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Angry Birds War 81 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doug Welder (ranked 9102 p4p, 249 weight class) and Fiachra MacNeill (ranked 22944 p4p, 267 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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300 lbs
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290 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Doug Welder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fiachra MacNeill!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Welder swats away the attempt to clinch by MacNeill.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from MacNeill.
Welder stuffs the takedown.
Welder has managed to clinch.
Welder gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
MacNeill pulls Welder in close to prevent any damage.
Welder is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at 3Band MMA ($500/week) that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Welder controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
MacNeill is looking to stand up but Welder isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Welder looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welder's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
MacNeill should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Welder postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Welder controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Welder shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. MacNeill defends it nicely.
Welder shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nice takedown defense from Welder. No joy for MacNeill on that attempt.
MacNeill closes the distance and pushes Welder back into the cage.
MacNeill breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
MacNeill shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Welder defends it nicely.
Doug Welder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fiachra MacNeill.
Welder shoots in and bounces MacNeill off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Welder controls from within his opponent's guard.
Welder working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welder postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Welder sitting in guard, not really doing much.
MacNeill is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
MacNeill looking to control.
MacNeill utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Welder showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Welder cracks MacNeill with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Welder is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
MacNeill trying to keep a closed guard but Welder is proving a slippery customer.
MacNeill is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Welder is controlling him.
Welder cracks MacNeill with a solid left hand.
Welder sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed MacNeill's guard.
Welder trying to control the pace.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Welder lands a nice short elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Welder controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Welder dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Welder bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Welder in side control, just content to control the action for now.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - MacNeill has eaten all the pies!
Welder working the head with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacNeill is pushing Welder's head away, looking to escape. Welder manages to hold on to the position though.
A big shot lands for Welder! That's hurt MacNeill! Will he recover? Welder fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Doug Welder!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Enitan Arendse (ranked 4992 p4p, 450 weight class) and Artur Osinen (ranked 22509 p4p, 597 weight class). Artur Osinen is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Enitan Arendse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Artur Osinen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Osinen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Arendse.
Enitan Arendse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arendse digs a good body shot into Osinen's ribs.
Osinen is looking to clinch.
Osinen fails with the takedown
and Arendse counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arendse throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Osinen's head.
Osinen has closed the distance and engaged Arendse in a clinch.
Arendse blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Osinen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Arendses head.
Arendse misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arendse lands a right hand.
Osinen tries to pull guard but Arendse won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Osinen.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arendse creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Osinen blocks an uppercut.
Osinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arendse.
A nice right hand lands inside from Arendse.
Osinen tries to pull guard but Arendse forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Enitan Arendse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Artur Osinen.
Osinen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Arendse prevents it.
A shot in the inside from Arendse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arendse lands a right hand.
Arendse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Osinen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Arendse pulls his leg out and moves away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Arendse.
Osinen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Arendse.
An inside leg kick lands from Arendse.
Osinen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Arendse to score with a decent uppercut.
Arendse lands with an overhand left.
A swing and a miss from Arendse.
Osinen is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Osinen needs to keep his hands up - Arendse had a free shot at his head there.
Arendse throws the kick towards the body but Osinen avoids it.
Osinen closes the distance and clinches up with Arendse, looking for a takedown. Osinen pushes Arendse against the cage but Arendse circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Arendse is looking to counter punch.
Osinen throws a right and a left that Arendse avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Osinen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Osinen tries to close the distance and clinch but Arendse swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Osinen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Arendse as he jumps to the side.
Arendse lands a nice shot to the body.
Arendse throws a body kick that misses.
Osinen misses with a few strikes there.
Osinen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Enitan Arendse is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arendse throws a quick inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Arendse.
Despite the aggression on Osinen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Arendse lands with a thumping leg kick.
Osinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arendse throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Arendse misses.
Osinen is looking for the big counter here.
Arendse throws a push kick but Osinen slaps the foot to one side.
Osinen throws out a counter right but Arendse avoids it with no problem.
Osinen slips a straight right by Arendse.
Osinen tries to clinch but Arendse moves out of range.
Arendse misses with a straight left.
Arendse cracks a nice hook into Osinen's ribs.
