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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eric Schmeler (ranked 6241 p4p, 719 weight class) and Svyatoslav Morozov (ranked 9793 p4p, 868 weight class). Eric Schmeler 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eric Schmeler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Svyatoslav Morozov!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morozov fails with a takedown attempt.
Morozov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Schmeler is trying to defend but Morozov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Morozov is working for a kimura but Schmeler is defending it quite comfortably.
Morozov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Schmeler defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schmeler tries to kick Morozov off but Morozov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morozov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Schmeler defending well though.
Morozov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Schmeler is staying active underneath Morozov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Schmeler is trying to stand up here but Morozov is controlling him well.
Morozov throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Schmeler to regain full guard.
Schmeler not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Schmeler definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schmeler keeping moving, preventing Morozov from controlling successfully.
Schmeler is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Morozov lands a couple of digs.
Morozov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Schmeler. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
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.
Morozov throws a big right hand that misses.
Morozov landing with the ground and pound.
Schmeler is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Schmeler prevents the takedown attempt.
Morozov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Schmeler gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Eric Schmeler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Svyatoslav Morozov.
Schmeler breaks the clinch.
Morozov dives in and grabs Schmeler's left leg, looking for a takedown. Schmeler pushes down on Morozov's head and hops out.
It looked like Schmeler wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Schmeler lands an overhand right.
Morozov fails with the takedown.
Schmeler is looking to clinch but Morozov is avoiding it.
Morozov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morozov fails with the takedown
enabling Schmeler to counter with a crisp jab.
Morozov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Morozov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Schmeler sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Morozov somewhat.
Schmeler jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Schmeler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Schmeler lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Morozov is rocked!
Morozov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Morozov is still on wobbly legs! Can Schmeler finish him?
Morozov takes one to the chin there.
A shot to the liver by Schmeler. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schmeler displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Morozov.
As Morozov looks to move away, Schmeler throws a big counter combo but Morozov just gets out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morozov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Schmeler sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Schmeler scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Morozov seems to have recovered his senses.
Morozov shoots in for a double leg but Schmeler sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Morozov looks winded!
Some wild striking there from Schmeler.
Schmeler is pawing at Morozov, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Morozov's nose. Morozov is badly hurt! Schmeler pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Morozov tries desperately to hold on but Schmeler is relentless in his assault! As Morozov receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Schmeler away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Schmeler!
A very excited looking Eric Schmeler 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Hercille Geraldo (ranked 6891 p4p, 540 weight class) and Eggsy Reeder (ranked 7208 p4p, 554 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hercille Geraldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Eggsy Reeder!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geraldo fails to land with a series of punches.
Geraldo misses with a hook.
Eggsy Reeder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reeder lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Geraldo circles away quickly and effectively.
Reeder throws a left and a right that both miss
and Geraldo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Geraldo seems content to control.
Reeder won't allow Geraldo to pass to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reeder is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Geraldo tries to pass to full mount but Reeder defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geraldo is working hard here to advance position.
Geraldo content to control rather than advance.
Geraldo seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Reeder for as long as he can get away with.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two 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.
Reeder moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Reeder darts in trying to clinch
and Geraldo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Reeder's guard.
Geraldo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Reeder can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Geraldo controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reeder is working an open guard so Geraldo takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Reeder throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Geraldo jabs at Reeder's body.
Geraldo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Geraldo stops a takedown attempt from Reeder.
Reeder is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Geraldo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Geraldo works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Geraldo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reeder is keeping the position for now.
Geraldo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reeder looking to hit a scissor sweep but Geraldo is one step ahead there.
Geraldo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Geraldo passes Reeder's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Geraldo controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hercille Geraldo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Geraldo walks into a jab.
Reeder misses with a double jab
and Geraldo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Reeder avoids the elbow strike from Geraldo, against the cage.
Reeder working aggressively here.
Geraldo leaning against his opponent.
Geraldo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reeder throws a right and a left that Geraldo avoids nicely.
Geraldo appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reeder shoots in but Geraldo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Reeder shoots in but Geraldo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Geraldo appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Geraldo dodges the punch combination from Reeder.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geraldo misses with a body shot.
As Geraldo backs off Reeder throws a huge counter combo but Geraldo manages to avoid it all.
Geraldo misses with the combination.
Geraldo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reeder can do to turn this around?
Reeder throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Geraldo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Geraldo wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Geraldo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Geraldo showed some decent athleticism there.
Reeder moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geraldo 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.
Geraldo stands and steps away. Reeder gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A jab from Reeder does it's job there.
Reeder moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reeder tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Geraldo defends well and Reeder ends up having to push Geraldo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
It looked like Geraldo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hercille Geraldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eggsy Reeder.
Reeder is breathing heavily.
Reeder throws a lazy head kick
and Geraldo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Geraldo stays in close to Reeder's body and controls the position.
Geraldo gets to his feet. Reeder looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Reeder throws a right and a left that Geraldo avoids nicely.
Geraldo throwing a counter right hand but Reeder manages to avoid it.
Eggsy Reeder seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reeder slips a straight right by Geraldo.
