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TD 5: Hope vs Caballero PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xabilonso Alonso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alonso comes to the cage accompanied by Die Motherfker Die. Xabilonso Alonso had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 172.6lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Xabilonso Alonso looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Xabilonso Alonso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cain Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alonso closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Velasquez did well to prevent Alonso getting side control.
Velasquez scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Alonso manages to mount him!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Velasquez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Velasquez is working to get back to half guard.
Velasquez is squirming around, avoiding Alonso's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Velasquez is trying to escape the mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Velasquez is still trying to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alonso wants to control the pace but Velasquez is squirming around nicely.
Alonso is breathing heavily.
Velasquez is trying to stand up.
Velasquez is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Velasquez is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Velasquez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez wants to control but Alonso is having none of it.
Velasquez working to try and regain half guard.
Velasquez holds on, trying desperately to control.
Velasquez regains half guard.
Velasquez keeping hold of Alonso's head, controlling as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alonso stops Velasquez from getting back to his feet.
Velasquez is concentrating on defense, preventing Alonso from advancing position.
Velasquez wants to get back to full guard.
Velasquez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Alonso is working away from the top position though.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Alonso shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Velasquez's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Alonso is controlling him.
Velasquez has his hands on Alonso's head, controlling the position.
Velasquez is continuing to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alonso prevents Velasquez from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xabilonso Alonso dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Alonso closes the distance looking to clinch
and Velasquez counters with a single leg into guard. Alonso didn't expect that.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Velasquez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Velasquez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Velasquez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Alonso is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Velasquez is controlling him.
Velasquez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alonso keeping moving, preventing Velasquez from controlling successfully.
Velasquez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Alonso's head.
Velasquez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Velasquez is working Alonso over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez stops Alonso from standing up.
Velasquez landing with the ground and pound.
Velasquez cracks Alonso with a solid left hand.
Velasquez won't allow Alonso to get back to his feet.
Velasquez distracts Alonso with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Velasquez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Velasquez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Velasquez wants to control from the top but Alonso keeps moving.
Velasquez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Velasquez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Velasquez connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez postures up and lands a big shot to Alonso's brow.
Velasquez stands up over Alonso, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Velasquez landing with the ground and pound.
Velasquez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Velasquez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Velasquez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Velasquez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Velasquez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Alonso's head.
Alonso is rocked!
Velasquez lands a couple of digs.
Oh Alonso is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Velasquez lands a couple of elbows.
Alonso wants to stand and escape but Velasquez is having none of it.
Velasquez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Velasquez decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Alonso, up you get!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez scores with a takedown into Alonso's guard.
Velasquez connects with a couple of short punches.
Velasquez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Alonso looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Velasquez lands a couple of elbows.
Velasquez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Velasquez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Velasquez chips away with some ground and pound.
Velasquez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Velasquez trying to control the position from guard on top but Alonso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Velasquez works over Alonso with some ground and pound from guard.
Velasquez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Alonso's head.
Velasquez prevents Alonso from getting back to his feet.
Velasquez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Alonso's head.
Velasquez distracts Alonso with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Velasquez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Velasquez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Alonso is looking to stand up but Velasquez isn't so interested in that idea.
Velasquez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Velasquez stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A little feinted left hand from Alonso on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A head kick from Alonso lands but Velasquez takes it in his stride.
Alonso seems to have got his legs back now.
Horrible takedown attempt by Velasquez or perhaps it was just good defense by Alonso, which made it look bad.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Velasquez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Velasquez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Alonso's guard.
Velasquez landing some decent shots from guard.
Velasquez distracts Alonso with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Velasquez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Velasquez dives in for a single leg takedown but Alonso sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Alonso throws a leg kick that is checked
and Velasquez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Velasquez distracts Alonso with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Velasquez scoring with some ground and pound.
Velasquez working some strikes from top position.
Velasquez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Velasquez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Velasquez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alonso has momentary wrist control but Velasquez slips an elbow through the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Velasquez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Velasquez loads up on a big left hand. Alonso felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Velasquez looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Alonso can't hide his disappointment, as Velasquez celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cain Velasquez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimmo Suutari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Robert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimmo Suutari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gary Robert!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Robert misses the target.
