misses with a telegraphed body shot
and White counters with a left and a right that stings Williams .
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White.
Williams tries to keep at a distance but White has taken the fight into the clinch.
Williams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
White lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
White lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White is trying to break free.
A bit of stalling here from White.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Williams just misses with a elbow thrown towards White's brow.
White breaks from the clinch.
White moves into the clinch.
White breaks from the clinch.
White closes the distance looking to clinch
and Williams counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Williams throws a shot to the body.
White takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
White darts in and clinches Williams up against the cage.
White blocks the elbow strike.
Williams prevents White from breaking the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Williams .
It looks like Xavier White has been cut.
Williams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Williams misses with the head strike.
White prevents a body shot from Williams .
Williams misses with a body punch.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
White tries to land a knee to the head but Williams blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White blocks a body shot from Williams .
White blocking some punches.
White misses with the head strike.
Williams scores with a nice hook to the head.
White displaying some good clinch control by pressing Williams up against the cage.
A hook to the body from White.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
Williams tries a body shot but White blocks it.
White digs a right hand underneath Williams 's ribcage. Williams let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Williams being controlled against the cage.
Williams working aggressively here.
Williams working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from White.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White wants to stall.
White taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Williams digs a right hand into White's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on White's gas tank.
Williams pushes White back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Williams misses with a punch to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
White tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Williams 's elbow.
White using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Williams has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Williams lands with a short shot to the head.
White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Williams takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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 Michael Carter Williams will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Xavier White's cut.
That's time! Williams 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Williams connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
White throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Williams .
Williams lands the left hand.
Williams uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
White takes one on the button.
White tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Williams jabs at White's body.
White is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Williams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that White can do to turn this around?
White steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams .
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by White.
White moves into the clinch.
White wants to break the clinch but can't.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White wants to get back to striking at distance but Williams won't allow it.
White blocks a body shot from Williams .
That's one minute gone in the round.
White avoids the elbow strike from Williams , against the cage.
Williams misses with an elbow strike.
Williams lands a nice shot to the body.
White throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams .
A short left from Williams .
White is trying to maintain a safe position but Williams gets an underhook and turns White into the cage.
Williams lands a left hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
White manages to break the clinch.
White tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams throws a low kick, looking for White's leg but White calmly moves out of range.
Xavier White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams misses with a looping right.
White tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
White throws a counter combo.
White slips under a jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from White in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Williams looks to land a left hand but White moved out of range nicely.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
White shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Williams eats them both and turns towards White to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Michael Carter Williams has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White slips under a jab from Williams .
Williams throws a looping overhand right but White ducks down to avoid it.
White moves into the clinch successfully.
Williams creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through White's defenses.
White looking to slow down the pace here.
White breaks the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Williams there.
Williams moves into the clinch.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Michael Carter Williams has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
Williams misses with some punches.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Williams .
White dodges an elbow strike from Williams .
White lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
White throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Williams doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
White tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
White checks the leg kick.
Williams tries to clinch there but White circles away.
Williams misses with a low kick as White jumps back.
White throws a counter combo.
White takes the fight into the clinch.
White wants to get back to striking at distance but Williams won't allow it.
White misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from White - that landed with a thud.
White lands with a right to the head.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
White scores with a nice hook to the head.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williams creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
White is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Williams swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by White.
White lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White moves to clinch but Williams breaks away
and Williams counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center.
White tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Williams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Williams lands with a right hand.
White throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
It looked like Williams was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from White.
A slapping leg kick lands for Williams .
Williams scores with a crisp jab that stopped White in his tracks.
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Williams scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but White moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
White lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
White fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Williams , pushing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Carter Williams dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Williams cracks White with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Williams lunges at White with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by White's hand.
White gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by White.
Williams working aggressively here.
Williams tries a body shot but White blocks it.
Williams dodges an elbow strike from White.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, White creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Williams .
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams .
A short body shot lands from Williams as the two fighters clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams lands a shot to the body.
Williams misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Williams .
White can't find room to land a body shot as Williams controls the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from White.
White prevents a body shot from Williams .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with an elbow over the top.
Williams lands a shoulder strike.
White misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Williams .
White manages to break the clinch.
White takes a shot right to the bread basket.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
White fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Williams , pushing him back against the cage.
White softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Williams misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
White lands a nice knee to the body.
A hook to the body from Williams .
White has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Williams lands a nice uppercut.
White slows down the pace here.
White scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Williams scores with a hook to the body.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williams on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
White is trying to break the clinch but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from White.
White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams clobbers White with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
White gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A knee to the head by White.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
White blocks a body shot from Williams .
Williams presses White against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from White.
White cracks Williams with a nice body shot.
White lands with a left to the head.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White prevents a body shot from Williams .
White tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Williams 's elbow.
White's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams scores with a hook.
White looks to land a combination. Williams sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Williams scores with a sloppy right hand. White should have avoided that one.
White clinches.
White missing with knees to the body.
Williams scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams lands a right hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
White taking a breather.
Williams pushes off an throws an elbow but White leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. White sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
White unleashes a big counter combination but Williams bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
White is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
White throws a low kick but Williams moves out of range easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
White with a knee to the head.
White pressing his opponent against the cage.
White lands a body punch in the clinch.
Xavier White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Williams misses with a punch to the body.
White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Xavier White.
