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ABW 79 Murhaa - Pi Fian PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Enzo Perez (ranked 7871 p4p, 711 weight class) and Jules Winnfield (ranked 5641 p4p, 617 weight class). The key to victory for Enzo Perez has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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220 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Enzo Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jules Winnfield!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winnfield falls off balance throwing a combination
and Perez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Winnfield defending well as Perez loads up on a big left hand.
Winnfield tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Perez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Perez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Perez moves into the clinch.
Perez throws a head punch that misses.
Perez prevents a body shot from Winnfield.
Winnfield decides to pull guard.
Perez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez trying to control the position from guard on top but Winnfield is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perez trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Winnfield manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez controlling Winnfield's posture.
Perez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Winnfield's guard.
Perez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
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.
Perez throwing strikes but missing.
Perez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Perez trying to control but Winnfield is working from the bottom.
Winnfield manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Perez manages to get himself to full guard.
Perez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Winnfield not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Winnfield passes into half guard.
Perez holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Perez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Perez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Winnfield postures up.
Perez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Winnfield trying to control but Perez is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Perez misses with a wild body shot.
Winnfield misses with a hook.
Winnfield just misses with a punch to the body.
Winnfield tries for a takedown but Perez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jules Winnfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winnfield scores with a jab.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Perez looks for the body kick but Winnfield saw that one coming.
Winnfield misses the shot to the body.
Perez thumps Winnfield with a low kick.
Nice jab there from Perez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enzo Perez dominated that round.
That's time! Perez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Perez misses with a looping left.
Winnfield is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Winnfield misses with a takedown attempt
and Perez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Perez.
Winnfield tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Perez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Perez instigates a clinch.
Winnfield successfully pulls guard.
Perez connects with a couple of short punches.
Winnfield is adopting a defensive guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Winnfield swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez won't allow Winnfield to sweep him here.
Perez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Perez lands a jab to Winnfield's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Winnfield fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Perez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Winnfield is rocked!
Winnfield is aggressively charging in as Perez backs up avoiding any damage. Perez tosses out a jab and Winnfield runs right into it face first! Winnfield is out cold! Perez dropped down on all fours and is barking in Winnfield's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Enzo Perez!
Our winner, Enzo Perez, 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 Aleksandar Rasic (ranked 22746 p4p, 592 weight class) and Toshi Hijikata (ranked 4023 p4p, 382 weight class). Toshi Hijikata is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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159 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aleksandar Rasic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Toshi Hijikata!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasic shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hijikata as he avoids it easily.
Hijikata bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hijikata throws a hook to the side of Rasic's head but Rasic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hijikata swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rasic.
Rasic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hijikata misses with a straight right.
Hijikata throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hijikata throws a good cross that connects.
Toshi Hijikata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hijikata throws a body punch but Rasic moves out of range.
Rasic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rasic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rasic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hijikata swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hijikata lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rasic at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Hijikata. No joy for Rasic on that attempt.
Toshi Hijikata is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rasic or perhaps it was just good defense by Hijikata, which made it look bad.
It seemed like Hijikata was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksandar Rasic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hijikata cracks Rasic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rasic moves in looking to clinch but Hijikata pushes him off.
Rasic is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hijikata sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hijikata ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rasic moves away.
Hijikata misses with a body punch
and Rasic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rasic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hijikata swivels and escapes.
Hijikata throws a big shot that misses.
Hijikata lands a jab to Rasic's midsection.
Nice body punch from Hijikata.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hijikata.
Hijikata lands a big right hand that sends Rasic crashing to the mat! Hijikata stays standing though and waves Rasic back to his feet!
Rasic is rocked!
It looks like Aleksandar Rasic has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hijikata misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rasic quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Oh Rasic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hijikata ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hijikata ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rasic is breathing heavily.
A jab from Rasic misses.
A little jabbing left from Hijikata on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rasic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hijikata to score with a decent uppercut.
