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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ajax Athanas (ranked 3484 p4p, 133 weight class) and Michael MP (ranked 4699 p4p, 178 weight class). Athanas comes to the ring accompanied by Avatar-Torn Apart. MP comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Whitesnake - Is This Love? kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ajax Athanas could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Michael MP's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ajax Athanas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael MP!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Athanas stuffs the takedown.
Athanas misses the shot to the body.
Athanas throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Athanas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Michael MP has been cut.
MP shoots in but Athanas avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Athanas lunges at MP with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by MP's hand.
MP throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
MP throws a right and a left that Athanas avoids nicely.
Athanas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Athanas sends MP crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Athanas is motioning to the referee to let MP up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MP throws a series of punches but Athanas avoids them all with ease.
Athanas misses with a hook. MP ducked under it nicely.
Athanas misses with a looping left.
Athanas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Athanas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from MP.
MP moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Athanas cracks MP with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! MP looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Athanas finish him?
MP is rocked!
Athanas shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. MP takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Athanas sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! MP bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ajax Athanas!
A very excited looking Ajax Athanas 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.
The defeated Michael MP had this to say: 'That was unexpected. Give me another 5 minutes and that dude is getting wrecked.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Bornholm (ranked 3104 p4p, 369 weight class) and DJ Augustus (ranked 3087 p4p, 365 weight class). The key to victory for Daniel Bornholm has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Bornholm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, DJ Augustus !
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bornholm cracks Augustus with an open hand slap.
Augustus has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Augustus there as he acknowledges the shot.
Augustus closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bornholm counters with a nice body kick.
Bornholm lands an overhand right.
Bornholm lands with a cross.
Augustus shoots in for a takedown but Bornholm shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Augustus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bornholm. Bornholm obviously looking to wear him down.
Augustus takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Augustus shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bornholm sprawls well. Bornholm wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Augustus gets slowly back to his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Augustus 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bornholm thumps Augustus with a low kick.
Augustus tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bornholm sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Augustus somewhat.
Daniel Bornholm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DJ Augustus .
Bornholm scores with a nice strike.
Bornholm throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bornholm throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bornholm throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bornholm with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bornholm bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Augustus 's head backwards.
Augustus blocks a leg kick.
Bornholm shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And Augustus tries to counter it with a takedown but Bornholm pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augustus shoots in for a takedown but Bornholm shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bornholm throws a head kick that half lands.
Augustus slips a jab and a cross from Bornholm.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bornholm moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Augustus blocks a leg kick.
Augustus tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Augustus gets a takedown into half guard.
Augustus seems to be working for a kimura but Bornholm defends the submission attempt.
Augustus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bornholm defending well though.
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.
Bornholm trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Bornholm dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bornholm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bornholm dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Augustus . That did some damage!
Bornholm lands a nice leg kick that just misses Augustus 's sensitive parts.
Bornholm looks to score with a jab to the body but Augustus is just out of range.
Augustus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bornholm.
Horrible takedown attempt by Augustus or perhaps it was just good defense by Bornholm, which made it look bad.
Augustus drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bornholm is not content to let Augustus control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Augustus misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bornholm can't do much from the bottom here.
Augustus is staying tight to Bornholm's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Augustus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bornholm keeps working.
Bornholm wants to get back to his feet.
Augustus remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Bornholm tries to buck Augustus off but Augustus is having none of it.
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.
Augustus goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Bornholm rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Augustus 's guard! Nice work there by Bornholm!
Augustus wants to improve his position but instead Bornholm has moved into half guard.
Bornholm keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bornholm is trying to control the action in half guard but Augustus is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Augustus has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bornholm is working away from the top position though.
Augustus tries to roll over but Bornholm keeps him under control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bornholm thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Augustus 's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Bornholm dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bornholm throws the kick towards the body but Augustus avoids it.
Augustus shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bornholm counters with a nice uppercut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bornholm.
DJ Augustus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bornholm with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bornholm wants to slow Augustus down by chopping away at his legs.
