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ABW 53 Hope - Murhaa PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zaine Barr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elias Khamedd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zaine Barr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Elias Khamedd!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barr darts in looking for a takedown but Khamedd gets double underhooks and turns Barr into the cage.
Khamedd fails with a takedown attempt.
Khamedd dives in and scores a takedown into Barr's guard.
Barr escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Khamedd gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Khamedd seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khamedd preventing the sweep.
Khamedd throws an elbow that misses. Barr uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Khamedd's guard. Nice move by Barr!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barr's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Barr prevents Khamedd from getting back to his feet.
Khamedd keeping moving, preventing Barr from controlling successfully.
Khamedd wants to sweep but no luck.
Barr with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barr thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Barr looking to sit in guard and control but Khamedd gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Barr working a defensive guard here.
That's two 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.
Khamedd looking to sit in guard and control but Barr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Barr is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Khamedd is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barr is controlling him.
Barr looking to pass the guard.
Khamedd can't keep his opponent in guard - Barr advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barr perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Khamedd is refusing to be controlled, as Barr sits in half guard.
Barr is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barr not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Khamedd trying to control but Barr postures up.
Khamedd is trying to escape back to his feet but Barr uses the scramble to pass into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Khamedd seems a little lost for a moment, as Barr dominates the positioning.
Barr wants to control but Khamedd is keeping him busy.
Khamedd seems a little lost for a moment, as Barr dominates the positioning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barr is trying to get an arm triangle but Khamedd is defending well.
Khamedd is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barr takes a little break here. Khamedd wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Khamedd sneaks out the side door and pushes Barr away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
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 Zaine Barr will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Barr fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Khamedd avoids it really well and circles away.
Khamedd with the counter takedown but Barr avoids it easily.
Khamedd feints and as Barr raises his hands in defense, Khamedd changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Khamedd wants to control from the top but Barr keeps moving.
Barr working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Khamedd doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Khamedd manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khamedd drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Barr manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Khamedd has Barr in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barr wants to pass the guard but Khamedd is keeping the position.
Barr content to stall in guard here.
Barr wants to control from the top but Khamedd keeps moving.
Khamedd pushes Barr off and gets back to his feet.
Barr shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Khamedd is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barr gets caught flat footed, as Khamedd shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Barr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Khamedd is looking to work some ground and pound but Barr has wrist control.
Khamedd is fighting to break Barr's control of his arms but Barr is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Khamedd lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Barr working a defensive guard but Khamedd passes into half guard.
Khamedd trying to control the action but Barr is working from the bottom.
Barr manages to get to full guard.
Khamedd trying to control the position from guard on top but Barr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barr has momentary wrist control but Khamedd slips an elbow through the middle.
Khamedd trying to control but Barr is working from the bottom.
Khamedd preventing the sweep.
Khamedd working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Barr's head.
Khamedd throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Khamedd is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Barr trying to keep a closed guard but Khamedd is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Khamedd takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Barr shoots and misses
and Khamedd counters with a single leg into guard. Barr didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zaine Barr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khamedd tries to free his leg and advance position but Barr is retaining full guard.
Barr is pulling down on Khamedd's head. It's preventing any offense from Khamedd, at least for the moment.
Barr wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elias Khamedd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Khamedd tries for a takedown but Barr circles away easily
and Barr counters with a nice uppercut.
Barr shoots in for a double leg but Khamedd sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Khamedd tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Barr swivels and escapes.
Barr shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Khamedd as he avoids it easily.
Barr fails with the takedown
and Khamedd counters with a nice double leg into side control. Barr won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zaine Barr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barr is not content to let Khamedd control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barr on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Elias Khamedd has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barr looking for a sweep but Khamedd has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Barr wants to hold on but Khamedd pushes him away.
Khamedd wants to control the pace but Barr is squirming around nicely.
Khamedd has control of Barr's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Barr regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Barr tries to reverse the position but Khamedd maintains control.
Khamedd looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khamedd postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Barr badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Khamedd around the waist but Khamedd pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Khamedd is the winner by TKO! Khamedd jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elias Khamedd!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Gustafson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustav Hangerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Gustafson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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215 lbs
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204 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Gustafson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gustav Hangerman!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustafson throws a series of punches but Hangerman avoids them all with ease.
Hangerman tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Gustafson fails to land the takedown.
Gustafson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gustafson throws a series of punches but Hangerman avoids them all with ease.
