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ABW 43 Randleman - Gelfen PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Artem Lobov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maven Troers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maven Troers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Artem Lobov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maven Troers!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lobov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Troers moves away.
As Lobov backs off Troers throws a huge counter combo but Lobov manages to avoid it all.
Troers takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Troers cracks a nice hook into Lobov's ribs.
Lobov scores with a hook.
Troers's corner calls for a 1-2. Troers obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Troers darts in looking for a takedown but Lobov gets double underhooks and turns Troers into the cage.
Troers ducks under a wild hook from Lobov.
Lobov looks to score with a jab to the body but Troers is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Troers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little feinted left hand from Lobov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lobov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lobov looks to throw the jab but Troers is out of range.
Troers looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troers works Lobov's body with a nice hook.
Troers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A counter left hand to the body from Lobov misses its target.
Lobov misses with a straight left.
Troers falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lobov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lobov throws a right hand that Troers ducks under and follows up with a left that Troers also avoids with ease.
Lobov lands a nice shot to the body.
Troers misses with a looping right.
Troers takes one to the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by Troers. Beautiful body shot.
Lobov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troers throws out a loose jab but Lobov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lobov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Troers throws a lazy right hand but Lobov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Troers goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lobov dodges the punch combination from Troers.
Lobov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lobov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lobov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lobov sets himself, and Troers steps forward looking for the clinch! Lobov avoids it this time.
Troers scores with a punch to the head.
Troers swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lobov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lobov was well out of range. Poor timing from Troers.
Lobov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Troers.
Lobov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Maven Troers has been cut.
Troers feints a jab promting Lobov to slip. Troers then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lobov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lobov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Troers lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Maven Troers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Troers throws a poor cross that misses
and Lobov counters with a left and a right that stings Troers.
Lobov ducks under a wild hook from Troers.
Lobov throws a big counter combination but Troers scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lobov throws a big shot that misses.
Lobov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Troers lands a nice hook to Lobov's body. Lobov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Troers throws a jab when Lobov was well out of range.
Lobov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Troers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lobov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Troers's head backwards.
Lobov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Troers.
Troers lands with an overhand left.
Troers cracks Lobov with a good jab.
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 Artem Lobov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Maven Troers's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Troers tries to bum rush Lobov with a series of wild strikes but Lobov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Troers shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've been told by Lobov's head coaches at Tayne's 4d3d3d3 Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Maven Troers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch combination from Troers misses.
Troers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lobov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lobov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Troers is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lobov.
Troers throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lobov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lobov misses with a left hand
and Troers counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Troers swings widly with a right hand
and Lobov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lobov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lobov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Troers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lobov swings for the body but Troers moves out of range.
Troers takes a swing at Lobov's ribcage but misses.
Troers lands a jab to Lobov's midsection.
Lobov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lobov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Troers counters with a right hand to the body.
Lobov misses with a hook
and Troers counters with a three punch combo that has Lobov backing up. Lobov nods at Troers to acknowledge the strikes.
Troers misses with an uppercut
and Lobov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lobov lands with a hook. Troers tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lobov slips a straight right by Troers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lobov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lobov walks into a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Troers throws a right and a left that Lobov avoids nicely.
A big left from Lobov misses.
A jab from Troers finds it's way through Lobov's defenses.
Troers slips a jab and a cross from Lobov.
Troers shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Troers lands a right hook to the body.
Lobov throws a right and a left that Troers avoids nicely.
Troers unleashes a big counter combination but Lobov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Troers takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troers misses with the combination.
Troers throws a shot from downtown. Lobov moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Troers misses the target.
Artem Lobov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lobov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Troers was well out of range. Poor timing from Lobov.
Lobov tests Troers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Troers tries to clinch there but Lobov circles away.
Troers bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lobov's head.
Lobov throws the left hand but Troers avoids the punch easily.
Troers misses with a lunging right hand
and Lobov counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lobov throws a looping overhand right but Troers ducks down to avoid it.
Lobov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Troers eats them both and turns towards Lobov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A jab from Troers does it's job there.
Lobov looks to land a combination but Troers avoids it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Troers slips a jab from Lobov.
Troers throws a body shot but no joy.
Troers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lobov manages to avoid it.
Troers dodges the punch combination from Lobov.
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 Artem Lobov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Maven Troers's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Troers misses with an uppercut. Lobov saw that one coming.
Lobov misses with a two punch combination.
Troers looks to land a left hand but Lobov moved out of range nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Lobov. Those never looked like landing.
Troers dodges the punch combination from Lobov.
Troers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lobov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Troers scores with a hook.
Lobov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lobov takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lobov slips a straight right by Troers.
Troers misses with a hook.
A shot to the body from Troers misses
and Lobov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Troers moves out of range of the strikes.
Troers throws out a counter right but Lobov avoids it with no problem.
Lobov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Troers looks to throw the jab but Lobov is out of range.
Some wild striking there from Lobov.
Lobov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Troers.