I think Williams has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Carter Williams !
Michael Carter Williams thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricci Morocco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nakki Fakiiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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213 lbs
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricci Morocco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nakki Fakiiri!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morocco wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Good leg kick by Fakiiri there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Morocco throws an overhand right that lands on Fakiiri's shoulder, as Fakiiri tries to avoid the shot.
Fakiiri moves out of range as Morocco throws a body kick.
Morocco pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fakiiri is looking to chop away at Morocco's legs.
Morocco feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Fakiiri. Those never looked like landing.
Fakiiri throws a front kick aimed at Morocco's knee but Morocco avoids it well.
Fakiiri looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Morocco misses the body punch
and Morocco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morocco misses with a low kick.
Fakiiri fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Morocco has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Some wild striking there from Morocco.
Morocco throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fakiiri takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Fakiiri misses with an uppercut.
Morocco buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fakiiri pivots, looking for a leg kick but Morocco is out of range and Fakiiri settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morocco throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Morocco lands a big head kick that sends Fakiiri tumbling to the mat! Morocco takes a step backwards and waves Fakiiri back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Nakki Fakiiri has been cut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Morocco.
Fakiiri looks to land a left hand but Morocco moved out of range nicely.
Morocco lands a head kick. Fakiiri smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Morocco tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fakiiri is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morocco lands a big head kick that sends Fakiiri tumbling to the mat! Morocco takes a step backwards and waves Fakiiri back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fakiiri is rocked!
Fakiiri moves out of range of the body kick from Morocco.
Morocco checks a leg kick.
Fakiiri scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Ricci Morocco has been cut.
Morocco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fakiiri.
Morocco went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
An inside leg kick lands from Morocco.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morocco avoids a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Morocco, right into the meat.
Nice body punch from Morocco.
Morocco dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fakiiri. That did some damage!
Fakiiri throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fakiiri does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Morocco finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fakiiri tries to counter with a clinch but Morocco shakes him off and moves away.
Fakiiri tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morocco paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morocco cracks Fakiiri with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fakiiri throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Morocco's head.
Morocco throws a wild body kick that Fakiiri sees coming a mile off.
Morocco rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fakiiri counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Morocco thinking.
Fakiiri wants to clinch up but Morocco keeps it at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fakiiri.
Morocco throws a body punch but Fakiiri moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morocco throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Fakiiri feints and then cracks Morocco's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Morocco down.
Fakiiri wants to clinch.
Morocco uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fakiiri.
A head kick by Morocco misses
and Fakiiri moves into the clinch.
Morocco is trying to break the clinch but Fakiiri has him pressed against the cage.
Fakiiri avoiding damage as Morocco throws knees to the body.
Fakiiri lands an elbow that stopped Morocco in his tracks for a moment.
Fakiiri gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Morocco.
Morocco will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fakiiri up against the cage.
Morocco blocks an elbow strike.
Fakiiri cracks Morocco with a nice body shot.
Morocco is breathing heavily.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fakiiri throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Morocco's defenses.
Fakiiri lands a nice elbow.
Morocco is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clinched against the cage, Fakiiri lands a big elbow that drops Morocco! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Morocco is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nakki Fakiiri!
Nakki Fakiiri bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harland Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Zharkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanders comes to the cage accompanied by My Prerogative by Bobby Brown. This should be a great matchup!
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185 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
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182 lbs
11 - 5 - 1 |
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harland Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Andrei Zharkov!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zharkov dips to his left and cracks Sanders with an uppercut!
Zharkov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanders.
Sanders half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Zharkov misses with an uppercut
and Sanders connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zharkov misses with a takedown
and Sanders counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Horrible takedown attempt by Zharkov or perhaps it was just good defense by Sanders, which made it look bad.
Sanders scores with a nice head shot.
Zharkov misses with a hook. Sanders ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zharkov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sanders feinted with a counter takedown.
Harland Sanders has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei Zharkov.
Zharkov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zharkov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sanders counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zharkov thinking.
Zharkov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanders has closed the distance and engaged Zharkov in a clinch.
Zharkov wants a takedown but no success here.
Zharkov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanders lands an elbow just above Zharkov 's eye.
Zharkov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sanders smiles and moves away.
Harland Sanders is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanders takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sanders is looking to clinch.
Zharkov throws out a counter right but Sanders avoids it with no problem.
Zharkov connects with a body shot.
Zharkov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sanderss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zharkov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice defenses there by Sanders.
Zharkov digs a good hook to Sanders's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zharkov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sanders counters with an inside leg kick.
Zharkov lands a jab.
Zharkov throws out a loose jab but Sanders uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zharkov misses with a hook. Sanders ducked under it nicely.
Zharkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanders was well out of range. Poor timing from Zharkov.
Zharkov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Zharkov misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Sanders.
Zharkov throws a hook to the side of Sanders's head but Sanders sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zharkov misses with a right hand
and Sanders counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zharkov misses with a shot to the body
letting Sanders counter with a right hand.
Zharkov swings for the body but Sanders moves out of range.
Sanders jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Zharkov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zharkov punishes Sanders's body with a nice straight punch.
Andrei Zharkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zharkov shoots in looking for a takedown but Sanders manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Zharkov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sanders went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Zharkov lands with a hook. Sanders tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Zharkov looks to throw the jab but Sanders is out of range.
