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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Stanislav Chistov (ranked 6624 p4p, 289 weight class) and Chris Chandler (ranked 9622 p4p, 354 weight class). 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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stanislav Chistov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Chandler!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chistov lands a slapping body shot.
Chandler takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Chistov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chandler throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chistov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chandler throws an off balance right hand
and Chistov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chistov leaves Chandler with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Chistov digs a good body shot into Chandler's ribs.
Chistov connects with a looping right hand.
Chandler just misses with a punch to the body.
Chandler wants to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chandler tries a low kick but Chistov avoids it.
Chistov lands a body shot.
Chistov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stanislav Chistov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chandler on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Chris Chandler has been cut.
Chistov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Chandler ducks right into an uppercut from Chistov.
Chistov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chandler tries to clinch up but Chistov circles away and keeps his distance.
Stanislav Chistov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler takes one to the chin there.
Chandler's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chistov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chandler scrambles back to his feet.
Chandler is rocked!
Chistov lands a slapping body shot.
Chistov lands a nice shot to the body.
Chistov connects with a body shot that sends Chandler's belly button to the back.
A jab from Chistov finds it's way through Chandler's defenses.
Chandler is still on wobbly legs! Can Chistov finish him?
Chistov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Chandler misses with a two punch combination.
Chandler takes a swing at Chistov's ribcage but misses.
Chandler seems to have recovered his senses.
Chistov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chandler's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chistov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chandler doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chistov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chistov circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Chandler to the canvas! Chandler doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Chistov keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stanislav Chistov!
The defeated Chris Chandler had this to say: 'Ok, no problem!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between JD Dayley (ranked 7562 p4p, 525 weight class) and Sarfraz Ali (ranked 7878 p4p, 531 weight class). JD Dayley 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, JD Dayley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sarfraz Ali!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali jabs at Dayley's body.
Nice straight punches there by Ali. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ali.
Dayley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ali lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ali darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ali cracks Dayley with an open hand slap.
It looks like JD Dayley has been cut.
Ali cracks Dayley with a hook to the temple - Dayley is on wobbly legs here! Ali swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Dayley falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Ali wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sarfraz Ali!
A very excited looking Sarfraz Ali made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Root (ranked 5604 p4p, 186 weight class) and Pedro Henrique (ranked 23405 p4p, 256 weight class). Pedro Henrique will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Root!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pedro Henrique!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henrique swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Root counters with a thumping low kick.
Henrique throws a left and a right that both miss
and Root counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Henrique manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Henrique on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Root pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Henrique shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Root defends it nicely.
Root instigates a clinch.
Root manages to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Root looking to control.
Root looking for a guillotine here but Henrique defends easily.
Henrique tries to free his leg and advance position but Root is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henrique forces his way into half guard.
Root manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Henrique keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Root throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Henrique blocks it with crossed arms.
Root fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Henrique wants to stall.
Henrique is fighting off a takedown attempt but Root is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Henrique to the mat. Henrique regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Root lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Root wants to control from the top but Henrique keeps moving.
Henrique is controlling Root's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Root tries to stand but Henrique is controlling from the bottom.
Henrique trying to control the position.
Root wants to get up but he can't break Henrique's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Root wants to pass the guard but Henrique is keeping the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henrique keeping moving, preventing Root from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No joy there for Henrique, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Root fails to land the takedown.
Root tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henrique was well out of range. Poor timing from Root.
Henrique throws a series of punches but Root moves out of range.
Root closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Root stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Henrique throws a one two combo.
Henrique throws a body kick that misses.
Henrique looks winded!
Henrique gets tackled into the cage by Root. Root maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Root's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henrique pivots, looking for a leg kick but Root is out of range and Henrique settles back down.
Root feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Root is pushing down on Henrique's leg trying to pass to half guard. Henrique is fighting to maintain full guard but Root has managed to sneak the leg through.
Root missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Henrique manages to get to full guard.
Root trying to control but Henrique is working from the bottom.
Root stands up from Henrique's guard - Root perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Root dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Henrique circles away from the clinch attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Henrique scores with a four punch combination!
Root closes the distance and clinches.
Henrique letting Root take a breather here.
Root landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Henrique breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Henrique looks to land a combination but Root avoids it well.
Henrique lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Root circles away quickly and effectively.
