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Infinity: Weekend Warriors PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rock Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ash Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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178 lbs
5 - 11 - 0 |
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187 cm
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171 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
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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
5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rock Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ash Williams!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Williams.
Williams avoids the body shot from Allen.
No luck for Williams with that takedown attempt.
Williams closes this distance looking for a takedown but Allen circles away.
Rock Allen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ash Williams.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Allen.
Williams throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Allen's waist but Allen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Williams off to one side.
Allen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Allen looks to land a body kick but Williams moved away.
Allen throws a hook but Williams blocks it.
Williams changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Allen tries to avoid it but Williams manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Allen to the ground. Allen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Allen takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams shoots for a double leg takedown but Allen sprawls well. He's pushed Williams's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Williams looks winded!
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown. Allen tries to sprawl out of it but Williams keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Allen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Allen throws a head kick that Williams semi-blocks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Ash Williams has been cut.
Williams fails with the takedown.
Allen wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Allen drives through with a takedown into Williams's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Allen trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Allen is in close to Williams's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Allen stopping the sweep attempt from Williams.
Allen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Allen working some strikes from top position.
Williams tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Williams working for a triangle but Allen defends it easily.
Allen lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Allen advances to half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Allen's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Allen wants to free his trapped foot but Williams is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Allen wants to control but Williams is keeping him busy.
Williams slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Williams has momentary wrist control but Allen slips an elbow through the middle.
Williams is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Allen distracts Williams with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Williams tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Allen looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams looking for a sweep. Not yet Williams, not yet.
Allen lands a couple of elbows.
Allen with a nice head shot there.
Williams tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Williams is looking for a triangle here but Allen uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Williams on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Allen working the ground and pound.
Allen working the head with strikes.
Allen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Allen cracks Williams with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen decides to stand up, so the ref orders Williams to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Allen as Williams shoots in.
Allen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Williams looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams is looking to reverse the position.
Williams is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Williams is looking to regain half guard here but Allen keeps moving and retains side control.
Allen working the body and head with strikes.
Allen grinds an elbow into Williams's temple.
Allen connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Williams some visible discomfort.
Williams tries to buck Allen off but Allen is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Allen is staying tight to Williams's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Allen working the head and body with strikes.
Allen tries for a kimura but Williams is defending well.
Allen trying to control the position but Williams is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rock Allen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ash Williams's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Allen circles away.
Williams looks for a takedown but Allen sprawls well.
It looked like Allen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Williams.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Allen as he jumps to the side.
Allen leaves Williams with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rock Allen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ash Williams.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Allen pushes him off.
And Allen counters with a quick kick to the body but Williams blocks it.
Allen connects with an inside leg kick.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but Allen shows good takedown defense.
Allen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Williams sprawls and moves away.
Allen misses with a few strikes there.
Williams will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Allen throws a big counter combination but Williams scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Williams is defended easily by Allen.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes from Allen. Those never looked like landing.
Williams gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Allen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Allen passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Allen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Williams sees it coming and defends easily.
Williams is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Allen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Williams with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Allen wants to take a breather but Williams is having none of it.
Allen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Williams is pressing down on Allen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Williams looking to hit a scissor sweep but Allen is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Allen distracts Williams with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Allen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Williams is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Allen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Allen distracts Williams with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Allen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Williams's head.
Allen with a nice head shot there.
Allen scoring with some ground and pound.
Allen stands up over Williams, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Allen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen scoring with some ground and pound.
Williams looking to hit a scissor sweep but Allen is one step ahead there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Allen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Allen lands a couple of elbows.
Allen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Allen stands and steps away. Williams gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Allen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Allen gets tackled into the cage by Williams. Williams maintains the clinch.
Allen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Williams avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Allen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Allen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Allen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Williams avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Allen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Williams prevents it.
Allen blocks an uppercut.
Williams gets through Allen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Williams lands with a right to the head.
Williams lands an elbow that stopped Allen in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Rock Allen has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Allen.
Williams prevents a takedown attempt there.
Williams misses with a punch to the body.
Williams looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rock Allen dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Allen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Williams goes for a double leg but Allen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Allen continues to drive forward.
Allen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams fails with the takedown
and Allen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Allen.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
Allen tightens his grip and picks Williams up, before dumping him to the ground. Williams manages to land in guard.
Allen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Allen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Allen drops back looking for a leg! Williams is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Williams manages to kick Allen off! Allen jumps back into Williams's guard.
Allen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Allen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Allen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Williams's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen working some strikes from top position.
Allen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Allen wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Allen looking to pass the guard.
Williams manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Allen manages to get himself to full guard.
Allen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Williams drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Allen dives on top into guard.
Allen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Williams's head.
Ash Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Allen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Williams on the ground.
Allen connects with a couple of short punches.
Allen working some strikes from top position.
Williams wants to sweep here but Allen controlling him for the moment.
Allen drops back looking for a leg! Williams is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Williams manages to kick Allen off! Allen jumps back into Williams's guard.
Allen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Allen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Williams wants to sweep here but Allen controlling him for the moment.