Rasic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rasic gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Hijikata gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Toshi Hijikata!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nick Miller (ranked 22745 p4p, 561 weight class) and Master Roshi (ranked 2998 p4p, 297 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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146 lbs
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Master Roshi!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller fails with a takedown attempt.
Miller shoots for a takedown but Roshi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
As Miller backs off Roshi throws a huge counter combo but Miller manages to avoid it all.
Left hook, right uppercut from Roshi.
Miller misses with a takedown attempt
and Miller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Nick Miller has been cut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller with a lazy takedown attempt
and Roshi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Miller is rocked!
Roshi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Roshi lands with an uppercut that bounces Miller off the cage and back into range.
Oh Miller is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Roshi feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Miller crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Master Roshi!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kazushi Mizushima (ranked 3432 p4p, 337 weight class) and Michael Padrone (ranked 5912 p4p, 493 weight class). Michael Padrone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 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
2 - 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Padrone!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mizushima tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mizushima wants to land a leg kick but Padrone is out of range.
Mizushima cracks the inside of Padrone's front leg.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mizushima.
Mizushima lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mizushima bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mizushima scores with a kick to the midsection.
Padrone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mizushima throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mizushima lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Padrone fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mizushima avoids it really well and circles away.
Mizushima lands a nice looking kick to the body. Padrone takes a step back to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mizushima keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Padrone takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mizushima connects with an inside leg kick.
Mizushima jabs at Padrone's body.
Padrone tries for a takedown but Mizushima sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kazushi Mizushima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Padrone.
Padrone looks winded!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Padrone crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mizushima - the referee stops the clock and Padrone gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mizushima. Padrone manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mizushima explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mizushima lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Padrone at a distance.
Mizushima fakes the leg kick and cracks Padrone in the body.
Mizushima bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mizushima.
Kazushi Mizushima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mizushima throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mizushima scores with a kick to the body.
Mizushima scores with a nice body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Padrone crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mizushima - the referee stops the clock and Padrone gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mizushima. Padrone manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mizushima lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Mizushima tenderised Padrone's leg. Padrone is trying to keep his angry face on.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mizushima.
Both fighters circling a little - Mizushima finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Padrone takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mizushima wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Padrone on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mizushima lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mizushima looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Padrone gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mizushima.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mizushima, right into the meat.
Mizushima swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Padrone.
Padrone takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kazushi Mizushima is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mizushima moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mizushima.
Mizushima lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mizushima fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Padrone.
Mizushima pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mizushima connects with a leg kick. Padrone looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mizushima, right into the meat.
Padrone has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mizushima.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mizushima. That's going to slow Padrone down.
A punch lands to the side of Padrone 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mizushima lands with a nice body kick.
Padrone 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab lands there for Mizushima.
Padrone is trying desperately to land a takedown but Mizushima is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Padrone.
Mizushima delivers a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Mizushima.
Mizushima scores with a push kick.
Padrone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mizushima connects with a leg kick. Padrone looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mizushima thuds his right hand into Padrone's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A solid body kick from Mizushima.
Mizushima fakes the leg kick and cracks Padrone in the body.
Mizushima dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Padrone. That did some damage!
Padrone with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mizushima counters with an inside leg kick.
Mizushima fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Padrone has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mizushima dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Padrone. That did some damage!
Padrone is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mizushima sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mizushima throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mizushima scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mizushima lands a nice leg kick that just misses Padrone's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazushi Mizushima dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Padrone takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Padrone misses with the body kick
and Mizushima counters with a good, hard body kick but Padrone shrugs it off.
Mizushima scores with a kick to the midsection.
Padrone takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mizushima feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Padrones jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mizushima feints and then cracks Padrone's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Padrone down.
Mizushima throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mizushima connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Padrone takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Padrone on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping body kick lands there for Mizushima.
Mizushima bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
You can see that Padrone has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Padrone is breathing heavily.
Mizushima explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mizushima connects with a leg kick. Padrone looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mizushima throws a front kick that sends Padrone stumbling back into the cage.
Mizushima throws a nice inside leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mizushima!
