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ABW 71 Murhaa - The Crab PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Haukur Ragnarsson (ranked 9853 p4p, 839 weight class) and Costanzo De Luca (ranked 23362 p4p, 923 weight class). De Luca comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Foals - My Number kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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183 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
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Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Haukur Ragnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Costanzo De Luca!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnarsson thuds his shin into the meat of De Luca's side.
Ragnarsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Luca.
Ragnarsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ragnarsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ragnarsson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Costanzo De Luca has been cut.
Ragnarsson lands a big head kick that sends De Luca to the canvas! Ragnarsson follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Haukur Ragnarsson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stone Cold Killa (ranked 23457 p4p, 790 weight class) and Gustavo Carballo (ranked 5908 p4p, 598 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Stone Cold Killa has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Stone Cold Killa seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stone Cold Killa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gustavo Carballo!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carballo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Killa's waist but Killa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Carballo off to one side.
Killa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Killa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Carballo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Carballo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carballo darts in and clinches Killa up against the cage.
Killa prevents a body shot from Carballo.
Killa throws an elbow but it misses.
Carballo blocks an elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Killa.
Killa lands a shoulder strike.
Killa throws a punch but it's blocked by Carballo.
Killa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Killa.
Carballo blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Killa lands with a light punch inside.
Carballo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Killa pulls his leg out and moves away.
Killa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Carballo momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killa tries to clinch but Carballo moves out of range.
Killa lands with a nice body punch.
Killa stuffs the takedown attempt from Carballo. Carballo gets slowly back to his feet.
Stone Cold Killa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustavo Carballo.
Killa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stone Cold Killa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Killa cracks a nice hook into Carballo's ribs.
Carballo looks winded!
Killa digs a good body shot into Carballo's ribs.
Killa pushes Carballo up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Killa on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Killa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Killa dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Carballo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short left from Killa.
Carballo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carballo can't find room to land a body shot as Killa controls the action.
Killa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Carballo backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Killa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Killa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carballo takes a shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Killa.
Killa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Killa.
Carballo blocking some punches.
Killa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Carballo looking for a takedown.
Killa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Killa on the inside.
A short left from Killa.
A short uppercut from Killa.
Killa lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Carballo backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Killa.
Killa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carballo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Killa.
It looks like Gustavo Carballo has been cut.
Killa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Killa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Carballo is rocked!
Killa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Carballo backwards.
Carballo is still on wobbly legs! Can Killa finish him?
Killa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Killa lands a big right hand that drops Carballo! The killer instinct kicks in and Killa finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Killa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stone Cold Killa!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Petro Pspic (ranked 4823 p4p, 423 weight class) and Esa Kettu (ranked 8420 p4p, 577 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Petro Pspic has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Petro Pspic seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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166 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Petro Pspic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Esa Kettu!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kettu lands a leg kick that knocks Pspic off balance momentarily.
Kettu lands with a nice body kick.
Pspic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pspic misses with a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kettu! But no joy.
Pspic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pspic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pspic misses with a shot to the body
enabling Kettu to counter with a crisp jab.
Pspic throws a head kick but Kettu moves out of range.
Pspic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kettu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kettu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pspic's head backwards.
Kettu lands with a right hand.
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!
Pspic throws a lazy body kick
letting Kettu counter with a right hand.
Pspic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kettu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pspic moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pspic throws a leg kick
and Kettu counters with a stiff right hand.
Petro Pspic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pspic throws a chopping leg kick but Kettu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kettu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kettu lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pspic throws a sloppy head kick and Kettu moves out of range easily.
Pspic's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kettu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pspic scrambles back to his feet.
Kettu thows a body kick. Pspic tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Pspic misses with a wild combination.
Pspic throws a head kick that misses
and Kettu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pspic misses with a combination
and Kettu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kettu digs a good body shot into Pspic's ribs.
A low kick from Pspic misses
and Kettu counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kettu has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Pspic is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kettu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kettu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pspic throws a series of punches but Kettu moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pspic does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kettu throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kettu catches Pspic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kettu lunges at Pspic with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pspic's hand.
