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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Romart (ranked 7011 p4p, 576 weight class) and Will McClellan (ranked 8345 p4p, 625 weight class). Will McClellan will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeff Romart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Will McClellan!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romart keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Romart's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Romart duly obliges.
It looks like Will McClellan has been cut.
McClellan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Romart sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Romart jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Romart misses with a hook. McClellan ducked under it nicely.
McClellan scores with a jab to the head.
Romart displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McClellan.
Jeff Romart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Will McClellan.
Romart rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McClellan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romart misses with a looping right.
McClellan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Romart is fending him off so far but McClellan persists. Nope, Romart circles away and we're back to standing.
Jeff Romart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McClellan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McClellan slips a jab and a cross from Romart.
McClellan gets the takedown into side control.
Romart throws McClellan to one side and escapes!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McClellan wants to clinch but Romart slips to the side
letting Romart counter with a right hand.
McClellan slips a jab from Romart.
McClellan moves out of range as Romart strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from McClellan.
No luck with that takedown attempt from McClellan.
McClellan shoots in but Romart avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Romart throws an overhand right that lands on McClellan's shoulder, as McClellan tries to avoid the shot.
McClellan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romart.
Romart misses with a combination
and McClellan counters with a three punch combo that has Romart backing up. Romart nods at McClellan to acknowledge the strikes.
Romart throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McClellan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Romart rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McClellan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
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!
McClellan lands a nice looking body shot.
McClellan shoots in but no luck this time.
A big right from Romart misses.
As Romart backs off McClellan throws a huge counter combo but Romart manages to avoid it all.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McClellan.
Romart tries to bum rush McClellan with a series of wild strikes but McClellan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McClellan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Romart.
McClellan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Romart sprawls well. Romart wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McClellan gets slowly back to his feet.
Romart leaves McClellan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romart throws a series of punches but McClellan moves out of range.
McClellan dives in for a single leg takedown but Romart sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A punch combination from McClellan misses.
McClellan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Romart misses with a two punch combination.
And McClellan tries to counter it with a takedown but Romart pushes his down on his head and steps out.
McClellan is looking to clinch but Romart is avoiding it.
McClellan tries to land a front kick but Romart steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Romart throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Donk. Romart catches McClellan right on the button with a cross.
McClellan is rocked!
Romart turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McClellan is still on wobbly legs! Can Romart finish him?
Romart fakes the body blow, causing McClellan to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! McClellan goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jeff Romart!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Addition BySubtraction (ranked 5972 p4p, 202 weight class) and Tyler Hopkins (ranked 7642 p4p, 235 weight class). Tyler Hopkins is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Good takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Addition BySubtraction!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyler Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BySubtraction misses with a straight left.
Hopkins misses with a hook. BySubtraction ducked under it nicely.
Hopkins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A counter left hand to the body from BySubtraction misses its target.
BySubtraction waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hopkins.
BySubtraction misses with a low kick.
BySubtraction looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopkins is just out of range.
Hopkins now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from BySubtraction. Hopkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
BySubtraction throws a sloppy body shot
and Hopkins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hopkins throws out a loose jab but BySubtraction uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopkins scores with a jab to the body.
BySubtraction takes the fight into the clinch.
Hopkins struggles to land a body shot inside as BySubtraction controls his hands.
BySubtraction lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hopkins has a couple of punches blocked by BySubtraction.
BySubtraction misses with a body punch.
BySubtraction throws a head punch that misses.
Hopkins tries a body shot but BySubtraction blocks it.
BySubtraction lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hopkins backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
BySubtraction softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
BySubtraction jumps guard.
BySubtraction has his feet on Hopkins's thighs here. He's pushed Hopkins off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Hopkins screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Addition BySubtraction!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Quinn Hopkins (ranked 7734 p4p, 453 weight class) and Pate Mfer (ranked 5596 p4p, 391 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Quinn Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pate Mfer!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mfer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mfer moves into the clinch.
Mfer drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hopkins pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mfer tries for a takedown but Hopkins sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mfer tries to clinch but Hopkins moves away
and Hopkins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hopkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mfer moves away.
Hopkins circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mfer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins fails to land with a series of punches.
Mfer throws an off balance right hand
enabling Hopkins to counter with a crisp jab.
Mfer tries for a takedown but Hopkins circles away easily
enabling Hopkins to counter with a crisp jab.
Quinn Hopkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pate Mfer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins misses with an uppercut.
