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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reggie Grimdal (ranked 21956 p4p, 698 weight class) and Stone Cold Killa (ranked 22408 p4p, 746 weight class). Reggie Grimdal had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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6 - 5 - 0 |
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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
7 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reggie Grimdal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stone Cold Killa!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killa throws an overhand right that lands on Grimdal's shoulder, as Grimdal tries to avoid the shot.
Killa's corner calls for a 1-2. Killa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Grimdal moves into range and clinches up with Killa.
Killa lands a left hand.
It looks like Reggie Grimdal has been cut.
Good body shot from Killa.
Killa swings wildly with an uppercut but Grimdal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grimdal throws an elbow that misses.
Killa lands a shoulder strike.
Killa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grimdals head.
A body shot lands from Killa.
Killa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Killa lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Killa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Grimdal is rocked!
Grimdal tries to stall but Killa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short body shot lands from Killa as the two fighters clinch.
Grimdal is breathing heavily.
Killa scores with a shoulder strike.
Killa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oh Grimdal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Grimdal seems to have got his legs back now.
Grimdal dodges an elbow strike from Killa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Grimdal's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Grimdal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Killa loads up on a big right hand but Grimdal slips the punch.
Grimdal seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Killa looks to throw the jab but Grimdal is out of range.
Killa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Killa throws a big shot that misses.
Grimdal slips a jab from Killa.
Grimdal blocks a jab.
Grimdal slips under a jab.
Killa misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Killa.
Grimdal closes the distance and pushes Killa back into the cage.
Grimdal blocking some punches.
Killa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grimdal backwards.
Killa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Killa throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Killa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grimdal backwards.
Killa has Grimdal pressed against the cage, preventing Grimdal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Killa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Grimdal or not.
Killa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Killa slows down the pace here.
Killa gets through Grimdal's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Killa drops Grimdal onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Grimdal is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Killa dodges an elbow strike from Grimdal.
Killa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grimdal backwards.
Killa dips a shoulder and cracks Grimdal with a mighty uppercut! Grimdal falls back against the cage and Killa unloads with a barrage of strikes! Grimdal is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Killa screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stone Cold Killa!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Harden (ranked 2676 p4p, 294 weight class) and Micheal Jones (ranked 22432 p4p, 663 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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185 lbs
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178 lbs
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Decent wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Harden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 20 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Micheal Jones!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harden lands a right hook to the body.
Harden moves into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Harden.
A short right from Harden.
Harden is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Harden lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Harden lands with a left to the head.
Harden taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Harden just leaning against Jones, taking a breather.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harden.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harden lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Harden lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jones is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harden gets underhooks to prevent Jones's takedown attempt.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Harden finish him?
Harden works on Jones's body with a couple of short punches.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
Jones looks winded!
A short left from Harden.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harden gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harden scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A body shot lands from Harden.
Harden scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harden stalling against the cage.
Harden scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Harden holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Harden lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harden stalling the fight.
A left hand lands to the body for Harden.
Harden throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
Harden is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harden.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harden creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Jones's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Jones drops to his knees and Harden pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Harden!
In defeat, Micheal Jones stepped up to the mic, saying 'Damn I Know it Was A Hard Fight Fans, But I'll Win The Next One'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Byyler (ranked 3641 p4p, 458 weight class) and Goku Judo (ranked 3211 p4p, 411 weight class). Byyler comes to the cage accompanied by Gettomasa - Ykkösen bägei (feat. Justsesomali). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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208 lbs
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hans Byyler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Goku Judo!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byyler closes the distance and clinches.
Come on Judo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Byyler lands a right hand that snaps the head of Judo backwards.
It looks like Goku Judo has been cut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Byyler creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Byyler throws an elbow that misses.
Byyler just leaning against Judo, taking a breather.
Judo pulls guard effortlessly.
Byyler wanted to stand there but Judo had control of the position.
Judo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Byyler defends it easily.
Byyler wants to stand but Judo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byyler avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Byyler stands and steps away. Judo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
We've been told by Byyler's head coaches at Shark Tank MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Judo feints a jab promting Byyler to slip. Judo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Byyler slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judo misses with a wild body shot.
Byyler closes the distance and pushes Judo back into the cage.
Byyler throws a knee to the head but misses.