Root moves into the clinch.
Root taking a breather.
Henrique throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Roots head.
Root is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Henrique is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Root's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Root gets a clinch.
Root is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Henrique is defending well.
Henrique scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Root escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Henrique tries a head kick but it misses.
Root shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Henrique pinned against the cage. Henrique gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Root. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henrique rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Root moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Henrique throws a head kick that half lands.
Henrique is breathing heavily.
Henrique slaps away a takedown attempt from Root, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henrique lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Root sprawling to the canvas. Henrique follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Root hang on?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Root is not content to let Henrique control the position.
Root is looking to improve his position.
Henrique frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Root wants to control but Henrique is having none of it.
Henrique prevents Root from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Root wants to control but Henrique is having none of it.
Root is desperately trying to improve his position but Henrique has a good base and remains in mount.
Henrique raining down shots from the mount!
My spies in Cozad MMA Helsinki inform me that Henrique has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Root tries to reverse the position but Henrique maintains control.
Henrique punishing his opponent with strikes.
Robert Root overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Henrique looking to finish with strikes here!
Root takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henrique takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Root is trying desperately to improve position.
Henrique can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Root is looking to escape.
Root is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Henrique trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Henrique showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Root pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Henrique slips under a jab from Root.
Henrique avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henrique wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Root tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henrique swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pedro Henrique seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henrique misses with an attempted mid kick.
Henrique pushes Root up against the cage in a clinch.
Root trying to land knees to the body.
Henrique has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Henrique taking a breather.
Henrique breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Root buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Henrique. No joy for Root on that attempt.
Henrique rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Root moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Root avoids a punch combination nicely.
Root throwing a counter right hand but Henrique manages to avoid it.
Root tries for a takedown but Henrique sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Henrique misses with a wild combination.
Henrique displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Root.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Root. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henrique throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Henrique will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Root shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Henrique pinned against the cage. Henrique gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Henrique throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Henrique misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Root tries to clinch but Henrique is having none of it.
Pedro Henrique seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Root shoots in but Henrique avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Henrique throws a counter combo.
Root clinches up against the cage.
Henrique tries to break free but Root pushes him back against the cage.
Root has Henrique pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Henrique manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Root scores with a shot to the side of Henrique's head.
Root has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Henrique is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Henrique can't break the clinch.
Root drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Henrique gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henrique is trying to push Root away but Root has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Root looking to throw knees to the head but Henrique is blocking nicely.
Henrique breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Root keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Root scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Henrique throws Root to one side and escapes!
Henrique closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henrique misses with a body kick.
Root fails in his attempt to clinch.
Root misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Root slips a jab and a cross from Henrique.
Root lands a head kick. Henrique smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Root moves into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Henrique is trying to break the clinch but Root has him pressed against the cage.
Root pulls guard successfully.
Root had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Henrique defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Henrique comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Henrique has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Henrique!
Pedro Henrique 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Elias Khamedd (ranked 5862 p4p, 472 weight class) and Michael Kimura (ranked 5179 p4p, 438 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Elias Khamedd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Kimura!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khamedd goes for a double leg but Kimura avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kimura continues to drive forward.
Khamedd drives through with a takedown into Kimura's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kimura preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kimura working a defensive guard here.
Khamedd loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Khamedd makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kimura pulls Khamedd in close to his closed guard and prevents Khamedd from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khamedd loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khamedd scoring with some ground and pound.
Khamedd wants to control from the top but Kimura keeps moving.
Khamedd looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kimura avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Khamedd trying to control the position from guard on top but Kimura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kimura pulls Khamedd in to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kimura trying to keep a closed guard but Khamedd is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Khamedd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khamedd tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kimura defends well and Khamedd ends up having to push Kimura into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Khamedd fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kimura to the ground. Khamedd is now in Kimura's guard.
Khamedd trying to control the position from guard on top but Kimura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khamedd throws a big elbow that misses.
Khamedd throws a big elbow that misses.
Kimura preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Khamedd chips away with some ground and pound.
Khamedd not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Khamedd has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khamedd distracts Kimura with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
It looks like Michael Kimura has been cut.
Khamedd throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kimura is trying to keep Khamedd in close.