Mfer throws a fast counter high kick but Hopkins manages to duck under it in time.
Pate Mfer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mfer lands the left hand.
A big left from Hopkins misses.
Hopkins throws a body shot but no joy.
Mfer tries to counter with a clinch but Hopkins shakes him off and moves away.
Hopkins misses the shot to the body.
Mfer has closed the distance and engaged Hopkins in a clinch.
Mfer drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hopkins pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mfer closes the distance but Hopkins moves to the side
and Hopkins counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mfer slips a jab from Hopkins.
Mfer shoots for a takedown but Hopkins saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hopkins paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer throws a lazy head kick
and Hopkins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hopkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mfer lands a two punch combo.
Hopkins looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mfer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hopkins manages to avoid it.
Mfer misses with a kick to the body
and Hopkins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No luck for Mfer with that takedown attempt.
Hopkins throws a shot from downtown. Mfer moves away and avoids it.
Mfer with a poor takedown
and Hopkins counters with a straight right hand.
Hopkins jabs at Mfer's body.
Mfer shoots in for a takedown but Hopkins shows good takedown defense.
It looked like Hopkins was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mfer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A little feinted left hand from Hopkins on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mfer has his takedown stuffed
letting Hopkins counter with a right hand.
Mfer darts in looking for a takedown but Hopkins gets double underhooks and turns Mfer into the cage.
Mfer moves in looking to clinch but Hopkins pushes him off.
Mfer misses the body punch
and Hopkins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheers as Hopkins lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mfer doesn't seem phased though.
Mfer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hopkins counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab, jab by Hopkins - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfer slips under a jab.
Hopkins is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hopkins cracks Mfer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mfer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hopkins.
Mfer wants to clinch
and Hopkins counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mfer with a poor takedown
and Hopkins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good standup being displayed there by Hopkins as he connects with a hook.
Mfer closes the distance but Hopkins moves to the side
and Hopkins counters with a right hand to the body.
Hopkins lands with an uppercut that bounces Mfer off the cage and back into range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quinn Hopkins dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mfer tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hopkins defends well and Mfer ends up having to push Hopkins into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hopkins lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mfer at a distance.
Hopkins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mfer can do to turn this around?
Mfer throws a wild body kick that Hopkins sees coming a mile off.
Mfer forces Hopkins back against the cage and clinches.
Hopkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hopkins misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Hopkins fails to land.
Mfer is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hopkins pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mfer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mfer manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Hopkins.
Mfer defending well as Hopkins loads up on a big left hand.
Hopkins throws a jab when Mfer was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer misses with a takedown attempt
and Hopkins counters with a straight right hand.
Quinn Hopkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pate Mfer.
Mfer wants to clinch up but Hopkins keeps it at a distance.
Hopkins was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Quinn Hopkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mfer fails with a takedown attempt.
Mfer tries for a takedown but Hopkins circles away easily
and Hopkins counters with a stiff right hand.
Mfer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Despite the aggression on Mfer's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mfer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hopkins tests Mfer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mfer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hopkins throws a hook but Mfer avoids it easily.
Mfer moves in looking to clinch but Hopkins pushes him off.
A quick step to the side and Hopkins tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Hopkins. No joy for Mfer on that attempt.
Hopkins scores with a body shot.
Hopkins scores with a jab to the body.
Mfer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mfer connects with a single shot there.
Hopkins keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mfer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hopkins's corner calls for a 1-2. Hopkins obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A head kick by Mfer misses
enabling Hopkins to counter with a crisp jab.
Hopkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hopkins scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mfer in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer fails with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Hopkins was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mfer.
No joy there for Hopkins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mfer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hopkins sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hopkins swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice cross by Hopkins.
Hopkins throws a shot to the body.
Mfer shoots in looking for a takedown. Hopkins tries to sprawl out of it but Mfer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hopkins manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfer shoots for a takedown but Hopkins saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
It looked like Hopkins was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mfer.
Hopkins scores with a jab.
Hopkins slips a jab from Mfer.
Hopkins is looking to counter punch.
Mfer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mfer wants to clinch but Hopkins slips to the side
and Hopkins counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mfer thinking.
Hopkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mfer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hopkins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mfer misses with a takedown
and Hopkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopkins thuds his right hand into Mfer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quinn Hopkins 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mfer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mfer is trying desperately to land a takedown but Hopkins is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Mfer.
Mfer fails with an attempt to clinch.
