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Angry Birds War 31 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gilbert Valur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Ware (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valur comes to the cage accompanied by David Bowie - Let's Dance. Adam Ware has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gilbert Valur's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gilbert Valur!
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, Adam Ware!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valur looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ware displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Valur.
Ware wants to counter with a clinch but Valur pushes him away.
Valur fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilbert Valur. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Valur is defended easily by Ware.
Ware has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Valur is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Nice takedown defense from Valur. No joy for Ware on that attempt.
Valur looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ware feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valur fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ware appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ware dives in and grabs Valur's left leg, looking for a takedown. Valur pushes down on Ware's head and hops out.
Valur appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ware avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valur gets a takedown into half guard.
Ware looks winded!
Valur with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ware is defending against the submission attempts here by Valur.
Valur is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Valur is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ware doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Valur.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valur stands up and beckons Ware to join him on the feet.
Gilbert Valur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valur looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ware is fending him off so far but Valur persists. Nope, Ware circles away and we're back to standing.
Valur dives in and grabs Ware's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ware pushes down on Valur's head and hops out.
Ware defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Valur.
Valur darts in looking for a takedown but Ware gets double underhooks and turns Valur into the cage.
Valur tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ware swivels and escapes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ware stuffs the takedown.
Ware wants to counter the offense by Valur and move into the clinch position.
Ware shoots in looking for a takedown but Valur manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ware's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ware is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ware tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ware tries to clinch but Valur is having none of it.
Valur shoots in for a double leg but Ware sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ware rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Valur moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Valur is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ware's half guard.
Valur has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Valur controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Valur connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Valur is landing with some decent strikes but Ware is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Valur dominating with strikes here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valur with good strikes from the mount here!
Valur controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gilbert Valur dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Valur shoots for a takedown but Ware saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ware feints a counter leg kick.
Ware changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Valur tries to avoid it but Ware manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Valur to the ground. Valur escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Valur closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ware circles away.
Ware tries to clinch but Valur moves out of range.
Valur shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ware as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilbert Valur. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valur shoots in looking for a takedown but Ware manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Valur's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Valur looks for a takedown but Ware sprawls well.
Ware slaps away a takedown attempt from Valur, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ware comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ware shoots in but no luck this time.
Valur shoots in for a takedown but Ware shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Valur misses with a takedown attempt - Ware sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valur keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ware stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ware wants it to stay on the feet.
Ware now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Valur shoots for a takedown but Ware saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ware forces Valur back against the cage and clinches.
Valur misses with a hook to the ribs.
Valur drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ware goes for a takedown attempt but Valur pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Valur changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ware tries to avoid it but Valur manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ware to the ground. Ware escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ware shoots in looking for a takedown. Valur tries to sprawl out of it but Ware keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Valur manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gilbert Valur is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valur darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ware tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Valur manages to move to mount!
Ware has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
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!
I would not like to be Ware right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ware won't enjoy being in this position. Valur looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Ware is tapping - it's over boys! Valur picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gilbert Valur!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rey Hanibal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaime Sparx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rey Hanibal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jaime Sparx!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanibal shoots and misses
and Sparx counters with a series of strikes. Hanibal will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hanibal shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sparx as he jumps to the side.
Hanibal shoots in looking for a takedown but Sparx manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hanibal's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sparx is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rey Hanibal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hanibal or perhaps it was just good defense by Sparx, which made it look bad.
Sparx is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hanibal fails with a takedown attempt.
Despite the aggression on Sparx's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sparx keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
As Hanibal backs off Sparx throws a huge counter combo but Hanibal manages to avoid it all.
Hanibal is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Sparx as Hanibal shoots in.
Hanibal shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sparx defends it nicely.
Sparx is looking for the big counter here.
Hanibal is breathing heavily.
Hanibal changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sparx tries to avoid it but Hanibal manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sparx to the ground. Sparx escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sparx throws a counter combo.
Hanibal dives in and grabs Sparx's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sparx pushes down on Hanibal's head and hops out.
Despite the aggression on Sparx's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hanibal fails with the takedown.
Hanibal has his takedown stuffed
and Sparx counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hanibal misses with a kick to the body
and Sparx decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hanibal's guard.
Sparx trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanibal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparx looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sparx postures up and lands a big shot to Hanibal's brow.
Hanibal throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Sparx works over Hanibal with some ground and pound from guard.
Sparx not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hanibal tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparx decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hanibal, up you get!
Hanibal is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Hanibal looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hanibal shoots and misses
and Sparx counters with a left and a right that stings Hanibal.
Hanibal doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sparx counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hanibal fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sparx avoids it really well and circles away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hanibal or perhaps it was just good defense by Sparx, which made it look bad.
Sparx throws a counter combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanibal shoots and misses
and Sparx counters with a two punch combo.
Hanibal shoots for a double leg takedown but Sparx sprawls well. He's pushed Hanibal's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sparx throws a counter combo.
Hanibal fails with the takedown
and Sparx counters with a two punch combo.
Sparx stuffs the takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanibal swings widly with a right hand
and Hanibal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hanibal shoots in looking for a takedown. Sparx tries to sprawl out of it but Hanibal keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sparx manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sparx is looking for the big counter here.
Hanibal shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sparx counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sparx.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaime Sparx dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
No luck for Hanibal with that takedown attempt.
Sparx lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hanibal doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sparx counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hanibal changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sparx tries to avoid it but Hanibal manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sparx to the ground. Sparx escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rey Hanibal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sparx stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sparx wants it to stay on the feet.
Sparx throws a counter combo.
Hanibal throws the left hand but Sparx avoids the punch easily.
Hanibal looks for a takedown but Sparx sprawls well.
Sparx throws a counter combo.
Rey Hanibal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanibal shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sparx as he jumps to the side.
Sparx lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hanibal is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sparx sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sparx is looking for the big counter here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanibal shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sparx feints the counter takedown.