Bornholm scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Augustus is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Augustus has his takedown stuffed
letting Bornholm counter with a right hand.
Augustus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bornholm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bornholm fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Augustus looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Augustus 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bornholm gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Augustus to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Augustus postures up in Bornholm's guard and throws a big left but Bornholm blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bornholm working a defensive guard here.
Augustus won't allow Bornholm to sweep him here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Augustus 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
DJ Augustus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Augustus preventing the sweep.
Bornholm keeping moving, preventing Augustus from controlling successfully.
Augustus drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bornholm manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Augustus has Bornholm in his guard.
Augustus wants to sweep here but Bornholm controlling him for the moment.
Daniel Bornholm is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augustus looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Augustus throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Bornholm trying to control but Augustus is working from the bottom.
Bornholm wants to pass the guard but Augustus is keeping the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Augustus had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bornholm defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Bornholm showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bornholm, 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 for Daniel Bornholm!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Daniel Bornholm!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Daniel Bornholm!
Daniel Bornholm wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cliff Rigano (ranked 2721 p4p, 320 weight class) and Andrei Vasilevskiy (ranked 3478 p4p, 398 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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183 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class 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
24 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Cliff Rigano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrei Vasilevskiy!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasilevskiy has managed to clinch.
Vasilevskiy trying to control the position but instead, Rigano has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vasilevskiy into the ropes.
Rigano gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Vasilevskiy is pulling down on Rigano's head to control his posture.
Vasilevskiy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vasilevskiy wants to stand but Rigano is controlling the position.
Rigano 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.
Vasilevskiy is adopting a defensive guard.
Vasilevskiy trying to keep a closed guard but Rigano is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rigano throws a sloppy strike and Vasilevskiy has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Rigano is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Vasilevskiy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andrei Vasilevskiy!
Andrei Vasilevskiy decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuvraj Singh (ranked 1624 p4p, 204 weight class) and Ricco Torres (ranked 3021 p4p, 321 weight class). Yuvraj Singh has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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275 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yuvraj Singh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricco Torres!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singh staying out of range there.
Torres keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A big right from Torres misses.
Singh half committed to a counter leg kick.
Singh fakes the leg kick and cracks Torres in the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torres. Singh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Singh on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Torres misses with an uppercut. Singh saw that one coming.
Singh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Torres.
Singh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Singh connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Torres throws a body punch but Singh moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres misses the jab.
Singh has been working on his boxing with his coaches at mickeyharts the greatest in the buildup to the fight.
A big right from Torres misses.
We've been informed that Torres has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Torres throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Singh counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Torres thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice cross by Singh.
Singh throws a half hearted mid kick.
Singh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A looping hook to the body misses from Singh. Torres does a little dance to reset his feet.
Torres misses with a body shot
and Singh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A shot to the body from Torres misses
and Singh counters with an outside leg kick.
Ricco Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torres cracks Singh with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Torres. That snapped Singh's head back.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big right from Torres misses.
Singh appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Torres misses with a right hand
and Singh counters with a solid body kick.
Singh doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Singh cracks Torres with a good jab.
Singh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Torres.
As Torres backs away, Singh returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Singh gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Torres.
Torres misses with a hook. Singh ducked under it nicely.
As Torres backs away, Singh returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Singh throws a leg kick which misses Torres's front leg but catches the back leg as Torres tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ricco Torres will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Singh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Torres takes a swing at Singh's ribcage but misses.
Singh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Torres lands a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torres. Singh does a little dance to reset his feet.
It appears Singh was looking to counter with a kick there.
Torres misses with a wild combination.
Torres misses with a lunging right hand
and Torres 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.
Singh ducks under a wild hook from Torres.
Torres tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Singh was well out of range. Poor timing from Torres.
Singh goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Torres jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Singh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Singh was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Torres cracks a nice hook into Singh's ribs.
Torres looks to throw a body kick
letting Singh counter with a right hand.
Torres swings widly with a right hand
and Singh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A swing and a miss from Torres.
Torres scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Singh dodges the punch combination from Torres.
