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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pahani Julmu (ranked 3676 p4p, 427 weight class) and Ricky Sterling (ranked 8809 p4p, 719 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pahani Julmu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricky Sterling!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sterling clinches up with Julmu and pushes him back against the ropes.
Julmu avoids the elbow strike from Sterling, against the ropes.
Sterling lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Pahani Julmu has been cut.
Julmu avoids the elbow strike from Sterling, against the ropes.
Julmu takes an elbow to the temple.
Sterling told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Nice elbow from Sterling.
I was talking to Julmu's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Julmu blocks an elbow strike from Sterling.
Julmu blocks an elbow strike.
Sterling keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Julmu's efforts to push away.
Sterling throws an elbow but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sterling.
Julmu blocks the elbow strike.
Sterling pushes off an throws an elbow but Julmu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Sterling throws an elbow that misses.
Julmu dodges an elbow strike from Sterling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sterling throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sterling gets underhooks to prevent Julmu's takedown attempt.
Julmu avoids the elbow strike from Sterling, against the ropes.
Sterling lands an elbow that stopped Julmu in his tracks for a moment.
Sterling throws an elbow but it misses.
Sterling throws an elbow that misses.
Julmu is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sterling is defending well.
Sterling comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sterling lands an elbow that stopped Julmu in his tracks for a moment.
Sterling misses with an elbow over the top.
Sterling prevents Julmu from breaking the clinch.
Sterling lands an elbow that stopped Julmu in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Sterling throws an elbow but misses.
Julmu takes an elbow to the temple.
Sterling throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sterling throws an elbow but it misses.
Sterling lands an elbow inside.
Pahani Julmu's cut is getting worse.
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!
Sterling pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Julmu gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Sterling keeping moving, preventing Julmu from controlling successfully.
Julmu pushes down on Sterling's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sterling wants to get back to full guard.
Sterling missing with punches from the bottom.
Julmu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sterling looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Julmu pushes past his half guard into mount!
Julmu is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Sterling has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Julmu throwing strikes here but Sterling is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Julmu controlling the position easily from mount.
Julmu can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sterling is looking to escape.
Julmu is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Sterling is surviving well by controlling Julmu's body position as best he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Julmu in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Julmu goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Sterling is on top in guard.
Julmu has his feet on Sterling's thighs here. He's pushed Sterling off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Sterling screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pahani Julmu!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Beznisko (ranked 4521 p4p, 444 weight class) and Jonathan Titters (ranked 5122 p4p, 496 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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260 lbs
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Beznisko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonathan Titters!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beznisko 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.
Beznisko is working Titters over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've been hearing that Beznisko has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Beznisko throws a big elbow that misses.
Beznisko throwing strikes but missing.
Beznisko scoring with some ground and pound.
Beznisko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Beznisko throwing strikes from guard but Titters blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Beznisko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Titters can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Beznisko controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titters preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Beznisko wants to control from the top but Titters keeps moving.
Beznisko is looking to work some ground and pound but Titters has wrist control.
Beznisko content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Beznisko wants to control from the top but Titters keeps moving.
Beznisko postures up in Titters's guard and throws a big left but Titters blocks it.
That's two 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.
Beznisko's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Titters thows a left - swing and a miss!
Titters dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Titters stuns Beznisko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Beznisko misses with a hook. Titters ducked under it nicely.
Beznisko closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Beznisko lands in his opponent's guard.
Titters working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Beznisko.
Beznisko wants to pass the guard but Titters is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beznisko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Beznisko has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Titters utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Titters utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Beznisko postures up and lands a big shot to Titters's brow.
Beznisko works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Beznisko throwing shots but Titters is blocking nicely.
Beznisko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Beznisko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Titters's head.
Beznisko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beznisko is trying to control the action in half guard but Titters is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Titters has hold of Beznisko's hands but Beznisko slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Beznisko is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Beznisko not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Beznisko lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Beznisko stalling.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Beznisko throwing shots but Titters is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Beznisko 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.
Titters uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beznisko.
Titters misses with a hook. Beznisko ducked under it nicely.
Titters fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beznisko manages to avoid it.
Beznisko misses with a straight right.
Beznisko on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Beznisko tries to bum rush Titters with a series of wild strikes but Titters uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Titters scores with a body shot.
Titters misses with a shot to the body
and Beznisko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Titters showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beznisko.
Titters takes a swing at Beznisko's ribcage but misses.
Titters lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Titters keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beznisko.
Titters throws a body punch but Beznisko moves out of range.
A punch combination from Beznisko misses.
Titters slips a straight right by Beznisko.
Beznisko blocks a jab.
Beznisko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Titters can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titters dodges the punch combination from Beznisko.
Beznisko misses with a straight left.
