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ABW 96 De Lange - Galute PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Creed (ranked 4719 p4p, 512 weight class) and James Harden (ranked 4949 p4p, 532 weight class). Orlando Creed has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Orlando Creed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Harden!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harden throws a hook but Creed avoids it easily.
Creed throws a series of punches but Harden avoids them all with ease.
Harden throws a hook but Creed blocks it.
Harden rushes Creed and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Creed misses with some punches.
Creed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harden just leaning against Creed, taking a breather.
Harden lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Creed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harden.
Harden stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Creed presses Harden against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Creed swings wildly with an uppercut but Harden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Creed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harden blocks a body shot from Creed.
Creed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Creed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harden's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Creed.
Creed misses with a hook to the ribs.
Creed working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Harden scores with a nice short uppercut.
Creed misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Harden.
Creed blocking some punches.
Harden fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harden is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Harden trying to stall but Creed improves his position.
Harden blocks a body shot from Creed.
Creed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Creed misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Harden scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Creed on the inside.
Harden holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Creed throws a punch but it's blocked by Harden.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed tries to work over Harden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harden stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Creed struggles to land a body shot inside as Harden controls his hands.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Harden misses with the head strike.
Harden blocks an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Harden - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Creed blocks a body shot from Harden.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harden tries to stall but Creed uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Creed throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hardens head.
Creed goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harden lands an uppercut.
A short right from Creed.
Creed wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harden has him pressed against the cage.
Harden slows down the pace here.
Creed lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harden throws a head punch that misses.
Creed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Harden tries to throw a body punch but Creed avoids it by throwing Harden back against the cage.
Creed goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Creed lands a shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Creed.
Harden misses with a body punch.
Harden taking a breather.
Harden trying to stall but Creed improves his position.
Harden lands a right hand.
Harden pressing his opponent against the cage.
Harden throws a punch but it's blocked by Creed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harden throws a punch but it's blocked by Creed.
Harden trying to stall but Creed improves his position.
A right hand to the body from Creed.
Creed misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Harden fails to land.
Creed struggles to land a body shot inside as Harden controls his hands.
Creed works on Harden's body with a couple of short punches.
Creed misses with a punch to the body.
Creed pushes Harden back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harden tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Creed is leaning against Harden and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Creed.
Creed lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Harden.
Creed manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Creed moves in looking to clinch but Harden pushes him off.
Harden looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Harden throws out a loose jab but Creed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harden misses with a hook.
Creed is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Orlando Creed will probably get the nod.
That's time! Creed's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Creed getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Creed throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harden is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Creed with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Harden 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Harden needs to keep his hands up - Creed had a free shot at his head there.
Harden on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Harden lands with a nice body punch.
Creed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Creed is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harden can do to turn this around?
Harden loads up on a big right hand but Creed slips the punch.
Creed swings for the body but Harden moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Harden on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harden takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Creed looks to land a combination but Harden avoids it well.
Creed with a jab.
It looks like James Harden has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Creed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed lands a nice looking body shot.
Creed scores with a hook.
Creed throws a hook but Harden avoids it easily.
Creed looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Harden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harden swinging wildly here.
Creed tries a head kick but it misses.
Creed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harden.
Harden looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Creed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Creed throws a looping overhand right but Harden ducks down to avoid it.
Harden moves into the clinch successfully.
Creed misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harden dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Harden is looking to control Creed's arms but Creed gets an underhook and turns him. Now Harden has his back to the cage.
Harden tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Creed can't find room to land a body shot as Harden controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Creed scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nice body punch from Harden - that landed with a thud.
Creed tries to throw a body punch but Harden avoids it by throwing Creed back against the cage.
Creed misses with a punch to the body.
Creed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Creed scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harden lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Creed misses with a punch to the body.
Harden lands a left hand.
Orlando Creed has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Harden is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Creed blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harden doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Creed creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harden blocking some punches.
Creed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harden struggles to land a body shot inside as Creed controls his hands.
Harden working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Creed lands with a left to the head.
Harden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Creed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harden trying to stall but Creed improves his position.
Creed can't find room to land a body shot as Harden controls the action.
Harden tries to work over Creed's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Creed.
Harden content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short right from Creed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harden trying to stall but Creed improves his position.
Harden misses with a short punch on the inside.
