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ABW 38 Riverson - Athanas PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Waki Sashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Futoshi Matsunaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sashi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Guano Apes - Big in Japan . Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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145 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Waki Sashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Futoshi Matsunaga!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsunaga swings for the body but Sashi moves out of range.
Matsunaga throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Matsunaga misses with a hook.
Sashi throws a lazy uppercut
and Matsunaga counters with a stiff right hand.
Matsunaga looks to score with a jab to the body but Sashi is just out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Matsunaga there.
Matsunaga misses with an uppercut.
A jab lands there for Matsunaga.
Sashi looks to land a left hand but Matsunaga moved out of range nicely.
Matsunaga throws a hook to the side of Sashi's head but Sashi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matsunaga with a jab.
Matsunaga has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Sashi is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A slow jab from Sashi misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Matsunaga! But no joy.
Sashi cracks Matsunaga with an open hand slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matsunaga throws a poor cross that misses
and Sashi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sashi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Matsunaga uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sashi.
A slow jab from Matsunaga misses its intended target.
Sashi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matsunaga.
A big left from Matsunaga misses.
Sashi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sashi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Matsunaga drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Matsunaga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sashi.
Matsunaga gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Matsunaga looks to land a left hand but Sashi moved out of range nicely.
Sashi ducks under a wild hook from Matsunaga.
A jab from Matsunaga misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Sashi.
Sashi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
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!
Sashi moves away from the strike by Matsunaga.
Sashi walks into a straight right hand from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sashi is looking to counter punch.
Matsunaga fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Futoshi Matsunaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sashi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sashi misses with a straight right.
A little jabbing left from Matsunaga on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sashi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Matsunaga backs up against the cage.
Matsunaga misses with an uppercut.
Sashi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matsunaga.
Sashi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sashi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matsunaga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matsunaga looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sashi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Matsunaga's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sashi misses the jab.
Sashi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matsunaga was well out of range. Poor timing from Sashi.
Sashi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sashi misses with a left hand
and Matsunaga counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No joy there for Matsunaga, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Matsunaga is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Matsunaga misses with a right hand
and Sashi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Matsunaga ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sashi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sashi misses with an uppercut. Matsunaga saw that one coming.
It seemed like Matsunaga was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big right from Matsunaga misses.
Matsunaga will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sashi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Matsunaga misses with a straight right.
Matsunaga is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sashi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Sashi takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga looks to land a left hand but Sashi moved out of range nicely.
Matsunaga jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sashi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Matsunaga scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Matsunaga with a jab.
Matsunaga jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sashi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Matsunaga lands a head shot.
Matsunaga rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sashi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sashi ducks under a wild hook from Matsunaga.
Sashi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga throws a jab when Sashi was well out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matsunaga misses with a left hand
and Sashi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Matsunaga thinking.
Matsunaga throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Futoshi Matsunaga dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Matsunaga throws a hook but Sashi blocks it.
Sashi ducks under a wild hook from Matsunaga.
A telegraphed right hand from Matsunaga misses the target.
Matsunaga throws a lazy right hand but Sashi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Matsunaga. Those never looked like landing.
Sashi throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Matsunaga to counter with a crisp jab.
Matsunaga jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matsunaga has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A jab from Matsunaga misses.
Matsunaga staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsunaga has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sashi finds it's way round the side to connect with Matsunaga's head.
Sashi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga misses with a left hand
and Sashi counters with a right hand to the body.
Sashi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Sashi counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sashi scores with a shot to the body.
Sashi slips a straight right by Matsunaga.
Sashi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Matsunaga misses the jab.
Matsunaga misses with a right hand
and Sashi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Matsunaga misses with a hook. Sashi ducked under it nicely.
Sashi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A telegraphed right hand from Sashi misses the target.
Matsunaga throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sashi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matsunaga bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sashi's head.
Matsunaga throws a right hand that misses
and Sashi counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Matsunaga misses its intended target.
Sashi moves out of range of the strikes.
Sashi is looking to counter punch.
Matsunaga moves out of range as Sashi strikes.
