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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Turbo Epicity (ranked 2219 p4p, 265 weight class) and Jonas Justesen (ranked 2051 p4p, 253 weight class). Epicity comes to the ring accompanied by Semi Charmed Life. Jonas Justesen struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.7lbs 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. This should be a great matchup!
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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
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Turbo Epicity!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonas Justesen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Epicity lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Justesen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Justesen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Justesen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A lazy left from Epicity finds it's target.
Epicity cracks Justesen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That kick from Justesen tenderised Epicity's leg. Epicity is trying to keep his angry face on.
Justesen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Justesen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Epicity doesn't seem bothered though.
Justesen moves away from the strike by Epicity.
Epicity works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jonas Justesen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Epicity lands with a slapping head kick.
Justesen shoots in for a takedown but Epicity shows good takedown defense.
Epicity is looking to counter with a body kick.
Justesen swings for the body but Epicity moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Epicity fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Justesen manages to avoid it.
Justesen throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Epicity misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epicity moves forwards but Justesen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Justesen scores with a nice head shot.
Epicity keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Epicity swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Epicity takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Epicity slips a straight right by Justesen.
Justesen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Justesen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Epicity was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Turbo Epicity is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Justesen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Epicity doesn't seem bothered though.
Justesen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Justesen misses with a hook.
Epicity is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Justesen. That's going to slow Epicity down.
Epicity bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Epicity ducks under a wild hook from Justesen.
Epicity throws a predictable looking body shot
and Justesen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Epicity scrambles and gets back to his feet.
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!
Justesen throws an overhand right that lands on Epicity's shoulder, as Epicity tries to avoid the shot.
Justesen throws a poor cross that misses
and Epicity counters with a stiff right hand.
Epicity plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Epicity connects with a good right hand that stumbles Justesen. Justesen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Epicity buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Epicity checks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Justesen throws a leg kick
and Epicity counters with a body kick that stops Justesen in his tracks momentarily.
Epicity throws a looping overhand right but Justesen ducks down to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Justesen there.
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 Turbo Epicity will probably get the nod.
That's time! Epicity's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Justesen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Justesen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Epicity appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Justesen thumps Epicity with a low kick.
Justesen looks to land a right hand but Epicity moved out of range.
Epicity smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Epicity avoids the body shot from Justesen.
A counter left hand to the body from Epicity misses its target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Epicity.
Justesen slips a jab from Epicity.
Epicity misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Epicity jabs Justesen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Justesen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Justesen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Epicity defends well and Justesen ends up having to push Epicity into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Justesen misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epicity misses with a left hand
and Justesen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Epicity is looking to get back to is feet but Justesen passes into side control.
Justesen working the head and body with strikes.
Epicity is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jonas Justesen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Epicity is trying to escape the position but Justesen is controlling the position.
Epicity tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Justesen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justesen is staying tight to Epicity's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Justesen sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Epicity is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Justesen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Epicity is looking to reverse the position.
Justesen is working Epicity over with some ground and pound from side control.
Epicity pushes Justesen away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Justesen gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Justesen wants to control but Epicity is keeping him busy.
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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Justesen.
Epicity throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Epicity takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Justesen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Epicity has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice sprawl there from Epicity as Justesen shoots in.
A slow jab from Epicity misses its intended target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Epicity fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Justesen is out of range.
Epicity throws a head kick but Justesen moves out of range.
Epicity moves out of range of the leg kick from Justesen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epicity scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Justesen.
Epicity takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Justesen throws a front kick aimed at Epicity's knee but Epicity avoids it well.
Epicity cracks Justesen with a good jab.
Epicity connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice shot by Epicity.
Justesen avoids a kick to the body.
Epicity looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Justesen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
An inside leg kick lands from Epicity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justesen goes for a double leg but Epicity avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Epicity continues to drive forward.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A cross from Justesen lands.
Epicity takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice shot by Justesen.
The fighters circling - Epicity throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Epicity swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Epicity throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Epicity lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Epicity throws an overhand right that lands on Justesen's shoulder, as Justesen tries to avoid the shot.