Pspic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kettu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pspic.
Jab, jab by Kettu - just one landing.
Kettu scores with a hook.
Pspic looks to land a body kick but Kettu moved away.
Kettu lands a body shot.
Kettu lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Pspic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pspic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kettu.
Kettu scores with a hook to the body. Pspic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kettu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kettu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pspic's head.
Kettu lands a right hook to the body.
Kettu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kettu cracks Pspic with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kettu is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pspic had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pspic swings for the body but Kettu moves out of range.
Kettu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pspic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pspic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kettu at a distance.
Kettu scores with the left hand. Pspic knows he should have avoided that one.
Kettu blocks a head kick by Pspic.
Pspic on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kettu throws a lazy right hand but Pspic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kettu lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pspic will feel that in the morning.
Kettu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kettu works Pspic's body with a nice hook.
Kettu throws out a loose jab but Pspic uses good head movement to avoid it.
A low kick from Pspic is predictable there
and Kettu counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kettu cracks Pspic with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pspic throws a series of punches but Kettu moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pspic misses with a double jab
and Kettu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pspic will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jab from Kettu.
Pspic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pspic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kettu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kettu jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kettu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pspic looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kettu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kettu lands a jab to the head.
Pspic is rocked!
Pspic misses with a double jab
and Kettu counters with a body kick that stops Pspic in his tracks momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pspic tries to land a front kick but Kettu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pspic throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Kettu to counter with a crisp jab.
Pspic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good standup being displayed there by Kettu as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esa Kettu dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pspic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kettu lands a glancing blow to the side of Pspic's head.
Pspic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Oh Pspic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kettu cracks Pspic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pspic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kettu feints and then cracks Pspic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pspic down.
Pspic seems to have got his legs back now.
Pspic throws a head kick that misses
and Kettu counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pspic throws a lazy uppercut
and Kettu counters with a good low kick that Pspic was not able to check.
Kettu connects with a jab.
Petro Pspic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kettu lands with a right that hurts Pspic. Pspic looks to clinch but Kettu throws a short knee that drops Pspic. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Esa Kettu!
Esa Kettu bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kazushi Mizushima (ranked 5525 p4p, 471 weight class) and Hans Hammar (ranked 4221 p4p, 382 weight class). Kazushi Mizushima could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hans Hammar's chin.
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170 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kazushi Mizushima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hans Hammar!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mizushima dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hammar. That did some damage!
Hammar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hammar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mizushima.
Mizushima forces Hammar back against the cage and clinches.
Mizushima struggles to land a body shot inside as Hammar controls his hands.
Mizushima throws a punch but it's blocked by Hammar.
Mizushima gets control of Hammar's arms and successfully pulls guard. Mizushima will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mizushima controlling the position.
Mizushima looking to control.
Mizushima pulls Hammar in close to prevent any damage.
Hammar won't allow Mizushima to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mizushima looking for a triangle here. Hammar is fighting it but it looks tight! Mizushima pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Hammar is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Kazushi Mizushima!
A victorious Kazushi Mizushima thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bartlomiej Szymuszowski (ranked 23797 p4p, 793 weight class) and Jakub Trabowski (ranked 4251 p4p, 464 weight class). Szymuszowski's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, He's a Pirate. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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270 lbs
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252 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bartlomiej Szymuszowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jakub Trabowski!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szymuszowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Trabowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Szymuszowski stuffs the takedown.
Szymuszowski is looking to counter the offense by Trabowski and move into the clinch.
Trabowski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Trabowski with the counter takedown but Szymuszowski avoids it easily.
Trabowski knocks Szymuszowski to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
It looks like Bartlomiej Szymuszowski has been cut.
Trabowski controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trabowski is working Szymuszowski over with some ground and pound from side control.
Trabowski cracks Szymuszowski with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Trabowski scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Szymuszowski is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Trabowski can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jakub Trabowski!