Khamedd trying to control the position from guard on top but Kimura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kimura not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Khamedd trying to control but Kimura is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Khamedd shoots in looking for a takedown but Kimura manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Khamedd's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elias Khamedd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Horrible takedown attempt by Khamedd or perhaps it was just good defense by Kimura, which made it look bad.
Kimura stuffs the takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kimura is defended easily by Khamedd.
Khamedd throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kimura's waist but Kimura gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Khamedd off to one side.
Kimura with the counter takedown but Khamedd avoids it easily.
Kimura stuffs the takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kimura closes the distance and clinches up with Khamedd, looking for a takedown. Kimura pushes Khamedd against the cage but Khamedd circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Khamedd dives in and grabs Kimura's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kimura pushes down on Khamedd's head and hops out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elias Khamedd dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Kimura's cut.
That's time! Khamedd's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kimura scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Khamedd makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Nice sprawl there from Kimura as Khamedd shoots in.
Kimura tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Khamedd shoots in for a takedown but Kimura shows good takedown defense.
Kimura drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Khamedd defends it well.
Khamedd misses with a takedown attempt - Kimura sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elias Khamedd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khamedd dives in and grabs Kimura's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kimura pushes down on Khamedd's head and hops out.
Khamedd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kimura can do to turn this around?
Khamedd fails with the takedown.
Kimura with the counter takedown but Khamedd avoids it easily.
Khamedd shoots in and drives through. Kimura sprawls well.
Khamedd darts in looking for a takedown but Kimura gets double underhooks and turns Khamedd into the cage.
And Kimura tries to counter it with a takedown but Khamedd pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura fails with a takedown attempt.
Kimura fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Khamedd avoids it really well and circles away.
Kimura scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kimura prevents Khamedd from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Khamedd tries to get to full guard but Kimura has control of the leg.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kimura prevents Khamedd from standing back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kimura gets caught napping as Khamedd dives in and scores a takedown. Kimura manages to retain guard.
Khamedd trying to control but Kimura is working from the bottom.
Khamedd throws a strike but Kimura rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khamedd tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Khamedd manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Kimura decides to pull guard.
Khamedd trying to control but Kimura is working from the bottom.
Khamedd trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Khamedd content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Khamedd makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khamedd controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kimura keeping moving, preventing Khamedd from controlling successfully.
Kimura is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Khamedd missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kimura keeping moving, preventing Khamedd from controlling successfully.
Khamedd landing some decent shots from guard.
Khamedd stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Kimura has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Khamedd manages to get his head free but now Kimura has transitioned to an armbar! Khamedd grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Kimura! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Michael Kimura!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kosma Wawelski (ranked 3638 p4p, 180 weight class) and Li Lianjie (ranked 23327 p4p, 361 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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140 lbs
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143 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine |
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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 Helsinki, Kosma Wawelski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Li Lianjie!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wawelski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lianjie's waist but Lianjie gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wawelski off to one side.
Wawelski shoots in for a takedown but Lianjie shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've been told by Wawelski's head coaches at Holding Cell that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wawelski darts in looking for a takedown but Lianjie gets double underhooks and turns Wawelski into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kosma Wawelski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lianjie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lianjie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wawelski darts in and clinches Lianjie up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wawelski obliges.
Wawelski crunches a lovely knee into Lianjie's ribcage.
Wawelski lands with a right to the head.
Wawelski works on Lianjie's body with a couple of short punches.
Wawelski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wawelski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wawelski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wawelski lands a left hand.
Wawelski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wawelski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lianjie backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wawelski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wawelski lands a good knee to the midsection. Lianjie won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wawelski.
Lianjie looks winded!
Wawelski digs a right hand underneath Lianjie's ribcage. Lianjie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wawelski is leaning against Lianjie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Wawelski.
Wawelski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lianjie wants a takedown.
Wawelski lands a right hand.
Wawelski utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wawelski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wawelski cracks Lianjie with a nice body shot.
Wawelski lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lianjie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wawelski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lianjie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wawelski lands with a right to the head.
Wawelski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wawelski scores with a hook to the body.
Wawelski digs a right hand underneath Lianjie's ribcage. Lianjie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short uppercut from Wawelski.
Wawelski cracks Lianjie with a nice body shot.
Wawelski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wawelski crunches a lovely knee into Lianjie's ribcage.
Wawelski scores with a hook to the body.