Troers getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lobov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch combination from Troers misses.
Lobov sizes up Troers with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Troers dodges the punch combination from Lobov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Troers throws the left hand but Lobov avoids the punch easily.
Lobov throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Troers to counter with a crisp jab.
Troers throws a poor cross that misses
and Lobov counters with a left and a right that stings Troers.
A lazy left from Troers finds it's target.
Troers jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lobov lands with an overhand left.
Troers has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Troers swings for the body but Lobov moves out of range.
Troers misses with a body punch
and Lobov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lobov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Troers has time to react.
Lobov slips a straight right by Troers.
Troers throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Lobov counter with a right hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lobov!
That has opened up Maven Troers's cut even more.
Lobov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Troers momentarily.
Lobov just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lobov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Troers misses with a hook.
Lobov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Troers throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Lobov counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Troers throws an overhand right that lands on Lobov's shoulder, as Lobov tries to avoid the shot.
No joy there for Lobov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Troers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lobov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Troers throws a jab when Lobov was well out of range.
Lobov is looking to counter punch.
Lobov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maven Troers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Troers throws a right hand that Lobov ducks under and follows up with a left that Lobov also avoids with ease.
Artem Lobov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Troers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lobov lands a right hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Artem Lobov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lobov 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artem Lobov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Walters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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285 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
Experienced |
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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, Wesley Walters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve King!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walters misses the jab.
King throws a sloppy head kick and Walters moves out of range easily.
Walters misses with a wild combination.
A countering left hand to the body from King misses.
Walters takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
King is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Walters tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Walters.
Walters throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Walters goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A jab from Walters finds it's way through King's defenses.
Walters throws a jab but it's blocked by King.
Walters seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walters uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
King takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Walters looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.
Walters throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Walters misses with a hook.
King is looking for the big counter here.
Walters scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
King lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wesley Walters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walters lands an overhand right.
King takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Walters fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
Walters lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Walters with a hook.
Walters keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from King.
Walters sizes up King with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The fighters circling - Walters throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
King throws a counter combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Walters fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A swing and a miss from Walters.
Walters misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Walters throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and King counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King scores with a head kick.
It looks like Wesley Walters has been cut.
Walters tests King's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Walters throws a right hand that misses
and King counters with a crisp one two that drops Walters! King thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Walters to his feet! Walters is in big trouble!
Walters throws out a loose jab but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
King throws out a counter right but Walters avoids it with no problem.
Walters cracks King with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Walters misses with a right hand
and King counters with a nice leg kick.
Walters lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but King circles away quickly and effectively.
King is looking for the big counter here.
Walters misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walters fails to land with a series of punches.
Walters is breathing heavily.
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Walters misses with a series of wild punches.
King uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walters.
Walters misses with the combination.
King throws a hook but Walters avoids it easily.
Walters cracks a nice hook into King's ribs.
King moves forwards but Walters connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Walters looks to land a left hand but King moved out of range nicely.
Walters throws a left and a right that both miss
and King counters with a two punch combo.
Walters misses with a looping left.
Despite the aggression on King's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walters will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
King takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walters throws a right and a left that both miss.
Walters misses with the combination.
King throws a leg kick that is checked
and Walters counters with a stiff right hand.
Walters misses with a straight right.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Walters tries to bum rush King with a series of wild strikes but King uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
King throws out a counter right but Walters avoids it with no problem.
Walters clobbers King with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Walters dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wesley Walters's cut.
That's time! Walters's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A punch combination from Walters misses.
Walters misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
Walters throws a big shot that misses.
Walters misses with a two punch combination.
Walters scores with a one two! King had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Walters throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.
Wesley Walters is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
King gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Walters.
Walters is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Walters looks to land a left hand but King moved out of range nicely.
Walters is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King can do to turn this around?
Walters rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and King counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from King, right into the meat.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King ducks under a wild hook from Walters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King misses with a body kick.
Walters throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.
Walters throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.
King unleashes a big counter combination but Walters bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
King uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Walters.
Walters misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Walters misses the shot to the body.
King connects with a high kick.
Wesley Walters is winning the standup battle so far.
King jabbing away but nothing is landing.
King's coach down at Cozad MMA London was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on King's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
King slips under a jab from Walters.
Walters is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by King.
King slips a jab from Walters.
Walters throws a lazy uppercut
and King counters with a crisp right hand that drops Walters! King lets Walters back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Walters is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! King throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Walters is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Steve King!
After the fight, Steve King was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adam Ware (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ibrahim Suleyman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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195 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adam Ware!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ibrahim Suleyman!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ware goes for a double leg but Suleyman avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Suleyman continues to drive forward.
Suleyman misses with a lunging right hand
and Ware cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've been told by Ware's head coaches at 3Band MMA ($500/week) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Suleyman misses with a wild body shot.
Suleyman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ware misses with a takedown
and Suleyman counters with a straight right hand.
