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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martti Maanantai (ranked 6660 p4p, 604 weight class) and Kshau Nish (ranked 21804 p4p, 784 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Martti Maanantai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kshau Nish!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maanantai throws a hook but Nish blocks it.
Maanantai misses with the combination.
Maanantai feints a jab promting Nish to slip. Maanantai then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nish slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Kshau Nish has been cut.
Maanantai misses with a double jab.
Maanantai misses with a body shot.
Nish moves into the clinch.
Maanantai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nishs head.
Nish lands a damaging elbow.
Nish breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Nish 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.
Maanantai misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maanantai. Nish does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nish shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Nish was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maanantai manages to get back to half guard.
Nish with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maanantai wants to control but Nish is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Maanantai looking for submissions off his back.
Maanantai wants to get back to full guard.
Maanantai regains full guard. Nicely done.
Maanantai looking to control.
Maanantai looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Maanantai keeping moving, preventing Nish from controlling successfully.
Maanantai has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nish stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maanantai swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maanantai has his foot on Nish's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nish works his way back into a safe position though.
Maanantai escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nish gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nish looking to improve position, pressing down on Maanantai's thigh with his hand. Maanantai seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Nish paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Nish's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Maanantai picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Martti Maanantai!
A victorious Martti Maanantai thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Edwards (ranked 6277 p4p, 189 weight class) and Charlie Villenueva (ranked 6278 p4p, 190 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Villenueva!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villenueva has his takedown stuffed
and Edwards moves into the clinch.
Edwards manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Villenueva connects with a couple of short punches.
Villenueva postures up.
Villenueva postures up in Edwards's guard and throws a big left but Edwards blocks it.
Villenueva wants to control from the top but Edwards keeps moving.
Edwards working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Villenueva wants to pass the guard but Edwards is keeping the position.
Villenueva wants to control from the top but Edwards keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Villenueva has passed into half guard!
Edwards wants to get back to full guard.
Edwards tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Villenueva is working for a kimura but Edwards is defending it quite comfortably.
Villenueva thows a huge punch but Edwards dodges it nicely.
Edwards wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Edwards is refusing to be controlled, as Villenueva sits in half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Edwards shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Edwards was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Villenueva is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Edwards's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Edwards is looking to take a break and control but Villenueva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Edwards wants to pass the guard but Villenueva is defending well.
Edwards works his way into side control.
Villenueva is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villenueva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Villenueva trying to control but Edwards postures up.
Edwards trying to control the pace.
Edwards seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Villenueva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Edwards is thwarting Villenueva's attempts to control the position.
Edwards looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
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.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Edwards wants to stand up but Villenueva is controlling the position.
Villenueva is not content to let Edwards control the position.
Villenueva trying to control here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Villenueva tries to get to full guard but Edwards has control of the leg.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Edwards fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Villenueva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Edwards scores with a head kick.
It looks like Charlie Villenueva has been cut.
Edwards has his takedown stuffed
and Villenueva counters by moving into the clinch.
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 Anthony Edwards will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Charlie Villenueva's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Villenueva tries to keep at a distance but Edwards has taken the fight into the clinch.
Edwards tries to pull guard but Villenueva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Villenueva ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Villenueva no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Edwards trying to control but Villenueva is working from the bottom.
Edwards preventing the sweep.
Edwards has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Villenueva is proving hard to escape from.
Edwards slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edwards pushes down on Villenueva's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards wants to stand up but Villenueva has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Villenueva trying to control from the bottom.
Edwards is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Edwards trying to control the action but Villenueva is working from the bottom.
Villenueva wants to control but Edwards is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Villenueva shoots in for a takedown but Edwards shows good takedown defense.
Anthony Edwards is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Edwards cracks a nice hook into Villenueva's ribs.
Villenueva is breathing heavily.
Villenueva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Edwards is fending him off so far but Villenueva persists. Nope, Edwards circles away and we're back to standing.
Edwards wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Edwards throws a nice outside leg kick.
Edwards lands a nice looking body shot.
Edwards fails in his attempt to clinch.
Edwards could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Edwards closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Edwards has picked Villenueva up - he's going for a ride! Edwards dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Villenueva tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Edwards manages to move to mount!
Edwards trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villenueva has given up his back. Will we see Edwards going for some submissions?
Edwards lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Edwards keeps control of the position as Villenueva tries to break free.
Edwards avoiding Villenueva 's attempts to control his hands.
Edwards is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Villenueva can do to turn this around?