Williams is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rock Allen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Allen kicks off Williams and gets to his feet.
Allen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Williams shoots for a double leg takedown but Allen sprawls well. He's pushed Williams's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rock Allen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ash Williams.
Williams shoots and misses
and Allen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Williams misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is trying to maintain a safe position but Allen gets an underhook and turns Williams into the cage.
Williams stops a takedown attempt from Allen.
Allen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
Allen turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Allen scoring with punches and elbows.
Rock Allen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Allen is staying tight to Williams's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Allen has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Allen trying to control the action but Williams is working from the bottom.
Williams is looking for a sweep.
Allen is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Williams will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rock Allen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Allen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rock Allen!
A very excited looking Rock Allen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between August Mocny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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26
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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175 cm
27
180 lbs
6 - 9 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, August Mocny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thiago Alves!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves closes the distance and clinches.
Mocny on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alves gets through Mocny's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've been hearing reports that Mocny has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Mocny tries to pull guard but Alves holds him up against the cage and eventually Mocny drops back down to his feet.
Alves pushes Mocny back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alves throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alves scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Alves.
Alves lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alves misses with a body punch.
Mocny tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Alves just stands there and leans against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Alves throws an elbow but misses.
Mocny fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for August Mocny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alves misses with a body punch.
Alves throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mocny tries to score a body lock takedown but Alves shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mocny blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mocny takes an elbow to the temple.
Alves throws a head punch that misses.
Mocny takes a knee right on the jaw!
Alves tries to land knees in the clinch but Mocny avoids the damage to the body.
Alves digs a right hand underneath Mocny's ribcage. Mocny let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mocny is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alves is defending well for now.
Alves displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mocny up against the cage.
Alves tries to throw a body punch but Mocny avoids it by throwing Alves back against the cage.
Alves is pushing Mocny up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mocny tries to break free but Alves pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves cracks Mocny with a nice body shot.
Alves lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Alves lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Alves landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mocny tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Alves smiles and moves away.
Mocny clinches up with Alves and pushes him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Alves.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mocny avoiding damage as Alves throws knees to the body.
Mocny trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Alves.
Mocny misses with an elbow strike.
Mocny has had enough of the clinch but Alves keeps him there for the moment.
Alves looking to slow down the pace here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mocny on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mocny blocks an elbow strike.
Alves stalling in the clinch but Mocny improves position.
Mocny tries to break free but Alves pushes him back against the cage.
A short left from Alves.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alves.
Mocny tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Alves goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mocny on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mocny's efforts to push away.
Alves lands with a light punch inside.
Mocny is looking to break free of the clinch but Alves has double underhooks.
Mocny tries to pull guard but Alves forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Alves.
Mocny tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Still in the clinch, Alves scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mocny can't break the clinch.
Alves lands a good knee to the midsection. Mocny won't want to take too many of those.
Alves stalls.
Alves lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alves tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Alves dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mocny tries to clinch but Alves is having none of it.
Alves tries to close the distance and clinch but Mocny swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alves plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Alves tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mocny manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alves takes the fight into the clinch.
Alves lands a damaging elbow.
Mocny tries to pull guard but Alves holds him up against the cage and eventually Mocny drops back down to his feet.
Still in the clinch, Alves scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alves missing with knees to the body.
Alves misses with the head strike.
Mocny tries to pull guard but Alves forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Alves misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Alves.
Knees to the body from Alves.
Alves is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mocny is defending well for now.
A bit of stalling here from Mocny.
Mocny is looking to control Alves's arms but Alves gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mocny has his back to the cage.
Alves tries to land knees in the clinch but Mocny avoids the damage to the body.
Alves tries a body shot but Mocny blocks it.
Alves lands a knee to the body.
Alves has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mocny seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Alves can turn it around.
Alves has a couple of punches blocked by Mocny.
Alves can't find room to land a body shot as Mocny controls the action.
Alves taking a breather.
Mocny is trying to pull guard but Alves turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for August Mocny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mocny avoiding damage as Alves throws knees to the body.
Alves tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alves lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mocny is trying to trip Alves. He has hold of a leg but Alves is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Mocny persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alves wants to sweep here but Mocny controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alves seems keen to control Mocny's posture.
Alves is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mocny is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves working a defensive guard here.
Alves manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mocny manages to get himself to full guard.
Mocny has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Alves can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Alves really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mocny. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mocny wants to stand and escape but Alves is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Alves trying to control but Mocny is working from the bottom.
Alves must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mocny wants to sweep but no luck.
Mocny is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mocny is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
August Mocny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alves stuffs the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alves looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mocny fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Alves showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Alves steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mocny.
Alves moves into the clinch.
Mocny is trying to pull guard but Alves turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mocny blocks a body shot from Alves.
Mocny is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Alves is keeping busy.
Mocny tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alves's elbow.
Alves tries to land knees in the clinch but Mocny avoids the damage to the body.
Alves struggles to land a body shot inside as Mocny controls his hands.
Mocny wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mocny blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alves is pushing Mocny up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Alves has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alves is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mocny is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mocny blocks a body shot from Alves.