Gustafson throws a body punch but Hangerman moves out of range.
Hangerman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hangerman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gustafson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hangerman is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Hangerman throws a combination that misses
and Gustafson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gustafson connects with a couple of short punches.
Hangerman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gustafson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hangerman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gustafson wants to control from the top but Hangerman keeps moving.
Gustafson controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gustafson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hangerman is trying to keep Gustafson in close.
Gustafson chips away with some ground and pound.
Gustafson passes into half guard.
Gustafson controlling the action here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gustafson lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustafson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hangerman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gustafson looking to finish Hangerman with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hangerman!
Gustafson controlling his opponent.
Hangerman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gustafson 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.
Gustafson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gustafson controlling from the full mount.
Gustafson has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Hangerman is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alexander Gustafson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Artur Osinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Swearengen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artur Osinen had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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162 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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Artur Osinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Al Swearengen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swearengen gets the takedown into side control.
Osinen tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Osinen's coaches at Holding Cell have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Osinen looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Osinen showing good submission defense here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swearengen just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osinen wants to escape the position.
Swearengen has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Osinen is defending well but eventually Swearengen manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Osinen has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Al Swearengen!
A victorious Al Swearengen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Miyazaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Benavidez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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176 lbs
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197 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Miyazaki!
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, Roy Benavidez!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benavidez shoots in and bounces Miyazaki off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Miyazaki has his foot on Benavidez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Benavidez works his way back into a safe position though.
Benavidez pushing down on Miyazaki's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Benavidez uses his free foot to push down on Miyazaki's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Miyazaki.
Benavidez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Miyazaki tries to reverse the position but Benavidez maintains control.
We've been hearing good reports from Miyazaki's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benavidez looking to control but Miyazaki is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benavidez with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Miyazaki has given up his back. Will we see Benavidez going for some submissions?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benavidez sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Miyazaki taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Roy Benavidez!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Panayiotis Stavros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Law (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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140 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Panayiotis Stavros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damien Law!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stavros lands a head shot.
Stavros looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stavros throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Law.
Stavros connects with a looping right hand.
Law takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Stavros connects with a nice looking jab.
Stavros lands a nice shot that snaps Law's head back.
Stavros connects with a body shot that sends Law's belly button to the back.
Stavros keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Law shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stavros as he jumps to the side.
Stavros throwing a counter right hand but Law manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stavros connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jab by Stavros.
Stavros throws a nice outside leg kick.
Law shoots in looking for a takedown but Stavros manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Law's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Stavros was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Panayiotis Stavros has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Law.
Law shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Stavros's guard.
Stavros wriggles free and stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stavros.
Stavros cracks Law with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Law is rocked!
It looks like Damien Law has been cut.
Stavros closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Law! Stavros dives in looking to finish! Law is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Panayiotis Stavros!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nick Miller (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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154 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maven Troers!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Troers lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Nick Miller has been cut.
Miller closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Troers did well to prevent Miller getting side control.
Miller is thwarting Troers's attempts to control the position.
Miller is pressing down on Troers's thigh, looking to free his foot. Troers is holding on for now.
Miller seems to be looking for submissions.
Troers is trying to control but can't.
Troers is trying to stand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Troers reverses the position - he's now on top in Miller's guard.
Miller keeping full guard, as Troers tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troers advances to half guard.
Troers wants to pass to mount but Miller is defending the position.
Miller on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Miller tries to get out of the position.
Miller tries to get to full guard but Troers has control of the leg.
Miller looks like he's trying to stand up.
Troers seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Miller does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Troers is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Troers wants to pass the guard but Miller is defending well.
Miller looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Troers is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Miller manages to get to full guard.
Miller keeping moving, preventing Troers from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Troers trying to stand up but can't free himself from Miller's guard.
Troers trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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 comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Troers lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Miller sprawling to the canvas. Troers follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Miller hang on?
Miller is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troers wants to get back to his feet.
Oh Miller is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Miller is looking to control Troers's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Miller avoid being mounted?
Troers wants to control but Miller is keeping him busy.
Miller seems to have got his legs back now.
Miller wants to control but Troers is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Troers looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Miller is staying active underneath Troers, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Troers wants to stand up but Miller has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Troers is trying to control. Miller wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Troers seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Troers gets caught flat footed, as Miller shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Miller wants to get up but he can't break Troers's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Troers wants to sweep but no luck.
