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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hideo Sakurai (ranked 2073 p4p, 242 weight class) and Chester Drawers (ranked 2646 p4p, 292 weight class). Sakurai kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Red Warrior. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hideo Sakurai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chester Drawers!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drawers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Drawers keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sakurai checks a leg kick.
Drawers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drawers moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sakurai lands a jab to Drawers's midsection.
Drawers misses with a low kick.
Sakurai throwing a counter right hand but Drawers manages to avoid it.
Sakurai moves out of range as Drawers throws a body kick.
Drawers has taken the fight to the clinch.
Drawers misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Drawers.
Sakurai misses with some punches.
Drawers lands with a light punch inside.
Sakurai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drawers throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sakurai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakurai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drawers scores with a nice hook to the head.
Drawers swings wildly with an uppercut but Sakurai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drawers fails to pull guard.
Drawers pulls Sakurai into guard.
Drawers is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Drawers throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sakurai controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Drawers throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Drawers working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sakurai doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sakurai manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drawers looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drawers is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sakurai defends well.
Sakurai distracts Drawers with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sakurai would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Drawers looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Drawers working for a triangle but Sakurai defends it easily.
Sakurai got a little sloppy there for a moment and Drawers has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sakurai has managed to get both his arms back between Drawers's legs - danger averted.
Drawers has his foot on Sakurai's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sakurai works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai trying to stand up but can't free himself from Drawers's guard.
Drawers throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Drawers working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sakurai doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sakurai manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sakurai wants to stand but Drawers is controlling his posture from full guard.
Drawers is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Drawers is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sakurai is aware though and is defending well.
Drawers can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sakurai controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Drawers has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Sakurai doesn't defend quickly enough and Drawers has managed to lock this one up! Can Sakurai escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Drawers on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Chester Drawers!
Chester Drawers spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
In defeat, Hideo Sakurai stepped up to the mic, saying '......'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Burt Rhinehold (ranked 1933 p4p, 219 weight class) and Mush Mouth (ranked 1620 p4p, 183 weight class). Rhinehold comes to the cage accompanied by Cream. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Burt Rhinehold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mush Mouth!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mouth drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mouth in side control, throwing shots but Rhinehold defends.
Mouth trying to control the position but Rhinehold is working away.
Rhinehold definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mouth working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
An elbow from Mouth crashes against the mat.
Mouth wants to control but Rhinehold is keeping him busy.
Mouth throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Mouth fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Mouth misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mouth in the domination position with Rhinehold hanging on.
Mouth is putting a hurting on Rhinehold here, landing some big shots from side control.
It looks like Burt Rhinehold has been cut.
Mouth has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mouth misses with the ground and pound.
Mouth is putting a hurting on Rhinehold here, landing some big shots from side control.
Burt Rhinehold's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mouth scoring with punches from side control.
Burt Rhinehold's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rhinehold is not content to let Mouth control the position.
Rhinehold struggling a bit here.
The ground and pound from Mouth seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mouth working the ground and pound.
Jeez, Burt Rhinehold's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Burt Rhinehold's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mush Mouth!
Mush Mouth spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chinggis Khaan (ranked 1451 p4p, 189 weight class) and Calabi Yau (ranked 974 p4p, 132 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chinggis Khaan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Calabi Yau!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yau throws a shot to the body.
Khaan shoots in for a takedown but Yau shows good takedown defense.
Yau with a nice cross.
Khaan misses with a combination
and Yau counters by moving into the clinch.
Khaan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Khaan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Khaan wants to take the fight to the mat but Yau manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chinggis Khaan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khaan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yau lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khaan backwards.
Yau gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Khaan.
Khaan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khaan jumps guard but Yau turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Yau pushes Khaan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Khaan tries to throw a body punch but Yau avoids it by throwing Khaan back against the cage.
Khaan decides to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Yau's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khaan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Khaan manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Khaan needs to keep his hands up - Yau had a free shot at his head there.
Khaan throws a right hand that Yau ducks under and follows up with a left that Yau also avoids with ease.
Yau throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've been hearing reports that Khaan has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Yau tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Khaan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Khaan looks to score with a jab to the body but Yau is just out of range.
Khaan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khaan misses with the combination.
Yau wants to counter the offense by Khaan and move into the clinch position.
Yau tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khaan misses with a lunging right hand
and Yau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yau has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Yau slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Khaan is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khaan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yau holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Oh Khaan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yau effectively controlling the action here.
Yau creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Khaan with a big uppercut! Khaan tries to clinch up but Yau pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Khaan to the mat! Khaan covers up and Yau unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Calabi Yau!
During a confident post fight interview, Calabi Yau thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manu Ahonen (ranked 614 p4p, 87 weight class) and Alessandro Orsini (ranked 1058 p4p, 147 weight class). Ahonen comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manu Ahonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alessandro Orsini!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Ahonen.
No joy there for Ahonen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Orsini is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ahonen lands a leg kick that knocks Orsini off balance momentarily.
Ahonen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Orsini. That one must have hurt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Orsini checks a leg kick.
Orsini throws a hook to the side of Ahonen's head but Ahonen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Orsini rushes Ahonen and presses him up against the cage.
Ahonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Orsini controls his hands.
Orsini misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Orsini lands a body punch in the clinch.
Orsini blocks a body shot from Ahonen.
Orsini fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orsini lands with a right to the head.
Ahonen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Orsinis head.
Orsini misses with the head strike.
Orsini gets through Ahonen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've been hearing reports that Ahonen has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ahonen lands with a light punch inside.
Orsini misses with some punches.
Orsini blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orsini misses with a body punch.
Ahonen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Orsini backwards.
Ahonen lands with a right to the head.
Ahonen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ahonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ahonen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Orsini drags the fight down to the ground.
Ahonen looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ahonen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ahonen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Orsini lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahonen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Orsini wants to control from the top but Ahonen keeps moving.
Orsini scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Orsini trying to control the position from guard on top but Ahonen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Orsini working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Ahonen wants to sweep but no luck.
Ahonen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Orsini works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orsini prevents Ahonen from improving his position.
Orsini wants to take a breather but Ahonen is having none of it.
Ahonen manages to get to full guard.
Ahonen wants to sweep but no luck.
Ahonen is looking for a triangle but Orsini pushes his legs off easily.
Orsini landing some decent shots from guard.
Orsini wants to control from the top but Ahonen keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Orsini is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Orsini works over Ahonen with some ground and pound from guard.
Orsini trying to control but Ahonen is working from the bottom.
Orsini is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ahonen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Orsini is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Orsini landing with the ground and pound.
Orsini passes Ahonen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Orsini takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alessandro Orsini dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Orsini swings for the body but Ahonen moves out of range.
Orsini throws a jab when Ahonen was well out of range.
Ahonen throws a right and a left that Orsini avoids nicely.
Ahonen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ahonen misses with a looping right.
Good work by Ahonen as he checks the leg kick.
Orsini looks to score with a jab to the body but Ahonen is just out of range.
Orsini checks a leg kick.
Ahonen connects with a right hand. Orsini shakes it off.