Padrone takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mizushima lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mizushima lands with a nice body kick.
Mizushima throws a front kick that sends Padrone stumbling back into the cage.
Padrone tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mizushima is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Padrone can do to turn this around?
Mizushima cracks Padrone with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mizushima thumps Padrone with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body kick there by Mizushima.
Mizushima with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mizushima throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mizushima paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padrone takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mizushima lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mizushima throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mizushima sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Padrone to the ground! Mizushima dives into full mount looking to finish!
Padrone is rocked!
Padrone in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Padrone is still in real trouble! Can Mizushima finish him?
Mizushima is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Padrone is surviving well by controlling Mizushima's body position as best he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mizushima tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mizushima lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Padrone seems to have recovered his senses.
Mizushima tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padrone in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mizushima lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Padrone 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.
Mizushima lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mizushima controlling from mount.
Mizushima prevents Padrone from getting the reversal.
Mizushima controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mizushima lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mizushima tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazushi Mizushima dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Padrone shoots in and drives through. Mizushima sprawls well.
Mizushima lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mizushima scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mizushima lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mizushima throws a head kick that misses.
Padrone misses with a takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mizushima fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Padrone on the side of the head.
Kazushi Mizushima is winning the standup battle so far.
Padrone dives in for a single leg takedown but Mizushima sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kazushi Mizushima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Padrone.
Mizushima throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Padrone crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kazushi Mizushima!
Our winner, Kazushi Mizushima, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jozen Joestar (ranked 4827 p4p, 556 weight class) and Ramil Pulatov (ranked 3466 p4p, 445 weight class). Pulatov has chosen National Anthem of Uzbekistan as his entrance music. Jozen Joestar had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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208 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jozen Joestar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ramil Pulatov!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joestar moves out of range of the strikes.
Joestar scores with the left hand. Pulatov knows he should have avoided that one.
Pulatov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Joestar circles away quickly and effectively.
Joestar throws a big counter combination but Pulatov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Joestar bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pulatov's head.
Pulatov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Joestar misses the jab.
Pulatov is looking for the big counter here.
Pulatov looks to land a combination but Joestar avoids it well.
Pulatov throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Joestar colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Pulatov as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Joestar is left battered and dazed whilst Pulatov and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ramil Pulatov!
A relieved looking Ramil Pulatov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Baron Geisler (ranked 4002 p4p, 508 weight class) and Piotr Boryska (ranked 3811 p4p, 490 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good kicks
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baron Geisler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Piotr Boryska!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boryska's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Boryska duly obliges.
Boryska fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boryska will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Geisler feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Boryska has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Geisler is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Boryska has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Boryska there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Piotr Boryska has been cut.
Boryska misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Boryska.
Boryska throws a body kick that misses.
Boryska shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Boryska was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Geisler is holding Boryska down, trying to stall.
Boryska throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Boryska wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Geisler, who protects the arm well.
Geisler is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boryska wants to control but Geisler is keeping him busy.
Boryska working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Boryska works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Boryska misses with the ground and pound.
Geisler defending against the ground and pound.
Boryska looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Boryska working the ground and pound but Geisler is defending the strikes.
Geisler is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Boryska misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Boryska working the ground and pound but Geisler is defending the strikes.
Geisler parries the strikes from Boryska easily there. Boryska is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Geisler to escape.
You can see the frustration on Geisler's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boryska tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boryska postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Geisler tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Boryska wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Boryska is chipping away with strikes.
Geisler managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Boryska.
Boryska tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Geisler is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Boryska throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Geisler is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Boryska is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Geisler has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Boryska.
Geisler wants to control but Boryska postures up.
Boryska is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Geisler knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Boryska wants to lay and pray for a moment but Geisler keeps working.
Boryska thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boryska is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Geisler has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piotr Boryska dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Piotr Boryska's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Geisler moves out of range as Boryska throws a body kick.
Geisler thinks about countering with a head kick.
Boryska feints a jab promting Geisler to slip. Boryska then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Geisler slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Boryska fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Geisler to the ground. Boryska is now in Geisler's guard.