Creed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Creed goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Creed goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harden tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harden tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Creed's elbow.
Creed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Creed struggles to land a body shot inside as Harden controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Creed.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice left hand lands by Creed.
Creed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harden gets through Creed's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harden lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harden is looking to control Creed's arms but Creed gets an underhook and turns him. Now Harden has his back to the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orlando Creed dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Harden's cut.
That's time! Creed's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Creed throws a head kick but Harden moves out of range.
Harden with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Creed to score with a decent uppercut.
Creed throws a shot from downtown. Harden moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Creed misses.
Creed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Creed lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harden at a distance.
Harden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Creed moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Creed on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Harden connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Creed finds it's target.
Harden takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Creed looks to clinch
and Harden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harden takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Creed swings for the body but Harden moves out of range.
Creed missing with a left hand there. Harden was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harden takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Orlando Creed is winning the standup battle so far.
Creed misses the jab.
Creed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from Creed.
Creed lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Harden is rocked!
Creed fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harden moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Harden is still on wobbly legs! Can Creed finish him?
Harden slips a jab from Creed.
Creed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harden.
Creed wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Creed misses the target.
Harden throws out a counter right but Creed avoids it with no problem.
Creed scores with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Creed misses with a body shot.
Creed takes a swing at Harden's ribcage but misses.
Harden seems to have recovered his senses.
Creed throws an overhand right that lands on Harden's shoulder, as Harden tries to avoid the shot.
Creed swings for the body but Harden moves out of range.
Harden takes one on the button.
A slow jab from Creed misses its intended target.
Harden lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Harden looks to score with a jab to the body but Creed is just out of range.
Harden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good shot there by Creed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Creed manages to avoid it.
Creed throws an overhand right that lands on Harden's shoulder, as Harden tries to avoid the shot.
Creed forces Harden back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Creed fails to land.
Harden prevents a body shot from Creed.
Creed blocks a body shot from Harden.
Creed misses with a hook to the ribs.
Creed's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Creed takes a swing at Harden's ribcage but misses.
Creed swings for the body but Harden moves out of range.
Creed scores with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Creed. Beautiful body shot.
Creed fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harden let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Orlando Creed is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harden is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Creed takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Creed fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Harden tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Creed manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Creed doesn't manage to clinch there - Harden circles away.
Creed throws a jab but it's blocked by Harden.
A big left from Harden misses.
Creed is looking to counter the offense by Harden and move into the clinch.
Harden scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harden is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Creed.
James Harden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Orlando Creed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Creed's jab looks to have found its range, popping Harden under the eye.
And that's the end of the fight!
Orlando Creed showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Creed 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Orlando Creed!
During a confident post fight interview, Orlando Creed thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Francesco Skrarez (ranked 7643 p4p, 456 weight class) and Arod Doyea (ranked 8331 p4p, 484 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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155 lbs
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Francesco Skrarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arod Doyea!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Doyea tenderised Skrarez's leg. Skrarez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Skrarez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Skrarez lands in his opponent's guard.
Doyea is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
My spies in Nemesis Gym inform me that Doyea has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Skrarez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Skrarez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Doyea defends well.
Doyea with a flurry of punches that miss.
Skrarez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Skrarez tries to get out of the position.
Doyea preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyea stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Skrarez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Doyea is looking to work some ground and pound but Skrarez has wrist control.
Doyea is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Skrarez keeping moving, preventing Doyea from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyea postures up.
Skrarez trying to control the position here.
Skrarez wants to sweep but no luck.
Skrarez controlling Doyea's posture.
Doyea not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Doyea drops back, looking for a kneebar! Skrarez looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Skrarez looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Skrarez!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
You can see the frustration on Doyea's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skrarez in side control lands a decent elbow.
We've been hearing good reports from Skrarez's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Skrarez cracks Doyea with a big elbow.
Skrarez decides to stand back up.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Skrarez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Doyea pinned against the cage. Doyea gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Skrarez shoots in but no luck this time.
It seemed like Doyea was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Skrarez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Skrarez takes the fight into the clinch.
Doyea has Skrarez pressed against the cage.
Doyea prevents a body shot from Skrarez.
Doyea breaks from the clinch.
