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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddy Napleton (ranked 8941 p4p, 824 weight class) and Jorik Revazov (ranked 10059 p4p, 856 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eddy Napleton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jorik Revazov!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Revazov blocks a head kick by Napleton.
Napleton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Revazov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Napleton manages to avoid it.
Revazov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Revazov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Napleton but Napleton pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Napleton staying out of range there.
Napleton jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Napleton tries to clinch up.
Revazov fails with the takedown.
We've been told by Napleton's head coaches at BimmerHaus that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Revazov tries to land a front kick but Napleton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Revazov just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromNapleton.
Napleton misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Napleton slips a straight right by Revazov.
Revazov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Revazov has managed to clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Revazov letting Napleton take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Napleton is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Napleton keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Revazov's efforts to push away.
Revazov wants a takedown but no success here.
Eddy Napleton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorik Revazov.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Napleton is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Napleton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Napleton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Napleton avoids a wild elbow strike from Revazov.
Napleton stalling in the clinch but Revazov improves position.
Napleton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Revazov tries to stall but Napleton uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Napleton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Napleton prevents a body shot from Revazov.
Revazov has had enough of the clinch but Napleton keeps him there for the moment.
Napleton gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Revazov.
Napleton scores with a knee to the head.
Napleton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Revazov's face.
Revazov tries for a takedown but Napleton manages to get underhooks.
Napleton scores a nice knee to the body.
Napleton is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Revazov missing with knees to the body.
Revazov lands with a short shot to the head.
Revazov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napleton crunches a lovely knee into Revazov's ribcage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Napleton lands a knee to the body.
Napleton landing knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Revazov fails to land.
Revazov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Napleton's elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Revazov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Napleton.
Napleton tries to stall but Revazov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Revazov missing with knees to the body.
Revazov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Napleton prevents it.
Revazov tries to break free but Napleton pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Napleton obliges.
Napleton prevents the takedown attempt.
Napleton with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jorik Revazov has been cut.
Revazov looks winded!
Napleton managing to block the knees to the body from Revazov.
Napleton lands a good knee to the midsection. Revazov won't want to take too many of those.
Napleton working Revazov over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Napleton landing knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Revazov tries to circle away but Napleton has him pinned against the cage.
Revazov is trying to push Napleton away but Napleton has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Napleton managing to block the knees to the body from Revazov.
Napleton looking to slow down the pace here.
Revazov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Revazov misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddy Napleton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jorik Revazov's cut.
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.
Revazov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Napleton counters with an inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Napleton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Revazov clinches up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Revazov working hard to break the clinch.
Revazov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Napleton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Revazov can do to turn this around?
Napleton landing knees to the body.
Napleton scores with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Revazov throws an elbow that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Napleton.
Napleton is trying to stall.
Napleton gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Revazov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Revazov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Napleton pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Napleton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Napleton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Revazov is rocked!
Napleton blocks an uppercut.
Napleton is trying to stall.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Napleton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Revazov is keeping busy.
Napleton lands a big knee to the head and Revazov goes down! Napleton pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddy Napleton!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chavez Mendez (ranked 25587 p4p, 473 weight class) and Jese Rodriguez (ranked 6262 p4p, 324 weight class). Jese Rodriguez 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chavez Mendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jese Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rodriguez rushes Mendez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rodriguez keeps control of Mendez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rodriguez jumps guard and drags Mendez to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Mendez pushes down on Rodriguez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mendez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rodriguez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rodriguez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rodriguez has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Mendez off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mendez shoots in for a takedown but Rodriguez shows good takedown defense.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mendez as he avoids it easily.
Mendez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chavez Mendez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jese Rodriguez.
Mendez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rodriguez.
Mendez dives in and grabs Rodriguez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rodriguez pushes down on Mendez's head and hops out.
Mendez throws the kick towards the body but Rodriguez avoids it.
Rodriguez darts in looking for a takedown but Mendez gets double underhooks and turns Rodriguez into the cage.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mendez but Mendez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rodriguez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rodriguez looks winded!
Rodriguez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mendez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mendez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rodriguez walks away with a smile on his face. Mendez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mendez closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez fails to pull guard.
Mendez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mendez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mendez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rodriguez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mendez fails with a takedown attempt.
Rodriguez shoots in looking for a takedown. Mendez tries to sprawl out of it but Rodriguez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mendez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
As Rodriguez looks to move away, Mendez throws a big counter combo but Rodriguez just gets out of the way.
Rodriguez moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez tries to land knees in the clinch but Mendez avoids the damage to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Rodriguez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mendez is looking to control Rodriguez's arms but Rodriguez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mendez has his back to the cage.