Geraldo avoids a punch combination nicely.
As Reeder tries to get set, Geraldo tries to push him back and clinch up but Reeder manages to avoid the attempt.
Reeder misses with a right hand
and Geraldo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Reeder can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Geraldo controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geraldo preventing the sweep.
Geraldo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Geraldo continues to stall.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
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 Hercille Geraldo will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Reeder is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Reeder looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Reeder throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Geraldo.
Geraldo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Geraldo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Reeder trying to hold on to Geraldo's head to control him but Geraldo postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Geraldo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Geraldo throwing shots but Reeder is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Geraldo wants to stand up but Reeder is controlling the position.
Reeder trying to hold on to Geraldo's head to control him but Geraldo postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Geraldo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Reeder swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Geraldo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Reeder takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Geraldo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Geraldo passes Reeder's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geraldo decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Geraldo lands a body shot.
Reeder tries to bum rush Geraldo with a series of wild strikes but Geraldo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reeder displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Reeder misses with a two punch combination.
Geraldo appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Eggsy Reeder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Geraldo slips a jab and a cross from Reeder.
Reeder's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Geraldo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Reeder scrambles back to his feet.
Geraldo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Geraldo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geraldo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Reeder won't allow Geraldo to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Geraldo tries to stand and escape but Reeder is controlling the position.
Geraldo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Reeder doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Geraldo.
Geraldo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Reeder defends it well.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Geraldo controlling the action here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hercille Geraldo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Geraldo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hercille Geraldo!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Xherdan Shaqiri (ranked 6216 p4p, 319 weight class) and Chad Masters (ranked 6068 p4p, 311 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Xherdan Shaqiri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chad Masters!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaqiri throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Masters was covering up waiting for the punch and Shaqiri finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Masters escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Shaqiri gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Masters should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Shaqiri throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shaqiri has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Masters looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Masters has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Shaqiri is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Masters.
Masters manages to work his way to half guard, despite Shaqiri's best efforts.
Masters actively working from the bottom here.
Masters has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Shaqiri. Oh but Masters has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Shaqiri goes limp - he's gone! Masters jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Chad Masters!
After the fight, Chad Masters 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marquan Weatherspoon (ranked 6933 p4p, 674 weight class) and Robert Whittaker (ranked 7287 p4p, 682 weight class). Weatherspoon comes to the cage accompanied by Triumph by: Wu Tang Clan. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marquan Weatherspoon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robert Whittaker!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weatherspoon bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Weatherspoon working the ground and pound.
Whittaker avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Weatherspoon.
Weatherspoon creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Weatherspoon tries to move to mount but Whittaker blocks the move with his legs.
Whittaker is trying to buck Weatherspoon off.
Weatherspoon lands some shots froms side control.
Weatherspoon lands a strong strike to the head of Whittaker. That's dazed him! Weatherspoon looking to finish here. Whittaker is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Weatherspoon lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marquan Weatherspoon!
Marquan Weatherspoon decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akuma Kamealoha (ranked 5464 p4p, 196 weight class) and Dan Pask (ranked 3349 p4p, 111 weight class). Kamealoha comes to the cage accompanied by Wipeout. Pask has chosen 16 Tons as his entrance music. Akuma Kamealoha has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Akuma Kamealoha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Pask!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamealoha displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pask.
Pask has his takedown stuffed
and Kamealoha counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kamealoha digs a good body shot into Pask's ribs.
Pask looking to score a takedown here. Kamealoha is defending well but Pask drives through and ends up in Kamealoha's guard.
Kamealoha keeping moving, preventing Pask from controlling successfully.
Kamealoha wants to stand and escape but Pask is having none of it.
Pask throws a big right hand that misses.
Pask throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pask controlling from the top position.
Kamealoha keeping moving, preventing Pask from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pask working some strikes from top position.
Pask is looking to work some ground and pound but Kamealoha has wrist control.
Pask throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pask tries for a takedown but Kamealoha circles away easily
and Kamealoha counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Akuma Kamealoha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Pask.
Kamealoha tries to sprawl but Pask drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Pask has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kamealoha blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pask.
Pask missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kamealoha is staying active underneath Pask, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pask thows a huge punch but Kamealoha dodges it nicely.
Pask not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Pask is trying to control. Kamealoha wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Oooooh!!! Kamealoha has knocked Pask down with a huge combo! Kamealoha steps away and waves a wobbly Pask back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Dan Pask has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pask shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kamealoha counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pask thinking.
Pask looks winded!
Kamealoha lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pask at a distance.
Kamealoha jabs at Pask's body.
Pask has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kamealoha finds it's way round the side to connect with Pask's head.
Dan Pask seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kamealoha Throws a clean left jab. Kamealoha Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Pask's chin! Pask crumbles to the ground and Kamealoha follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Kamealoha!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Akuma Kamealoha!