Matsunaga looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sashi misses with an uppercut
and Sashi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Matsunaga misses with a looping left.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Sashi might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Sashi looks to land a right hand but Matsunaga moved out of range.
Matsunaga throws a right hand that misses
and Sashi counters with a left to the body.
Matsunaga misses with an uppercut.
Sashi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sashi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matsunaga.
Sashi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sashi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matsunaga was well out of range. Poor timing from Sashi.
Matsunaga throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Matsunaga misses its intended target.
Sashi scores with a jab.
Matsunaga misses with a left hand
and Sashi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sashi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matsunaga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Matsunaga was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Matsunaga misses with an uppercut. Sashi saw that one coming.
Sashi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sashi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matsunaga.
Sashi throws a hook but Matsunaga avoids it easily.
Sashi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Matsunaga misses with a straight right.
Matsunaga takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sashi lands with a hook. Matsunaga tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Futoshi Matsunaga seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Matsunaga lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matsunaga scores with a decent looking hook.
Matsunaga throws a looping overhand right but Sashi ducks down to avoid it.
Sashi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sashi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matsunaga swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Matsunaga takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sashi throws a lazy uppercut
and Matsunaga counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Matsunaga throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matsunaga looks to land a right hand but Sashi moved out of range.
Matsunaga jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Sashi as he connects with a hook.
Sashi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Matsunaga to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Waki Sashi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Sashi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Matsunaga loads up on a big right hand but Sashi slips the punch.
Sashi misses with a hook. Matsunaga ducked under it nicely.
Sashi throws a hook but Matsunaga blocks it.
Sashi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Matsunaga blocks a jab.
Sashi ducks under a wild hook from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga misses with a lunging right hand
and Sashi counters with a straight right hand.
Matsunaga looks to land a right hand but Sashi moved out of range.
Matsunaga lands a jab-cross combination.
A punch combination from Matsunaga misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsunaga throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Sashi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Matsunaga.
Sashi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Matsunaga to score with a decent uppercut.
Sashi defending well as Matsunaga loads up on a big left hand.
Sashi looks to land a combination but Matsunaga avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsunaga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sashi manages to avoid it.
Sashi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matsunaga connects with a looping right hand.
Nice shot by Matsunaga.
Sashi throws a body punch but Matsunaga moves out of range.
Matsunaga on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Matsunaga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sashi.
A shot to the liver by Sashi. Beautiful body shot.
Matsunaga misses with a straight left.
Matsunaga swings widly with a right hand
and Sashi counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Matsunaga misses the target.
Sashi throws out a loose jab but Matsunaga uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga throws a jab when Sashi was well out of range.
Matsunaga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sashi.
Matsunaga misses with a lunging right hand
and Sashi counters with a left to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matsunaga throws a looping overhand right but Sashi ducks down to avoid it.
Matsunaga throws an overhand right that lands on Sashi's shoulder, as Sashi tries to avoid the shot.
Sashi misses with an uppercut
and Matsunaga counters with a stiff right hand.
Matsunaga bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sashi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sashi throws the left hand but Matsunaga avoids the punch easily.
Sashi lands a jab to Matsunaga's midsection.
Matsunaga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sashi.
Matsunaga throws a hook but Sashi avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sashi throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Matsunaga misses the target.
Sashi ducks under a wild hook from Matsunaga.
Sashi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Matsunaga misses with the combination.
Sashi throws a lazy right hand but Matsunaga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good exchange - Matsunaga coming out on top.
Matsunaga slips a straight right by Sashi.
Matsunaga takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Matsunaga throws the left hand but Sashi avoids the punch easily.
Sashi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sashi loads up on a big right hand but Matsunaga slips the punch.
Matsunaga swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sashi misses with a jab to the body
and Matsunaga counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Matsunaga clobbers Sashi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sashi takes one to the chin there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matsunaga thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sashi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matsunaga.
A shot to the body from Sashi misses
and Matsunaga connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sashi throws a lazy right hand but Matsunaga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matsunaga throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sashi throws the left hand but Matsunaga avoids the punch easily.
Matsunaga throws a looping overhand right but Sashi ducks down to avoid it.