Hanibal misses with a looping left.
Hanibal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sparx is looking for the big counter here.
Sparx defending well as Hanibal loads up on a big left hand.
Sparx has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hanibal is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sparx sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sparx is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hanibal fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sparx stuffs the takedown.
Hanibal shoots in and drives through. Sparx sprawls well.
Sparx displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hanibal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanibal misses with a takedown
and Sparx counters with a three punch combo that has Hanibal backing up. Hanibal nods at Sparx to acknowledge the strikes.
Hanibal throws a body punch but Sparx moves out of range.
Hanibal with a poor takedown
and Sparx counters with a series of strikes. Hanibal will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hanibal has his takedown stuffed
and Sparx counters with a series of strikes. Hanibal will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanibal looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sparx is fending him off so far but Hanibal persists. Nope, Sparx circles away and we're back to standing.
As Hanibal backs off Sparx throws a huge counter combo but Hanibal manages to avoid it all.
Hanibal shoots for a takedown but Sparx saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hanibal fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sparx avoids it really well and circles away.
Sparx lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hanibal.
Sparx is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hanibal looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sparx is fending him off so far but Hanibal persists. Nope, Sparx circles away and we're back to standing.
As Hanibal backs off Sparx throws a huge counter combo but Hanibal manages to avoid it all.
Hanibal fails with the takedown
and Sparx counters with a series of strikes. Hanibal will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jaime Sparx seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hanibal fails with the takedown
and Sparx counters with a one-two to the body.
Hanibal dives in for a single leg takedown but Sparx sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sparx steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hanibal.
Sparx is working the combinations to good effect here.
Hanibal tries for a takedown but Sparx sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Despite the aggression on Sparx's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hanibal throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sparx on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanibal throws a hook but Sparx blocks it.
Sparx wants to counter with a clinch but Hanibal pushes him away.
Hanibal will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sparx changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hanibal has a takedown stuffed.
Hanibal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sparx.
Hanibal shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sparx counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanibal fails with a takedown attempt.
Sparx is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hanibal fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaime Sparx showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sparx stuffs the takedown attempt from Hanibal. Hanibal gets slowly back to his feet.
Sparx is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hanibal fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hanibal fails with the takedown
and Sparx counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rey Hanibal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hanibal misses with a hook.
Hanibal tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sparx sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hanibal somewhat.
Hanibal sets himself, and Sparx steps forward looking for the clinch! Hanibal avoids it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanibal dives in and grabs Sparx's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sparx pushes down on Hanibal's head and hops out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hanibal misses with a left hand
and Sparx counters with a series of strikes. Hanibal will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hanibal.
Hanibal misses with a takedown attempt
and Sparx cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hanibal fails with a takedown attempt.
Sparx wants to counter the offense by Hanibal and move into the clinch position.
Nice takedown defense from Sparx. No joy for Hanibal on that attempt.
Hanibal shoots in but no luck this time.
Hanibal doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sparx counters with a one-two to the body.
Rey Hanibal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hanibal. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Hanibal with that takedown attempt.
Hanibal throws an off balance right hand
and Sparx counters with a series of strikes. Hanibal will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hanibal fails to land the takedown.
Sparx throws a counter combo.
Hanibal tries for a takedown but Sparx circles away easily
and Sparx counters with a three punch combo that has Hanibal backing up. Hanibal nods at Sparx to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hanibal.
Sparx is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hanibal tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sparx swivels and escapes.
Hanibal misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanibal tries to score with a low kick but Sparx moves his leg out of the way.
Sparx is looking for the big counter here.
Jaime Sparx is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hanibal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sparx was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanibal.
Sparx unleashes a big counter combination but Hanibal bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hanibal throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sparx's waist but Sparx gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hanibal off to one side.
Hanibal misses with a takedown attempt
and Sparx counters with a three punch combo that has Hanibal backing up. Hanibal nods at Sparx to acknowledge the strikes.
Hanibal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hanibal misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Despite the aggression on Sparx's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hanibal with a poor takedown
and Sparx counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hanibal looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hanibal looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sparx lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hanibal misses with a hook
and Sparx counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanibal has his takedown stuffed
and Sparx counters with a three punch combo that has Hanibal backing up. Hanibal nods at Sparx to acknowledge the strikes.
Hanibal throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sparx counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sparx.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sparx is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hanibal tries to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jaime Sparx comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sparx has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 25:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 25:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaime Sparx!
A relieved looking Jaime Sparx thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Rey Hanibal spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm all washed up'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mehdi Rouhani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magnus Burnside (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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250 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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mehdi Rouhani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Magnus Burnside!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rouhani shoots in for a takedown but Burnside shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A left lands for Burnside.
Burnside lands a big uppercut and Rouhani crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Rouhani looks OK. Burnside waves Rouhani back to his feet!
It looks like Mehdi Rouhani has been cut.
Burnside cracks Rouhani with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Rouhani looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Burnside finish him?
Rouhani is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rouhani shoots and misses
and Burnside rattles Rouhani with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Rouhani tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Burnside dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Rouhani stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Magnus Burnside!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Tomson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harold Shermann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tomson comes into the arena with R-Swift- Awesome God blaring out of the sound system. Shermann is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Nirvana - Dumb. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Tomson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harold Shermann!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tomson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Shermann sprawls and moves away.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Shermann has eaten all the pies!
Tomson throws a body punch but Shermann moves out of range.
Shermann closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tomson did well to prevent Shermann getting side control.
Tomson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tomson trying to hold on to Shermann's head to control him but Shermann postures up.
Tomson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shermann thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tomson's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shermann lands with a punch from half guard.
Tomson manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Shermann keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Tomson manages to pull guard.
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!
Shermann controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shermann loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shermann lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Shermann tries to free his leg and advance position but Tomson is retaining full guard.
Tomson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Shermann throws a big right hand that misses.
Shermann stays in close to Tomson's body and controls the position.
Shermann tries to free his leg and advance position but Tomson is retaining full guard.