Akuma Kamealoha looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I want to give it up to the Fans for their support and thank you Red Light Coffeeshop and 080 Nutrition for sponsoring me.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zdravko Dren (ranked 2936 p4p, 343 weight class) and Carl Showalter (ranked 6646 p4p, 659 weight class). Dren comes to the cage accompanied by GETO BOYS - mind of a lunatic. Carl Showalter acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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World class MT
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
22 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Zdravko Dren!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Showalter!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dren scores with a crisp jab that stopped Showalter in his tracks.
Showalter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Showalter misses with a hook to the body
and Dren counters with a nice right hand that sends Showalter toppling to the canvas! Showalter scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Dren finish him?!
Showalter is rocked!
Showalter gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Zdravko Dren!
Zdravko Dren is the new heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Zdravko Dren thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bismarck De Jager (ranked 2314 p4p, 331 weight class) and Kassius Halo (ranked 2455 p4p, 355 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think De Jager might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Afrikanerhart. The key to victory for Bismarck De Jager has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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215 lbs
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bismarck De Jager!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kassius Halo!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Jager throws the left hand but Halo avoids the punch easily.
De Jager misses with a straight left.
Halo changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Jager lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Halo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Halo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
De Jager takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Halo avoids the head kick by De Jager.
De Jager throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Halo feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Halo.
De Jager scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Jager scores with a decent looking hook.
De Jager throws a leg kick
and Halo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
De Jager keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
De Jager wants to get back to full guard.
Halo thows a huge punch but De Jager dodges it nicely.
Halo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Halo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
De Jager is controlling Halo's trapped leg to prevent Halo from advancing to side control.
De Jager is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Black City, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Halo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, De Jager has managed to free his arm - good work.
De Jager is trying is best to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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. Halo connects with a nice short shot to De Jager's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Halo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
De Jager is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Halo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Jager has hold of Halo's hands but Halo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
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. Halo connects with a nice short shot to De Jager's temple.
Halo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
De Jager has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Halo is working away from the top position though.
De Jager is looking to improve his position.
De Jager is defending against the submission attempts here by Halo.
De Jager is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo with the ground and pound but De Jager uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Jager is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Halo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Halo scoring with some ground and pound.
De Jager controls Halo momentarily but Halo frees himself.
De Jager utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
De Jager has momentary wrist control but Halo slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Jager keeping full guard, as Halo tries to pass.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Halo is working De Jager over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Halo being controlled here momentarily.
Halo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Halo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
De Jager keeping full guard, as Halo tries to pass.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now De Jager is on top in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Halo working a defensive guard here.
Halo has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think De Jager should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Halo has tightened it up now! De Jager should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kassius Halo!
Post fight, Kassius Halo took to the microphone: 'There isn't a fighter alive that I cannot make submit or go to sleep on the mat. There's no guessing, i will take you down.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Conner (ranked 3049 p4p, 429 weight class) and Jacques Saint-Perrilloux (ranked 2265 p4p, 328 weight class). Conner kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Man Who Sold The World. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wayne Conner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacques Saint-Perrilloux!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saint-Perrilloux with a jab.
Saint-Perrilloux displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Conner throws out the jab.
Saint-Perrilloux misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saint-Perrilloux looks to land a body kick but Conner moved away.
Saint-Perrilloux has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Conner is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Saint-Perrilloux lands a jab to the head.
Saint-Perrilloux is looking to land body kicks.
Conner throws a hook but Saint-Perrilloux blocks it.
Saint-Perrilloux throws a big shot that misses.
Conner takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Conner throws a combination. Saint-Perrilloux tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Jacques Saint-Perrilloux has been cut.
That kick from Saint-Perrilloux tenderised Conner's leg. Conner is trying to keep his angry face on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saint-Perrilloux closes the distance and clinches.
Conner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saint-Perrilloux lands with a light punch inside.
Saint-Perrilloux can't find room to land a body shot as Conner controls the action.
A short right from Saint-Perrilloux on the inside.
Saint-Perrilloux fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Conner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint-Perrilloux tries a body shot but Conner blocks it.
Conner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saint-Perrilloux prevents a body shot from Conner.
Saint-Perrilloux softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Saint-Perrilloux misses with a punch to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Conner's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Saint-Perrilloux misses with some punches.
Saint-Perrilloux misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saint-Perrilloux tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Conner trying to stall but Saint-Perrilloux improves his position.
Conner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saint-Perrilloux scores with a leg kick.
Jab by Conner.
Sloppy strikes from Saint-Perrilloux. Those never looked like landing.
Conner throws a predictable looking body shot
and Saint-Perrilloux counters with a low kick, right behind Conner 's knee.
Saint-Perrilloux walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Conner listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Saint-Perrilloux uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Conner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint-Perrilloux lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Conner misses with a hook.
Conner feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Saint-Perrilloux's calf.
Saint-Perrilloux throws a sloppy head kick and Conner moves out of range easily.
Conner blocks a low kick nicely.
Conner half committed to a counter leg kick.
Saint-Perrilloux jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Conner is rocked!
Saint-Perrilloux lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Conner crumples to the floor! Saint-Perrilloux milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jacques Saint-Perrilloux!
Jacques Saint-Perrilloux is the new light heavyweight champion!
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