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WorldClass Invitational 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anfernee Jeremiah Booker (ranked 2513 p4p, 278 weight class) and Richard Christy (ranked 5181 p4p, 522 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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248 lbs
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240 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anfernee Jeremiah Booker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Christy !
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christy tries to clinch up
and Booker counters with a nice uppercut.
Booker lands a body shot.
Christy darts in trying to clinch
and Booker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Christy tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Booker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Christy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Booker lands a big right hand that sends Christy crashing to the mat! Booker stays standing though and waves Christy back to his feet!
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!
Christy looks up at the clock. Bad move! Booker lands a right hand from hell, dropping Christy . Booker pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anfernee Jeremiah Booker!
After the fight, Anfernee Jeremiah Booker was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kannissa Kaki (ranked 5633 p4p, 586 weight class) and Luke Dibala (ranked 5131 p4p, 553 weight class). Dibala has chosen Welcome to the Jungle as his entrance music. Luke Dibala is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kannissa Kaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Dibala!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Dibala, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dibala misses with a two punch combination.
Kaki defending well as Dibala loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Kaki misses the target.
Kaki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dibala.
Dibala throws a looping overhand right but Kaki ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Kaki misses.
Kaki misses with a double jab.
As Kaki backs off Dibala throws a huge counter combo but Kaki manages to avoid it all.
Kaki misses with a right hand
and Dibala counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dibala drops Kaki with a beautiful combination! Kaki stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Dibala is looking for the KO!
Kaki is rocked!
It looks like Kannissa Kaki has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaki swinging wildly here.
Oh Kaki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dibala throws a lazy right hand but Kaki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kaki seems to have got his legs back now.
A big left from Kaki misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaki misses with a combination
and Dibala counters with a nice right hand that sends Kaki toppling to the canvas! Kaki scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Dibala finish him?!
Kannissa Kaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dibala counters with a huge right that knocks Kaki out cold! Dibala is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luke Dibala!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Luke Dibala waved his t-shirt featuring Freebok (85% Laundry)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josue Oliavo (ranked 4833 p4p, 528 weight class) and Rhasaan Orange (ranked 5022 p4p, 540 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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190 lbs
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193 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josue Oliavo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rhasaan Orange!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliavo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Oliavo cracks a nice hook into Orange's ribs.
Orange defending well as Oliavo loads up on a big left hand.
Oliavo gets caught flat footed, as Orange shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Orange prevents Oliavo from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Orange trying to control the position from guard on top but Oliavo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oliavo can't keep his opponent in guard - Orange advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Oliavo is trying to control but can't.
Orange looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Orange stops Oliavo from getting back to his feet.
Oliavo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orange is looking for a kimura here.
Orange seems to be working for a kimura but Oliavo defends the submission attempt.
Orange seems to be looking for submissions.
Orange is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Oliavo is trying to stand up here but Orange is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orange seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Oliavo is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rhasaan Orange!
After the fight, Rhasaan Orange was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rae Fon (ranked 4515 p4p, 498 weight class) and Rizzo Young (ranked 2665 p4p, 335 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight 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 Sydney, Rae Fon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rizzo Young!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fon tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Young manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Young throws a series of punches but Fon moves out of range.
Fon throws a big counter combination but Young scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Fon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Young misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fon has managed to clinch.
Fon is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fon looking to slow down the pace here.
Fon misses with a knee strike.
Fon lands a knee to the body.
Young tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fon smiles and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fon throws a body kick that misses.
Young thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fon if he has to take too many more of those.
Fon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Young, pushing him back against the ropes.
Young jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fon walks away with a smile on his face. Young gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fon pushes Young up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young tries to pull guard but Fon forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Rae Fon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rizzo Young.
Young stalling in the clinch but Fon improves position.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Fon throws a punch but it's blocked by Young.
Fon content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Young looking to stall.
Fon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Young.
Young is trying to pull guard but Fon turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Young tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fon just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Young tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fon trying to control the position but instead, Young has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fon into the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Young.
Fon missing with knees to the body.
Fon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Young's efforts to push away.
Fon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Young lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fon wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Young fails to pull guard.