Suutari changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Suutari shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Robert sprawls well. Robert wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Suutari gets slowly back to his feet.
A big right from Robert misses.
Suutari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Robert stuffs the takedown attempt from Suutari. Suutari gets slowly back to his feet.
Kimmo Suutari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robert dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Suutari. That did some damage!
Robert misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suutari looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kimmo Suutari. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robert lands with a slapping head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Suutari is defended easily by Robert.
Robert lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Suutari misses with a takedown
and Robert holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Suutari fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Suutari drops down looking for an ankle pick but Robert pulls his leg out and moves away.
Robert keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Despite the aggression on Robert's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Suutari shoots and misses
and Robert counters with a big head kick but Suutari shrugs it off.
Robert throws a series of strikes that have Suutari backpedaling.
Suutari throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Robert's waist but Robert gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Suutari off to one side.
Suutari is breathing heavily.
Robert clinches up with Suutari and pushes him back against the cage.
Robert creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Suutari's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Robert.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suutari goes for a takedown attempt but Robert pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Suutari shoots and misses
and Robert counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robert working the clinch nicely. Suutari is working for position but Robert cracks him with a big knee to the head! Suutari crumples up against the cage and Robert lands two more shots before the ref can save Suutari! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Gary Robert!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hendrik Vermeulen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hendrik Vermeulen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jones lands with an uppercut that bounces Vermeulen off the cage and back into range.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
A jab from Jones misses.
Vermeulen missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vermeulen sizes up Jones with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vermeulen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vermeulen momentarily.
Jones swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vermeulen.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vermeulen circles away quickly and effectively.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jones.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones throws the left hand but Vermeulen avoids the punch easily.
Vermeulen moves into the clinch.
Vermeulen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is trying to push Vermeulen away but Vermeulen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vermeulen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jones is trying to break free.
Nice body punch from Vermeulen - that landed with a thud.
Vermeulen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vermeulen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones blocking some punches.
Vermeulen cracks Jones with a nice body shot.
Vermeulen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vermeulen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Vermeulen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vermeulen.
A short left from Vermeulen.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vermeulen throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Vermeulen scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vermeulen prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Vermeulen lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vermeulen throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Vermeulen lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Vermeulen works on Jones's body with a couple of short punches.
Vermeulen working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Vermeulen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vermeulen slows down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
A hook to the body from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vermeulen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vermeulen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
The referee calls for Vermeulen to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vermeulen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vermeulen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vermeulen scores with a hook to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jones seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Vermeulen can turn it around.
Jones takes a shot to the head.
Vermeulen tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Vermeulen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones is rocked!
Vermeulen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vermeulen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Vermeulen lands a big right hand that drops Jones! The killer instinct kicks in and Vermeulen finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Vermeulen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hendrik Vermeulen!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Hendrik Vermeulen waved his t-shirt featuring Lion Fightwear's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Burrows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marvin Vettori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vettori has chosen The Godfather as his entrance music. Jeffrey Burrows had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeffrey Burrows!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marvin Vettori!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burrows shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vettori sprawls well. Vettori wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Burrows gets slowly back to his feet.
Burrows misses with a jab, cross combination.
Burrows keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Vettori shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Vettori was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Vettori tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Vettori has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Burrows really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Vettori is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Burrows knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Vettori in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Burrows is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marvin Vettori!
Marvin Vettori is the new lightweight champion!
Post fight, Marvin Vettori took to the microphone: 'Roberto Souza i'm coming for ya! You can't hide from me now!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geordie Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernst Schmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Geordie Power!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ernst Schmidt!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power darts in and clinches Schmidt up against the cage.
Schmidt lands with a left to the head.
Power lands a hook that snaps the head of Schmidt backwards.
Schmidt drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Power gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Power swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schmidt blocking some punches.
Schmidt tries to score a body lock takedown but Power shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Power misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Schmidt.
Power is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Schmidt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Power struggles to land a body shot inside as Schmidt controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power lands a damaging elbow.
Power misses with a hook from the clinch.
Power throws a head punch that misses.
Power prevents a takedown attempt there.