Boryska drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Boryska jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Geisler is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Boryska postures up.
Geisler knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Boryska on the ground.
Boryska throws a strike but Geisler rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Geisler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boryska works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boryska has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Boryska bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Geisler's guard.
Boryska trying to control the position from guard on top but Geisler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boryska lands a couple of digs.
Geisler avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Piotr Boryska has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boryska won't allow Geisler to sweep him here.
Boryska in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Boryska pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Geisler is keeping the position for now.
Boryska wants to control from the top but Geisler keeps moving.
Boryska is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Boryska throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Geisler works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Geisler is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Boryska is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Boryska throwing strikes but missing.
Geisler keeping moving, preventing Boryska from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Boryska in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Geisler is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Geisler is looking to score with low kicks.
Boryska throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Boryska shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Geisler as he avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Geisler misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boryska! But no joy.
Boryska gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Geisler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Geisler looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boryska misses with a takedown attempt
and Geisler makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Baron Geisler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Piotr Boryska.
Geisler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boryska throws a body punch but Geisler moves out of range.
Boryska tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boryska misses with a takedown attempt - Geisler sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Geisler moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Geisler slaps away a takedown attempt from Boryska, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Geisler feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Boryska tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Piotr Boryska is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Geisler scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A solid leg kick lands there for Geisler.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Boryska.
Geisler connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Geisler is looking to land body kicks.
Boryska has a takedown stuffed.
Geisler dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Boryska. That did some damage!
Boryska shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Geisler defends it nicely.
Boryska pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boryska misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Geisler half committed to a counter leg kick.
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 Baron Geisler will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Piotr Boryska's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Boryska throws a lazy head kick
and Geisler counters with a nice body kick.
Geisler dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Boryska. That did some damage!
Geisler misses the shot to the body.
Boryska will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boryska shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Geisler defends it nicely.
Geisler appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Baron Geisler is winning the standup battle so far.
Boryska shoots in for a takedown but Geisler shows good takedown defense.
Boryska moves to clinch but Geisler breaks away
and Geisler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Geisler keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Baron Geisler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Piotr Boryska.
Geisler throws a body punch but Boryska moves out of range.
Boryska feints and as Geisler raises his hands in defense, Boryska changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geisler controlling Boryska's posture.
Boryska trying to control but Geisler is working from the bottom.
Geisler is looking to stand up but Boryska isn't so interested in that idea.
Boryska is working Geisler over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Boryska with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Boryska drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Boryska jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Geisler keeping full guard, as Boryska tries to pass.
Geisler keeping moving, preventing Boryska from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Boryska working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boryska in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Boryska is in close to Geisler's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Geisler looking for a sweep. Not yet Geisler, not yet.
Boryska has gone for a leg lock! Geisler slips out almost immediately though and dives into Boryska's guard.
Geisler controls from within his opponent's guard.
Geisler trying to control the position from guard on top but Boryska is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boryska looking for a guillotine here but Geisler defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boryska looking to control.
Geisler is posturing up here but Boryska has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Geisler tries to roll out but it's too tight and Geisler has to tap! Slick submission there by Boryska!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Piotr Boryska!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yoshi Takano (ranked 1741 p4p, 206 weight class) and Phil Ure (ranked 22302 p4p, 783 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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255 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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260 lbs
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Great low kicks
Cardio machine |
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yoshi Takano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Phil Ure!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takano scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ure looks winded!
Takano with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Takano fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ure.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Takano.
Takano scores with a jab to the head.
Takano scores with a body shot.
Ure ducks right into an uppercut from Takano.
Takano throws a front kick that sends Ure stumbling back into the cage.
Ure has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ure there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That kick from Takano tenderised Ure's leg. Ure is trying to keep his angry face on.
Takano throws a good cross that connects.
Takano bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ure's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ure has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Takano finds it's way round the side to connect with Ure's head.
Ure is rocked!