Sashi ducks under a wild hook from Matsunaga.
Sashi moves away from the strike by Matsunaga.
And that's the end of the fight!
Futoshi Matsunaga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Matsunaga 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Futoshi Matsunaga!
A relieved looking Futoshi Matsunaga thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yayi Zinsou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mahamadou Dikembe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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279 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yayi Zinsou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mahamadou Dikembe!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zinsou looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dikembe unleashes a big counter combination but Zinsou bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Zinsou is defended easily by Dikembe.
Zinsou moves forwards but Dikembe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Zinsou shoots in looking for a takedown but Dikembe manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Zinsou's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yayi Zinsou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dikembe lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Zinsou doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dikembe counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dikembe stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dikembe wants it to stay on the feet.
Zinsou fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dikembe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mahamadou Dikembe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zinsou shoots in but Dikembe avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dikembe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zinsou shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dikembe defends it nicely.
Dikembe throws a fast counter high kick but Zinsou manages to duck under it in time.
Dikembe connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zinsou on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dikembe thumps Zinsou with a low kick.
Zinsou shoots in for a double leg but Dikembe sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Zinsou fails with the takedown.
Zinsou fails with a takedown attempt.
Dikembe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dikembe throws a leg kick which misses Zinsou's front leg but catches the back leg as Zinsou tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dikembe throws a sloppy head kick and Zinsou moves out of range easily.
Dikembe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Zinsou on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Zinsou seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Good shot there by Dikembe.
Zinsou looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Zinsou fails with a takedown attempt.
Dikembe misses with a head kick.
Dikembe displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zinsou.
Zinsou dives in for a single leg takedown but Dikembe sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Yayi Zinsou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dikembe throws a series of punches but Zinsou moves out of range.
Zinsou has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dikembe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zinsou shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Zinsou trying to control but Dikembe is working from the bottom.
Zinsou throwing strikes from guard but Dikembe blocks nicely.
Dikembe is trying to control the position but Zinsou postures up.
Zinsou postures up and lands a big shot to Dikembe's brow.
Zinsou 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zinsou trying to control the position from guard on top but Dikembe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zinsou lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mahamadou Dikembe dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Zinsou changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dikembe tries to avoid it but Zinsou manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dikembe to the ground. Dikembe escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Zinsou gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dikembe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zinsou shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dikembe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yayi Zinsou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dikembe connects with a leg kick. Zinsou looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zinsou gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dikembe counters with a left and a right that stings Zinsou.
Dikembe throws a head kick that Zinsou semi-blocks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zinsou shoots in but Dikembe avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Zinsou shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dikembe defends it nicely.
As Zinsou backs off Dikembe throws a huge counter combo but Zinsou manages to avoid it all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zinsou tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dikembe defends well and Zinsou ends up having to push Dikembe into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Zinsou closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dikembe circles away.
Dikembe raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Zinsou tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dikembe defends well and Zinsou ends up having to push Dikembe into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A combination from Dikembe does no damage.
Zinsou shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dikembe manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Zinsou is standing up over Dikembe. Dikembe looks to escape but Zinsou dives into side control.
Zinsou works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Zinsou cracks Dikembe with a big right hand but Dikembe just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Dikembe is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Zinsou off and has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dikembe doesn't have the hooks in and Zinsou manages to turn into his guard.
Dikembe is looking for a triangle but Zinsou pushes his legs off easily.
Dikembe wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Zinsou looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Zinsou is working Dikembe over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Zinsou is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Zinsou trying to control but Dikembe is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zinsou landing with the ground and pound.
Zinsou trying to control but Dikembe is working from the bottom.
Zinsou sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dikembe keeping full guard, as Zinsou tries to pass.
Dikembe wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zinsou stands up over Dikembe, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dikembe keeping full guard, as Zinsou tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dikembe looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Zinsou passes into half guard.
Dikembe is looking for a sweep. Zinsou is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Zinsou in particular looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zinsou lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Zinsou takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dikembe trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mahamadou Dikembe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Dikembe lands a leg kick that knocks Zinsou off balance momentarily.