Torres throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
No joy there for Torres, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Singh throws a hook but Torres avoids it easily.
Singh looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Torres turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Singh wants to land a leg kick but Torres is out of range.
Torres throws out a counter right but Singh avoids it with no problem.
Torres just misses with a punch to the body.
Torres misses with the combination.
Singh jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
A jab from Torres misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricco Torres showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Torres swings away with a body shot that misses
and Singh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Torres throws an overhand right that lands on Singh's shoulder, as Singh tries to avoid the shot.
Torres feints and then cracks Singh's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Singh down.
Torres throws the left hand but Singh avoids the punch easily.
As Torres backs away, Singh returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Singh slips a jab from Torres.
Singh dodges the punch combination from Torres.
Singh looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yuvraj Singh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Well, Singh is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Singh there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Torres misses the body punch
and Singh counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Torres throws out the jab.
Torres with a jab.
Singh scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Singh blocks a jab.
Singh dodges the punch combination from Torres.
Singh looks to land a body kick but Torres moved away.
Torres blocks the body kick.
Torres digs a good body shot into Singh's ribs.
Singh attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Singh lands a leg kick that knocks Torres off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Torres misses with an uppercut. Singh saw that one coming.
Singh lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Torres throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Singh throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Torres appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Singh, right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick lands from Singh.
Singh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torres. Singh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Singh throws a leg kick but Torres checks it.
Torres swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Yuvraj Singh.
Well Torres has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 for Ricco Torres!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Ricco Torres!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Ricco Torres!
Ricco Torres wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between BJ Penn (ranked 2170 p4p, 106 weight class) and Freddie Zamora (ranked 2391 p4p, 116 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Penn might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Justin Bieber - Love Yourself. BJ Penn is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, BJ Penn!
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, Freddie Zamora!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zamora is looking to slow Penn down with leg kicks.
Zamora fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Zamora lands with a good body shot.
Zamora doesn't manage to clinch there - Penn circles away.
Penn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Zamora lands a nice looking body kick.
Zamora scores with a shot to the body.
Zamora shoots and misses
and Zamora takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zamora connects with a single shot there.
Penn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Zamora looks to throw a body kick
and Penn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Freddie Zamora has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zamora lands with a hook. Penn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Zamora ducks under a wild hook from Penn.
Zamora misses with a lunging right hand
and Penn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Freddie Zamora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zamora looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zamora shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Penn sprawls well. Penn wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zamora gets slowly back to his feet.
Zamora buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zamora tries to score a power double leg takedown but Penn sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zamora somewhat.
BJ Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Freddie Zamora.
Zamora misses with an attempted mid kick.
Zamora scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
BJ Penn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zamora tries to clinch but Penn is having none of it.
Penn avoids the head kick by Zamora.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Zamora.
Zamora falls off balance throwing a combination
and Penn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Penn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zamora.
Zamora throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zamora misses with the body kick
and Penn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zamora has closed the distance and engaged Penn in a clinch.
Zamora has a couple of punches blocked by Penn.
Zamora misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zamora doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zamora breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Penn stuffs the takedown.
Zamora moves into the clinch.
Penn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddie Zamora dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Freddie Zamora's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Penn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zamora circles away quickly and effectively.
Crunch! Zamora slams his shin into Penn's torso.
The fighters circle momentarily. Zamora darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Zamora shoots in but Penn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
It looked like Penn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zamora lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zamora shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Penn as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn takes a swing at Zamora's ribcage but misses.
Zamora tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zamora explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Zamora throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Penn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zamora thinking.
A head kick by Zamora misses
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
BJ Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zamora shoots and misses
and Penn counters with a straight right hand.
Zamora is rocked!
BJ Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Freddie Zamora.
Zamora tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Penn counters with a huge left! Zamora is in big trouble! He's backing up but Penn isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Zamora from any more damage. A dominating finish by Penn!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). BJ Penn!
