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ABW 127 Bear - Smith PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karin Olegav (ranked 8958 p4p, 667 weight class) and Stone Cold Killa (ranked 5584 p4p, 545 weight class). Karin Olegav has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Karin Olegav!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stone Cold Killa!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Olegav is defended easily by Killa.
Olegav tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Killa swivels and escapes.
As Olegav backs off Killa throws a huge counter combo but Olegav manages to avoid it all.
Olegav closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Olegav looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Killa is looking for a sweep. Olegav is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Killa is trying to stand back up but Olegav is controlling him
Olegav passes to full mount!
Olegav is trying to take his opponent's back.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Killa can do anything to dispel that myth.
Killa is trying to escape the mount.
Killa tries to buck Olegav off but Olegav takes his back!
Olegav has got one arm under Killa's chin. This could be trouble... Killa trying to control the other hand but Olegav gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Killa has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Karin Olegav!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Remy Lacroix (ranked 2585 p4p, 302 weight class) and Tony Miyazaki (ranked 4192 p4p, 465 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 London, Remy Lacroix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Miyazaki!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Lacroix, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Miyazaki.
Lacroix lands a head shot.
Miyazaki has his takedown stuffed
and Lacroix connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Miyazaki throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Lacroix to counter with a crisp jab.
Miyazaki throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Lacroix. That snapped Miyazaki's head back.
Miyazaki tries to clinch but Lacroix moves out of range.
It looked like Lacroix was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Miyazaki.
Lacroix connects with a good right hand that stumbles Miyazaki. Miyazaki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lacroix.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lacroix lands a really nice looking cross but Miyazaki seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyazaki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Miyazaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lacroix.
Lacroix stuns Miyazaki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lacroix connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lacroix moves out of range of the body kick from Miyazaki.
Lacroix connects with a body shot that sends Miyazaki's belly button to the back.
A combination from Lacroix does no damage.
A shot to the liver by Lacroix. Beautiful body shot.
Remy Lacroix is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Miyazaki.
Lacroix throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lacroix throws a left and a right that both miss
and Miyazaki counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Miyazaki.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyazaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Lacroix is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miyazaki throwing strikes from guard but Lacroix blocks nicely.
Miyazaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Lacroix is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lacroix might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lacroix controls Miyazaki momentarily but Miyazaki frees himself.
Miyazaki is fighting to break Lacroix's control of his arms but Lacroix is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
My spies in 3Band MMA ($800/week) inform me that Miyazaki has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyazaki looking to pass the guard.
Miyazaki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Miyazaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lacroix displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Miyazaki 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.
Miyazaki sitting in guard here, content to control.
Miyazaki wants to control from the top but Lacroix keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyazaki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lacroix is keeping the position for now.
Lacroix pulls Miyazaki in close to prevent any damage.
Miyazaki connects with a couple of short punches.
Lacroix knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Miyazaki on the ground.
Miyazaki's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Miyazaki is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remy Lacroix dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Miyazaki is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lacroix's half guard.
Miyazaki is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Lacroix as he works his way to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miyazaki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lacroix holds on and takes a little breather.
Miyazaki has gone for a leg lock! Lacroix slips out almost immediately though and dives into Miyazaki's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyazaki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lacroix is one step ahead there.
Miyazaki working a defensive guard here.
Lacroix wants to control from the top but Miyazaki keeps moving.
Miyazaki looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Miyazaki is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lacroix trying to control the position from guard on top but Miyazaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miyazaki is trying to control the position but Lacroix postures up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lacroix trying to stand up but can't free himself from Miyazaki's guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Miyazaki misses with a takedown
letting Lacroix counter with a right hand.
Miyazaki takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lacroix goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyazaki has his takedown stuffed
and Lacroix counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lacroix thuds his right hand into Miyazaki's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Miyazaki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lacroix as he jumps to the side.
Remy Lacroix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Miyazaki.
Miyazaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lacroix swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lacroix went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Miyazaki shoots for a double leg takedown but Lacroix sprawls well. He's pushed Miyazaki's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lacroix looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Miyazaki throws a fast counter high kick but Lacroix manages to duck under it in time.