Alves trying to land knees to the body.
Alves keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mocny's efforts to push away.
Alves tries to stall but Mocny uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Alves tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alves tries to throw a body punch but Mocny avoids it by throwing Alves back against the cage.
Alves lands an elbow inside.
Alves throws a head punch that misses.
Alves tries to land a knee to the head but Mocny blocks with his arms.
Mocny tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mocny wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mocny turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Mocny controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves tries to bench press Mocny off him but Mocny keeps the position.
Mocny taking a breather here.
Alves can't do much from the bottom here.
Alves is not content to let Mocny control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves is trying to get back to half guard.
Alves is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Alves takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Mocny scores with punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alves is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mocny is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Alves knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mocny looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alves is looking to regain half guard here but Mocny keeps moving and retains side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Alves comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Alves winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 26:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Alves!
A less than humble Thiago Alves misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Duff Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zed Ace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zed Ace struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.8lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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20
145 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Duff Slice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zed Ace!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ace has closed the distance and engaged Slice in a clinch.
Ace misses with a knee to the head.
Ace dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Slice has a couple of punches blocked by Ace.
Ace escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Slice scores with a shot to the body.
Ace tries to move into range but Slice moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ace on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Slice throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slice throws a leg kick that misses.
Slice has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Beast Cartel in the buildup to the fight.
Ace doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ace looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Slice tests Ace's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Slice lands with a good body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ace walks into a left hand.
Duff Slice is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Slice tries to keep at a distance but Ace has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Slice fails to land.
Ace pulls Slice into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slice controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ace pulls Slice in close to prevent any damage.
Slice is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Slice tries to free his leg and advance position but Ace is retaining full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Slice as he connects with a hook.
Ace takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Slice on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ace. Ace obviously looking to wear him down.
Slice looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Slice is looking to score with low kicks.
Slice lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Slice slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Slice cracks Ace with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Good exchange - Slice coming out on top.
Ace fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Slice. That snapped Ace's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ace.
Ace closes the distance and clinches up with Slice, looking for a takedown. Ace pushes Slice against the cage but Slice circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Slice smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A nice leg kick lands there from Slice.
Slice avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ace throws a right hand that Slice ducks under and follows up with a left that Slice also avoids with ease.
Ace takes one on the button.
Ace misses with a takedown
and Slice counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ace looks winded!
The fighters circle momentarily. Slice darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ace checks a low kick from Slice.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ace throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Slice lands with a good body shot.
Ace shoots in but Slice avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Slice throws a quick counter kick to the body but Ace avoids it.
Duff Slice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zed Ace.
Slice chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A left lands for Slice.
Slice lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ace at a distance.
Slice tests Ace's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Slice with a nice cross.
Ace throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duff Slice dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The crowd cheers as Slice lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ace doesn't seem phased though.
Slice connects with the punch.
Ace is rocked!
Slice connects with a body shot.
Ace looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ace is still on wobbly legs! Can Slice finish him?
Donk. Slice catches Ace right on the button with a cross.
Ace gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ace throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Slice connects with a crisp jab.
Slice scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Slice throws out a powerful jab.
Duff Slice is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slice fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ace looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ace takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Duff Slice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slice throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ace on the side of the head.
Slice dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Slice is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ace can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheers as Slice lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ace doesn't seem phased though.
Ace misses with the combination.
BOOM! Slice lands a beautiful left hook that drops Ace. Ace tries to recover but Slice is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Ace lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duff Slice!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kanishka Lijikiszcz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lijikiszcz comes to the cage accompanied by 2Pac feat Outlawz World Wide Mob Figgaz. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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139 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kanishka Lijikiszcz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Li!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li scores with a takedown into Lijikiszcz's guard.
Li got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lijikiszcz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Li has managed to get both his arms back between Lijikiszcz's legs - danger averted.
Li missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lijikiszcz trying to control the position.
Li throws a sloppy strike and Lijikiszcz has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Li is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Lijikiszcz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kanishka Lijikiszcz!
A victorious Kanishka Lijikiszcz thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batista Da Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Pride Theme. Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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41
208 lbs
35 - 31 - 0 |
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33
194 lbs
11 - 12 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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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
35 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Oscar Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos dives in for a single leg takedown but Batista Da Silva sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Batista Da Silva misses with the combination.
Batista Da Silva gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dos Santos to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Batista Da Silva keeping moving, preventing Dos Santos from controlling successfully.
Dos Santos slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Batista Da Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dos Santos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batista Da Silva being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batista Da Silva is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Dos Santos rolls with it to try and escape but Batista Da Silva cranks on the arm and Dos Santos is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva!
Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arne Riseman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Kusilutka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Igor Kusilutka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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43
280 lbs
37 - 33 - 3 |
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185 lbs
17 - 11 - 0 |
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World class boxer
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 33 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Arne Riseman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Igor Kusilutka!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kusilutka connects with a crisp jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Kusilutka scores with a four punch combination!
Riseman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Riseman has been working on his boxing with his coaches at DiscoClub in the buildup to the fight.