Zharkov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sanders doesn't seem bothered though.
No joy there for Zharkov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Sanders was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Sanders looks to score with a jab to the body but Zharkov is just out of range.
Sanders looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Zharkov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sanders swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zharkov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanders throws out the jab.
Zharkov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sanders counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zharkov's knee momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zharkov throws a hook but Sanders avoids it easily.
Sanders is looking to counter punch.
Zharkov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sanders defends well and Zharkov ends up having to push Sanders into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Zharkov tries for a takedown but Sanders sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A quick step to the side and Sanders tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zharkov lands with a straight right. Sanders didn't see that one coming.
Sanders pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zharkov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sanders looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sanders stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sanders wants it to stay on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andrei Zharkov will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zharkov throws a right and a left that Sanders avoids nicely.
Sanders appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Zharkov throws a hook to the side of Sanders's head but Sanders sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zharkov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sanders's waist but Sanders gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zharkov off to one side.
Zharkov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanders.
Sanders swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Zharkov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sanders makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Zharkov looks to land a left hand but Sanders moved out of range nicely.
Zharkov misses with a body punch
and Sanders counters with a left and a right that stings Zharkov.
Zharkov looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanders is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zharkov misses the shot to the body.
Zharkov throws an overhand right that lands on Sanders's shoulder, as Sanders tries to avoid the shot.
Sanders bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zharkov's head.
Zharkov throws a combination. Sanders tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Harland Sanders has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders slips under a jab.
Sanders stuffs the takedown.
Zharkov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanders on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Zharkov throws an off balance right hand
and Sanders counters with a left to the body.
Zharkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zharkov throws a body punch but Sanders moves out of range.
Sanders throws a big counter combination but Zharkov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sanders ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zharkov misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanders was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zharkov. Sanders does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zharkov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sanders avoids it really well and circles away.
Harland Sanders has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei Zharkov.
Sanders works Zharkov's body with a nice hook.
Zharkov misses with an uppercut
and Sanders counters with a low kick, right behind Zharkov 's knee.
Zharkov throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanders half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Andrei Zharkov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No luck for Zharkov with that takedown attempt.
Sanders throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zharkov swings widly with a right hand
and Sanders counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zharkov thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Sanders misses its intended target.
Sanders throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zharkov checks a low kick from Sanders.
Zharkov with the counter takedown but Sanders avoids it easily.
Zharkov misses with a double jab.
Sanders on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sanders lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Zharkov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sanders swivels and escapes.
It looked like Sanders was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Zharkov.
Sanders just misses with a punch to the body.
Zharkov keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanders gets a clinch.
Sanders tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zharkov's elbow.
Zharkov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sanders to keep the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zharkov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sanders just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sanders lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zharkov jumps guard but Sanders turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sanders misses with a body punch.
Zharkov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sanders to keep the fight standing.
Zharkov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Zharkov jumps guard but Sanders stands there with Zharkov around his waist. Zharkov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Zharkov is trying to pull guard but Sanders has him pressed against the cage.
Zharkov pulls guard successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zharkov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sanders defends well.
Zharkov is breathing heavily.
Sanders wanted to stand there but Zharkov had control of the position.
Zharkov pulls Sanders in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harland Sanders dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Harland Sanders's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Zharkov misses the shot to the body.
Sanders feinted with a counter takedown.
Zharkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanders was well out of range. Poor timing from Zharkov.
Zharkov cracks a nice hook into Sanders's ribs.
Zharkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanders fires out a quick counter leg kick but Zharkov just manages to avoid it.
Sanders takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Zharkov throws a hook but Sanders avoids it easily.
As Zharkov looks to move away, Sanders throws a big counter combo but Zharkov just gets out of the way.
Zharkov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sanders counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Zharkov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zharkov with a nice cross.
Sanders displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zharkov.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sanders connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zharkov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanders avoids the body shot from Zharkov.
Sanders tries to counter with a takedown but Zharkov is quick to defend against it.
Zharkov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zharkov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanders moves in looking to clinch but Zharkov pushes him off.
Zharkov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Zharkov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanders keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Harland Sanders has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei Zharkov.
Zharkov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sanders's waist but Sanders gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zharkov off to one side.
Sanders half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Zharkov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zharkov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanders.
Zharkov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanders scores with a one two! Zharkov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sanders throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zharkov looks to land a right hand but Sanders moved out of range.
Sanders attempts a counter takedown but Zharkov avoids it well and moves away.
Sanders steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zharkov.
Sanders drives through and clinches with Zharkov against the cage.
Sanders works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sanders throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zharkovs head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zharkov tries to pull guard but Sanders forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders cracks Zharkov with a nice body shot.
Sanders works on Zharkov's body with a couple of short punches.
Sanders lands a right hand.
Sanders lands a hook that snaps the head of Zharkov backwards.
Sanders lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zharkov backwards.
Zharkov is trying to pull guard but Sanders turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Sanders.
Zharkov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sanders lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zharkov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sanders smiles and moves away.
Zharkov moves out of range of the body kick from Sanders.
Sanders stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sanders wants it to stay on the feet.
Sanders quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Zharkov loads up on a big right hand but Sanders slips the punch.
Zharkov misses with an uppercut. Sanders saw that one coming.
Zharkov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sanders counters with a nice uppercut.