Osinen shoots in but Arendse avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Arendse lands with a right hand.
Arendse scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Osinen checks a low kick from Arendse.
A countering left hand to the body from Osinen misses.
Osinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arendse throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arendse tries to work over Osinen's front leg with a kick but Osinen checks it.
Arendse throws a body punch but Osinen moves out of range.
Arendse fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Osinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Osinen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Arendse defends well and Osinen ends up having to push Arendse into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Arendse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Osinen manages to avoid it.
Osinen throws a counter combo.
A big left from Arendse misses.
Arendse fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Osinen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Arendse defends well and Osinen ends up having to push Arendse into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Arendse takes a swing at Osinen's ribcage but misses.
Osinen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Arendse lands a body shot.
Arendse looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Arendse bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Osinen's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enitan Arendse dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Arendse fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Osinen checks it well.
Artur Osinen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arendse throws a hook but Osinen blocks it.
Arendse throws a head kick that misses.
Osinen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Osinen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Osinen is defended easily by Arendse.
Arendse dips to his left and cracks Osinen with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body kick from Arendse.
Arendse fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Osinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Osinen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Arendse. No joy for Osinen on that attempt.
Enitan Arendse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Artur Osinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arendse just misses with a punch to the body.
Arendse scores with the left hand. Osinen knows he should have avoided that one.
Osinen fails with a takedown attempt.
Arendse lunges at Osinen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Osinen's hand.
Osinen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Osinen moves into the clinch successfully.
Arendse softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osinen throws a head punch that misses.
Arendse lands with a right to the head.
Osinen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Arendse lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Arendse presses Osinen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Osinen takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Arendse on the inside.
Arendse is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Osinen can do to turn this around?
Osinen is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arendse lands with a light punch inside.
Osinen is rocked!
Arendse softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Osinen is still on wobbly legs! Can Arendse finish him?
Still in the clinch, Arendse scores with a nice short uppercut.
Osinen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Arendse avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Arendse lands a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Arendse.
Arendse unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Osinen! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Arendse is unloading with more strikes now! Osinen drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Enitan Arendse!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bob The Man (ranked 4579 p4p, 396 weight class) and Brandon Long (ranked 8939 p4p, 544 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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155 lbs
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151 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob The Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Long!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Man cracks Long with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Long doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as The Man lands an impressive looking overhand right. Long doesn't seem phased though.
Long tries to clinch there but The Man circles away.
The Man throws a body punch but Long moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice body punch from The Man.
A short body shot lands from The Man as the two fighters clinch.
The Man lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The Man leaning against his opponent.
I was talking to The Man's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The Man slowing the pace effectively.
The Man lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Long is trying to break free.
Long tries to land knees in the clinch but The Man avoids the damage to the body.
The Man lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Man lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Long.
The Man prevents Long from breaking the clinch.
The Man throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Long wants to break the clinch but can't.
The Man has Long pushed against the cage.
The Man lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Long is trying to work for a single leg takedown but The Man pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The Man lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Long or not.
Long looks winded!
The Man lands a right hand that snaps the head of Long backwards.
A short right from The Man on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from The Man.
Nice body punch from The Man.
The Man gets through Long's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The Man working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The Man jumps guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Man pulls Long in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Man looking for a triangle here. Long is fighting it but it looks tight! The Man pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Long is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Bob The Man!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Franco (ranked 6970 p4p, 299 weight class) and Oliver Ramirez (ranked 4340 p4p, 215 weight class). Ramirez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Whatever It Takes. Pedro Franco has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pedro Franco!
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, Oliver Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez shoots in for a takedown but Franco shows good takedown defense.
Franco is looking to counter the offense by Ramirez and move into the clinch.
Franco defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ramirez.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ramirez or perhaps it was just good defense by Franco, which made it look bad.
Pedro Franco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oliver Ramirez.
Franco rushes Ramirez and presses him up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Franco - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Franco can't find room to land a body shot as Ramirez controls the action.
Franco looking to throw knees to the head but Ramirez is blocking nicely.
Franco misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco trying to control the position but instead, Ramirez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Franco into the cage.
Franco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Franco taking a breather.
Franco taking a breather.
Franco seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Ramirez is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Franco has a couple of punches blocked by Ramirez.