Edwards keeps control of the position easily here as Villenueva tries to buck him off.
Edwards looking for the RNC.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards struggling to keep hold of the position.
Edwards is hanging on to Villenueva's back as he tries to escape.
Edwards is looking for the choke from the back position but Villenueva is controlling his hands well.
Villenueva covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Even with his hooks in, Edwards manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Villenueva wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Edwards gets his hands free as Villenueva looks to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Edwards dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Charlie Villenueva's cut.
That's time! Edwards's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Villenueva tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Edwards defends well and Villenueva ends up having to push Edwards into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Villenueva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Edwards's waist but Edwards gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Villenueva off to one side.
Edwards has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Villenueva.
Edwards tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Villenueva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Edwards scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Edwards closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Villenueva tries to kick Edwards off in order to stand up. Edwards Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Villenueva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Edwards wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Edwards scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Villenueva to see if he's OK.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Edwards grinds an elbow into Villenueva's temple.
You can see the frustration on Villenueva's face as Edwards controls the position.
Edwards working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards stands up and beckons Villenueva to his feet.
Edwards clinches up against the cage.
Edwards drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Villenueva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Edwards breaks from the clinch.
Edwards blocks a head kick by Villenueva.
Edwards shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Villenueva manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Villenueva can't keep his opponent in guard - Edwards advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Edwards postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Villenueva to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villenueva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Villenueva wriggles free and stands up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edwards slaps away a takedown attempt from Villenueva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Anthony Edwards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Villenueva.
Edwards misses with a takedown attempt - Villenueva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Villenueva instigates a clinch.
Villenueva tries to pull guard but Edwards holds him up against the cage and eventually Villenueva drops back down to his feet.
Villenueva is trying to push Edwards away but Edwards has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Villenueva tries to pull guard but Edwards forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards tries to pull guard but Villenueva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Edwards has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Villenueva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Edwards drops down looking for an ankle pick but Villenueva pulls his leg out and moves away.
Villenueva is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Edwards's half guard.
Villenueva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Edwards moves into full guard.
Edwards keeping moving, preventing Villenueva from controlling successfully.
Edwards tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villenueva trying to control the position from guard on top but Edwards is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Edwards manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Villenueva manages to get himself to full guard.
Edwards wants to control from the top but Villenueva keeps moving.
Edwards throws a strike but Villenueva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Edwards manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Villenueva manages to get himself to full guard.
Charlie Villenueva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anthony Edwards is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Villenueva punching to the body, from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Edwards showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Edwards has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Edwards!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dimitri Aristova (ranked 8269 p4p, 318 weight class) and James Striker (ranked 9084 p4p, 336 weight class). Striker comes into a darkened arena with his song building. It's A Fight kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Dimitri Aristova has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dimitri Aristova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Striker!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Striker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jab by Striker.
Striker scores with a three punch combo!
Striker checks a low kick from Aristova.
James Striker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Striker digs a good hook to Aristova's body.
Striker throws out a loose jab but Aristova uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've been informed that Striker has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Striker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Striker lands the left hand.
Striker throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aristova clinches.
Striker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Striker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Aristova shoots in looking for a takedown but Striker manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Aristova's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Striker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Striker.
A leg kick checked by Aristova.
Aristova fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Striker, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aristova working hard to break the clinch.
Aristova fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Striker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aristova is trying hard to land a takedown here. Striker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Striker stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Striker wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dimitri Aristova. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aristova tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Striker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Aristova shoots for a double leg takedown but Striker sprawls well. He's pushed Aristova's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Striker is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Aristova takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Striker throws a body shot but no joy.
Aristova tries to clinch but Striker moves out of range.
Aristova tries to clinch up.
James Striker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Aristova misses.
Striker throws out a powerful jab.
Striker scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aristova in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aristova fails with an attempt to clinch.
Striker sizes up Aristova with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Striker with a nice cross.
Striker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Aristova has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Striker's jab looks to have found its range, popping Aristova under the eye.
Aristova 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.
Aristova misses the jab.
Aristova checks the leg kick nicely there.
Aristova shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Striker lands a leg kick that knocks Aristova off balance momentarily.
Striker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Aristova pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aristova fails with a takedown attempt.
A jab from Striker does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Striker moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Striker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Striker is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Aristova had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Aristova takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Aristova checks the leg kick.
Striker cracks a nice hook into Aristova's ribs.
Striker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Aristova is looking to land body kicks.