Mendez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mendez can't find room to land a body shot as Rodriguez controls the action.
A frustrated look appears on Mendez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mendez tries to pull guard but Rodriguez holds him up against the cage and eventually Mendez drops back down to his feet.
Mendez breaks from the clinch.
Mendez wants to clinch up but Rodriguez keeps it at a distance.
That's four 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.
Mendez tries for a takedown but Rodriguez circles away easily
and Rodriguez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rodriguez lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Chavez Mendez has been cut.
Rodriguez dives in and grabs Mendez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mendez pushes down on Rodriguez's head and hops out.
Mendez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rodriguez napping and manages to drive through into side control!
What's Rodriguez going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Mendez is looking to take a break and control but Rodriguez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rodriguez tries to buck Mendez off but Mendez is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jese Rodriguez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chavez Mendez's cut.
That's time! Mendez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rodriguez moves into the clinch.
Rodriguez has Mendez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mendez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rodriguez blocks an uppercut.
Mendez misses with a body punch.
Rodriguez trying to land knees to the body.
Mendez can't break the clinch.
Mendez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rodriguez tries to pull guard but Mendez holds him up against the cage and eventually Rodriguez drops back down to his feet.
Rodriguez leaning his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez jumps guard but Mendez stands there with Rodriguez around his waist. Rodriguez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Chavez Mendez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jese Rodriguez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez is trying to push Mendez away but Mendez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mendez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rodriguez smiles and moves away.
Mendez tries to clinch up.
Mendez throws a leg kick that misses.
Rodriguez has closed the distance and engaged Mendez in a clinch.
Mendez is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rodriguez prevents the takedown attempt.
Rodriguez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mendez has him pressed against the cage.
Rodriguez has had enough of the clinch but Mendez keeps him there for the moment.
Rodriguez pulls guard successfully.
Rodriguez pushes Mendez off and scrambles back to his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mendez checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Rodriguez!
Rodriguez explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rodriguez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mendez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rodriguez shoots in looking for a takedown. Mendez tries to sprawl out of it but Rodriguez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mendez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.
Rodriguez dives in for a single leg takedown but Mendez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Mendez shoots in looking for a takedown but Rodriguez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mendez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rodriguez with the counter takedown but Mendez avoids it easily.
Rodriguez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mendez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rodriguez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mendez defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez moves to clinch but Rodriguez breaks away
and Rodriguez counters with a stiff right hand.
Mendez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rodriguez tries to avoid it but Mendez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rodriguez to the ground. Rodriguez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rodriguez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rodriguez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mendez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mendez tries to clinch
and Rodriguez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rodriguez clinches with his opponent.
Mendez tries to pull guard but Rodriguez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mendez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rodriguez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rodriguez or perhaps it was just good defense by Mendez, which made it look bad.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rodriguez.
Mendez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mendez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rodriguez pinned against the cage. Rodriguez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rodriguez instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jese Rodriguez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chavez Mendez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Mendez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rodriguez.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rodriguez is defended easily by Mendez.
Chavez Mendez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mendez shoots in looking for a takedown but Rodriguez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mendez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mendez tries to keep at a distance but Rodriguez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mendez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mendez is pressed up against the cage. Rodriguez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mendez down to the mat. Mendez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Chavez Mendez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jese Rodriguez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rodriguez but Rodriguez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rodriguez is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rodriguez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mendez tries to avoid it but Rodriguez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mendez to the ground. Mendez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
No luck for Rodriguez with that takedown attempt.
Rodriguez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mendez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rodriguez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mendez throws a head kick that misses.
Rodriguez throws the kick towards the body but Mendez avoids it.
And Mendez counters with a quick kick to the body but Rodriguez blocks it.
Chavez Mendez is winning the standup battle so far.
Mendez drives through with a takedown into Rodriguez's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Rodriguez is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Mendez dives into side control.
Mendez has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Mendez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rodriguez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rodriguez takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez decides to pull guard.
Rodriguez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mendez's guard.
Mendez wants to control but Rodriguez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mendez is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rodriguez is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Mendez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendez wants to control the action here but instead Rodriguez manages to pass to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mendez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mendez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rodriguez throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Rodriguez throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Rodriguez controlling the pace for now.
Mendez tries to lock up and control but Rodriguez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rodriguez goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Mendez turns into him and now he's in Rodriguez's guard.
Rodriguez keeping moving, preventing Mendez from controlling successfully.
Rodriguez pulls Mendez in close to prevent any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rodriguez is looking to stand up but Mendez isn't so interested in that idea.