Suleyman scores with a hook to the body. Ware takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Suleyman throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Suleyman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ware drops his hands momentarily and Suleyman takes advantage with a crisp shot to 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!
Ware tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Suleyman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ware on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Suleyman. Suleyman obviously looking to wear him down.
Suleyman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Suleyman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ware counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suleyman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Suleyman lands a head shot.
Ware is breathing heavily.
Suleyman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ware.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Ware. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suleyman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Suleyman lands a nice shot to the body.
Suleyman connects with a body shot.
Suleyman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ware momentarily.
Ware gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Suleyman.
Suleyman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ware stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Suleyman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ware closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Suleyman misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suleyman lands with a hook. Ware tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Suleyman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Suleyman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ware is rocked!
Crack! Suleyman connects with the perfect overhand right and Ware falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Suleyman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ibrahim Suleyman!
Ibrahim Suleyman bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Biante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Biante has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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225 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Decent boxing
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce Biante!
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, Aiden Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biante closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Biante is working Taylor over against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Taylor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Biante manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Biante is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Taylor looks winded!
Biante lands a takedown into guard.
Biante 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.
Biante prevents Taylor from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Biante controls the pace.
Biante passes Taylor's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Biante slows the pace down in half guard.
Biante works his way into full mount!
A nice elbow there by Biante.
Biante takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Biante postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Taylor looks a forlorn figure.
Taylor squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Biante lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Taylor hang on?
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Taylor can do anything to dispel that myth.
Biante controlling the position easily from mount.
Biante has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Biante looking to finish Taylor with some ground and pound. This is bad for Taylor!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Biante controlling the pace for now.
Biante 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Biante tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Biante putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Biante lands a couple of good shots and Taylor has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Taylor is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Biante.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biante continues to stall.
Taylor showing good submission defense here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Biante keeps control of the position easily here as Taylor tries to buck him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Biante dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Biante has closed the distance and engaged Taylor in a clinch.
Biante lands an elbow just above Taylor 's eye.
Biante wants a takedown.
Taylor tries to break the clinch but Biante is controlling the position.
Our sources have told us that Biante has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Taylor lands a left hand.
Biante is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Taylor is defending well.
Biante is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taylor can do to turn this around?
Biante trying to land knees to the body.
Biante wants the takedown. Taylor is fighting it off but Biante persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Taylor's guard against the cage.
Biante is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor wants to stand but Biante is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biante 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.
Biante's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Taylor gets tackled into the cage by Biante. Biante maintains the clinch.
Biante pushes Taylor back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Taylor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Biante is trying to drag Taylor to the mat but Taylor just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Biante. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor takes a shot to the head.
Biante is looking to take this one to the mat.
Taylor prevents the takedown attempt.
Biante is looking for a takedown.
Taylor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Biante gets a clinch.
Biante tries for a takedown but Taylor manages to get underhooks.
Taylor tries to pull guard but Biante won't allow it.
Biante can't get the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Biante using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taylor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice elbow from Biante.
Biante tries a body shot but Taylor blocks it.
Biante goes for a takedown attempt but Taylor pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Biante loads up on a big right hand but Taylor slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biante lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Biante throws a lazy right hand but Taylor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Biante paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Biante scoring well with a low kick there.
Biante tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Taylor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Biante closes the distance and clinches.
Taylor is pressed up against the cage. Biante has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Taylor down to the mat. Taylor avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Biante looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Despite the aggression on Taylor's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Biante moves into the clinch successfully.
A short left from Taylor.
Bruce Biante has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Taylor gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Bruce Biante has been cut.
Taylor is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Biante is defending well.
Biante wants a takedown.
Taylor fails to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Biante throws an elbow but it misses.
Biante lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Biante has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Taylor is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Taylor lands a left hand that snaps the head of Biante backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Biante is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Taylor pulls him back up using the underhooks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Taylor.
Taylor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Taylor lands with a right to the head.
Biante keeps control of Taylor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Biante wants to take the fight to the mat but Taylor manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Biante keeps control of Taylor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Taylor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Biante backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Taylor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Biante dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Biante's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Taylor shoots for a double leg takedown but Biante sprawls well. He's pushed Taylor's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Taylor gets tackled into the cage by Biante. Biante maintains the clinch.
Taylor is trying to break free.
Taylor is trying to push Biante away but Biante has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nice elbow from Biante.
Biante is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Taylor can't fight it off and eventually Biante manages to take the fight to the floor. Taylor looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Biante 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biante continues to hold on tight.
Taylor wants to stand and escape but Biante is having none of it.
Biante slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Biante throws the left hand but Taylor avoids the punch easily.
Biante moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Taylor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biante pushes off an throws an elbow but Taylor leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Taylor works on Biante's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Biante prevents a body shot from Taylor.
Biante has clasped his hands together around Taylor's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The referee asks Biante politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Biante prefers to stall for the moment though.
Biante prevents Taylor from escaping the position.