Orsini throws a shot from downtown. Ahonen moves away and avoids it.
Orsini throws a low kick but Ahonen avoids it.
Ahonen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ahonen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahonen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Orsini counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ahonen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Orsini's head.
Ahonen slips a straight right by Orsini.
Ahonen throws a leg kick but Orsini sees it coming and moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Orsini.
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!
Both fighters circling a little - Orsini finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orsini throws a leg kick that misses.
Orsini ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ahonen moves away.
Ahonen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Orsini sprawls and moves away.
Orsini slips a straight right by Ahonen.
Ahonen cracks Orsini with an open hand slap.
Jab by Ahonen.
Orsini uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ahonen.
Manu Ahonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orsini misses with an uppercut. Ahonen saw that one coming.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Orsini checks a leg kick.
Ahonen checks a leg kick nicely.
Orsini misses with a low kick as Ahonen jumps back.
Orsini fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ahonen manages to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ahonen checks a leg kick.
Orsini ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ahonen ducks under a wild hook from Orsini.
Orsini sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Manu Ahonen is winning the standup battle so far.
Orsini tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Orsini lands with an uppercut that bounces Ahonen off the cage and back into range.
Orsini shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ahonen but Ahonen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahonen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ahonen throws a head kick but Orsini moves out of range.
Orsini changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ahonen misses with a low kick.
Orsini throws out a counter right but Ahonen avoids it with no problem.
Orsini on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ahonen. Ahonen obviously looking to wear him down.
Orsini misses with a body shot.
Ahonen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Orsini.
Orsini scores with a punch to the head.
A leg kick checked by Orsini.
Ahonen lands a nice looking body shot.
Ahonen slips under a jab.
Orsini moves out of range of the strikes.
Ahonen misses with a kick to the body.
Orsini avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Orsini connects with a body shot.
Ahonen misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahonen tries to land a front kick but Orsini steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Orsini takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Orsini goes for a double leg but Ahonen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ahonen continues to drive forward.
Ahonen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Orsini throws a hook to the side of Ahonen's head but Ahonen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ahonen is looking to counter punch.
Orsini blocks a leg kick.
Orsini is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ahonen with a body shot.
Ahonen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Manu Ahonen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Orsini throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ahonen is looking for a counter combo.
Orsini looks to land a left hand but Ahonen moved out of range nicely.
A leg kick checked by Orsini.
Orsini is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Ahonen swings for the body but Orsini moves out of range.
Ahonen throws a right and a left that Orsini avoids nicely.
Ahonen is looking to chop away at Orsini's legs.
Orsini feints a counter leg kick.
Ahonen throws a low kick, looking for Orsini's leg but Orsini calmly moves out of range.
Ahonen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ahonen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Orsini. Orsini obviously looking to wear him down.
Ahonen missing with a left hand there. Orsini was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Orsini let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ahonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Orsini.
Orsini checks a low kick from Ahonen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orsini moves in looking to clinch but Ahonen pushes him off.
Ahonen throws a hook but Orsini blocks it.
Orsini feints and then cracks Ahonen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ahonen down.
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!
Ahonen misses with a hook
enabling Orsini to counter with a crisp jab.
Orsini swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Orsini doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jab from Orsini.
Orsini closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A low kick from Ahonen misses
and Orsini counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ahonen avoids the body shot from Orsini.
Orsini fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Manu Ahonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alessandro Orsini.
Orsini steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ahonen.
A jab from Orsini misses.
Ahonen cracks Orsini with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ahonen. Orsini shrugs it off though.
Ahonen walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Manu Ahonen will probably get the nod.
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!
Orsini takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Orsini scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice body kick from Ahonen.
Orsini moves into range and clinches up with Ahonen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Orsini.
Orsini breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Orsini swings for the body but Ahonen moves out of range.
Orsini cracks the inside of Ahonen's front leg.
Good exchange - Ahonen coming out on top.
Orsini slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Orsini walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ahonen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
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!
Ahonen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Orsini throws a lazy right hand but Ahonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Donk. Ahonen catches Orsini right on the button with a cross.
Ahonen slips under a jab from Orsini.
Ahonen moves out of range of the strikes.
Orsini scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orsini throws out a loose jab but Ahonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orsini walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ahonen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Orsini fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ahonen manages to avoid it.
Ahonen throws the left hand but Orsini avoids the punch easily.
Ahonen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Orsini slips a straight right by Ahonen.
Orsini tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ahonen throws a hook to the side of Orsini's head but Orsini sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ahonen digs a good body shot into Orsini's ribs.
Orsini throws the left hand but Ahonen avoids the punch easily.
Ahonen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Orsini lands with a hook. Ahonen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Good exchange - Orsini coming out on top.
Ahonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body punch from Ahonen.
Orsini keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Ahonen misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orsini throws a jab when Ahonen was well out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ahonen gets tackled into the cage by Orsini. Orsini maintains the clinch.
Orsini tries to throw a body punch but Ahonen avoids it by throwing Orsini back against the cage.
Ahonen can't find room to land a body shot as Orsini controls the action.
Alessandro Orsini seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ahonen misses with a punch to the body.
Ahonen misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Ahonen.
Ahonen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Orsini gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Orsini chips away with some ground and pound.
Ahonen looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Orsini puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Ahonen trying to control here.
Ahonen is not content to let Orsini control the position.
Orsini has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahonen is looking for a sweep. Orsini is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Alessandro Orsini has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ahonen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Orsini wants to free his trapped foot but Ahonen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ahonen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ahonen trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Orsini controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orsini landing punches.
Ahonen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ground and pound from Orsini.
Orsini working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ahonen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ahonen.
Ahonen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Orsini trying to control but Ahonen is working from the bottom.
Ahonen managing to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alessandro Orsini comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Orsini has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alessandro Orsini!
A victorious Alessandro Orsini 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Murhaa (ranked 410 p4p, 54 weight class) and Gary Day (ranked 1339 p4p, 161 weight class). Day has chosen Last minute - Great day to choke you out as his entrance music. 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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145 lbs
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160 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
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Murhaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Gary Day!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhaa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A big left from Day misses.
Day lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Murhaa at a distance.
A slow jab from Murhaa misses its intended target.
Day showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murhaa.
Murhaa staying out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Murhaa misses the target.
Murhaa just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the body from Day misses
letting Murhaa counter with a right hand.
Day misses with a hook
and Murhaa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Day.
Day swings for the body but Murhaa moves out of range.
We've been told by Murhaa's head coaches at The Coffee Shop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Day rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murhaa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Day misses with a hook
and Murhaa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Day.
Murhaa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Murhaa loads up on a big right hand but Day slips the punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Murhaa. That snapped Day's head back.
Gary Day seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murhaa just misses with a punch to the body.
Day ducks under a wild hook from Murhaa.
A right-left combo lands from Murhaa.
Murhaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Day uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murhaa.
Day fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Murhaa.
Murhaa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
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!
Day misses with an uppercut
and Murhaa counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Murhaa to counter with a crisp jab.