Wawelski scores with a shoulder strike.
Wawelski landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wawelski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wawelski scores with a shoulder strike.
Wawelski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wawelski is leaning against Lianjie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lianjie takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wawelski lands a shot to the body.
Wawelski is leaning against Lianjie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wawelski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wawelski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wawelski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lianjie backwards.
Wawelski is leaning against Lianjie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wawelski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hand to the body from Wawelski.
A short left from Wawelski.
A short body shot lands from Wawelski as the two fighters clinch.
Wawelski lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Wawelski.
Wawelski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lianjie backwards.
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!
Wawelski lands a shoulder strike.
Wawelski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wawelski cracks Lianjie with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wawelski cracks Lianjie with a nice body shot.
Wawelski lands a shot to the body.
Wawelski lands a hook that snaps the head of Lianjie backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wawelski.
Wawelski digs a right hand underneath Lianjie's ribcage. Lianjie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wawelski scores with a shot to the side of Lianjie's head.
Lianjie looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wawelski.
Wawelski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wawelski lands a right hand.
Wawelski lands a nice uppercut.
Wawelski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wawelski lands a shoulder strike.
Wawelski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lianjie is rocked!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wawelski.
Lianjie is still on wobbly legs! Can Wawelski finish him?
A short body shot lands from Wawelski as the two fighters clinch.
Wawelski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lianjies head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kosma Wawelski dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wawelski has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lianjie seems to have recovered his senses.
Wawelski lands an uppercut.
Wawelski scores with a shoulder strike.
Wawelski digs a right hand underneath Lianjie's ribcage. Lianjie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right handed body shot lands from Wawelski.
Wawelski lands a knee to the body.
Wawelski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lianjie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short left from Wawelski.
Wawelski crunches a lovely knee into Lianjie's ribcage.
Wawelski lands a nice knee to the body.
Wawelski presses Lianjie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wawelski pushes Lianjie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Wawelski.
Wawelski lands with a right to the head.
Lianjie is breathing heavily.
Wawelski lands a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Wawelski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wawelski lands a body punch.
Good body shot from Wawelski.
Wawelski lands a body punch.
Lianjie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A shot in the inside from Wawelski.
Wawelski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wawelski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wawelski.
A body shot lands from Wawelski.
Wawelski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lianjie can do to turn this around?
Wawelski cracks Lianjie with a nice body shot.
Wawelski lands a shoulder strike.
Wawelski unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short uppercut from Wawelski.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wawelski lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Wawelski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wawelski cracks Lianjie with a nice body shot.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wawelski obliges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wawelski.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wawelski.
Wawelski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wawelski working Lianjie over with knees to the body.
Wawelski lands a right hand.
Wawelski works on Lianjie's body with a couple of short punches.
Wawelski digs a right hand underneath Lianjie's ribcage. Lianjie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wawelski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wawelski scores with a shoulder strike.
Wawelski creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Lianjie with a big uppercut! Lianjie tries to clinch up but Wawelski pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Lianjie to the mat! Lianjie covers up and Wawelski unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kosma Wawelski!
During a confident post fight interview, Kosma Wawelski thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kapua Francisco (ranked 4413 p4p, 531 weight class) and Herman Botha (ranked 3590 p4p, 472 weight class). Francisco's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pantera - Slaughtered . 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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185 lbs
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180 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kapua Francisco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Herman Botha!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Francisco goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Botha doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Francisco counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Francisco misses with a wild body shot.
Francisco connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Herman Botha has been cut.
Francisco jabs Botha to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Francisco moves out of range of the strikes.
Francisco drops Botha with a right and a left! Francisco comes rushing in but Botha regains his composure and manages to keep Francisco in guard.
Botha is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Botha has momentary wrist control but Francisco slips an elbow through the middle.
Botha is still in real trouble! Can Francisco finish him?
Francisco has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Francisco working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Francisco working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Botha's head.
Francisco sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Francisco is working Botha over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Botha tries to strike from the bottom.
Francisco postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Francisco trying to control but Botha is working from the bottom.
Botha looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Francisco puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francisco trying to mount his opponent but Botha defends it.
Botha seems to have recovered his senses.
Botha is trying to get back to full guard.
Francisco trying to control the action but Botha is working from the bottom.
Botha trying to control from the bottom.
