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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Alves (ranked 5850 p4p, 378 weight class) and Altintop Palonesess (ranked 6293 p4p, 391 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Basic striking
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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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luiz Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Altintop Palonesess!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves pushes Palonesess up against the ropes in a clinch.
Alves pulls guard effortlessly.
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.
Palonesess tries to free his leg and advance position but Alves is retaining full guard.
Alves throws his legs up looking for a submission but Palonesess uses it to pass to side control.
Palonesess is trying to get an arm triangle but Alves is defending well.
Palonesess is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Alves's shoulder. That is not cool.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palonesess wants to control but Alves is keeping him busy.
Alves is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palonesess trying to control the position but Alves is working away.
Alves holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Alves tries to bench press Palonesess off him but Palonesess keeps the position.
Alves is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Alves parries the strikes from Palonesess easily there. Palonesess is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Alves to escape.
Palonesess trying to control the action but Alves is working from the bottom.
Alves is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Palonesess is controlling him well.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
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.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Palonesess takes a swing at Alves's ribcage but misses.
Altintop Palonesess seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palonesess takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Palonesess tries to clinch but Alves moves away
and Alves counters with a shoot takedown. Palonesess fights it but they end up in guard.
Alves trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alves missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alves drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Palonesess dives on top into guard.
Palonesess throws a big elbow that misses.
Alves scores with a nice shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alves tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Palonesess trying to move into half guard but instead Alves has managed to sweep!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luiz Alves dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Alves misses with a series of wild punches.
Palonesess swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Alves counters by moving into the clinch.
Palonesess tries for a takedown. No joy.
Palonesess drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Alves gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Alves pulls guard successfully.
Alves 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palonesess being controlled here momentarily.
Palonesess throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palonesess stops Alves from standing up.
Alves manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Palonesess manages to get himself to full guard.
Palonesess is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Alves trying to control but Palonesess is working from the bottom.
Palonesess is trying to keep Alves in close.
Palonesess keeping moving, preventing Alves from controlling successfully.
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.
Alves is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Alves looking to sit in guard and control but Palonesess gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Palonesess tries to stand but Alves is controlling from the bottom.
Alves has his hands on Palonesess's head, controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Palonesess trying to control the position from guard on top but Alves is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luiz Alves dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Palonesess shoots in for a double leg but Alves sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Luiz Alves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alves shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Palonesess's guard.
Alves is pushing down on Palonesess's leg trying to pass to half guard. Palonesess is fighting to maintain full guard but Alves has managed to sneak the leg through.
Alves trying to control the pace.
Alves seems to be working for a kimura but Palonesess defends the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palonesess is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Palonesess flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Alves stands up out of the half guard.
Palonesess throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Alves's waist but Alves gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Palonesess off to one side.
A right-left combo lands from Alves.
Palonesess shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Luiz Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Altintop Palonesess.
Alves scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Alves stops Palonesess from getting back to his feet.
Still in half guard, Alves seems content to control.
Luiz Alves overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Alves stops Palonesess from getting back to his feet.
Alves perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Palonesess doesn't manage to clinch there - Alves circles away.
Alves shoots in and gets a takedown into Palonesess'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!
Alves stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Palonesess swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Altintop Palonesess has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alves sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luiz Alves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alves 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 for Luiz Alves!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Luiz Alves!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Luiz Alves!
Luiz Alves wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath and clearly excited Luiz Alves thanked Urban Fighter for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
In defeat, Altintop Palonesess stepped up to the mic, saying 'Shit happends!!! '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Grishin (ranked 4021 p4p, 475 weight class) and James McGuire (ranked 2395 p4p, 324 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Grishin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Danger. McGuire has chosen Metallica - Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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210 lbs
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210 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Viktor Grishin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grishin tries to score a power double leg takedown but McGuire sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Grishin somewhat.
McGuire takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that McGuire 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.
McGuire works Grishin's body with a nice hook.
McGuire closes the distance and clinches.
McGuire gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Grishin regains guard.