Day misses with a jab to the body
and Murhaa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice cross by Day.
Murhaa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Murhaa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Day has time to react.
Murhaa loads up on a big right hand but Day slips the punch.
Murhaa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Day misses with a right hand
and Murhaa counters with a left to the body.
Murhaa throws a shot from downtown. Day moves away and avoids it.
Murhaa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Day.
Murhaa is looking to counter punch.
Day misses with a hook
enabling Murhaa to counter with a crisp jab.
Murhaa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Day.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Day.
Day uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murhaa.
Day throws a hook but Murhaa avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Murhaa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Paul Murhaa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Day avoids the body shot from Murhaa.
Murhaa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murhaa slips a jab and a cross from Day.
Day throws the left hand but Murhaa avoids the punch easily.
Day staying out of range there.
Day connects with a looping right hand.
Day tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Murhaa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Day.
Murhaa moves away from the strike by Day.
Murhaa is looking for a counter combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Day scores with a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Day.
Day dodges the punch combination from Murhaa.
Day lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Day looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murhaa with a hook.
Murhaa misses with a wild combination.
Murhaa lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Gary Day has been cut.
Day is looking to score with low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Murhaa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gary Day's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Day digs a good hook to Murhaa's body.
Day throws an off balance right hand
and Murhaa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Day misses with a right hand
and Murhaa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murhaa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Day waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murhaa.
Murhaa is looking to counter punch.
Murhaa throws an overhand right that lands on Day's shoulder, as Day tries to avoid the shot.
Day fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murhaa manages to avoid it.
Day misses with a hook
letting Murhaa counter with a right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Murhaa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Murhaa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Day can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa throws a leg kick but Day sees it coming and moves out of range.
Day throws a lazy uppercut
and Murhaa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Day's jab looks to have found its range, popping Murhaa under the eye.
Murhaa misses with a looping right.
Day throws out a counter right but Murhaa avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa throws a jab when Day was well out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Day is defended easily by Murhaa.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Murhaa here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Day throws a leg kick
enabling Murhaa to counter with a crisp jab.
Murhaa misses with a hook. Day ducked under it nicely.
Day throws the left hand but Murhaa avoids the punch easily.
Murhaa moves away from the strike by Day.
Day misses with a shot to the body
letting Murhaa counter with a right hand.
Murhaa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Day throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murhaa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Murhaa catches Day right on the button with a cross.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Day, as that shot connected.
A big right from Murhaa misses.
Day lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murhaa misses with an uppercut.
Murhaa throws a body punch but Day moves out of range.
Day throws a shot from downtown. Murhaa moves away and avoids it.
Day works Murhaa's body with a nice hook.
Day is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Day swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Day throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murhaa throws a poor cross that misses
and Day counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Day.
Murhaa manages to break the clinch.
Day lands a really nice looking cross but Murhaa seems unphased.
Murhaa missing with a left hand there. Day was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murhaa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Day can pounce on him.
Day scores with a decent looking hook.
Murhaa misses with a looping left.
Day wants to counter with a clinch but Murhaa pushes him away.
Day swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Murhaa throws a big counter combination but Day scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Murhaa misses with a straight left.
Day works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Murhaa as he connects with a hook.
A low kick from Day misses
and Day takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Day throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murhaa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Murhaa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Day connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Murhaa scrambles back to his feet.
Day takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Day throws an off balance right hand
and Murhaa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murhaa loads up on a big right hand but Day slips the punch.
Murhaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Day swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Murhaa.
Day ducks under a wild hook from Murhaa.
Day tries to counter by closing the distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Paul Murhaa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gary Day's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Day dips to his left and cracks Murhaa with an uppercut!
Murhaa throws a body punch but Day moves out of range.
Murhaa missing with a left hand there. Day was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murhaa misses with an uppercut
and Murhaa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Paul Murhaa is winning the standup battle so far.
Day lands a head shot.
Day misses with an uppercut. Murhaa saw that one coming.
Day cracks Murhaa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Day darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Day blocks a jab.
A big right from Murhaa misses.
Day works the jab nicely.
Good exchange - Murhaa coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Day throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murhaa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Day cracks Murhaa with a good jab.
Day scores with a jab to the jaw.
Murhaa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Days jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Day looks to clinch
and Murhaa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Day thinking.
Day swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murhaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Day was well out of range. Poor timing from Murhaa.
Murhaa defending well as Day loads up on a big left hand.
Murhaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Day is just out of range.
Murhaa looks to land a right hand but Day moved out of range.
Day appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Day thows a leg kick but Murhaa checks it
letting Murhaa counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day throws a sloppy body shot
and Murhaa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murhaa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Day scores with a sloppy right hand. Murhaa should have avoided that one.
Murhaa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Day wants to slow Murhaa down by chopping away at his legs.
Murhaa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Day throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murhaa slips under a jab from Day.
Day lands a right hook to the body.
Day moves away from the strike by Murhaa.
Murhaa misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Murhaa misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Day! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A jab lands there for Day.
Day connects with a single shot there.
Some wild striking there from Day.
Day tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Murhaa avoids the body shot from Day.
Day lands the left hand.
Gary Day has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Day has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Day misses with a right hand
and Day takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Day turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Day ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Murhaa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
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!
Murhaa throws a jab when Day was well out of range.
Day throws a leg kick
and Murhaa counters with a thumping low kick.
Day closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Murhaa lands a right hook to the body.
Murhaa throws the left hand but Day avoids the punch easily.
Murhaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murhaa takes one to the chin there.
Day takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Day throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Murhaa to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Day comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Murhaa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Murhaa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Royal Pain (ranked 453 p4p, 58 weight class) and Damiao Marcos (ranked 1959 p4p, 232 weight class). Pain comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC Thunderstruck. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Royal Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Damiao Marcos!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Marcos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Marcos 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.
Pain lands with a cross.
Marcos tries to clinch but Pain is having none of it.
Marcos blocks a jab.
Pain takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pain is looking to chop away at Marcos's legs.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Marcos tries to throw a body punch but Pain avoids it by throwing Marcos back against the cage.
Pain blocking some punches.
Pain is trying to pull guard but Marcos turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pain.
Marcos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pain is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Marcos gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Marcos throws a head punch that misses.
Marcos working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pain shoots in for a double leg but Marcos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royal Pain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pain closes the distance and clinches up with Marcos, looking for a takedown. Pain pushes Marcos against the cage but Marcos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pain misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Marcos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marcos cracks a nice hook into Pain's ribs.
Pain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marcos throws out the jab.
Marcos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Marcos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pain manages to avoid it.
Pain dives in for a single leg takedown but Marcos sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Pain stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pain showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marcos.
Pain throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marcos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pain lands a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pain walks into a stiff left hand from Marcos.
Pain showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marcos.
Pain misses the shot to the body.
Marcos wants to counter the offense by Pain and move into the clinch position.
Pain slips under a jab from Marcos.
Pain misses with a hook
and Marcos counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pain closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Marcos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pain.
Marcos is leaning against Pain and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marcos misses with a kick to the body
and Pain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marcos misses with a body kick.