Takano throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've been told by Takano's head coaches at Tosen's Home for Lost Boys that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Takano lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Ure up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Takano from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Ure's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yoshi Takano!
A victorious Yoshi Takano 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 Jakub Trabowski (ranked 2687 p4p, 310 weight class) and Yayi Zinsou (ranked 4633 p4p, 498 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yayi Zinsou!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trabowski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zinsou.
Trabowski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zinsou counters with a takedown into side control.
Trabowski takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Zinsou trying to control the position but Trabowski is working away.
Trabowski tries to buck Zinsou off but Zinsou is having none of it.
Zinsou wants to control but Trabowski is keeping him busy.
Zinsou working away.
Trabowski tries to buck Zinsou off but Zinsou is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zinsou tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Zinsou sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Trabowski is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Zinsou is putting a hurting on Trabowski here, landing some big shots from side control.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Zinsou working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zinsou scores with a couple of short elbows.
Trabowski tries to bench press Zinsou off him but Zinsou keeps the position.
Zinsou tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The referee asks Zinsou politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Zinsou prefers to stall for the moment though.
Trabowski is trying to improve his position.
Zinsou tries to score with some ground and pound. Trabowski controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Zinsou throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Trabowski works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Zinsou throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zinsou throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Zinsou throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Trabowski to regain full guard.
Zinsou is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Trabowski has momentary wrist control but Zinsou slips an elbow through the middle.
Zinsou trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zinsou throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Trabowski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trabowski wants to sweep here but Zinsou controlling him for the moment.
Zinsou throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zinsou chips away with some ground and pound.
Trabowski looking to control.
Zinsou works over Trabowski with some ground and pound from guard.
Zinsou slips nicely into half guard.
Trabowski definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Zinsou working the head and body with strikes.
Trabowski is not content to let Zinsou control the position.
Zinsou has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zinsou looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Trabowski wants to get back to full guard.
Zinsou scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Zinsou is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trabowski on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zinsou winds up and cracks Trabowski with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Zinsou 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.
Zinsou is keen to just control but Trabowski is a slippery customer.
Zinsou is taking a breather. Trabowski says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Nice strikes from Zinsou there.
Trabowski is not content to let Zinsou control the position.
Trabowski is looking for a sweep. Zinsou is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Trabowski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zinsou.
Zinsou working over Trabowski with some ground and pound. Trabowski looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trabowski is pressing down on Zinsou's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Zinsou lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Zinsou throws a big elbow that misses.
Zinsou throws a strike but Trabowski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zinsou wants to stand and escape but Trabowski is having none of it.
Trabowski lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Trabowski stopping the sweep attempt from Zinsou.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Zinsou can do anything to dispel that myth.
Zinsou seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Zinsou looking to control.
Zinsou wants to get back to his feet but Trabowski is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Zinsou throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Zinsou wants to stand but Trabowski is controlling the position.
Trabowski landing some decent shots from guard.
Trabowski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Trabowski working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Zinsou's head.
Trabowski landing some decent shots from guard.
Zinsou looking for a sweep. Not yet Zinsou, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yayi Zinsou dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Trabowski stuffs the takedown.
Trabowski feinted with a counter takedown.
Trabowski misses the jab.
Zinsou shoots in for a takedown but Trabowski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Zinsou shoots for a double leg takedown but Trabowski sprawls well. He's pushed Zinsou's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jakub Trabowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yayi Zinsou.
Zinsou fails to land the takedown.
Zinsou closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Trabowski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zinsou.
Zinsou thows a huge punch but Trabowski dodges it nicely.
Zinsou slips a nice elbow through Trabowski's hands, connecting with Trabowski's forehead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zinsou drops an elbow to the side of Trabowski's head.
Zinsou landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Trabowski regains full guard. Nicely done.
Trabowski is looking for a triangle but Zinsou pushes his legs off easily.
Zinsou 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.
Zinsou lands a couple of elbows.
Zinsou stands up over Trabowski, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Zinsou throws a strike but Trabowski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Trabowski preventing the sweep.