Judo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Byyler swings wildly with an uppercut but Judo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Byyler displaying some good clinch control by pressing Judo up against the cage.
Byyler lands an uppercut.
Judo is trying to push Byyler away but Byyler has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Judo lands an uppercut.
Byyler lands a right hand that snaps the head of Judo backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Byyler.
Byyler swings wildly with an uppercut but Judo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Judo working aggressively here.
Judo is trying to pull guard but Byyler has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judo misses with some punches.
Judo fails to pull guard.
Byyler lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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!
Judo misses with some punches.
Byyler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Byyler lands a hook that snaps the head of Judo backwards.
Judo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Judo blocks a body shot from Byyler.
Judo avoids a wild elbow strike from Byyler.
Judo drags the fight down to the ground.
Byyler tries to stand but Judo is controlling from the bottom.
Judo has his foot on Byyler's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Byyler works his way back into a safe position though.
Judo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Byyler defends it easily.
Byyler gets to his feet. Judo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Byyler pushes Judo up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Byyler is stalling here.
Byyler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Byyler lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Byyler is stalling here.
Judo blocks an uppercut.
Judo looking to stall.
Byyler breaks from the clinch.
Byyler moves out of range as Judo strikes.
Byyler tries to clinch but Judo is having none of it.
A punch lands to the side of Byyler 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Judo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Byyler tries to clinch up but Judo circles away and keeps his distance.
A little jabbing left from Judo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byyler scores with a jab. Judo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Judo shoots and misses
and Byyler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hans Byyler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Goku Judo.
Byyler has Judo up against the cage in a clinch.
Judo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Byyler walks away with a smile on his face. Judo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Judo misses with a straight left.
Judo circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Judo counter with a right hand.
Judo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Judo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Byyler is looking to clinch.
Byyler lands a head kick. Judo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Byyler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Goku Judo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Byyler moves into the clinch.
Byyler tries to land a knee to the head but Judo blocks with his arms.
Byyler has Judo pushed against the cage.
Byyler with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Byyler lands a shoulder strike.
Judo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Judo stalling in the clinch but Byyler improves position.
Byyler's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Byyler throws a head punch that misses.
Judo stalling in the clinch but Byyler improves position.
Byyler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byyler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Byyler breaks from the clinch.
Hans Byyler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Byyler connects with a right hand. Judo shakes it off.
Byyler lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hans Byyler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Byyler has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Judo finds it's way round the side to connect with Byyler's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byyler moves into range and clinches up with Judo.
Byyler is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Judo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Judo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Byyler lands a body punch.
Judo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Judo misses with some punches.
Byyler unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Judo is breathing heavily.
Byyler lands a left hand.
Judo tries to pull guard but Byyler forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Byyler lands a left hand.
Judo has had enough of the clinch but Byyler keeps him there for the moment.
Judo blocks an elbow strike from Byyler.
Byyler breaks the clinch.
Oooooh!!! Byyler has knocked Judo down with a huge combo! Byyler steps away and waves a wobbly Judo back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Judo is rocked!
That has opened up Goku Judo's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Byyler seems to be stalking Judo here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastating head kick! Judo drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Hans Byyler!
Hans Byyler decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Davos Kung (ranked 22655 p4p, 762 weight class) and Leon Opstad (ranked 2900 p4p, 339 weight class). Opstad is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Moby - Natural Blues. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Leon Opstad was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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184 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Davos Kung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leon Opstad!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Opstad scores with a nice head shot.
Kung walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kung doesn't manage to clinch there - Opstad circles away.
Opstad throws a jab when Kung was well out of range.
Kung changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kung looks for a takedown but Opstad sprawls well.
Opstad steps into range and cracks Kung with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Kung flops backwards and Opstad dives into his guard looking to finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Opstad throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Opstad looking to pass the guard.
Opstad engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Opstad 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.
Opstad sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Opstad drops back looking for a leg! Kung is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kung manages to kick Opstad off! Opstad jumps back into Kung's guard.
Opstad content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Opstad has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Opstad stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kung swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Opstad won't allow Kung to sweep him here.
Opstad is pushing down on Kung's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kung is fighting to maintain full guard but Opstad has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kung is trying to stand back up but Opstad is controlling him
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.
Opstad postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Kung to stand up.
Opstad tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Kung does no damage.