Marcos pushes Pain up against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Marcos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Marcos.
Marcos tries to work over Pain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marcos struggles to land a body shot inside as Pain controls his hands.
Marcos prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pain misses with a punch to the body.
Pain wants a takedown.
Marcos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pain gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Marcos prevents the takedown attempt.
Pain misses with a punch to the body.
Marcos throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Marcos.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marcos.
Marcos cracks Pain with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, Marcos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marcos tries a body shot but Pain blocks it.
Marcos struggles to land a body shot inside as Pain controls his hands.
Pain is trying to force a seperation but Marcos has the dominant position.
Marcos struggles to land a body shot inside as Pain controls his hands.
A short left from Marcos.
Pain tries a knee to the head but Marcos blocks it.
Marcos scores with a shot to the side of Pain's head.
Marcos lands with a left to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damiao Marcos dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Marcos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pain gets a clinch.
Marcos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Marcos struggles to land a body shot inside as Pain controls his hands.
Marcos lands a shoulder strike.
Marcos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marcos misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pain.
Pain is working for takedown but Marcos is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pain prevents a body shot from Marcos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcos lands a left hand.
Marcos working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Marcos fails to land.
Marcos throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos tries to throw a body punch but Pain avoids it by throwing Marcos back against the cage.
Marcos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marcos misses with a punch to the body.
Marcos working aggressively here.
Marcos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marcos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pain backwards.
Marcos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marcos misses with the head strike.
Marcos throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pain.
Marcos swings wildly with an uppercut but Pain uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marcos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcos scores with a shot to the side of Pain's head.
Marcos misses with a punch to the body.
Marcos lands a nice uppercut.
Pain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marcos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marcos lands a nice shot to the body.
Marcos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marcos misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marcos wants a takedown but no success here.
Marcos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marcos tries to work over Pain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Marcos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Marcos.
Marcos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marcos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pain is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pain tries to stall but Marcos uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Marcos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marcos misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pain.
Marcos tries a body shot but Pain blocks it.
Pain goes for a takedown in the clinch but Marcos prevents it.
Marcos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marcos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcos lands with a left to the head.
Pain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marcos has him pressed against the cage.
Pain is trying to drag Marcos to the mat but Marcos just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royal Pain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marcos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pain has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Marcos avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Marcos swings wildly with an uppercut but Pain uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marcos.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marcos digs a right hand underneath Pain's ribcage. Pain let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pain misses with an elbow over the top.
Marcos tries to work over Pain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damiao Marcos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Marcos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Marcos swings wildly with an uppercut but Pain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pain prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pain blocks a body shot from Marcos.
Marcos goes for a takedown attempt but Pain pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pain swings for the body but Marcos moves out of range.
Pain avoids a kick to the body.
Pain jabs at Marcos's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marcos.
Marcos throws a front kick that sends Pain stumbling back into the cage.
Marcos clinches up against the cage.
Pain tries a knee to the head but Marcos blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marcos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos tries to work over Pain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Marcos as the two fighters clinch.
Marcos tries to work over Pain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marcos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marcos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pain drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Marcos misses with a punch on the inside.
Marcos has a couple of punches blocked by Pain.
Pain prevents a body shot from Marcos.
Marcos can't find room to land a body shot as Pain controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain has Marcos pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Marcos manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short right from Marcos on the inside.
Nice body punch from Marcos - that landed with a thud.
Marcos presses Pain against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Marcos on the inside.
Marcos swings wildly with an uppercut but Pain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marcos tries to throw a body punch but Pain avoids it by throwing Marcos back against the cage.
Marcos tries to throw a body punch but Pain avoids it by throwing Marcos back against the cage.
Marcos tightens his grip and picks Pain up, before dumping him to the ground. Pain manages to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marcos sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pain's guard.
Marcos prevents Pain from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marcos looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcos working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pain is looking for a sweep. Marcos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Marcos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Marcos is trying to work for a kimura but Pain is defending well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Marcos connects with a nice short shot to Pain's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Marcos scores with a couple of nice shots.
Marcos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Still in half guard, Marcos seems content to control.
Pain has hold of Marcos's hands but Marcos slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pain moves into full guard.
Marcos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pain is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pain thows a huge punch but Marcos dodges it nicely.
Marcos manages to get to full guard.
Pain throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pain trying to control the position from guard on top but Marcos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Royal Pain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marcos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damiao Marcos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Marcos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damiao Marcos!
Royal Pain was interviewed post fight and said 'Shit, there goes my chance to be like Mike.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Project Doom (ranked 350 p4p, 53 weight class) and David C. Marvin (ranked 782 p4p, 104 weight class). Marvin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Superman Theme kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Project Doom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, David C. Marvin!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marvin walks into a straight right hand from Doom.
Marvin tries to clinch but Doom moves out of range.
Doom lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Doom really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Doom enables Marvin to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Doom manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
My spies in Gorilla Warfare Academy inform me that Marvin has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Marvin trying to control the position from guard on top but Doom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Doom pulls Marvin in close to his closed guard and prevents Marvin from doing any damage or advancing position.
Doom wants to sweep here but Marvin controlling him for the moment.
Doom is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marvin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Doom works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Doom tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Marvin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marvin trying to control but Doom is working from the bottom.
Doom managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doom wants to get back to his feet but Marvin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Doom misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marvin blocks an elbow strike.
Doom lands with a left to the head.
Doom struggles to land a body shot inside as Marvin controls his hands.
Marvin blocks an uppercut.
Marvin is trying to pull guard but Doom has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doom misses with a body punch.
Doom stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Marvin tries to pull guard but Doom holds him up against the cage and eventually Marvin drops back down to his feet.
Doom lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marvin backwards.
Marvin is stalling here.
Doom lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doom has a couple of punches blocked by Marvin.
Doom lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Doom tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Doom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marvin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Doom looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doom manages to break the clinch.
Marvin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doom throws a body kick that misses
and Marvin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Doom won't be happy with that.
Doom is looking to regain half guard here but Marvin keeps moving and retains side control.
Doom manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Marvin is looking to improve his position.
Doom tries to pass to full mount but Marvin defends it.
Doom trying to control the pace.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Marvin is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marvin trying to control but Doom postures up.
Marvin is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Doom is staying active.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doom takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Marvin wants to improve his position but Doom is controlling well.
Doom looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Marvin manages to get to full guard.
Doom has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Marvin is proving hard to escape from.
Marvin trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Project Doom dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Doom tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Doom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marvin can do to turn this around?
Marvin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Doom.
Doom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marvin manages to avoid it.
Doom cracks Marvin with an open hand slap.
Doom scores with a nice head shot.
Doom has managed to clinch.
Doom wants to break free but Marvin has control.
Marvin looking to slow down the pace here.
Doom lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doom lands a right hand.
Marvin blocking some punches.
Doom breaks from the clinch.
Marvin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Doom is out of range and Marvin settles back down.
Doom gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marvin blocks an uppercut.
Doom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marvin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Doom misses with a body punch.
Doom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marvin moves into range and clinches up with Doom.
