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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amir Aklaban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Zack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zack has chosen PnB Rock - Selfish as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275 lbs
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272 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Amir Aklaban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Zack!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aklaban has taken the fight to the clinch.
Aklaban lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zack backwards.
Aklaban fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aklaban is trying to trip Zack. He has hold of a leg but Zack is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Aklaban persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Aklaban cracks Zack with a solid left hand.
Zack can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Aklaban controls the pace.
Zack looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zack is trying to keep Aklaban in close.
Aklaban scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zack has momentary wrist control but Aklaban slips an elbow through the middle.
Aklaban landing some decent shots from guard.
Zack is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zack trying to control the action but Aklaban is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aklaban is holding on to half guard well.
Aklaban continues to stall.
Zack is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Aklaban has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Aklaban gets full guard.
Aklaban can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Zack controls the pace.
Zack trying to control the position from guard on top but Aklaban is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aklaban lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Aklaban loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aklaban postures up.
Aklaban controls from within his opponent's guard.
Aklaban chips away with some ground and pound.
Aklaban trying to control but Zack is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Aklaban's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Aklaban lands a couple of digs.
Aklaban postures up and lands a big shot to Zack's brow.
Aklaban trying to control the position from guard on top but Zack is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aklaban showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Zack looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aklaban with a nice head shot there.
Aklaban throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Aklaban looking to sit in guard and control but Zack gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Aklaban pulls Zack in close to his closed guard and prevents Zack from doing any damage or advancing position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zack throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amir Aklaban dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Aklaban instigates a clinch.
Zack pressing his opponent against the cage.
Aklaban gets through Zack's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Aklaban works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Zack is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Aklaban's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Aklaban has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Aklaban postures up and lands a big shot to Zack's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aklaban postures up and lands a big shot to Zack's brow.
Zack is breathing heavily.
Aklaban postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Aklaban controls from within his opponent's guard.
Aklaban working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aklaban with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Aklaban working some strikes from top position.
Aklaban keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Zack's head.
Aklaban landing some decent shots from guard.
Zack is rocked!
Aklaban postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Zack is still in real trouble! Can Aklaban finish him?
Aklaban loads up on a big left hand. Zack felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Aklaban looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Zack can't hide his disappointment, as Aklaban celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Amir Aklaban!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between BA Baracus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muhhamad Bin Zayed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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212 lbs
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198 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, BA Baracus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Muhhamad Bin Zayed!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Baracus.
Bin Zayed gets tackled into the cage by Baracus. Baracus maintains the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Baracus.
Baracus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baracus cracks Bin Zayed with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Baracus gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bin Zayed throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bin Zayed is stalling in the full guard.
Baracus looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bin Zayed puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Baracus is trying to stand up here but Bin Zayed is controlling him well.
Bin Zayed in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Baracus tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Bin Zayed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Muhhamad Bin Zayed!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pacquiao comes to the cage accompanied by Justin Bieber ft. Ariana Grande - Let Me Think Bout You. Tyler Stevens has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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154 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Pacquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyler Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacquiao looks to land a combination but Stevens avoids it well.
Stevens looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
A nice combination there by Pacquiao.
It looks like Tyler Stevens has been cut.
Pacquiao bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stevens's head.
Pacquiao lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stevens at a distance.
Pacquiao gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pacquiao working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pacquiao scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stevens is rocked!
A right handed body shot lands from Pacquiao.
Stevens is still on wobbly legs! Can Pacquiao finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pacquiao lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pacquiao lands a right hand.
Pacquiao creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Stevens with a big uppercut! Stevens tries to clinch up but Pacquiao pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Stevens to the mat! Stevens covers up and Pacquiao unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Manny Pacquiao!
Manny Pacquiao decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Raymond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Kimura struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 147.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Taylor Raymond is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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146 lbs
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taylor Raymond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Kimura!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimura gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Raymond taking a breather.
Kimura is trying to pull guard but Raymond turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Raymond lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kimura goes for a takedown attempt but Raymond pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Raymond darts in and clinches Kimura up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raymond keeps control of Kimura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Raymond lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kimura backwards.
Raymond stalls.
Raymond is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Raymond seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raymond stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Raymond pushes Kimura back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kimura jumps guard and drags Raymond to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Raymond trying to control the position from guard on top but Kimura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kimura has his hands on Raymond's head, controlling the position.