Chavez Mendez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jese Rodriguez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rodriguez pulls Mendez in close to his closed guard and prevents Mendez from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jese Rodriguez.
I've got Rodriguez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jese Rodriguez!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Svyatoslav Morozov (ranked 25681 p4p, 927 weight class) and Ibragim Ibragimov (ranked 6524 p4p, 732 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ibragim Ibragimov enters the cage!
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Svyatoslav Morozov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ibragim Ibragimov!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morozov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Morozov lands in his opponent's guard.
Ibragimov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ibragimov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Morozov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ibragimov looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Morozov is defending well. Ibragimov quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Morozov has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Ibragimov celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ibragim Ibragimov!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chad Masters (ranked 5271 p4p, 273 weight class) and Pablo Silva (ranked 13241 p4p, 446 weight class). Silva has chosen Amazing by Kanye West ft. Young Jeezy as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chad Masters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Masters sprawls well initially but Silva persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Silva stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Masters has his foot on Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silva works his way back into a safe position though.
Masters really is a fat lump.
Silva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Masters has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silva has managed to get both his arms back between Masters's legs - danger averted.
Masters looking for a triangle here. Silva is fighting it but it looks tight! Masters pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Silva is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Chad Masters!
In his post fight interview, Chad Masters started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
The defeated Pablo Silva had this to say: 'I feel a little disappointed on the outcome of this fight. Today he is the better man and I congratulate him on the win. I promise to my fans I will be back!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dayton McAdams (ranked 19285 p4p, 938 weight class) and Atlas Youmg (ranked 5629 p4p, 682 weight class). McAdams comes to the cage accompanied by OVERWERK - Alive. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dayton McAdams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Atlas Youmg!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McAdams gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
McAdams wants to work for an arm triangle but Youmg is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
McAdams seems to be looking for submissions.
McAdams is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Youmg is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dayton McAdams!
Dayton McAdams made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'That win is the fruit of my training, it doesn't look like it but I enjoy it a lot!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Booster (ranked 22656 p4p, 879 weight class) and Trzy Trzy (ranked 5086 p4p, 568 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryan Booster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Trzy Trzy!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trzy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Booster misses with a wild body shot.
Trzy darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Booster regains full guard. Nicely done.
Trzy throws a big elbow that misses.
Trzy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Booster swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Booster is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Booster keeping full guard, as Trzy tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Booster looking for a sweep. Not yet Booster, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trzy tries to free his leg and advance position but Booster is retaining full guard.
Trzy trying to control the position from guard on top but Booster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trzy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Booster swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Booster has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Trzy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Booster ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Trzy connects with a jab.
Ryan Booster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Booster gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Trzy to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Booster has control of Trzy's left arm, preventing Trzy from doing any damage.
Booster is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Trzy is controlling him.
My spies in Jitz MMA inform me that Trzy has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Booster lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Trzy looking for a sweep. Not yet Trzy, not yet.
Trzy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Booster controls the pace.
Booster advances to half guard.
Booster moves into full mount! Trzy won't be happy about that!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booster wants to control the pace but Trzy is squirming around nicely.
Trzy can't escape the position.
Booster takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Booster trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Trzy tries to hold on but Booster postures up.
Booster content just to control the position here.
Trzy is trying to escape the mount.
Booster tries to control but Trzy wriggling away.
Trzy is looking to improve his position but Booster isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booster controlling his opponent.
Booster trying to control but Trzy is having none of it.
Booster is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Trzy is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trzy working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trzy keeps trying to improve his position.
Booster tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
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 Ryan Booster 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.
Trzy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Trzy showed some decent athleticism there.
Trzy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Booster is looking for a sweep. Trzy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Booster manages to get to full guard.
Booster is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trzy is refusing to be controlled, as Booster sits in half guard.
Trzy tries to get to full guard but Booster has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trzy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Booster tries to stand but Trzy is controlling from the bottom.
Booster 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.
Booster won't allow Trzy to sweep him here.
Booster is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Trzy looking for a sweep. Not yet Trzy, not yet.
Booster postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Booster gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Booster.
Booster throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Trzy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Trzy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Booster throws a jab but it's blocked by Trzy.
Trzy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Booster throws a lazy right hand but Trzy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Trzy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Booster.
Trzy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Booster was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Donk. Booster catches Trzy right on the button with a cross.
Booster lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Booster takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Booster scores with a body shot.
Booster ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Booster throws a body punch but Trzy moves out of range.
It seemed like Trzy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Booster is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trzy can do to turn this around?
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Trzy is defended easily by Booster.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booster connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Booster connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Booster throws the left hand but Trzy avoids the punch easily.
Booster throws a monster overhand right that drops Trzy! Booster follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Booster!
