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The Island Season 5, 170 lbs, Round 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hyman Krustofski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lucio Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hyman Krustofski!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Krustofski.
Gracie looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gracie drops his hands momentarily and Krustofski takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gracie drives through and clinches with Krustofski against the cage.
Krustofski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Krustofski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Krustofski leaning his opponent against the cage.
Krustofski slowing the pace effectively.
Gracie slowing the pace effectively.
Krustofski is trying to break the clinch but Gracie has him pressed against the cage.
Krustofski working hard to break the clinch.
Gracie stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krustofski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Krustofski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
Krustofski misses with a low kick.
Krustofski lands a glancing blow to the side of Gracie's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to clinch.
A jab from Krustofski does it's job there.
It looks like Lucio Gracie has been cut.
Krustofski misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Gracie darts in trying to clinch
and Krustofski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Good work by Gracie as he checks the leg kick.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie feinted with a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krustofski is looking to score with low kicks.
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gracie throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Krustofski was covering up waiting for the punch and Gracie finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Krustofski keeps moving.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gracie drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Krustofski dives on top into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krustofski avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie working for a triangle but Krustofski defends it easily.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gracie has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Krustofski throwing strikes from guard but Gracie blocks nicely.
Krustofski avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Krustofski controlling from the top position.
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Krustofski doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Gracie is tightening it up a little... Krustofski has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Krustofski reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Krustofski taps out! Nice BJJ there by Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Lucio Gracie!
Lucio Gracie thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Teiden Ritari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I Love the Cocaine. Rick James has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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177 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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184 lbs
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Decent elbows
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Teiden Ritari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rick James!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ritari wants to clinch.
James throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ritari tries to counter by moving into the clinch but James manages to circle out of the way.
Ritari tries to clinch there but James circles away.
Ritari has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
James throws a shot from downtown. Ritari moves away and avoids it.
James misses the jab.
Ritari seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
James scores with a jab to the body.
Rick James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Teiden Ritari has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James throws a hook to the side of Ritari's head but Ritari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ritari is looking to counter the offense by James and move into the clinch.
James drives through and clinches with Ritari against the cage.
Ritari lands an elbow just above James 's eye.
A head punch blocked on the inside by James.
James on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ritari backwards.
James struggles to land a body shot inside as Ritari controls his hands.
Ritari tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and James avoids it.
Ritari with an attempt at a knee that misses.
James has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch on the inside from James fails to land.
James struggles to land a body shot inside as Ritari controls his hands.
Ritari throws an elbow but it misses.
Ritari is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ritari misses with an elbow strike.
James on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ritari.
Ritari is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. James is defending well for now.
Ritari blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from James.
Ritari connects with a knee to the head.
James avoiding damage as Ritari throws knees to the body.
Ritari blocks an uppercut.
James misses with a body punch.
James blocks an elbow strike from Ritari.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James pushes Ritari back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritari trying to land knees to the body.
James lands with a left to the head.
James pushes Ritari back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ritari trying to control the position but instead, James has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ritari into the cage.
Ritari blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ritari.
Ritari blocking some punches.
Ritari misses with an elbow strike.
Ritari misses with a body punch.
James misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ritari throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ritari looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ritari misses with a knee to the head.
James blocks an elbow strike from Ritari.
James lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
James misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from James.
James lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from James - that landed with a thud.
James breaks from the clinch.
James has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ritari is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ritari tried to score with a low kick but James checks it.
James swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ritari ducks under a wild hook from James.
Ritari blocks a jab.
James feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Ritari sprawling to the canvas! Ritari rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can James finish him?!
Ritari is rocked!
Ritari tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oh Ritari is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ritari misses with a leg kick
and James counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James lands a big uppercut and Ritari crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ritari looks OK. James waves Ritari back to his feet!
That kick from Ritari tenderised James's leg. James is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice body punch from James.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ritari seems to have got his legs back now.
James gets a clinch.
James working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
James swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ritari putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has James in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
James lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ritari is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. James is defending well for now.
James managing to block the knees to the body from Ritari.
Ritari connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Rick James has been cut.
Ritari pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for James.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James avoids the elbow strike from Ritari, against the cage.
James working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ritari blocking some punches.