Jab by Lacroix.
Miyazaki misses with a takedown
and Lacroix counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lacroix lands with a straight right. Miyazaki didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacroix lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miyazaki bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miyazaki wants to control but Lacroix is keeping him busy.
Miyazaki tries to advance to mount but Lacroix denies him.
Miyazaki scoring with punches from side control.
Miyazaki is trying to ground and pound but Lacroix uses the momentary lack of control by Miyazaki to regain half guard.
Miyazaki content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remy Lacroix dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Miyazaki closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lacroix counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Miyazaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lacroix.
Miyazaki shoots in and bounces Lacroix off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lacroix wants to sweep here but Miyazaki controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lacroix trying to control the position here.
Tony Miyazaki has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyazaki is stalling in the full guard.
Miyazaki gets to his feet. Lacroix looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Lacroix lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lacroix lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Miyazaki at a distance.
Miyazaki wants to clinch but Lacroix slips to the side
and Lacroix cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacroix scores with a crisp jab that stopped Miyazaki in his tracks.
Miyazaki takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lacroix lands a right hook to the body.
Lacroix closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Miyazaki is rocked!
Lacroix connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Miyazaki's hands.
Miyazaki is still on wobbly legs! Can Lacroix finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lacroix walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Miyazaki drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Lacroix swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Miyazaki's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Remy Lacroix!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rich Wood (ranked 1698 p4p, 219 weight class) and Ruska Pakkanen (ranked 3512 p4p, 365 weight class). Rich Wood has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rich Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ruska Pakkanen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pakkanen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wood's hands.
Pakkanen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pakkanen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Pakkanen misses the target.
Wood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pakkanen.
Wood instigates a clinch.
Pakkanen blocks an uppercut.
Pakkanen tries to break the clinch but Wood is controlling the position.
Pakkanen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pakkanen swings wildly with an uppercut but Wood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wood throws a head punch that misses.
Pakkanen throws a punch but it's blocked by Wood.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pakkanen scores with a shoulder strike.
Pakkanen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wood tries to land a knee to the head but Pakkanen blocks with his arms.
Wood throws an elbow but it misses.
Pakkanen blocks an elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pakkanen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wood.
Pakkanen lands a hook that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
Pakkanen throws a head punch that misses.
Pakkanen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wood scores with a nice strike.
Wood gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wood is working for takedown but Pakkanen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pakkanen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Woods head.
Pakkanen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pakkanen misses with a punch on the inside.
Wood misses with the head strike.
Pakkanen breaks the clinch.
Wood closes the distance and pushes Pakkanen back into the cage.
Pakkanen blocks an uppercut.
Wood misses with a punch on the inside.
Pakkanen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wood scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pakkanen throws a looping overhand right but Wood ducks down to avoid it.
Wood swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ruska Pakkanen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood looks to land a left hand but Pakkanen moved out of range nicely.
Pakkanen scores with a shot to the body.
Pakkanen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wood.
Wood fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Pakkanen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pakkanen defending well as Wood loads up on a big left hand.
We've been told by Wood's head coaches at DRAGON MMA - 11 Elite & 2 Double Elite Coaches that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pakkanen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wood.
Wood connects with a leg kick. Pakkanen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pakkanen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wood shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pakkanen but Pakkanen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rich Wood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice defenses there by Wood.
Wood swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pakkanen looks to throw the jab but Wood is out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wood.
Rich Wood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pakkanen is looking to clinch.
Wood moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wood throws a shot from downtown. Pakkanen moves away and avoids it.
Pakkanen moves away from the strike by Wood.
Wood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pakkanen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wood doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pakkanen throws a hook but Wood avoids it easily.
A jab lands there for Wood.
Wood lands with a hook. Pakkanen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Donk. Wood catches Pakkanen right on the button with a cross.
Pakkanen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wood throws a series of punches but Pakkanen avoids them all with ease.
A cross from Wood lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Pakkanen does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pakkanen.