Shermann throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tomson wants to hit a switch here but Shermann passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Tomson there!
Shermann with good strikes from the mount here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shermann goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Tomson turns into him and now he's in Shermann's guard.
Shermann keeping moving, preventing Tomson from controlling successfully.
Shermann wants to stand but Tomson is controlling the position.
Shermann looking for a sweep. Not yet Shermann, not yet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tomson trying to control the position from guard on top but Shermann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shermann is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shermann is controlling Tomson's posture.
Tomson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Tomson wants to control from the top but Shermann keeps moving.
Shermann keeping full guard, as Tomson tries to pass.
Shermann tries to strike from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four 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.
Shermann is working an open guard so Tomson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Shermann throws a jab when Tomson was well out of range.
Shermann closes the distance and clinches up with Tomson, looking for a takedown. Shermann pushes Tomson against the cage but Tomson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Shermann closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tomson circles away.
Tom Tomson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harold Shermann.
Tomson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Shermann was covering up waiting for the punch and Tomson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Shermann wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Tomson manages to pass to side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tomson wants to take a breather but Shermann is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tom Tomson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shermann looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tomson is fending him off so far but Shermann persists. Nope, Tomson circles away and we're back to standing.
Shermann shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tomson but Tomson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tomson looking to score a takedown here. Shermann is defending well but Tomson drives through and ends up in Shermann's guard.
Shermann pushes Tomson off and scrambles back to his feet.
No luck for Shermann with that takedown attempt.
Tom Tomson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harold Shermann.
Shermann doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tomson counters with a straight right hand.
Nice sprawl there from Tomson as Shermann shoots in.
Shermann is breathing heavily.
Shermann throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tomson's waist but Tomson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shermann off to one side.
Tomson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shermann is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shermann trying to remain calm as Tomson controls from the top position.
Tomson stands up.
Tomson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Shermann tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tomson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Shermann somewhat.
Tomson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shermann.
Tomson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Shermann can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tomson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shermann keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomson is trying to work for a kimura but Shermann is defending well.
Tom Tomson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shermann is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shermann controlling the position well.
Tomson is looking for a kimura but Shermann is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tomson to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shermann manages to get to full guard.
Shermann has momentary wrist control but Tomson slips an elbow through the middle.
Shermann keeping moving, preventing Tomson from controlling successfully.
Shermann scores with a nice shot.
Tomson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shermann has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tomson has managed to get both his arms back between Shermann's legs - danger averted.
Tomson lands a couple of digs.
That's four 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.
Shermann is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tomson is aware though and is defending well.
Tomson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Shermann, up you get!
Tomson dives in and scores a takedown into Shermann's guard.
Tomson looking to pass the guard.
Tomson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shermann can do to turn this around?
Shermann tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tomson wants to control from the top but Shermann keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shermann not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Shermann is pulling down on Tomson's head. It's preventing any offense from Tomson, at least for the moment.
Tomson trying to control the position from guard on top but Shermann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Tomson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Shermann shoots in for a takedown but Tomson shows good takedown defense.
Shermann shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tomson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Shermann kicks off Tomson and gets to his feet.
Shermann tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tomson swivels and escapes.
Tom Tomson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harold Shermann.
Tomson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Shermann's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tomson wants to control from the top but Shermann keeps moving.
Shermann working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tomson.
Shermann controls Tomson momentarily but Tomson frees himself.
Shermann takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomson wants to control from the top but Shermann keeps moving.
Tomson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Tomson throws a low kick but Shermann moves out of range easily.
Tomson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Shermann is in trouble now - Tomson has advanced to mount!
Tomson tries to control but Shermann wriggling away.
Shermann is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shermann wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Tomson.
Shermann sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Tomson prevents Shermann from improving his position.
Tomson stops Shermann from getting back to his feet.
Shermann controlling the position well.
Shermann taking some punishment here, with Tomson in his half guard.
Harold Shermann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shermann blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tomson.
Shermann is not content to let Tomson control the position.
Tomson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tomson trying to pass the guard but Shermann defending well.
Shermann gets back to full guard.
Tomson is looking to stand up but Shermann won't let him.
Shermann looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tomson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tomson being controlled here momentarily.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tomson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tomson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Shermann to the mat! Shermann manages to get full guard.
Shermann is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Tomson presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Shermann turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Shermann is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Tomson's shoulder. That is not cool.
Shermann scores with punches from side control.
Tomson struggling a bit here.
Shermann decides to stand back up.
Shermann throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tom Tomson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shermann loads up on a big right hand but Tomson slips the punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Harold Shermann.
I think Tomson 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tom Tomson!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Damien Law (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Birchack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony Birchack is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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140 lbs
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138 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damien Law!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anthony Birchack!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Law shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Birchack looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Law puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Law is working for a submission of some sort.
Birchack is looking for a sweep. Law is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Birchack is staying active underneath Law, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Law looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Birchack makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Birchack.
Law stopping the sweep attempt from Birchack.
Law trying to control the position from guard on top but Birchack is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Birchack can do anything to dispel that myth.
Birchack isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Law stacks Birchack on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Law!
Law remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Birchack is trying to get back to half guard.
Birchack looking for a sweep but Law has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Birchack is in all sorts of trouble here.
Birchack is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Birchack working to try and regain half guard.
Birchack regains half guard.
Law thows a huge punch but Birchack dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Birchack is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Law jumps into side control!
Birchack is looking for a sweep.
Birchack is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Birchack looking for a kimura from the bottom but Law passes into side control!
Birchack is looking for a sweep.
Birchack striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Birchack taking a bit of punishment here - Law scoring with strikes.
Birchack sneaks back into half guard.
Law prevents Birchack from improving his position.
Law wants to take a breather but Birchack is having none of it.
Birchack wants to improve his position but Law is controlling well.
Birchack lands a couple of sideways elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Birchack tries to get to full guard but Law has control of the leg.
Law sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Birchack wants to get back to full guard but Law has passed into side control.