Kusilutka throws an overhand right that lands on Riseman's shoulder, as Riseman tries to avoid the shot.
Kusilutka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Riseman is looking to counter punch.
Nice cross by Riseman.
It looks like Igor Kusilutka has been cut.
A punch combination from Kusilutka misses.
Kusilutka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Kusilutka looks to move away, Riseman throws a big counter combo but Kusilutka just gets out of the way.
Riseman ducks right into an uppercut from Kusilutka.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kusilutka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kusilutka takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kusilutka misses with a straight left.
Good exchange - Riseman coming out on top.
Kusilutka has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Riseman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kusilutka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Riseman with a hook.
Igor Kusilutka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kusilutka throws a nice looking combination but Riseman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kusilutka lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riseman walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Kusilutka drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Riseman swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Kusilutka's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arne Riseman!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lukas Ioannou Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stacker Pentacost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
191 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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23
223 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lukas Ioannou Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Stacker Pentacost!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pentacost lands a slapping body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Pentacost misses the target.
Pentacost clinches.
Pentacost tries a body shot but Ioannou Ii blocks it.
Ioannou Ii being controlled against the cage.
Pentacost is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ioannou Ii is defending well for now.
Pentacost told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Pentacost swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pentacost keeps control of Ioannou Ii as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ioannou Ii avoiding damage as Pentacost throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ioannou Ii.
Pentacost misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ioannou Ii.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pentacost utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pentacost throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ioannou Ii.
A right hand to the body from Pentacost.
A bit of stalling here from Pentacost.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pentacost.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pentacost pushes off an throws an elbow but Ioannou Ii leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pentacost stalls.
Pentacost gets through Ioannou Ii's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pentacost lands a nice uppercut.
Pentacost displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ioannou Ii up against the cage.
Ioannou Ii's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A slow jab from Pentacost misses its intended target.
Pentacost instigates a clinch.
Ioannou Ii misses with a punch on the inside.
Ioannou Ii takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pentacost is stalling here.
Pentacost with a knee to the head.
It looks like Lukas Ioannou Ii has been cut.
Pentacost pushes Ioannou Ii back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pentacost lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pentacost pushes off an throws an elbow but Ioannou Ii leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ioannou Ii being controlled against the cage.
Pentacost leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pentacost lands a nice knee to the body.
Pentacost lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ioannou Ii backwards.
Ioannou Ii takes a shot to the head.
Ioannou Ii throws a head punch that misses.
Pentacost landing knees to the body.
Ioannou Ii is breathing heavily.
Pentacost will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ioannou Ii up against the cage.
Pentacost working Ioannou Ii over with knees to the body.
Pentacost lands a hook that snaps the head of Ioannou Ii backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ioannou Ii blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ioannou Ii being controlled against the cage.
Pentacost scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pentacost manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A right handed body shot lands from Pentacost.
A short right from Pentacost on the inside.
Pentacost working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pentacost scores a nice knee to the body.
Ioannou Ii is trying to break free.
Ioannou Ii letting Pentacost take a breather here.
Pentacost working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pentacost doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ioannou Ii swings wildly with an uppercut but Pentacost uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pentacost prevents a body shot from Ioannou Ii.
Pentacost tries to throw a body punch but Ioannou Ii avoids it by throwing Pentacost back against the cage.
Pentacost lands a knee to the body.
Pentacost slows down the pace here.
Pentacost stalling the fight.
Pentacost continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Ioannou Ii tries to break free but Pentacost pushes him back against the cage.
Ioannou Ii working aggressively here.
Pentacost lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Pentacost scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pentacost stalling.
Pentacost tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ioannou Ii's elbow.
Pentacost connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ioannou Ii's face.
Ioannou Ii is rocked!
Pentacost tries to work over Ioannou Ii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oh Ioannou Ii is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pentacost holding his opponent close, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stacker Pentacost dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lukas Ioannou Ii's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pentacost checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ioannou Ii seems to have got his legs back now.
Pentacost scoring well with a low kick there.
Ioannou Ii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ioannou Ii misses with a looping left.
Ioannou Ii misses with a head kick.
Stacker Pentacost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Ioannou Ii misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pentacost.
Pentacost goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A swing and a miss from Pentacost.
Pentacost missing with a left hand there. Ioannou Ii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pentacost has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head kick misses from Ioannou Ii.
Pentacost throws a looping overhand right but Ioannou Ii ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pentacost takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pentacost closes the distance and pushes Ioannou Ii back into the cage.
Ioannou Ii lands with a light punch inside.
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!
The referee calls for Ioannou Ii to work.
Pentacost with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Ioannou Ii.
Pentacost misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Pentacost scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pentacost lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pentacost tries to work over Ioannou Ii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pentacost pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ioannou Ii blocks a body shot from Pentacost.
Pentacost working Ioannou Ii over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pentacost lands a good knee to the midsection. Ioannou Ii won't want to take too many of those.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pentacost.
A knee to the head by Pentacost.
Pentacost lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pentacost obliges.
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!