Wood went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Wood jabs at Pakkanen's body.
Pakkanen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pakkanen swings for the body but Wood moves out of range.
Wood fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pakkanen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wood shoots in but Pakkanen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pakkanen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice uppercut lands for Wood. That snapped Pakkanen's head back.
Wood falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pakkanen counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wood fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pakkanen on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rich Wood will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wood misses with an uppercut. Pakkanen saw that one coming.
Pakkanen ducks under a wild hook from Wood.
Wood misses with a hook.
Pakkanen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice defenses there by Wood.
Wood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rich Wood is winning the standup battle so far.
Pakkanen scores with a jab.
Wood takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wood shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pakkanen is trying to defend but Wood finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wood landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pakkanen trying to hold on to Wood's head to control him but Wood postures up.
Wood drops an elbow to the side of Pakkanen's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Wood there.
Pakkanen 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.
Wood missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wood not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wood thows a huge punch but Pakkanen dodges it nicely.
Wood 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.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wood throwing shots but Pakkanen is blocking nicely.
Wood working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pakkanen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wood.
Wood thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wood missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wood throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wood throwing shots but Pakkanen is blocking nicely.
Pakkanen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wood. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wood throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wood wants to free his trapped foot but Pakkanen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Wood sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pakkanen defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wood thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pakkanen is looking to improve his position.
Wood throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wood seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wood looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pakkanen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wood throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wood missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wood thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pakkanen's head.
Pakkanen is looking to improve his position.
Pakkanen keeps trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wood working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pakkanen is looking for a sweep. Wood is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wood scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wood landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wood is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pakkanen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pakkanen trying to control but Wood postures up.
Rich Wood overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wood looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pakkanen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pakkanen manages to get to full guard.
Pakkanen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood lands a couple of digs.
Pakkanen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wood keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pakkanen's head.
Wood working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wood trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wood is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Wood loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pakkanen can do to turn this around?
Wood throws a big right hand that misses.
Wood throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pakkanen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pakkanen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Pakkanen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Wood 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Wood looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Pakkanen!
Pakkanen managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Wood.
Wood lands a decent elbow from side control.
Wood fails to land a wild elbow strike.
An elbow from Wood crashes against the mat.
Pakkanen is trying to control Wood's posture but Wood avoids it.
Wood misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Wood creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Pakkanen sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood is putting a hurting on Pakkanen here, landing some big shots from side control.
Wood is looking to take a break and control but Pakkanen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Wood.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pakkanen is looking for a sweep.
Wood working the ground and pound.
Wood throws a strike aimed at the side of Pakkanen's head but Pakkanen avoids it well.
Wood working the ground and pound but Pakkanen is defending the strikes.
Wood trying to control the action but Pakkanen is working from the bottom.
Pakkanen tries to bench press Wood off him but Wood keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wood sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Pakkanen is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Wood.
Wood is chipping away with strikes.
Wood trying to control the position but Pakkanen is working away.
Pakkanen tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood cracks Pakkanen with a big right hand but Pakkanen just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The strikes coming from Wood are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Pakkanen is trying to improve his position.
Wood is chipping away with strikes.
Wood is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pakkanen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Wood trying to control the position but Pakkanen is working away.
Wood working the ground and pound but Pakkanen is defending the strikes.
The ground and pound from Wood seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Wood working the ground and pound but Pakkanen is defending the strikes.
Wood is chipping away with strikes.
Pakkanen is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Wood off and has taken his back!
You can see the frustration on Wood's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Wood is working hard here to advance position.
Will Pakkanen go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Wood tries to roll but Pakkanen sticks to his back.
Wood trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Wood prevents Pakkanen from getting a body triangle.
Wood trying to control the action but Pakkanen just sinks the hooks in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood is in bad spot here.
Will Pakkanen go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Wood trying to control the action but Pakkanen just sinks the hooks in.
Pakkanen missing with strikes from the back.
Wood rolls, trying to escape but Pakkanen keeps control of the position.