McGuire with a flurry of punches that miss.
Grishin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McGuire wants to control from the top but Grishin keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grishin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Grishin keeping moving, preventing McGuire from controlling successfully.
McGuire showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Grishin wants to get back to his feet but McGuire is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Grishin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
McGuire is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire wants to get back to his feet.
McGuire is looking to improve his position.
Grishin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McGuire with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
McGuire is looking to get back to is feet but Grishin passes into side control.
Grishin tries to move into full mount but can't pass McGuire's legs.
Grishin misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grishin wants to control but McGuire is keeping him busy.
McGuire wants to control but Grishin postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James McGuire will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McGuire moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
McGuire drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Grishin right on the button. Grishin goes down! McGuire follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! McGuire gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James McGuire!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, James McGuire made sure he mentioned Velocity Fightwear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Coke Montana (ranked 3906 p4p, 469 weight class) and Artem Winger (ranked 3051 p4p, 387 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Coke Montana has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Coke Montana seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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209 lbs
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221 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Coke Montana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Artem Winger!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montana dives in for a single leg takedown but Winger sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Winger throws an overhand right that lands on Montana's shoulder, as Montana tries to avoid the shot.
Montana moves away from the strike by Winger.
Winger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As Winger looks to move away, Montana throws a big counter combo but Winger just gets out of the way.
Winger scores with a sloppy right hand. Montana should have avoided that one.
Winger plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Coke Montana has been cut.
Winger throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Winger throws a jab when Montana was well out of range.
Winger tries to keep at a distance but Montana has taken the fight into the clinch.
Winger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Montana pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Winger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Montana tries to bum rush Winger with a series of wild strikes but Winger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Montana defending well as Winger loads up on a big left hand.
Montana fails with the takedown.
Winger has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Montana throws a right and a left that Winger avoids nicely.
Montana scores with a one two! Winger had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Montana attempts a counter takedown but Winger avoids it well and moves away.
Montana takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Montana is breathing heavily.
Winger moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Coke Montana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Winger misses.
Winger looks to land a combination but Montana avoids it well.
Montana misses with a series of wild punches.
Winger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Montana manages to avoid it.
It looked like Montana was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Winger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Winger.
Montana takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Montana tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Winger defends well and Montana ends up having to push Winger into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Coke Montana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Montana gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Winger misses the target.
Winger swats away the attempt to clinch by Montana.
Winger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Montana takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Winger.
Montana blocks a body shot from Winger.
Montana escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Winger circles away from the clinch attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Montana misses the target.
Montana moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromWinger.
Montana misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Montana fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Winger avoids it really well and circles away.
Winger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Montana slips under a jab from Winger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Montana staying out of range there.
Winger misses with a straight right.
Winger tests Montana's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Montana uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Winger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artem Winger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Coke Montana's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A jab from Winger misses.
Winger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Montana slips a straight right by Winger.
Montana looks to clinch
and Winger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Winger misses the jab.
Montana throws a right and a left that both miss.
Winger dodges the punch combination from Montana.
Artem Winger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Montana throws a series of punches but Winger moves out of range.
Montana throws a sloppy head kick and Winger moves out of range easily.
Montana walks into a jab.
Winger looks to score with a jab to the body but Montana is just out of range.
Winger digs a good body shot into Montana's ribs.
Winger's corner calls for a 1-2. Winger obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Montana tries to land a leg kick but Winger saw it coming and moves away.
Winger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winger cracks Montana with a hook to the temple - Montana is on wobbly legs here! Winger swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Montana falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Winger wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Artem Winger!
Artem Winger was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zilch Filch (ranked 2030 p4p, 193 weight class) and Pablo Noriega (ranked 2111 p4p, 200 weight class). Noriega has chosen Cypress Hill - Loco En El Coco as his entrance music. 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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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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zilch Filch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pablo Noriega!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filch looks to throw the jab but Noriega is out of range.
Noriega throws the left hand but Filch avoids the punch easily.
Noriega lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Noriega jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Noriega stuns Filch with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big right from Noriega misses.