Geordie Power has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ernst Schmidt.
Schmidt pushes Power back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Schmidt works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Schmidt.
Schmidt gets through Power's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Schmidt is looking to take this one to the mat.
Power takes a knee to the side of the body.
Power misses with some punches.
Schmidt lands with a short shot to the head.
Schmidt is trying to drag Power to the mat but Power just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Schmidt avoids a wild elbow strike from Power.
Power scores with a shoulder strike.
Schmidt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Power can't find room to land a body shot as Schmidt controls the action.
Schmidt blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Power.
Schmidt tries to break free but Power pushes him back against the cage.
Power fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Power avoiding damage as Schmidt throws knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Schmidt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt blocks an uppercut.
Schmidt drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Power misses with the head strike.
Power misses with some punches.
Power scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Power lands an elbow that stopped Schmidt in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Ernst Schmidt has been cut.
Power looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A nice right hand lands inside from Power.
Schmidt looking to slow down the pace here.
Schmidt tries for a takedown but Power manages to get underhooks.
Power misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Power fails to land.
Power working aggressively here.
Power tries to throw a body punch but Schmidt avoids it by throwing Power back against the cage.
Schmidt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Power working aggressively here.
Schmidt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Power.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power tries to throw a body punch but Schmidt avoids it by throwing Power back against the cage.
Schmidt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Schmidt blocks an uppercut.
Schmidt is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Power gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short uppercut from Schmidt.
Schmidt blocks an uppercut.
Power lands a shot to the body.
Schmidt prevents a body shot from Power.
Power tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schmidt's elbow.
Power fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Power.
Schmidt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Power lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Power lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Schmidt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schmidt.
Power working aggressively here.
Power has a couple of punches blocked by Schmidt.
Schmidt changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Power fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Schmidt looks winded!
Schmidt moves forwards but Power connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schmidt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Schmidt darts in looking for a takedown but Power gets double underhooks and turns Schmidt into the cage.
Power swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Schmidt connects with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schmidt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Power takes a swing at Schmidt's ribcage but misses.
Geordie Power is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schmidt walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Power gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Schmidt tries a body shot but Power blocks it.
Schmidt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Power swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Power throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Schmidt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Power's elbow.
Power tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geordie Power dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ernst Schmidt'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.
Power throws a front kick aimed at Schmidt's knee but Schmidt avoids it well.
Schmidt drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Power defends it well.
Power fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schmidt manages to avoid it.
Power throws a right hand that misses
and Schmidt counters with a series of strikes. Power will be more careful next time no doubt.
Schmidt takes the fight into the clinch.
Power keeps control of Schmidt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Schmidt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Schmidt blocks a body shot from Power.
Power goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schmidt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schmidt.
Power lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power swings wildly with an uppercut but Schmidt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Geordie Power has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Power.
Schmidt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Power fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Power has a couple of punches blocked by Schmidt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Power misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schmidt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Power backwards.
Schmidt missing with knees to the body.
Schmidt controlling the action here for a moment.
Power fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Power.
Power lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Power fails to land.
Power misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schmidt creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Power lands a nice uppercut.
Schmidt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Power lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Power blocks the elbow strike.
Power misses with some punches.
Power misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power swings wildly with an uppercut but Schmidt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schmidt is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Power pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Power working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Power as the two fighters clinch.
Power gets through Schmidt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Power is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schmidt can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Power tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Power tries to work over Schmidt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Schmidt is pushing Power up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Power misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Power on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Power lands a body shot in the clinch.
Schmidt is breathing heavily.
Schmidt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Power trying to stall but Schmidt improves his position.
Power scores with a nice hook to the head.
Power working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt blocks an uppercut.
Power lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Schmidt blocks an uppercut.
Power tries a body shot but Schmidt blocks it.
A short uppercut from Power.
A short uppercut from Power.
Schmidt is rocked!
Power misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schmidt is still on wobbly legs! Can Power finish him?
Schmidt blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schmidt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Power.
Schmidt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Power misses with a hook from the clinch.
Power fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schmidt seems to have recovered his senses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Power misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schmidt working aggressively here.
Power tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Power swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schmidt working aggressively here.