Skrarez has Doyea up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skrarez throws a punch but it's blocked by Doyea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skrarez struggles to land a body shot inside as Doyea controls his hands.
Doyea has had enough of the clinch but Skrarez keeps him there for the moment.
Skrarez keeps control of Doyea as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Skrarez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Skrarez misses with a punch on the inside.
Doyea working hard to break the clinch.
Skrarez lands a good knee to the midsection. Doyea won't want to take too many of those.
Skrarez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Skrarez tries to throw a body punch but Doyea avoids it by throwing Skrarez back against the cage.
Doyea has a couple of punches blocked by Skrarez.
Skrarez throws a punch but it's blocked by Doyea.
Doyea throws a head punch that misses.
Doyea breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doyea gets tackled into the cage by Skrarez. Skrarez maintains the clinch.
Doyea is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Skrarez is keeping busy.
Doyea blocks an uppercut.
Doyea prevents a body shot from Skrarez.
Doyea struggles to land a body shot inside as Skrarez controls his hands.
Doyea lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doyea scores with a shoulder strike.
Skrarez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Skrarez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doyea stalling in the clinch but Skrarez improves position.
Doyea tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Skrarez's elbow.
Nice body punch from Skrarez - that landed with a thud.
Doyea blocks a body shot from Skrarez.
Skrarez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Doyea is defending well for now.
Doyea pushes Skrarez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Skrarez pushes off an throws an elbow but Doyea leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Skrarez digs a right hand into Doyea's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Doyea's gas tank.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skrarez misses with a punch on the inside.
Doyea is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Doyea lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Skrarez backwards.
Skrarez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Doyea lands a right hand.
Doyea fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Skrarez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Skrarez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francesco Skrarez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Skrarez tries for a takedown but Doyea sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Doyea fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skrarez manages to avoid it.
Doyea ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Skrarez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Skrarez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Doyea manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doyea avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Skrarez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Doyea working a defensive guard but Skrarez manages to pass into side control anyway.
Doyea takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyea tries to bench press Skrarez off him but Skrarez keeps the position.
Skrarez tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Check out the look on Skrarez's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyea is trying to control Skrarez's posture but Skrarez avoids it.
Skrarez working the ground and pound from side control.
Skrarez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Doyea keeps working.
Doyea manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Skrarez pushes Doyea off and gets back to his feet.
Doyea lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Skrarez darts in and clinches Doyea up against the cage.
Skrarez can't find room to land a body shot as Doyea controls the action.
Skrarez scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyea tries to stall but Skrarez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Skrarez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Skrarez tries to throw a body punch but Doyea avoids it by throwing Skrarez back against the cage.
Francesco Skrarez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Doyea taking a breather.
Skrarez trying to land knees to the body.
Skrarez is working Doyea over against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Skrarez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skrarez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Doyea has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Skrarez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Skrarez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Skrarez lands an elbow inside that Doyea shrugs off.
It looks like Arod Doyea has been cut.
Skrarez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Skrarez lands with a light punch inside.
Skrarez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doyea dodges an elbow strike from Skrarez.
Skrarez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doyea can do to turn this around?
Doyea blocks a body shot from Skrarez.
Nice body punch from Skrarez.
A nice right hand lands inside from Skrarez.
Doyea displaying some good clinch control by pressing Skrarez up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skrarez tries to work over Doyea's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Skrarez can't find room to land a body shot as Doyea controls the action.
Skrarez trying to land knees to the body.
Doyea digs a right hand underneath Skrarez's ribcage. Skrarez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Doyea tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Skrarez's elbow.
Doyea gets through Skrarez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Skrarez lands a nice elbow.
Skrarez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Skrarez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Doyea's brow.
Skrarez tries to land knees in the clinch but Doyea avoids the damage to the body.
Doyea can't find room to land a body shot as Skrarez controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doyea.
A head punch on the inside from Skrarez fails to land.
Skrarez blocks a body shot from Doyea.
Doyea lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Skrarez backwards.
Skrarez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Doyeas head.
Skrarez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Skrarez.
Skrarez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Doyea tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Skrarez's elbow.
Doyea managing to block the knees to the body from Skrarez.
Skrarez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skrarez tries to work over Doyea's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Skrarez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Doyea throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Skrarezs head.
Skrarez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Still in the clinch, Doyea scores with a nice short uppercut.
Skrarez misses with a punch to the body.