Filch looks to land a left hand but Noriega moved out of range nicely.
Noriega swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Noriega staying out of range there.
Noriega looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A head kick misses from Noriega.
Filch feinted with a counter takedown.
Noriega lands a jab to the head.
Noriega looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Noriega throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Filch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Noriega moves away.
A left lands for Noriega.
Noriega defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Filch.
Noriega misses with a looping left.
Noriega swings widly with a right hand
and Filch makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Noriega scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noriega lands a nice shot that snaps Filch's head back.
Filch closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Noriega quickly recovers to half guard.
Filch thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Noriega's head.
Filch prevents Noriega from improving his position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Filch thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Filch not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Filch throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Filch winds up and cracks Noriega with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Filch scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Filch throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Filch thows a huge punch but Noriega dodges it nicely.
Filch is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Filch missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Noriega gets full guard.
Noriega utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Filch postures up in Noriega's guard and throws a big left but Noriega blocks it.
Filch stopping the sweep attempt from Noriega.
Noriega has momentary wrist control but Filch slips an elbow through the middle.
Filch 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.
Filch loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Filch forces his way into half guard.
Ground and pound from Filch.
Filch not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Filch throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Filch missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Filch throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Noriega to regain full guard.
Filch missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Filch throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Noriega works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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 Zilch Filch will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Noriega pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Filch avoids a kick to the body.
Filch looks to score with a jab to the body but Noriega is just out of range.
Filch lands a head kick that stumbles Noriega and the fighters go to the mat.
Noriega is rocked!
It looks like Pablo Noriega has been cut.
Filch throws an elbow that misses. Noriega uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Filch's guard. Nice move by Noriega!
Noriega is still in real trouble! Can Filch finish him?
Filch trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Filch thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Filch 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.
Filch bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Noriega's guard.
Noriega seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Noriega utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Filch won't allow Noriega to sweep him here.
Filch pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Noriega is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Noriega preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Filch in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Filch is in close to Noriega's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Filch cracks Noriega with a solid left hand.
Pablo Noriega has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filch postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Noriega avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Filch loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Filch in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Filch throwing strikes but missing.
Filch postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Filch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Noriega can do to turn this around?
Filch stops Noriega from standing up.
Filch lands a couple of digs.
Filch throws a big right hand that misses.
Noriega avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Filch trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Filch throws a big right hand that misses.
Filch throws a strike but Noriega rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noriega has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Filch is proving hard to escape from.
Filch tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Filch tries to strike from the bottom.
Noriega won't allow Filch to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Filch is on top in guard.
Filch keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Noriega's head.
Filch tries to free his leg and advance position but Noriega is retaining full guard.
Filch throws a big right hand that misses.
Filch throws a strike but Noriega rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Filch throws a couple of heel strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zilch Filch dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pablo Noriega's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Filch throws a nice outside leg kick.
Noriega looks to throw a body kick
and Filch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Filch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pablo Noriega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Filch throws a nice outside leg kick.
Filch uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Noriega connects with a nice looking jab.
A cross from Noriega lands.
Noriega throws a series of strikes that have Filch backpedaling.
Noriega scores with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Noriega lands with a shot to the body.
Noriega will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Filch misses with a hook.
Noriega throws a leg kick which misses Filch's front leg but catches the back leg as Filch tries to avoid it.
Noriega shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noriega cracks Filch with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pablo Noriega is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Filch lands with a hook. Noriega tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Filch avoids the head kick by Noriega.
Noriega has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Noriega connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Filch momentarily.
Noriega with a jab.
Noriega fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Filch on the side of the head.
Noriega throws a head kick but Filch moves out of range.
Noriega moves out of range of the strikes.
Filch lands a right hook to the body.
Filch misses with a straight left.
Noriega throws a nice outside leg kick.
Noriega moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Filch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Noriega.
Noriega swings wildly with an uppercut but Filch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Noriega breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noriega throws a leg kick but Filch sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Noriega looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Noriega connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Filch looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Filch slips under a jab.