Zharkov shoots in but Sanders avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sanders swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zharkov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sanders avoids it really well and circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Sanders misses its target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zharkov misses with a takedown attempt
and Sanders counters with a left to the body.
Zharkov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanders manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Sanders.
Sanders drops down looking for a counter takedown but Zharkov sprawls and moves away.
Zharkov fails to land the takedown.
Sanders was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Zharkov misses with a straight right.
Sanders is looking to wear down Zharkov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Zharkov lands a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harland Sanders showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sanders has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harland Sanders!
Harland Sanders decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Dragunov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eliod Bunkley Iii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bunkley Iii has chosen Knocksville Girl as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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193 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergei Dragunov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eliod Bunkley Iii!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragunov gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bunkley Iii to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dragunov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bunkley Iii throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dragunov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dragunov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bunkley Iii has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dragunov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bunkley Iii is controlling him.
Bunkley Iii wants to control from the top but Dragunov keeps moving.
Bunkley Iii throws an elbow that misses. Dragunov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bunkley Iii's guard. Nice move by Dragunov!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bunkley Iii looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Dragunov puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Bunkley Iii is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dragunov pulls his head out easily.
Bunkley Iii looking for a kimura from the bottom but Dragunov passes into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunkley Iii is trying to improve his position.
Bunkley Iii wants to control but Dragunov postures up.
Dragunov tries to stand but Bunkley Iii is controlling his head.
Bunkley Iii is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bunkley Iii is trying to control Dragunov's posture but Dragunov avoids it.
Dragunov has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Bunkley Iii tries to reverse the position but Dragunov maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dragunov get's back to his feet.
Dragunov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bunkley Iii drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bunkley Iii lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bunkley Iii throws a big elbow that misses.
Bunkley Iii throws a strike but Dragunov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bunkley Iii keeping moving, preventing Dragunov from controlling successfully.
Bunkley Iii is looking for a triangle but Dragunov pushes his legs off easily.
Dragunov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dragunov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bunkley Iii is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragunov is stalling in the full guard.
Bunkley Iii working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dragunov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dragunov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bunkley Iii throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Dragunov gets to his feet - Bunkley Iii follows without any prompting.
Bunkley Iii closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We've been informed that Bunkley Iii has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Dragunov is looking to control Bunkley Iii's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dragunov avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bunkley Iii lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragunov is positioning himself well to prevent Bunkley Iii advancing to mount.
Bunkley Iii sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dragunov defending well though.
Bunkley Iii working the head and body with strikes.
Bunkley Iii thows a huge punch but Dragunov dodges it nicely.
Bunkley Iii thows a huge punch but Dragunov dodges it nicely.
Bunkley Iii not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bunkley Iii looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dragunov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dragunov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bunkley Iii slips a nice elbow through Dragunov's hands, connecting with Dragunov's forehead.
Bunkley Iii thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dragunov's head.
Bunkley Iii not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bunkley Iii throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bunkley Iii is nestled in close to Dragunov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eliod Bunkley Iii dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bunkley Iii connects with a body shot that sends Dragunov's belly button to the back.
Dragunov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Eliod Bunkley Iii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bunkley Iii. Dragunov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bunkley Iii shoots for a double leg takedown but Dragunov sprawls well. He's pushed Bunkley Iii's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And Dragunov counters with a quick kick to the body but Bunkley Iii blocks it.
Dragunov throws a body shot but no joy.
Bunkley Iii misses with a takedown attempt - Dragunov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bunkley Iii throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dragunov was covering up waiting for the punch and Bunkley Iii finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bunkley Iii postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bunkley Iii accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bunkley Iii stands up over Dragunov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bunkley Iii stopping the sweep attempt from Dragunov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunkley Iii lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bunkley Iii throws an elbow that misses. Dragunov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bunkley Iii's guard. Nice move by Dragunov!
Dragunov trying to control the position from guard on top but Bunkley Iii is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dragunov tries to free his leg and advance position but Bunkley Iii is retaining full guard.
Dragunov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bunkley Iii has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dragunov has managed to get both his arms back between Bunkley Iii's legs - danger averted.
Bunkley Iii looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dragunov passes into side control.
Dragunov decides to stand up, so the ref orders Bunkley Iii to his feet.
Dragunov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bunkley Iii is able to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunkley Iii shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Dragunov has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Bunkley Iii is on him like a limpet, forcing Dragunov back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stalling in the clinch from Bunkley Iii.
Bunkley Iii blocks a body shot from Dragunov.
Dragunov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bunkley Iii darts in looking for a takedown but Dragunov gets double underhooks and turns Bunkley Iii into the cage.
Sergei Dragunov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eliod Bunkley Iii.
Bunkley Iii walks into a left hand.
Bunkley Iii closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dragunov throws a head kick but Bunkley Iii moves out of range.
Dragunov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bunkley Iii fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sergei Dragunov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bunkley Iii shoots in and gets a takedown into Dragunov's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunkley Iii missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bunkley Iii tries to free his leg and advance position but Dragunov is retaining full guard.
Dragunov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bunkley Iii trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dragunov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bunkley Iii.
Bunkley Iii scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bunkley Iii throws a big elbow that misses.
Dragunov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bunkley Iii is one step ahead there.
Bunkley Iii trying to control the position from guard on top but Dragunov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bunkley Iii postures up in Dragunov's guard and throws a big left but Dragunov blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bunkley Iii loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bunkley Iii is looking to work some ground and pound but Dragunov has wrist control.