Trabowski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Trabowski working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Zinsou's head.
Zinsou is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Trabowski trying to hold on to Zinsou's head to control him but Zinsou postures up.
Trabowski is staying active underneath Zinsou, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Zinsou is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Trabowski preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Yayi Zinsou has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trabowski is looking to improve his position.
Trabowski is working hard here to advance position.
Zinsou seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Trabowski does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Zinsou controlling the pace.
Zinsou wants to lay and pray for a moment but Trabowski keeps working.
Zinsou scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Zinsou looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Trabowski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Zinsou tries to pass the half guard into mount. Trabowski knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
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. Zinsou connects with a nice short shot to Trabowski's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trabowski is looking to improve his position.
Zinsou thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zinsou throws a strike but Trabowski avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Zinsou looking to pass the guard.
Zinsou has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Trabowski seems keen to control Zinsou's posture.
Zinsou is looking to work some ground and pound but Trabowski has wrist control.
Trabowski keeping full guard, as Zinsou tries to pass.
Trabowski wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Zinsou postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Zinsou throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Zinsou lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Zinsou throws a big right hand that misses.
Zinsou preventing the sweep.
Zinsou won't allow Trabowski to get back to his feet.
Zinsou landing with the ground and pound.
Zinsou works over Trabowski with some ground and pound from guard.
Trabowski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zinsou won't allow Trabowski to sweep him here.
Zinsou wants to control from the top but Trabowski keeps moving.
Trabowski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zinsou trying to control but Trabowski is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Zinsou is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yayi Zinsou showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Trabowski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Zinsou misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Trabowski walks into a left hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trabowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Trabowski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zinsou shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Trabowski moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zinsou tries to score a power double leg takedown but Trabowski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zinsou somewhat.
Jakub Trabowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yayi Zinsou.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trabowski scores with a takedown into Zinsou's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trabowski preventing the sweep.
Zinsou keeps trying to improve his position.
Zinsou avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Trabowski stopping the sweep attempt from Zinsou.
Zinsou seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Zinsou tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zinsou wants to stand up but Trabowski is controlling him.
Trabowski is looking to work some ground and pound but Zinsou has wrist control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Zinsou holds on and takes a little breather.
Zinsou looking to hit a scissor sweep but Trabowski is one step ahead there.
Zinsou is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Zinsou looking to hit a scissor sweep but Trabowski is one step ahead there.
Trabowski looking to pass the guard.
Zinsou manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Trabowski manages to get himself to full guard.
Zinsou in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zinsou postures up in Trabowski's guard and throws a big left but Trabowski blocks it.
Zinsou throwing strikes but missing.
Zinsou distracts Trabowski with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Trabowski looking for a guillotine here but Zinsou defends easily.
Zinsou content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zinsou's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Zinsou postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zinsou distracts Trabowski with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Zinsou trying to control but Trabowski is working from the bottom.
Trabowski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zinsou.
Zinsou working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zinsou is in close to Trabowski's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Zinsou showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four 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.
Zinsou preventing the sweep.
Trabowski looking to control.
Trabowski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zinsou.
Trabowski keeping moving, preventing Zinsou from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Trabowski connects with a jab.
Trabowski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zinsou.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zinsou rushes Trabowski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jakub Trabowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zinsou ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Zinsou no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Trabowski lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yayi Zinsou comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zinsou winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yayi Zinsou!
Yayi Zinsou tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Jakub Trabowski spoke after the fight, saying 'i want re-match'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sunny Day (ranked 1714 p4p, 83 weight class) and Nobunaga Tanaka (ranked 1897 p4p, 94 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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130 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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sunny Day!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nobunaga Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanaka takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Day swings for the body but Tanaka moves out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tanaka or perhaps it was just good defense by Day, which made it look bad.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Day lands with a light punch inside.
Day tries to work over Tanaka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tanaka putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Day in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Day digs a right hand into Tanaka's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tanaka's gas tank.
Tanaka stalling the fight.
Tanaka stalling in the clinch.