Our winner, BJ Penn, 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vika Partio (ranked 1423 p4p, 75 weight class) and Tommy Walcott (ranked 1532 p4p, 81 weight class). Partio comes to the ring accompanied by Boom!. Tommy Walcott is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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29
145 lbs
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26
140 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vika Partio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Walcott!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Partio swings widly with a right hand
and Walcott counters with a leg kick.
Walcott checks the leg kick nicely there.
Partio has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gangsterdamage in the buildup to the fight.
Partio takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Partio misses with a body shot.
Partio misses with an uppercut.
Partio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walcott.
A solid leg kick lands there for Partio.
We've been informed that Walcott has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Partio lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Partio throws a body punch but Walcott moves out of range.
Partio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walcott.
A jab from Partio finds it's way through Walcott's defenses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Walcott.
Walcott checks a leg kick nicely.
Partio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Walcott checks a leg kick.
Walcott keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Partio.
Walcott tries to score with a low kick but Partio moves his leg out of the way.
Partio throws a big counter combination but Walcott scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Walcott throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Partio has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Walcott.
Partio ducks under a wild hook from Walcott.
A nice inside leg kick there by Walcott. That's going to slow Partio down.
Walcott steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Partio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walcott wants to slow Partio down by chopping away at his legs.
Walcott looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walcott. Partio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Partio throws a leg kick that misses.
Partio does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Walcott waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Partio.
Partio takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Partio cracks a nice hook into Walcott's ribs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Partio.
Partio blocks a head kick by Walcott.
Walcott checks the leg kick nicely there.
Walcott gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Partio lands a jab to the head.
Walcott ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Partio lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Partio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walcott.
Walcott follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Partio missing with a left hand there. Walcott was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Partio throws a body shot but no joy.
Walcott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walcott connects with a leg kick. Partio looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Walcott pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Partio was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Partio throws a shot from downtown. Walcott moves away and avoids it.
Partio tries to land a leg kick but Walcott saw it coming and moves away.
Partio takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big right from Partio misses.
Partio connects with a solid leg kick.
Partio throws a wild body kick that Walcott sees coming a mile off.
A leg kick checked by Walcott.
Partio has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Walcott.
Partio throws a hook to the side of Walcott's head but Walcott sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Partio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Walcott misses with a wild body shot.
Partio misses with a straight left.
Walcott looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Partio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Partio throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Walcott counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Walcott misses with a wild body shot.
Walcott throws a leg kick but Partio sees it coming and moves out of range.
Walcott displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Partio throws out the jab.
Partio scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vika Partio dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Partio misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Partio.
Partio avoids the body shot from Walcott.
Partio throws a chopping leg kick but Walcott manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Walcott throws a body kick that misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Walcott might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Partio has got the better of the exchanges.
Nice cross by Partio.
Walcott throws a body shot but no joy.
Partio with a jab.
Partio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Walcott doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Partio with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Walcott to score with a decent uppercut.
Walcott looks to land a body kick but Partio moved away.
Partio connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A thudding body kick lands there by Walcott!
Walcott feints and then cracks Partio's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Partio down.
Walcott buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
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!
Walcott connects with a body shot.
Walcott misses the shot to the body.
Partio misses with a looping right.
And Walcott responds with a good body kick, but Partio manages to step out the way in time.
Partio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Walcott.
Walcott uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Partio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partio throws a head kick but Walcott moves out of range.
Walcott replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Partio blocks it well.
Walcott lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Partio pushes Walcott away with a front kick.
Walcott throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Partio throws a looping overhand right but Walcott ducks down to avoid it.
Walcott scores with a jab to the body.
Walcott connects with a looping right hand.
Partio swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Walcott fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Partio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Walcott looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Walcott throws a solid leg kick but Partio takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Walcott.
Walcott keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Partio.
A thudding body kick lands there by Walcott!
Walcott lands with a thumping leg kick.
Partio is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Partio scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Partio uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Walcott throws a leg kick but Partio sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Walcott looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Walcott misses with a body kick.
Partio looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Partio tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walcott takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Partio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A telegraphed right hand from Partio misses the target.