A relieved looking Ryan Booster thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Trzy Trzy stepped up to the mic, saying 'mamacita nececito de coca para passar la dolor....ai ai ai ai'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Geronimo Apache (ranked 5323 p4p, 474 weight class) and King Diamond (ranked 3061 p4p, 308 weight class). Apache's entrance music is Eye of the Tiger. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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164 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Geronimo Apache!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, King Diamond!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diamond moves out of range as Apache throws a body kick.
Apache takes a kick to the side of the head.
Diamond has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Apache slips a jab from Diamond.
Apache swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Diamond.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Apache throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diamond has Apache up against the cage in a clinch.
Apache on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Diamond turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Diamond manages to end up in side control.
Diamond taking a breather here.
Apache is trying to control Diamond's posture but Diamond avoids it.
Apache tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Diamond wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diamond trying to control the action but Apache is working from the bottom.
Apache is trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond taking a breather here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diamond tries to advance to mount but can't.
Diamond is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Apache knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Diamond tries to advance to mount but can't.
Diamond lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Apache down.
Diamond tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Diamond has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Apache is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Kangaroo's MMA, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Apache is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diamond working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Diamond passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Apache!
Diamond unloading with bombs!
Diamond raining down hammerfists from mount.
Diamond sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Apache is looking to improve his position but Diamond isn't that keen on the idea.
Diamond has control of Apache's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Apache regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Diamond landing punches.
Diamond is in the full mount, landing strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Apache working to try and regain half guard.
Diamond landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamond looking to control and managing it successfully.
Diamond can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Apache is looking to escape.
Diamond controlling his opponent.
Diamond punishing his opponent with strikes.
Apache wants to hold on but Diamond pushes him away.
Diamond pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Diamond tries to control but Apache wriggling away.
Apache is in all sorts of trouble here.
Apache tries to lock up and control but Diamond gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diamond dominating with strikes here.
Diamond controlling the pace for now.
Apache can't escape the position.
Diamond controlling the position easily from mount.
Diamond wants to control the pace but Apache is squirming around nicely.
Diamond controlling the pace for now.
Apache sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Apache punching from the bottom.
Diamond perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Diamond lands with a punch from half guard.
Diamond keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Let's hope that Diamond has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Apache is pressing down on Diamond's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Diamond dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Diamond scores with a body shot.
Diamond jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Diamond with a hook.
Apache takes one on the button.
Apache is rocked!
King Diamond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Apache thumps Diamond with a low kick.
Oh Apache is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diamond drops Apache with a straight right hand, right on the button! Diamond follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). King Diamond!
After winning the bout, King Diamond 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Troy Manning (ranked 1934 p4p, 298 weight class) and Liber Alderich (ranked 4338 p4p, 576 weight class). Alderich has chosen Remember the name as his entrance music. Troy Manning has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Troy Manning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Liber Alderich!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alderich instigates a clinch.
Alderich tries a body shot but Manning blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Alderich lands a shoulder strike.
Alderich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Manning's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Alderich fails to land.
Manning blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Manning has Alderich pressed against the cage.
Alderich swings wildly with an uppercut but Manning uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alderich swings wildly with an uppercut but Manning uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manning is stalling here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manning tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alderich's elbow.
Manning really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Manning blocks an uppercut.
Alderich lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alderich lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Alderich lands an uppercut.
Alderich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alderich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Manning tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Manning can't get the takedown.
Alderich works on Manning's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alderich.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Manning creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Manning is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Alderich gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Alderich lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alderich.
Alderich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Alderich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Alderich.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alderich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Alderich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alderich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Alderich - that landed with a thud.
Alderich cracks Manning with a nice body shot.
Manning blocks a body shot from Alderich.
Manning scores with a shot to the side of Alderich's head.
Manning blocking some punches.
Alderich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Manning misses with a hook from the clinch.
Manning is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Troy Manning. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alderich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Manning backwards.
Alderich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Manning's elbow.
A short right from Alderich on the inside.
Manning misses with some punches.
Alderich misses with the head strike.
Alderich throws a head punch that misses.
Manning blocks a body shot from Alderich.
Alderich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manning throws a head punch that misses.
Alderich has a couple of punches blocked by Manning.
Alderich tries to throw a body punch but Manning avoids it by throwing Alderich back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Alderich.
Alderich can't find room to land a body shot as Manning controls the action.
Alderich is working Manning over against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Manning.
Alderich tries to work over Manning's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alderich misses with the head strike.
Alderich misses with the head strike.
Manning is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Alderich is defending well.
Alderich stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Alderich throws a head punch that misses.