Miller stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Troers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Miller has gone for a leg lock! Troers slips out almost immediately though and dives into Miller's guard.
Miller is breathing heavily.
Troers advances position into side control!
Troers tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maven Troers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Miller's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Miller closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Miller lands in his opponent's guard.
Troers is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've been informed that Troers has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Troers is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Miller trying to stand up but can't free himself from Troers's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller throws a strike but Troers rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Maven Troers has got the better of the ground game so far.
Miller working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Troers doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Troers manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troers wants to stand but Miller is controlling his posture from full guard.
Miller has his foot on Troers's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Troers works his way back into a safe position though.
Miller can't keep his opponent in guard - Troers advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Troers tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Troers is looking to take a break and control but Miller is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Miller is trying to escape back to his feet but Troers uses the scramble to pass into side control.
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.
Troers is looking to take a break and control but Miller is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Troers advances nicely into full mount.
Troers tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Miller tries to land a strike from the bottom but Troers has taken his back! He's got the choke... big trouble for Miller here! Miller is tapping! Great work there by Troers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Maven Troers!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Ure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magnus Burnside (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phil Ure has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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260 lbs
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250 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Phil Ure!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Magnus Burnside!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burnside cracks Ure with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ure drops his hands momentarily and Burnside takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Burnside jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ure walks into a stiff left hand from Burnside.
Burnside feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Ure sprawling to the canvas! Ure rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Burnside finish him?!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burnside moves in close and cracks Ure with a massive right hand! Ure, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Burnside!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Magnus Burnside!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kapua Francisco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kagekatsu Uesugi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Francisco comes to the cage accompanied by Pantera - Slaughtered . The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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185 lbs
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174 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kapua Francisco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kagekatsu Uesugi!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Francisco ducks right into an uppercut from Uesugi.
It looks like Kapua Francisco has been cut.
Kagekatsu Uesugi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uesugi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Francisco moves into the clinch.
Francisco misses with the head strike.
Uesugi misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Uesugi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Francisco has Uesugi pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Francisco pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Uesugi tumbling to the mat - Francisco dives into Uesugi's guard.
Francisco is standing up over Uesugi. Uesugi looks to escape but Francisco dives into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uesugi is trying to improve his position.
Uesugi wants to control but Francisco postures up.
Uesugi tries to improve position but can't.
Uesugi is not content to let Francisco control the position.
Uesugi is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uesugi can't do much from the bottom here.
Francisco scoring with punches and elbows.
Francisco trying to control the position but Uesugi is working away.
Uesugi parries the strikes from Francisco easily there. Francisco is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Uesugi to escape.
Uesugi struggling a bit here.
Uesugi felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Francisco looks up at the clock and then as Uesugi takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Francisco smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uesugi is looking to regain half guard here but Francisco keeps moving and retains side control.
Uesugi is not content to let Francisco control the position.
Francisco has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Francisco scoring with punches from side control.
Uesugi gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Uesugi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Francisco not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Francisco looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are battling for position here. Uesugi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Francisco lands a couple of digs.
Uesugi wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uesugi is trying to control the position but Francisco postures up.
Uesugi keeping moving, preventing Francisco from controlling successfully.
Francisco throws a strike but Uesugi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Uesugi seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Francisco on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Francisco tries to get out of the position.
Uesugi is continuing to stall.
Uesugi is looking to stand up but Francisco won't let him.
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.
Francisco is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Uesugi controlling from the top position.
Francisco is trying to keep Uesugi in close.
Francisco is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Uesugi is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Francisco shoots in looking for a takedown. Uesugi tries to sprawl out of it but Francisco keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Uesugi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kagekatsu Uesugi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Uesugi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Francisco momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kagekatsu Uesugi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kapua Francisco's cut.
That's time! Francisco's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Uesugi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Francisco.
Francisco tries to clinch but Uesugi moves out of range.
Francisco shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Uesugi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Francisco misses the target.
Uesugi swinging wildly here.
Uesugi stuns Francisco with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Uesugi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Francisco's head backwards.
Francisco is looking to clinch.
Uesugi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uesugi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Francisco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Francisco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Uesugi moves away.
Francisco wants to clinch up but Uesugi keeps it at a distance.
Francisco is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francisco scores with a hook to the body. Uesugi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Uesugi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Uesugi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Francisco swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Francisco doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kagekatsu Uesugi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Uesugi lands a glancing blow to the side of Francisco's head.
Francisco misses with a kick to the body.