Pentacost is pushing Ioannou Ii up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pentacost lands with a right to the head.
Stacker Pentacost seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pentacost lands a right hand.
Ioannou Ii is rocked!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pentacost creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oh Ioannou Ii is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pentacost lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pentacost works on Ioannou Ii's body with a couple of short punches.
Ioannou Ii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pentacost working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pentacost lands a big knee to the head and Ioannou Ii goes down! Pentacost pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stacker Pentacost!
A victorious Stacker Pentacost thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sven Artur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Galvao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sven Artur has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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209 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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194 lbs
10 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sven Artur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andre Galvao!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galvao gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Artur counters with a nice uppercut.
No joy there for Galvao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Artur listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Galvao.
Artur misses with a body shot.
Galvao has his takedown stuffed
and Artur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Galvao misses the jab.
Artur is looking to counter punch.
Galvao shoots in but Artur avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sven Artur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Galvao.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galvao misses with a takedown
and Artur counters with a straight right hand.
Artur misses with an uppercut. Galvao saw that one coming.
We've been told by Artur's head coaches at DiscoClub that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Andre Galvao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Galvao shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Artur pinned against the cage. Artur gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galvao throws a hook to the side of Artur's head but Artur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Artur was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Galvao scores with a jab to the jaw.
Artur lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Galvao gets a double leg takedown into Artur's guard.
Galvao avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Galvao stops Artur from standing up.
Galvao postures up.
Galvao is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Galvao trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Galvao won't allow Artur to sweep him here.
Galvao stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Artur swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Galvao drops back, looking for a kneebar! Artur looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Artur looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Artur!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Galvao is trying to get back to half guard.
Artur controls the position.
Artur wants to lay and pray for a moment but Galvao keeps working.
Galvao is letting Artur control him for a moment.
Galvao tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Galvao is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Artur's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Artur prevents Galvao from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artur trying to control the action but Galvao is working from the bottom.
Galvao is trying to control but can't.
Galvao wants to get back to full guard.
Galvao looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Artur is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Well, if Artur is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Galvao is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Artur pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Artur is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Galvao is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Artur pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Galvao wants to improve his position but Artur is controlling well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Galvao is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Artur pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Artur dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Galvao takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Galvao staying out of range there.
Galvao fails with the takedown.
Artur scores with a three punch combo!
Good leg kick by Artur there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Galvao shoots in for a double leg but Artur sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Galvao is defended easily by Artur.
Sven Artur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Galvao.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galvao throws a sloppy head kick and Artur moves out of range easily.
Galvao throws a series of punches but Artur avoids them all with ease.
Artur throwing a counter right hand but Galvao manages to avoid it.
Galvao swings for the body but Artur moves out of range.
Artur moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galvao swats away the attempt to clinch by Artur.
Galvao shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Artur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Galvao throws a left and a right that both miss
and Artur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sven Artur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Artur dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Artur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Galvao with a poor takedown
and Artur counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Artur.
Artur scores with a jab.
Galvao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Artur.
Galvao shoots in for a takedown but Artur shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Artur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Galvao misses with a takedown
and Galvao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Artur finds it's target.
Artur is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Galvao can do to turn this around?
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!
Artur connects with the punch.
Nice shot by Artur.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Galvao is defended easily by Artur.
Artur fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Galvao slips a jab from Artur.
Galvao misses with a takedown attempt
and Artur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Galvao misses the target.
Artur swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Artur cracks Galvao with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Galvao fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artur scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheers as Artur lands an impressive looking overhand right. Galvao doesn't seem phased though.
Galvao gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Artur to counter with a crisp jab.
Galvao slips a jab from Artur.
Galvao throws a lazy right hand but Artur sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Galvao swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Artur counters with a straight right hand.
Galvao goes for a double leg but Artur avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Artur continues to drive forward.
Artur swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Galvao misses with a takedown
and Artur counters with a nice uppercut.
Galvao is breathing heavily.
A low kick from Galvao is predictable there
and Artur counters with a straight right hand.
Artur lands with an uppercut that bounces Galvao off the cage and back into range.
Artur scores with a hook to the body. Galvao takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Artur throws out a loose jab but Galvao uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artur scores with a crisp jab that stopped Galvao in his tracks.
Galvao shoots in for a double leg but Artur sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Galvao has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A punch combination from Galvao misses.
Artur fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Galvao on the side of the head.
Artur lands with a straight right. Galvao didn't see that one coming.
Artur lands with a right hand.
A good leg kick by Artur.
Artur comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Artur is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Galvao gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Artur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sven Artur is winning the standup battle so far.
Artur scores with a jab to the head.
Artur is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Artur throws a leg kick but Galvao sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Galvao is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Artur misses with a straight right.
A big right from Artur misses.
Galvao shoots in for a takedown but Artur shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Artur dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Galvao with a jab.
Galvao shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Artur counters with a nice body shot.
Galvao shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Artur napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Galvao connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Artur some visible discomfort.
Artur knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Galvao on the ground.
An elbow from Galvao crashes against the mat.