Skrarez misses with a knee to the head.
Skrarez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doyea managing to block the knees to the body from Skrarez.
Doyea blocks a body shot from Skrarez.
Doyea lands with a light punch inside.
Skrarez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Doyea taking a breather.
Skrarez tries to land knees in the clinch but Doyea avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francesco Skrarez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arod Doyea's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Doyea keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Skrarez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Doyea.
Skrarez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Skrarez goes for a double leg but Doyea avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Doyea continues to drive forward.
Doyea lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Skrarez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Skrarez throws a series of punches but Doyea moves out of range.
Skrarez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Skrarez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doyea manages to avoid it.
Doyea throws out a counter right but Skrarez avoids it with no problem.
Skrarez wants to clinch.
Doyea now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Good shot there by Doyea.
Arod Doyea is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyea stuns Skrarez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Doyea misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Skrarez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Doyea sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Skrarez tries to move into range but Doyea moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Skrarez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Doyea throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Skrarez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Doyea feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Skrarez's calf.
Doyea connects with an inside leg kick.
Doyea moves into range and connects with a jab.
Doyea connects with a nice looking jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skrarez 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.
Doyea scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Doyea fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Skrarez to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Skrarez looks to clinch but Doyea throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Skrarez taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Arod Doyea!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Franco (ranked 4584 p4p, 202 weight class) and Quinn Cambridge (ranked 4314 p4p, 195 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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138 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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 - 7 - 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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Quinn Cambridge!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franco clinches up against the cage.
Franco with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Franco wants to stall.
Franco throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Franco throws an elbow but misses.
Cambridge breaks the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Franco as Cambridge shoots in.
Cambridge closes the distance and clinches up with Franco, looking for a takedown. Cambridge pushes Franco against the cage but Franco circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
It looked like Franco was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Franco closes the distance and clinches.
Cambridge manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Franco wants to stand but Cambridge is controlling his posture from full guard.
Franco throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco stands up over Cambridge, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Franco is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Franco content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco throwing strikes from guard but Cambridge blocks nicely.
Cambridge controls Franco momentarily but Franco frees himself.
Franco prevents Cambridge from getting back to his feet.
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 throwing strikes from guard but Cambridge blocks nicely.
Franco throwing strikes but missing.
Franco is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cambridge utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Franco has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Cambridge is trying to keep Franco in close.
Franco has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Franco in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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.
Franco preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Franco is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Franco postures up in Cambridge's guard and throws a big left but Cambridge blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Franco throws a big elbow that misses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cambridge can do anything to dispel that myth.
Franco missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Franco in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Franco throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cambridge works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Franco preventing the sweep.
Franco cracks Cambridge with a solid left hand.
Franco is looking to work some ground and pound but Cambridge has wrist control.
Franco won't allow Cambridge to sweep him here.
Franco lands a couple of elbows.
Franco landing with the ground and pound.
Cambridge wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cambridge working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Franco.
Franco preventing the sweep.
Franco with a nice head shot there.
Franco is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Franco stopping the sweep attempt from Cambridge.
Cambridge preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cambridge trying to control the position.
Franco throws a big right hand that misses.
Franco wants to control from the top but Cambridge keeps moving.
Cambridge has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Franco can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Franco working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Franco is in close to Cambridge's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Franco wants to control from the top but Cambridge keeps moving.
Franco is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cambridge is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Franco preventing the sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Franco with a flurry of punches that miss.
Franco is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Franco got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cambridge has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Franco has managed to get both his arms back between Cambridge's legs - danger averted.
Franco landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Franco dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cambridge throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cambridge tries for a takedown but Franco circles away easily
and Franco counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Franco.
Franco can't find room to land a body shot as Cambridge controls the action.
Franco works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cambridge pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Franco moves into the clinch.
Franco lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cambridge blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cambridge takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Quinn Cambridge has been cut.
Cambridge blocks a body shot from Franco.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for Cambridge to work.
Franco lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Franco lands an elbow inside that Cambridge shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the cage, Franco throws an elbow but misses.
Cambridge has picked Franco up - he's going for a ride! Cambridge dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Franco manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Cambridge keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Franco.
Franco lands an elbow inside.
Franco working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cambridge.
Cambridge blocks a body shot from Franco.