It seemed like Uesugi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Good shot there by Uesugi.
Uesugi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Uesugi keeps the fight on the outside.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Francisco.
Francisco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uesugi manages to avoid it.
Francisco misses with a hook
and Uesugi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice shot by Uesugi.
Francisco is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Francisco misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oh Francisco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Uesugi lands an uppercut, right on the button! Francisco tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kagekatsu Uesugi!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Randy Hope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Murhaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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27
144 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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145 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Randy Hope!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Murhaa!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hope misses with a wild body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hope.
Hope takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hope throws a looping overhand right but Murhaa ducks down to avoid it.
Murhaa connects with a jab.
Hope drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Murhaa staying out of range there.
Murhaa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hope has time to react.
Murhaa has managed to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murhaa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Murhaa slowing the pace effectively.
Hope working aggressively here.
Murhaa's coach down at Jacks Fight Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Murhaa's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Still in the clinch, Murhaa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hope misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murhaa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Murhaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murhaa breaks the clinch.
Murhaa instigates a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hope as Murhaa tries to tie him up.
Hope blocks a body shot from Murhaa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa taking a breather.
Murhaa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Murhaa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murhaa taking a breather.
Murhaa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch combination from Hope misses.
Murhaa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Murhaa thuds his right hand into Hope's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Murhaa digs a good hook to Hope's body.
Murhaa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hope just misses with a punch to the body.
Hope fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murhaa scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murhaa scores with a nice right hand.
Murhaa throws a shot to the body.
Murhaa misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hope scores with a shoulder strike.
Murhaa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murhaa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Murhaa thuds a left hand into Hope's body.
Hope dips to his left and cracks Murhaa with an uppercut!
Hope throws a jab but it's blocked by Murhaa.
Hope throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murhaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murhaa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hope throws a big shot that misses.
Good shot there by Murhaa.
Murhaa scores with the left hand. Hope knows he should have avoided that one.
Murhaa moves into range and clinches up with Hope.
Hope pushes Murhaa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hope blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Murhaa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murhaa lands a left hand.
Hope is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oh Hope is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murhaa cracks Hope on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Hope falls backwards against the cage. Murhaa follows up with more strikes that drop Hope to his knees. Murhaa keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Hope! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Murhaa!
Paul Murhaa is the new bantamweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Gelfen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Murdock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eddie Gelfen has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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275 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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240 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eddie Gelfen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Duke Murdock!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murdock misses with an uppercut. Gelfen saw that one coming.
Gelfen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murdock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Gelfen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gelfen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Duke Murdock has been cut.
Murdock takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gelfen with a hook.
Gelfen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murdock looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gelfen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Eddie Gelfen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gelfen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Murdock misses its intended target.
Gelfen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murdock.
Gelfen jabs Murdock to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gelfen misses with a hook.
Murdock slips under a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gelfen thuds a left hand into Murdock's body.
Murdock misses with a hook
and Gelfen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gelfen missing with a left hand there. Murdock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murdock looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Some wild striking there from Gelfen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gelfen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice cross by Gelfen.
Gelfen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice defenses there by Gelfen.
Murdock is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Gelfen throws a body shot but no joy.
Gelfen thuds his right hand into Murdock's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That has opened up Duke Murdock's cut even more.
Murdock ducks under a wild hook from Gelfen.
Murdock takes a swing at Gelfen's ribcage but misses.
Murdock is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gelfen.
Gelfen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Murdock takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Murdock misses with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A leg kick checked by Murdock.
Murdock throws a looping overhand right but Gelfen ducks down to avoid it.
Gelfen tries to bum rush Murdock with a series of wild strikes but Murdock uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gelfen.
Murdock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gelfen.
Gelfen misses with a body kick.
Murdock throws a shot to the body.
Murdock cracks Gelfen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gelfen lands the left hand.
The cut above Duke Murdock's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Murdock fails in his attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Gelfen misses the target.
Murdock takes the fight into the clinch.
Murdock cracks Gelfen with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murdock.
Murdock misses with some punches.
Gelfen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gelfen lands a nice shot to the body.
Gelfen lands a nice uppercut.
Gelfen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gelfen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gelfen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock connects with a looping right hand.
Murdock tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gelfen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Duke Murdock's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Murdock slips under a jab.
Gelfen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gelfen's corner calls for a 1-2. Gelfen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Duke Murdock's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Eddie Gelfen!
Eddie Gelfen bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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