Ramirez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Franco throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramirez.
Franco throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ramirez blocks it with crossed arms.
Franco tries to land a knee to the head but Ramirez blocks with his arms.
Franco lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Franco just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ramirez's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Franco throws an elbow but misses.
Franco misses with an elbow strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Franco.
Franco really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Franco scores with a nice hook to the head.
Franco lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez takes an elbow to the temple.
Franco is trying to stall.
Franco lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ramirez backwards.
Franco is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Franco pushes off an throws an elbow but Ramirez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ramirez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Franco is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Franco makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Franco is looking to control Ramirez's arms but Ramirez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Franco has his back to the cage.
Franco misses with an elbow over the top.
Franco scores with a shoulder strike.
Franco misses with a knee strike.
Franco misses with a knee strike.
Franco misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco lands with a right to the head.
Franco misses with an elbow over the top.
Franco tries to land a knee to the head but Ramirez blocks with his arms.
Franco stalling in the clinch but Ramirez improves position.
Franco misses with an elbow strike.
Franco working aggressively here.
Franco stalling against the cage.
A knee to the head by Franco.
Franco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Franco tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Franco using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ramirez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Franco misses with some punches.
Ramirez is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ramirez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Franco is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez wants a takedown.
Ramirez blocks an elbow strike from Franco.
Franco throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Franco is stalling here.
Franco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramirez's elbow.
Franco stalling the fight.
Franco tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ramirez tries for a takedown. No joy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Franco.
Franco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ramirez blocking some punches.
Franco misses with a body punch.
Ramirez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Franco dominated that round.
That's time! Franco's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ramirez fails with the takedown.
Franco defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ramirez.
Franco tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ramirez manages to circle out of the way.
Ramirez shoots in but Franco avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pedro Franco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oliver Ramirez.
Ramirez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ramirez shoots in looking for a takedown. Franco tries to sprawl out of it but Ramirez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Franco manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Franco seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez shoots in looking for a takedown but Franco manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ramirez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ramirez misses with a takedown attempt - Franco sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Franco tries to clinch there but Ramirez circles away.
Ramirez with the counter takedown but Franco avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez fails with the takedown.
Franco tries to clinch up but Ramirez circles away and keeps his distance.
Pedro Franco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ramirez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Franco but Franco pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Franco is looking to counter the offense by Ramirez and move into the clinch.
Ramirez misses with a takedown attempt
and Franco counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Franco gets to his feet. Ramirez looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Franco drives through and clinches with Ramirez against the cage.
Franco misses with a punch on the inside.
Franco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Franco slows down the pace here.
Ramirez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez wants a takedown but no success here.
Ramirez blocks the elbow strike.
Franco tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ramirez is looking for a takedown.
Franco has a couple of punches blocked by Ramirez.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Franco.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Franco trying to stall but Ramirez improves his position.
Franco misses with an elbow over the top.
Ramirez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Franco is defending well.
Franco misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco tries a knee to the head but Ramirez blocks it.
Franco is struggling to control the position.
Ramirez wants to take the fight to the mat but Franco manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Franco throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramirez.
Franco lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Franco misses with an elbow over the top.
Franco working aggressively here.
Ramirez blocks an uppercut.
Ramirez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Franco after a bit of a struggle.
Franco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Franco misses with an elbow over the top.
Franco misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Franco tries to stall but Ramirez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramirez.
Franco tries to land a knee to the head but Ramirez blocks with his arms.
Franco is pressed up against the cage. Ramirez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Franco down to the mat. Franco avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ramirez misses with a takedown attempt
and Franco counters with a two punch combo.
Franco is looking to clinch.
Franco moves in looking to clinch but Ramirez pushes him off.
Ramirez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ramirez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Franco counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Franco misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Franco dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ramirez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ramirez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Franco sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ramirez somewhat.
Ramirez dives in and grabs Franco's left leg, looking for a takedown. Franco pushes down on Ramirez's head and hops out.
Pedro Franco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oliver Ramirez.
Ramirez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Franco circles away.
Ramirez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Franco pinned against the cage. Franco gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez dives in and grabs Franco's left leg, looking for a takedown. Franco pushes down on Ramirez's head and hops out.