Marvin managing to block the knees to the body from Doom.
Doom tries to break free but Marvin pushes him back against the cage.
Doom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doom avoids the head kick by Marvin.
Marvin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Doom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marvin was well out of range. Poor timing from Doom.
Marvin throws a fast counter high kick but Doom manages to duck under it in time.
Doom is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Doom connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Marvin explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Marvin tries to clinch there but Doom circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Doom.
Doom clobbers Marvin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Doom clinches up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doom throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Doom scores with a nice short uppercut.
Doom misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Doom fails to land.
A short right from Doom on the inside.
Marvin manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Doom trying to stand up but can't free himself from Marvin's guard.
Marvin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Doom doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Doom manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Marvin looking for a guillotine here but Doom defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doom trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marvin trying to keep a closed guard but Doom is proving a slippery customer.
Doom decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Doom wants to land a leg kick but Marvin is out of range.
Doom fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Marvin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Marvin throws a head kick but Doom moves out of range.
Doom lunges at Marvin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marvin's hand.
Doom is looking to slow Marvin down with leg kicks.
Marvin is looking to land body kicks.
Doom throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doom dips to his left and cracks Marvin with an uppercut!
Doom scores with a jab.
Marvin tries to clinch up but Doom circles away and keeps his distance.
Decent striking displayed by Doom there.
We've been told by Doom's head coaches at Gangsterdamage that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Doom feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Marvins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marvin shoots in and gets a takedown into Doom's guard.
Doom looking to control.
Marvin trying to control the position from guard on top but Doom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marvin stopping the sweep attempt from Doom.
Marvin wants to pass the guard but Doom is keeping the position.
Marvin is still trying to improve position.
Marvin pushing down on Doom's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Project Doom dominated that second round.
That's time! Doom's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Doom lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Project Doom is winning the standup battle so far.
Marvin scores with a takedown into Doom's guard.
Marvin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Doom swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Doom is adopting a defensive guard.
Marvin content to stall in guard here.
Marvin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Doom swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doom keeping moving, preventing Marvin from controlling successfully.
Doom wants to get back to his feet but Marvin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
David C. Marvin has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marvin trying to control the position from guard on top but Doom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Marvin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Doom closes the distance and pushes Marvin back into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marvin.
Doom lands with a light punch inside.
Doom scores with a hook to the body.
Doom lands a right hand.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Doom obliges.
Doom lands with a right to the head.
Doom lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doom pushes Marvin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marvin is rocked!
Doom tries a body shot but Marvin blocks it.
Doom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doom lands a left and a right that send Marvin crashing to the mat, dazed. Doom thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Marvin is still on wobbly legs! Can Doom finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doom turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marvin drives through and clinches with Doom against the cage.
Marvin is struggling to control the position.
Marvin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Doom just stands there and leans against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Doom throws a knee to the head but misses.
Marvin wants to take the fight to the mat but Doom manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Marvin seems to have recovered his senses.
Marvin tries to pull guard but Doom forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Project Doom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David C. Marvin.
Marvin jumps into guard, dragging Doom to the mat.
Doom will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Marvin has a closed guard, preventing Doom from standing up.
Marvin is trying to control the position but Doom postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doom wants to pass the guard but Marvin is keeping the position.
Doom gets to his feet - Marvin follows without any prompting.
Doom clobbers Marvin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Marvin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Doom jabs Marvin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Marvin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Marvin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Marvin tries to clinch but Doom is having none of it.
Marvin is looking to clinch but Doom is avoiding it.
Marvin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Doom connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Doom lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Project Doom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marvin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Doom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marvin has closed the distance and engaged Doom in a clinch.
Marvin successfully pulls guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marvin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Doom wanted to stand there but Marvin had control of the position.
Marvin seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Marvin being controlled here, momentarily.
Doom tries to free his leg and advance position but Marvin is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Project Doom clearly takes that round.
That's time! Doom's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Marvin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick misses from Marvin.
Doom misses with a series of wild punches.
Doom throws the left hand but Marvin avoids the punch easily.
Jab from Doom.
Marvin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Doom manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Doom swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Doom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marvin checks the leg kick.
Marvin throws a fast counter high kick but Doom manages to duck under it in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doom swats away the attempt to clinch by Marvin.
Marvin tries to keep at a distance but Doom has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doom wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marvin has him pressed against the cage.
Marvin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Doom misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marvin fails to pull guard.
Doom tries a body shot but Marvin blocks it.
Doom has had enough of the clinch but Marvin keeps him there for the moment.
Come on Marvin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Doom is trying to break the clinch but Marvin is controlling him.
Doom working aggressively here.
Doom is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Doom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marvin darts in trying to clinch
and Doom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marvin takes one on the button.
Doom connects with a leg kick. Marvin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Marvin is looking to clinch.
Marvin tries a head kick but it misses.
Doom swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Marvin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Doom sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Project Doom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David C. Marvin.
Doom scores with a jab.
Marvin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Marvin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Doom connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Project Doom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A left lands for Doom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marvin takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marvin.
Doom working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Doom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doom scores with a jab to the head.
Marvin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Doom closes the distance and clinches.
Marvin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doom with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Doom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doom misses with some punches.
Doom tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The referee is keeping an eye on Marvin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Marvin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Marvin has Doom pushed against the cage.
Doom throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Doom as Marvin tries to tie him up.
Doom tries to throw a body punch but Marvin avoids it by throwing Doom back against the cage.
Doom lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marvin backwards.
Doom gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Marvin.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Doom.
Marvin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Doom scores with a nice short uppercut.
Doom throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marvin blocks it with crossed arms.
Doom blocks a body shot from Marvin.
Marvin fails to pull guard.
Marvin tries to pull guard but Doom holds him up against the cage and eventually Marvin drops back down to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Project Doom had his way with David C. Marvin in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Doom feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Marvins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Doom scores with a body shot.
Marvin misses with a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Doom.
Doom closes the distance and clinches.
Doom misses with a punch on the inside.
Marvin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Doom to keep the fight standing.
Doom wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Marvin is trying to pull guard but Doom has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Come on Marvin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Doom with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Marvin is trying to pull guard but Doom turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Project Doom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David C. Marvin.
Doom lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doom tries to throw a body punch but Marvin avoids it by throwing Doom back against the cage.
Marvin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marvin struggles to land a body shot inside as Doom controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Doom fails to land.
Project Doom has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marvin.
Marvin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Doom to keep the fight standing.
Doom missing with knees to the body.
Marvin is trying to pull guard but Doom has him pressed against the cage.
Marvin fails to pull guard.
Doom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Doom swinging wildly here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Doom, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doom throws a body punch but Marvin moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Doom.
A telegraphed right hand from Doom misses the target.
Doom with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marvin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Doom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doom throws a knee to the head but misses.
Doom throws a head punch that misses.
Marvin jumps into guard, dragging Doom to the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doom's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Doom looking to pass the guard.
Marvin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marvin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Doom trying to stand up but can't free himself from Marvin's guard.
Doom looking to pass the guard.