Fon is looking to control Young's arms but Young gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fon has his back to the ropes.
Young tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fon trying to control the position but instead, Young has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fon into the ropes.
Fon can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rae Fon.
Fon tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Young manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Young.
Young rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Young.
Young scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young avoids the head kick by Fon.
Young tries a quick counter leg kick but Fon is wise to it.
Young slips a straight right by Fon.
Fon throws a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Young.
Fon tries to clinch but Young moves out of range.
Young fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Young scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Young throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fon is breathing heavily.
Fon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fon looks to clinch
and Young counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The fighters circle, before Young throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Fon's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Young lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Rizzo Young!
Rizzo Young is the new middleweight champion!
Rizzo Young seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Ferguson Jr (ranked 3442 p4p, 367 weight class) and Johnny Johnston (ranked 1991 p4p, 224 weight class). Kimbo Ferguson Jr has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimbo Ferguson Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Johnston!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson Jr closes the distance but Johnston moves to the side
and Johnston counters with a straight right hand.
Ferguson Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Johnston counters with a beautiful punch that sends Ferguson Jr to the canvas!
Ferguson Jr is rocked!
It looks like Kimbo Ferguson Jr has been cut.
Johnston is stalling in the full guard.
Oh Ferguson Jr is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnston in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ferguson Jr seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnston postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnston in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnston forces his way into half guard.
Ferguson Jr's coaches at LOD: BAD BOY MMA have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Ferguson Jr on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ferguson Jr tries to get out of the position.
Johnston lands strikes from half guard.
Johnston stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Ferguson Jr to get to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnston moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnston connects with a body shot that sends Ferguson Jr's belly button to the back.
Johnston circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Ferguson Jr tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Johnston wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Johnston!
Johnny Johnston is the new heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Johnny Johnston made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Kimbo Ferguson Jr was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm coming back better then ever'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Sadollah (ranked 3953 p4p, 200 weight class) and Mikko Halonen (ranked 4415 p4p, 216 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Sadollah!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mikko Halonen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Halonen.
Sadollah takes one on the button.
Halonen fails with the takedown.
Sadollah closes the distance and pushes Halonen back into the ropes.
Sadollah stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Halonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sadollah tries to work over Halonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sadollah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Halonen is trying to pull guard but Sadollah turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Halonen pulls guard successfully.
Sadollah wanted to stand there but Halonen had control of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halonen doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halonen is scooting his butt against the ropes and has managed to get back to his feet. Sadollah presses him back against the ropes, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Halonen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sadollah misses with a punch on the inside.
Halonen successfully pulls guard.
Halonen trying to control the position.
Sadollah definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Halonen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sadollah is one step ahead there.
Sadollah wanted to stand there but Halonen had control of the position.
Halonen trying to keep a closed guard but Sadollah is proving a slippery customer.
Sadollah trying to stand up but can't free himself from Halonen's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halonen pulls Sadollah in close to his closed guard and prevents Sadollah from doing any damage or advancing position.
Halonen looking for a sweep. Not yet Halonen, not yet.
Halonen is trying to control the position but Sadollah postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sadollah checks a leg kick.
Sadollah tries to close the distance and clinch but Halonen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Halonen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sadollah is looking to clinch but Halonen is avoiding it.
Halonen swings widly with a right hand
and Sadollah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Halonen throws out a loose jab but Sadollah uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sadollah tries to clinch but Halonen is having none of it.
Sadollah moves into the clinch.
Halonen jumps guard but Sadollah stands there with Halonen around his waist. Halonen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mike Sadollah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikko Halonen.
Halonen trying to stall but Sadollah improves his position.
Sadollah misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Sadollah fails to land.
Halonen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sadollah pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sadollah swings wildly with an uppercut but Halonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sadollah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sadollah misses with a punch on the inside.
Halonen blocks an uppercut.
Sadollah can't find room to land a body shot as Halonen controls the action.
Sadollah swings wildly with an uppercut but Halonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sadollah.
We've been informed that Halonen has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Halonen blocks an uppercut.
Halonen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sadollah prevents it.
Sadollah is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nice body punch from Sadollah - that landed with a thud.