Cambridge jumps guard and drags Franco to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Cambridge controls Franco momentarily but Franco frees himself.
Pedro Franco overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Franco keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cambridge's head.
Franco trying to control the position from guard on top but Cambridge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Franco content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Franco wants to control from the top but Cambridge keeps moving.
Franco scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco lands a couple of digs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Franco trying to control the position from guard on top but Cambridge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Franco is working Cambridge over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cambridge doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Franco throws a big elbow that misses.
Cambridge trying to control the position.
Franco is looking to work some ground and pound but Cambridge has wrist control.
Cambridge not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cambridge working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Franco.
Franco is in close to Cambridge's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco landing with the ground and pound.
Franco scoring with some ground and pound.
Franco working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cambridge trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Franco landing with the ground and pound.
Franco stands up over Cambridge, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Franco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cambridge can do to turn this around?
Franco postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cambridge working a defensive guard here.
Franco landing some decent shots from guard.
Cambridge keeping moving, preventing Franco from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco throwing strikes but missing.
Franco stands up and waves to Cambridge to follow him.
Franco tries to clinch there but Cambridge circles away.
Cambridge will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cambridge avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Franco tries to close the distance and clinch but Cambridge swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cambridge swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Franco wants to clinch.
Franco tries to close the distance and clinch but Cambridge swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cambridge closes this distance looking for a takedown but Franco circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Franco dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Quinn Cambridge's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Franco closes the distance and clinches.
Franco lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Franco trying to stall but Cambridge improves his position.
Cambridge blocks an uppercut.
Franco lands a nice uppercut.
Cambridge is pushing Franco up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nice elbow from Franco.
Franco lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up Quinn Cambridge's cut even more.
Franco lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Franco working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cambridge's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cambridge moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cambridge fails to land the takedown.
Franco is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Cambridge.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cambridge clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Franco.
Nice body punch from Franco - that landed with a thud.
Franco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cambridge's elbow.
Franco misses with some punches.
Franco with a knee to the head.
Franco lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Franco throws an elbow but misses.
Franco is trying to maintain a safe position but Cambridge gets an underhook and turns Franco into the cage.
Franco misses with an elbow strike.
Franco swings wildly with an uppercut but Cambridge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cambridge breaks from the clinch.
Franco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cambridge swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Franco tries to clinch but Cambridge is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cambridge fails with the takedown.
Franco tries to clinch up but Cambridge circles away and keeps his distance.
Cambridge is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Franco tries to clinch but Cambridge is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Franco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cambridge circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cambridge swats away the attempt to clinch by Franco.
Franco tries to close the distance and clinch but Cambridge swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Franco doesn't manage to clinch there - Cambridge circles away.
Franco clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cambridge wants to break the clinch but can't.
Franco is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Franco seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Cambridge is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Pedro Franco is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cambridge has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Franco avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pedro Franco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinn Cambridge.
Franco misses with a punch on the inside.
Cambridge is trying to push Franco away but Franco has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cambridge wants to break free but Franco has control.
Franco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Franco just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cambridge's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cambridge changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Franco fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Franco tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cambridge manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Franco clinches with his opponent.
Franco has Cambridge pressed against the cage, preventing Cambridge from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Franco lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cambridge wants to get back to striking at distance but Franco won't allow it.
Cambridge is pushing Franco up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cambridge tries to break the clinch but Franco is controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Franco showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Franco, 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Franco!
Pedro Franco very nearly forgot to thank King of Clothes amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jozen Joestar (ranked 2656 p4p, 341 weight class) and Cairo Silva (ranked 21730 p4p, 761 weight class). Cairo Silva told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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22
208 lbs
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218 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue 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
2 - 1 - 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cairo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Joestar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Joestar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silva finds it's way round the side to connect with Joestar's head.
It looks like Jozen Joestar has been cut.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Joestar counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Joestar off balance momentarily.
Joestar misses with a few strikes there.
Joestar throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silva.
We've been informed that Silva has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Silva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Joestar under the eye.
A decent looking cross lands there for Joestar.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Joestar works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
Silva misses with a left hand
and Joestar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva throws a lazy uppercut
and Joestar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva is rocked!
Joestar drops Silva with a huge uppercut! Silva drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Joestar is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jozen Joestar!