Bunkley Iii throwing strikes but missing.
Bunkley Iii content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bunkley Iii throwing strikes but missing.
Bunkley Iii throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dragunov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bunkley Iii scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bunkley Iii lands a couple of elbows.
Bunkley Iii makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bunkley Iii loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bunkley Iii throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Eliod Bunkley Iii will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dragunov gets caught flat footed, as Bunkley Iii shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bunkley Iii landing some decent shots from guard.
Bunkley Iii is in close to Dragunov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dragunov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bunkley Iii throws an elbow that misses. Dragunov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bunkley Iii's guard. Nice move by Dragunov!
Bunkley Iii bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dragunov's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bunkley Iii lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dragunov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bunkley Iii throwing strikes but missing.
Bunkley Iii wants to control from the top but Dragunov keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunkley Iii content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dragunov keeping full guard, as Bunkley Iii tries to pass.
Bunkley Iii being controlled here momentarily.
Bunkley Iii working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dragunov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bunkley Iii is controlling him.
Bunkley Iii landing some decent shots from guard.
Dragunov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sergei Dragunov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bunkley Iii is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Eliod Bunkley Iii has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bunkley Iii stopping the sweep attempt from Dragunov.
Bunkley Iii throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dragunov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bunkley Iii accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bunkley Iii is looking to work some ground and pound but Dragunov has wrist control.
Bunkley Iii keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dragunov's head.
Dragunov wants to stand but Bunkley Iii is controlling the position.
Bunkley Iii with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dragunov has momentary wrist control but Bunkley Iii slips an elbow through the middle.
Dragunov wants to stand and escape but Bunkley Iii is having none of it.
Bunkley Iii is in close to Dragunov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunkley Iii is in close to Dragunov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bunkley Iii lands a couple of elbows.
Dragunov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bunkley Iii working some strikes from top position.
Bunkley Iii is in close to Dragunov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dragunov is rocked!
Bunkley Iii wants to control from the top but Dragunov keeps moving.
Oh Dragunov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bunkley Iii working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bunkley Iii throws an elbow that misses. Dragunov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bunkley Iii's guard. Nice move by Dragunov!
Bunkley Iii had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dragunov defends it easily.
Bunkley Iii working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dragunov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dragunov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bunkley Iii is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dragunov defends well.
Dragunov seems to have got his legs back now.
Bunkley Iii looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragunov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bunkley Iii has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dragunov has managed to get both his arms back between Bunkley Iii's legs - danger averted.
Bunkley Iii escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dragunov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bunkley Iii escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dragunov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
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!
Bunkley Iii looking for subs off his back but Dragunov has passed one foot through into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dragunov is looking for a kimura but Bunkley Iii is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dragunov to get the leverage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eliod Bunkley Iii comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bunkley Iii winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eliod Bunkley Iii!
Eliod Bunkley Iii bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Montalban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasili Komaroff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Komaroff has chosen Here's To Us as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesus Montalban!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vasili Komaroff!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Komaroff showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Montalban.
Montalban throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Komaroff sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Komaroff misses with an uppercut.
Komaroff swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Montalban.
Nice jab there from Montalban.
The fight stays on the outside here - Komaroff looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Komaroff looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A quick step to the side and Montalban tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montalban blocks a jab.
Donk. Komaroff catches Montalban right on the button with a cross.
Montalban avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Komaroff lands a head shot.
Komaroff tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Komaroff misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Komaroff throws a jab but it's blocked by Montalban.
Komaroff misses with a jab, cross combination.
Montalban tried to counter with a leg kick but Komaroff avoided it.
Montalban clinches up with Komaroff and pushes him back against the cage.
Montalban is fighting off a takedown attempt but Komaroff is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Montalban to the mat. Montalban regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Komaroff is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Komaroff gets to his feet - Montalban follows without any prompting.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Komaroff.
Komaroff is looking to score with low kicks.
Montalban throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Montalban is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Komaroff looks to throw the jab but Montalban is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Montalban misses its target.
Jab from Montalban.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Komaroff fails with an attempt to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Montalban walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Komaroff looks to clinch
and Montalban counters with a thumping low kick.
Komaroff tries to clinch up but Montalban circles away and keeps his distance.
As Komaroff tries to get set, Montalban tries to push him back and clinch up but Komaroff manages to avoid the attempt.
No joy there for Komaroff, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Komaroff tries to clinch up
and Montalban counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Montalban scores with a jab. Komaroff acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Komaroff looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Montalban throws a leg kick which misses Komaroff's front leg but catches the back leg as Komaroff tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montalban takes a jab right on the kisser.
Komaroff has taken the fight to the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Montalban - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Montalban lands a right hand.
Montalban breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Komaroff throws a poor cross that misses
letting Montalban counter with a right hand.
Komaroff avoids the body shot from Montalban.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Komaroff checks a leg kick.
Komaroff wants to counter with a clinch but Montalban pushes him away.
Komaroff throws a hook but Montalban avoids it easily.
Komaroff loads up on a big right hand but Montalban slips the punch.
Komaroff misses with a straight left.
Montalban drops his hands momentarily and Komaroff takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Montalban throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montalban on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Komaroff tries to close the distance and clinch but Montalban swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Montalban tried to counter with a leg kick but Komaroff avoided it.