Ruska Pakkanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Rich Wood showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wood has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rich Wood!
Rich Wood managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Organic Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franz Schubert (ranked 2789 p4p, 367 weight class) and Cairo Silva (ranked 1975 p4p, 273 weight class). 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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221 lbs
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218 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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Franz Schubert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cairo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a one two combo.
Schubert closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Schubert is looking to clinch.
Silva with a hook.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Schubert is just out of range.
Schubert takes one to the chin there.
Schubert tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schubert is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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!
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
A counter left hand to the body from Schubert misses its target.
Schubert tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva counters with a body kick.
Schubert fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
Silva lands an uppercut.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Schubert lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Schubert on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva lands a right hand.
Silva blocks a body shot from Schubert.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Schubert tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva pushes Schubert back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Schubert swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Silva.
Schubert is rocked!
Schubert blocks an uppercut.
Oh Schubert is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva lands a big knee! That's hurt Schubert! Oh, he's all over the place! Silva lands another knee that sends Schubert to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cairo Silva!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nigel Nobody (ranked 2051 p4p, 103 weight class) and Otto Tjack (ranked 1858 p4p, 97 weight class). Otto Tjack 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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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nigel Nobody!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Otto Tjack!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nobody shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nobody takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nobody on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nobody shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tjack as he jumps to the side.
Tjack punishes Nobody's body with a nice straight punch.
Nobody has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tjack slaps away a takedown attempt from Nobody, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nigel Nobody. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nobody drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Nobody working the body and head with strikes.
Nobody landing strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nobody throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Tjack works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Nobody misses with a head shot. Tjack uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tjack scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Tjack lunges at Nobody with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nobody's hand.
Nobody gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tjack makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tjack.
Nobody postures up in Tjack's guard and throws a big left but Tjack blocks it.
Tjack preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nobody in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tjack is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nobody is controlling him.
Nobody throwing strikes from guard but Tjack blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nobody throws a strike but Tjack rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nobody looking for a sweep. Not yet Nobody, not yet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nobody lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Nobody might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nobody missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tjack preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nobody throwing strikes from guard but Tjack blocks nicely.
Tjack preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tjack wants to stand up but Nobody is controlling him.
Nobody throws a strike but Tjack rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nobody is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tjack avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nobody.
Tjack blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nobody.
Nobody throwing shots but Tjack is blocking nicely.
Tjack controlling the position for now.
Tjack is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nobody's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nobody's back!
Nobody manages to reverse the position and now he's in Tjack's guard. Nice work there by Nobody.
Tjack wants to stand but Nobody is controlling the position.
Nobody throwing strikes from guard but Tjack blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nobody throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tjack working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nobody.
Tjack avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nobody postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nobody throws a big elbow that misses.
Nobody throwing strikes from guard but Tjack blocks nicely.
Nobody tries to free his leg and advance position but Tjack is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nobody accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nobody accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nobody loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nobody is looking to work some ground and pound but Tjack has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nigel Nobody will probably get the nod.
That's time! Nobody's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nobody tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tjack defends well and Nobody ends up having to push Tjack into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tjack lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tjack bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nobody with a poor takedown
letting Tjack counter with a right hand.
Tjack is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nobody shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nigel Nobody. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nobody.
Nobody goes for a double leg but Tjack avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tjack continues to drive forward.
Tjack looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice uppercut lands for Tjack. That snapped Nobody's head back.
Tjack cracks Nobody with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nobody misses with a takedown
and Tjack counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tjack with a hook.
Nobody is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tjack lands with a good body shot.
Oh Nobody is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nobody walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Tjack swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Otto Tjack!
After the fight, Otto Tjack 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.
In defeat, Nigel Nobody stepped up to the mic, saying 'I am Nobody!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mace Blackblood (ranked 1004 p4p, 136 weight class) and English Hooligan (ranked 21835 p4p, 682 weight class). Blackblood comes to the cage accompanied by Gorgoroth Open the Gates. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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197 lbs
8 - 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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mace Blackblood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, English Hooligan!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hooligan misses with a straight left.