Schmidt looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Schmidt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Power goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schmidt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schmidt works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Power lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Power lands an uppercut.
Power lands a hook to the side of the head.
Power lands a body punch.
Power misses with the head strike.
Schmidt tries for a takedown but Power manages to get underhooks.
Power goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Power lands a body shot in the clinch.
Power lands a body shot.
Power throws a big uppercut that drops Schmidt! More strikes from Power and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Schmidt lies dazed against the cage as Power celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Geordie Power!
Geordie Power retains his light heavyweight title!
Geordie Power managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Lion Fightwear, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andy Larkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andy Larkin looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andy Larkin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonathan Washington!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington closes the distance and pushes Larkin back into the cage.
Larkin looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Washington prevents Larkin from breaking the clinch.
Washington manages to pull guard.
Larkin is looking to stand up but Washington won't let him.
Washington has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Washington striking off his back but it's not causing Larkin any problems.
Washington looking for a sweep. Not yet Washington, not yet.
Larkin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Washington looking to control.
Washington is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Washington pulls Larkin in close to his closed guard and prevents Larkin from doing any damage or advancing position.
Washington wants to sweep but no luck.
Larkin wants to stand but Washington has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Larkin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larkin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Washington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It appears Larkin was looking to counter with a kick there.
Washington tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Larkin swivels and escapes.
Larkin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Larkin. Those never looked like landing.
Larkin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Washington.
A head kick misses from Larkin.
And Washington tries to counter it with a takedown but Larkin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Andy Larkin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Larkin leaves Washington with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Larkin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A right-left combo lands from Washington.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Washington is defended easily by Larkin.
Andy Larkin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonathan Washington.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larkin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Larkin stuffs the takedown attempt from Washington. Washington gets slowly back to his feet.
Larkin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
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!
Larkin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Washington at a distance.
Larkin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Larkin takes a swing at Washington's ribcage but misses.
Washington darts in looking for a takedown but Larkin gets double underhooks and turns Washington into the cage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Washington.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Larkin does no damage.
Washington wants to counter with a clinch but Larkin pushes him away.
Washington keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Larkin.
Washington wants to counter the offense by Larkin and move into the clinch position.
Washington throws a one two combo.
Washington shoots for a double leg takedown but Larkin sprawls well. He's pushed Washington's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Larkin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Larkin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Larkin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Washington.
Washington steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Larkin. That one must have hurt.
Larkin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Washington tries to counter by closing the distance.
Washington shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Larkin sprawls well. Larkin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Washington gets slowly back to his feet.
Andy Larkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larkin looks to land a left hand but Washington moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larkin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Washington fails with a takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Larkin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Washington moves into the clinch successfully.
Larkin working hard to break the clinch.
Washington has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Larkin uses from the top position.
Washington is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Larkin wants to stand but Washington has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Larkin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Larkin misses with a wild body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Washington.
Washington closes the distance and clinches.
Washington keeps control of Larkin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Washington manages to pull guard.
Larkin tries to stand but Washington is controlling from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Washington holds on and takes a little breather.
Washington trying to keep a closed guard but Larkin is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larkin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Washington is proving hard to escape from.
Washington looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larkin trying to stand up but can't free himself from Washington's guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Andy Larkin is winning the standup battle so far.
Larkin throws a head kick that misses
and Washington counters by moving into the clinch.
Larkin tries to circle away but Washington has him pinned against the cage.
Washington jumps guard but Larkin stands there with Washington around his waist. Washington gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Washington wants a takedown but no success here.
Washington jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Larkin walks away with a smile on his face. Washington gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Andy Larkin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonathan Washington.
Washington avoids the body shot from Larkin.
Washington clinches with his opponent.
Larkin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Washington can do to turn this around?
Larkin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Washington has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Larkin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larkin is looking to break free of the clinch but Washington has double underhooks.
Washington keeps control of Larkin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Larkin has had enough of the clinch but Washington keeps him there for the moment.
Washington tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Larkin smiles and moves away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Washington or perhaps it was just good defense by Larkin, which made it look bad.
Larkin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Washington.
Washington closes the distance and clinches.