No luck for Mfer with that takedown attempt.
Hopkins appears to be looking for a big counter.
Mfer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A head kick misses from Mfer.
Hopkins scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mfer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mfer misses with a takedown attempt
and Hopkins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hopkins fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mfer throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Hopkins counter with a right hand.
Hopkins walks into a straight right hand from Mfer.
Mfer throws a head kick that misses.
Mfer tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hopkins counters with a right hand to the body.
Mfer misses with a takedown
and Hopkins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Quinn Hopkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pate Mfer.
Mfer throws a body kick that misses
and Hopkins counters with a nice uppercut.
Mfer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mfer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mfer tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Hopkins to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer has his takedown stuffed
and Hopkins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopkins fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hopkins lands a jab to the nose.
Mfer tries to clinch but Hopkins moves away
and Hopkins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mfer misses with a takedown
and Hopkins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mfer misses with a takedown attempt
and Hopkins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mfer misses with a hook to the body
and Hopkins counters with a straight right hand.
Mfer throws a lazy head kick
letting Hopkins counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins blocks a head kick by Mfer.
Hopkins is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hopkins jabs Mfer right on the nose. Mfer blinks but takes it well.
Hopkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mfer manages to avoid it.
Mfer slips under a jab.
Mfer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mfer or perhaps it was just good defense by Hopkins, which made it look bad.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jab by Hopkins.
Mfer shoots in for a double leg but Hopkins sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins lands a jab to the head.
Nice shot lands for Hopkins.
Hopkins scores with a jab to the body.
Hopkins lands with a right hand.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mfer or perhaps it was just good defense by Hopkins, which made it look bad.
Hopkins misses with a straight right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mfer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hopkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mfer with a poor takedown
and Hopkins counters with a straight right hand.
Pate Mfer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quinn Hopkins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mfer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that's the end of the fight!
Quinn Hopkins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hopkins, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quinn Hopkins!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Cage (ranked 5325 p4p, 423 weight class) and Aapo Glad (ranked 24592 p4p, 561 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luke Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aapo Glad!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Glad.
Glad cracks Cage with a big right hand and Cage goes down!
Glad must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Glad drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Cage dives on top into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cage has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Glad is proving hard to escape from.
Glad escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cage gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Glad looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Glad has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cage can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Glad is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cage avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Glad had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cage defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glad looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Cage is defending well. Glad quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Cage has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Glad celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aapo Glad!
Our winner, Aapo Glad, 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Kenzeyo Termei (ranked 4815 p4p, 366 weight class) and Rex Matthews (ranked 6359 p4p, 415 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kenzeyo Termei !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rex Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Termei wants to get back to full guard but Matthews has passed into side control.
Termei tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Matthews wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Matthews moves into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matthews controlling his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Let's hope that Matthews has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Matthews in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Matthews's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
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.
Matthews prevents Termei from getting the reversal.
Matthews controlling from mount.
Termei tries to lock up and control but Matthews gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matthews fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Termei tries to improve his position but instead Matthews has taken his back!
Termei is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Matthews is working the ground and pound. Can Termei escape?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Termei covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Matthews just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Matthews looking for the choke from the back.
Matthews just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Matthews lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Termei hold on?!
Matthews controlling from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
More stalling from Matthews.
Termei preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Matthews.
Matthews is hanging on to Termei 's back as he tries to escape.
Termei trying to control the hands but Matthews won't let him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Matthews controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rex Matthews dominated that round.
That's time! Termei 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Matthews shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Matthews showed some decent athleticism there.
Matthews looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Matthews is looking to advance position but Termei won't allow it.
Matthews 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, if Matthews is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Termei is looking to improve his position.
Matthews not doing much here.
Matthews scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rex Matthews has got the better of the ground game so far.
Matthews takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Matthews is continuing to stall.
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.
Matthews prevents Termei from improving his position.
Matthews scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Matthews is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Matthews has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Matthews is thwarting Termei 's attempts to control the position.
Matthews wants to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews is looking to clinch but Termei is avoiding it.
Termei appears to be looking for a big counter.
Termei lands a head kick. Matthews smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kenzeyo Termei is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Termei misses with a head kick.
Termei looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Termei lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Matthews darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Matthews controlling the action here.
Termei holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Matthews with more of the same as he continues to hold on.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Termei is looking to control Matthews's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Termei avoid being mounted?