Artur can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galvao tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Artur is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galvao tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Artur parries the strikes from Galvao easily there. Galvao is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Artur to escape.
Galvao tries to score with some ground and pound. Artur controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Artur managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Galvao.
Artur manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Artur is controlling Galvao's trapped leg to prevent Galvao from advancing to side control.
Galvao is thwarting Artur's attempts to control the position.
My spies in FIERCE inform me that Galvao has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Galvao throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Galvao is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Artur is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galvao works his way into side control.
Galvao tries to move into full mount but can't pass Artur's legs.
Galvao has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Artur avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Galvao.
Galvao has hold of Artur's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Artur seems comfortable defending it but Galvao has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Artur is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Artur is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Galvao couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Andre Galvao!
Andre Galvao thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Bujol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kukulcan Tonga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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167 lbs
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162 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergio Bujol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kukulcan Tonga!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonga has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bujol.
Tonga closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bujol circles away.
A slow jab from Bujol misses its intended target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tonga.
Tonga throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bujol misses with a wild body shot.
Tonga tries to score with a low kick but Bujol moves his leg out of the way.
Bujol throws a shot to the body.
Bujol closes the distance but Tonga moves to the side
and Tonga makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tonga has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tonga tried to score with a low kick but Bujol checks it.
Bujol swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bujol looks to throw the jab but Tonga is out of range.
Tonga swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bujol looks to land a body kick but Tonga moved away.
Tonga only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bujol looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bujol misses with a right hand
and Tonga counters with a stiff right hand.
Tonga misses with an uppercut. Bujol saw that one coming.
Bujol throws an off balance right hand
and Tonga counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bujol tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bujol slips a jab and a cross from Tonga.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bujol fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bujol checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bujol takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bujol fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tonga manages to avoid it.
Bujol misses with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Tonga. Those never looked like landing.
Tonga misses the jab.
Bujol smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bujol throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bujol throws a jab when Tonga was well out of range.
Tonga throws a front kick aimed at Bujol's knee but Bujol avoids it well.
Bujol appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tonga connects with a leg kick. Bujol looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bujol lands with a nice body kick.
Tonga blocks a head kick by Bujol.
Tonga throws a low kick but Bujol moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by Bujol there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Bujol throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tonga.
Tonga goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tonga dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bujol. That did some damage!
Tonga lands a lovely overhand right.
Tonga checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tonga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bujol.
Tonga misses with a left hand
enabling Bujol to counter with a crisp jab.
Tonga looks to land a body kick but Bujol moved away.
Bujol looks to throw the jab but Tonga is out of range.
Bujol has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tonga.
Tonga explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tonga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bujol was well out of range. Poor timing from Tonga.
Bujol connects with a body shot.
Bujol throws a leg kick
letting Tonga counter with a right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Tonga 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bujol misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tonga.
Bujol pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tonga.
Bujol works Tonga's body with a nice hook.
Bujol connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bujol lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bujol misses with a looping left.
A punch lands to the side of Bujol 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bujol throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tonga flicks out a counter leg kick but Bujol steps away.
Tonga throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tonga tries to land a front kick but Bujol steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bujol misses with a two punch combination.
Bujol takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tonga 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 Bujol has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bujol and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bujol swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tonga misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tonga.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bujol. Tonga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tonga lands a leg kick that knocks Bujol off balance momentarily.
Tonga delivers a nice body kick.
Bujol is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bujol thuds a left hand into Tonga's body.
Tonga connects with an inside leg kick.
Bujol throws a head kick but Tonga moves out of range.
Bujol dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tonga throws a wild body kick that Bujol sees coming a mile off.
Bujol connects with a solid leg kick.
Tonga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bujol manages to avoid it.
Tonga throws an overhand right that lands on Bujol's shoulder, as Bujol tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tonga's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bujol connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tonga scrambles back to his feet.
Bujol moves out of range of the body kick from Tonga.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tonga.
Sergio Bujol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bujol tries to land a body kick
and Tonga counters with a low kick, right behind Bujol 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kukulcan Tonga will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tonga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tonga is trying to counter with his kicks.
A good leg kick by Bujol.
Bujol takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bujol throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bujol connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bujol wants to clinch.
Bujol throws a series of punches but Tonga avoids them all with ease.
Tonga swings for the body but Bujol moves out of range.
Tonga scores with the left hand. Bujol knows he should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tonga throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tonga throws a looping overhand right but Bujol ducks down to avoid it.
Tonga is looking to score with low kicks.
Tonga blocks a low kick nicely.
Tonga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonga turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bujol connects with the punch.
Bujol avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tonga throws a push kick but Bujol slaps the foot to one side.
Bujol misses with a jab to the body
and Tonga counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bujol tries a head kick but it misses.
Tonga throws a solid leg kick but Bujol takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tonga.
Bujol wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bujol looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tonga connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tonga throws a low kick but Bujol moves out of range easily.
Bujol swings for the body but Tonga moves out of range.
Tonga throws out a counter right but Bujol avoids it with no problem.