Birchack throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Birchack tries to buck Law off but Law is having none of it.
Birchack looking for a sweep but Law has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Birchack working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Law content just to control the position here.
Birchack regains half guard.
Law scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Birchack is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Law wants to take a breather but Birchack is having none of it.
Birchack misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Birchack is looking for a sweep. Law is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Birchack keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Birchack is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Law's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Law's back!
Birchack lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Birchack.
Birchack is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Law is trying to remain composed but Birchack is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Damien Law will probably get the nod.
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.
Birchack avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Birchack drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Law defends it well.
Law has closed the distance and engaged Birchack in a clinch.
Birchack wants to take the fight to the mat but Law manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Law pulls guard successfully.
Birchack passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Birchack is working Law over with some ground and pound from side control.
Law tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Birchack wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Birchack scoring with punches from side control.
Birchack in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Birchack lands a nice forearm strike.
Law is rocked!
Birchack working the head and body with strikes.
Oh Law is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Check out the look on Birchack's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Birchack in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Law looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Birchack turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Birchack!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krzysztof Ostrowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rupert Whiston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ostrowski comes to the cage accompanied by PC Park - Klatka. Krzysztof Ostrowski could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rupert Whiston's chin.
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211 lbs
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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
18 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Krzysztof Ostrowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rupert Whiston!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ostrowski misses with a two punch combination.
Ostrowski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ostrowski misses with a double jab
enabling Whiston to counter with a crisp jab.
Ostrowski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Whiston fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ostrowski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Whiston throws a right and a left that Ostrowski avoids nicely.
Ostrowski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Whiston has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Whiston swings widly with a right hand
and Whiston takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Rupert Whiston has been cut.
Ostrowski walks into a stiff left hand from Whiston.
It looks like Krzysztof Ostrowski has been cut.
Whiston throws a body punch but Ostrowski moves out of range.
Ostrowski throws out a loose jab but Whiston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ostrowski misses the shot to the body.
Whiston looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Whiston throws a poor cross that misses
and Ostrowski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ostrowski dodges the punch combination from Whiston.
Rupert Whiston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ostrowski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Whiston misses with a body kick.
It looked like Ostrowski was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ostrowski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ostrowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whiston manages to avoid it.
Ostrowski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Whiston.
Ostrowski slips a jab and a cross from Whiston.
Ostrowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whiston moves away.
Whiston misses with a wild body shot.
Ostrowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ostrowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Whiston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ostrowski.
Ostrowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ostrowski. That's going to slow Whiston down.
Whiston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Whiston throws a hook to the side of Ostrowski's head but Ostrowski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Whiston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Whiston throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whiston misses with a wild body shot.
Whiston ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ostrowski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ostrowski stuns Whiston with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ostrowski feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Whistons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Whiston lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Whiston.
Whiston throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ostrowski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Whiston fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ostrowski.
Ostrowski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Whiston tries a head kick but it misses.
A combination from Whiston does no damage.
Whiston defending well as Ostrowski loads up on a big left hand.
Oooooh!!! Ostrowski has knocked Whiston down with a huge combo! Ostrowski steps away and waves a wobbly Whiston back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Whiston is rocked!
Ostrowski flashes Whiston a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Whiston's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Whiston crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Ostrowski punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Krzysztof Ostrowski!
In his post fight interview, Krzysztof Ostrowski started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sven Ludwig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ibrahim Suleyman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sven Ludwig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ibrahim Suleyman!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suleyman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ludwig.
Ludwig looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ludwig swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Suleyman misses with a body shot.
Ludwig throws a head kick that misses.
Ludwig dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Suleyman. That did some damage!
Ludwig throws a leg kick but Suleyman checks it.
Nice uppercut lands for Ludwig. That snapped Suleyman's head back.
Ludwig lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Suleyman scores with a shot to the body.
Suleyman checks a low kick from Ludwig.
Suleyman takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A chopping leg kick lands by Ludwig.
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!
A swing and a miss from Suleyman.
Ludwig was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Suleyman scores with a nice right hand.
Sven Ludwig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Suleyman misses.
Ludwig fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Suleyman throws a jab when Ludwig was well out of range.
Ludwig is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ludwig ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suleyman moves away.
Suleyman throws out a counter right but Ludwig avoids it with no problem.
Suleyman misses the shot to the body.
Ludwig appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ludwig throws a leg kick which misses Suleyman's front leg but catches the back leg as Suleyman tries to avoid it.
Suleyman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ludwig walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Suleyman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ludwig throws a lazy head kick
and Suleyman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Suleyman misses with a leg kick
and Ludwig makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Suleyman really felt that one!
Ludwig throws a low kick but Suleyman moves out of range easily.
Ludwig throws a solid leg kick but Suleyman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ludwig.
Suleyman misses with a jab to the body
and Ludwig counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Suleyman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Suleyman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ludwig doesn't seem bothered though.
Suleyman on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ludwig tries to move into range but Suleyman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ludwig throws a low kick but Suleyman avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ludwig.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ludwig throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ludwig.
Suleyman blocks the body kick.
A little jabbing left from Suleyman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ludwig throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Suleyman on the side of the head.
Ludwig does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Suleyman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ludwig lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ludwig tries to score with a low kick but Suleyman moves his leg out of the way.
Ludwig fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Suleyman.
Suleyman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A low kick from Ludwig misses
enabling Suleyman to counter with a crisp jab.
Suleyman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Suleyman misses with a straight right.
Suleyman misses with a straight right.
Ludwig pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ludwig goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ludwig bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Suleyman crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ludwig - the referee stops the clock and Suleyman gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ludwig. Suleyman manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Suleyman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ludwig fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Suleyman is out of range.
Suleyman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Suleyman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A jab from Suleyman finds it's way through Ludwig's defenses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ludwig lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Suleyman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Suleyman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ludwig throws a front kick aimed at Suleyman's knee but Suleyman avoids it well.
Suleyman lands a jab to the nose.