Marvin controls Doom momentarily but Doom frees himself.
Doom controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Marvin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
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.
Doom has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Marvin is proving hard to escape from.
Marvin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Doom gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Marvin has a closed guard, preventing Doom from standing up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Doom throws a big shot that misses.
Doom swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Marvin counters with a nice body kick.
David C. Marvin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big right from Doom misses.
Doom throws a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Project Doom showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Doom, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 50:45
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Project Doom!
A victorious Project Doom 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jari Bull (ranked 505 p4p, 73 weight class) and The Mighty Quinn (ranked 960 p4p, 136 weight class). Quinn has chosen Mighty Quinn as his entrance music. 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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210 lbs
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206 lbs
19 - 8 - 0 |
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jari Bull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Mighty Quinn!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quinn slips under a jab from Bull.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Quinn! But no joy.
Bull throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bull takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bull misses with a double jab.
Bull gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Quinn.
It looks like Jari Bull has been cut.
Quinn misses with a right hand
and Bull counters with a low kick, right behind Quinn 's knee.
Bull throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Quinn throws out a counter right but Bull avoids it with no problem.
Quinn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bull misses with a hook to the body
and Quinn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Quinn looks to land a right hand but Bull moved out of range.
Bull throws a body punch but Quinn moves out of range.
Bull wants to land a leg kick but Quinn is out of range.
Bull takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bull cracks Quinn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull throws a hook but Quinn avoids it easily.
Bull misses the body punch
and Quinn counters with a nice uppercut.
Bull tries to work over Quinn's front leg with a kick but Quinn checks it.
Quinn swings for the body but Bull moves out of range.
Bull has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bull there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bull checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Quinn throws a lazy uppercut
and Bull counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Quinn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A low kick from Bull misses
and Quinn counters with a nice body shot.
Bull works Quinn's body with a nice hook.
Bull works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Bull there.
A shot to the liver by Quinn. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn just misses with a punch to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bull!
Quinn on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Bull.
Quinn misses the shot to the body.
Bull 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.
Bull stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bull fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quinn manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Quinn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice straight punches there by Bull. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bull.
Quinn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Quinn moves away from the strike by Bull.
Quinn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bull throws a front kick aimed at Quinn's knee but Quinn avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Quinn now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Quinn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bull throws a solid leg kick but Quinn takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bull.
Bull keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quinn.
Bull misses with a leg kick
letting Quinn counter with a right hand.
Quinn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bull lands a nice looking kick to the body. Quinn takes a step back to recover.
Quinn throws a looping overhand right but Bull ducks down to avoid it.
Quinn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bull.
Bull throws a chopping leg kick but Quinn manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A low kick from Quinn is predictable there
and Bull counters with a body kick.
Bull misses with a body punch
letting Quinn counter with a right hand.
Jari Bull's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull scores with a leg kick.
Quinn throws a leg kick
and Bull counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bull swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Quinn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bull takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bull takes a swing at Quinn's ribcage but misses.
Quinn throws out a counter right but Bull avoids it with no problem.
Quinn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bull.
Bull cracks Quinn with an open hand slap.
Quinn missing with a left hand there. Bull was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bull misses with a kick to the body.
Bull is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bull.
A slow jab from Quinn misses its intended target.
Bull was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Quinn misses the shot to the body.
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 Jari Bull will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jari Bull's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Good leg kick by Bull there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bull is looking to slow Quinn down with leg kicks.
Quinn walks into a stiff left hand from Bull.
A telegraphed right hand from Quinn misses the target.
Bull looks to land a combination. Quinn sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bull just misses with a punch to the body.
Bull works the jab nicely.
Bull lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Quinn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bull throws a sloppy body shot
and Quinn counters with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quinn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bull throws a nice outside leg kick.
Quinn jabs at Bull's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Bull misses
and Quinn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bull throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Quinn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Quinn throws out a counter right but Bull avoids it with no problem.
Bull slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Quinn.
Quinn misses with a lunging right hand
and Bull counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bull throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Quinn moves forwards but Bull connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bull throws a leg kick
enabling Quinn to counter with a crisp jab.
Bull looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Quinn checks a leg kick.
Bull keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Quinn checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn misses with a leg kick.
Quinn misses the shot to the body.
Bull lands a head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quinn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bull connects with a leg kick. Quinn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Quinn looks to throw the jab but Bull is out of range.
Jari Bull is winning the standup battle so far.
Quinn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bull takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bull lands with a nice body kick.
Bull misses with a leg kick
and Quinn counters with a straight right hand.
Bull throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A countering left hand to the body from Quinn misses.
Bull throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bull.
Bull tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Quinn checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bull is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Quinn throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bull.
Quinn throws a lazy uppercut
and Bull counters with a nice body shot.
Quinn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bull moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Quinn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bull lands with a kick to the temple. Quinn shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A low kick from Bull is predictable there
and Quinn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bull misses with a body shot.
Quinn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinn takes a swing at Bull's ribcage but misses.
Bull tries to work over Quinn's front leg with a kick but Quinn checks it.
A little jabbing left from Quinn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bull moves out of range of the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bull ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quinn moves away.
Bull misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Quinn counter with a right hand.
Jari Bull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Bull misses.
Quinn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bull lands a high kick!
Quinn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Quinn, right into the meat.
Bull throws out a powerful jab.
Bull looks to score with a jab to the body but Quinn is just out of range.
Quinn throws a lazy uppercut
and Bull counters with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jari Bull dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jari Bull's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Quinn throws a looping overhand right but Bull ducks down to avoid it.
Bull is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Quinn misses with a wild body shot.
Quinn throws a solid leg kick but Bull takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Quinn.
Quinn is looking to chop away at Bull's legs.
Bull lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Quinn moves out of range of the body kick.
Bull on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Quinn scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bull throws a shot from downtown. Quinn moves away and avoids it.
Quinn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Quinn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bull's sensitive parts.
Bull ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quinn moves away.
Bull shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn missing with a left hand there. Bull was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Quinn throws the left hand but Bull avoids the punch easily.
Bull feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bull.
The fighters circling - Bull throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Quinn doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bull gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Quinn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Quinn misses with a straight left.
Quinn avoids the body shot from Bull.
Quinn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Quinn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bull rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Quinn counters with a stiff right hand.
Quinn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bull has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bull thumps Quinn with a low kick.
The Mighty Quinn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull moves away from the strike by Quinn.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bull.
Bull misses with a looping right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quinn tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bull fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bull uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Quinn.
Bull cracks the inside of Quinn's front leg.
Bull lands a leg kick that knocks Quinn off balance momentarily.
Quinn defending well as Bull loads up on a big left hand.
Quinn is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bull with a body shot.
Quinn misses with a wild body shot.
Quinn ducks under a wild hook from Bull.
Quinn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bull slips under a jab from Quinn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quinn was well out of range. Poor timing from Bull.
Jab from Bull.
Bull fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Quinn is out of range.
Quinn appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bull lands with a right hand.
Bull scoring well with a low kick there.
Quinn has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bull.
Quinn misses with a low kick.