Kimura has his feet on Raymond's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Raymond has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raymond on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kimura's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Raymond.
Raymond is working Kimura over against the cage.
Kimura dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kimura wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Raymond definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Raymond lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kimura or not.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A body shot lands from Raymond.
Raymond makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Raymond scores with a shot to the side of Kimura's head.
Raymond throws a knee to the head but misses.
Raymond taking a breather.
Raymond gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kimura.
Taylor Raymond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Kimura.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raymond has Kimura pushed against the cage.
Raymond lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kimura is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Raymond gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short left from Raymond.
Raymond keeps control of Kimura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Raymond lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Raymond.
Raymond gets through Kimura's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Raymond lands with a short shot to the head.
Raymond lands with a right to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Raymond as Kimura tries to tie him up.
A short right from Raymond on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raymond content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Raymond.
Kimura looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raymond displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kimura up against the cage.
Raymond's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Raymond lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Raymond lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kimura has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Raymond avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Raymond pushes Kimura back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A bit of stalling here from Raymond.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taylor Raymond dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Raymond closes the distance and pushes Kimura back into the cage.
Raymond stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Raymond lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Raymond has Kimura pressed against the cage.
Raymond scores with a nice hook to the head.
Raymond lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kimura backwards.
Raymond lands a left hand.
Kimura has had enough of the clinch but Raymond keeps him there for the moment.
Raymond working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Raymond.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right from Raymond on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Raymond.
Kimura can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Raymond.
Raymond scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kimura tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Raymond lands a shoulder strike.
Raymond effectively controlling the action here.
Raymond is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Taylor Raymond has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Raymond is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Raymond.
Raymond has Kimura pressed against the cage.
Raymond makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Raymond breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raymond lands a left and a right that send Kimura crashing to the mat, dazed. Raymond thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Kimura is rocked!
It looks like Michael Kimura has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kimura misses with a combination
and Raymond counters with a straight right hand.
Kimura is still on wobbly legs! Can Raymond finish him?
Kimura is breathing heavily.
Raymond lands with a good body shot.
Kimura closes the distance and pushes Raymond back into the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Raymond takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Raymond is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Still in the clinch, Raymond scores with a nice short uppercut.
Raymond lands a big right hand that drops Kimura! The killer instinct kicks in and Raymond finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Raymond!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taylor Raymond!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mattson Wafer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artur Aleksanyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artur Aleksanyan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mattson Wafer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Artur Aleksanyan!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wafer rushes Aleksanyan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Aleksanyan jumps guard but Wafer stands there with Aleksanyan around his waist. Aleksanyan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Aleksanyan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wafer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wafer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wafer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wafer connects with a knee to the head.
Wafer misses with a knee to the head.
Aleksanyan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wafer walks away with a smile on his face. Aleksanyan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mattson Wafer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Artur Aleksanyan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wafer clinches with his opponent.
Aleksanyan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Aleksanyan is trying to pull guard but Wafer has him pressed against the cage.
Wafer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wafer with a knee to the head.
It looks like Artur Aleksanyan has been cut.
Wafer misses with a knee to the head.
Wafer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aleksanyan blocks it with crossed arms.
Aleksanyan jumps guard but Wafer stands there with Aleksanyan around his waist. Aleksanyan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Aleksanyan is trying to pull guard but Wafer has him pressed against the cage.
Aleksanyan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Aleksanyan jumps guard but Wafer stands there with Aleksanyan around his waist. Aleksanyan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wafer misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aleksanyan tries to stall but Wafer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wafer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aleksanyan blocks it with crossed arms.
Aleksanyan is trying to pull guard but Wafer turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Aleksanyan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wafer tries a knee to the head but Aleksanyan blocks it.
Wafer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aleksanyan tries to pull guard but Wafer forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Aleksanyan is trying to pull guard but Wafer turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wafer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aleksanyan blocks it with crossed arms.
Aleksanyan tries to pull guard but Wafer forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Wafer looking to throw knees to the head but Aleksanyan is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aleksanyan jumps guard but Wafer stands there with Aleksanyan around his waist. Aleksanyan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wafer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wafer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aleksanyan blocks it with crossed arms.
Wafer misses with a knee to the head.