Ramirez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ramirez shoots for a takedown but Franco saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Franco rushes Ramirez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Franco misses with a short punch on the inside.
Franco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco is pressed up against the cage. Ramirez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Franco down to the mat. Franco avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Franco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ramirez can do to turn this around?
Franco clinches with his opponent.
Ramirez blocks an elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Franco.
Franco tries a knee to the head but Ramirez blocks it.
Franco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Franco tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Franco just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ramirez's brow.
Ramirez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Franco is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Franco is pressed up against the cage. Ramirez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Franco down to the mat. Franco avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ramirez dives in for a single leg takedown but Franco sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Franco clinches.
Franco creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is trying to drag Franco to the mat but Franco just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Franco with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Franco leaning against his opponent.
A nice left hand lands by Franco.
Franco is fighting off a takedown attempt but Ramirez is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Franco to the mat. Franco regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramirez prevents Franco from getting back to his feet.
Franco has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Ramirez is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Franco throws an elbow that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Franco.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Franco misses with an elbow over the top.
Pedro Franco has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ramirez dodges an elbow strike from Franco.
Franco misses with some punches.
Franco misses with a knee to the head.
Pedro Franco is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Franco prevents a takedown attempt there.
Franco swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramirez uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nice elbow from Franco.
Ramirez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Franco after a bit of a struggle.
Ramirez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Franco pulls his leg out and moves away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Franco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ramirez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ramirez tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ramirez gets a takedown into half guard.
Oliver Ramirez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ramirez is looking for a kimura here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Franco showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Franco has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:25
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Franco!
Pedro Franco made sure to mention his sponsor, King of Clothes in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leon Opstad (ranked 4769 p4p, 531 weight class) and Raymond Gazelle (ranked 23120 p4p, 792 weight class). Opstad kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Moby - Natural Blues. Leon Opstad could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Raymond Gazelle's chin.
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184 lbs
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185 lbs
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leon Opstad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raymond Gazelle!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Opstad gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gazelle to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Opstad kicks Gazelle off and gets to his feet.
Gazelle gets a double leg takedown into Opstad's guard.
Gazelle wants to control from the top but Opstad keeps moving.
Opstad looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gazelle is one step ahead there.
Opstad is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Gazelle frees his head nicely. Oh but Opstad has switched to an armbar! Gazelle is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Leon Opstad!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yajson Mrar (ranked 5708 p4p, 271 weight class) and Quinn Cambridge (ranked 3793 p4p, 187 weight class). Mrar comes to the cage accompanied by Sweet Dreams- Emily Browning. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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138 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yajson Mrar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Quinn Cambridge!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Mrar scores with a four punch combination!
Mrar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mrar appears to be looking for a big counter.
Mrar moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mrar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mrar misses with a double jab.
Cambridge throws a head kick but Mrar moves out of range.
Mrar throws a series of punches but Cambridge avoids them all with ease.
Mrar throws a series of punches but Cambridge moves out of range.
Cambridge shoots in for a takedown but Mrar shows good takedown defense.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cambridge is defended easily by Mrar.
Yajson Mrar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinn Cambridge.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cambridge smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cambridge will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mrar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cambridge takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cambridge tries a head kick but it misses.
Mrar digs a good hook to Cambridge's body.
Mrar jabs at Cambridge's body.
Mrar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cambridge has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cambridge there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cambridge fails to land the takedown.
Mrar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cambridge fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Cambridge.
Cambridge throws a low kick but Mrar avoids it.
Yajson Mrar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mrar lands a lovely overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mrar with a jab.
Mrar lands with an uppercut that bounces Cambridge off the cage and back into range.
Cambridge fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mrar stuns Cambridge with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mrar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mrar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cambridge doesn't seem bothered though.
A shot to the liver by Mrar. Beautiful body shot.
A left and a right from Mrar both land. Nice combination.
Nice uppercut there from Mrar.
Mrar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cambridge tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mrar sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cambridge somewhat.
Yajson Mrar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Mrar.
Cambridge throws the kick towards the body but Mrar avoids it.
Mrar appears to be looking for a big counter.
Mrar scores with a jab to the body.
Cambridge moves into the clinch successfully.