Sadollah tries a body shot but Halonen blocks it.
Sadollah lands a body punch.
Halonen jumps into guard, dragging Sadollah to the mat.
Sadollah trying to stand up but can't free himself from Halonen's guard.
Halonen trying to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sadollah avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Halonen pulls Sadollah in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mikko Halonen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sadollah tries to clinch but Halonen is having none of it.
Nice shot by Halonen.
Halonen misses with a series of wild punches.
Sadollah went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A shot to the liver by Halonen. Beautiful body shot.
Sadollah darts in and clinches Halonen up against the ropes.
Sadollah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sadollah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Halonen's elbow.
Sadollah misses with some punches.
Sadollah lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sadollah working aggressively here.
Sadollah lands a hook that snaps the head of Halonen backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sadollah.
Sadollah has a couple of punches blocked by Halonen.
Halonen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sadollah is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Halonen being controlled against the ropes.
Mike Sadollah has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halonen is trying to pull guard but Sadollah turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Halonen is trying to pull guard but Sadollah has him pressed against the ropes.
Mike Sadollah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikko Halonen.
Sadollah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Halonen prevents a body shot from Sadollah.
Halonen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sadollah walks away with a smile on his face. Halonen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sadollah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halonen.
Halonen with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Sadollah counter with a right hand.
Halonen shoots for a double leg takedown but Sadollah sprawls well. He's pushed Halonen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sadollah is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Halonen.
Sadollah on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Halonen misses with a double jab.
Sadollah is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Halonen keeps the fight on the outside.
Sadollah wants to clinch up but Halonen keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halonen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sadollah instigates a clinch.
Sadollah taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Sadollah.
Halonen wants to break free but Sadollah has control.
Halonen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sadollah fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sadollah avoids the body shot from Halonen.
Halonen swats away the attempt to clinch by Sadollah.
Sadollah wants to clinch up but Halonen keeps it at a distance.
Sadollah closes the distance but Halonen moves to the side
and Halonen counters with a three punch combo that has Sadollah backing up. Sadollah nods at Halonen to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halonen throws a jab when Sadollah was well out of range.
Sadollah was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Halonen tries to work over Sadollah's front leg with a kick but Sadollah checks it.
Sadollah tries to counter by clinching up but Halonen breaks away and moves out of range.
Sadollah fails with an attempt to clinch.
Halonen tries a quick counter leg kick but Sadollah is wise to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sadollah tries to clinch but Halonen is having none of it.
Sadollah takes the fight into the clinch.
Halonen prevents a body shot from Sadollah.
Sadollah scores with a shoulder strike.
Halonen looking to slow down the pace here.
Sadollah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Halonen stalls.
Sadollah lands with a right to the head.
Sadollah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sadollah taking a breather.
Sadollah misses with a punch on the inside.
Sadollah tries to work over Halonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Halonen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sadollah has him pressed against the ropes.
Sadollah struggles to land a body shot inside as Halonen controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halonen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sadollah misses with a body punch.
Halonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Halonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sadollah lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Sadollah misses with some punches.
Sadollah scores with a nice hook to the head.
Halonen wants a takedown but no success here.
Sadollah lands a hook to the side of the head.
Halonen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sadollah gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Halonen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sadollah is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sadollah tries to work over Halonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sadollah tries a body shot but Halonen blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Sadollah dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sadollah tries to close the distance and clinch but Halonen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sadollah doesn't manage to clinch there - Halonen circles away.
Sadollah tries to close the distance and clinch but Halonen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Halonen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sadollah instigates a clinch.
Halonen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Halonen wants to stall.
Sadollah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Halonen blocks an uppercut.
Sadollah throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sadollah working aggressively here.
Sadollah working aggressively here.
Sadollah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sadollah working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sadollah throws a punch but it's blocked by Halonen.
Sadollah is looking to control Halonen's arms but Halonen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sadollah has his back to the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halonen is trying to force a seperation but Sadollah has the dominant position.
Sadollah tries to throw a body punch but Halonen avoids it by throwing Sadollah back against the ropes.
Sadollah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sadollah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sadollah misses with some punches.