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rex Matthews showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Termei 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Matthews throws a body shot but no joy.
Termei throws a combination. Matthews tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Termei lands the left hand.
Termei scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Termei jabs Matthews to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Termei throws a lazy head kick
and Matthews counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Matthews.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Termei is on top in guard.
Matthews has control of Termei 's left arm, preventing Termei from doing any damage.
Matthews manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Termei manages to get himself to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Matthews accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Matthews slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Termei trying to control the position.
Matthews engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Matthews preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Matthews keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Termei 's head.
Matthews passes into half guard.
Matthews is pressing down on Termei 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Termei is holding on for now.
Termei wants to control but Matthews is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Matthews seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Matthews is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews trying to advance position but Termei counters by regaining guard.
Matthews pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Termei is keeping the position for now.
Matthews throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Termei works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Matthews tries to close the distance and clinch but Termei swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Termei is looking to counter punch.
Matthews looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Termei stalks Matthews and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Matthews's face. Matthews staggers backwards, shaken.
Termei throws a shot to the body.
Matthews avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Termei throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Matthews throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Termei tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Matthews is in Termei 's guard.
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!
Matthews postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Matthews wants to pass the guard but Termei is keeping the position.
Matthews advances to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Matthews tries to pass the half guard into mount. Termei knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Matthews is working for a submission of some sort.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenzeyo Termei showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Matthews has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rex Matthews!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Simba Moso (ranked 3845 p4p, 385 weight class) and Brad Galloun (ranked 25308 p4p, 684 weight class). Moso comes to the cage accompanied by The Lion Sleeps Tonight. Simba Moso could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Brad Galloun's chin.
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18
158 lbs
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18
160 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Simba Moso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brad Galloun!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moso lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Moso scores with a jab to the jaw.
Simba Moso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moso misses with a body kick.
Moso feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Galloun's calf.
Moso scores with a punch to the head.
Moso throws a head kick that misses
and Galloun moves into the clinch.
Moso tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moso misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moso pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moso wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moso is looking to slow Galloun down with leg kicks.
Galloun darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Galloun not doing much here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galloun seems to be working for a kimura but Moso defends the submission attempt.
Moso trying to hold on to Galloun's head to control him but Galloun postures up.
Galloun stands up out of the half guard.
Moso thuds a left hand into Galloun's body.
Galloun circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Galloun counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moso lands with a nice body punch.
Nice sprawl there from Moso as Galloun shoots in.
Galloun takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Galloun tries a head kick but it misses.
Moso looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Moso thuds his right hand into Galloun's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Moso fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moso throws a leg kick that is checked
and Galloun counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Galloun is stalling in the full guard.
Moso is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Galloun dives into side control.
Galloun stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moso shoots in for a takedown but Galloun shows good takedown defense.
Galloun shoots in looking for a takedown but Moso manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Galloun's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A little feinted left hand from Moso on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Moso shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Galloun as he avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Galloun. No joy for Moso on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simba Moso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moso is breathing heavily.
Galloun dives in and scores a takedown into Moso's guard.
Moso might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Galloun advances to half guard.
Galloun drops an elbow to the side of Moso's head.
Galloun is taking a breather. Moso says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Moso wants to get back to his feet.
Galloun controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galloun prevents Moso from improving his position.
Galloun in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Moso tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Galloun!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brad Galloun!
Simba Moso was interviewed post fight and said 'I will never give up!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 5997 p4p, 529 weight class) and Ben Donver (ranked 4460 p4p, 435 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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168 lbs
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175 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Solid Muay Thai
Granite 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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ben Donver!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz defending well as Donver loads up on a big left hand.
Diaz half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
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.
Diaz defending well as Donver loads up on a big left hand.
Diaz appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Donver connects with a body shot.
Donver swings widly with a right hand
and Diaz counters with a single leg into guard. Donver didn't expect that.
Diaz prevents Donver from getting back to his feet.
Diaz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Donver 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.
Donver wants to get back to his feet but Diaz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Diaz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Diaz throws a strike but Donver rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Diaz has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Diaz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Diaz looking for a sweep. Not yet Diaz, not yet.
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.
Donver controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz is pulling down on Donver's head. It's preventing any offense from Donver, at least for the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz blocks a head kick by Donver.
Donver throws a combination that misses
and Diaz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Diaz is looking to work some ground and pound but Donver has wrist control.
Diaz throwing strikes but missing.