Noriega jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Filch walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Filch tries to clinch up.
Noriega looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A head kick misses from Noriega.
Filch swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Filch avoids the head kick by Noriega.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Filch takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Filch steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Noriega. That one must have hurt.
Noriega throws a head kick that misses
and Filch counters with a straight right hand.
Noriega swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Noriega comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Filch has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Zilch Filch!
The fight ends as a draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seo Dae Young (ranked 3924 p4p, 365 weight class) and Pina Colada Hoi (ranked 1988 p4p, 241 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Seo Dae Young has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Seo Dae Young seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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281 lbs
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265 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seo Dae Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pina Colada Hoi!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Dae Young.
Hoi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hoi misses with an uppercut.
Dae Young connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hoi momentarily.
Dae Young really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hoi tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Dae Young manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dae Young swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hoi.
Hoi swinging wildly here.
Hoi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hoi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Seo Dae Young has been cut.
Hoi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dae Young counters with a nice kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dae Young dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dae Young is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hoi looks winded!
Dae Young darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dae Young has closed the distance and engaged Hoi in a clinch.
Dae Young's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hoi throws a nice looking combination but Dae Young bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hoi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice straight punches there by Dae Young. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dae Young.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoi misses with a double jab.
Dae Young connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hoi momentarily.
Dae Young changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hoi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dae Young lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hoi's sensitive parts.
Hoi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pina Colada Hoi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dae Young getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hoi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dae Young lands a big uppercut and Hoi crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Hoi looks OK. Dae Young waves Hoi back to his feet!
Hoi is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body kick from Dae Young.
Hoi is still on wobbly legs! Can Dae Young finish him?
Dae Young lands a nice hook to Hoi's body. Hoi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dae Young seems to be stalking Hoi here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastating head kick! Hoi drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Seo Dae Young!
Our winner, Seo Dae Young, 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 Hannibal Barca (ranked 2200 p4p, 206 weight class) and Froyo Hoyo (ranked 1906 p4p, 187 weight class). Hoyo has chosen Bad to the bone as his entrance music. Froyo Hoyo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hannibal Barca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Froyo Hoyo!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoyo throws a body shot but no joy.
Hoyo lands a slapping body shot.
Hoyo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Barca connects with an inside leg kick.
Barca has Hoyo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Barca is working Hoyo over against the ropes.
Barca lands a left hand.
Hoyo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hoyo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoyo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barca throws a leg kick
and Hoyo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hoyo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hoyo misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca moves into the clinch successfully.
Hoyo blocking some punches.
Hoyo stalling.
Barca lands an uppercut.
Hoyo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Hoyo.
Hoyo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Hoyo.
Barca working aggressively here.
Barca blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hoyo can't find room to land a body shot as Barca controls the action.
Hoyo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hoyo lands with a right to the head.
Barca working aggressively here.
Hoyo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hoyo blocks an uppercut.
Barca swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoyo uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barca.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoyo.
Barca manages to break the clinch.
Barca has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter in the buildup to the fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barca. That's going to slow Hoyo down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barca throws out a leg kick but Hoyo moves out of range and Barca only half commits.
Hoyo punishes Barca's body with a nice straight punch.
Hoyo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hoyo swings for the body but Barca moves out of range.
Barca is looking to counter with head kicks.
Hoyo misses with a body shot.
Barca throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hoyo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hoyo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barca was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoyo.
Barca avoids the body shot from Hoyo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Froyo Hoyo will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Barca throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barca tries a head kick but it misses.
Hoyo misses with an uppercut. Barca saw that one coming.
Hoyo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barca.
Barca connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hoyo moves out of range as Barca strikes.
Hoyo moves out of range as Barca strikes.
The fighters circling - Barca throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barca tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Hoyo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Froyo Hoyo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barca is looking to land body kicks.
Barca misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoyo misses the shot to the body.
Hoyo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barca.
Hoyo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barca has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hoyo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A body shot lands from Hoyo.