An out of breath Jozen Joestar thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Haukur Ragnarsson (ranked 4784 p4p, 517 weight class) and Jack Holer (ranked 4534 p4p, 503 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Haukur Ragnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Holer!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnarsson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Holer wants to counter the offense by Ragnarsson and move into the clinch position.
Ragnarsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Holer unleashes a big counter combination but Ragnarsson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ragnarsson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Holer takes a step back to recover.
Holer is looking to clinch.
Ragnarsson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Holer is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ragnarsson with a body shot.
We've been hearing reports that Ragnarsson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ragnarsson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jack Holer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ragnarsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ragnarsson looks for the body kick but Holer saw that one coming.
Holer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Holer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ragnarsson at a distance.
Holer scores with a decent looking hook.
Holer lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Haukur Ragnarsson has been cut.
Ragnarsson avoids the body shot from Holer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ragnarsson's head.
Ragnarsson is looking to land body kicks.
Holer throws a right hand that Ragnarsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Ragnarsson also avoids with ease.
Ragnarsson throws a leg kick but Holer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Holer throws a poor cross that misses
and Ragnarsson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Holer's knee momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Holer misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holer moves out of range of the body kick from Ragnarsson.
Holer throws an off balance right hand
and Ragnarsson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Holer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ragnarsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Holer's corner calls for a 1-2. Holer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ragnarsson lands with a slapping head kick.
Holer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ragnarsson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ragnarsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holer was well out of range. Poor timing from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson tries for a takedown but Holer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Holer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Holer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ragnarsson at a distance.
Holer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ragnarsson thows a body kick. Holer tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Holer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holer connects with a body shot that sends Ragnarsson's belly button to the back.
Holer lands with a shot to the body.
Ragnarsson misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson throws a lazy body kick
and Holer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Holer can't find room to land a body shot as Ragnarsson controls the action.
A short right from Holer.
Ragnarsson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Holer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Holer.
Holer lands with a left to the head.
Ragnarsson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ragnarsson is looking to control Holer's arms but Holer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ragnarsson has his back to the cage.
Holer scores with a shoulder strike.
Holer misses with a body punch.
Ragnarsson lands an elbow inside.
Holer lands a shot to the body.
Holer scores with a shoulder strike.
Ragnarsson is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson misses with an elbow strike.
A short body shot lands from Holer as the two fighters clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Holer.
A short left from Holer.
Ragnarsson has a couple of punches blocked by Holer.
A short left from Holer.
Holer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Holer lands with a light punch inside.
Holer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ragnarsson is rocked!
Haukur Ragnarsson's cut is getting worse.
Holer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh Ragnarsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ragnarsson throws an elbow but it misses.
Holer lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Holer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards.
A short body shot lands from Holer as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from Holer.
Holer pushes Ragnarsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holer lands a big right hand that drops Ragnarsson! The killer instinct kicks in and Holer finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Holer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Holer!
Jack Holer bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stefano Skubini (ranked 6377 p4p, 566 weight class) and Henryk Tymonowicz (ranked 3530 p4p, 372 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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21
239 lbs
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237 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Stefano Skubini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Henryk Tymonowicz!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skubini clinches with his opponent.
Tymonowicz misses with a knee to the head.
Tymonowicz lands a nice elbow.
Tymonowicz misses with a punch to the body.
Tymonowicz digs a right hand underneath Skubini's ribcage. Skubini let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tymonowicz.
Tymonowicz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Skubini using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tymonowicz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Skubini misses with a punch on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Skubini has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Skubini lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Skubini is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tymonowicz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tymonowicz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Skubini tries to land knees in the clinch but Tymonowicz avoids the damage to the body.
Skubini misses with a knee strike.
Tymonowicz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Skubini is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tymonowicz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tymonowicz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tymonowicz lands a body punch.
Tymonowicz lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Stefano Skubini has been cut.
Skubini is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tymonowicz is defending well for now.
Skubini blocks an elbow strike from Tymonowicz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skubini is looking to control Tymonowicz's arms but Tymonowicz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Skubini has his back to the cage.
Skubini avoiding damage as Tymonowicz throws knees to the body.
Tymonowicz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Tymonowicz - that landed with a thud.
Skubini blocks an elbow strike.
Tymonowicz is leaning against Skubini and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tymonowicz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tymonowicz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tymonowicz lands a hook that snaps the head of Skubini backwards.