Komaroff looks to score with a jab to the body but Montalban is just out of range.
Montalban has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Komaroff.
Montalban throws a leg kick but Komaroff sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Montalban clinches up with Komaroff and pushes him back against the cage.
Montalban breaks from the clinch.
Komaroff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Montalban swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Komaroff misses with an uppercut. Montalban saw that one coming.
Komaroff looks to throw the jab but Montalban is out of range.
Komaroff scores with a one two! Montalban had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Komaroff misses with an uppercut.
As Komaroff looks to move away, Montalban throws a big counter combo but Komaroff just gets out of the way.
Komaroff throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Montalban counters with a three punch combo that has Komaroff backing up. Komaroff nods at Montalban to acknowledge the strikes.
Komaroff's jab looks to have found its range, popping Montalban under the eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vasili Komaroff will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Montalban finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Komaroff is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Komaroff drives through and clinches with Montalban against the cage.
Komaroff has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Montalban regains guard immediately.
Montalban scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Komaroff throws out a loose jab but Montalban uses good head movement to avoid it.
Montalban connects with a body shot that sends Komaroff's belly button to the back.
Komaroff walks into a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Montalban missing with a left hand there. Komaroff was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Komaroff moves away from the strike by Montalban.
Montalban uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Komaroff.
Montalban misses with a straight left.
Komaroff throws a jab but it's blocked by Montalban.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Komaroff is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Komaroff misses with a hook. Montalban ducked under it nicely.
Montalban avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Komaroff doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Montalban connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Komaroff lands with a thumping leg kick.
Komaroff scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A head kick misses from Komaroff.
Montalban misses with a leg kick.
Montalban throws a low kick but it's checked well by Komaroff.
Komaroff lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Montalban at a distance.
Komaroff misses with a left hand
and Montalban counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Montalban avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Komaroff doesn't manage to clinch there - Montalban circles away.
Komaroff misses with a low kick.
Montalban fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Komaroff, pushing him back against the cage.
Komaroff tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Montalban just stands there and leans against the cage.
Montalban lands with a light punch inside.
Montalban digs a right hand into Komaroff's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Komaroff's gas tank.
Montalban stalling in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Montalban.
Montalban breaks the clinch.
Montalban takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Komaroff avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Komaroff! But no joy.
Komaroff bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Komaroff rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Montalban counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Komaroff thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Komaroff is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Montalban.
Nice straight punches there by Komaroff. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Komaroff.
Komaroff waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Montalban.
Komaroff throws a lazy uppercut
and Montalban counters with a straight right hand.
Vasili Komaroff seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Montalban checks a leg kick nicely.
Montalban is looking to counter punch.
Vasili Komaroff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Montalban steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Komaroff.
Komaroff tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Montalban was well out of range. Poor timing from Komaroff.
Montalban keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Montalban bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Montalban gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Komaroff.
Komaroff moves in looking to clinch but Montalban pushes him off.
Good standup being displayed there by Montalban as he connects with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Komaroff. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Komaroff rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Montalban moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Montalban slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Montalban takes a swing at Komaroff's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Montalban. Komaroff does a little dance to reset his feet.
Montalban uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Komaroff.
It looked like Montalban wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Montalban lands a really nice looking cross but Komaroff seems unphased.
Montalban swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Komaroff.
Montalban moves out of range of the strikes.
Komaroff looks to score with a jab to the body but Montalban is just out of range.
Montalban swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Komaroff throws a head kick that misses
and Montalban counters with a straight right hand.
Montalban keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Komaroff.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jesus Montalban will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Montalban uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Komaroff.
Komaroff throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Montalban sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Montalban connects with an inside leg kick.
Komaroff gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Montalban pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Montalban misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Komaroff.
Komaroff is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Komaroff throws a jab when Montalban was well out of range.
Montalban moves out of range as Komaroff strikes.
Montalban wants to slow Komaroff down by chopping away at his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Komaroff throws out a loose jab but Montalban uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Komaroff backs away, Montalban returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Komaroff throws out a powerful jab.
Montalban slips under a jab from Komaroff.
Montalban uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Komaroff.
Montalban throws out a loose jab but Komaroff uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Komaroff is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Montalban swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Komaroff cracks Montalban with a right hand to the side of the head.
Montalban bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Montalban keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Montalban takes the fight into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Montalban takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Montalban escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Komaroff swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Komaroff has closed the distance and engaged Montalban in a clinch.
Montalban breaks the clinch.
Komaroff drives through and clinches with Montalban against the cage.
Montalban is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Montalban prevents the takedown attempt.
Montalban holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Montalban slows down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Komaroff.
Montalban tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Komaroff's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montalban effectively controlling the action here.
Jesus Montalban has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Montalban breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A right-left combo lands from Komaroff.
Komaroff lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Komaroff tries to clinch
and Montalban makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Montalban misses the jab.
Komaroff throws a body shot but no joy.
Montalban 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.
Komaroff moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Montalban clinches with his opponent.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Montalban takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Montalban manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Komaroff misses with a looping right.
Komaroff fails in his attempt to clinch.
Komaroff smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Komaroff misses with a hook
and Montalban connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Komaroff throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Komaroff cracks Montalban with an open hand slap.
Montalban ducks under a wild hook from Komaroff.