Barca misses with the head strike.
Hoyo breaks from the clinch.
Barca scores with a nice right hand.
A slow jab from Hoyo misses its intended target.
Barca turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hoyo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barca takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hoyo cracks a nice hook into Barca's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barca is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hoyo connects with a solid leg kick.
Hoyo looks to score with a jab to the body but Barca is just out of range.
Hoyo throws out a loose jab but Barca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barca moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hoyo throws a body punch but Barca moves out of range.
Barca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoyo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Froyo Hoyo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Barca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hoyo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hoyo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hoyo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barca.
Some bone on bone action there as Barca checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Barca closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Hoyo cracks Barca with a nice body shot.
Hoyo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hannibal Barca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoyo lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoyo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barca manages to avoid it.
Hoyo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hoyo misses with a body shot.
Barca slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Barca misses
and Hoyo counters with a stiff right hand.
Hannibal Barca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hoyo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barca.
Barca wants to clinch up but Hoyo keeps it at a distance.
A nice side step and Hoyo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hoyo avoids the head kick by Barca.
Hoyo misses the shot to the body.
Barca throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hoyo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barca.
Hoyo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barca lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Barca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoyo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hoyo lands a nice hook to Barca's body. Barca takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barca misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hoyo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barca.
Hoyo lands with a nice body punch.
Hoyo cracks Barca with a good jab.
Hoyo misses the shot to the body.
Hoyo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barca was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoyo.
Barca misses with a leg kick.
It seemed like Hoyo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab from Hoyo misses.
Barca fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hoyo just manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Froyo Hoyo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hoyo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Froyo Hoyo!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Froyo Hoyo!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Froyo Hoyo!
Froyo Hoyo wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Froyo Hoyo 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cayden Cadman (ranked 1198 p4p, 147 weight class) and Dong Uk (ranked 2626 p4p, 294 weight class). Uk has chosen Bonobo - Prelude & Kiara as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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25
167 lbs
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167 lbs
31 - 35 - 1 |
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cayden Cadman !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 35 - 1, fighting out of London, Dong Uk!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cadman .
Cadman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cadman misses the jab.
Cadman throws a nice looking combination but Uk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Uk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cadman takes a swing at Uk's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Uk on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cadman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Uk momentarily.
Cadman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cadman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Uk moves away.
Uk jabs Cadman right on the nose. Cadman blinks but takes it well.
Uk swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cadman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cadman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cadman there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cadman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cadman has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Eric's Play Pen in the buildup to the fight.
Uk paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cadman throws a body punch but Uk moves out of range.
Cadman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cadman slips a jab and a cross from Uk.
Cadman throws a leg kick but Uk sees it coming and moves out of range.
Uk avoids the body shot from Cadman .
Cadman throws a good cross that connects.
Uk is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cadman flashes Uk a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Uk's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Uk crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Cadman punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cayden Cadman !
Post fight, an emotional Cayden Cadman said 'I am the face of the division, and after this win I want Escobar #NEWERA #Cadmantime '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lauri Pekkarinen (ranked 1898 p4p, 234 weight class) and Buzz Meeks (ranked 1689 p4p, 218 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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190 lbs
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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
23 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lauri Pekkarinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Buzz Meeks!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meeks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pekkarinen throws a hook to the side of Meeks's head but Meeks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Meeks gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pekkarinen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Pekkarinen postures up in Meeks's guard and throws a big left but Meeks blocks it.
Pekkarinen prevents Meeks from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pekkarinen is working Meeks over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pekkarinen 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.
Pekkarinen trying to control but Meeks is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meeks is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Meeks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pekkarinen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pekkarinen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kombat Hangar 18 in the buildup to the fight.
Pekkarinen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Pekkarinen throws a big right hand that misses.
Pekkarinen stops Meeks from standing up.
Pekkarinen tries to free his leg and advance position but Meeks is retaining full guard.
Pekkarinen is looking to work some ground and pound but Meeks has wrist control.