Aristova shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Striker pinned against the cage. Striker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Striker lands with an uppercut that bounces Aristova off the cage and back into range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Striker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aristova. That did some damage!
Aristova is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Aristova tries to close the distance and clinch up but Striker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Striker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Striker scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Striker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A head kick misses from Aristova.
Aristova gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Striker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Striker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Striker stuffs the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Striker misses with a low kick.
Aristova seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Aristova shoots in and gets a takedown into Striker's guard.
Aristova is in close to Striker's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Striker 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.
Aristova shoots in for a takedown but Striker shows good takedown defense.
Aristova misses with a body shot.
Aristova on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Striker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aristova is looking to counter the offense by Striker and move into the clinch.
Striker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Aristova on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Striker. Striker obviously looking to wear him down.
Aristova tries to close the distance and clinch but Striker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Striker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aristova takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Striker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Aristova takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Striker throws a leg kick but Aristova sees it coming and moves out of range.
Striker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aristova. That did some damage!
Striker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aristova moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aristova looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aristova is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Striker tries to counter by closing the distance.
Aristova checks a low kick from Striker.
Aristova misses with a takedown attempt
and Striker counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Striker.
Striker breaks from the clinch.
Aristova walks into a jab.
Jab by Striker.
Aristova moves forwards but Striker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dimitri Aristova is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Striker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Aristova doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Striker counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dimitri Aristova. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Striker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aristova is looking to clinch but Striker is avoiding it.
Striker throws a leg kick which misses Aristova's front leg but catches the back leg as Aristova tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Striker misses.
Aristova fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aristova takes one on the button.
That kick from Striker tenderised Aristova's leg. Aristova is trying to keep his angry face on.
James Striker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Striker connects with a leg kick. Aristova looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Aristova shoots in but Striker avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Striker wants to counter the offense by Aristova and move into the clinch position.
Striker lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Aristova looks to land a combination. Striker sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Striker.
Aristova moves into the clinch.
Aristova pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Striker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aristovas head.
Aristova breaks from the clinch.
Striker misses with a body kick.
Aristova swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Striker lands a slapping body shot.
Striker looks to land a right hand but Aristova moved out of range.
Aristova clinches.
Striker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Striker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aristova is trying to push Striker away but Striker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Striker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aristova looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Aristova shoots in for a double leg but Striker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Striker's jab looks to have found its range, popping Aristova under the eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Striker misses with a body shot.
Aristova closes this distance looking for a takedown but Striker circles away.
Aristova goes for a double leg but Striker avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Striker continues to drive forward.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Striker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Striker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Aristova blocks a head kick by Striker.
Aristova checks a low kick from Striker.
Aristova avoids the head kick by Striker.
Aristova takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Striker stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Striker wants it to stay on the feet.
Striker is looking to chop away at Aristova's legs.
Striker thows a leg kick but Aristova checks it
and Aristova counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Striker!
Striker is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Aristova has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Striker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Aristova on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Aristova has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Striker.
Striker lands with a good body shot.
Aristova throws an overhand right that lands on Striker's shoulder, as Striker tries to avoid the shot.
Striker throws a shot from downtown. Aristova moves away and avoids it.
Aristova fails with a takedown attempt.
Striker feints and then cracks Aristova's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aristova down.
Aristova keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Aristova was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Striker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Striker throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Aristova lands a head kick. Striker smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Striker lands a leg kick that knocks Aristova off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Striker throws the kick towards the body but Aristova avoids it.
Striker lands with a straight right. Aristova didn't see that one coming.
Aristova closes the distance looking to clinch
and Striker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Striker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Aristova checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Striker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aristova moves away.
Aristova will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Aristova throws a nice looking combination but Striker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Striker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Striker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Striker misses with a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Aristova on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Striker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Aristova dives in and grabs Striker's left leg, looking for a takedown. Striker pushes down on Aristova's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dimitri Aristova. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Striker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aristova takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Aristova shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Striker sprawls well. Striker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Aristova gets slowly back to his feet.
Striker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Striker. Beautiful body shot.
Striker lunges at Aristova with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Aristova's hand.
Aristova tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Striker swats away the attempt to clinch by Aristova.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aristova shoots in for a takedown but Striker shows good takedown defense.
Aristova walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Striker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Striker throws a body punch but Aristova moves out of range.
Aristova is looking to clinch.
Striker with a jab.
Aristova fails to land with a series of punches.
Striker attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
It looked like Aristova was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Striker stuffs the takedown attempt from Aristova. Aristova gets slowly back to his feet.