Opstad slaps away a takedown attempt from Kung, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Opstad shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Opstad is working for a kimura but Kung is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Opstad seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kung on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Opstad has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Kung defend it? Opstad steps over the head and cranks it - Kung is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Opstad!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Leon Opstad!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Finnish Experiment Il (ranked 2620 p4p, 241 weight class) and Zero Chance (ranked 4377 p4p, 351 weight class). Chance is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Asa Masa - Tarkasta Itsesi. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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148 lbs
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156 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Finnish Experiment Il!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zero Chance!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chance throws a sloppy head kick and Experiment Il moves out of range easily.
Experiment Il feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Chance throws a right and a left that Experiment Il avoids nicely.
Experiment Il is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Chance.
Chance scoring well with a low kick there.
Chance misses with a hook.
No joy there for Chance, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chance misses with a head kick.
Experiment Il throws a good cross that connects.
Experiment Il keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chance.
Good leg kick by Experiment Il there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chance throws a lazy head kick
and Experiment Il counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Chance throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chance has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Experiment Il finds it's way round the side to connect with Chance's head.
Chance is rocked!
It looks like Zero Chance has been cut.
Experiment Il drops Chance with a big left hand! Chance is injured, injured bad! Experiment Il jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Finnish Experiment Il!
An intense looking Finnish Experiment Il took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Vipit ja Finnfighterseihin!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Toshi Hijikata (ranked 2132 p4p, 251 weight class) and Solomon Slater (ranked 5220 p4p, 512 weight class). Solomon Slater is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Toshi Hijikata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Solomon Slater!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Slater. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Slater.
Slater throws a body shot but no joy.
Hijikata lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Slater has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hijikata's jab looks to have found its range, popping Slater under the eye.
Slater jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And Hijikata counters with a quick kick to the body but Slater blocks it.
Slater connects with a solid leg kick.
Hijikata misses with a kick to the body
and Slater counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Slater takes a swing at Hijikata's ribcage but misses.
Hijikata looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Slater throws a low kick, looking for Hijikata's leg but Hijikata calmly moves out of range.
Hijikata tries to counter by clinching up but Slater breaks away and moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Hijikata blocks the low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slater. Hijikata does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slater. Hijikata does a little dance to reset his feet.
Slater throws a looping overhand right but Hijikata ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hijikata lands a big head kick that sends Slater tumbling to the mat! Hijikata takes a step backwards and waves Slater back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Slater is rocked!
It looks like Solomon Slater has been cut.
Hijikata misses with a double jab
and Slater counters with a left and a right that stings Hijikata.
Slater is still on wobbly legs! Can Hijikata finish him?
Slater rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hijikata counters with a good low kick that Slater was not able to check.
Slater seems to have recovered his senses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hijikata fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Slater, pushing him back against the cage.
Hijikata cracks Slater with a nice body shot.
Hijikata keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Slater's efforts to push away.
A nice left hand lands by Hijikata.
Hijikata tries to work over Slater's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
I was talking to Hijikata's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hijikata scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hijikata takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short body shot lands from Hijikata as the two fighters clinch.
Hijikata gets through Slater's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hijikata lands a left hand that snaps the head of Slater backwards.
Hijikata gets through Slater's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hijikata lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hijikata pushes Slater back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hijikata misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Slater can't break the clinch.
Slater tries to circle away but Hijikata has him pinned against the cage.
Hijikata stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Slater tries to circle away but Hijikata has him pinned against the cage.
Slater working hard to break the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Slater wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hijikata scores with a shot to the side of Slater's head.
Hijikata blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Hijikata.
Hijikata digs a right hand underneath Slater's ribcage. Slater let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Slater looks winded!
Hijikata lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Slater swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hijikata lands a shoulder strike.
Slater's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hijikata stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hijikata just leaning against Slater, taking a breather.
Hijikata gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Slater tries to circle away but Hijikata has him pinned against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Hijikata.
Hijikata lands a shoulder strike.
Hijikata presses Slater against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hijikata scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Hijikata.
Hijikata lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hijikata.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hijikata.
Hijikata lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Hijikata.
Hijikata lands a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Hijikata.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Hijikata on the inside.
Hijikata has Slater pressed against the cage, preventing Slater from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice body punch from Hijikata - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hijikata.