Tymonowicz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tymonowicz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tymonowicz lands a nice elbow.
Tymonowicz lands with a left to the head.
Tymonowicz lands an elbow inside.
Tymonowicz lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tymonowicz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Skubini avoiding damage as Tymonowicz throws knees to the body.
Tymonowicz works on Skubini's body with a couple of short punches.
Tymonowicz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Skubini backwards.
Tymonowicz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Skubini lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Skubini missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Tymonowicz.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tymonowicz.
Tymonowicz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tymonowicz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Tymonowicz as the two fighters clinch.
Skubini blocks a body shot from Tymonowicz.
Tymonowicz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tymonowicz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Skubini takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tymonowicz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Skubini in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tymonowicz.
Skubini takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tymonowicz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Tymonowicz.
Tymonowicz lands a nice shot to the body.
Tymonowicz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Skubini avoids it.
Tymonowicz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tymonowicz lands a hook that snaps the head of Skubini backwards.
A knee to the head by Tymonowicz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tymonowicz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tymonowicz misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Tymonowicz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tymonowicz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Skubini lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tymonowicz is working Skubini over against the cage.
Tymonowicz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tymonowicz lands a damaging elbow.
Skubini throws a punch but it's blocked by Tymonowicz.
Tymonowicz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Skubini backwards.
Tymonowicz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Skubini backwards.
Nice elbow from Tymonowicz.
Skubini is rocked!
Tymonowicz unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Skubini! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Tymonowicz is unloading with more strikes now! Skubini drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henryk Tymonowicz!
An out of breath Henryk Tymonowicz thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Ure (ranked 21836 p4p, 723 weight class) and Paul Paulsen (ranked 2710 p4p, 298 weight class). Phil Ure has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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260 lbs
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265 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Phil Ure!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Paulsen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulsen cracks a nice hook into Ure's ribs.
Ure is breathing heavily.
Paulsen cracks Ure with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Paulsen lands a head shot.
It looks like Phil Ure has been cut.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ure or perhaps it was just good defense by Paulsen, which made it look bad.
A nice side step and Paulsen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Paulsen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Paulsen digs a good hook to Ure's body.
Nice body punch from Paulsen.
Ure has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Paulsen.
Paulsen cracks Ure with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Paulsen has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Ure to stand back up!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paulsen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Paulsen has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ure is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsen lands a nice looking body kick.
A shot to the liver by Paulsen. Beautiful body shot.
Paulsen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Paulsen lands with a nice body kick.
Paulsen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Paulsen lands a big head kick that sends Ure tumbling to the mat! Paulsen takes a step backwards and waves Ure back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ure is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paulsen scoring well with a low kick there.
Oh Ure is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've been told by Ure's head coaches at Elite Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ure drops his hands for a split second and Paulsen immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Ure face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Paulsen follows up with a right hand that knocks Ure into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Paul Paulsen!
Paul Paulsen decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darius Khaan (ranked 2727 p4p, 301 weight class) and Suck it (ranked 3183 p4p, 340 weight class). Suck it has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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240 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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278 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darius Khaan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Suck it!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
it with a hook.
It looks like Darius Khaan has been cut.
it misses with a wild body shot.
Khaan pushes it up against the cage in a clinch.
Khaan misses with a punch to the body.
Khaan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
it tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
it tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khaan's elbow.
it blocks a body shot from Khaan.
it blocks a body shot from Khaan.
Khaan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
it tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khaan's elbow.
it prevents a body shot from Khaan.
Khaan prevents a body shot from it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khaan misses with a punch to the body.
Khaan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Suck it has been cut.
it doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
it is working Khaan over against the cage.
it lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Khaan.
Khaan is breathing heavily.
it tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khaan struggles to land a body shot inside as it controls his hands.
it misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by it.
A hook to the body from it.
Our sources have told us that Khaan has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Khaan blocks a body shot from it.
it tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
it blocks a body shot from Khaan.
Khaan struggles to land a body shot inside as it controls his hands.
Good body shot from Khaan.
it avoids a wild elbow strike from Khaan.
it doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
it tries a body shot but Khaan blocks it.
it misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khaan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Khaan blocks a body shot from it.
Nice body punch from it.