Tonga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bujol lands a slapping body shot.
Tonga scores with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bujol swats away the attempt to clinch by Tonga.
Bujol scores with a sloppy right hand. Tonga should have avoided that one.
Bujol throws a jab when Tonga was well out of range.
Tonga thinks about the counter body kick.
Bujol scores with a jab.
Donk. Tonga catches Bujol right on the button with a cross.
Bujol connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tonga momentarily.
Tonga scores with a hook to the body. Bujol takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bujol scores with a sloppy right hand. Tonga should have avoided that one.
Nice defenses there by Tonga.
Tonga thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tonga slips under a jab from Bujol.
Tonga lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tonga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Bujol.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bujol misses with an uppercut.
Tonga throws out a counter right but Bujol avoids it with no problem.
Bujol misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tonga.
Bujol fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tonga manages to avoid it.
Bujol throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tonga moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bujol digs a good hook to Tonga's body.
Bujol throws a leg kick but Tonga sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tonga. Bujol shrugs it off though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tonga connects with a crisp jab.
Tonga lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bujol on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tonga. Tonga obviously looking to wear him down.
Tonga jabs Bujol right on the nose. Bujol blinks but takes it well.
Bujol tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tonga is able to avoid easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left lands for Tonga.
Tonga fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bujol has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonga uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bujol.
Tonga scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tonga connects with a leg kick. Bujol looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tonga connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bujol momentarily.
Tonga closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bujol goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tonga misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bujol.
Bujol can't break the clinch.
Tonga blocking some punches.
Tonga softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bujol blocks a body shot from Tonga.
Tonga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tonga.
Tonga misses with a punch to the body.
Bujol pushes Tonga back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tonga lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bujol backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kukulcan Tonga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Tonga chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kukulcan Tonga seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bujol. Tonga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bujol checks a low kick from Tonga.
Tonga takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bujol checks the leg kick.
Tonga keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bujol.
Tonga cracks Bujol with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tonga moves out of range of the body kick from Bujol.
Tonga lands a jab to the head.
Tonga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tonga now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tonga connects with a nice looking jab.
Bujol is rocked!
Bujol misses with the body kick
and Tonga counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kukulcan Tonga!
A very excited looking Kukulcan Tonga made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Freedom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vann Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freedom comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Freedom. On his way into the cage it seems that Johnny Freedom has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Johnny Freedom seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Johnny Freedom!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vann Knight!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Freedom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knight misses with a leg kick.
Freedom jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Knight connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Freedom momentarily.
Freedom throws a leg kick that is checked
and Knight counters with a thumping low kick.
Knight lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Freedom fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Knight on the side of the head.
Freedom looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Freedom tries to land a front kick but Knight steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Freedom thows a leg kick but Knight checks it
and Knight counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Knight misses.
Knight throws a low kick but it's checked well by Freedom.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Freedom, right into the meat.
Knight throws a body punch but Freedom moves out of range.
Freedom throws a lazy uppercut
and Knight cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight looks to land a right hand but Freedom moved out of range.
Freedom swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Freedom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Freedom motions for Knight to come forward. Freedom throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Knight misses with a hook to the body
and Freedom counters by moving into the clinch.
Knight misses with some punches.
Knight leaning his opponent against the cage.
Freedom working Knight over with knees to the body.
Freedom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Freedom circles away from the clinch attempt.
Freedom moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Knight misses with a left hand
and Freedom counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Knight gets tackled into the cage by Freedom. Freedom maintains the clinch.
Freedom works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Freedom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knight misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Freedom.
Freedom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Freedom.
Freedom landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knight looks winded!
Knight misses with a hook from the clinch.
Freedom lands a body shot.
Freedom scores with a shot to the side of Knight's head.
Knight takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knight swings wildly with an uppercut but Freedom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Freedom lands an elbow inside that Knight shrugs off.
Freedom landing knees to the body.
Knight has Freedom pressed against the cage.
Knight is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Knight lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freedom with a knee to the head.
Freedom gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Freedom lands a hook that snaps the head of Knight backwards.
Freedom unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Freedom lands an elbow inside that Knight shrugs off.
It looks like Vann Knight has been cut.
Freedom misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knight looking to slow down the pace here.
Knight managing to block the knees to the body from Freedom.
Knight taking a breather.
Freedom throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Knights head.
Freedom is leaning against Knight and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Freedom trying to control the position but instead, Knight has worked for underhooks and has pushed Freedom into the cage.
Freedom unloads a knee to the mid-section. Knight lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Freedom lands a hook that snaps the head of Knight backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Freedom lands a good knee to the midsection. Knight won't want to take too many of those.
Freedom stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Knight swings wildly with an uppercut but Freedom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Freedom lands an elbow inside.
Knight avoiding damage as Freedom throws knees to the body.
Knight misses with a hook from the clinch.
Freedom blocks an uppercut.
Knight is trying to maintain a safe position but Freedom gets an underhook and turns Knight into the cage.
Freedom pushes Knight back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Freedom is pushing Knight up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A right hook to the body lands for Freedom.