Mrar breaks the clinch.
Cambridge has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mrar finds it's way round the side to connect with Cambridge's head.
Cambridge showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mrar.
Mrar lands with an uppercut that bounces Cambridge off the cage and back into range.
Mrar connects with a single shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Mrar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mrar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mrar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mrar lands a right hook to the body.
Mrar throws a combination. Cambridge tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cambridge gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Mrar counter with a right hand.
Mrar lands a jab to the nose.
Mrar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cambridge circles away quickly and effectively.
Mrar misses the shot to the body.
Mrar misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mrar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cambridge closes the distance and pushes Mrar back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yajson Mrar dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mrar misses with a few strikes there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mrar.
Mrar works over Cambridge's head and body with a nice combination.
Cambridge has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cambridge goes for a double leg but Mrar avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mrar continues to drive forward.
Mrar tests Cambridge's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yajson Mrar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice jab there from Mrar.
A nice combination there by Mrar.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mrar lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cambridge shoots in and drives through. Mrar sprawls well.
Cambridge shoots in but Mrar avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yajson Mrar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinn Cambridge.
Cambridge takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yajson Mrar is winning the standup battle so far.
Cambridge gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mrar throws a combination that misses
and Cambridge counters with a three punch combo that has Mrar backing up. Mrar nods at Cambridge to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mrar misses with a series of wild punches.
Cambridge is trying desperately to land a takedown but Mrar is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Cambridge.
Mrar pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cambridge back to the cage. Mrar follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mrar throws a series of punches but Cambridge moves out of range.
Cambridge is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mrar is working the combinations to good effect here.
Mrar displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cambridge.
Mrar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cambridges jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A lazy left from Mrar finds it's target.
Mrar tests Cambridge's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cambridge avoids a punch combination nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mrar throws a series of punches but Cambridge moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mrar gets tackled into the cage by Cambridge. Cambridge maintains the clinch.
Cambridge is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mrar to keep the fight standing.
Cambridge breaks from the clinch.
Mrar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cambridge counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cambridge.
Cambridge leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mrar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mrar breaks from the clinch.
Mrar scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cambridge gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mrar.
Mrar scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cambridge is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mrar.
Mrar lands with a nice body punch.
Cambridge moves into the clinch successfully.
Cambridge tries to throw a body punch but Mrar avoids it by throwing Cambridge back against the cage.
Cambridge is stalling here.
Cambridge has Mrar pressed against the cage, preventing Mrar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mrar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cambridge shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cambridge closes the distance and pushes Mrar back into the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cambridge stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cambridge is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mrar to keep the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Cambridge.
Cambridge has Mrar pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mrar manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mrar tries to circle away but Cambridge has him pinned against the cage.
Cambridge tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Cambridge.
Mrar is looking to break free of the clinch but Cambridge has double underhooks.
Mrar leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cambridge manages to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yajson Mrar dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cambridge has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mrar finds it's way round the side to connect with Cambridge's head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mrar!
Mrar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mrar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cambridge.
Cambridge tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mrar defends well and Cambridge ends up having to push Mrar into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mrar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cambridge.
Mrar tries to bum rush Cambridge with a series of wild strikes but Cambridge uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mrar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cambridge has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cambridge has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mrar after a bit of a struggle.
Yajson Mrar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinn Cambridge.
Mrar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A right-left combo lands from Cambridge.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mrar slaps away a takedown attempt from Cambridge, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mrar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cambridge avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mrar lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cambridge fails with the takedown.
Mrar is looking for a counter combo.
Mrar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mrar lands a nice shot that snaps Cambridge's head back.
Cambridge moves into the clinch.
Mrar letting Cambridge take a breather here.
Cambridge breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mrar misses with a combination
enabling Cambridge to counter with a crisp jab.
Mrar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cambridge's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mrar connects with a body shot.
Cambridge showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mrar.
Mrar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cambridge can do to turn this around?
Mrar misses with a combination
and Cambridge holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cambridge tries to pull guard but Mrar forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mrar manages to break the clinch.
Mrar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mrar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mrar closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cambridge shoots and misses
and Mrar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cambridge.
Mrar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cambridge showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mrar.