Beznisko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Titters throws a shot from downtown. Beznisko moves away and avoids it.
Titters bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Titters is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Beznisko rather than just go for the knockout.
Titters misses the body punch
and Beznisko counters with a shoot takedown. Titters fights it but they end up in guard.
Titters working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Beznisko.
Beznisko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Beznisko controls from within his opponent's guard.
Beznisko landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beznisko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Beznisko with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Beznisko's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Beznisko working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Beznisko engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Titters can do anything to dispel that myth.
Beznisko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beznisko 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.
Titters keeping moving, preventing Beznisko from controlling successfully.
Beznisko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Titters works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Beznisko showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The fighters circling - Titters throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Titters throws an overhand right that lands on Beznisko's shoulder, as Beznisko tries to avoid the shot.
Beznisko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Titters.
Beznisko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Beznisko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Titters is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Titters walks into a stiff left hand from Beznisko.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Titters enables Beznisko to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Titters manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Titters utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Beznisko postures up in Titters's guard and throws a big left but Titters blocks it.
Beznisko trying to control the position from guard on top but Titters is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Titters avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Beznisko stands up over Titters, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Titters keeping moving, preventing Beznisko from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Beznisko dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Beznisko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Titters moves away.
Beznisko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Titters.
A jab lands there for Beznisko.
Beznisko darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Titters tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Beznisko manages to move to mount!
Beznisko raining down shots from the mount!
Beznisko thowing shots but they're missing.
Beznisko dominating with strikes here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beznisko has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Titters's face.
Titters takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Beznisko lands a big elbow.
Titters taking shots to the head.
Beznisko looking to control and managing it successfully.
Beznisko scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Titters?
Beznisko lands a heavy elbow.
Jonathan Titters has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beznisko dominating with strikes here.
Titters is rocked!
Titters felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Beznisko controlling the position easily from mount.
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.
Beznisko scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Titters is still in real trouble! Can Beznisko finish him?
Beznisko postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Titters bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Beznisko and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergey Beznisko!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Christy (ranked 7210 p4p, 604 weight class) and Alfie Lazzyie (ranked 9445 p4p, 681 weight class). Alfie Lazzyie told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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240 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Christy !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alfie Lazzyie!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Christy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Christy taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lazzyie.
Christy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lazzyie is trying to drag Christy to the mat but Christy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Knees to the body from Christy .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christy breaks from the clinch.
Lazzyie tries for a takedown but Christy circles away easily
and Christy counters with a head kick.
Lazzyie gets tackled into the ropes by Christy . Christy maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christy looking to slow down the pace here.
Christy wants to stall.
Christy seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Lazzyie is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Christy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Christy misses with the head strike.
Lazzyie is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Richard Christy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alfie Lazzyie.
Lazzyie has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Christy after a bit of a struggle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Christy .
Christy slowing the pace effectively.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Christy throws an elbow but misses.
Christy crunches a lovely knee into Lazzyie's ribcage.
Christy looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christy tries to throw a body punch but Lazzyie avoids it by throwing Christy back against the ropes.
Lazzyie wants to take the fight to the mat but Christy manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Christy gets underhooks to prevent Lazzyie's takedown attempt.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lazzyie as Christy tries to tie him up.
Christy throws an elbow that misses.
Lazzyie lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Christy is trying to control but can't.
Lazzyie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lazzyie throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Christy to regain full guard.
Lazzyie preventing the sweep.
Lazzyie landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lazzyie.
Christy looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Christy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lazzyie makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lazzyie landing with the ground and pound.
Lazzyie working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lazzyie throwing strikes but missing.
Lazzyie scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lazzyie keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Christy 's head.
Lazzyie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lazzyie is looking to work some ground and pound but Christy has wrist control.
Lazzyie keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Christy 's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lazzyie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lazzyie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Christy is breathing heavily.
Lazzyie with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Christy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Christy has momentary wrist control but Lazzyie slips an elbow through the middle.
Lazzyie working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Christy 's head.
Lazzyie lands a couple of digs.
Lazzyie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lazzyie gets to his feet and stands over Christy , holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Christy felt that one! Lazzyie unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Christy from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alfie Lazzyie!
A very excited looking Alfie Lazzyie made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between General Snus (ranked 24923 p4p, 733 weight class) and Gigantcer Zek (ranked 23653 p4p, 747 weight class). General Snus has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, General Snus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gigantcer Zek!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zek misses with a few strikes there.
Snus lands with a nice body punch.
Zek 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.
Zek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Snus goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Gigantcer Zek has been cut.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Zek has eaten all the pies!
Snus misses with the combination.
Zek slips a jab and a cross from Snus.