Walcott lands a front kick.
Walcott lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Partio throws a solid leg kick but Walcott takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Partio.
Walcott misses with a looping right.
Partio is looking to counter with head kicks.
Walcott throws a nice inside leg kick.
Walcott throws a front kick that sends Partio stumbling back into the ropes.
Walcott is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Partio rather than just go for the knockout.
Partio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Walcott connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Partio lands with an uppercut that bounces Walcott off the ropes and back into range.
Partio does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Walcott checks a leg kick.
Partio scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walcott throws a big shot that misses.
Walcott throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Walcott lands a nice looking body shot.
Walcott throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Walcott showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Partio.
Walcott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walcott misses with a hook to the body
and Partio counters with a nice leg kick.
Partio swings for the body but Walcott moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Partio blocks the leg kick.
Partio throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Walcott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Partio.
Walcott only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Partio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walcott manages to avoid it.
Walcott chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Walcott explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Partio misses with an uppercut
and Walcott makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Partio really felt that one!
Walcott dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Partio. That did some damage!
Partio misses with a looping left.
Walcott misses with a double jab.
Walcott ducks under a wild hook from Partio.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some bone on bone action there as Walcott checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Walcott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Partio manages to avoid it.
Walcott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Partio.
Partio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Walcott throws out the jab.
Partio throws a chopping leg kick but Walcott manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partio lands with a right hand.
Partio throws a leg kick but Walcott moved away.
Walcott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walcott misses with the combination.
Partio misses the shot to the body.
Walcott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Partio takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Partio fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Walcott is out of range.
Walcott moves out of range as Partio strikes.
Walcott connects with an inside leg kick.
Partio avoids the body shot from Walcott.
Partio finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Partio misses the shot to the body.
Walcott misses the shot to the body.
Walcott throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A jab lands there for Partio.
Partio lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walcott moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walcott. Partio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Partio is looking to counter punch.
Walcott looks to land a body kick but Partio moved away.
Partio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walcott.
Partio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Walcott sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Walcott with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Walcott throws a low kick but Partio avoids it.
Partio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Partio scores with a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Walcott checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Both fighters circling a little - Walcott finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Walcott showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Partio.
Walcott lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Walcott misses with a straight left.
Walcott bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Partio misses with an attempted mid kick.
Partio staying out of range there.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Vika Partio.
Well Partio has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Tommy Walcott!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Vika Partio!
The fight ends as a draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colin McLauhglin (ranked 1610 p4p, 203 weight class) and Dude Yu (ranked 1116 p4p, 149 weight class). McLauhglin comes into the arena with What the hell are you waiting for blaring out of the sound system. Colin McLauhglin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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34
272 lbs
22 - 14 - 0 |
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30
289 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Colin McLauhglin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dude Yu!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLauhglin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yu.
McLauhglin punishes Yu's body with a nice straight punch.
McLauhglin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yu in his tracks.
Yu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McLauhglin drops Yu with a big left hand and mounts him. Yu is in big trouble!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooh a big shot lands for McLauhglin! Yu is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Colin McLauhglin!
Colin McLauhglin is the new heavyweight champion!
A victorious Colin McLauhglin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Dude Yu spoke after the fight, saying 'Stand and BANG with me BITCH!!!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matvey Pavlov (ranked 1265 p4p, 134 weight class) and Bryson Pico (ranked 21267 p4p, 252 weight class). Pavlov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Prokofiev - Dance of the Knights. Pico has chosen Lowkey - G-Eazy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Bryson Pico is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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149 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matvey Pavlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bryson Pico!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pavlov fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Pico to the ground. Pavlov is now in Pico's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pico is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pavlov stops Pico from standing up.
Pico has his foot on Pavlov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pavlov works his way back into a safe position though.
Pavlov won't allow Pico to get back to his feet.
Pavlov won't allow Pico to sweep him here.
Pavlov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pico is keeping the position for now.
Pavlov preventing the sweep.