Suleyman throws the kick towards the body but Ludwig avoids it.
Suleyman throws an overhand right that lands on Ludwig's shoulder, as Ludwig tries to avoid the shot.
Ludwig is looking to chop away at Suleyman's legs.
Nice body kick from Ludwig.
Suleyman walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ludwig.
Suleyman takes a swing at Ludwig's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ludwig pivots, looking for a leg kick but Suleyman is out of range and Ludwig settles back down.
A little jabbing left from Suleyman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ludwig throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ludwig attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ludwig misses with a straight left.
Ludwig tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Suleyman is able to avoid easily.
Suleyman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ludwig half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ludwig throws a low kick but Suleyman avoids it.
Suleyman misses with a body punch
and Ludwig counters with a solid body kick.
Suleyman feints and then cracks Ludwig's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ludwig down.
Ludwig fakes the leg kick and cracks Suleyman in the body.
Suleyman looks winded!
Ludwig thows a body kick. Suleyman tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ludwig connects with a solid leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Ludwig.
Suleyman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ludwig manages to avoid it.
Ludwig tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Ludwig dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Suleyman misses with a hook. Ludwig ducked under it nicely.
Suleyman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ludwig was well out of range. Poor timing from Suleyman.
Nice defenses there by Suleyman.
Suleyman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ludwig can pounce on him.
Suleyman throws a lazy right hand but Ludwig sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ludwig on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ludwig throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Suleyman's head.
Suleyman on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Suleyman misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ludwig connects with a leg kick. Suleyman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Suleyman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ludwig takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Suleyman has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ludwig.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ludwig uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suleyman.
A big left from Suleyman misses.
Ludwig avoids the body shot from Suleyman.
Ludwig is looking to slow Suleyman down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suleyman swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ludwig counters with a low kick, right behind Suleyman 's knee.
Ludwig lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ludwig connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Suleyman avoids the head kick by Ludwig.
Suleyman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Suleyman cracks the inside of Ludwig's front leg.
Ludwig throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ludwig throws a solid leg kick but Suleyman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ludwig.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ludwig. That's going to slow Suleyman down.
Suleyman cracks a nice hook into Ludwig's ribs.
Suleyman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ludwig is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Suleyman can do to turn this around?
A low kick from Ludwig is predictable there
enabling Suleyman to counter with a crisp jab.
Suleyman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ludwig. Ludwig obviously looking to wear him down.
Ludwig attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Suleyman scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ludwig feints and then cracks Suleyman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Suleyman down.
Ludwig thumps Suleyman with a low kick.
Ludwig lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Suleyman misses with a low kick.
Suleyman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ludwig rather than just go for the knockout.
Suleyman lunges at Ludwig with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ludwig's hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ludwig.
Ludwig shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ludwig throws a body kick that misses.
Suleyman loads up on a big right hand but Ludwig slips the punch.
Ludwig connects with a leg kick. Suleyman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Suleyman blocks a low kick nicely.
A little jabbing left from Suleyman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Suleyman misses with a hook
and Ludwig counters with a thumping low kick.
Suleyman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ludwig.
Suleyman misses with a low kick.
Ludwig motions for Suleyman to come forward. Ludwig throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suleyman missing with a left hand there. Ludwig was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Suleyman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ludwig.
Ludwig thumps Suleyman with a low kick.
Suleyman looks to land a right hand but Ludwig moved out of range.
You can see that Suleyman has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Suleyman throws a body shot but no joy.
Ludwig scores with a leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Suleyman, as that shot connected.
Suleyman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Suleyman throws a right hand that misses
and Ludwig counters with a nice body kick.
Suleyman is breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suleyman. Ludwig does a little dance to reset his feet.
Suleyman on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice body kick there by Ludwig.
Ludwig throws a leg kick which misses Suleyman's front leg but catches the back leg as Suleyman tries to avoid it.
Ludwig misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ludwig delivers a nice body kick.
Ludwig uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Suleyman.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
An inside leg kick lands from Ludwig.
Suleyman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ludwig.
Ludwig scoring well with a low kick there.
Ludwig misses with a low kick.
Ludwig connects with a solid leg kick.
Ludwig moves out of range of the strikes.
Ludwig is looking to counter with a body kick.
Suleyman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
An inside leg kick from Ludwig misses.
Suleyman throws out a counter right but Ludwig avoids it with no problem.
Ludwig delivers a nice body kick.
Ludwig with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ludwig misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Suleyman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Ludwig dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ludwig throws a quick inside leg kick.
Suleyman moves out of range of the leg kick from Ludwig.
Nice body kick from Ludwig.
Ludwig throws a big shot that misses.
Ludwig throws a head kick that misses.
Suleyman throws out a powerful jab.
Suleyman misses with a looping left.
Ludwig takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ludwig looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Suleyman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Suleyman might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ludwig has got the better of the exchanges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suleyman misses with a body shot
and Ludwig counters with a low kick, right behind Suleyman 's knee.
Ludwig looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ludwig keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Suleyman checks a low kick from Ludwig.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suleyman throws a leg kick
and Ludwig counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Suleyman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Ludwig.
Ludwig throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Suleyman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ludwig.
A clash of legs there as Suleyman blocks the low kick.
Ludwig with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ludwig throws a low kick but Suleyman moves out of range easily.
Ludwig slips a straight right by Suleyman.
Suleyman throws a leg kick but Ludwig moved away.
Suleyman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Suleyman misses the target.
Ludwig throws a body kick that misses.
Ludwig tries to score with a low kick but Suleyman moves his leg out of the way.
A nice side step and Suleyman releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A big left from Ludwig misses.
Ludwig lands with a cross.
Ibrahim Suleyman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suleyman throws an off balance right hand
and Ludwig counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Suleyman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ludwig sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Suleyman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ludwig.
Suleyman throws a body punch but Ludwig moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ludwig misses with a low kick.
Suleyman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Suleyman throws a body punch but Ludwig moves out of range.