Our winner, Jakub Trabowski, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Martin Anvil (ranked 3328 p4p, 309 weight class) and Leonard Owusu (ranked 5707 p4p, 483 weight class). Leonard Owusu acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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159 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martin Anvil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leonard Owusu!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Owusu lands with a straight right. Anvil didn't see that one coming.
Owusu keeps the fight on the outside.
Owusu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anvil swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Anvil takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Owusu misses with a head kick.
Anvil walks into a stiff left hand from Owusu.
Anvil with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Owusu to score with a decent uppercut.
Owusu connects with a solid leg kick.
Owusu misses with a head kick.
Anvil shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Owusu as he jumps to the side.
Anvil avoids the body shot from Owusu.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Owusu, as that shot connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anvil. Owusu does a little dance to reset his feet.
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!
Anvil rushes Owusu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Owusu lands with a light punch inside.
Anvil wants to stall.
Owusu stalling.
Anvil throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anvil is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Owusu is defending well for now.
Owusu with a knee to the head.
Anvil is rocked!
It looks like Martin Anvil has been cut.
Owusu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oh Anvil is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Owusu struggles to land a body shot inside as Anvil controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Owusu.
Owusu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Anvil misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Owusu landing knees to the head.
Owusu avoiding damage as Anvil throws knees to the body.
Anvil fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Owusu.
Owusu fails to pull guard.
Anvil seems to have got his legs back now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Owusu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Owusu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anvil leaning his opponent against the cage.
Anvil can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Anvil misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anvil tries to work over Owusu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Owusu gets control of Anvil's arms and successfully pulls guard. Owusu will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Owusu wants to stand but Anvil is controlling the position.
Owusu seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Owusu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Anvil trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Owusu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anvil.
Owusu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Anvil. 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Owusu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anvil is pushing down on Owusu's leg trying to pass to half guard. Owusu is fighting to maintain full guard but Anvil has managed to sneak the leg through.
Anvil seems to be working for a kimura but Owusu defends the submission attempt.
Anvil is looking to take a break and control but Owusu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Anvil thows a huge punch but Owusu dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Owusu is trying to escape back to his feet but Anvil uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Anvil looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Anvil working the head with strikes.
Anvil landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Owusu is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anvil grinds an elbow into Owusu's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anvil is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Owusu knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Owusu is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Owusu has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Owusu can't do much from the bottom here.
Owusu tries to improve position but can't.
Anvil wants to control but Owusu is keeping him busy.
Owusu on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Anvil is looking to take a break and control but Owusu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Anvil tries to score with some ground and pound. Owusu controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Anvil cracks Owusu with a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Owusu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Martin Anvil's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Owusu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Anvil at a distance.
Owusu throws a body shot but no joy.
Owusu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Anvil attempts a counter takedown but Owusu avoids it well and moves away.
Leonard Owusu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Owusu moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Anvil takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Owusu throws a lazy body kick
so Anvil counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Anvil trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Owusu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Owusu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Anvil is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Owusu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Owusu trying to control the position.
Anvil seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Owusu can do anything to dispel that myth.
Owusu trying to control the position here.
Anvil trying to control but Owusu is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anvil is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Owusu is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Owusu looking for a sweep. Not yet Owusu, not yet.
Owusu wants to stand but Anvil is controlling the position.
Anvil content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Owusu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Owusu keeping moving, preventing Anvil from controlling successfully.
Owusu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Anvil pushes down on Owusu's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Anvil is nestled in close to Owusu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anvil looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Anvil not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Anvil is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Anvil is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Owusu!
A nice elbow there by Anvil.
Owusu takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Anvil pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Owusu is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
BOOM! Anvil connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Owusu is still in real trouble! Can Anvil finish him?
Anvil unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Owusu wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Anvil celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martin Anvil!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johniel Cenabre (ranked 5738 p4p, 662 weight class) and Thiago Thiago (ranked 2555 p4p, 350 weight class). Thiago Thiago has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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27
217 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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215 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johniel Cenabre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Thiago!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thiago connects with a leg kick. Cenabre looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thiago punishes Cenabre's body with a nice straight punch.