James swings wildly with an uppercut but Ritari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, James scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick James dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
James lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
James forces Ritari back against the cage and clinches.
James tries to throw a body punch but Ritari avoids it by throwing James back against the cage.
James misses with a body punch.
James softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
James has a couple of punches blocked by Ritari.
James throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ritaris head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ritari.
Ritari misses with a punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ritari just misses with a elbow thrown towards James's brow.
James has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
James lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ritari or not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ritari looks to throw an elbow but misses.
James lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for James.
A right hook to the body lands for James.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ritari throws an elbow that misses.
James gets through Ritari's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James struggles to land a body shot inside as Ritari controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James blocks the elbow strike.
Ritari tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and James avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for James.
Ritari tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
James has a couple of punches blocked by Ritari.
James breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
James misses with a straight right.
As James tries to get set, Ritari tries to push him back and clinch up but James manages to avoid the attempt.
Ritari closes the distance and clinches.
Ritari blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ritari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ritari has a couple of punches blocked by James.
Ritari looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from James fails to land.
A hook to the body from James.
James blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ritari with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
James tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ritari takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James lands a hook to the side of the head.
James lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ritari.
James throws a punch but it's blocked by Ritari.
James drops Ritari onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Ritari is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Ritari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ritari with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
James goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
James works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from James in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Ritari missing with knees to the body.
James lands with a light punch inside.
James drops Ritari onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Ritari is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
James creates a bit of distance and cracks Ritari with a massive left hook! Ritari crumples out of camera shot, completely unconscious! He's been Nelmarked! James stares at him for a moment then struts over to his corner, victorious.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rick James!
Rick James seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Silvio Provenza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tapio Sammalkorpi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Provenza kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Madreblu - Certamente. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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176 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Silvio Provenza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tapio Sammalkorpi!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Provenza looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sammalkorpi is fending him off so far but Provenza persists. Nope, Sammalkorpi circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck for Sammalkorpi with that takedown attempt.
Sammalkorpi gets a takedown into half guard.
Sammalkorpi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sammalkorpi drops an elbow to the side of Provenza's head.
Provenza tries to roll over but Sammalkorpi keeps him under control.
Sammalkorpi is trying to control. Provenza wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sammalkorpi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sammalkorpi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sammalkorpi is nestled in close to Provenza, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Provenza is staying active underneath Sammalkorpi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Provenza is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sammalkorpi working over Provenza with some ground and pound. Provenza looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Provenza is looking to control Sammalkorpi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Provenza avoid being mounted?
Provenza actively working from the bottom here.
Provenza is looking for a sweep. Sammalkorpi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sammalkorpi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Provenza is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sammalkorpi pulls his head out easily.
Sammalkorpi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Provenza avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sammalkorpi.
Sammalkorpi is thwarting Provenza's attempts to control the position.
Sammalkorpi is keen to just control but Provenza is a slippery customer.
Sammalkorpi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Provenza sees it coming and defends easily.
Sammalkorpi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Provenza on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Provenza is looking for a sweep. Sammalkorpi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sammalkorpi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Provenza has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sammalkorpi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Provenza is trying to maintain the position but Sammalkorpi is very close to passing his half guard.
Sammalkorpi wants to free his trapped foot but Provenza is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Provenza gets back to full guard.
Sammalkorpi throws a big elbow that misses.
Sammalkorpi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sammalkorpi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sammalkorpi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sammalkorpi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Provenza looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Provenza trying to keep a closed guard but Sammalkorpi is proving a slippery customer.
Sammalkorpi wants to control from the top but Provenza keeps moving.
Sammalkorpi lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sammalkorpi stays in close to Provenza's body and controls the position.
Sammalkorpi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sammalkorpi trying to control the position from guard on top but Provenza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Provenza looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Provenza is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sammalkorpi cracks Provenza with a solid left hand.
Sammalkorpi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sammalkorpi landing some decent shots from guard.
Sammalkorpi works over Provenza with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tapio Sammalkorpi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sammalkorpi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Provenza as he avoids it easily.
Sammalkorpi shoots in but no luck this time.
Provenza gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Provenza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sammalkorpi is one step ahead there.
Provenza keeping moving, preventing Sammalkorpi from controlling successfully.