Justesen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Epicity.
Justesen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Epicity defends well and Justesen ends up having to push Epicity into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Epicity quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Turbo Epicity showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Epicity 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight for Turbo Epicity!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Turbo Epicity!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Turbo Epicity!
Turbo Epicity wins by unanimous decision!
In his post fight interview, Turbo Epicity gave a big smile as he said 'I'm not surprised by the swirls'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bessarion Alexius (ranked 1727 p4p, 218 weight class) and Nick Dalton (ranked 1772 p4p, 228 weight class). Alexius comes to the ring accompanied by A Country Boy Can Survive. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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169 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bessarion Alexius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Dalton!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexius avoids the head kick by Dalton.
We've been hearing reports that Alexius has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Dalton throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alexius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alexius doesn't manage to clinch there - Dalton circles away.
Alexius takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dalton gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
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.
Alexius looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Alexius's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexius won't allow Dalton to get back to his feet.
Dalton can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Alexius controls the pace.
Alexius sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dalton's guard.
Alexius perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dalton pushes Alexius off looking to stand but Alexius dives back in and keeps control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dalton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dalton throws a jab when Alexius was well out of range.
Alexius takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nick Dalton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dalton throws a leg kick that misses.
As Dalton tries to get set, Alexius tries to push him back and clinch up but Dalton manages to avoid the attempt.
Dalton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alexius looks to land a combination but Dalton avoids it well.
Dalton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dalton tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Alexius manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alexius is looking to counter with a body kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dalton misses with an uppercut.
Alexius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dalton misses with an uppercut. Alexius saw that one coming.
Alexius fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Alexius clinches up with Dalton and pushes him back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bessarion Alexius dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dalton pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alexius is out of range and Dalton settles back down.
Dalton misses with a low kick.
Alexius appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Alexius looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alexius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dalton moves away.
Dalton misses with a left hand
and Alexius connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dalton throws a leg kick but Alexius sees it coming and moves out of range.
Alexius throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dalton lands a lovely overhand right.
Dalton misses with a body shot.
Dalton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dalton throws a sloppy head kick and Alexius moves out of range easily.
Alexius looks to land a combination but Dalton avoids it well.
Alexius ducks under a wild hook from Dalton.
Alexius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dalton can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sloppy strikes from Dalton. Those never looked like landing.
Alexius avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alexius throws a counter high kick but Dalton was just alert enough to avoid it.
Alexius throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dalton on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Alexius checks a leg kick.
Alexius lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexius clinches up against the ropes.
Alexius lands with a left to the head.
Dalton tries to stall but Alexius uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dalton gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Alexius.
Dalton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alexius wants a takedown but no success here.
A bit of stalling here from Alexius.
Dalton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alexius has taken the fight to the clinch.
The referee calls for Alexius to work.
A head punch on the inside from Dalton fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Dalton.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Alexius breaks from the clinch.
Dalton throws a body shot but no joy.
Alexius tries to clinch but Dalton is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalton gets caught flat footed, as Alexius shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dalton keeping moving, preventing Alexius from controlling successfully.
Alexius looking to pass the guard.
Alexius showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Alexius looking to pass the guard.
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 Bessarion Alexius will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A clash of legs there as Alexius blocks the low kick.
Dalton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alexius lands the left hand.
Dalton bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alexius.
Alexius keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Alexius lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dalton backs up against the ropes.
Dalton throws a series of punches but Alexius avoids them all with ease.
Dalton throws a body shot but no joy.
Alexius avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dalton throws a series of punches but Alexius avoids them all with ease.
Dalton tries to move into range but Alexius moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Dalton misses.
Alexius tries to counter with a takedown but Dalton is quick to defend against it.
Alexius keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dalton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alexius misses with a wild combination.
Dalton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalton cracks Alexius with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Alexius gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Dalton counter with a right hand.
Dalton tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Alexius is able to avoid easily.
Alexius throws a combination. Dalton tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dalton misses with a low kick as Alexius jumps back.