Montalban throws a big counter combination but Komaroff scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Komaroff wants to clinch up but Montalban keeps it at a distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Komaroff lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Montalban has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Montalban and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
It looked like Montalban wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Montalban is looking to chop away at Komaroff's legs.
Komaroff steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Montalban.
Komaroff misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasili Komaroff really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Montalban lands the left hand.
Montalban feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Komaroff's calf.
Montalban fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Komaroff looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Komaroff tries to clinch up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Montalban. Komaroff does a little dance to reset his feet.
Komaroff stuns Montalban with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Montalban throws a hook to the side of Komaroff's head but Komaroff sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Komaroff is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montalban clinches with his opponent.
Montalban manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Montalban lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montalban goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Komaroff blocks a body shot from Montalban.
Komaroff jumps into guard, dragging Montalban to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Komaroff seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Komaroff's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Komaroff can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Montalban controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Montalban continues to stall.
Komaroff controlling Montalban's posture.
Montalban controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Komaroff is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Montalban fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Komaroff, pushing him back against the cage.
Montalban has Komaroff pushed against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Montalban lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montalban is working Komaroff over against the cage.
Montalban's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Komaroff forces Montalban back against the cage and clinches.
Montalban lands a left hand.
Komaroff jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Montalban walks away with a smile on his face. Komaroff gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A big right from Komaroff misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Montalban misses its target.
Nice shot lands for Montalban.
Komaroff tries to clinch up but Montalban circles away and keeps his distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Montalban slips under a jab.
Komaroff is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Montalban had his way with Vasili Komaroff in that round.
That's time! Montalban's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Komaroff throws a big shot that misses.
Komaroff throws an off balance right hand
and Montalban counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Komaroff tries to clinch but Montalban moves out of range.
Montalban throws a big counter combination but Komaroff scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Montalban throws a jab when Komaroff was well out of range.
Komaroff falls off balance throwing a combination
and Montalban counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Montalban lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good exchange - Montalban coming out on top.
Komaroff tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Montalban manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montalban missing with a left hand there. Komaroff was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Komaroff scores with a punch to the head.
Montalban tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Komaroff was well out of range. Poor timing from Montalban.
Komaroff misses with a wild body shot.
Montalban is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Komaroff catches Montalban right on the button with a cross.
A slow jab from Komaroff misses its intended target.
Montalban is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Komaroff.
Komaroff misses with a left hand
and Montalban counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Montalban blocks the leg kick.
Montalban lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Komaroff at a distance.
Montalban swats away the attempt to clinch by Komaroff.
Komaroff doesn't manage to clinch there - Montalban circles away.
Montalban throws a body punch but Komaroff moves out of range.
It seemed like Komaroff was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Montalban swings for the body but Komaroff moves out of range.
Montalban misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Komaroff.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Komaroff throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Komaroff scores with a shot to the body.
Montalban forces Komaroff back against the cage and clinches.
Montalban tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Montalban wants to break the clinch but can't.
Komaroff goes for a takedown attempt but Montalban pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Komaroff scores with a hook.
Montalban uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Komaroff has time to react.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Montalban circles away from the clinch attempt.
Montalban swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Komaroff moves into the clinch.
Montalban lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montalban content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Montalban is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Montalban tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Komaroff's elbow.
Komaroff changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Montalban fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jesus Montalban has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vasili Komaroff.
Montalban jabs Komaroff to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Komaroff gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Komaroff prevents a body shot from Montalban.
A bit of stalling here from Montalban.
Montalban lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Komaroff or not.
Komaroff is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Montalban leaning his opponent against the cage.
Come on Montalban - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montalban pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Komaroff lands a leg kick that knocks Montalban off balance momentarily.
Komaroff is looking to clinch but Montalban is avoiding it.
Komaroff forces Montalban back against the cage and clinches.
Montalban stalling in the clinch.
Montalban breaks the clinch.
Komaroff wants to clinch but Montalban slips to the side
and Montalban counters with a nice uppercut.
Montalban lands a head shot.
Komaroff throws a hook but Montalban avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesus Montalban showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Montalban 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 48:47
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 48:47
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus Montalban!
Jesus Montalban is the new featherweight champion!
Our winner, Jesus Montalban, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Cartmen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rauno Tynkkynen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cartmen comes to the cage accompanied by Eric Cartman - Come Sail Away . Tynkkynen has chosen Cow herd - Fields as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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210 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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188 cm
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218 lbs
17 - 13 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Cartmen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rauno Tynkkynen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartmen throws a head kick that misses.
Tynkkynen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tynkkynen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cartmen!
It looks like Rauno Tynkkynen has been cut.
Cartmen slips under a jab from Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cartmen. Tynkkynen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tynkkynen misses with a straight right.
Cartmen throws a big counter combination but Tynkkynen scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Cartmen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tynkkynen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jab from Tynkkynen.
It looks like Eric Cartmen has been cut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tynkkynen.
Cartmen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cartmen lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tynkkynen scores with a jab. Cartmen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cartmen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tynkkynen to score with a decent uppercut.
Tynkkynen misses the jab.
Cartmen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tynkkynen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cartmen.
A head kick misses from Cartmen.
Tynkkynen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cartmen looks to score with a jab to the body but Tynkkynen is just out of range.
Cartmen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tynkkynen lands a jab.
Tynkkynen avoids the head kick by Cartmen.