Biante moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Taylor is trying to get back to his feet.
Biante 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.
Taylor is working to avoid the ground and pound but Biante connects with a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biante slows the pace down.
Further stalling from Biante.
Biante advances to mount.
Bruce Biante is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Biante won't let Taylor get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Biante looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Aiden Taylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Biante looking to control and managing it successfully.
Biante won't let Taylor get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Biante looking to control and managing it successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Taylor wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Biante showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Biante 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Biante!
Our winner, Bruce Biante, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Artur Osinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aldair Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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19
163 lbs
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168 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Artur Osinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aldair Silva!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Osinen fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Osinen. Osinen gets slowly back to his feet.
Osinen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Osinen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Osinen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artur Osinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Osinen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Osinen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Osinen has a takedown stuffed.
Silva connects with the punch.
Aldair Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva scores with a body shot.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva connects with a body shot.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Osinen manages to avoid it.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva scores with a body shot.
Osinen closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Osinen pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Osinen looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Osinen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva connects with a right hand. Osinen shakes it off.
Osinen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Osinen tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a series of punches but Osinen moves out of range.
Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Osinen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Osinen passes into half guard.
Osinen trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Osinen.
Silva looks like he's trying to stand up.
Osinen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Osinen wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
Osinen stops Silva from getting back to his feet.
Osinen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
Osinen 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osinen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Osinen winds up and cracks Silva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Silva is trying to stand up here but Osinen is controlling him well.
Silva is staying active underneath Osinen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva pushes Osinen off looking to stand but Osinen dives back in and keeps control.
Osinen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Osinen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Osinen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silva pushes Osinen off looking to stand but Osinen dives back in and keeps control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Osinen.
Silva is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Osinen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Osinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aldair Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Osinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Osinen doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Osinen fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva lunges at Osinen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Osinen's hand.
Silva digs a good hook to Osinen's body.
Silva lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aldair Silva dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Osinen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Osinen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Silva.
Osinen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Silva connects with a body shot.
Silva punishes Osinen's body with a nice straight punch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Silva scores with a body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Silva!
Silva throws a shot to the body.
Aldair Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Osinen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Osinen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva tests Osinen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Osinen shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silva lands a jab to the nose.
Nice uppercut there from Silva.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Osinen.
Silva lands with a nice body punch.
Silva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Osinen shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artur Osinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Osinen backs up against the cage.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Osinen is just out of range.
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Osinen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Osinen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva lands with a shot to the body.
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
Silva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Osinen is rocked!
Osinen shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Oh Osinen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Osinen walks into a stiff left hand from Silva.
Silva lands with an overhand left.
Silva lands a nice hook to Osinen's body. Osinen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Silva takes a swing at Osinen's ribcage but misses.
Osinen seems to have got his legs back now.
Osinen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Silva defends well and Osinen ends up having to push Silva into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Osinen misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A little jabbing left from Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osinen with a poor takedown
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Osinen shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva connects with a looping right hand.
Osinen dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Osinen's head and hops out.
Silva lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Artur Osinen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Osinen tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva counters with a crisp right that sends Osinen to the canvas! Silva follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aldair Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kagekatsu Uesugi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Schlink Jang (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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174 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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 St Petersburg, Kagekatsu Uesugi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Schlink Jang!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jang misses with a two punch combination.
Uesugi throws a sloppy body shot
and Jang counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Uesugi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Uesugi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Uesugi lands a shoulder strike.
Uesugi lands a right hand.
Uesugi can't find room to land a body shot as Jang controls the action.
Uesugi lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Uesugi.
Uesugi scores with a shoulder strike.
Uesugi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Uesugi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jang is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Uesugi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Uesugi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Uesugi can't find room to land a body shot as Jang controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jang throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Uesugi.
Uesugi rushes Jang and presses him up against the cage.
Uesugi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jang tries to break the clinch but Uesugi is controlling the position.
Uesugi tries a body shot but Jang blocks it.
Uesugi misses with some punches.
Uesugi throws a head punch that misses.
Jang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jang has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Uesugi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Uesugi lands a body shot.
Uesugi tries to throw a body punch but Jang avoids it by throwing Uesugi back against the cage.
Uesugi is working for takedown but Jang is calmly controlling the position for now.
Uesugi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Uesugi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jang is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jang tries to stall but Uesugi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uesugi working aggressively here.
Uesugi lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jang.
Uesugi misses with a punch to the body.
Uesugi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Uesugi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jang.
Jang stalling the fight.
Uesugi misses with a punch to the body.
Jang stalling in the clinch but Uesugi improves position.
Uesugi can't find room to land a body shot as Jang controls the action.
Uesugi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uesugi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Uesugi backwards.
Uesugi throws a head punch that misses.
Jang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Uesugi misses with a punch to the body.
Uesugi lands a left hand.
Uesugi misses with a punch to the body.
Uesugi lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jang lands with a light punch inside.
Uesugi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jang just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jang prevents a body shot from Uesugi.