Suleyman sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Suleyman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suleyman. Ludwig does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ludwig throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ludwig lands a nice looking body kick.
Ludwig keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ludwig connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ludwig. That's going to slow Suleyman down.
Suleyman misses with a jab to the body
and Ludwig counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ludwig is looking to chop away at Suleyman's legs.
Suleyman checks a low kick from Ludwig.
Ludwig is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Suleyman.
A countering left hand to the body from Suleyman misses.
A good leg kick by Ludwig.
A jab from Suleyman does it's job there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ludwig!
Ludwig goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ludwig moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suleyman. Ludwig does a little dance to reset his feet.
Suleyman loads up on a big right hand but Ludwig slips the punch.
Ludwig feinted there with a counter leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Ludwig misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suleyman misses with a body shot.
Ludwig turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ludwig throws a chopping leg kick but Suleyman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ludwig cracks the inside of Suleyman's front leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ludwig fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Suleyman.
Ludwig uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Suleyman.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ludwig.
Suleyman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ludwig throws a head kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Suleyman.
And Ludwig counters with a quick kick to the body but Suleyman blocks it.
Suleyman throws a jab but it's blocked by Ludwig.
A head kick from Ludwig lands but Suleyman takes it in his stride.
Ludwig lands a nice leg kick that just misses Suleyman's sensitive parts.
Sven Ludwig is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Suleyman lands a nice looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sven Ludwig showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ludwig has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sven Ludwig!
Sven Ludwig decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shin Ichi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Verygood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Verygood is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bring Pain. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shin Ichi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kurt Verygood!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verygood has closed the distance and engaged Ichi in a clinch.
Verygood lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ichi backwards.
Verygood pulls guard.
Verygood pulls Ichi in close to prevent any damage.
Let's hope that Verygood has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Verygood.
Ichi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ichi trying to control but Verygood is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Verygood is pulling down on Ichi's head to control his posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ichi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Verygood as he avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Verygood releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ichi fails with the takedown.
Ichi tries to clinch up but Verygood circles away and keeps his distance.
Verygood looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Verygood, right into the meat.
Ichi clinches with his opponent.
Verygood leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ichi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ichi is trying to maintain a safe position but Verygood gets an underhook and turns Ichi into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Verygood.
Ichi takes a shot to the head.
Ichi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Verygood is keeping busy.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Verygood creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Verygood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Verygood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Verygood jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ichi walks away with a smile on his face. Verygood gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ichi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Verygood.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ichi wants to clinch but Verygood slips to the side
and Verygood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Shin Ichi has been cut.
Verygood throws an ugly left hook that misses
so Ichi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Verygood pulls Ichi in to control the position.
Yet more stalling tactics from Verygood.
Verygood is continuing to stall.
Ichi trying to control but Verygood is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verygood has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The adventures of Verygood the control monster continue. Boring.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ichi tries to clinch up.
Kurt Verygood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ichi wants to clinch up but Verygood keeps it at a distance.
Verygood tries to counter with a clinch but Ichi shakes him off and moves away.
Ichi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ichi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Verygood finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Verygood. No joy for Ichi on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Verygood dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shin Ichi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ichi defending well as Verygood loads up on a big left hand.
Ichi has his takedown stuffed
and Verygood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ichi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Verygood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - Verygood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ichi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ichi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Verygood lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Verygood throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Verygood on the inside.
Verygood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ichi blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ichi turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Verygood is trying to get back to half guard.
I wouldn't like to be where Verygood is right now.
Verygood felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Ichi goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Verygood rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Ichi's guard! Nice work there by Verygood!
Ichi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Verygood is aware though and is defending well.
Verygood content to stall in guard here.
Ichi working for submissions but it's allowed Verygood to get to half guard.
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.
Verygood trying to control the pace.
Verygood trying to pass the guard but Ichi defending well.
Ichi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verygood looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ichi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Verygood is working away from the top position though.
Verygood stalling.
Verygood has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ichi tries to get to full guard but Verygood has control of the leg.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ichi shoots and misses
and Verygood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shin Ichi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ichi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Verygood.
The crowd cheers as Verygood lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ichi doesn't seem phased though.
Ichi shoots in for a takedown but Verygood shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Verygood just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Verygood lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ichi moves in looking to clinch but Verygood pushes him off.
Verygood swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ichi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Verygood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shin Ichi's cut.
That's time! Ichi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Verygood looks to land a right hand but Ichi moved out of range.
Ichi avoids the body shot from Verygood.
Ichi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Verygood throws out a counter right but Ichi avoids it with no problem.
Verygood connects with a leg kick. Ichi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ichi doesn't manage to clinch there - Verygood circles away.
Ichi needs to keep his hands up - Verygood had a free shot at his head there.
Verygood cracks Ichi with an open hand slap.
Verygood gets tackled into the cage by Ichi. Ichi maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Verygood lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ichi just leaning against Verygood, taking a breather.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Verygood.
Verygood lands with a light punch inside.
Shin Ichi's cut is getting worse.
Verygood lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verygood misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Verygood.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Verygood misses with a punch on the inside.
Verygood throws a head punch that misses.
Verygood struggles to land a body shot inside as Ichi controls his hands.
Verygood lands a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Verygood as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Verygood decides to pull guard.
Ichi looking to pass the guard.
Ichi trying to control but Verygood is working from the bottom.
Verygood wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Shin Ichi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kurt Verygood is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verygood keeping moving, preventing Ichi from controlling successfully.
Verygood seems keen to control Ichi's posture.
Ichi trying to control the position from guard on top but Verygood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Verygood is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ichi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ichi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Verygood holding on.
Verygood is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verygood wants to improve his position but Ichi is controlling well.
Verygood is controlling Ichi's trapped leg to prevent Ichi from advancing to side control.
Ichi wants to work for an arm triangle but Verygood is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Verygood is controlling Ichi's trapped leg to prevent Ichi from advancing to side control.