A right hook to the body lands for Hijikata.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slater takes a shot to the head.
Hijikata controlling the action here for a moment.
Hijikata stalling in the clinch.
Hijikata effectively controlling the action here.
Still in the clinch, Hijikata scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hijikata gets through Slater's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hijikata lands an uppercut.
Slater wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hijikata drops Slater onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Slater is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Hijikata creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Slater with a big uppercut! Slater tries to clinch up but Hijikata pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Slater to the mat! Slater covers up and Hijikata unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Toshi Hijikata!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Rosicky (ranked 2881 p4p, 260 weight class) and Francesco Skrarez (ranked 4177 p4p, 336 weight class). Francesco Skrarez is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pavel Rosicky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Francesco Skrarez!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skrarez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rosicky sprawls well. Rosicky wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Skrarez gets slowly back to his feet.
Skrarez throws a looping overhand right but Rosicky ducks down to avoid it.
Skrarez shoots for a double leg takedown but Rosicky sprawls well. He's pushed Skrarez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rosicky looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rosicky tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Skrarez defends well and Rosicky ends up having to push Skrarez into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rosicky shoots in and bounces Skrarez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Skrarez has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Rosicky is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rosicky blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Skrarez struggles to land a body shot inside as Rosicky controls his hands.
Skrarez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rosicky avoids it.
Rosicky is working for takedown but Skrarez is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pavel Rosicky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rosicky has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Skrarez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rosicky ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Rosicky no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Skrarez looking to sit in guard and control but Rosicky gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skrarez looking for a sweep. Not yet Skrarez, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Skrarez wants to stand up but Rosicky is controlling him.
Skrarez keeping moving, preventing Rosicky from controlling successfully.
Rosicky drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Skrarez dives on top into guard.
My spies in London MMA Club inform me that Skrarez has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Rosicky uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Skrarez fails to land the takedown.
Rosicky drops down looking for a counter takedown but Skrarez sprawls and moves away.
Skrarez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rosicky, pushing him back against the cage.
Skrarez is pressed up against the cage. Rosicky has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Skrarez down to the mat. Skrarez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Skrarez moves into the clinch.
Skrarez tries to work over Rosicky's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skrarez looking to throw knees to the head but Rosicky is blocking nicely.
Skrarez gets underhooks to prevent Rosicky's takedown attempt.
Skrarez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rosicky's elbow.
Rosicky has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Skrarez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rosicky is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Skrarez is defending well.
Rosicky is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Skrarez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short uppercut from Skrarez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rosicky has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Skrarez clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Skrarez manages to escape to his feet.
Skrarez has Rosicky up against the cage in a clinch.
Rosicky wants a takedown but no success here.
Skrarez struggles to land a body shot inside as Rosicky controls his hands.
Rosicky blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Skrarez struggles to land a body shot inside as Rosicky controls his hands.
Rosicky gets control of Skrarez's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rosicky will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skrarez won't allow Rosicky to get back to his feet.
Skrarez passes Rosicky's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rosicky kicks Skrarez off and gets back to his feet.
Skrarez clinches up with Rosicky and pushes him back against the cage.
Rosicky pulls guard successfully.
Skrarez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Skrarez lands a couple of digs.
Skrarez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Skrarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Rosicky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Skrarez throws a big elbow that misses.
Rosicky wants to stand but Skrarez is controlling the position.
Skrarez throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skrarez trying to control but Rosicky is working from the bottom.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Skrarez landing with the ground and pound.
Skrarez prevents Rosicky from getting back to his feet.
Rosicky is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
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!
Skrarez digs a right hand into Rosicky's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rosicky's gas tank.
Skrarez tries to work over Rosicky's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rosicky wants a takedown but no success here.
Rosicky wants a takedown but no success here.
Skrarez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rosicky.
A right handed body shot lands from Skrarez.
Rosicky is breathing heavily.
Skrarez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good body shot from Skrarez.
Skrarez struggles to land a body shot inside as Rosicky controls his hands.
Skrarez gets underhooks to prevent Rosicky's takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francesco Skrarez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Skrarez instigates a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Skrarez as the two fighters clinch.
Skrarez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rosicky is looking for a takedown.
Skrarez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rosicky backwards.
Skrarez has a couple of punches blocked by Rosicky.