Uesugi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Uesugi throws a head punch that misses.
Uesugi looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kagekatsu Uesugi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Uesugi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jang's elbow.
Uesugi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Uesugi tries to throw a body punch but Jang avoids it by throwing Uesugi back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jang lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Uesugi.
Jang tries a body shot but Uesugi blocks it.
Uesugi can't find room to land a body shot as Jang controls the action.
Jang lands a left hand.
Uesugi misses with the head strike.
Uesugi tries a body shot but Jang blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uesugi has a couple of punches blocked by Jang.
Uesugi working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jang.
Jang prevents a body shot from Uesugi.
A nice right hand lands inside from Uesugi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uesugi misses with a body punch.
Jang looking to stall.
Uesugi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Uesugi.
Uesugi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jang's elbow.
Uesugi throws a head punch that misses.
Jang misses with a punch to the body.
Uesugi misses with some punches.
Jang's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Uesugi lands with a light punch inside.
Uesugi throws a punch but it's blocked by Jang.
Uesugi successfully pulls guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kagekatsu Uesugi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jang on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Uesugi lands with a right hand.
Schlink Jang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Uesugi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jang lands a nice shot to the body.
Jang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Uesugi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Uesugi seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uesugi swings for the body but Jang moves out of range.
Uesugi lunges at Jang with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jang's hand.
Jang slips a jab from Uesugi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uesugi throws a body punch but Jang moves out of range.
Uesugi dodges the punch combination from Jang.
Jang scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A punch combination from Jang misses.
Uesugi lands a lovely overhand right.
Uesugi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jang. Jang circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Schlink Jang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Uesugi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Uesugi wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jang misses with a two punch combination.
Jang throws an ugly left hook that misses
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Uesugi counters with a right hand to the body.
Uesugi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jang, pushing him back against the cage.
Jang struggles to land a body shot inside as Uesugi controls his hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uesugi tries to throw a body punch but Jang avoids it by throwing Uesugi back against the cage.
Uesugi lands a hook that snaps the head of Jang backwards.
Uesugi presses Jang against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Uesugi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A hook to the body from Uesugi.
Uesugi drags the fight down to the ground.
Jang has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Uesugi is proving hard to escape from.
Jang is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Uesugi has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Jang is looking to defend but Uesugi has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Jang! Uesugi pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Jang taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kagekatsu Uesugi!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Owusu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demetrius Tektas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tektas has chosen Alison Hell as his entrance music. Leonard Owusu has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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159 lbs
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167 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leonard Owusu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Demetrius Tektas!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Owusu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tektas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Owusu slips a jab from Tektas.
Owusu scores with a jab. Tektas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tektas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Owusu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Owusu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tektas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tektas closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Owusu to the mat! Owusu manages to get full guard.
Owusu wants to get back to his feet but Tektas passes into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Owusu is looking to improve his position.
Tektas tries to pass to full mount but Owusu defends it.
Tektas scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tektas is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owusu is trying to control but can't.
Owusu is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Tektas has latched onto it... Big trouble! Tektas pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Owusu is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Tektas!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Demetrius Tektas!
A very excited looking Demetrius Tektas made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yoshi Takano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krease McBreezer (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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255 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yoshi Takano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Krease McBreezer!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBreezer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Takano throws a body punch but McBreezer moves out of range.
McBreezer forces Takano back against the cage and clinches.
Takano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Takano lands with a cross.
McBreezer walks into a jab.
McBreezer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Takano throws a leg kick but McBreezer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Good leg kick by McBreezer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Takano misses with an uppercut.
McBreezer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Takano's head backwards.
Takano fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McBreezer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Takano misses its intended target.
McBreezer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Takano stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McBreezer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McBreezer cracks Takano with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McBreezer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Takano ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBreezer throws a head kick that misses.
McBreezer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Takano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Takano throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McBreezer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McBreezer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McBreezer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McBreezer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McBreezer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Takano cracks McBreezer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Takano misses the shot to the body.
Takano looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Takano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McBreezer fails in his attempt to clinch.
McBreezer throws a lazy right hand but Takano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Takano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McBreezer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by McBreezer!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takano tries to score with a low kick but McBreezer moves his leg out of the way.
Sloppy strikes from McBreezer. Those never looked like landing.
McBreezer misses with a low kick as Takano jumps back.
McBreezer throws a jab when Takano was well out of range.
McBreezer throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Takano counter with a right hand.
Takano takes one to the side of the head.
Takano throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
McBreezer staying out of range there.
McBreezer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Krease McBreezer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takano wants to land a leg kick but McBreezer is out of range.
Takano attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McBreezer throws a head kick that misses
and Takano counters with a right hand to the body.
Takano cracks McBreezer with a good jab.
Takano moves out of range as McBreezer strikes.
McBreezer misses with a right hand
and Takano counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takano checks a low kick from McBreezer.
A leg kick checked by McBreezer.
McBreezer misses the shot to the body.