Mrar throws a nice looking combination but Cambridge bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cambridge tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mrar sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cambridge somewhat.
Mrar defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cambridge.
Cambridge just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mrar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mrar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cambridge momentarily.
Cambridge is looking to clinch but Mrar is avoiding it.
Mrar scores with a jab. Cambridge acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cambridge rushes Mrar and presses him up against the cage.
Cambridge misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cambridge is looking to take this one to the mat.
Yajson Mrar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mrar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mrar throws a right hand that Cambridge ducks under and follows up with a left that Cambridge also avoids with ease.
Cambridge follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Mrar throws a body shot but no joy.
Cambridge showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mrar.
Quinn Cambridge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cambridge throws a sloppy head kick and Mrar moves out of range easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yajson Mrar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mrar, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yajson Mrar!
A victorious Yajson Mrar 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Sung (ranked 9002 p4p, 244 weight class) and Gjalund Saltsage (ranked 4351 p4p, 153 weight class). Gjalund Saltsage has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Sung!
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, Gjalund Saltsage!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saltsage misses with a double jab.
Sung closes the distance and clinches.
Saltsage lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sung doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saltsage lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Saltsage fails to land.
Saltsage fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saltsage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sung is looking to break free of the clinch but Saltsage has double underhooks.
Sung blocking some punches.
Saltsage tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sung's elbow.
Sung breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saltsage lands a right hook to the body.
Sung tries to clinch up but Saltsage circles away and keeps his distance.
Sung drives through and clinches with Saltsage against the cage.
Sung manages to break the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Saltsage there.
It looks like Sam Sung has been cut.
Saltsage steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sung.
A countering left hand to the body from Saltsage misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saltsage misses with an uppercut.
Saltsage lands a really nice looking cross but Sung seems unphased.
Saltsage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sung.
Sung rushes Saltsage and presses him up against the cage.
Saltsage misses with a body punch.
Sung tries to break the clinch but Saltsage is controlling the position.
Sung's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sung tries to close the distance and clinch but Saltsage swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sung tries to clinch up but Saltsage circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Saltsage does it's job there.
Sung throws a series of punches but Saltsage avoids them all with ease.
Saltsage throws a hook but Sung blocks it.
Sung moves into range and clinches up with Saltsage.
Saltsage tries to work over Sung's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sung scores with a shot to the side of Saltsage's head.
Saltsage struggles to land a body shot inside as Sung controls his hands.
Sung's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saltsage takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saltsage throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Saltsage looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sung instigates a clinch.
Sung breaks from the clinch.
Sung throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Saltsage on the side of the head.
Sung connects with a nice looking jab.
Sung pushes Saltsage up against the cage in a clinch.
Sung breaks the clinch.
Sung gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Saltsage has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Saltsage tries to throw a body punch but Sung avoids it by throwing Saltsage back against the cage.
Sung prevents a body shot from Saltsage.
Sung pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A left lands for Sung.
Saltsage clobbers Sung with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Saltsage misses with a hook.
Sung swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saltsage on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sung fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Saltsage throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sung.
Saltsage wants to clinch
and Sung counters with a stiff right hand.
Saltsage swinging wildly here.
Sung stuns Saltsage with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Saltsage looks winded!
Sung gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sung manages to break the clinch.
Sung throws a series of punches but Saltsage avoids them all with ease.
Sung slips under a jab.
Nice shot lands for Sung.
Saltsage looks to score with a jab to the body but Sung is just out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saltsage throws a body shot but no joy.
Sung cracks Saltsage with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sung dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sung tests Saltsage's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sung pushes Saltsage up against the cage in a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Saltsage.
Saltsage misses with a body punch.
Sung breaks from the clinch.
Sung lands a nice hook to Saltsage's body. Saltsage takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sung cracks Saltsage with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Sung has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Saltsage to stand back up!
Sung lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Saltsage up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Sung from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Saltsage's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sam Sung!
After winning the bout, Sam Sung thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hans Hammar (ranked 5077 p4p, 457 weight class) and Dave Monson (ranked 2925 p4p, 303 weight class). Dave Monson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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168 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hans Hammar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dave Monson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Monson.
Hammar appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hammar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Monson manages to avoid it.