Rosicky's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rosicky blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rosicky is working for takedown but Skrarez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Skrarez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Skrarez tries to work over Rosicky's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Skrarez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Skrarez lands a body punch.
Skrarez scores with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rosicky managing to block the knees to the body from Skrarez.
Skrarez misses with a punch to the body.
Skrarez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Skrarez tries to throw a body punch but Rosicky avoids it by throwing Skrarez back against the cage.
Skrarez can't find room to land a body shot as Rosicky controls the action.
Skrarez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rosicky avoiding damage as Skrarez throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosicky has Skrarez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Skrarez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pavel Rosicky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Skrarez misses with a punch on the inside.
Rosicky goes for a takedown in the clinch but Skrarez prevents it.
A body shot lands from Skrarez.
Skrarez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Skrarez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Skrarez misses with a punch on the inside.
Rosicky drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Skrarez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rosicky tries for a takedown but Skrarez manages to get underhooks.
Skrarez tries to work over Rosicky's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rosicky is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Skrarez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A left hand lands to the body for Skrarez.
A short left from Skrarez.
Rosicky blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rosicky blocks a body shot from Skrarez.
Skrarez struggles to land a body shot inside as Rosicky controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skrarez swings wildly with an uppercut but Rosicky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skrarez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rosicky has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice left hand lands by Skrarez.
Skrarez tries to work over Rosicky's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Francesco Skrarez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Skrarez misses with a punch on the inside.
Skrarez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rosicky goes for a takedown in the clinch but Skrarez prevents it.
A short left from Skrarez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skrarez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rosicky avoiding damage as Skrarez throws knees to the body.
Skrarez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rosicky is defending well for now.
Rosicky blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rosicky gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Skrarez regains guard.
Skrarez seems keen to control Rosicky's posture.
Skrarez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosicky trying to control but Skrarez is working from the bottom.
Rosicky won't allow Skrarez to get back to his feet.
Skrarez wants to sweep here but Rosicky controlling him for the moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Skrarez is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Rosicky dives into side control.
Skrarez throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Skrarez is looking to regain half guard here but Rosicky keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rosicky tries for a kimura but Skrarez is defending well.
Skrarez is looking for a sweep.
Skrarez manages to get back to half guard.
Skrarez is trying to stand back up but Rosicky is controlling him
Skrarez wants to control but Rosicky is keeping busy.
Rosicky has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Skrarez tries to hold on but Rosicky postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francesco Skrarez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Skrarez wants to clinch up but Rosicky keeps it at a distance.
Rosicky changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Skrarez tries to avoid it but Rosicky manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Skrarez to the ground. Skrarez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Skrarez clinches up with Rosicky and pushes him back against the cage.
Rosicky avoids a wild elbow strike from Skrarez.
Rosicky has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Skrarez after a bit of a struggle.
Rosicky changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Skrarez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pavel Rosicky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rosicky goes for a takedown attempt but Skrarez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Skrarez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rosicky swivels and escapes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skrarez instigates a clinch.
Rosicky blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rosicky blocks a body shot from Skrarez.
Skrarez lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skrarez.
Skrarez misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skrarez misses with a punch on the inside.
Skrarez lands an uppercut.
Skrarez cracks Rosicky with a nice body shot.
Skrarez tries to work over Rosicky's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Skrarez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rosicky's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Skrarez.
Skrarez scores with a shot to the side of Rosicky's head.
Skrarez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short right from Skrarez.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Skrarez.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Skrarez.
Skrarez is working Rosicky over against the cage.
Skrarez works on Rosicky's body with a couple of short punches.
Skrarez unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Skrarez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rosicky backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rosicky drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Skrarez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Skrarez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rosicky's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skrarez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skrarez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Skrarez lands with a short shot to the head.
Skrarez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Skrarez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rosicky blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Skrarez.
Skrarez lands a left hand.
Rosicky prevents a body shot from Skrarez.
Skrarez is pressed up against the cage. Rosicky has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Skrarez down to the mat. Skrarez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Skrarez closes the distance and pushes Rosicky back into the cage.
Skrarez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Skrarez cracks Rosicky with a nice body shot.
Rosicky blocks a body shot from Skrarez.
Skrarez lands with a left to the head.