Pico lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Pavlov wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pico loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pico wanted to stand there but Pavlov had control of the position.
Pavlov wants to sweep here but Pico controlling him for the moment.
Pico got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pavlov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pico has managed to get both his arms back between Pavlov's legs - danger averted.
Pico looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pico trying to control the position from guard on top but Pavlov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pico wants to stand and escape but instead Pavlov has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
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.
Pavlov slips nicely into half guard.
Pavlov trying to mount his opponent but Pico defends it.
Pico wants to improve his position but Pavlov is controlling well.
Well, if Pavlov 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.
Pavlov trying to control from half guard but Pico is working away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pavlov prevents Pico from improving his position.
Pico actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov wants to free his trapped foot but Pico is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Pico tries to roll over but Pavlov keeps him under control.
Pavlov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pico sees it coming and defends easily.
Pico tries to kick Pavlov off but Pavlov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pico is not content to let Pavlov control the position.
Pico is looking to improve his position.
Pavlov is looking for a kimura here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pico has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pavlov is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matvey Pavlov 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.
Pavlov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pico was covering up waiting for the punch and Pavlov finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Pavlov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pavlov wants to control from the top but Pico keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pavlov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pico lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Pavlov looking for a sweep. Not yet Pavlov, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pico wants to control from the top but Pavlov keeps moving.
Pavlov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pavlov looking for a sweep. Not yet Pavlov, not yet.
Pavlov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pico defends well.
Pavlov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pavlov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pico trying to control the position from guard on top but Pavlov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pico throwing strikes from guard but Pavlov blocks nicely.
Pavlov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pico can do to turn this around?
Pico preventing the sweep.
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.
Pavlov is trying to keep Pico in close.
Pico wants to control from the top but Pavlov keeps moving.
Pavlov 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.
Pico is looking to work some ground and pound but Pavlov has wrist control.
Pavlov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pico.
Pico thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pavlov is on top in guard.
Pavlov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pico escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pavlov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pico has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pavlov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Matvey Pavlov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Pavlov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Pavlov drives through with a takedown into Pico's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Pavlov tries to free his leg and advance position but Pico is retaining full guard.
Pavlov is working hard here to advance position.
Pavlov trying to control but Pico is working from the bottom.
Pavlov stays in close to Pico's body and controls the position.
Pico throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pico keeping moving, preventing Pavlov from controlling successfully.
Pavlov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pico is defending against the submission attempts here by Pavlov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pico is not content to let Pavlov control the position.
Pavlov wants to work for an arm triangle but Pico is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pavlov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pico is trying to maintain the position but Pavlov is very close to passing his half guard.
Pavlov is looking to advance position but Pico won't allow it.
Pavlov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pico has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pavlov is trying to work for a kimura but Pico is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pico missing with punches from the bottom.
Pavlov is looking for a kimura but Pico is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pavlov to get the leverage.
Bryson Pico has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pico is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pavlov pulls his head out easily.
Pico actively working from the bottom here.
Pavlov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pico doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pavlov.
Pico looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matvey Pavlov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pavlov 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 Matvey Pavlov!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Matvey Pavlov!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Matvey Pavlov!
Matvey Pavlov wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Matvey Pavlov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Bryson Pico stepped up to the mic, saying 'I lowkey knew that low qui was gonna win but fuck it. back to training unless me hidden sucks'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Chaelsson (ranked 655 p4p, 19 weight class) and Alexei Volkov (ranked 3274 p4p, 121 weight class). Alexei Volkov will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Chaelsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexei Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkov misses with a body shot.
Chaelsson attempts a counter takedown but Volkov avoids it well and moves away.
Volkov gets caught napping as Chaelsson dives in and scores a takedown. Volkov manages to retain guard.
Chaelsson cracks Volkov with a solid left hand.
Chaelsson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Chaelsson throws a big right hand that misses.
Chaelsson wants to control from the top but Volkov keeps moving.
Volkov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chaelsson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Chaelsson landing with the ground and pound.
Chaelsson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Chaelsson 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaelsson tries to free his leg and advance position but Volkov is retaining full guard.