Thiago throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Thiago lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cenabre takes a step back to recover.
Cenabre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thiago.
A little jabbing left from Thiago on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cenabre misses with a body shot
and Thiago counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Thiago lands a body shot.
Cenabre misses with an uppercut.
Cenabre takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thiago lands a big right hand that sends Cenabre crashing to the mat! Thiago stays standing though and waves Cenabre back to his feet!
It looks like Johniel Cenabre has been cut.
Thiago drops Cenabre with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Cenabre looks back up at him and smiles so Thiago waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Cenabre is rocked!
Thiago cracks the inside of Cenabre's front leg.
Oh Cenabre is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cenabre walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Cenabre limp body while Thiago jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thiago Thiago!
Thiago Thiago 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter House (ranked 22984 p4p, 883 weight class) and Rafael Galvao (ranked 2214 p4p, 324 weight class). House's entrance music is UB40 - Red Red Wine. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Galvao's choice of entrance music: Kodaline - All I Want. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter House!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafael Galvao!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galvao shoots in and gets a takedown into House's guard.
House trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Galvao thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Galvao wants to stand and escape but instead House has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Galvao had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. House defends it easily.
Galvao is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Galvao is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. House is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galvao has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think House should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Galvao has tightened it up now! House 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 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rafael Galvao!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Plu To Pi Fian (ranked 2971 p4p, 138 weight class) and James Hetfield (ranked 3274 p4p, 152 weight class). James Hetfield will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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145 lbs
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Plu To Pi Fian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Hetfield!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Pi Fian misses
and Hetfield connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hetfield instigates a clinch.
Hetfield's coach down at Holding Cell was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hetfield's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Pi Fian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hetfield misses with the head strike.
Pi Fian is working Hetfield over against the cage.
Pi Fian tries a body shot but Hetfield blocks it.
Hetfield scores with a shoulder strike.
Hetfield throws a head punch that misses.
Pi Fian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pi Fian.
Hetfield working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hetfield.
Pi Fian trying to land knees to the body.
Pi Fian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hetfield on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hetfield fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hetfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Pi Fian.
Hetfield working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hetfield misses with some punches.
Pi Fian swings wildly with an uppercut but Hetfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pi Fian is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hetfield is defending well for now.
Hetfield can't find room to land a body shot as Pi Fian controls the action.
Pi Fian throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pi Fian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hetfield lands a body punch.
Pi Fian lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pi Fian.
Hetfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Pi Fian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hetfield lands with a light punch inside.
Hetfield lands with a left to the head.
Hetfield avoiding damage as Pi Fian throws knees to the body.
Hetfield prevents a body shot from Pi Fian.
Hetfield blocks a body shot from Pi Fian.
Pi Fian tries to work over Hetfield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hetfield lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hetfield fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Hetfield.
Pi Fian misses with some punches.
Hetfield lands an uppercut.
Hetfield doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hetfield misses with some punches.
Hetfield blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pi Fian tries to work over Hetfield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hetfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pi Fian misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hetfield lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pi Fian.
Pi Fian swings wildly with an uppercut but Hetfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hetfield misses with some punches.
Hetfield lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hetfield managing to block the knees to the body from Pi Fian.
Pi Fian has a couple of punches blocked by Hetfield.
Hetfield blocks an elbow strike.
Pi Fian working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hetfield misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pi Fian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pi Fian takes a shot to the head.
Hetfield working aggressively here.
Pi Fian pushes Hetfield back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hetfield.
Pi Fian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pi Fian throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hetfield misses with a punch to the body.
Hetfield gets through Pi Fian's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pi Fian scores with a shot to the side of Hetfield's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pi Fian.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pi Fian putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hetfield in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pi Fian looking to throw knees to the head but Hetfield is blocking nicely.