Takano lands a nice looking kick to the body. McBreezer takes a step back to recover.
McBreezer looks winded!
McBreezer throws a head kick that misses
and Takano counters with a body kick.
Takano circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops McBreezer to the canvas! McBreezer doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Takano keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yoshi Takano!
Our winner, Yoshi Takano, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Verygood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Murhaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Verygood comes to the cage accompanied by Bring Pain. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
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20
145 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple 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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kurt Verygood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Murhaa!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verygood throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Murhaa lands a nice shot to the body.
Murhaa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Murhaa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Verygood. Verygood circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Verygood has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Boyz II Men in the buildup to the fight.
Murhaa throws a body punch but Verygood moves out of range.
Murhaa slips under a jab.
Murhaa throws an overhand right that lands on Verygood's shoulder, as Verygood tries to avoid the shot.
Verygood bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Murhaa's head.
Verygood on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Murhaa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Murhaa ducks under a wild hook from Verygood.
Verygood slips a jab from Murhaa.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Verygood takes one on the button.
Murhaa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Verygood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Verygood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murhaa with a jab.
Verygood moves forwards but Murhaa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Verygood tried to counter with a leg kick but Murhaa avoided it.
Murhaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Verygood.
Verygood connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Murhaa momentarily.
Murhaa avoids the body shot from Verygood.
Kurt Verygood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Verygood misses its intended target.
Verygood swats away the attempt to clinch by Murhaa.
A little feinted left hand from Verygood on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Murhaa lands a nice looking body shot.
Verygood scores with a jab to the body.
Verygood misses the shot to the body.
Verygood takes one on the button.
Murhaa throws a series of punches but Verygood moves out of range.
Verygood lunges at Murhaa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Murhaa's hand.
Verygood misses the shot to the body.
Murhaa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Verygood with a body shot.
Murhaa slips under a jab from Verygood.
Verygood on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two 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!
Verygood looks to land a body kick but Murhaa moved away.
Murhaa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Verygood's head backwards.
Verygood slips under a jab from Murhaa.
Murhaa misses with a looping left.
Murhaa is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Verygood had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Verygood misses with an uppercut. Murhaa saw that one coming.
Murhaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Verygood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab by Murhaa.
A right-left combo lands from Murhaa.
Murhaa lands a nice hook to Verygood's body. Verygood takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Murhaa avoids the body shot from Verygood.
Murhaa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murhaa throws a combination that misses
and Verygood counters with a nice body shot.
Verygood misses with an uppercut.
Verygood throws a jab when Murhaa was well out of range.
Verygood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Murhaa. Those never looked like landing.
Verygood swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Murhaa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Murhaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Verygood.
Verygood is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Verygood throws a hook but Murhaa blocks it.
Murhaa has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Murhaa slips a jab from Verygood.
Verygood misses with a straight left.
Decent striking displayed by Murhaa there.
Verygood throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Verygood scores with a crisp jab that stopped Murhaa in his tracks.
Verygood avoids a punch combination nicely.
Verygood takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Verygood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murhaa manages to avoid it.
Murhaa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Verygood moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verygood on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murhaa just misses with a punch to the body.
Verygood misses with a straight left.
Murhaa misses with a body punch
and Verygood counters with a nice body shot.
Verygood scores with a punch to the head.
Verygood just misses with a punch to the body.
Murhaa throws a body shot but no joy.
Verygood scores with a decent looking hook.
Verygood throws the left hand but Murhaa avoids the punch easily.
Murhaa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Verygood throws a body shot but no joy.
Good exchange - Verygood coming out on top.
Verygood avoids the body shot from Murhaa.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murhaa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Verygood thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murhaa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Verygood defending well as Murhaa loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Murhaa dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Verygood. Murhaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murhaa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Verygood on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Verygood slips a straight right by Murhaa.
It looked like Verygood was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Murhaa.
Verygood lands a glancing blow to the side of Murhaa's head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Verygood.
Murhaa lands with a shot to the body.
Verygood takes a swing at Murhaa's ribcage but misses.
Verygood misses with a left hand
and Murhaa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murhaa lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Verygood backs up against the cage.
Verygood avoids the head kick by Murhaa.
Verygood is looking to counter punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Murhaa misses its intended target.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Verygood might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Verygood defending well as Murhaa loads up on a big left hand.
Verygood is looking to counter with a body kick.
Verygood lands a jab to Murhaa's midsection.
Murhaa misses with an uppercut. Verygood saw that one coming.
Verygood walks into a jab.
Verygood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verygood throws a good cross that connects.
Nice body punch from Verygood.
Murhaa lands a head shot.
Verygood misses with a looping left.
Murhaa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Verygood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Verygood moves away from the strike by Murhaa.
Verygood connects with a jab.
Murhaa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Murhaa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, jab by Murhaa - just one landing.
Verygood dodges the punch combination from Murhaa.
Verygood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murhaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Verygood.