Striker is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Striker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Striker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aristova drops his hands momentarily and Striker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Aristova checks a leg kick.
Aristova closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jab from Striker.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Striker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Aristova tries to clinch but Striker moves out of range.
Striker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Aristova momentarily.
James Striker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Striker wants to land a leg kick but Aristova is out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Aristova.
Aristova is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Striker has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dimitri Aristova has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Striker is trying to buck Aristova off.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Striker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Striker winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Striker!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, James Striker made sure he mentioned Fanatic Inc., along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robin Cohen (ranked 6232 p4p, 619 weight class) and Rex Bolt (ranked 23999 p4p, 747 weight class). Rex Bolt is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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177 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Excellent MT
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robin Cohen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rex Bolt!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolt scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bolt is looking to clinch but Cohen is avoiding it.
Cohen closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bolt quickly recovers to half guard.
Cohen working the head and body with strikes.
Bolt won't allow Cohen to pass to mount.
Cohen thows a huge punch but Bolt dodges it nicely.
Cohen trying to mount his opponent but Bolt defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bolt wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cohen escapes and gets back to his feet.
Bolt has closed the distance and engaged Cohen in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohen takes an elbow to the temple.
Bolt keeps control of Cohen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bolt looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bolt takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bolt.
Bolt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bolt walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bolt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bolt drives through and clinches with Cohen against the cage.
Bolt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cohen avoids it.
Cohen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bolt trying to control the position but instead, Cohen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bolt into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolt is looking to control Cohen's arms but Cohen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bolt has his back to the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bolt.
Bolt tries a knee to the head but Cohen blocks it.
Bolt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bolt blocks a head kick by Cohen.
Bolt is looking to clinch.
Cohen closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bolt's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cohen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cohen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bolt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bolt wants to stand up but Cohen is controlling him.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bolt keeping moving, preventing Cohen from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bolt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bolt checks a leg kick.
Bolt gets caught flat footed, as Cohen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Cohen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bolt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cohen stops Bolt from standing up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cohen wants to control from the top but Bolt keeps moving.
Cohen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
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 Robin Cohen will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cohen tried to score with a low kick but Bolt checks it.
Bolt doesn't manage to clinch there - Cohen circles away.
Bolt tries to clinch up.
Cohen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bolt.
Cohen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A punch combination from Cohen misses.
Cohen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cohen dives in for a single leg takedown but Bolt sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Cohen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bolt clinches up with Cohen and pushes him back against the cage.
Bolt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cohen's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cohen can't break the clinch.
Bolt is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bolt tries a body shot but Cohen blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Cohen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bolt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bolt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cohen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cohen swats away the attempt to clinch by Bolt.
Bolt pushes Cohen up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Bolt.
Cohen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cohen misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolt avoids the head kick by Cohen.
Bolt tries to clinch but Cohen moves out of range.
Cohen throws a right and a left that Bolt avoids nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bolt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bolt clinches with his opponent.
A bit of stalling here from Bolt.
Cohen breaks from the clinch.
Bolt clinches.
Bolt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bolt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cohen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
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!
Cohen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bolt counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bolt scores with a head kick.
It looks like Robin Cohen has been cut.
Cohen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bolt has Cohen up against the cage in a clinch.
Cohen takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolt keeps control of Cohen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bolt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cohen.
Bolt manages to break the clinch.
Bolt lands with a slapping head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cohen.
Bolt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rex Bolt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bolt gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Bolt.
Bolt breaks from the clinch.
Cohen gets tackled into the cage by Bolt. Bolt maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolt content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bolt manages to break the clinch.
Cohen looks to land a combination but Bolt avoids it well.
Cohen throws a head kick that misses.
Bolt tries to clinch there but Cohen circles away.
Bolt moves into range and clinches up with Cohen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bolt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cohen blocks it with crossed arms.
Bolt has Cohen pressed against the cage.
Cohen is looking to break free of the clinch but Bolt has double underhooks.
Cohen has had enough of the clinch but Bolt keeps him there for the moment.
Bolt lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rex Bolt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Robin Cohen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bolt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bolt clinches.
Bolt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bolt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bolt tries to clinch up.
Cohen tries a head kick but it misses.
Bolt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bolt prevents Cohen from breaking the clinch.
Bolt prevents Cohen from breaking the clinch.
Bolt utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolt crunches a lovely knee into Cohen's ribcage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Bolt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bolt tries to clinch but Cohen moves out of range.