Zinsou shoots in for a takedown but Dikembe shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dikembe throws a counter combo.
Zinsou closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dikembe quickly recovers to half guard.
Zinsou is looking to take a break and control but Dikembe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zinsou is pressing down on Dikembe's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dikembe is holding on for now.
Dikembe looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Zinsou is trying to control. Dikembe wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dikembe tries to get to full guard but Zinsou has control of the leg.
Ground and pound from Zinsou.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zinsou content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Zinsou is pressing down on Dikembe's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dikembe is holding on for now.
Dikembe has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Zinsou is working away from the top position though.
Zinsou seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Zinsou is trying to control. Dikembe wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dikembe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dikembe has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Zinsou is working away from the top position though.
Zinsou is taking a breather. Dikembe says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Zinsou lands a nice short elbow.
Zinsou looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dikembe with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Zinsou has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dikembe tries to hold on but Zinsou pushes him away.
Dikembe in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Zinsou trying to control but Dikembe is having none of it.
Zinsou unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zinsou loads up with a big shot that hurts Dikembe! He's pulled Zinsou in close but Zinsou has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Dikembe survive? More strikes from Zinsou and Dikembe is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Yayi Zinsou!
Yayi Zinsou tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Devin Watkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshi Fujiwara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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197 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devin Watkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yoshi Fujiwara!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujiwara ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fujiwara closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Fujiwara lands in his opponent's guard.
Watkins trying to keep a closed guard but Fujiwara is proving a slippery customer.
Fujiwara lands a couple of digs.
Fujiwara postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fujiwara not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Watkins working for a triangle but Fujiwara defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fujiwara preventing the sweep.
Watkins is trying to keep Fujiwara in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujiwara working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fujiwara controls from within his opponent's guard.
Fujiwara lands a couple of elbows.
Watkins is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fujiwara defends well.
Watkins tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Watkins working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fujiwara doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fujiwara manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fujiwara controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Watkins has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fujiwara can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Fujiwara sitting in guard here, content to control.
Fujiwara lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fujiwara landing some decent shots from guard.
Fujiwara passes Watkins's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Fujiwara takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fujiwara lands a nice short elbow.
Fujiwara lands with a punch from half guard.
Fujiwara looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fujiwara performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Fujiwara might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Nice strikes from Fujiwara there.
Fujiwara not doing much here.
Watkins is looking for a sweep. Fujiwara is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Watkins is working hard here to advance position.
Fujiwara has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Fujiwara in particular looking to stall.
Watkins is trying to control but Fujiwara passes into side control!
Fujiwara working the head with strikes.
The referee asks Fujiwara politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Fujiwara prefers to stall for the moment though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fujiwara lands some shots froms side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshi Fujiwara dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fujiwara connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fujiwara lands a nice hook to Watkins's body. Watkins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Watkins dives in and grabs Fujiwara's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fujiwara pushes down on Watkins's head and hops out.
Fujiwara scores with a jab to the head.
Watkins is rocked!
and Fujiwara counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Watkins! He's just covering up as Fujiwara starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yoshi Fujiwara!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Panayiotis Stavros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukas Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Panayiotis Stavros has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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19
140 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Panayiotis Stavros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lukas Martin!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stavros misses the shot to the body.
Stavros throws a wild body kick that Martin sees coming a mile off.
Stavros throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Stavros throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And Martin tries to counter it with a takedown but Stavros pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Stavros throws a leg kick but Martin moved away.
Martin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Stavros throws a poor cross that misses
and Martin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Stavros tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Martin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Stavros trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stavros looking to control.
Stavros is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stavros looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Martin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Stavros controlling the action here.
Stavros is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Martin is just riding it out for now. Stavros eventually gives up the hold.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Martin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Stavros looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Martin flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Stavros not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stavros tries to pass the half guard into mount. Martin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martin wants to control but Stavros is keeping busy.
Martin is staying active underneath Stavros, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Stavros definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Stavros thows a huge punch but Martin dodges it nicely.
Martin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stavros. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stavros not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stavros passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Martin!
Martin blocking the ground and pound.