Hammar definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Monson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hammar stuffs the takedown attempt from Monson. Monson gets slowly back to his feet.
Monson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Monson misses with a takedown attempt - Hammar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hammar throws a jab but it's blocked by Monson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammar misses with a body shot.
Monson scoring well with a low kick there.
Monson throws a body kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Hammar misses the target.
Hammar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hammar misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hammar.
Monson shoots in and drives through. Hammar sprawls well.
Hans Hammar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Monson.
Hammar ducks under a wild hook from Monson.
A jab from Hammar misses.
Monson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Monson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hammar has managed to free his arm - good work.
Monson trying to control from half guard but Hammar is working away.
Monson is looking for a kimura but Hammar is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Monson to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monson seems to be looking for submissions.
Monson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hammar defending well though.
Hammar won't allow Monson to pass to mount.
Monson seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Hammar is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Dave Monson!
In his post fight interview, Dave Monson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magomedkhan Gamztkhanov (ranked 3915 p4p, 426 weight class) and Magnus Burnside (ranked 4867 p4p, 505 weight class). Gamztkhanov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Crowbar - Planets Collide. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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27
235 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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28
250 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Magomedkhan Gamztkhanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Magnus Burnside!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gamztkhanov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Burnside has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Burnside moves out of range as Gamztkhanov strikes.
Burnside misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Burnside moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gamztkhanov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Burnside counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Burnside misses with a two punch combination.
Burnside uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gamztkhanov.
Burnside throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gamztkhanov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gamztkhanov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burnside.
Gamztkhanov throws a body shot but no joy.
Burnside shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gamztkhanov eats them both and turns towards Burnside to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gamztkhanov clinches up with Burnside and pushes him back against the cage.
Gamztkhanov has hold of one of Burnside's legs. Burnside is fighting the takedown attempt but Gamztkhanov gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Gamztkhanov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Burnside wants to stand and escape but Gamztkhanov is having none of it.
Gamztkhanov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamztkhanov forces his way into half guard.
Burnside looks like he's trying to stand up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Burnside can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gamztkhanov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gamztkhanov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Burnside is just riding it out for now. Gamztkhanov eventually gives up the hold.
Gamztkhanov wants to work for an arm triangle but Burnside is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
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.
Gamztkhanov is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gamztkhanov is looking to take a break and control but Burnside is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gamztkhanov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gamztkhanov stops Burnside from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gamztkhanov is working for a submission of some sort.
Burnside really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gamztkhanov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gamztkhanov content to control rather than advance.
Gamztkhanov is working for a submission of some sort.
Gamztkhanov is looking for a kimura but Burnside is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gamztkhanov to get the leverage.
Burnside is trying to stand up here but Gamztkhanov is controlling him well.
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.
Gamztkhanov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Burnside sees it coming and defends easily.
Burnside is trying to stand up here but Gamztkhanov is controlling him well.
Gamztkhanov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Burnside is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gamztkhanov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Burnside doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gamztkhanov.
Gamztkhanov maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Burnside could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Gamztkhanov has cracked it and Burnside is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Gamztkhanov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Magomedkhan Gamztkhanov!
A very excited looking Magomedkhan Gamztkhanov rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Helmuth Tuminen (ranked 4942 p4p, 568 weight class) and Kevin Space (ranked 2365 p4p, 324 weight class). Helmuth Tuminen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kevin Space's chin.
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25
212 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Helmuth Tuminen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Space!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuminen looks to throw a body kick
and Space counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Space is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Space passes to full mount!
Tuminen's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Space moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Tuminen has worked his arm free - good work by Tuminen!
Space is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tuminen has escaped the position, nice work there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Space wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tuminen, who protects the arm well.
Tuminen is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Space is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tuminen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Space tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Space thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Space is trying to get an arm triangle but Tuminen is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Space is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tuminen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Space is trying to get an arm triangle but Tuminen is defending well.
Space thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Space thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Space swings around for an armbar but Tuminen sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Space's guard.
Tuminen won't allow Space to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Space has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tuminen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tuminen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tuminen stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Space throws up his legs and catches Tuminen in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Tuminen tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Space! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Kevin Space!
A very excited looking Kevin Space 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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