Sammalkorpi lands a couple of digs.
Provenza working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Provenza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sammalkorpi is one step ahead there.
Sammalkorpi postures up and lands a big shot to Provenza's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sammalkorpi stopping the sweep attempt from Provenza.
Provenza lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Sammalkorpi is looking for a triangle here but Provenza uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Provenza is looking to take a break and control but Sammalkorpi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Provenza wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sammalkorpi, who protects the arm well.
Provenza tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Provenza is trying to get an arm triangle but Sammalkorpi is defending well.
Sammalkorpi sneaks back into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sammalkorpi is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Provenza jumps into side control!
Sammalkorpi prevents Provenza from moving into mount.
Sammalkorpi is looking for a sweep.
Sammalkorpi is still trying to improve position.
Sammalkorpi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Provenza is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sammalkorpi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sammalkorpi tries to buck Provenza off but Provenza is having none of it.
Sammalkorpi sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sammalkorpi is looking to improve his position.
Sammalkorpi looking for submissions off his back.
Sammalkorpi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Provenza content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sammalkorpi is not content to let Provenza control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sammalkorpi is trying to get back to full guard.
Sammalkorpi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Provenza.
Sammalkorpi gets back to full guard.
Provenza passes Sammalkorpi's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Provenza prevents Sammalkorpi from improving his position.
Provenza not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Provenza 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.
Sammalkorpi wants to improve his position but Provenza is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silvio Provenza dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. 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.
Sammalkorpi shoots for a takedown but Provenza saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sammalkorpi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Provenza sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sammalkorpi somewhat.
Provenza fails with a takedown attempt.
Sammalkorpi scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sammalkorpi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sammalkorpi working the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Sammalkorpi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Provenza tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Provenza regains half guard.
Provenza gets back to full guard.
Sammalkorpi wants to control from the top but Provenza keeps moving.
Sammalkorpi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sammalkorpi distracts Provenza with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tapio Sammalkorpi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Provenza had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sammalkorpi defends it easily.
Provenza is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Provenza is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Provenza seems to be looking for submissions.
Sammalkorpi wants to improve his position but Provenza is controlling well.
Provenza is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sammalkorpi works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sammalkorpi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sammalkorpi has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Provenza is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Sammalkorpi.
Sammalkorpi is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Provenza's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Provenza thows a huge punch but Sammalkorpi dodges it nicely.
Sammalkorpi is looking to control Provenza's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sammalkorpi avoid being mounted?
Sammalkorpi is not content to let Provenza control the position.
Sammalkorpi is defending against the submission attempts here by Provenza.
Provenza thows a huge punch but Sammalkorpi dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sammalkorpi tries to get to full guard but Provenza has control of the leg.
Provenza thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sammalkorpi's head.
Sammalkorpi is looking to improve his position.
Sammalkorpi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sammalkorpi.
Sammalkorpi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Provenza is aware though and is defending well.
Tapio Sammalkorpi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Provenza lands a couple of digs.
Sammalkorpi controlling Provenza's posture.
Sammalkorpi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tapio Sammalkorpi.
I think Sammalkorpi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Tapio Sammalkorpi!
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Tapio Sammalkorpi!
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for Tapio Sammalkorpi!
Tapio Sammalkorpi wins by unanimous decision!
Tapio Sammalkorpi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Julio Cesar Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Potter's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cherry Pie by Warrant. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Peter Potter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Don Julio Cesar Chavez !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cesar Chavez tries to keep at a distance but Potter has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Potter fails to land.
Nice body punch from Cesar Chavez - that landed with a thud.
Cesar Chavez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Potter fails to land.
Cesar Chavez misses with the head strike.
Cesar Chavez working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cesar Chavez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cesar Chavez stalling in the clinch but Potter improves position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Potter as Cesar Chavez tries to tie him up.
We've been informed that Cesar Chavez has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Cesar Chavez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cesar Chavez struggles to land a body shot inside as Potter controls his hands.
Cesar Chavez ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Cesar Chavez no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cesar Chavez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cesar Chavez wants to sweep here but Potter controlling him for the moment.
Cesar Chavez looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Potter is defending well. Cesar Chavez quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Potter has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Cesar Chavez celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Don Julio Cesar Chavez !
Don Julio Cesar Chavez tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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