Bolt moves in looking to clinch but Cohen pushes him off.
Bolt closes the distance and clinches.
Bolt lands a nice knee to the body.
Good body shot from Bolt.
Come on Bolt - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bolt slowing the pace effectively.
Bolt is struggling to control the position.
Cohen has had enough of the clinch but Bolt keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolt breaks from the clinch.
Bolt tries to clinch but Cohen is having none of it.
Bolt rushes Cohen and presses him up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Bolt.
Bolt tries to work over Cohen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A bit of stalling here from Bolt.
Bolt taking a breather.
Bolt misses with a knee to the head.
Bolt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cohens head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bolt scores with a shoulder strike.
Bolt pushes Cohen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bolt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cohen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bolt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bolt with a knee to the head.
Bolt lands an elbow that stopped Cohen in his tracks for a moment.
Cohen wants to break free but Bolt has control.
Bolt is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bolt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolt breaks from the clinch.
Bolt is looking to clinch but Cohen is avoiding it.
Cohen tries to keep at a distance but Bolt has taken the fight into the clinch.
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!
Bolt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bolt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cohen keeps the fight on the outside.
A little feinted left hand from Cohen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cohen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bolt steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Cohen.
Bolt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bolt jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bolt tries to close the distance and clinch but Cohen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cohen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rex Bolt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bolt 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rex Bolt!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abe Son (ranked 3919 p4p, 464 weight class) and Aniketh Chin (ranked 21772 p4p, 759 weight class). Abe Son looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abe Son!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aniketh Chin!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chin avoids the head kick by Son.
Chin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Son as he jumps to the side.
Chin fails with the takedown.
Chin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Abe Son has been cut.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Chin.
Son is breathing heavily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chin. That's going to slow Son down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chin stops a takedown attempt from Son.
Chin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Abe Son has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aniketh Chin.
Chin breaks the clinch.
Chin should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Son is trying to defend but Chin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Chin throwing shots but Son is blocking nicely.
Son trying to control but Chin postures up.
Chin is keen to just control but Son is a slippery customer.
Chin is pressing down on Son's thigh, looking to free his foot. Son is holding on for now.
Chin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Son. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Son is refusing to be controlled, as Chin sits in half guard.
Chin seems to be looking for submissions.
Son makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Son.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chin trying to control the position from guard on top but Son is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chin lands a nice shot to the body.
Son tries to clinch but Chin moves out of range.
Chin steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Son.
Chin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Son as he jumps to the side.
Son blocks a head kick by Chin.
Son tries to keep at a distance but Chin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Son has him pressed against the cage.
Chin pressing his opponent against the cage.
Son breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Son.
Son scoring with punches and elbows.
Chin is trying to control Son's posture but Son avoids it.
Chin is looking for a sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
You can see the frustration on Chin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aniketh Chin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abe Son's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Chin shoots in for a takedown but Son shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Chin cracks Son with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Son takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chin forces Son back against the cage and clinches.
Son jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Chin walks away with a smile on his face. Son gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Chin throws a combination. Son tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Chin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Son gets a double leg takedown into Chin's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chin looking to control.
Chin striking off his back but it's not causing Son any problems.
Chin working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Son lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Chin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chin is looking for a triangle but Son pushes his legs off easily.
Son thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Chin has a takedown stuffed.
Chin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Son defends it nicely.
Son feinted with a counter takedown.
Abe Son has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aniketh Chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Chin blocks the body kick.
Chin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Son takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Aniketh Chin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Son rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Son, pushing him back against the cage.
Chin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Son has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chin is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Chin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chin instigates a clinch.
Chin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Chin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chin closes the distance and clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Chin.
Son is trying to push Chin away but Chin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Chin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Son with that takedown attempt.
Son doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chin dives in and scores a takedown into Son's guard.
Chin trying to control but Son is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Son is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Chin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aniketh Chin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Abe Son's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're 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.
Chin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Chin lands in his opponent's guard.
Son wriggles free and stands up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Chin is defended easily by Son.
Son attempts a counter takedown but Chin avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chin stalks Son and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Son's face. Son staggers backwards, shaken.
Son fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Son is fending him off so far but Chin persists. Nope, Son circles away and we're back to standing.
Sloppy strikes from Chin. Those never looked like landing.
Chin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Abe Son has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aniketh Chin.
Son moves into range and clinches up with Chin.
Chin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Son manages to pull guard.
Chin gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Son darts in trying to clinch
and Chin counters with a left and a right that stings Son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chin tries to clinch there but Son circles away.