Hooligan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like English Hooligan has been cut.
A big left from Hooligan misses.
Hooligan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hooligan misses with a series of wild punches.
Hooligan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blackblood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blackblood lands a slapping body shot.
Blackblood drops Hooligan with a beautiful combination! Hooligan stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Blackblood is looking for the KO!
Hooligan is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blackblood drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Hooligan right on the button. Hooligan goes down! Blackblood follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Blackblood gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mace Blackblood!
Mace Blackblood seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
English Hooligan was interviewed post fight and said 'M8 GIVE ME ANOTHER GO M8 I'LL KNOCK U OUT I SWEAR ON ME MUM'S DEAD FERRET U CRACKHEAD'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Esa Kettu (ranked 2551 p4p, 297 weight class) and Jesse Point (ranked 1962 p4p, 241 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Esa Kettu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesse Point!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kettu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kettu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Point throws out a counter right but Kettu avoids it with no problem.
Kettu scores with a shot to the body.
Point is looking to chop away at Kettu's legs.
Point walks into a straight right hand from Kettu.
It looks like Jesse Point has been cut.
Kettu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kettu.
Point 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.
Kettu throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kettu lands a nice shot that snaps Point's head back.
Kettu lands with a straight right. Point didn't see that one coming.
A low kick from Kettu misses
and Point counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kettu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kettu misses with a low kick.
Point stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kettu.
Kettu wants to clinch up but Point keeps it at a distance.
Nice jab there from Kettu.
Point walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Point checks a leg kick.
Point on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Point throws a shot from downtown. Kettu moves away and avoids it.
Kettu misses with a body punch
and Point counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kettu thinking.
Kettu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Point has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kettu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kettu moves to clinch but Point breaks away
and Point counters with a right hand to the body.
Point catches Kettu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kettu connects with a jab.
Kettu ducks right into an uppercut from Point.
Point swings widly with a right hand
letting Kettu counter with a right hand.
That has opened up Jesse Point's cut even more.
Kettu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Point counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kettu.
Kettu throws an off balance right hand
and Point counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Point bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Point tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kettu was well out of range. Poor timing from Point.
Kettu throws a lazy right hand but Point sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kettu - that will leave a mark!
A cross from Kettu lands.
Kettu misses with a low kick.
Kettu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kettu has closed the distance and engaged Point in a clinch.
I was talking to Kettu's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Point's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kettu loads up on a big right hand but Point slips the punch.
Kettu misses with a hook.
Point looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kettu misses with a looping left.
Point unleashes a big counter combination but Kettu bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Point shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kettu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kettu scores with a sloppy right hand. Point should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kettu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kettu moves out of range of the strikes.
Kettu throws a shot from downtown. Point moves away and avoids it.
Kettu swings for the body but Point moves out of range.
Point with a nice cross.
Point misses with a body kick.
Point ducks under a wild hook from Kettu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esa Kettu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jesse Point's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kettu closes the distance and clinches.
Kettu breaks the clinch.
Kettu throws a head kick that misses
and Point counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kettu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kettu scores with a decent looking hook.
Point blocks a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Point.
Esa Kettu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kettu pushes Point up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Point escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kettu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Point.
Kettu scores with a nice body kick.
Point misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kettu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Point counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kettu throws out a powerful jab.
Kettu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Point. That did some damage!
Kettu tried to score with a low kick but Point checks it.
Kettu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kettu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Point.
Point looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kettu has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kettu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kettu throws a leg kick but Point sees it coming and moves out of range.
Esa Kettu is winning the standup battle so far.
Point throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kettu looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kettu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Point momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Point ducks under a wild hook from Kettu.
Kettu wants to clinch.
Point uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kettu.
Point keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kettu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Point counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kettu lands a nice hook to Point's body. Point takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kettu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Point. Point circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kettu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Point moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kettu moves out of range of the strikes.
Point bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Point looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Point looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Point throws a solid leg kick but Kettu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Point.
Kettu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Point was well out of range. Poor timing from Kettu.