Hetfield lands a nice shot to the body.
Pi Fian stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hetfield misses with a punch on the inside.
Hetfield prevents a body shot from Pi Fian.
Pi Fian tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hetfield avoids it.
Hetfield blocks an uppercut.
Pi Fian putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hetfield in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pi Fian using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hetfield managing to block the knees to the body from Pi Fian.
Hetfield makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hetfield working aggressively here.
Hetfield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hetfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Pi Fian.
Pi Fian can't find room to land a body shot as Hetfield controls the action.
Pi Fian lands a nice uppercut.
Pi Fian pushes Hetfield back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hetfield lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hetfield misses with the head strike.
Hetfield presses Pi Fian against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pi Fian misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pi Fian throws a punch but it's blocked by Hetfield.
Pi Fian misses with a body punch.
Pi Fian lands with a short shot to the head.
Hetfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Pi Fian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hetfield blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pi Fian lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hetfield backwards.
Pi Fian lands with a light punch inside.
Pi Fian swings wildly with an uppercut but Hetfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pi Fian misses with a punch to the body.
Pi Fian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pi Fian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pi Fian lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hetfield lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pi Fian takes a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hetfield lands with a light punch inside.
Pi Fian landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hetfield blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pi Fian pushes Hetfield back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hetfield blocking some punches.
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 Plu To Pi Fian will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pi Fian misses with a combination
and Hetfield cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pi Fian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hetfield looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pi Fian looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pi Fian lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pi Fian.
Pi Fian circles away from the clinch attempt.
As Hetfield looks to move away, Pi Fian throws a big counter combo but Hetfield just gets out of the way.
A cross from Pi Fian lands.
Hetfield tries to close the distance and clinch but Pi Fian swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pi Fian was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hetfield fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hetfield drives through and clinches with Pi Fian against the cage.
A short right from Pi Fian on the inside.
Hetfield is rocked!
A hook to the body from Hetfield.
Hetfield is still on wobbly legs! Can Pi Fian finish him?
Hetfield throws a head punch that misses.
Hetfield seems to have recovered his senses.
Pi Fian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pi Fian trying to land knees to the body.
Hetfield lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Pi Fian.
A short uppercut from Hetfield.
Pi Fian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pi Fian.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hetfield.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hetfield has a couple of punches blocked by Pi Fian.
A head punch on the inside from Hetfield fails to land.
Hetfield misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hetfield doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pi Fian misses with a body punch.
Pi Fian misses with a knee to the head.
Pi Fian gets through Hetfield's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hetfield managing to block the knees to the body from Pi Fian.
Hetfield misses with the head strike.
Pi Fian blocking some punches.
Hetfield misses with some punches.
Hetfield misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hetfield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pi Fian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pi Fian creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hetfield blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Pi Fian.
Hetfield lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pi Fian backwards.
Pi Fian scores with a hook to the body.
Hetfield is breathing heavily.
Hetfield pushes Pi Fian back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pi Fian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield misses with some punches.
Hetfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hetfield lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pi Fian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hetfield lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pi Fian backwards.
Hetfield throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pi Fians head.
Hetfield working aggressively here.
Hetfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Pi Fian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hetfield swings away with an uppercut that misses.
James Hetfield seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hetfield misses with the head strike.
Hetfield avoiding damage as Pi Fian throws knees to the body.
Pi Fian lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hetfield working aggressively here.
Hetfield blocks a body shot from Pi Fian.
Hetfield misses with a punch on the inside.
Pi Fian tries to work over Hetfield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pi Fian struggles to land a body shot inside as Hetfield controls his hands.
Hetfield tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hetfield blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pi Fian unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hetfield working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pi Fian tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hetfield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hetfield misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pi Fian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pi Fian misses with a punch to the body.
Pi Fian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pi Fian misses with a punch on the inside.
Pi Fian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hetfield on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Hetfield.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pi Fian.
Hetfield lands with a light punch inside.
Hetfield scores with a shoulder strike.