Quinn takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Quinn thumps Bull with a low kick.
Bull defending well as Quinn loads up on a big left hand.
Bull throwing a counter right hand but Quinn manages to avoid it.
Bull throws a sloppy body shot
and Quinn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bull tests Quinn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull throws a hook but Quinn avoids it easily.
Bull lands a nice looking body shot.
Bull throws a leg kick
and Quinn counters with a crisp right hand that drops Bull! Quinn lets Bull back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Bull is rocked!
Jari Bull's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick from Quinn misses.
Bull throws a solid leg kick but Quinn takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bull.
Bull is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Quinn.
Bull thuds his right hand into Quinn's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Quinn misses with a body shot.
Bull has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Quinn misses with a left hand
and Bull counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bull scores with a sloppy right hand. Quinn should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheers as Bull lands an impressive looking overhand right. Quinn doesn't seem phased though.
Bull misses with a left hand
and Quinn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to The Mighty Quinn.
Well Bull 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 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... The Mighty Quinn!
A relieved looking The Mighty Quinn thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ebyn Dall (ranked 89 p4p, 18 weight class) and Alexei Chernokov (ranked 740 p4p, 95 weight class). Dall comes to the cage accompanied by Under the Blood. Chernokov has chosen Disaster strikes - Mushroom cloud as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ebyn Dall!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexei Chernokov!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chernokov throws out the jab.
As Chernokov backs away, Dall returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Chernokov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dall counters with a leg kick.
Dall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chernokov throws out the jab.
Chernokov blocks a head kick by Dall.
Dall looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dall fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chernokov on the side of the head.
Chernokov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Chernokov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chernokov avoids the head kick by Dall.
Chernokov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dall bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chernokov's head backwards.
Alexei Chernokov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dall takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chernokov swings widly with a right hand
and Dall counters with a leg kick.
Dall lands a slapping body shot.
Chernokov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dall defends well and Chernokov ends up having to push Dall into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chernokov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dall counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chernokov's knee momentarily.
Chernokov throws out a loose jab but Dall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chernokov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chernokov blocks a head kick by Dall.
Dall slips under a jab from Chernokov.
Chernokov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chernokov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dall doesn't seem bothered though.
Dall misses with a head kick.
Chernokov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chernokov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dall.
Chernokov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dall counters with a right hand to the body.
A big right from Chernokov misses.
Chernokov lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall staying out of range there.
Chernokov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chernokov throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Dall to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chernokov staying out of range there.
Dall gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dall moves out of range as Chernokov strikes.
Dall swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dall throws a poor cross that misses
letting Chernokov counter with a right hand.
Chernokov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dall scores with a sloppy right hand. Chernokov should have avoided that one.
Dall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dall walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chernokov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dall throws a front kick aimed at Chernokov's knee but Chernokov avoids it well.
Chernokov works Dall's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Dall. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dall.
Chernokov cracks Dall with an open hand slap.
Dall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chernokov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Chernokov avoids the head kick by Dall.
Chernokov misses with a looping right.
Dall was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dall takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chernokov cracks Dall with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dall cracks Chernokov with an open hand slap.
Dall stuns Chernokov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
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!
Dall throws a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall throws a predictable looking body shot
and Chernokov counters with a straight right hand.
Chernokov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chernokov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dall.
A jab from Chernokov misses.
Dall is looking to counter punch.
Chernokov misses with a hook
letting Dall counter with a right hand.
Chernokov throws a hook to the side of Dall's head but Dall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chernokov misses with a hook
and Dall counters with a stiff right hand.
Chernokov slips a straight right by Dall.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dall throws a head kick that misses.
Chernokov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dall.
A nice side step and Chernokov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chernokov.
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 Ebyn Dall will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Chernokov lands a right hook to the body.
Dall defending well as Chernokov loads up on a big left hand.
Chernokov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dall just misses with a punch to the body.
Chernokov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chernokov cracks a nice hook into Dall's ribs.
Chernokov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dall. Dall circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Chernokov throws a body shot but no joy.
Chernokov misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chernokov throws a lazy uppercut
and Dall counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dall.
Chernokov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dall counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chernokov thinking.
Chernokov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dall momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Dall. Beautiful body shot.
Dall blocks a jab.
Donk. Chernokov catches Dall right on the button with a cross.
Chernokov misses with an uppercut.
Chernokov misses with a straight left.
Chernokov moves out of range as Dall throws a body kick.
Chernokov lands a slapping body shot.
Chernokov misses with a right hand
and Dall counters with a thumping low kick.
Dall goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Chernokov defending well as Dall loads up on a big left hand.
Dall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chernokov scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chernokov swings for the body but Dall moves out of range.
Dall throws an overhand right that lands on Chernokov's shoulder, as Chernokov tries to avoid the shot.
Dall throws a poor cross that misses
and Chernokov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chernokov misses with an uppercut.
Dall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chernokov throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Chernokov.
Dall walks into a left hand.
Dall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chernokov.
Chernokov misses the jab.
Chernokov misses with a double jab.
Chernokov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall walks into a left hand.
Chernokov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dall throws Chernokov to one side and escapes!
The fighters circle momentarily. Dall darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Chernokov digs a good body shot into Dall's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Dall misses.
Chernokov throws a big shot that misses.
Chernokov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dall moves away.
Chernokov misses with a double jab
and Dall counters with a stiff right hand.
Chernokov avoids the body shot from Dall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chernokov tries for a takedown but Dall sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chernokov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dall takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dall with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dall takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chernokov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dall makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chernokov just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice jab there from Chernokov.
Chernokov throws a looping overhand right but Dall ducks down to avoid it.
Dall half committed to a counter leg kick.
Chernokov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chernokov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alexei Chernokov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A punch lands to the side of Chernokov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A shot to the liver by Dall. Beautiful body shot.
Dall missing with a left hand there. Chernokov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dall cracks Chernokov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dall missing with a left hand there. Chernokov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dall walks into a left hand.
Dall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chernokov throws a sloppy body shot
and Dall counters with a good low kick that Chernokov was not able to check.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chernokov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dall.
It looked like Dall wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chernokov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chernokov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dall counters with a stiff right hand.
Ebyn Dall is winning the standup battle so far.
Chernokov blocks a head kick by Dall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall throws a hook but Chernokov blocks it.
Chernokov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Dall to counter with a crisp jab.
Chernokov catches Dall with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Chernokov thuds a left hand into Dall's body.
Chernokov thows a left - swing and a miss!
A head kick misses from Dall.
Chernokov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dall motions for Chernokov to come forward. Dall throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chernokov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dall throws out the jab.
Dall lands a jab.
Nice body punch from Chernokov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dall there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dall slips a straight right by Chernokov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chernokov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chernokov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dall moves out of range of the strikes.
Dall swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chernokov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dall looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dall is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dall cracks a nice hook into Chernokov's ribs.
Chernokov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dall counters with a low kick, right behind Chernokov 's knee.
Chernokov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dall.
Chernokov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dall takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall tries a head kick but it misses.