Knight blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Freedom landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knight blocks an elbow strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Freedom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Freedom dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vann Knight's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Freedom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knight moves away.
Freedom takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Freedom tries a low kick but Knight avoids it.
Freedom thuds his shin into the meat of Knight's side.
Knight clinches.
Freedom stalling the fight.
Freedom missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Knight fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Knight fails to land.
Knight on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Freedom tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Knight avoids it.
Freedom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knight can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freedom tries to work over Knight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Freedom tries to throw a body punch but Knight avoids it by throwing Freedom back against the cage.
Freedom tries to throw a body punch but Knight avoids it by throwing Freedom back against the cage.
Freedom breaks from the clinch.
Freedom circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freedom misses with a low kick.
Knight looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Knight connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Freedom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knight.
Freedom lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Knight at a distance.
Knight misses with a left hand
and Freedom counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Knight blocks the body kick.
Knight turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Freedom lands with a thumping leg kick.
Freedom swings for the body but Knight moves out of range.
Jab by Freedom.
Knight cracks Freedom with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Freedom.
Knight keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Knight on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Johnny Freedom is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freedom takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Knight has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
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!
Freedom tries to score with a low kick but Knight moves his leg out of the way.
Knight misses with an uppercut
and Freedom counters with a thumping low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Freedom, right into the meat.
Knight tries to clinch but Freedom moves out of range.
Freedom tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Knight is able to avoid easily.
Freedom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knight tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Freedom digs a good hook to Knight's body.
Knight throws a leg kick but Freedom moved away.
Freedom checks a leg kick.
Freedom is looking to counter the offense by Knight and move into the clinch.
Freedom tries to clinch but Knight moves out of range.
Knight is looking to score with low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freedom pushes Knight away with a front kick.
A head kick by Knight misses
and Freedom cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Knight has Freedom up against the cage in a clinch.
Knight misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knight on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knight throws a punch but it's blocked by Freedom.
Knight gets through Freedom's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Freedom lands a left hand.
Knight managing to block the knees to the body from Freedom.
Knight tries to stall but Freedom uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Freedom looking to stall.
Knight just leaning against Freedom, taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knight.
Knight tries a body shot but Freedom blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight working aggressively here.
Freedom tries to throw a body punch but Knight avoids it by throwing Freedom back against the cage.
Knight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Freedom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Freedom lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Knight working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Freedom blocking some punches.
The referee calls for Freedom to work.
Freedom is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Knight is defending well for now.
Freedom creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Freedom lands a left hand.
Freedom can't find room to land a body shot as Knight controls the action.
Knight working aggressively here.
Knight misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knight.
Knight misses with the head strike.
Freedom misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Knight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Freedom dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vann Knight's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Freedom circles away from the clinch attempt.
Freedom scores with a jab to the jaw.
Freedom looks to land a left hand but Knight moved out of range nicely.
Knight connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Freedom momentarily.
Freedom scores with a jab to the head.
Knight missing with a left hand there. Freedom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Freedom throwing a counter right hand but Knight manages to avoid it.
Knight misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Freedom was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Freedom takes a swing at Knight's ribcage but misses.
Knight scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freedom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Freedom.
A nice leg kick lands there from Freedom.
Freedom connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freedom gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knight blocks a body shot from Freedom.
Freedom comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knight on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knight throws a punch but it's blocked by Freedom.
Freedom using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knight takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knight avoids the elbow strike from Freedom, against the cage.
Knight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knight misses with a punch on the inside.
Freedom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Freedom scores with a hook to the body.
Knight blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knight is trying to maintain a safe position but Freedom gets an underhook and turns Knight into the cage.
Freedom lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Freedom lands a nice elbow.
Freedom utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight is trying to maintain a safe position but Freedom gets an underhook and turns Knight into the cage.
Knight is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Freedom has denied him.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Freedom.
Freedom gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Knight looking to stall.
Knight doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knight is trying to stall.
Knight letting Freedom take a breather here.
Freedom scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Freedom blocks an uppercut.
Knight misses with a punch on the inside.
Knight lands a hook that snaps the head of Freedom backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freedom looking to stall.
Freedom using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Freedom as the two fighters clinch.
Johnny Freedom has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Freedom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Freedom forces Knight back against the cage and clinches.
Freedom tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Knight avoids it.
Freedom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knight takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Freedom throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knight counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Freedom is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Knight throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knight misses with a low kick.
Freedom takes the fight into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Freedom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freedom working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Freedom tries to land knees in the clinch but Knight avoids the damage to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Freedom.
Knight is rocked!
Freedom pushes Knight back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knight is still on wobbly legs! Can Freedom finish him?
A nice left hand lands by Freedom.
Freedom landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Freedom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Freedom lands a nice elbow.
Freedom tries to throw a body punch but Knight avoids it by throwing Freedom back against the cage.
Freedom lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Knight to his knees! Freedom keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Freedom!
Johnny Freedom retains his super heavyweight title!
Johnny Freedom took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Spartan Nutrition 160Q with Proof for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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