Diaz trying to control but Donver is working from the bottom.
Diaz throwing strikes from guard but Donver blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throwing strikes but missing.
Diaz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Donver works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Diaz throws an elbow that misses. Donver uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Diaz's guard. Nice move by Donver!
Diaz seems keen to control Donver's posture.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz keeping full guard, as Donver tries to pass.
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 Nick Diaz will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Donver tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
Diaz throwing a counter right hand but Donver manages to avoid it.
Donver lands a leg kick that knocks Diaz off balance momentarily.
Donver will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Diaz changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Donver tries to clinch up.
Diaz appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Donver has closed the distance and engaged Diaz in a clinch.
Donver working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donver avoiding damage.
Diaz stalls.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Donver is trying to maintain a safe position but Diaz gets an underhook and turns Donver into the cage.
Donver misses with a short punch on the inside.
Donver is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
Donver stalling the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Diaz wants a takedown.
Diaz is working for takedown but Donver is calmly controlling the position for now.
Diaz wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donver misses with some punches.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
Diaz blocking some punches.
Donver lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diaz or not.
Donver slows down the pace here.
Donver leaning his opponent against the cage.
Donver has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Donver content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ben Donver.
Donver misses with an uppercut.
Diaz appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ben Donver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Donver tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Donver is looking to clinch.
Diaz attempts a counter takedown but Donver avoids it well and moves away.
Diaz walks into a jab.
Donver misses with a right hand
and Diaz counters with a nice double leg into side control. Donver won't be happy with that.
Diaz trying to control the position but Donver is working away.
Diaz is chipping away with strikes.
Diaz working the ground and pound but Donver is defending the strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz scores with a couple of short elbows.
Donver managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Diaz.
Donver managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Diaz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Donver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Donver tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Donver misses with an uppercut
and Diaz counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Donver!
Donver taking a bit of punishment here - Diaz scoring with strikes.
Donver avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Diaz.
Diaz trying to control the action but Donver is working from the bottom.
Diaz throwing strikes but Donver manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
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Diaz sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz keeping hold of Donver's head, controlling as best he can.
Diaz gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Diaz pulls Donver in close to prevent any damage.
Diaz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Donver's guard.
Diaz throwing strikes from guard but Donver blocks nicely.
Diaz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Diaz landing some decent shots from guard.
Diaz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Donver works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Diaz throws an elbow that misses. Donver uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Diaz's guard. Nice move by Donver!
Diaz wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Diaz continues to stall.
Donver trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Diaz 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.
Diaz has control of Donver's left arm, preventing Donver from doing any damage.
Donver must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Diaz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Diaz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Diaz!
Nick Diaz 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robin Williams (ranked 3986 p4p, 397 weight class) and Kevin Rodley (ranked 4199 p4p, 415 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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172 lbs
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robin Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Rodley!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams lands a nice hook to Rodley's body. Rodley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rodley cracks Williams with a good jab.
Rodley on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Robin Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams cracks a nice hook into Rodley's ribs.
Williams is looking to slow Rodley down with leg kicks.
Rodley throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rodley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Williams dodges the punch combination from Rodley.
Williams looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rodley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Williams, pushing him back against the cage.
Williams keeps control of Rodley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Williams throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rodley looks winded!
A right handed body shot lands from Williams.
Williams lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams lands a shot to the body.
Williams lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Williams.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Williams.
A short uppercut from Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rodley backwards.
Williams lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rodley is rocked!
Williams manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rodley is still on wobbly legs! Can Williams finish him?
Williams leaning against his opponent.
Rodley seems to have recovered his senses.
Williams lands an uppercut that drops Rodley! Williams follows him to the canvas 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!
Williams throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Williams in side control, throwing shots but Rodley defends.
Williams is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rodley has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rodley parries the strikes from Williams easily there. Williams is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Rodley to escape.
Sloppy strikes there by Williams.
Williams advances to mount.
Williams tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams punching from mount but Rodley doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Williams thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Rodley is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Williams looking to finish with strikes here!
Williams throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Rodley avoids a series of strikes thrown by Williams.
Rodley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Williams punching from mount but Rodley doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Williams throwing strikes here but Rodley is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Rodley really wants to buck Williams off and get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rodley can do anything to dispel that myth.
Williams content just to control the position here.
Williams throwing strikes here but Rodley is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Williams misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Williams can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rodley is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodley wants to try and get back to his feet.