Skrarez misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Skrarez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Skrarez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Skrarez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Skrarez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rosicky avoids it.
Nice elbow from Skrarez.
It looks like Pavel Rosicky has been cut.
A short right from Skrarez.
Rosicky blocking some punches.
Rosicky is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rosicky tries for a takedown. No joy.
Skrarez lands a right hand.
Skrarez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rosicky is looking to take this one to the mat.
Skrarez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Skrarez scores a nice knee to the body.
Skrarez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Skrarez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Skrarez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rosicky's elbow.
Rosicky managing to block the knees to the body from Skrarez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A shot in the inside from Skrarez.
Skrarez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rosicky.
Skrarez lands a nice uppercut.
Skrarez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rosicky backwards.
Skrarez lands a left hand.
Nice elbow from Skrarez.
Rosicky changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Skrarez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Skrarez drives through and clinches with Rosicky against the cage.
Good body shot from Skrarez.
Rosicky blocks an elbow strike from Skrarez.
Rosicky blocks an uppercut.
Skrarez trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Skrarez on the inside.
Pavel Rosicky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Francesco Skrarez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Skrarez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A nice left hand lands by Skrarez.
And that's the end of the fight!
Francesco Skrarez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Skrarez 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 26:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francesco Skrarez!
Our winner, Francesco Skrarez, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cal Robbins (ranked 4714 p4p, 464 weight class) and Jack Holer (ranked 1938 p4p, 235 weight class). Cal Robbins could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jack Holer's chin.
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Cal Robbins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Holer!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robbins fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Robbins closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Robbins trying to control the position but Holer is working away.
Robbins throws an elbow but Holer slips to the side and avoids it well.
Robbins 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.
Robbins working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Holer regains half guard there - taking advantage of Robbins's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robbins tries to pass the half guard into mount. Holer knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holer is defending against the submission attempts here by Robbins.
Robbins tries to pass to full mount but Holer defends it.
Holer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Robbins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Robbins passes to full mount!
Robbins looking to control but Holer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Holer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Robbins. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Robbins throws some wild stikes that Holer manages to avoid easily.
Holer regains half guard.
Robbins has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Robbins takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Holer preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Robbins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robbins patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Robbins has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Holer has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Robbins patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Robbins working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Robbins cracks Holer with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Holer from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Robbins is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Holer has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Robbins working for a choke but Holer is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robbins looking for the choke from the back.
Holer defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Holer trying to control the hands but Robbins breaks the grip.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Robbins is trying to control but Holer is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Holer prevents Robbins from taking his back.
Robbins is working for a guillotine from mount but Holer frees his head quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cal Robbins dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Robbins decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Robbins is looking to take a break and control but Holer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Robbins passes to full mount!
Robbins wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Robbins looking to secure an arm triangle but Holer defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robbins working for a guillotine from mount but Holer is in no mood to give up.
Robbins wants to control the pace but Holer is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robbins takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Holer is in bad spot here.
Holer showing good submission defense here.
Holer is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Robbins gets his way!
Robbins looking for the choke but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robbins working for the choke.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robbins somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Holer preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Robbins.
Robbins looking for the choke but no joy.
Robbins throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holer takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Robbins is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Robbins tightening his grip on Holer, looking for the choke.
Holer is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Robbins gets his way!
Holer showing good submission defense here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holer is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Robbins has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Robbins looking to break Holer's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Holer remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Robbins will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Robbins patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Holer defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Robbins's arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cal Robbins dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Robbins is trying hard to land a takedown here. Holer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Robbins shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Holer is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Robbins with a body shot.
Holer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Robbins, pushing him back against the cage.
Holer lands an uppercut.
Holer gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Robbins.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cal Robbins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robbins is looking to take this one to the mat.
Robbins is trying to drag Holer to the mat but Holer just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Robbins is looking to take this one to the mat.
Holer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Robbins jumps guard but Holer turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Holer lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Holer is leaning against Robbins and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Holer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Holer throws a big uppercut that drops Robbins! More strikes from Holer and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Robbins lies dazed against the cage as Holer celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Holer!
Jack Holer took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Riner Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nobunaga Tanaka (ranked 632 p4p, 31 weight class) and Kosma Wawelski (ranked 2732 p4p, 136 weight class). Nobunaga Tanaka could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kosma Wawelski's chin.