Hetfield goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hetfield avoiding damage as Pi Fian throws knees to the body.
Pi Fian trying to land knees to the body.
Hetfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Pi Fian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pi Fian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pi Fian.
Pi Fian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pi Fian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pi Fian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pi Fian.
Pi Fian tries to throw a body punch but Hetfield avoids it by throwing Pi Fian back against the cage.
Pi Fian misses with a body punch.
Hetfield has a couple of punches blocked by Pi Fian.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hetfield tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pi Fian tries to throw a body punch but Hetfield avoids it by throwing Pi Fian back against the cage.
Pi Fian throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pi Fian.
Hetfield misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hetfield blocks an elbow strike from Pi Fian.
Pi Fian can't find room to land a body shot as Hetfield controls the action.
Pi Fian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pi Fian lands a body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Pi Fian fails to land.
Pi Fian throws a punch but it's blocked by Hetfield.
A head punch on the inside from Pi Fian fails to land.
Hetfield has a couple of punches blocked by Pi Fian.
Pi Fian looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pi Fian throws a head punch that misses.
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 Plu To Pi Fian will probably get the nod.
That's time! Pi Fian's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Pi Fian motions for Hetfield to come forward. Pi Fian throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pi Fian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hetfield throws out a counter right but Pi Fian avoids it with no problem.
Pi Fian avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hetfield defending well as Pi Fian loads up on a big left hand.
Pi Fian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pi Fian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Pi Fian.
Plu To Pi Fian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hetfield rushes Pi Fian and presses him up against the cage.
Hetfield misses with the head strike.
Hetfield misses with a punch on the inside.
Pi Fian throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hetfields head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pi Fian.
A shot in the inside from Hetfield.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pi Fian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pi Fian working aggressively here.
Hetfield blocks the elbow strike.
Hetfield makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pi Fian lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hetfield misses with some punches.
Hetfield lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pi Fian backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hetfield lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Hetfield - that landed with a thud.
Hetfield tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hetfield lands a shot to the body.
Pi Fian misses with a body punch.
Pi Fian working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pi Fian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pi Fian lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hetfield tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hetfield lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hetfield lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hetfield.
Hetfield misses with some punches.
Hetfield managing to block the knees to the body from Pi Fian.
Hetfield misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Hetfield.
Pi Fian tries to work over Hetfield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hetfield lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pi Fian backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hetfield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hetfield blocks a body shot from Pi Fian.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hetfield makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hetfield blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hetfield lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pi Fian backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hetfield.
Hetfield throws a head punch that misses.
Hetfield working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hetfield throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hetfield lands a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Hetfield.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pi Fian gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pi Fian tries to throw a body punch but Hetfield avoids it by throwing Pi Fian back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Hetfield.
Hetfield on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pi Fian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hetfield is leaning against Pi Fian and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hetfield.
Hetfield scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pi Fian struggles to land a body shot inside as Hetfield controls his hands.
Hetfield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pi Fian is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hetfield is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pi Fian tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hetfield avoids it.
Hetfield lands with a right to the head.
Hetfield managing to block the knees to the body from Pi Fian.
Hetfield pushes Pi Fian back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hetfield fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hetfield lands a right hand.
Pi Fian is rocked!
Hetfield gets through Pi Fian's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oh Pi Fian is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pi Fian misses with some punches.
Hetfield lands an uppercut.
Pi Fian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hetfield scores with a shot to the side of Pi Fian's head.
Hetfield working aggressively here.
Pi Fian takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pi Fian.
Hetfield tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pi Fian's elbow.
A short uppercut from Hetfield.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hetfield misses with the head strike.
Pi Fian tries to work over Hetfield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hetfield on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield gets through Pi Fian's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hetfield blocks an uppercut.
Pi Fian seems to have got his legs back now.
Pi Fian tries to land knees in the clinch but Hetfield avoids the damage to the body.
Hetfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Pi Fian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hetfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Pi Fian uses good head movement to avoid it.
James Hetfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pi Fian blocking some punches.
Pi Fian utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hetfield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pi Fian lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like James Hetfield has been cut.
Hetfield lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hetfield avoiding damage as Pi Fian throws knees to the body.
Pi Fian misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hetfield.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hetfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hetfield avoiding damage as Pi Fian throws knees to the body.
Pi Fian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Plu To Pi Fian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hetfield throws a head punch that misses.
Hetfield working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Hetfield comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pi Fian has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Plu To Pi Fian!
Plu To Pi Fian seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Murhaa (ranked 850 p4p, 42 weight class) and Henry The Crab (ranked 3572 p4p, 174 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!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 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Murhaa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry The Crab!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Crab dodges the punch combination from Murhaa.
Murhaa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Red Tri-Angle Gym. 15 Coaches/13 Elite in the buildup to the fight.
The Crab attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Murhaa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Crab. Murhaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murhaa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Crab.
The Crab ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murhaa moves away.
The Crab throws a lazy right hand but Murhaa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As The Crab tries to get set, Murhaa tries to push him back and clinch up but The Crab manages to avoid the attempt.
Murhaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Crab misses with a body shot.
Murhaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Crab manages to avoid it.
Murhaa thuds his right hand into The Crab's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Murhaa throws a hook but The Crab avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Crab. Murhaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by Murhaa. Beautiful body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murhaa. The Crab does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Crab throws a hook but Murhaa blocks it.
Murhaa looks to score with a jab to the body but The Crab is just out of range.
The Crab gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The Crab shoots in and drives through. Murhaa sprawls well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murhaa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The Crab misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murhaa lands with a short shot to the head.
Murhaa pushes The Crab back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Crab lands a hook that snaps the head of Murhaa backwards.
Murhaa blocking some punches.
The Crab misses with some punches.
The Crab lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murhaa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The Crab can't find room to land a body shot as Murhaa controls the action.
The Crab swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Murhaa.
Murhaa controlling the action here for a moment.
Murhaa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The Crab goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Crab holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Murhaa lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murhaa tries to work over The Crab's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murhaa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Murhaa. Those never looked like landing.
No joy there for Murhaa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murhaa throws an overhand right that lands on The Crab's shoulder, as The Crab tries to avoid the shot.
The Crab throws a shot from downtown. Murhaa moves away and avoids it.
Murhaa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The Crab fails to land the takedown.
Murhaa throws a poor cross that misses
and The Crab counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice shot by Murhaa.
A big right from The Crab misses.
Murhaa avoids the body shot from The Crab.
The Crab throws a looping overhand right but Murhaa ducks down to avoid it.
The Crab slips a straight right by Murhaa.
Murhaa swats away the attempt to clinch by The Crab.
The Crab misses with a looping left.
Murhaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Crab.
Murhaa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The Crab tries to clinch there but Murhaa circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa throws a big shot that misses.
The Crab is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Murhaa with a body shot.
The Crab throws a body shot but no joy.
The Crab looks to score with a jab to the body but Murhaa is just out of range.
The Crab keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from The Crab misses.
Murhaa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Murhaa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Murhaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Crab was well out of range. Poor timing from Murhaa.
The Crab misses with a lunging right hand
and Murhaa counters with a nice body shot.
The Crab ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murhaa moves away.
The Crab throws a hook but Murhaa blocks it.
The Crab instigates a clinch.
Murhaa scores with a shot to the side of The Crab's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murhaa.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Crab blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Murhaa.
Murhaa blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Murhaa.
Murhaa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Crab. Murhaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paul Murhaa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Crab throws a right hand that misses
and Murhaa counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Murhaa.
Murhaa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murhaa takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Murhaa.
Murhaa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Crab misses with an uppercut
and Murhaa counters with a straight right hand.
Murhaa catches The Crab with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Henry The Crab seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murhaa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Murhaa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Crab does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The Crab uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murhaa.