Washington tries for a takedown but Larkin manages to get underhooks.
Washington is trying to push Larkin away but Larkin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Washington has Larkin pressed against the cage, preventing Larkin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Washington avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larkin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Washington tries to pull guard but Larkin holds him up against the cage and eventually Washington drops back down to his feet.
Larkin is trying to break the clinch but Washington is controlling him.
Larkin is trying to push Washington away but Washington has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Washington lands a right hand that snaps the head of Larkin backwards.
Larkin is looking to break free of the clinch but Washington has double underhooks.
Washington tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Larkin smiles and moves away.
Some wild striking there from Larkin.
Washington fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Larkin avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larkin slips a straight right by Washington.
Washington is trying hard to land a takedown here. Larkin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Washington slips a straight right by Larkin.
Washington wants to counter with a clinch but Larkin pushes him away.
Larkin misses with a body shot.
Washington avoids the head kick by Larkin.
Washington drives through and clinches with Larkin against the cage.
Washington has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Larkin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Washington breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Washington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Larkin.
Larkin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Washington changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jonathan Washington will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Larkin slaps away a takedown attempt from Washington, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Washington throws the kick towards the body but Larkin avoids it.
Washington shoots in and drives through. Larkin sprawls well.
Larkin throws a sloppy head kick
and Washington counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Washington.
Washington looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Larkin is trying to break the clinch but Washington is controlling him.
Washington taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Washington keeps control of Larkin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larkin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Larkin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Washington tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Andy Larkin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonathan Washington.
Washington leaning against his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Washington throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Larkin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andy Larkin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Larkin scoring well with a low kick there.
Washington has Larkin up against the cage in a clinch.
Washington is trying to pull guard but Larkin turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Larkin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jonathan Washington seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Larkin is trying to break the clinch but Washington has him pressed against the cage.
Washington has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Larkin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Washington keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Larkin's efforts to push away.
Washington tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Larkin smiles and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larkin throws a body punch but Washington moves out of range.
Washington is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Larkin throws a combination that misses
letting Washington counter with a right hand.
Washington ducks under a wild hook from Larkin.
Washington forces Larkin back against the cage and clinches.
Washington keeps control of Larkin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Washington is trying to pull guard but Larkin turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Larkin tries to break free but Washington pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Washington's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Larkin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Larkin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Washington avoids a punch combination nicely.
Washington tries to counter by closing the distance.
Washington shoots in for a takedown but Larkin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
As Washington looks to move away, Larkin throws a big counter combo but Washington just gets out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington takes a kick to the side of the head.
Washington pushes Larkin up against the cage in a clinch.
Larkin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Larkin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Washington effectively controlling the action here.
Larkin can't break the clinch.
Larkin wants to get back to striking at distance but Washington won't allow it.
Washington is looking to take this one to the mat.
A frustrated look appears on Larkin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Larkin breaks the clinch.
Larkin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Washington's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington is trying hard to land a takedown here. Larkin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
As Washington looks to move away, Larkin throws a big counter combo but Washington just gets out of the way.
Larkin misses with a kick to the body.
Larkin tries to keep at a distance but Washington has taken the fight into the clinch.
Washington is pushing Larkin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Larkin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Washington drops down looking for an ankle pick but Larkin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Larkin connects with an inside leg kick.
Larkin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Washington.
As Larkin backs off Washington throws a huge counter combo but Larkin manages to avoid it all.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Larkin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Larkin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Larkin!
Andy Larkin is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Finlay Hope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Caballero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finlay Hope has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Finlay Hope!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sonny Caballero!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caballero misses with a takedown attempt - Hope sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hope scores with a crisp jab that stopped Caballero in his tracks.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hope or perhaps it was just good defense by Caballero, which made it look bad.
Hope throws a right and a left that both miss.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Caballero has eaten all the pies!
Caballero moves to clinch but Hope breaks away
and Hope makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hope lands a jab-cross combination.
We've been told by Hope's head coaches at The Bear's Den that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hope is defended easily by Caballero.
Caballero feints the counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caballero tries to clinch
and Hope counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Hope. No joy for Caballero on that attempt.
Hope seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Caballero has a takedown stuffed.