Poor strikes thrown by Williams there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Williams with the ground and pound from mount.
Williams throws some wild stikes that Rodley manages to avoid easily.
Williams has control of Rodley's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Rodley regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Williams throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Williams looking to ground and pound but Rodley is blocking nicely.
Williams throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Williams working for a submission but Rodley is keeping him at bay.
Williams tries to control but Rodley wriggling away.
Rodley avoids a series of strikes thrown by Williams.
Williams throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Rodley wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Williams.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rodley is looking to escape.
We've been informed that Rodley has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Williams misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Rodley because Williams loaded up on that one.
Williams misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Rodley tries to buck Williams off but he can't manage it.
Rodley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Williams. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rodley tries to hold on but Williams postures up.
Williams throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Rodley because Williams loaded up on that one.
Williams scoring with strikes but Rodley is staying in there.
Williams landing strikes from the mount.
Rodley wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Williams.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poor strikes thrown by Williams there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Williams lands a big elbow.
Williams thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Williams trying to control but Rodley is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robin Williams dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Williams has Rodley up against the cage in a clinch.
Williams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodley can do to turn this around?
Williams lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rodley or not.
Williams lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Williams throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Williams.
Nice body punch from Williams - that landed with a thud.
Williams lands an uppercut.
Williams is working Rodley over against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams cracks Rodley with a nice body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Williams.
Williams 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.
Rodley is breathing heavily.
A short body shot lands from Williams as the two fighters clinch.
A short body shot lands from Williams as the two fighters clinch.
Williams manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodley is fighting to break Williams's control of his arms but Williams is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Williams 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.
Williams continues to stall.
Williams looking for a guillotine here but Rodley defends easily.
Williams bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rodley's guard.
Williams is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Williams is stalling in the full guard.
Rodley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Williams is controlling him.
Rodley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rodley is looking to escape.
Williams takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Rodley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Williams lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Williams wants to take a breather but Rodley is having none of it.
Williams throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Williams throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Williams works his way into full mount!
Rodley holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Williams tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Williams misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Williams with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Williams throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Robin Williams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams looking to ground and pound but Rodley is blocking nicely.
Williams looking to ground and pound but Rodley is blocking nicely.
Williams looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Williams misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Williams throws some wild stikes that Rodley manages to avoid easily.
Rodley is looking to improve his position but Williams isn't that keen on the idea.
Williams trying to control but Rodley is having none of it.
Williams landing punches.
Williams raining down hammerfists from mount.
Williams is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Rodley is surviving well by controlling Williams's body position as best he can.
Williams lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Williams won't let Rodley get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams punching from mount but Rodley doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Rodley has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Rodley is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Williams fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Williams throws some wild stikes that Rodley manages to avoid easily.
Williams looking to ground and pound but Rodley is blocking nicely.
Williams misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Williams connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rodley is squirming around, avoiding Williams's attempts to control the action.
Williams working the ground and pound effectively.
Williams throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Williams sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Rodley holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Williams tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Williams loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Rodley scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Williams land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Williams stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robin Williams!
In his post fight interview, Robin Williams started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Williams (ranked 4041 p4p, 325 weight class) and Jake Iceman (ranked 6608 p4p, 422 weight class). Mickey Williams could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jake Iceman 's chin.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mickey Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Iceman !
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iceman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Williams's sensitive parts.
Iceman drops Williams with a beautiful combination! Williams stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Iceman is looking for the KO!
Williams is rocked!
Iceman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
OH! Williams has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Iceman smells blood and charges in for the finish! Iceman unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Williams sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jake Iceman !
A pretty intense looking Jake Iceman took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Victor Hadley (ranked 3074 p4p, 317 weight class) and Hesam Khavari (ranked 8005 p4p, 637 weight class). Victor Hadley has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Victor Hadley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hesam Khavari!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hadley wants to clinch up but Khavari keeps it at a distance.
Hadley leaves Khavari with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hadley throws a big counter combination but Khavari scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hadley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khavari looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A cross from Khavari lands.
Hadley drops his hands momentarily and Khavari takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Khavari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hadley throws out the jab.
Khavari 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.
Hadley needs to keep his hands up - Khavari had a free shot at his head there.
Hadley is rocked!
Hadley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khavari fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Hadley to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Hadley looks to clinch but Khavari throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Hadley taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Hesam Khavari!
Hesam Khavari thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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