Stavros fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Poor strikes thrown by Stavros there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Martin is squirming around, avoiding Stavros's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stavros lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin is squirming around, avoiding Stavros's attempts to control the action.
BOOM! Stavros connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Stavros working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Stavros breaks from Martin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stavros moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Martin has worked his arm free - good work by Martin!
Stavros throwing strikes but Martin manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Stavros is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Stavros regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Panayiotis Stavros dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stavros throws a hook to the side of Martin's head but Martin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stavros lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A punch combination from Martin misses.
Stavros circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stavros swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Martin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Stavros misses the jab.
Martin tries to clinch but Stavros moves out of range.
Stavros moves away from the strike by Martin.
Stavros thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Martin if he has to take too many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stavros throws a lazy head kick
and Martin counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Stavros!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stavros manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Stavros seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Martin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Martin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stavros sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Martin defending well though.
Stavros is keen to just control but Martin is a slippery customer.
Stavros seems to be working for a kimura but Martin defends the submission attempt.
Stavros seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Martin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Stavros throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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. Stavros connects with a nice short shot to Martin's temple.
Stavros uses his free foot to push down on Martin's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Martin.
Stavros content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Stavros.
Martin is squirming around, avoiding Stavros's attempts to control the action.
Stavros working for a submission but Martin is keeping him at bay.
Martin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Stavros landing strikes from the mount.
Stavros has hold of Martin's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Martin manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stavros tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Martin blocking the ground and pound.
Stavros looking to control but Martin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Stavros landing strikes from the mount and Martin is in trouble!
Stavros connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Stavros is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Martin has managed to escape the submission attempt.
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.
Martin blocking the ground and pound.
Stavros looking to control but Martin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Stavros is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Martin is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Stavros tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Stavros trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Panayiotis Stavros dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Stavros shoots in but Martin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Martin lands with a straight right. Stavros didn't see that one coming.
Stavros throws a hook but Martin avoids it easily.
Stavros throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stavros throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stavros dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Martin. That did some damage!
Stavros keeps Martin at a distance using the push kick.
Stavros throws out a loose jab but Martin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stavros lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Martin enables Stavros to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Martin manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Martin keeping moving, preventing Stavros from controlling successfully.
Stavros engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Stavros passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Stavros wants to control but Martin is keeping him busy.
Martin is trying to control Stavros's posture but Stavros avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stavros sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Martin is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Stavros throws an elbow but Martin slips to the side and avoids it well.
Stavros controls the position.
Martin parries the strikes from Stavros easily there. Stavros is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Martin to escape.
Stavros trying to control the position but Martin is working away.
Stavros working the head and body with strikes.
Stavros has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Martin!
Martin defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Stavros.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin avoids a series of strikes thrown by Stavros.
Stavros is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Stavros postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Martin looks a forlorn figure.
Stavros scoring with strikes but Martin is staying in there.
Stavros is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Stavros with a couple of short strikes.
Panayiotis Stavros overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stavros can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Martin is looking to escape.
Stavros working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Martin looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Stavros! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Panayiotis Stavros!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Demon Monkey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doctor Delirious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monkey comes into the arena with Bransjehora blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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20
180 lbs
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27
168 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Demon Monkey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doctor Delirious!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delirious throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Monkey throws a quick inside leg kick.
Monkey pushes Delirious away with a front kick.
Delirious connects with a looping right hand.
Monkey throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Delirious misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Monkey throws a quick inside leg kick.
Monkey lands a front kick.
Monkey lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Monkey is looking to slow Delirious down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Delirious misses with a jab, cross combination.
Delirious throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Monkey keeps Delirious at a distance using the push kick.
Delirious looks winded!
Delirious on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Monkey throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Monkey throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Doctor Delirious has been cut.
Monkey lands a nice looking body shot.
Monkey cracks Delirious with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delirious steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Monkey. That one must have hurt.
Monkey thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Delirious if he has to take too many more of those.
Monkey is looking to slow Delirious down with leg kicks.
Delirious has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Monkey.