Chernokov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And Dall counters with a quick kick to the body but Chernokov blocks it.
Chernokov misses with a straight right.
Chernokov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice side step and Chernokov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dall is looking to land body kicks.
Chernokov misses with a hook
enabling Dall to counter with a crisp jab.
Dall throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Chernokov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A big left from Chernokov misses.
Dall was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Chernokov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dall moves away.
As Chernokov backs away, Dall returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Dall defending well as Chernokov loads up on a big left hand.
Dall throwing a counter right hand but Chernokov manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall cracks Chernokov with a good jab.
Chernokov 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.
Chernokov misses with a hook
and Dall makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dall throws a head kick that Chernokov semi-blocks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chernokov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dall moves away.
Chernokov misses the shot to the body.
Dall throws a quick counter head kick but Chernokov was just out of range.
Dall clobbers Chernokov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Chernokov throws a combination. Dall tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dall.
Chernokov lands a glancing blow to the side of Dall's head.
Chernokov misses with a right hand
and Chernokov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Ebyn Dall did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Chernokov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chernokov digs a good hook to Dall's body.
Chernokov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dall misses with a body punch
and Chernokov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chernokov works Dall's body with a nice hook.
Chernokov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Chernokov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Good shot there by Dall.
The fighters circle momentarily. Chernokov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jab from Chernokov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dall slips under a jab.
Dall swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dall has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dall there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chernokov misses the jab.
Dall looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Dall throws a leg kick
and Chernokov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dall throws a jab but it's blocked by Chernokov.
Chernokov walks into a left hand.
Dall throws an off balance right hand
and Chernokov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chernokov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chernokov scores with a jab to the body.
Chernokov throws a hook but Dall blocks it.
Dall throwing a counter right hand but Chernokov manages to avoid it.
Good work by Chernokov as he checks the leg kick.
Chernokov throws an overhand right that lands on Dall's shoulder, as Dall tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Dall on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chernokov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chernokov scores with a body shot.
Chernokov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dall thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Chernokov if he has to take too many more of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chernokov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dall lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chernokov shoots in but no luck this time.
It appears Dall was looking to counter with a kick there.
Chernokov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chernokov throws a hook but Dall avoids it easily.
Chernokov digs a good hook to Dall's body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dall.
Chernokov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dall counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall throws a hook to the side of Chernokov's head but Chernokov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dall with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chernokov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dall throws out the jab.
Chernokov misses with a right hand
and Dall counters with a straight right hand.
Dall throws a jab when Chernokov was well out of range.
Chernokov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chernokov connects with a body shot that sends Dall's belly button to the back.
Chernokov connects with a nice looking jab.
Chernokov takes a swing at Dall's ribcage but misses.
Chernokov throws a series of punches but Dall avoids them all with ease.
Dall swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dall. That's going to slow Chernokov down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chernokov misses with a right hand
and Dall makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dall drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Chernokov throws out a powerful jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chernokov misses with a lunging right hand
and Dall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dall misses with a body shot.
Chernokov misses with a right hand
and Dall counters with a stiff right hand.
A big right from Chernokov misses.
Dall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chernokov.
An inside leg kick from Dall misses.
Chernokov misses with a hook. Dall ducked under it nicely.
Chernokov lands with a straight right. Dall didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Alexei Chernokov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Chernokov misses the jab.
Dall throws a head kick that misses.
Chernokov throws a hook to the side of Dall's head but Dall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dall appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dall walks into a straight right hand from Chernokov.
Chernokov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Chernokov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dall.
A swing and a miss from Chernokov.
Chernokov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Chernokov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A shot to the body from Chernokov misses
and Dall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dall misses with a head kick.
Chernokov misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chernokov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dall throws a wild body kick that Chernokov sees coming a mile off.
Dall moves out of range of the strikes.
Chernokov throws a hook to the side of Dall's head but Dall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chernokov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chernokov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chernokov throws a jab when Dall was well out of range.
Dall was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chernokov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chernokov.
Dall throwing a counter right hand but Chernokov manages to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Chernokov. Beautiful body shot.
Dall ducks under a wild hook from Chernokov.
And Dall counters with a quick kick to the body but Chernokov blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chernokov throws a jab when Dall was well out of range.
Chernokov misses the shot to the body.
Dall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chernokov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Chernokov fails to land with a series of punches.
Dall is looking to counter punch.
Dall lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chernokov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dall gets back to half guard.
Dall moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chernokov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dall working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chernokov.
Dall utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dall working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chernokov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Chernokov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Chernokov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chernokov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chernokov throws a big elbow that misses.
Dall is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chernokov defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chernokov's guard.
Chernokov looking for a guillotine here but Dall defends easily.
Chernokov working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Dall has passed into half guard!
Dall is looking to advance position but Chernokov won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ebyn Dall.
I think Dall has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 47:48
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 48:48
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 48:47
The fight is ruled a draw!
Ebyn Dall retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mat Diaz (ranked 136 p4p, 18 weight class) and David Lang (ranked 148 p4p, 20 weight class). Diaz comes into the arena with I Got Five On It blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Lang's choice of entrance music: Granite Breaker. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mat Diaz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Lang!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lang lunges at Diaz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Diaz's hand.
Diaz slips a jab from Lang.
Diaz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lang on the side of the head.
Nice sprawl there from Lang as Diaz shoots in.
Diaz scores with a body shot.
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lang was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz looks to land a left hand but Lang moved out of range nicely.
Lang connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lang throws the left hand but Diaz avoids the punch easily.
Lang scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A big right from Diaz misses.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Lang defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
Despite the aggression on Lang's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lang jabs Diaz right on the nose. Diaz blinks but takes it well.
Diaz is rocked!
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!
Diaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lang.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lang throws a looping overhand right but Diaz ducks down to avoid it.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang throws a hook to the side of Diaz's head but Diaz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lang.
Diaz is looking to wear down Lang with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lang misses with a double jab.
Diaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lang.
Lang swings widly with a right hand
and Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diaz takes a swing at Lang's ribcage but misses.
Lang closes the distance and clinches.
I was talking to Diaz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Diaz is working Lang over against the cage.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Lang controls his hands.
Lang looking to slow down the pace here.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Lang controls his hands.
Lang stops a takedown attempt from Diaz.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lang working aggressively here.
Lang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lang prevents a body shot from Diaz.
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang misses with the head strike.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Lang moves away and avoids it.
Diaz connects with a body shot that sends Lang's belly button to the back.
A big right from Diaz misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz blocks a jab.
Lang throws a shot from downtown. Diaz moves away and avoids it.
Lang lands with a nice combination. Diaz backs away looking to recover.
Diaz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lang misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Diaz misses the target.
Lang throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Diaz looks to land a right hand but Lang moved out of range.
Lang feints a jab promting Diaz to slip. Lang then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Diaz slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
A jab lands there for Lang.
Lang scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A shot to the body from Diaz misses
letting Lang counter with a right hand.
Oh Diaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lang throws a monster overhand right that drops Diaz! Lang follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Lang!
David Lang is the new welterweight champion!
David Lang decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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