Kettu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kettu throws a low kick but Point avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Point on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Point steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kettu.
Kettu lands a body shot.
A cross from Kettu lands.
Kettu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Point can do to turn this around?
Kettu digs a good body shot into Point's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kettu lands with an overhand left.
Kettu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Point checks it well.
Kettu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A low kick from Kettu is predictable there
and Point counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kettu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Point connects with a nice looking jab.
Point pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Point needs to keep his hands up - Kettu had a free shot at his head there.
A punch combination from Point misses.
Kettu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esa Kettu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jesse Point's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Point has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kettu.
Kettu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Point counters with a left to the body.
Kettu throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kettu misses with a lunging right hand
and Point counters with a straight right hand.
Kettu lands a nice hook to Point's body. Point takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kettu throws a body kick that misses.
Kettu throws a head kick but Point moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Point on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kettu misses with a wild body shot.
Kettu misses with a kick to the body.
Kettu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Point ducks under a wild hook from Kettu.
Kettu is looking to clinch but Point is avoiding it.
Point has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Point checks the leg kick.
Kettu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Point needs to keep his hands up - Kettu had a free shot at his head there.
Kettu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Kettu misses the target.
Kettu throws a low kick but Point avoids it.
As Kettu backs off Point throws a huge counter combo but Kettu manages to avoid it all.
Point moves out of range of the body kick from Kettu.
Kettu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Point's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kettu throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Point.
The cut above Jesse Point's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kettu wants to clinch up but Point keeps it at a distance.
Point swings for the body but Kettu moves out of range.
Point ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kettu lands a nice looking body shot.
Kettu lands a really nice looking cross but Point seems unphased.
A good leg kick by Kettu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Point throws a jab when Kettu was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Kettu misses the target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kettu.
Kettu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Point misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kettu throws the left hand but Point avoids the punch easily.
Despite the aggression on Point's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kettu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kettu looks to land a body kick but Point moved away.
As Kettu backs off Point throws a huge counter combo but Kettu manages to avoid it all.
Kettu connects with a nice looking jab.
Kettu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kettu cracks Point with a good jab.
Kettu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kettu misses with a wild body shot.
Kettu tries to work over Point's front leg with a kick but Point checks it.
Kettu throws a body kick that misses
and Point counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Point takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Point shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Point moves away from the strike by Kettu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kettu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Point moves away.
Kettu throws out a loose jab but Point uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kettu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Point manages to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Point misses.
Kettu digs a good body shot into Point's ribs.
Kettu jabs Point right on the nose. Point blinks but takes it well.
Jesse Point's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Kettu throws a hook to the side of Point's head but Point sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Point is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jesse Point has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Point checks the leg kick nicely there.
Point let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Esa Kettu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kettu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Esa Kettu!
Esa Kettu tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Holer (ranked 1651 p4p, 214 weight class) and Devin Watkins (ranked 5368 p4p, 490 weight class). 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 Devin Watkins was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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22
182 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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24
180 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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Good elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Holer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devin Watkins!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holer scores with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Holer.
A chopping leg kick lands by Holer.
Watkins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Holer circles away quickly and effectively.
Watkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Holer has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Holer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Watkins finds it's way through Holer's defenses.
Watkins fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Holer avoids it really well and circles away.
A nice combination there by Watkins.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Watkins has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Watkins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Watkins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holer closes the distance and pushes Watkins back into the cage.
Watkins tries to stall but Holer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Watkins has his takedown stuffed
and Holer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jack Holer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watkins shoots in looking for a takedown but Holer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Watkins's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jack Holer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devin Watkins.
Watkins looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Holer lands a body shot.
Watkins looks winded!
Holer is looking to slow Watkins down with leg kicks.
Watkins takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Holer sizes up Watkins with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Watkins on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Holer drops Watkins with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Watkins looks back up at him and smiles so Holer waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Watkins is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holer connects with a body shot that sends Watkins's belly button to the back.
Watkins is still on wobbly legs! Can Holer finish him?