Francisco sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Francisco lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Botha slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Botha lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Francisco is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Botha postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Botha postures up.
Francisco is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Botha trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Botha working some strikes from top position.
My spies in Double XX inform me that Botha has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francisco looking to control.
Botha is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
It looks like Kapua Francisco has been cut.
Francisco looking to control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Botha's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Botha landing with the ground and pound.
Francisco trying to control the position.
Francisco on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Francisco tries to get out of the position.
Botha landing some decent shots from guard.
Botha content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Francisco is rocked!
Francisco looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Botha passes into side control.
Botha cracks Francisco with a big right hand but Francisco just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Oh Francisco is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Botha lands a strong strike to the head of Francisco. That's dazed him! Botha looking to finish here. Francisco is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Botha lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Herman Botha!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jakub Trabowski (ranked 3485 p4p, 390 weight class) and Duke Murdock (ranked 4962 p4p, 530 weight class). 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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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jakub Trabowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Duke Murdock!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murdock throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Trabowski tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Murdock is in Trabowski's guard.
Trabowski controlling the position.
Murdock landing with the ground and pound.
Murdock throws an elbow that misses. Trabowski uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Murdock's guard. Nice move by Trabowski!
Murdock wants to stand up but Trabowski is controlling him.
Trabowski trying to control but Murdock is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trabowski stops Murdock from standing up.
Trabowski is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murdock tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Trabowski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Trabowski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Murdock works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Murdock is wriggling around but Trabowski manages to pass to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Murdock can do anything to dispel that myth.
Murdock keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock is trying to stand back up but Trabowski is controlling him
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Trabowski connects with a nice short shot to Murdock's temple.
It looks like Duke Murdock has been cut.
Trabowski stops Murdock from getting back to his feet.
We've been hearing that Trabowski has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Trabowski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Murdock is trying to stand up here but Trabowski is controlling him well.
Trabowski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Murdock keeps working.
Trabowski prevents Murdock from standing back up.
Trabowski throwing shots but Murdock is blocking nicely.
Murdock pushes Trabowski off looking to stand but Trabowski dives back in and keeps control.
Trabowski landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That has opened up Duke Murdock's cut even more.
Murdock is trying to stand.
Trabowski working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The cut above Duke Murdock's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdock wants to get back to his feet.
Trabowski blocks the strikes from Murdock.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Trabowski is looking to take a break and control but Murdock is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Trabowski passes to side control.
Trabowski is looking to take a break and control but Murdock is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Murdock can't do much from the bottom here.
Trabowski lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Murdock down.
Duke Murdock's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Duke Murdock's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jakub Trabowski!
Jakub Trabowski 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Roy Benavidez (ranked 2339 p4p, 295 weight class) and Merle Highchurch (ranked 3123 p4p, 370 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
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200 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy Benavidez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Merle Highchurch!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Highchurch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Highchurch moves forwards but Benavidez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Benavidez swats away the attempt to clinch by Highchurch.
Benavidez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Benavidez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice jab there from Benavidez.
Benavidez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Highchurch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benavidez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Benavidez tests Highchurch's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Highchurch wants to clinch
and Benavidez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benavidez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Benavidez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Benavidez throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Highchurch tumbling to the canvas!
Highchurch is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benavidez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Highchurch is still in real trouble! Can Benavidez finish him?
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Highchurch can do anything to dispel that myth.
Benavidez advances to full mount.
Benavidez looking to control but Highchurch is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Highchurch seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Highchurch is trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benavidez looking for a guillotine from mount but Highchurch is having none of it.
Highchurch is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Benavidez with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Highchurch wants to try and get back to his feet.
Benavidez controlling from the full mount.
Highchurch trying desperately to get to his feet.
Benavidez looking for a guillotine from mount but Highchurch is having none of it.
Benavidez seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Highchurch is holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benavidez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Benavidez looking to control but Highchurch is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Benavidez working for a guillotine from mount but Highchurch is in no mood to give up.
Highchurch defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Benavidez.
Benavidez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Highchurch is looking to escape.
Highchurch is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Benavidez working for a guillotine from mount but Highchurch is in no mood to give up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benavidez trying to control but Highchurch is having none of it.
Benavidez jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Highchurch manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Benavidez controlling the position from side mount.