Tanaka continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Day wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tanaka manages to pull guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Day is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tanaka is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka scoring with punches to the head and body.
Day looking for a guillotine here but Tanaka defends easily.
Tanaka wants to pass the guard but Day is keeping the position.
Tanaka is working Day over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tanaka advances position into side control!
Tanaka cracks Day with a big elbow.
Day tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tanaka tries to score with some ground and pound. Day controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Tanaka scoring with punches and elbows.
Day is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Tanaka is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka looking to control but Day is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tanaka with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Tanaka working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Day wants to control but Tanaka is having none of it.
Tanaka is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Day might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tanaka looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tanaka working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Day is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tanaka working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Day takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tanaka prevents Day from getting the reversal.
Day on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Day tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tanaka has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tanaka takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
You can see the frustration on Day's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Will Tanaka go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Day trying to control the action but Tanaka just sinks the hooks in.
Tanaka is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Tanaka gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Tanaka gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Tanaka apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Day throws a hook but Tanaka avoids it easily.
Sunny Day seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Day lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Day throws a jab but it's blocked by Tanaka.
Tanaka ducks right into an uppercut from Day.
Day tries to keep at a distance but Tanaka has taken the fight into the clinch.
Day misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Day up against the cage.
Day throws a punch but it's blocked by Tanaka.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tanaka breaks from the clinch.
Tanaka looks to land a body kick but Day moved away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Day misses.
Tanaka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The referee calls for Tanaka to work.
Day working aggressively here.
Day struggles to land a body shot inside as Tanaka controls his hands.
Tanaka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Day cracks Tanaka with a nice body shot.
Tanaka is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Day is keeping busy.
Day misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nobunaga Tanaka dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tanaka thows a body kick. Day tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Day misses the body punch
and Tanaka moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tanaka.
Tanaka just leaning against Day, taking a breather.
Day's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Day throws a lazy uppercut
and Tanaka counters with a nice double leg into side control. Day won't be happy with that.
Day can't do much from the bottom here.
Day is trying to improve his position.
Tanaka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Day keeps working.
Nobunaga Tanaka has got the better of the ground game so far.
Day on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Day wants to control but Tanaka postures up.
Tanaka tries to move to mount but Day blocks the move with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day can't do much from the bottom here.
Tanaka trying to control the action but Day is working from the bottom.
Day tries to bench press Tanaka off him but Tanaka keeps the position.
Day can't do much from the bottom here.
Tanaka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tanaka is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Day knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tanaka in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Day is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nobunaga Tanaka!
Nobunaga Tanaka thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Murhaa (ranked 705 p4p, 38 weight class) and Plu To Pi Fian (ranked 2099 p4p, 105 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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132 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Plu To Pi Fian!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pi Fian throws a head kick but Murhaa moves out of range.
Murhaa throwing a counter right hand but Pi Fian manages to avoid it.
Pi Fian scores with a kick to the midsection.
Murhaa throws a good cross that connects.
Murhaa lands a nice looking body shot.
A head kick by Pi Fian misses
and Murhaa counters with a three punch combo that has Pi Fian backing up. Pi Fian nods at Murhaa to acknowledge the strikes.
Pi Fian is rocked!
Pi Fian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Murhaa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Murhaa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pi Fian is still on wobbly legs! Can Murhaa finish him?
Pi Fian misses with a head kick.
A quick step to the side and Murhaa tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Murhaa.
Plu To Pi Fian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pi Fian misses with a double jab.
Pi Fian seems to have recovered his senses.
Pi Fian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pi Fian just misses with a punch to the body.
Pi Fian throws a head kick that misses
and Murhaa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pi Fian falls off balance throwing a combination
and Murhaa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa clobbers Pi Fian with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A head kick misses from Pi Fian.
Murhaa seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Murhaa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Murhaa swings for the body but Pi Fian moves out of range.
Pi Fian misses with the body kick
and Murhaa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pi Fian throws a head kick that misses
and Murhaa counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Pi Fian falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Paul Murhaa!
Paul Murhaa retains his bantamweight title!
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