Sadollah throws a head punch that misses.
Halonen is trying to pull guard but Sadollah turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sadollah.
Sadollah tries a body shot but Halonen blocks it.
Halonen missing with knees to the body.
Halonen has a couple of punches blocked by Sadollah.
Sadollah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Halonen trying to control the position but instead, Sadollah has worked for underhooks and has pushed Halonen into the ropes.
Halonen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Halonen clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sadollah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sadollah misses with a punch on the inside.
Halonen prevents a body shot from Sadollah.
Sadollah has Halonen pressed against the ropes, preventing Halonen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Halonen blocks an uppercut.
Halonen blocks an uppercut.
Sadollah throws a head punch that misses.
Sadollah swings wildly with an uppercut but Halonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halonen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Halonen takes a swing at Sadollah's ribcage but misses.
Sadollah tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Halonen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Halonen misses with a wild body shot.
Halonen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Halonen misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halonen shoots in looking for a takedown. Sadollah tries to sprawl out of it but Halonen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Sadollah manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Halonen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Halonen misses with a straight right.
Sadollah tries to clinch up but Halonen circles away and keeps his distance.
Halonen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mike Sadollah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikko Halonen.
Sadollah is looking to clinch but Halonen is avoiding it.
Sadollah closes the distance and clinches.
Sadollah softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short right from Sadollah on the inside.
Nice body punch from Sadollah - that landed with a thud.
Sadollah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Halonen's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sadollah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Halonen's elbow.
Sadollah tries to throw a body punch but Halonen avoids it by throwing Sadollah back against the ropes.
Sadollah lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Halonen backwards.
Sadollah lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sadollah is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Sadollah lands with a light punch inside.
Halonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sadollah tries to clinch up.
Halonen throws out a counter right but Sadollah avoids it with no problem.
Mike Sadollah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sadollah looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sadollah doesn't manage to clinch there - Halonen circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sadollah fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sadollah is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Halonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sadollah moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Sadollah showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sadollah has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Sadollah!
Mike Sadollah is the new bantamweight champion!
Mike Sadollah was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crack Head (ranked 160 p4p, 24 weight class) and Alberto Ferrari (ranked 4670 p4p, 557 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Alberto Ferrari enters the ring!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crack Head!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alberto Ferrari!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferrari fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ferrari's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Head connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ferrari scrambles back to his feet.
Head scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ferrari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Head seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ferrari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Head moves away.
Head misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Head. Ferrari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Head has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Men Only. No Liberals ! in the buildup to the fight.
Ferrari is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ferrari is rocked!
Head clinches up with Ferrari and pushes him back against the ropes.
Ferrari is still on wobbly legs! Can Head finish him?
Head misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ferrari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ferrari seems to have recovered his senses.
Head connects with a looping right hand.
Head waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ferrari.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Head uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ferrari.
Head throws a lazy uppercut
and Ferrari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ferrari misses the jab.
Ferrari defending well as Head loads up on a big left hand.
Ferrari feints the counter takedown.
Head instigates a clinch.
Head tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ferrari swings wildly with an uppercut but Head uses good head movement to avoid it.
Head goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari tries to break free but Head pushes him back against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Ferrari scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good body shot from Head.
Ferrari tries to break the clinch but Head is controlling the position.
Head throws a head punch that misses.
Head struggles to land a body shot inside as Ferrari controls his hands.
Ferrari throws a punch but it's blocked by Head.
Head swings wildly with an uppercut but Ferrari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferrari tries to circle away but Head has him pinned against the ropes.
Ferrari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Head scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right handed body shot lands from Head.
Head lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Head throws a head punch that misses.
Head lands a nice uppercut.
Ferrari lands a right hand that snaps the head of Head backwards.
A short right from Head.
Head tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Head blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Head misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Head lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ferrari.
Ferrari looks winded!
Head lands a left hand.
Ferrari tries to break free but Head pushes him back against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Head scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ferrari prevents a body shot from Head.
Head lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Ferrari to his knees! Head keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Crack Head!
Crack Head is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Crack Head thanked XFighter Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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