Pekkarinen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pekkarinen trying to control but Meeks is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen won't allow Meeks to get back to his feet.
Meeks has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the ropes to get back to his feet. Pekkarinen has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the ropes.
Meeks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pekkarinen wants to clinch.
Meeks looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Meeks gets tackled into the ropes by Pekkarinen. Pekkarinen maintains the clinch.
Pekkarinen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pekkarinen closes the distance and clinches up with Meeks, looking for a takedown. Pekkarinen pushes Meeks against the ropes but Meeks circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pekkarinen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Meeks sprawls well initially but Pekkarinen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pekkarinen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pekkarinen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Meeks knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lauri Pekkarinen 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.
Meeks steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pekkarinen. That one must have hurt.
Meeks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pekkarinen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pekkarinen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Meeks moves into the clinch.
Meeks throws a head punch that misses.
Meeks throws a head punch that misses.
Meeks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pekkarinen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Meeks can pounce on him.
Pekkarinen misses with a right hand
and Meeks counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Lauri Pekkarinen has been cut.
Meeks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pekkarinen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Meeks stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Meeks wants it to stay on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pekkarinen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Meeks's guard.
Pekkarinen stops Meeks from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pekkarinen is stalling in the full guard.
Meeks wants to stand and escape but Pekkarinen is having none of it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pekkarinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Meeks's sensitive parts.
Pekkarinen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pekkarinen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Meeks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pekkarinen is defended easily by Meeks.
Buzz Meeks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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.
Pekkarinen shoots for a takedown but Meeks saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lauri Pekkarinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meeks lands a right hook to the body.
Pekkarinen tests Meeks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Meeks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Meeks is looking to clinch but Pekkarinen is avoiding it.
Meeks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Meeks throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pekkarinen looks for a takedown but Meeks sprawls well.
Meeks lands with an uppercut that bounces Pekkarinen off the ropes and back into range.
Meeks misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buzz Meeks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lauri Pekkarinen'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. This is the final round!
Pekkarinen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pekkarinen stalling.
Pekkarinen is trying to control the action in half guard but Meeks is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Meeks won't allow Pekkarinen to pass to mount.
Meeks is looking to escape.
Meeks 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pekkarinen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pekkarinen lands a nice short elbow.
Meeks wants to get back to his feet.
Pekkarinen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meeks is trying to stand.
Pekkarinen tries to pass to full mount but Meeks defends it.
Meeks avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen is pressing down on Meeks's thigh, looking to free his foot. Meeks is holding on for now.
Lauri Pekkarinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Meeks wants to get back to his feet.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pekkarinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pekkarinen cracks Meeks with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Buzz Meeks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meeks misses with a wild body shot.
Meeks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Meeks defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen clinches.
A short uppercut from Meeks.
Meeks blocks an uppercut.
Pekkarinen blocking some punches.
Meeks scores with a shoulder strike.
Meeks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Meeks takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Meeks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pekkarinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pekkarinen shoots in for a takedown but Meeks shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Meeks displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pekkarinen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lauri Pekkarinen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pekkarinen 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight for Lauri Pekkarinen!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Lauri Pekkarinen!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Lauri Pekkarinen!
Lauri Pekkarinen wins by unanimous decision!
Lauri Pekkarinen decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mee Vattalles (ranked 1258 p4p, 155 weight class) and Jonas Justesen (ranked 2236 p4p, 253 weight class). Vattalles comes to the ring accompanied by JVG - Matti & Teppo . Jonas Justesen struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.9lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Jonas Justesen has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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181 lbs
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189 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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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
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mee Vattalles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonas Justesen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vattalles moves forwards but Justesen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've been hearing reports that Vattalles has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Justesen misses with a left hand
and Vattalles counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Justesen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Justesen prevents Vattalles from improving his position.
Vattalles wants to get back to full guard but Justesen has mounted him!
Vattalles regains half guard.
Vattalles trying to control from the bottom.
Vattalles tries to get to full guard but Justesen has control of the leg.
Vattalles makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Vattalles.