Khaan misses with a hook to the ribs.
it tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from it on the inside.
it prevents a body shot from Khaan.
it doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
it lands a body shot.
it prevents a body shot from Khaan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
it can't find room to land a body shot as Khaan controls the action.
Khaan misses with a hook to the ribs.
it goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khaan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khaan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with it's elbow.
it breaks the clinch.
it tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khaan was well out of range. Poor timing from it.
Khaan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khaan drives through and clinches with it against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khaan blocks a body shot from it.
it struggles to land a body shot inside as Khaan controls his hands.
it misses with a body punch.
Khaan tries to throw a body punch but it avoids it by throwing Khaan back against the cage.
Khaan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
it can't find room to land a body shot as Khaan controls the action.
it misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
it throws a punch but it's blocked by Khaan.
Khaan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with it's elbow.
Khaan blocks a body shot from it.
Khaan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khaan tries a body shot but it blocks it.
Khaan blocks a body shot from it.
it throws a punch but it's blocked by Khaan.
Khaan tries a body shot but it blocks it.
it prevents a body shot from Khaan.
Khaan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Khaan tries a body shot but it blocks it.
Khaan lands an elbow inside.
Khaan tries to work over it's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khaan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khaan blocks an uppercut.
Khaan struggles to land a body shot inside as it controls his hands.
it works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
it tries a body shot but Khaan blocks it.
Khaan tries to work over it's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
it tries to throw a body punch but Khaan avoids it by throwing it back against the cage.
Khaan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from it fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khaan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Good body shot from it.
A short body shot lands from Khaan as the two fighters clinch.
Khaan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with it's elbow.
it misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khaan can't find room to land a body shot as it controls the action.
Khaan tries to work over it's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
it lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Khaan backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khaan prevents a body shot from it.
it doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khaan misses with a punch to the body.
Khaan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
it prevents a body shot from Khaan.
it lands with a light punch inside.
it goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
it struggles to land a body shot inside as Khaan controls his hands.
it tries to throw a body punch but Khaan avoids it by throwing it back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, it scores with a nice short uppercut.
Khaan is rocked!
it creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Khaan's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Khaan drops to his knees and it pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Suck it!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Esa Kettu (ranked 3620 p4p, 361 weight class) and Atha Wolf (ranked 2915 p4p, 306 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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170 lbs
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170 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Esa Kettu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Atha Wolf!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kettu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wolf missing with a left hand there. Kettu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kettu throws a good cross that connects.
Wolf throws an off balance right hand
and Kettu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wolf takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wolf misses with a hook.
Kettu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kettu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wolf rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kettu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Wolf scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kettu lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wolf takes a step back to recover.
Kettu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kettu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kettu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wolf.
Wolf jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kettu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice straight punches there by Wolf. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wolf.
Wolf lands with an uppercut that bounces Kettu off the cage and back into range.
A combination from Wolf does no damage.
Kettu lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wolf with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kettu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wolf misses with a series of wild punches.
Kettu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kettu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wolf has time to react.
Kettu connects with a body shot that sends Wolf's belly button to the back.
Wolf throws a hook to the side of Kettu's head but Kettu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wolf throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kettu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Wolf.
Kettu swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kettu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wolf.
Kettu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kettu delivers a nice body kick.
Wolf misses with a jab, cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kettu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wolf.
Kettu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wolf momentarily.
It looks like Kettu has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
The fighters circling - Wolf throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kettu plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wolf is rocked!
Wolf might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kettu thumps Wolf with a low kick.
Wolf takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wolf is still on wobbly legs! Can Kettu finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf throws a series of punches but Kettu moves out of range.
Kettu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wolf. That did some damage!
Kettu closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Wolf! Kettu dives in looking to finish! Wolf is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Esa Kettu!
Esa Kettu 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.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nadine De Lange (ranked 1813 p4p, 56 weight class) and Doug Welder (ranked 4199 p4p, 133 weight class). Doug Welder will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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28
300 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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300 lbs
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Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nadine De Lange!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Doug Welder!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Welder closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. De Lange did well to prevent Welder getting side control.
De Lange gets full guard.
De Lange has his feet on Welder's thighs here. He's pushed Welder off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Welder screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nadine De Lange!
Nadine De Lange is the new super heavyweight champion!
After the fight, Nadine De Lange was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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