Chin fails with a takedown attempt.
Chin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Son shoots in and bounces Chin off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Son got a little sloppy there for a moment and Chin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Son has managed to get both his arms back between Chin's legs - danger averted.
Chin is adopting a defensive guard.
Son passes Chin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Abe Son overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Son drops an elbow to the side of Chin's head.
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.
Son content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Son is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Chin is trying to control but can't.
Son content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Son wants to pass the guard but Chin is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abe Son showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chin 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aniketh Chin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lodi Petmalu (ranked 4632 p4p, 478 weight class) and Yuji Nagata (ranked 4037 p4p, 433 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Lodi Petmalu has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Lodi Petmalu seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lodi Petmalu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuji Nagata !
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagata misses with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Petmalu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nagata was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Petmalu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nagata misses with an uppercut.
Nagata throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagata moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A jab from Nagata misses.
Petmalu moves in looking to clinch but Nagata pushes him off.
Nagata looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice sprawl there from Nagata as Petmalu shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petmalu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Petmalu blocks the body kick.
Petmalu walks into a straight right hand from Nagata .
Petmalu throws a head kick that misses
and Nagata counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Petmalu tries to clinch but Nagata moves away
letting Nagata counter with a right hand.
Petmalu is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! Nagata ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Petmalu clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yuji Nagata !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vick Venom (ranked 4846 p4p, 159 weight class) and Johnny Dawson (ranked 6276 p4p, 191 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Venom might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Once bitten twice shy-by CINDERELLA. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vick Venom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Dawson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Venom lands a jab to Dawson's midsection.
Dawson rushes Venom and presses him up against the cage.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Dawson has eaten all the pies!
Venom blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dawson swings wildly with an uppercut but Venom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Venom wants to stall.
Venom drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dawson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dawson closes the distance but Venom moves to the side
and Venom counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Venom lands a really nice looking cross but Dawson seems unphased.
Dawson tries for a takedown but Venom sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawson darts in trying to clinch
and Venom counters with a right hand to the body.
Dawson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Venom sprawls well. Venom wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dawson gets slowly back to his feet.
Venom lands a body shot.
Venom keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dawson needs to keep his hands up - Venom had a free shot at his head there.
Venom lands an overhand right.
Venom has been working on his balance at Makoa - Hilo Cheapest Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Dawson.
Venom closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dawson quickly recovers to half guard.
Venom with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Venom lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Venom looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dawson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Venom lands a nice short elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Venom with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Venom scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dawson is looking to escape.
Venom wants to pass the guard but Dawson is defending well.
Venom is thwarting Dawson's attempts to control the position.
Venom scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dawson trying to hold on to Venom's head to control him but Venom postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson is trying to stand up here but Venom is controlling him well.
Venom lands with a punch from half guard.
Venom working over Dawson with some ground and pound. Dawson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
It looks like Johnny Dawson has been cut.
Dawson looks winded!
Venom lands strikes from half guard.
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. Venom connects with a nice short shot to Dawson's temple.
Venom winds up and cracks Dawson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Venom lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Venom working Dawson over with strikes.
Dawson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Venom 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.
Venom slips a nice elbow through Dawson's hands, connecting with Dawson's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Venom lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Venom lands strikes from half guard.
Dawson has hold of Venom's hands but Venom slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
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. Venom connects with a nice short shot to Dawson's temple.
Dawson is rocked!
Venom lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dawson is still in real trouble! Can Venom finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dawson wants to get back to full guard.
Venom lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Dawson quite badly. Dawson pulls Venom in close trying to recover. Venom postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Dawson on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Dawson doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vick Venom!
In his post fight interview, Vick Venom started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kenneth Pierce (ranked 6233 p4p, 280 weight class) and Jose Sanchez (ranked 3951 p4p, 203 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenneth Pierce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez gets caught flat footed, as Pierce shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sanchez controlling the position.
Pierce pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sanchez is keeping the position for now.
Pierce working some strikes from top position.
Pierce stands and throws Sanchez's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Pierce wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sanchez keeps working.
Pierce lands a nice forearm strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Sanchez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pierce trying to control the action but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Sanchez struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to get back to his feet.
Pierce working away.
Pierce tries to move into full mount but can't pass Sanchez's legs.
Pierce decides to stand back up.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez shoots in and gets a takedown into Pierce's guard.
Sanchez is fighting to break Pierce's control of his arms but Pierce is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Pierce keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierce is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Pierce trying to control the position.