Manning prevents a body shot from Alderich.
Alderich's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Alderich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Manning backwards.
Alderich lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alderich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alderich doesn't manage to clinch there - Manning circles away.
Manning bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alderich closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alderich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alderich swings wildly with an uppercut but Manning uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manning struggles to land a body shot inside as Alderich controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Alderich fails to land.
Alderich is working Manning over against the cage.
Alderich throws a punch but it's blocked by Manning.
Alderich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alderich throws a punch but it's blocked by Manning.
Manning blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alderich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Manning misses with the head strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Alderich has a couple of punches blocked by Manning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liber Alderich dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Alderich paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Manning moves away from the strike by Alderich.
Manning uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alderich.
Alderich throws the left hand but Manning avoids the punch easily.
Manning is looking to counter punch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Alderich in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Alderich throws a head kick that misses.
Manning takes a swing at Alderich's ribcage but misses.
Manning slips under a jab from Alderich.
Liber Alderich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alderich closes the distance and clinches.
Manning has Alderich pushed against the cage.
Manning has Alderich pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Alderich manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Manning blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manning working aggressively here.
I was talking to Manning's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Alderich tries a body shot but Manning blocks it.
Manning's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Alderich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Manning darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Manning tries to bum rush Alderich with a series of wild strikes but Alderich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alderich rushes Manning and presses him up against the cage.
Alderich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alderich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alderich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alderich prevents a takedown attempt there.
Alderich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alderich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Alderich lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alderich.
Alderich misses with a punch on the inside.
Manning is trying to pull guard but Alderich turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Troy Manning. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot in the inside from Alderich.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manning has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Alderich avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Alderich throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alderich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Manning misses with a double jab.
Manning throws a combination. Alderich tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Manning shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Manning gets tackled into the cage by Alderich. Alderich maintains the clinch.
Alderich lands a body shot.
Liber Alderich seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Alderich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alderich scores with a jab to the jaw.
Manning is rocked!
It looks like Troy Manning has been cut.
Manning is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Alderich Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Manning is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Liber Alderich!
A relieved looking Liber Alderich thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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pop
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#R1#
A nice leg kick lands there from Johns.
Turner moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Turner defending well as Johns loads up on a big left hand.
Turner dips to his left and cracks Johns with an uppercut!
Turner scores with a jab to the head.
Turner stuns Johns with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Turner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Turner closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Turner bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Turner connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Johns momentarily.
We've been informed that Turner has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johns takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A jab from Turner does it's job there.
Johns scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice body punch from Turner.
Johns definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Turner connects with a crisp jab.
A shot to the liver by Johns. Beautiful body shot.
Turner is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Johns had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Johns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turner was well out of range. Poor timing from Johns.
Turner throws a hook but Johns avoids it easily.
Johns darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Johns crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Turner - the referee stops the clock and Johns gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Turner. Johns manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.#T1#
Johns misses with a head kick.
And Turner tries to counter it with a takedown but Johns pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A jab from Johns misses.
Turner connects with a jab.
Johns misses with a straight right.
Johns throws a one two combo.
Turner listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Crunch! Turner slams his shin into Johns's torso.
Johns takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Johns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turner moves away.
Nice uppercut there from Johns.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johns paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Turner blocks a head kick by Johns.
Turner connects with a good right hand that stumbles Johns. Johns circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Johns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Johns throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johns moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Turner lands with a right hand.
La'Von Johns is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2#
Johns misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Turner tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Johns throws a combination that misses #TD2#
and Turner counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Johns on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Johns tries to get out of the position.
Johns looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turner takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Turner takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Turner with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Turner is looking to advance position but Johns won't allow it.
Turner takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Johns pushes Turner off looking to stand but Turner dives back in and keeps control.
Well, if Turner 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.
Ground and pound from Turner.
Johns wants to get back to his feet.#T3#
Turner looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Turner takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Johns is looking to escape.
Turner is keen to just control but Johns is a slippery customer.
Johns is trying to stand up here but Turner is controlling him well.
Turner tries to pass the half guard into mount. Johns knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Turner passes to full mount!
Johns's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
BOOM! Turner connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Turner landing strikes from the mount and Johns is in trouble!
Turner landing punches.
Johns wants to get back to his feet.
Turner with the ground and pound from mount. #ROC2#
Johns is rocked!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!#T4#
Turner landing strikes, looking to finish!
Oh Johns is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johns is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
#SUB2#
Turner looking to isolate an arm here. Johns doesn't see it coming and as Turner extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Turner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Josh Turner!
Josh Turner decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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