Delirious misses with a combination
and Monkey counters with a nice low kick that buckles Delirious's knee momentarily.
Monkey is looking to slow Delirious down with leg kicks.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Monkey. Delirious shrugs it off though.
An inside leg kick lands from Monkey.
Monkey scores with a nice body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Monkey - that will leave a mark!
Crunch! Monkey slams his shin into Delirious's torso.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monkey buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Monkey lands a jab to the nose.
Delirious takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Monkey scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Delirious doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monkey thuds his shin into the meat of Delirious's side.
Delirious walks forward, straight into a front kick from Monkey.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Monkey. Delirious shrugs it off though.
Doctor Delirious seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monkey feints and then cracks Delirious's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Delirious down.
Delirious's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Delirious crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Monkey - the referee stops the clock and Delirious gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Monkey. Delirious manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Monkey lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Delirious walks forward, straight into a front kick from Monkey.
An inside leg kick lands from Monkey.
Monkey lets loose with a powerful body kick. Delirious will feel that in the morning.
Delirious has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Monkey.
Monkey dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Delirious. That did some damage!
Delirious steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Monkey. That one must have hurt.
Monkey turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Delirious 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.
Monkey cracks the inside of Delirious's front leg.
Monkey seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Monkey lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delirious stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Monkey.
Delirious misses with a straight right.
Monkey lands with a kick to the ribs.
Monkey delivers a nice body kick.
Monkey chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Monkey.
Monkey connects with a nice looking jab.
A head kick from Monkey lands but Delirious takes it in his stride.
Delirious walks forward, straight into a front kick from Monkey.
Monkey lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Monkey's jab looks to have found its range, popping Delirious under the eye.
Delirious is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Delirious get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Delirious stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Monkey runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Demon Monkey!
Demon Monkey 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Elias Khamedd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Allen Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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25
156 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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26
155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Elias Khamedd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Allen Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khamedd tries to sprawl but Wilson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Khamedd has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Wilson is on him like a limpet, forcing Khamedd back against the cage.
Khamedd turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Khamedd manages to end up in side control.
The strikes coming from Khamedd are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Khamedd is looking to take a break and control but Wilson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson is trying to control Khamedd's posture but Khamedd avoids it.
Wilson tries to buck Khamedd off but Khamedd is having none of it.
Khamedd looks up at the clock and then as Wilson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Khamedd smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson wants to get back to his feet but Khamedd drags him back down.
Wilson is trying to improve his position.
Khamedd working the head and body with strikes.
Wilson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Khamedd's best efforts.
Wilson taking some punishment here, with Khamedd in his half guard.
Khamedd missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Khamedd seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Khamedd is looking to take a break and control but Wilson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wilson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Khamedd scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson has his foot on Khamedd's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Khamedd works his way back into a safe position though.
Wilson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Khamedd defends it easily.
Khamedd content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Khamedd working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Khamedd controlling from the top position.
Khamedd chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Khamedd landing some decent shots from guard.
Khamedd engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Wilson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Khamedd gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Khamedd is looking to work some ground and pound but Wilson has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Khamedd chips away with some ground and pound.
Khamedd drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Wilson dives on top into guard.
Wilson drops back looking for a leg! Khamedd is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Khamedd manages to kick Wilson off! Wilson jumps back into Khamedd's guard.
Khamedd keeping full guard, as Wilson tries to pass.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Wilson working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Khamedd keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elias Khamedd dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
No luck for Wilson with that takedown attempt.
Wilson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Khamedd on his heels. He'll look to pass Khamedd's guard now, I'm sure.
Wilson looking to pass the guard.
Wilson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khamedd wants to stand up but Wilson is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson tries to free his leg and advance position but Khamedd is retaining full guard.
Khamedd wants to get back to his feet but Wilson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wilson looking to pass the guard.
Wilson keeps trying to improve his position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Khamedd closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Wilson's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khamedd trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Khamedd avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wilson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Khamedd defends it easily.
Khamedd content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Khamedd is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khamedd cracks Wilson with a solid left hand.
Wilson has his foot on Khamedd's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Khamedd works his way back into a safe position though.