Pierce is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sanchez landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sanchez is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sanchez tries to stand but Pierce is controlling from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Pierce is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pierce with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pierce as he jumps to the side.
Sanchez looks winded!
Pierce closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sanchez's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pierce is looking to stand up but Sanchez won't let him.
Pierce drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pierce jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pierce scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pierce wants to get up but he can't break Sanchez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sanchez trying to control the position.
Pierce chips away with some ground and pound.
Sanchez is working an open guard so Pierce takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Pierce lands a nice shot that snaps Sanchez's head back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pierce feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Pierce controlling from the top position.
Pierce pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sanchez is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenneth Pierce dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pierce shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Pierce was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pierce looking to control but instead Sanchez has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Sanchez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pierce pulls his head out easily.
Pierce wants to control but Sanchez is keeping him busy.
Sanchez trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Pierce manages to pass to mount!
Pierce punishing his opponent with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez is trying to escape the mount.
Pierce controlling from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is squirming around, avoiding Pierce's attempts to control the action.
Kenneth Pierce overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pierce landing strikes from the mount.
Pierce working for a guillotine from mount but Sanchez is in no mood to give up.
Sanchez wants to control but Pierce is having none of it.
Sanchez sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Pierce is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sanchez holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is not content to let Pierce control the position.
Sanchez wants to get back to full guard but Pierce has mounted him!
Pierce looking to finish Sanchez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sanchez!
Pierce trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pierce is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanchez can do to turn this around?
Pierce controlling from the full mount.
Pierce trying to control but Sanchez is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking to improve his position but Pierce isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pierce looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pierce looking to control but Sanchez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sanchez is looking to improve his position but Pierce isn't that keen on the idea.
Pierce in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Pierce blocks Sanchez's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Sanchez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sanchez wants to control but Pierce is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenneth Pierce dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sanchez tries for a takedown but Pierce sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pierce pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range and Pierce settles back down.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a takedown but Pierce manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sanchez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sanchez catches Pierce with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pierce takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pierce shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sanchez manages to escape and get back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pierce fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sanchez gets caught flat footed, as Pierce shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sanchez manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Pierce no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Pierce looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sanchez is sitting in close to Pierce's body. Pierce has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Sanchez is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Sanchez is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Pierce.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kenneth Pierce!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yohannes Kristoffersen (ranked 3952 p4p, 134 weight class) and Antoni Marti (ranked 3945 p4p, 133 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yohannes Kristoffersen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antoni Marti!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marti shoots in for a takedown but Kristoffersen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kristoffersen throws a wild body kick that Marti sees coming a mile off.
Kristoffersen clinches up with Marti and pushes him back against the cage.
Kristoffersen pulls guard effortlessly.
Kristoffersen managing to control the position.
Kristoffersen keeping moving, preventing Marti from controlling successfully.
Marti might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kristoffersen haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kristoffersen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kristoffersen is trying to keep Marti in close.
Marti decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kristoffersen, up you get!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kristoffersen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Marti but Marti pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kristoffersen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Marti gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kristoffersen taking a breather.
Kristoffersen is working for takedown but Marti is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yohannes Kristoffersen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kristoffersen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab from Kristoffersen.
Kristoffersen gets caught napping as Marti dives in and scores a takedown. Kristoffersen manages to retain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kristoffersen is breathing heavily.
Marti lands a couple of elbows.
Marti wants to pass the guard but Kristoffersen is keeping the position.
Kristoffersen really is a fat lump.
Marti tries to stand but Kristoffersen is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marti throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kristoffersen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Marti gets to his feet. Kristoffersen looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Marti throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kristoffersen's waist but Kristoffersen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Marti off to one side.
Kristoffersen appears to be looking for a big counter.
Marti manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kristoffersen on his heels. He'll look to pass Kristoffersen's guard now, I'm sure.
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!
Marti wants to control from the top but Kristoffersen keeps moving.
Kristoffersen working for a triangle but Marti defends it easily.
Marti stands up from Kristoffersen's guard - Marti perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kristoffersen doesn't manage to clinch there - Marti circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marti shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Marti was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kristoffersen throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Marti lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kristoffersen misses with a takedown
and Marti counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Marti is looking to clinch but Kristoffersen is avoiding it.