BAM! Holer delivers a spinning backfist that drops Watkins like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Jack Holer!
Jack Holer made sure to mention his sponsor, Riner Clothing in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Diaz (ranked 1518 p4p, 66 weight class) and Gabriel Skrarski (ranked 3142 p4p, 118 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
289 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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300 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeff Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gabriel Skrarski!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Skrarski as Diaz shoots in.
Skrarski looks to throw the jab but Diaz is out of range.
Skrarski throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Skrarski throws a right hand that Diaz ducks under and follows up with a left that Diaz also avoids with ease.
We've been hearing reports that Diaz has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Skrarski misses with a double jab
and Diaz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Diaz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Diaz throws a big right hand that misses.
Skrarski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Diaz is one step ahead there.
Skrarski tries to strike from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skrarski wants to sweep here but Diaz controlling him for the moment.
Diaz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skrarski keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Diaz is really struggling to control Skrarski but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Skrarski had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Diaz defends it easily.
Diaz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Skrarski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz tries to free his leg and advance position but Skrarski is retaining full guard.
Diaz 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.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Skrarski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Diaz pushes down on Skrarski's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Diaz looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Diaz is looking to advance position but Skrarski won't allow it.
Skrarski gets full guard.
Diaz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Skrarski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Diaz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Diaz has gone for a leg lock! Skrarski slips out almost immediately though and dives into Diaz's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Skrarski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Skrarski throwing strikes from guard but Diaz blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz trying to keep a closed guard but Skrarski is proving a slippery customer.
Diaz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Skrarski defends well.
Diaz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Diaz throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Skrarski escapes and throws Diaz's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Diaz is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Skrarski off and has taken his back!
Skrarski defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Diaz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skrarski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Diaz has his foot on Skrarski's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Skrarski works his way back into a safe position though.
Skrarski lands a couple of digs.
Diaz keeping full guard, as Skrarski tries to pass.
Skrarski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Skrarski connects with a couple of short punches.
Skrarski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Diaz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Skrarski is looking to work some ground and pound but Diaz has wrist control.
Skrarski looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gabriel Skrarski will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Diaz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Skrarski.
Skrarski throws a combination. Diaz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Skrarski scores with a decent looking hook.
Skrarski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diaz drops down looking for a counter takedown but Skrarski sprawls and moves away.
Diaz closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Skrarski to the mat! Skrarski manages to get full guard.
Diaz chips away with some ground and pound.
Diaz chips away with some ground and pound.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Skrarski keeps moving.
Diaz won't allow Skrarski to sweep him here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Diaz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Diaz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Skrarski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Skrarski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Diaz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Diaz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Skrarski being controlled here, momentarily.
Diaz is working Skrarski over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Skrarski seems keen to control Diaz's posture.
Diaz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Diaz stays in close to Skrarski's body and controls the position.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Skrarski keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz'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.
Skrarski closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Skrarski lands in his opponent's guard.
Skrarski lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Diaz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Diaz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Skrarski is aware though and is defending well.
Skrarski content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skrarski postures up and lands a big shot to Diaz's brow.
Skrarski with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Diaz is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Skrarski has his hands clasped together but Diaz extends and breaks Skrarski's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Diaz.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jeff Diaz!
A very excited looking Jeff Diaz 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teddy Bear (ranked 414 p4p, 19 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 1185 p4p, 53 weight class). 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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23
292 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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24
300 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Teddy Bear!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bear misses the jab.
Smith throws a right and a left that Bear avoids nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bear. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Smith scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Bear was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bear looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bear.
Bear slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bear manages to avoid it.
Smith lands a big right hand that sends Bear crashing to the mat! Smith stays standing though and waves Bear back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Smith fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bear has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slow jab from Bear misses its intended target.
Smith throws a powerful right kick. Bear tried to block low but the kick was high! Bear was taken right off of his feet! Smith jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). John Smith!
John Smith is the new super heavyweight champion!
A less than humble John Smith misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Teddy Bear was interviewed post fight and said 'Tonight wasn't my night, but i'll learn and come back stronger.'.
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