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nobunaga Tanaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kosma Wawelski!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanaka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tanaka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Despite the aggression on Wawelski's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Wawelski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wawelski throws a body punch but Tanaka moves out of range.
Tanaka moves into the clinch successfully.
Wawelski blocks a body shot from Tanaka.
Wawelski misses with a body punch.
Wawelski blocking some punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tanaka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wawelski.
Wawelski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wawelski misses with a punch to the body.
Wawelski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tanaka jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wawelski walks away with a smile on his face. Tanaka gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka leaves Wawelski with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tanaka clinches.
Tanaka avoiding damage as Wawelski throws knees to the body.
Wawelski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wawelski misses with a punch to the body.
Tanaka has Wawelski pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Tanaka pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Wawelski tumbling to the mat - Tanaka dives into Wawelski's guard.
Wawelski is looking to stand back up but Tanaka counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Wawelski.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wawelski has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tanaka is working away from the top position though.
Ground and pound from Tanaka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wawelski is looking to improve his position.
Tanaka is looking for a kimura here.
Tanaka misses with a head shot. Wawelski uses the momentum to regain guard.
Tanaka slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wawelski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tanaka.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tanaka working over Wawelski with some ground and pound. Wawelski looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tanaka trying to pass the guard but Wawelski defending well.
Tanaka is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Wawelski is just riding it out for now. Tanaka eventually gives up the hold.
Tanaka has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
We've been hearing that Tanaka has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Wawelski is desperately trying to improve his position but Tanaka has a good base and remains in mount.
Tanaka looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Tanaka trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tanaka jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Wawelski is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Wawelski and Tanaka has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nobunaga Tanaka dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wawelski misses with a few strikes there.
Wawelski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tanaka appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kosma Wawelski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanaka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Despite the aggression on Wawelski's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tanaka avoids the head kick by Wawelski.
Wawelski throws a right and a left that Tanaka avoids nicely.
Wawelski misses with a double jab
and Tanaka decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wawelski's guard.
Tanaka 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.
Wawelski throws his legs up looking for a submission but Tanaka uses it to pass to side control.
Tanaka working the head with strikes.
Tanaka working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Wawelski on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka landing strikes.
Wawelski prevents Tanaka from moving into mount.
Tanaka is working hard here to advance position.
Nobunaga Tanaka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wawelski is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tanaka asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Tanaka tries to advance to mount but Wawelski denies him.
Wawelski is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wawelski is trying to buck Tanaka off.
Wawelski can't do much from the bottom here.
Wawelski is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Tanaka is staying active.
Tanaka is working Wawelski over with some ground and pound from side control.
Tanaka in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Wawelski is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nobunaga Tanaka!
Nobunaga Tanaka 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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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Verygood (ranked 613 p4p, 28 weight class) and Otto Tjack (ranked 1511 p4p, 79 weight class). Verygood's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bring Pain. Kurt Verygood is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kurt Verygood!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Otto Tjack!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tjack thows a left - swing and a miss!
Some bone on bone action there as Tjack checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tjack misses with a straight left.
Verygood seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Verygood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tjack scores with a body shot.
Tjack throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Verygood fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tjack on the side of the head.
It looks like Otto Tjack has been cut.
Tjack misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tjack. Verygood does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Verygood was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tjack.
Tjack staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tjack steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Verygood.
Tjack uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Verygood.
Verygood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Verygood thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Tjack. Verygood does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verygood jabs Tjack right on the nose. Tjack blinks but takes it well.
Verygood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tjack manages to avoid it.
Tjack throws a fast counter high kick but Verygood manages to duck under it in time.
Tjack takes one to the chin there.
Tjack bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tjack takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice shot lands for Tjack.
Tjack lands with a good body shot.
Verygood lands with an overhand left.
Tjack is rocked!
Tjack throws a lazy uppercut
and Verygood counters with a right hand to the body.
Tjack is still on wobbly legs! Can Verygood finish him?
Verygood flashes Tjack a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Tjack's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Tjack crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Verygood punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kurt Verygood!
Kurt Verygood retains his bantamweight title!
An out of breath Kurt Verygood thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Otto Tjack spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm going to stab you with a screwdriver and steal your bike.'.
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