Ichi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Verygood keeps working.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Verygood is looking for a sweep. Ichi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ichi wants to work for an arm triangle but Verygood is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kurt Verygood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Verygood winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurt Verygood!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Gelfen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan The Beast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Beast has chosen I'm Broken as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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289 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Basic striking
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eddie Gelfen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan The Beast!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Beast moves in looking to clinch but Gelfen pushes him off.
Gelfen misses with a wild body shot.
The Beast feints and as Gelfen raises his hands in defense, The Beast changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The Beast loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The Beast prevents Gelfen from getting back to his feet.
The Beast looking to pass the guard.
The Beast works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The Beast looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gelfen is trying to stand up here but The Beast is controlling him well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gelfen trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Beast wants to free his trapped foot but Gelfen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The Beast is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The Beast prevents Gelfen from standing back up.
Gelfen regains full guard. Nicely done.
The Beast drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and The Beast jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The Beast trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The Beast passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The Beast is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The Beast wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gelfen, who protects the arm well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Beast tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The Beast tries to move into full mount but can't pass Gelfen's legs.
The Beast misses with the ground and pound.
The Beast wants to control but Gelfen is keeping him busy.
The Beast is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gelfen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The Beast thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gelfen is trying to improve his position.
The Beast tries to advance to mount but Gelfen denies him.
The Beast is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gelfen has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gelfen struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Beast in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Gelfen is looking to regain half guard here but The Beast keeps moving and retains side control.
An elbow from The Beast crashes against the mat.
That's four 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.
The Beast looks up at the clock and then as Gelfen takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, The Beast smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The Beast is trying to get an arm triangle but Gelfen is defending well.
The Beast working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The Beast is looking to take a break and control but Gelfen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The Beast is trying to get an arm triangle but Gelfen is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The Beast passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Gelfen!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan The Beast dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The Beast tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gelfen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from The Beast.
The Beast moves in looking to clinch but Gelfen pushes him off.
Gelfen looks to score with a jab to the body but The Beast is just out of range.
Gelfen stuffs the takedown.
The Beast is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gelfen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gelfen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gelfen misses with a wild body shot.
Gelfen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Beast moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Beast shoots for a double leg takedown but Gelfen sprawls well. He's pushed The Beast's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Eddie Gelfen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan The Beast.
Gelfen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Beast closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gelfen circles away.
Gelfen misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gelfen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gelfen throws a body shot but no joy.
The Beast has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Beast tries to close the distance and clinch but Gelfen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Beast shoots in for a takedown but Gelfen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The Beast lands with a hook. Gelfen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gelfen looks to land a combination but The Beast avoids it well.
The Beast tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from The Beast is defended easily by Gelfen.
The Beast shoots in looking for a takedown but Gelfen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing The Beast's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from The Beast.
Gelfen throws a good cross that connects.
Gelfen misses with a series of wild punches.
Gelfen wants to slow The Beast down by chopping away at his legs.
Gelfen keeps the fight on the outside.
Gelfen throws a jab when The Beast was well out of range.
Gelfen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gelfen misses with a double jab.
The Beast blocks a jab.
The Beast ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gelfen lands with a shot to the body.
The Beast uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gelfen.
The Beast wants to clinch.
The Beast tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gelfen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gelfen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The Beast has Gelfen up against the cage in a clinch.
Gelfen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt The Beast or not.
The Beast tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gelfen gets through The Beast's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gelfen breaks from the clinch.
Gelfen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Beast moves away.
Gelfen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Beast shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gelfen sprawls well. Gelfen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. The Beast gets slowly back to his feet.
Eddie Gelfen is winning the standup battle so far.
Gelfen looks to land a combination but The Beast avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gelfen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gelfen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gelfen misses with a double jab.
Gelfen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Beast avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The Beast fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gelfen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gelfen dips to his left and cracks The Beast with an uppercut!
Gelfen cracks The Beast with a right hand to the side of the head.
The Beast moves out of range of the strikes.
Gelfen scores with a body shot.
Gelfen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gelfen misses with a hook. The Beast ducked under it nicely.
Gelfen misses with a body kick.
The Beast's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gelfen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! The Beast scrambles back to his feet.
The Beast checks the leg kick nicely there.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Beast looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Beast moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Beast tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gelfen smiles and moves away.
Gelfen misses with a low kick.
The Beast defending well as Gelfen loads up on a big left hand.
Gelfen scores with the left hand. The Beast knows he should have avoided that one.
Gelfen misses with a hook. The Beast ducked under it nicely.
Gelfen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gelfen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gelfen throws a big shot that misses.
The Beast tries to counter by closing the distance.
The Beast shoots for a double leg takedown but Gelfen sprawls well. He's pushed The Beast's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gelfen misses with a straight right.
The Beast wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Gelfen dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The Beast tries to pull guard but Gelfen holds him up against the cage and eventually The Beast drops back down to his feet.
The Beast is trying to pull guard but Gelfen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gelfen lands a shot to the body.
Gelfen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The Beast tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gelfen smiles and moves away.
Eddie Gelfen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan The Beast.
Nice uppercut there from Gelfen.
It looks like Dan The Beast has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Beast darts in looking for a takedown but Gelfen gets double underhooks and turns The Beast into the cage.
Gelfen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The Beast moves into the clinch.
The Beast doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Gelfen.
Good body shot from Gelfen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Beast's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The Beast takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gelfen pushes The Beast back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gelfen gets through The Beast's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gelfen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gelfen manages to break the clinch.
Gelfen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Beast looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gelfen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Beast sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Beast defending well as Gelfen loads up on a big left hand.
Gelfen lands a jab to The Beast's midsection.
Gelfen punishes The Beast's body with a nice straight punch.
Gelfen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The Beast darts in looking for a takedown but Gelfen gets double underhooks and turns The Beast into the cage.
The Beast doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Beast drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gelfen lands a nice looking body shot.
Gelfen drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks The Beast right on the button. The Beast goes down! Gelfen follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Gelfen gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Gelfen!