Aleksanyan tries to pull guard but Wafer won't allow it.
Wafer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aleksanyan blocks it with crossed arms.
Aleksanyan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wafer smiles and moves away.
Aleksanyan gets the takedown into side control.
Wafer defending against the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aleksanyan wants to control but Wafer is keeping him busy.
Wafer is looking for a sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wafer is not content to let Aleksanyan control the position.
Wafer prevents Aleksanyan from moving into mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mattson Wafer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Artur Aleksanyan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wafer moves into the clinch.
Aleksanyan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Aleksanyan tries to pull guard but Wafer won't allow it.
Aleksanyan tries to stall but Wafer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wafer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Aleksanyan is trying to pull guard but Wafer has him pressed against the cage.
Mattson Wafer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Artur Aleksanyan.
Aleksanyan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Aleksanyan is trying to pull guard but Wafer turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aleksanyan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wafer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aleksanyan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wafer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aleksanyan misses with a knee to the head.
Wafer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aleksanyan can do to turn this around?
Wafer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aleksanyan's face.
Aleksanyan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Aleksanyan tries to pull guard but Wafer forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Aleksanyan jumps guard but Wafer turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Aleksanyan jumps guard but Wafer stands there with Aleksanyan around his waist. Aleksanyan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Aleksanyan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wafer to keep the fight standing.
Aleksanyan is trying to pull guard but Wafer has him pressed against the cage.
Wafer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wafer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wafer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wafer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aleksanyan blocks it with crossed arms.
Aleksanyan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wafer smiles and moves away.
Mattson Wafer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aleksanyan throws a leg kick
and Wafer counters with a one-two to the body.
Wafer has managed to clinch.
Aleksanyan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wafer smiles and moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wafer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Aleksanyan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wafer walks away with a smile on his face. Aleksanyan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Aleksanyan darts in looking for a takedown but Wafer gets double underhooks and turns Aleksanyan into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wafer moves into the clinch.
Wafer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aleksanyan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aleksanyan fails to pull guard.
Wafer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Aleksanyan is trying to force a seperation but Wafer has the dominant position.
Wafer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wafer scores with a knee to the head.
Aleksanyan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Aleksanyan is trying to pull guard but Wafer has him pressed against the cage.
Aleksanyan tries to pull guard but Wafer holds him up against the cage and eventually Aleksanyan drops back down to his feet.
Aleksanyan tries to break the clinch but Wafer is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aleksanyan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wafer walks away with a smile on his face. Aleksanyan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wafer drives through and clinches with Aleksanyan against the cage.
Aleksanyan swings wildly with an uppercut but Wafer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wafer lands a knee to the head.
Aleksanyan is trying to pull guard but Wafer turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Aleksanyan tries to pull guard but Wafer holds him up against the cage and eventually Aleksanyan drops back down to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wafer looking to throw knees to the head but Aleksanyan is blocking nicely.
Wafer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aleksanyan's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mattson Wafer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Artur Aleksanyan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Wafer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Aleksanyan jumps guard but Wafer stands there with Aleksanyan around his waist. Aleksanyan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wafer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aleksanyan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wafer walks away with a smile on his face. Aleksanyan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wafer takes the fight into the clinch.
Wafer with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wafer misses with a knee strike.
Aleksanyan is trying to pull guard but Wafer turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mattson Wafer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Artur Aleksanyan.
Aleksanyan working hard to break the clinch.
Aleksanyan tries to pull guard but Wafer holds him up against the cage and eventually Aleksanyan drops back down to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wafer misses with a knee to the head.
Wafer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mattson Wafer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wafer tries to land a knee to the head but Aleksanyan blocks with his arms.
Aleksanyan tries to pull guard but Wafer holds him up against the cage and eventually Aleksanyan drops back down to his feet.
Aleksanyan jumps guard but Wafer turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Aleksanyan wants to stall.
Wafer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aleksanyan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wafer lands a knee to the head.
Aleksanyan jumps guard but Wafer turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Wafer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aleksanyan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aleksanyan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wafer walks away with a smile on his face. Aleksanyan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wafer clinches up with Aleksanyan and pushes him back against the cage.
Aleksanyan tries to pull guard but Wafer forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Wafer prevents Aleksanyan from breaking the clinch.
Wafer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aleksanyan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wafer is defending well for now.