Hope changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Finlay Hope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sonny Caballero.
Hope connects with a crisp jab.
Hope fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Caballero looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
No joy there for Hope, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hope darts in looking for a takedown but Caballero gets double underhooks and turns Hope into the cage.
Hope throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hope swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caballero changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hope tries to avoid it but Caballero manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hope to the ground. Hope escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hope fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caballero manages to avoid it.
Hope shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Caballero but Caballero pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Caballero is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Caballero looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hope manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Caballero keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hope breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Caballero is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hope.
A combination from Hope does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caballero shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hope napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Caballero trying to control the action but Hope is working from the bottom.
Hope wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Hope's face as Caballero controls the position.
Caballero throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hope tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Caballero wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Caballero wants to stand but Hope is controlling his arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hope managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Caballero.
Caballero takes a little break here. Hope wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Caballero has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hope can't do much from the bottom here.
Hope tries to bench press Caballero off him but Caballero keeps the position.
Caballero is looking to take a break and control but Hope is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Caballero shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hope as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finlay Hope dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hope slaps away a takedown attempt from Caballero, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hope connects with a single shot there.
Hope goes for a double leg but Caballero avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Caballero continues to drive forward.
Caballero changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hope works over Caballero's head and body with a nice combination.
Hope works over Caballero's head and body with a nice combination.
Caballero fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hope attempts a counter takedown but Caballero avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hope is defended easily by Caballero.
Hope gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Caballero counters with a shoot takedown. Hope fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Finlay Hope. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caballero content to stall in guard here.
Sonny Caballero has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hope is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Caballero is controlling him.
Hope is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Caballero can do to turn this around?
Caballero postures up in Hope's guard and throws a big left but Hope blocks it.
Caballero pushing down on Hope's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Caballero seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Caballero throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two 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.
Caballero sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hope wants to get back to his feet.
Caballero looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hope tries to score a power double leg takedown but Caballero sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hope somewhat.
Hope is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Caballero takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hope slaps away a takedown attempt from Caballero, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Caballero throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hope's waist but Hope gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Caballero off to one side.
A little feinted left hand from Hope on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sonny Caballero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hope tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Caballero swivels and escapes.
Hope lands a nice hook to Caballero's body. Caballero takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Caballero tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hope sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Caballero somewhat.
Hope feinted with a counter takedown.
Hope misses with a jab, cross combination.
Caballero will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hope appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caballero shoots in looking for a takedown but Hope manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Caballero's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Finlay Hope is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hope, right into the meat.
Caballero shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hope but Hope pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hope throws a series of punches but Caballero moves out of range.
Hope lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hope.
Hope fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Caballero is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Caballero shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hope sprawls well. Hope wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Caballero gets slowly back to his feet.
Hope tries to counter with a takedown but Caballero is quick to defend against it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finlay Hope dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Caballero walks into a jab.
Hope moves into range and clinches up with Caballero.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hope gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Caballero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Caballero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Finlay Hope is winning the standup battle so far.
No joy there for Hope, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hope lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hope throws a right hand that Caballero ducks under and follows up with a left that Caballero also avoids with ease.
Caballero is looking to clinch but Hope is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caballero shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hope pinned against the cage. Hope gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hope tries to counter with a takedown but Caballero is quick to defend against it.
Caballero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hope lands a jab-cross combination.
Nice cross by Hope.
Hope connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hope misses with the combination.
Caballero tries to clinch up
and Hope counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caballero changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hope looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hope explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Caballero displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hope.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Caballero throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Caballero misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Caballero shoots in and drives through. Hope sprawls well.
Sloppy strikes from Hope. Those never looked like landing.
Caballero tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hope fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hope closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Caballero did well to prevent Hope getting side control.
Caballero preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Hope is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Caballero trying to control but Hope postures up.
Caballero gets full guard.
Caballero has Hope pulled in close to control his posture.
Caballero wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hope content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Caballero has locked up a guillotine! Caballero's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Hope is holding on here and Caballero must be using up a lot of energy. Hope has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Caballero gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sonny Caballero!
Sonny Caballero is the new welterweight champion!
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