Cartmen is looking to wear down Tynkkynen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cartmen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cartmen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cartmen throws a solid leg kick but Tynkkynen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cartmen.
Cartmen misses with an uppercut.
Tynkkynen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cartmen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartmen avoids the body shot from Tynkkynen.
Cartmen looks to score with a jab to the body but Tynkkynen is just out of range.
Cartmen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cartmen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And Tynkkynen tries to counter it with a takedown but Cartmen pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Rauno Tynkkynen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tynkkynen misses with an uppercut.
Tynkkynen misses with a body shot.
Tynkkynen throws a body punch but Cartmen moves out of range.
Tynkkynen wants to clinch up but Cartmen keeps it at a distance.
Cartmen thuds his shin into the meat of Tynkkynen's side.
Cartmen lands a right hook to the body.
Cartmen misses with a low kick as Tynkkynen jumps back.
Cartmen throws a sloppy head kick and Tynkkynen moves out of range easily.
Tynkkynen scores with a jab. Cartmen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cartmen looks to land a body kick but Tynkkynen moved away.
Cartmen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tynkkynen moves to clinch but Cartmen breaks away
and Cartmen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cartmen looks for the body kick but Tynkkynen saw that one coming.
Tynkkynen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cartmen.
Tynkkynen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cartmen counters with a leg kick.
Cartmen throws a body shot but no joy.
Cartmen lands with a kick to the temple. Tynkkynen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tynkkynen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tynkkynen checks a leg kick.
Cartmen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tynkkynen moves out of range of the leg kick from Cartmen.
Cartmen just misses with a punch to the body.
Cartmen throws a hook but Tynkkynen blocks it.
Tynkkynen misses with a looping left.
Tynkkynen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tynkkynen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cartmen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cartmen.
Jab from Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cartmen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Tynkkynen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cartmen avoids it really well and circles away.
Cartmen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tynkkynen looks to score with a jab to the body but Cartmen is just out of range.
Tynkkynen connects with a nice looking jab.
Tynkkynen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cartmen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tynkkynen throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Cartmen dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Cartmen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tynkkynen shoots in looking for a takedown. Cartmen tries to sprawl out of it but Tynkkynen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cartmen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cartmen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cartmen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cartmen tries to land a front kick but Tynkkynen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tynkkynen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A shot to the body from Tynkkynen misses
and Cartmen counters with a body kick.
Cartmen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Eric Cartmen is winning the standup battle so far.
Tynkkynen throws a jab but it's blocked by Cartmen.
Tynkkynen shoots in for a takedown but Cartmen shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tynkkynen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cartmen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cartmen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tynkkynen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cartmen misses with a leg kick
and Tynkkynen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartmen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cartmen misses with a combination
so Tynkkynen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cartmen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tynkkynen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cartmen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cartmen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cartmen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Tynkkynen connects with a couple of short punches.
Cartmen is pulling down on Tynkkynen's head to control his posture.
Tynkkynen throwing strikes but missing.
Tynkkynen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tynkkynen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tynkkynen won't allow Cartmen to sweep him here.
Tynkkynen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tynkkynen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tynkkynen distracts Cartmen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cartmen trying to keep a closed guard but Tynkkynen is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cartmen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cartmen controls Tynkkynen momentarily but Tynkkynen frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartmen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tynkkynen is working Cartmen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tynkkynen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tynkkynen working some strikes from top position.
Cartmen looking for a sweep. Not yet Cartmen, not yet.
Cartmen trying to keep a closed guard but Tynkkynen is proving a slippery customer.
Tynkkynen passes into half guard.
Tynkkynen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cartmen sees it coming and defends easily.
Tynkkynen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tynkkynen working the head and body with strikes.
Tynkkynen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cartmen's head.
Cartmen is looking for a sweep. Tynkkynen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tynkkynen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tynkkynen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tynkkynen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tynkkynen is nestled in close to Cartmen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cartmen wants to control but Tynkkynen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cartmen is looking for a sweep. Tynkkynen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cartmen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tynkkynen prevents Cartmen from improving his position.
Tynkkynen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rauno Tynkkynen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tynkkynen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cartmen at a distance.
Cartmen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tynkkynen's calf.
Cartmen takes a swing at Tynkkynen's ribcage but misses.
Tynkkynen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cartmen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tynkkynen checks it well.
Tynkkynen blocks a head kick by Cartmen.
Cartmen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A clash of legs there as Tynkkynen blocks the low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tynkkynen! But no joy.
Tynkkynen connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tynkkynen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cartmen moves away.
As Tynkkynen looks to move away, Cartmen throws a big counter combo but Tynkkynen just gets out of the way.
A head kick misses from Cartmen.
Tynkkynen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tynkkynen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tynkkynen throwing shots but Cartmen is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartmen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tynkkynen is working for a kimura but Cartmen is defending it quite comfortably.
Cartmen wants to control the action here but instead Tynkkynen manages to pass to full mount!
Cartmen wants to hold on but Tynkkynen pushes him away.
Tynkkynen raining down hammerfists from mount.
Cartmen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tynkkynen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Eric Cartmen's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tynkkynen looking to finish Cartmen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cartmen!
Jeez, Eric Cartmen's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Eric Cartmen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rauno Tynkkynen!
Rauno Tynkkynen is the new heavyweight champion!
Rauno Tynkkynen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Eric Cartmen had this to say: 'screw you guys i'm going home'.
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FIGHT
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