Snus ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Snus lands a left and a right that send Zek crashing to the mat, dazed. Snus thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Zek is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snus wobbles Zek with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Snus dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Zek to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). General Snus!
After the fight, General Snus 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Silva (ranked 4268 p4p, 420 weight class) and Kimbo Ferguson Jr (ranked 4642 p4p, 460 weight class). Kimbo Ferguson Jr 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimbo Ferguson Jr!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots and misses
letting Ferguson Jr counter with a right hand.
Ferguson Jr looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ferguson Jr circles away.
Ferguson Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Ferguson Jr.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ferguson Jr defends well and Silva ends up having to push Ferguson Jr into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ferguson Jr throws a counter combo.
Ferguson Jr stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ferguson Jr wants it to stay on the feet.
Ferguson Jr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silva has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Ferguson Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva shoots and misses
and Ferguson Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva shoots in but Ferguson Jr avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Ferguson Jr shows good takedown defense.
Ferguson Jr circles away from the clinch attempt
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Ferguson Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silva avoids the body shot from Ferguson Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Silva misses
and Ferguson Jr counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice sprawl there from Ferguson Jr as Silva shoots in.
Ferguson Jr throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
Silva tries to clinch but Ferguson Jr is having none of it.
Ferguson Jr raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Silva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ferguson Jr stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Ferguson Jr flicks out a counter leg kick but Silva steps away.
Ferguson Jr throws a low kick but Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
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!
Ferguson Jr is in trouble now - Silva has advanced to mount!
Silva thowing shots but they're missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to control but Ferguson Jr is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ferguson Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Silva lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ferguson Jr hang on?
Silva working the ground and pound effectively.
Silva looking to control but Ferguson Jr is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva landing shots from mount.
Silva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Silva tries to control but Ferguson Jr wriggling away.
Silva landing shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ferguson Jr's face.
Silva looking to control but Ferguson Jr is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ferguson Jr is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ferguson Jr in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ferguson Jr is rocked!
Silva postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Ferguson Jr in real trouble here! The ref calls for Ferguson Jr to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Silva!
The defeated Kimbo Ferguson Jr had this to say: 'I'm coming back better then ever'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ross Barkley (ranked 2437 p4p, 258 weight class) and Pasi Parruttaja (ranked 2789 p4p, 296 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ross Barkley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pasi Parruttaja!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parruttaja misses with a wild body shot.
Parruttaja swings for the body but Barkley moves out of range.
Barkley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Barkley scores with a hook to the body.
Parruttaja looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Barkley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barkley misses with the head strike.
I was talking to Barkley's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short right from Barkley on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Barkley misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parruttaja misses with a punch to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Barkley.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Barkley is trying to maintain a safe position but Parruttaja gets an underhook and turns Barkley into the ropes.
Barkley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parruttaja breaks from the clinch.
Parruttaja swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Parruttaja misses with a hook. Barkley ducked under it nicely.
Barkley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Parruttaja wants to clinch.
Parruttaja circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barkley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parruttaja.
Parruttaja moves out of range as Barkley strikes.
Barkley clinches up with Parruttaja and pushes him back against the ropes.
Parruttaja is trying to push Barkley away but Barkley has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Parruttaja blocks a body shot from Barkley.
Barkley misses with a punch on the inside.
Parruttaja manages to break the clinch.
Pasi Parruttaja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parruttaja moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parruttaja falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barkley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Parruttaja is trying to break free.
Parruttaja has had enough of the clinch but Barkley keeps him there for the moment.
Barkley lands with a right to the head.
Parruttaja tries a body shot but Barkley blocks it.
Parruttaja's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barkley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Parruttaja swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Parruttaja uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barkley.
Despite the aggression on Parruttaja's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Parruttaja misses with a body shot.
Parruttaja fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barkley manages to avoid it.
Barkley slips a jab and a cross from Parruttaja.
Parruttaja connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Barkley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Parruttaja tries to circle away but Barkley has him pinned against the ropes.
Barkley stalls.
Barkley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barkley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barkley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Barkley on the inside.
Barkley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Parruttaja blocks a body shot from Barkley.
A short uppercut from Barkley.
Parruttaja is rocked!
Barkley pushes Parruttaja back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Parruttaja is still on wobbly legs! Can Barkley finish him?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parruttaja.
Parruttaja blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barkley.
Parruttaja blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parruttaja.
Barkley digs a right hand into Parruttaja's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Parruttaja's gas tank.
Parruttaja looks winded!
Barkley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barkley scores with a hook to the body.
Parruttaja seems to have recovered his senses.
Barkley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Parruttaja backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barkley is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Barkley working aggressively here.
Parruttaja is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Barkley unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Parruttaja! He's leaning against the ropes trying to keep his feet but Barkley is unloading with more strikes now! Parruttaja drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ross Barkley!
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