Chaelsson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Chaelsson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Volkov's head.
Chaelsson trying to control but Volkov is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaelsson is really struggling to control Volkov but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Chaelsson throws a big right hand that misses.
Chaelsson with a nice head shot there.
It looks like Alexei Volkov has been cut.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chaelsson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Chaelsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Volkov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chaelsson connects with a couple of short punches.
Chaelsson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Chaelsson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaelsson stands up over Volkov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Chaelsson lands a couple of digs.
Chaelsson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Chaelsson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chaelsson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Volkov's head.
Chaelsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Volkov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chaelsson cracks Volkov with a solid left hand.
Volkov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chaelsson.
Volkov working a defensive guard here.
Chaelsson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Chaelsson throwing strikes but missing.
Chaelsson with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Chaelsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexei Volkov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Chaelsson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Volkov did well to prevent Chaelsson getting side control.
That has opened up Alexei Volkov's cut even more.
Chaelsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Volkov can do to turn this around?
Chaelsson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Volkov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The cut above Alexei Volkov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Volkov tries to kick Chaelsson off but Chaelsson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Chaelsson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Chaelsson raining down shots from the mount!
Volkov is rocked!
Alexei Volkov's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alexei Volkov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Patrick Chaelsson!
A very excited looking Patrick Chaelsson 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hamish McTavish (ranked 1262 p4p, 166 weight class) and Fletch Brandis (ranked 2036 p4p, 249 weight class). Brandis is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Lynyrd Skynyrd : The Ballad of Curtis Loew. Hamish McTavish could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Fletch Brandis's chin.
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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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hamish McTavish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fletch Brandis!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Hamish McTavish has been cut.
Brandis throws an off balance right hand
and McTavish counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by McTavish.
McTavish will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Brandis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
McTavish throws a big right hand that misses.
Brandis wants to get back to his feet but McTavish is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
McTavish looking to pass the guard.
McTavish throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McTavish landing with the ground and pound.
McTavish throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brandis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandis keeping moving, preventing McTavish from controlling successfully.
Brandis controls McTavish momentarily but McTavish frees himself.
McTavish controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Brandis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brandis trying to keep a closed guard but McTavish is proving a slippery customer.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Brandis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
McTavish scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
McTavish controlling the position.
McTavish is trying to get an arm triangle but Brandis is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandis is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
McTavish is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Brandis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Brandis wants to get back to his feet but McTavish drags him back down.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
An elbow from McTavish crashes against the mat.
Sloppy strikes there by McTavish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hamish McTavish dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hamish McTavish's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
McTavish ducks under a wild hook from Brandis.
McTavish gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brandis has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as McTavish is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Fletch Brandis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McTavish misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Brandis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McTavish is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brandis can do to turn this around?
Brandis misses with a double jab
and McTavish counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
McTavish postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McTavish trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brandis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McTavish.
McTavish with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hamish McTavish overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McTavish postures up in Brandis's guard and throws a big left but Brandis blocks it.
McTavish wants to control from the top but Brandis keeps moving.
McTavish controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McTavish stops Brandis from standing up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice defenses there by McTavish.
Brandis misses with a straight right.
Brandis throws an overhand right that lands on McTavish's shoulder, as McTavish tries to avoid the shot.
Brandis cracks McTavish with an uppercut from hell and McTavish crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Brandis's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
McTavish is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brandis defends well.
McTavish working a defensive guard but Brandis passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTavish wants to control but Brandis is keeping busy.
McTavish tries to get to full guard but Brandis has control of the leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McTavish keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Brandis decides to stand up.
Brandis thows a left - swing and a miss!
McTavish looks for the body kick but Brandis saw that one coming.
McTavish defending well as Brandis loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fletch Brandis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hamish McTavish's cut.
That's time! McTavish's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Brandis looks to land a left hand but McTavish moved out of range nicely.
Brandis steps in with a hook that catches McTavish right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Brandis follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! McTavish looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fletch Brandis!
Our winner, Fletch Brandis, 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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