Verygood looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Murhaa tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verygood throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murhaa let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Verygood fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Murhaa on the side of the head.
Verygood wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Verygood takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Verygood walks into a stiff left hand from Murhaa.
Verygood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murhaa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Murhaa throws a hook to the side of Verygood's head but Verygood sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Verygood wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Murhaa throws a one two combo.
Murhaa has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Verygood.
Verygood looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Verygood on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Verygood misses with a kick to the body.
Verygood misses with a looping left.
Murhaa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Verygood to score with a decent uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Verygood. Murhaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verygood misses the shot to the body.
Verygood swings for the body but Murhaa moves out of range.
Verygood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murhaa moves away.
A little jabbing left from Murhaa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Murhaa throws a body shot but no joy.
Murhaa tries to bum rush Verygood with a series of wild strikes but Verygood uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Verygood looks to score with a jab to the body but Murhaa is just out of range.
Murhaa unleashes a big counter combination but Verygood bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Verygood lands a nice hook to Murhaa's body. Murhaa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Verygood takes a swing at Murhaa's ribcage but misses.
Verygood connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Murhaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murhaa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Murhaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Verygood.
Verygood takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A bone on bone clash there as Verygood blocks the leg kick.
Verygood throws the left hand but Murhaa avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verygood throws a shot from downtown. Murhaa moves away and avoids it.
Paul Murhaa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Verygood connects with the punch.
Verygood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murhaa missing with a left hand there. Verygood was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Verygood swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Murhaa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Murhaa scores with the left hand. Verygood knows he should have avoided that one.
Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Verygood.
Verygood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Verygood on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Verygood throws a leg kick but Murhaa moved away.
Verygood lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Murhaa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murhaa tests Verygood's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Verygood walks into a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Verygood.
A little jabbing left from Murhaa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
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 Kurt Verygood will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Murhaa avoids the body shot from Verygood.
Verygood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murhaa.
Murhaa misses the shot to the body.
Murhaa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murhaa lands a nice looking body shot.
Donk. Verygood catches Murhaa right on the button with a cross.
Murhaa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Murhaa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Verygood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murhaa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Verygood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murhaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa scores with a decent looking hook.
Murhaa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Verygood takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
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!
Verygood misses with a body shot.
Verygood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murhaa moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Verygood.
Murhaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Verygood was well out of range. Poor timing from Murhaa.
Murhaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Verygood is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Verygood misses the target.
Verygood loads up on a big right hand but Murhaa slips the punch.
Murhaa throws a nice looking combination but Verygood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murhaa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Murhaa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Verygood takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Verygood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murhaa.
Verygood throws a body punch but Murhaa moves out of range.
Murhaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Verygood moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Verygood misses the target.
Murhaa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Verygood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Verygood misses with a hook to the body
and Murhaa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Verygood misses with a straight left.
Decent striking displayed by Verygood there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa takes a swing at Verygood's ribcage but misses.
Murhaa jabs at Verygood's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Verygood lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Verygood swings for the body but Murhaa moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Verygood.
Verygood swats away the attempt to clinch by Murhaa.
It looked like Verygood was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Murhaa.
Verygood thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murhaa misses with a looping right.
Verygood throws a jab when Murhaa was well out of range.
Murhaa jabs Verygood to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Verygood.
Murhaa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Verygood!
Verygood thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Verygood. Murhaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murhaa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Verygood's head backwards.
Verygood looks to score with a jab to the body but Murhaa is just out of range.
Verygood throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A big right from Verygood misses.
Murhaa just misses with a punch to the body.
Verygood staying out of range there.
Verygood was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Murhaa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Verygood throws a lazy right hand but Murhaa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Verygood uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Murhaa has time to react.
Verygood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murhaa.
Verygood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murhaa manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Murhaa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Murhaa thuds a left hand into Verygood's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verygood swings for the body but Murhaa moves out of range.
Verygood fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Verygood works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Verygood throws an overhand right that lands on Murhaa's shoulder, as Murhaa tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murhaa. Verygood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murhaa loads up on a big right hand but Verygood slips the punch.
Verygood doesn't manage to clinch there - Murhaa circles away.
Murhaa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Murhaa scores with a three punch combo!
Murhaa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice uppercut there from Verygood.
Nice uppercut there from Verygood.
Verygood scores with a body shot.
Verygood connects with the punch.
Murhaa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Verygood.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Paul Murhaa.
Well Murhaa 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 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Paul Murhaa!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Randleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Gelfen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eddie Gelfen will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Quinton Randleman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eddie Gelfen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gelfen misses the jab.
Randleman shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gelfen napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gelfen throws Randleman to one side and escapes!
Randleman ducks under a wild hook from Gelfen.
Gelfen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gelfen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Gelfen enables Randleman to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gelfen manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Randleman content to stall in guard here.
Randleman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Randleman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Randleman throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Randleman throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randleman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Randleman with a nice head shot there.
Randleman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Randleman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Randleman tries to free his leg and advance position but Gelfen is retaining full guard.