It appears Kristoffersen was looking to counter with a kick there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marti shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Marti scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kristoffersen slaps away a takedown attempt from Marti, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kristoffersen looking to score a takedown here. Marti is defending well but Kristoffersen drives through and ends up in Marti's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kristoffersen trying to control the position from guard on top but Marti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marti keeping full guard, as Kristoffersen tries to pass.
Kristoffersen throws a strike but Marti rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kristoffersen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Marti is holding on to half guard well.
Marti tries to get to full guard but Kristoffersen has control of the leg.
Marti moves into full guard.
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 Yohannes Kristoffersen will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Some wild striking there from Kristoffersen.
Kristoffersen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kristoffersen tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Kristoffersen is thwarting Marti's attempts to control the position.
Marti is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kristoffersen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kristoffersen's back!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kristoffersen is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Marti has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Marti scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marti gets his hands free as Kristoffersen looks to control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
I really don't envy Kristoffersen right now.
Antoni Marti has got the better of the ground game so far.
Marti is punishing Kristoffersen with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kristoffersen controlling his opponent's hands, preventing the submission attempt.
Kristoffersen prevents Marti from getting a body triangle.
Kristoffersen is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Marti is hanging on to Kristoffersen's back as he tries to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Marti controlling well, preventing Kristoffersen from escaping the position.
Kristoffersen manages to reverse the position and now he's in Marti's guard. Nice work there by Kristoffersen.
Kristoffersen tries to free his leg and advance position but Marti is retaining full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Marti holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marti keeping moving, preventing Kristoffersen from controlling successfully.
Marti throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Marti seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Marti trying to control the position.
Marti lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
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.
Marti tries to free his leg and advance position but Kristoffersen is retaining full guard.
Kristoffersen is trying to keep Marti in close.
Kristoffersen trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Kristoffersen working a defensive guard but Marti passes into half guard.
Kristoffersen tries to get to full guard but Marti has control of the leg.
Marti trying to control the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Let's hope that Marti has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antoni Marti 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kristoffersen tries for a takedown but Marti circles away easily
and Marti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kristoffersen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Marti.
A counter left hand to the body from Kristoffersen misses its target.
Kristoffersen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kristoffersen rushes Marti and presses him up against the cage.
Kristoffersen ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kristoffersen no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Marti 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.
Kristoffersen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kristoffersen is working hard here to advance position.
Kristoffersen is looking to sweep but instead, Marti has passed into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marti seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Marti works his foot free and advances to mount.
Marti is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kristoffersen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Marti looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Marti lands a heavy elbow.
Marti looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kristoffersen is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marti tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Marti has control of Kristoffersen's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kristoffersen regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Marti prevents Kristoffersen from getting the reversal.
Kristoffersen wants to control but Marti is having none of it.
Marti moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Kristoffersen has worked his arm free - good work by Kristoffersen!
Kristoffersen is trying to buck Marti off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kristoffersen is not content to let Marti control the position.
Marti wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kristoffersen, who protects the arm well.
Kristoffersen gets back to half guard.
Marti is looking to advance position but Kristoffersen won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Marti is thwarting Kristoffersen's attempts to control the position.
Marti is working for a kimura here but Kristoffersen manages to reverse the position and he's now in Marti's guard.
Kristoffersen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kristoffersen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Marti looking for a sweep. Not yet Marti, not yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marti escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kristoffersen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kristoffersen is stalling in the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antoni Marti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Marti 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 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antoni Marti!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Corey Clark (ranked 2251 p4p, 219 weight class) and Luke Skywalker (ranked 3987 p4p, 338 weight class). 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, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corey Clark !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Skywalker!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skywalker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clark was well out of range. Poor timing from Skywalker.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clark . Skywalker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Skywalker with the counter takedown but Clark avoids it easily.
Skywalker misses with a takedown attempt - Clark sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Clark is looking to counter punch.
Clark connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Luke Skywalker has been cut.
Clark lunges at Skywalker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Skywalker's hand.
Clark displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Skywalker.
Skywalker tries to clinch but Clark moves away
and Clark counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark blocks a head kick by Skywalker.
Clark drops his shoulder and cracks Skywalker with a huge uppercut! Skywalker goes down! Can Clark finish him?
Skywalker is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clark slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Skywalker is still in real trouble! Can Clark finish him?
Skywalker is trying to keep Clark in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Clark is working Skywalker over with some ground and pound from side control.
Clark scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Skywalker to see if he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clark lands a strong strike to the head of Skywalker. That's dazed him! Clark looking to finish here. Skywalker is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Clark lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Corey Clark !
Corey Clark retains his featherweight title!
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