Wilson has momentary wrist control but Khamedd slips an elbow through the middle.
Khamedd with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Khamedd not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Khamedd working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wilson's head.
Wilson looking for a sweep. Not yet Wilson, not yet.
Khamedd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wilson can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khamedd trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khamedd has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Khamedd is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Wilson has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Khamedd is looking to defend but Wilson has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Khamedd! Wilson pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Khamedd taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Allen Wilson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddy Bengtsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wade Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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265 lbs
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Brawler
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eddy Bengtsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wade Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bengtsson clinches with his opponent.
Bengtsson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wallace doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bengtsson as Wallace tries to tie him up.
Knees to the body from Wallace.
Bengtsson lands a nice shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bengtsson.
Bengtsson presses Wallace against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hand to the body from Bengtsson.
Bengtsson lands a body punch.
Wallace looks winded!
Bengtsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Bengtsson.
Bengtsson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bengtsson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bengtsson lands a body punch.
Bengtsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bengtsson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wallace or not.
Bengtsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bengtsson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Bengtsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bengtsson pushes Wallace back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Bengtsson.
Bengtsson works on Wallace's body with a couple of short punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bengtsson.
Bengtsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bengtsson.
Wallace's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bengtsson lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Bengtsson.
Bengtsson lands a big uppercut and Wallace is down! He's in big trouble - Bengtsson follows him to the mat!
Wallace is rocked!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wallace can do anything to dispel that myth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bengtsson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Wallace is still in real trouble! Can Bengtsson finish him?
Wallace seems to have recovered his senses.
Bengtsson escapes and gets back to his feet.
Eddy Bengtsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bengtsson rushes Wallace and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bengtsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bengtsson digs a right hand underneath Wallace's ribcage. Wallace let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bengtsson lands a body punch.
Bengtsson works on Wallace's body with a couple of short punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Bengtsson.
Bengtsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bengtsson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bengtsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Bengtsson.
Bengtsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bengtsson lands a nice shot to the body.
Bengtsson cracks Wallace with a nice body shot.
Bengtsson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bengtsson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wallace or not.
Bengtsson lands with a short shot to the head.
Bengtsson scores with a hook to the body.
Bengtsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bengtsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bengtsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bengtsson can't find room to land a body shot as Wallace controls the action.
Bengtsson creates a little bit of space and unloads with a massive uppercut! Wallace drops to the mat, out cold! Wow, that was brutal! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eddy Bengtsson!
A relieved looking Eddy Bengtsson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Randy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Travis Randy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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215 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Travis Randy!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Johnson misses.
Johnson throws the left hand but Randy avoids the punch easily.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses
and Randy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Randy's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Randy duly obliges.
Randy closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Randy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Randy.
Johnson has Randy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Randy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Randy won't allow it.
A left hand lands to the body for Randy.
Randy lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Randy cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
A short right from Randy.
Randy lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Randy is defending well.
Randy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Randy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Randy presses Johnson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Randy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Randy leaning against his opponent.
A short right from Randy.
Randy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Randy presses Johnson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Randy scores with a shoulder strike.
Randy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Nice body punch from Randy.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
Johnson is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Randy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Randy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Randy swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Randy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has Randy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Randy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Randy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Randy throws a head punch that misses.
Randy throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Randy lands an uppercut.
Randy throws a big uppercut that drops Johnson! More strikes from Randy and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Johnson lies dazed against the cage as Randy celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Travis Randy!
After the big win, Travis Randy made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Red Light Coffeeshop - Q160/$250 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Riverson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ajax Athanas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Athanas is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Thrice-Black Honey. John Riverson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, John Riverson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ajax Athanas!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riverson darts in looking for a takedown but Athanas gets double underhooks and turns Riverson into the cage.
Riverson tries a head kick but it misses.
Riverson lands with a slapping head kick.
Athanas scores with a hook to the body. Riverson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
John Riverson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Athanas connects with a jab.
Athanas scores with a hook to the body. Riverson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Riverson is breathing heavily.
Athanas closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Riverson out cold! Riverson corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ajax Athanas!
Ajax Athanas is the new super heavyweight champion!
Ajax Athanas thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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