Benavidez is working to tighten his grip on Highchurch's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Highchurch has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Benavidez is really squeezing tight and eventually Highchurch passes out! Benavidez breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Roy Benavidez!
During a confident post fight interview, Roy Benavidez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Futoshi Matsunaga (ranked 2641 p4p, 128 weight class) and Bob Johnson (ranked 3386 p4p, 166 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Futoshi Matsunaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsunaga connects with the punch.
Johnson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Matsunaga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matsunaga misses the jab.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matsunaga.
Matsunaga throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Matsunaga has him pressed against the cage.
Matsunaga lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matsunaga's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matsunaga lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson cracks Matsunaga with a good jab.
Matsunaga with a hook.
Matsunaga digs a good hook to Johnson's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a jab. Matsunaga acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Matsunaga circles away.
Johnson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Matsunaga counters with a stiff right hand.
Matsunaga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnson! But no joy.
Matsunaga staying out of range there.
Matsunaga drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
Johnson works on Matsunaga's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Matsunaga.
I was talking to Matsunaga's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Matsunaga goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab from Johnson.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Matsunaga moved out of range nicely.
Johnson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matsunaga misses with a hook.
Johnson has managed to clinch.
Matsunaga misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga letting Johnson take a breather here.
Matsunaga lands a hook to the side of the head.
Matsunaga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Matsunaga backwards.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Matsunaga is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Matsunaga moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Johnson 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.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Matsunaga scores with a jab. Johnson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Matsunaga throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Johnson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Matsunaga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Matsunaga is just out of range.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Matsunaga is out of range.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Matsunaga connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Johnson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Johnson works over Matsunaga's head and body with a nice combination.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matsunaga uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Johnson defending well as Matsunaga loads up on a big left hand.
Matsunaga with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Johnson misses with a body shot
letting Matsunaga counter with a right hand.
Matsunaga is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Matsunaga.
Matsunaga lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bob Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matsunaga lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Matsunaga tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Matsunaga is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Matsunaga counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Matsunaga.
Johnson swings for the body but Matsunaga moves out of range.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Matsunaga keeps it at a distance.
Johnson pushes Matsunaga up against the cage in a clinch.
Matsunaga tries to pull guard but Johnson won't allow it.
Matsunaga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson clinches up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Matsunaga misses the target.
Matsunaga drops his hands momentarily and Johnson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Matsunaga scores with a hook to the body. Johnson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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 Futoshi Matsunaga will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Johnson lands with a right hand.
Matsunaga fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Matsunaga misses with a hook.
Matsunaga takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Matsunaga.
Johnson throws a body punch but Matsunaga moves out of range.
Matsunaga smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Johnson cracks a nice hook into Matsunaga's ribs.
Johnson throws a body punch but Matsunaga moves out of range.
Johnson with a nice cross.
Matsunaga connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Matsunaga counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson is rocked!
Matsunaga misses with an uppercut.
Matsunaga tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Futoshi Matsunaga is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsunaga's jab looks to have found its range, popping Johnson under the eye.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Matsunaga finish him?
A swing and a miss from Matsunaga.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Johnson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Matsunaga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Matsunaga was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A slow jab from Matsunaga misses its intended target.
Matsunaga ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Johnson walks into a jab.
Johnson lands with a hook. Matsunaga tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Futoshi Matsunaga has been cut.
Matsunaga misses with a looping right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matsunaga uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matsunaga moves away.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Matsunaga was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A punch combination from Matsunaga misses.
Johnson clinches up with Matsunaga and pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Matsunaga tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Matsunaga moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Johnson tries to move into range but Matsunaga moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Matsunaga lands with a right hand.
Matsunaga throws a sloppy body shot
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Johnson lands.
A jab from Johnson finds it's way through Matsunaga's defenses.
Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Matsunaga. Matsunaga maintains the clinch.
Matsunaga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Matsunaga throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Matsunaga blocks a jab.
Johnson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Johnson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Decent striking displayed by Matsunaga there.
Johnson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matsunaga was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Matsunaga throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matsunaga scores with a jab.
Johnson tries to clinch but Matsunaga moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Matsunaga walks into a straight right hand from Johnson.
Johnson scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson clinches with his opponent.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matsunaga makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnson lands a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Matsunaga is trying to pull guard but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matsunaga.