Aleksanyan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wafer smiles and moves away.
Wafer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wafer misses with a knee strike.
Aleksanyan tries to pull guard but Wafer holds him up against the cage and eventually Aleksanyan drops back down to his feet.
Wafer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aleksanyan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wafer to keep the fight standing.
Wafer with a knee to the head.
Aleksanyan is trying to pull guard but Wafer has him pressed against the cage.
Wafer misses with a knee strike.
Wafer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aleksanyan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wafer to keep the fight standing.
Wafer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wafer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Aleksanyan tries to pull guard but Wafer won't allow it.
Wafer tries to land a knee to the head but Aleksanyan blocks with his arms.
Wafer connects with a knee to the head.
Aleksanyan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wafer smiles and moves away.
Wafer leaves Aleksanyan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Aleksanyan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wafer clinches up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mattson Wafer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wafer, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mattson Wafer!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Liu Bei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bray Wyatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Liu Bei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bray Wyatt!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bei instigates a clinch.
Bei prevents the takedown attempt.
Bei scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Bei.
Bei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bei pushes Wyatt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bei lands with a right to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bei obliges.
Wyatt looks winded!
Bei lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bei lands a body punch in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Bei.
Bei lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bei lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bei lands a left hand.
Bei gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Bray Wyatt has been cut.
Wyatt takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bei lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Bei.
Bei lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wyatt backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bei.
Bei connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wyatt's face.
Bei throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bei landing knees to the body.
Bei landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bei presses Wyatt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A hook to the body from Bei.
Bei with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bei landing knees to the head.
That has opened up Bray Wyatt's cut even more.
Bei scores with a knee to the head.
Wyatt is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bei with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wyatt is still on wobbly legs! Can Bei finish him?
Wyatt is pressed against the cage. Bei pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Wyatt! Two more big strikes from Bei and Wyatt crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Liu Bei!
Liu Bei 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doctor Shakalu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George Bush has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, George Bush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Doctor Shakalu!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shakalu looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bush looking for a guillotine here but Shakalu defends easily.
Bush is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at DiscoClub that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bush is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Shakalu is controlling him.
Shakalu trying to control but Bush is working from the bottom.
Bush utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shakalu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bush is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakalu stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bush swats away the attempt to clinch by Shakalu.
A quick step to the side and Bush tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doctor Shakalu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shakalu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Shakalu throws a series of punches but Bush avoids them all with ease.
Bush scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Shakalu kicks off Bush and gets to his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shakalu.
A telegraphed right hand from Shakalu misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shakalu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bush swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bush shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shakalu but Shakalu pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A punch combination from Shakalu misses.
Shakalu looks to clinch
and Bush counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shakalu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shakalu has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shakalu breaks the clinch.
Shakalu tries to clinch but Bush is having none of it.
It looked like Bush wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shakalu throws a series of punches but Bush avoids them all with ease.
Shakalu throws a hook but Bush avoids it easily.
As Shakalu backs away, Bush returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shakalu throws a head kick but Bush moves out of range.
Shakalu drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bush looking for a sweep. Not yet Bush, not yet.
Shakalu trying to control but Bush is working from the bottom.
Bush throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Bush working a defensive guard here.
Shakalu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bush is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bush trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Shakalu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bush is keeping the position for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Shakalu scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Shakalu stands up and beckons Bush to his feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bush avoiding damage as Shakalu throws knees to the body.
Bush is fighting off a takedown attempt but Shakalu is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bush to the mat. Bush regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doctor Shakalu dominated that 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.
Shakalu tries to bum rush Bush with a series of wild strikes but Bush uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shakalu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bush, pushing him back against the cage.
Shakalu pulls Bush into guard.
Bush lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Shakalu working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Bush has passed into half guard!
Shakalu should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Shakalu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bush lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bush looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Shakalu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Shakalu!
Shakalu is working to get back to half guard.
Bush cracks Shakalu with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bush landing strikes from the mount.
Bush takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Shakalu is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bush 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.
Shakalu is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush cracks Shakalu with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bush is working for a guillotine from mount but Shakalu frees his head quite easily.
Shakalu really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bush connects with a bit shot that sees Shakalu covering up! More strikes from Bush and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Bush is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Bush!
George Bush gave a mention to Juggernaut And Gladiators in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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