Vattalles had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Justesen defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justesen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Justesen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Vattalles trying to control the position.
Vattalles escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Justesen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Justesen trying to control the position from guard on top but Vattalles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Justesen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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.
Vattalles 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.
Vattalles has his foot on Justesen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Justesen works his way back into a safe position though.
Vattalles tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Justesen is looking to work some ground and pound but Vattalles has wrist control.
Justesen trying to control the position from guard on top but Vattalles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Justesen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Justesen won't allow Vattalles to sweep him here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonas Justesen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Justesen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vattalles tries to score a power double leg takedown but Justesen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vattalles somewhat.
Justesen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vattalles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Justesen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Justesen throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Justesen.
Vattalles throws the left hand but Justesen avoids the punch easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Justesen.
Justesen gets caught flat footed, as Vattalles shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Justesen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vattalles wants to control from the top but Justesen keeps moving.
Justesen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Justesen is still trying to improve position.
Vattalles landing some decent shots from guard.
Vattalles pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Justesen is keeping the position for now.
Justesen wants to sweep but no luck.
Justesen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Vattalles is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Vattalles working for a triangle but Justesen defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vattalles preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Vattalles looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Justesen is pushing down on Vattalles's leg trying to pass to half guard. Vattalles is fighting to maintain full guard but Justesen has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Justesen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vattalles with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Vattalles wants to improve his position but Justesen is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jonas Justesen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Vattalles shoots in looking for a takedown but Justesen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vattalles's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Justesen is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Justesen connects with the punch.
Vattalles misses with a looping left.
Vattalles is looking to clinch but Justesen is avoiding it.
Vattalles dives in for a single leg takedown but Justesen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vattalles is defended easily by Justesen.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mee Vattalles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vattalles moves out of range as Justesen strikes.
Justesen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A slow jab from Justesen misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vattalles blocks the body kick.
Vattalles 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.
Justesen connects with a jab.
Well,Vattalles is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Justesen misses with a wild body shot.
Justesen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vattalles manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justesen throws a low kick but Vattalles moves out of range easily.
Vattalles fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Justesen scores with a hook to the body. Vattalles takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Justesen throws the left hand but Vattalles avoids the punch easily.
A punch combination from Justesen misses.
Justesen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vattalles has time to react.
Justesen lands with a cross.
Nice body punch from Justesen.
Vattalles looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Vattalles moves into full mount! Justesen won't be happy about that!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Justesen avoids a series of strikes thrown by Vattalles.
Justesen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vattalles tries to control but Justesen wriggling away.
Vattalles working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Vattalles lands with some strikes.
Vattalles working the ground and pound effectively.
Vattalles trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mee Vattalles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jonas Justesen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Justesen is desperately trying to improve his position but Vattalles has a good base and remains in mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonas Justesen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Justesen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Jonas Justesen!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Jonas Justesen!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Jonas Justesen!
Jonas Justesen wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teddy Bear (ranked 1417 p4p, 42 weight class) and Simon Udovich (ranked 1482 p4p, 47 weight class). Udovich has chosen Godzilla Remix as his entrance music. 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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292 lbs
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26
577 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Teddy Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Simon Udovich!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Udovich avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bear looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bear showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Udovich.
Bear takes a swing at Udovich's ribcage but misses.
Udovich throws a jab when Bear was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Bear on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bear lands a big uppercut and Udovich crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Udovich looks OK. Bear waves Udovich back to his feet!
Udovich is rocked!
It looks like Simon Udovich has been cut.
Bear swinging wildly here.
Udovich is still on wobbly legs! Can Bear finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lazy left from Udovich finds it's target.
Bear batters Udovich with a massive right followed by a huge left! Udovich is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Bear lands a final crushing right hand to drop Udovich to the mat with a gruesome thud! Bear is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Teddy Bear!
A less than humble Teddy Bear misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Simon Udovich spoke after the fight, saying 'Simon *gasp* so *gasp* tired. Simon no do running. Oooo!!! Look at the funny birdies! Simon go night, night now.'.
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