Matsunaga scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bob Johnson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Futoshi Matsunaga's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Matsunaga closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matsunaga manages to avoid it.
Matsunaga scores with a sloppy right hand. Johnson should have avoided that one.
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Matsunaga to score with a decent uppercut.
Johnson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matsunaga.
Johnson works the jab nicely.
Matsunaga slips a jab from Johnson.
Johnson scores with a body shot.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matsunaga.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Matsunaga circles away.
Matsunaga uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matsunaga connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Matsunaga staying out of range there.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matsunaga throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Matsunaga was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matsunaga throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Matsunaga misses the target.
Johnson takes a swing at Matsunaga's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Matsunaga wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Johnson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson tries to clinch but Matsunaga is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Matsunaga lands a nice hook to Johnson's body. Johnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matsunaga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Matsunaga is just out of range.
Matsunaga catches Johnson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson catches Matsunaga with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Matsunaga counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matsunaga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matsunaga wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Matsunaga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matsunaga swinging wildly here.
Johnson misses with a shot to the body
letting Matsunaga counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga ducks right into an uppercut from Johnson.
Johnson rushes Matsunaga and presses him up against the cage.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matsunaga lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Matsunaga fails to land.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Matsunaga has the dominant position.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matsunaga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matsunaga lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Matsunaga is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Matsunaga has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Matsunaga clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Matsunaga tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Johnson blocking some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Matsunaga has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Matsunaga throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson rushes Matsunaga and presses him up against the cage.
Matsunaga tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bob Johnson.
Well Johnson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Johnson!
Bob Johnson 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Conrad Calacon (ranked 538 p4p, 76 weight class) and Colt Jones (ranked 1401 p4p, 186 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Conrad Calacon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Colt Jones !
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calacon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jones blocks the body kick.
Jones takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Calacon throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Jones is looking for the big counter here.
Jones wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Calacon with a nice cross.
Good leg kick by Calacon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've been told by Calacon's head coaches at The Studio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Calacon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jones . That did some damage!
Calacon misses with a leg kick
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Calacon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones .
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Calacon fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jones just manages to avoid it.
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!
Jones misses with a hook. Calacon ducked under it nicely.
Calacon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jones counters with a series of strikes. Calacon will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jones looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A big right from Calacon misses.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Calacon throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calacon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Calacon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Calacon.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Calacon.
Jones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Calacon counters with a stiff right hand.
Calacon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Calacon is out of range.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Calacon.
Calacon throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Colt Jones has been cut.
Calacon looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Calacon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Calacon tries a low kick but Jones avoids it.
Nice shot lands for Jones .
Calacon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Calacon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Calacon.
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!
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Calacon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones blocks a jab.
Calacon moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Calacon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones takes one to the chin there.
Jones checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Calacon misses with a straight left.
Calacon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A leg kick checked by Jones .
Calacon throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Calacon throws a shot to the body.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Calacon ducks down to avoid it.
Calacon throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calacon just misses with a punch to the body.
Conrad Calacon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calacon misses with a low kick.
Calacon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Calacon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Calacon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Calacon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones .
Calacon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jones misses with an uppercut
and Calacon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jones throws a right hand that Calacon ducks under and follows up with a left that Calacon also avoids with ease.
Calacon looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Calacon scores with a sloppy right hand. Jones should have avoided that one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Calacon. That's going to slow Jones down.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Calacon throws out the jab.
Calacon throws a low kick but Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones throws a series of strikes that have Calacon backpedaling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones checks a leg kick.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Calacon's head but Calacon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones clinches.
Calacon blocks a body shot from Jones .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones .
Jones wants to stall.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short left from Calacon.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Jones prevents a body shot from Calacon.
Calacon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Calacon looking to stall.
Calacon lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jones .
Jones is stalling here.
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 Conrad Calacon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Colt Jones 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Calacon.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Calacon's shoulder, as Calacon tries to avoid the shot.
Calacon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Calacon looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Jones might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Calacon misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Jones is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Calacon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones blocks a jab.
Jones lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Calacon lands with a nice body punch.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones feints with a jab and clips Calacon right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Calacon is sent crashing into the canvas and Jones leaps in for the kill! Calacon tries to get to his feet but Jones is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Calacon is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Colt Jones !
Colt Jones is the new middleweight champion!
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