The Crab misses with a lunging right hand
and The Crab takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murhaa has closed the distance and engaged The Crab in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murhaa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murhaa tests The Crab's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murhaa thuds a left hand into The Crab's body.
Murhaa throws a hook but The Crab avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Murhaa dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Murhaa misses the shot to the body.
Murhaa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Crab.
The Crab is trying hard to land a takedown here. Murhaa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The Crab throws a jab when Murhaa was well out of range.
Murhaa slips under a jab from The Crab.
Murhaa scores with a jab.
The Crab throws a jab but it's blocked by Murhaa.
Murhaa feints a jab promting The Crab to slip. Murhaa then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. The Crab slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Murhaa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Crab.
Murhaa tries to counter by clinching up but The Crab breaks away and moves out of range.
The Crab throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Crab connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Murhaa's hands.
A big left from Murhaa misses.
The Crab let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Murhaa throws a right and a left that The Crab avoids nicely.
It seemed like The Crab was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murhaa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Crab throws a hook but Murhaa blocks it.
The Crab showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murhaa.
The Crab swings for the body but Murhaa moves out of range.
The Crab lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Crab.
Murhaa cracks The Crab with an open hand slap.
Murhaa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Crab throws a right hand that misses
and Murhaa counters with a straight right hand.
The Crab is rocked!
The Crab cracks Murhaa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The Crab punishes Murhaa's body with a nice straight punch.
Murhaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Crab moves away.
Murhaa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Paul Murhaa is winning the standup battle so far.
Murhaa misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Murhaa.
Murhaa throws out a loose jab but The Crab uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Crab throws a jab but it's blocked by Murhaa.
The Crab ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murhaa moves away.
The Crab scores with a decent looking hook.
The Crab blocks a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murhaa drops The Crab with a beautiful combination! The Crab stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Murhaa is looking for the KO!
The Crab is still on wobbly legs! Can Murhaa finish him?
It looks like Henry The Crab has been cut.
The Crab looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Murhaa is fending him off so far but The Crab persists. Nope, Murhaa circles away and we're back to standing.
The Crab staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The Crab seems to have recovered his senses.
The Crab misses the shot to the body.
The Crab lands with a good body shot.
Oooooh!!! Murhaa has knocked The Crab down with a huge combo! Murhaa steps away and waves a wobbly The Crab back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Murhaa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Murhaa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Crab can do to turn this around?
The Crab misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Crab.
The referee is keeping an eye on Murhaa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Murhaa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murhaa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The Crab sizes up Murhaa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The Crab avoids a punch combination nicely.
Murhaa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Murhaa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Crab sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murhaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Crab misses with a looping left.
The Crab takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The Crab connects with a body shot.
Murhaa jabs The Crab to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Murhaa slips under a jab.
The Crab moves into the clinch.
Murhaa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murhaa lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Crab.
Murhaa prevents a body shot from The Crab.
Murhaa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Murhaa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The Crab backwards.
The Crab tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murhaa's elbow.
Murhaa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Murhaa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murhaa throws the left hand but The Crab avoids the punch easily.
Murhaa lands with a nice combination. The Crab backs away looking to recover.
A big left from The Crab misses.
The Crab misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murhaa thuds a left hand into The Crab's body.
Murhaa has managed to clinch.
Murhaa lands a hook that snaps the head of The Crab backwards.
The Crab misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murhaa struggles to land a body shot inside as The Crab controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murhaa.
Murhaa lands a hook that snaps the head of The Crab backwards.
The Crab pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The Crab struggles to land a body shot inside as Murhaa controls his hands.
The Crab is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Murhaa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The Crab backwards.
The Crab has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Murhaa seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if The Crab can turn it around.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murhaa scores with a shoulder strike.
The Crab misses with a punch on the inside.
Murhaa works on The Crab's body with a couple of short punches.
The Crab tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murhaa lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Murhaa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Henry The Crab's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The Crab ducks into an uppercut from Murhaa and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paul Murhaa!
Paul Murhaa retains his bantamweight title!
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