A less than humble Eddie Gelfen misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aldo Vurny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fisher comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wasiu - Bout 02 Blow kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Nathan Fisher enters the cage!
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Excellent boxer
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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
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aldo Vurny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nathan Fisher!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vurny's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Vurny duly obliges.
Fisher gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fisher throws a looping overhand right but Vurny ducks down to avoid it.
Vurny half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Vurny closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Fisher to the mat! Fisher manages to get full guard.
Vurny won't allow Fisher to sweep him here.
Fisher utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fisher looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vurny connects with a couple of short punches.
Vurny working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fisher's head.
Vurny working some strikes from top position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Vurny preventing the sweep.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vurny scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Vurny 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.
Fisher looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vurny is one step ahead there.
Fisher controls Vurny momentarily but Vurny frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Fisher holds on and takes a little breather.
Vurny sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Fisher's guard.
Fisher wants to get back to full guard.
Vurny working the head and body with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Vurny connects with a nice short shot to Fisher's temple.
Fisher is not content to let Vurny control the position.
Vurny prevents Fisher from improving his position.
Fisher is still trying to improve position.
Vurny is trying to control the action in half guard but Fisher is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vurny is working for a submission of some sort.
Vurny trying to control from half guard but Fisher is working away.
Fisher looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Vurny lands with a punch from half guard.
Fisher actively working from the bottom here.
Fisher is looking for a sweep. Vurny is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fisher felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Vurny looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Vurny drops an elbow to the side of Fisher's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher wants to improve his position but Vurny is controlling well.
Vurny performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Vurny prevents Fisher from improving his position.
Fisher makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fisher.
Vurny trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Fisher manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Vurny is trying to control the position but Fisher postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher got a little sloppy there for a moment and Vurny has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fisher has managed to get both his arms back between Vurny's legs - danger averted.
Fisher with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fisher drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Vurny dives on top into guard.
Vurny trying to control the position from guard on top but Fisher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vurny is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Fisher is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Vurny is looking to work some ground and pound but Fisher has wrist control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fisher keeping moving, preventing Vurny from controlling successfully.
Fisher looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vurny's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aldo Vurny dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fisher gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Vurny to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Vurny preventing the sweep.
Fisher has an active guard here but Vurny has managed to pass into half guard.
Vurny looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fisher wants to get back to full guard but Vurny has passed into side control.
Fisher is looking to reverse the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fisher is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Fisher is trying to control but can't.
Vurny lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fisher looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fisher tries to get to full guard but Vurny has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vurny looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fisher wants to get back to full guard.
Vurny lands with a punch from half guard.
Aldo Vurny overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vurny is looking for a kimura here.
Vurny lands with a punch from half guard.
Fisher tries to roll over but Vurny keeps him under control.
Vurny drops an elbow to the side of Fisher's head.
Vurny is looking to take a break and control but Fisher is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Vurny connects with a nice short shot to Fisher's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vurny scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Vurny lands strikes from half guard.
Fisher is not content to let Vurny control the position.
Vurny is trying to work for a kimura but Fisher is defending well.
Nice strikes from Vurny there.
Vurny working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Vurny is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Fisher sees it coming and defends easily.
Vurny is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fisher is just riding it out for now. Vurny eventually gives up the hold.
Vurny lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vurny lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Vurny working Fisher over with strikes.
Fisher is looking to improve his position.
Fisher wants to control but Vurny is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nice strikes from Vurny there.
Vurny is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Fisher working to try and regain half guard.
Fisher is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Vurny lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vurny is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Fisher can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Vurny is landing with some decent strikes but Fisher is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Vurny swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Fisher is now in Vurny's guard. A big mistake from Vurny there, giving up the dominant position!
Vurny is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fisher can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fisher trying to control but Vurny is working from the bottom.
Vurny controlling the position.
Fisher working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fisher throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vurny works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vurny is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vurny wants to sweep but no luck.
Fisher stands up over Vurny, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aldo Vurny dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Fisher misses with a hook. Vurny ducked under it nicely.
Vurny thuds his right hand into Fisher's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vurny loads up on a big right hand but Fisher slips the punch.
Fisher scores with a jab to the jaw.
A big right from Fisher misses.
Vurny ducks under a wild hook from Fisher.
Vurny thuds his right hand into Fisher's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fisher bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vurny lands a really nice looking cross but Fisher seems unphased.
Fisher throws a hook but Vurny avoids it easily.
Vurny lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vurny lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fisher cracks a nice hook into Vurny's ribs.
Fisher connects with a jab.
Vurny works over Fisher's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Nathan Fisher has been cut.
Vurny manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Fisher on his heels. He'll look to pass Fisher's guard now, I'm sure.
Vurny avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fisher trying to control the position.
Vurny advances to half guard.
Fisher has hold of Vurny's hands but Vurny slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fisher is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fisher is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Vurny's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Vurny's back!
Fisher is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Vurny breaks Fisher's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Vurny scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fisher isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Vurny stacks Fisher on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Vurny!
Fisher sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Vurny slips a nice elbow through Fisher's hands, connecting with Fisher's forehead.
Vurny lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vurny prevents Fisher from improving his position.
Vurny drops an elbow to the side of Fisher's head.
Fisher taking some punishment here, with Vurny in his half guard.
Vurny slips a nice elbow through Fisher's hands, connecting with Fisher's forehead.
Fisher wants to get back to full guard.
Vurny is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fisher is pressing down on Vurny's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Nathan Fisher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fisher controls Vurny momentarily but Vurny frees himself.
Vurny trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vurny stopping the sweep attempt from Fisher.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher is trying to keep Vurny in close.
Vurny pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fisher is keeping the position for now.
Fisher keeping moving, preventing Vurny from controlling successfully.
Fisher looking for a guillotine here but Vurny defends easily.
Fisher trying to control the position.
Vurny with a nice head shot there.
Fisher is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Vurny is aware though and is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aldo Vurny showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vurny has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aldo Vurny!
Aldo Vurny took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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