Randleman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Randleman 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.
Randleman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Randleman postures up in Gelfen's guard and throws a big left but Gelfen blocks it.
Gelfen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two 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.
Randleman postures up in Gelfen's guard and throws a big left but Gelfen blocks it.
Randleman controlling from the top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Randleman's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gelfen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Randleman scrambles back to his feet.
Randleman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Randleman.
Randleman is looking to take a break and control but Gelfen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gelfen managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Randleman.
We've been hearing that Randleman has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gelfen defending against the ground and pound.
Gelfen told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Randleman scoring with punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gelfen tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Randleman presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Gelfen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Gelfen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Randleman landing strikes from the mount and Gelfen is in trouble!
Randleman lands a big shot there that rocks Gelfen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Randleman looking to control and managing it successfully.
Randleman lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randleman is landing with some decent strikes but Gelfen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gelfen is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Randleman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Randleman looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
BOOM! Randleman connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Randleman content just to control the position here.
Randleman seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gelfen for as long as he can get away with.
Randleman with the ground and pound from mount.
Randleman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gelfen is in a horrible position here. Randleman smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gelfen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quinton Randleman dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Randleman misses with a takedown attempt - Gelfen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Randleman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Randleman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gelfen.
Donk. Randleman catches Gelfen right on the button with a cross.
Gelfen misses with a body shot.
Gelfen misses with a body shot.
Randleman checks a low kick from Gelfen.
Good shot there by Randleman.
Randleman throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gelfen was covering up waiting for the punch and Randleman finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Randleman chips away with some ground and pound.
Randleman stays in close to Gelfen's body and controls the position.
Randleman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Randleman trying to control but Gelfen is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randleman working some strikes from top position.
Randleman postures up and lands a big shot to Gelfen's brow.
Randleman content to stall in guard here.
Randleman continues to stall.
Randleman's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Gelfen has control of Randleman's left arm, preventing Randleman from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Randleman 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.
Randleman throwing strikes from guard but Gelfen blocks nicely.
Gelfen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Randleman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gelfen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gelfen trying to control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Randleman is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gelfen misses with a double jab.
Gelfen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Randleman counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gelfen won't be happy with that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gelfen is working to avoid the ground and pound but Randleman connects with a decent elbow.
Randleman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gelfen can do to turn this around?
Gelfen is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Randleman working the ground and pound.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Randleman scoring with punches from side control.
Randleman is putting a hurting on Gelfen here, landing some big shots from side control.
Randleman working the head and body with strikes.
Randleman lands a few punches from side control.
Gelfen is trying to get back to half guard.
Randleman working the body and head with strikes.
Randleman is working Gelfen over with some ground and pound from side control.
Randleman scoring with punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randleman takes a little break here. Gelfen wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Randleman landing strikes.
Randleman tries to advance to mount but Gelfen denies him.
Randleman cracks Gelfen with a big right hand but Gelfen just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gelfen is trying to escape the position but Randleman is controlling the position.
Gelfen takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Randleman staying calm.
Randleman cracks Gelfen with a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quinton Randleman dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Randleman throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gelfen was covering up waiting for the punch and Randleman finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gelfen looking to control.
Gelfen is looking to sweep but instead, Randleman has passed into half guard.
Quinton Randleman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Randleman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Randleman trying to control the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gelfen taking some punishment here, with Randleman in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randleman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gelfen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Well, if Randleman is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Randleman working the head and body with strikes.
Randleman content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Randleman looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Randleman is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Randleman working Gelfen over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gelfen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Randleman performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gelfen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Randleman scores with a couple of nice shots.
Randleman stalling.
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. Randleman connects with a nice short shot to Gelfen's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randleman perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gelfen looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gelfen taking some punishment here, with Randleman in his half guard.
Gelfen is looking to control Randleman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gelfen avoid being mounted?
Randleman slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
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.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Randleman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Randleman 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.
Randleman lands with a punch from half guard.
Randleman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Randleman is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gelfen is trying to keep Randleman in close.
Randleman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quinton Randleman clearly takes 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.
Gelfen misses with a jab to the body
and Randleman counters with a nice uppercut.
Randleman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gelfen.
A shot to the liver by Randleman. Beautiful body shot.
Eddie Gelfen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Randleman moves away from the strike by Gelfen.
Randleman decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Randleman working the head and body with strikes.
Randleman perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Further stalling from Randleman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randleman slips a nice elbow through Gelfen's hands, connecting with Gelfen's forehead.
Randleman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Randleman controlling the action here.
Randleman is nestled in close to Gelfen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randleman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Randleman working over Gelfen with some ground and pound. Gelfen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gelfen is rocked!
Randleman is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Gelfen is hurt! He's hurt bad - Randleman fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Gelfen from any more punishment! Congratulations to Randleman! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Quinton Randleman!
Quinton Randleman retains his heavyweight title!
After the fight, Quinton Randleman was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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