Alexius listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Alexius blocks a low kick nicely.
Dalton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dalton's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Alexius connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dalton scrambles back to his feet.
Nick Dalton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dalton looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Alexius lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alexius avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alexius walks into a stiff left hand from Dalton.
Alexius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dalton.
Alexius slips under a jab from Dalton.
Alexius lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dalton takes a step back to recover.
Alexius wants to clinch up but Dalton keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalton tries to land a front kick but Alexius steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Alexius jabs Dalton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Alexius forces Dalton back against the ropes and clinches.
Dalton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alexius backwards.
Dalton looking to slow down the pace here.
Alexius manages to break the clinch.
Dalton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Alexius checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Alexius stuns Dalton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Alexius lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Alexius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dalton feints a counter leg kick.
Bessarion Alexius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dalton fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alexius connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dalton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alexius connects with a single shot there.
Alexius throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dalton is trying to counter with his kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bessarion Alexius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alexius 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Bessarion Alexius!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Bessarion Alexius!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Bessarion Alexius!
Bessarion Alexius wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Bessarion Alexius 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between TJ Guillard (ranked 1300 p4p, 165 weight class) and DJ Augustus (ranked 3185 p4p, 332 weight class). Guillard's entrance music is Duran Duran-White Lines. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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194 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
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, TJ Guillard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Augustus !
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guillard misses with a takedown attempt - Augustus sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Augustus drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Guillard defends it well.
Augustus avoids the head kick by Guillard.
Guillard misses with a body shot.
Augustus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Guillard.
Augustus drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Guillard defends it well.
Guillard misses with a takedown attempt - Augustus sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Augustus tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Guillard misses with a wild body shot.
Augustus tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guillard throws the left hand but Augustus avoids the punch easily.
Augustus gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Guillard to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Guillard connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustus looking for a triangle here. Guillard is fighting it but it looks tight! Augustus pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Guillard is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). DJ Augustus !
DJ Augustus seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
TJ Guillard was interviewed post fight and said 'I want a rematch next week. I ain't no punk...'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sven Kristian Nielsen (ranked 2175 p4p, 221 weight class) and Yohan Francis (ranked 1554 p4p, 182 weight class). Nielsen comes to the ring accompanied by Wardruna - Fehu. Yohan Francis has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sven Kristian Nielsen'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
18 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sven Kristian Nielsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yohan Francis!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Francis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nielsen walks into a jab.
It looks like Sven Kristian Nielsen has been cut.
Francis scores with a shot to the body.
Francis throws a shot from downtown. Nielsen moves away and avoids it.
Nielsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Francis.
Francis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Francis connects with a looping right hand.
Nielsen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Francis.
Francis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nielsen takes a swing at Francis's ribcage but misses.
Yohan Francis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nielsen misses with the combination.
Nielsen misses with a few strikes there.
Francis scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Francis throws a body punch but Nielsen moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nielsen scores with a shot to the body.
Nielsen walks into a jab.
Sven Kristian Nielsen's cut is getting worse.
Francis misses with a straight left.
Francis drops Nielsen with a straight right hand, right on the button! Francis follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yohan Francis!
A very excited looking Yohan Francis 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexandre Ribeiro (ranked 1553 p4p, 205 weight class) and Hamza Keita (ranked 2458 p4p, 303 weight class). Ribeiro's entrance music is Ratos de Porao - Sofrer. A fine choice. Keita has chosen Secka - Pointure as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexandre Ribeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hamza Keita!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keita moves out of range as Ribeiro strikes.
Ribeiro throws a body punch but Keita moves out of range.
Ribeiro scores with the left hand. Keita knows he should have avoided that one.
Sloppy strikes from Keita. Those never looked like landing.
Ribeiro cracks Keita with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ribeiro leaves Keita with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ribeiro throws a lazy right hand but Keita sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ribeiro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Keita momentarily.
Ribeiro misses with a straight left.
Keita looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Ribeiro!
Ribeiro throws Keita to one side and escapes!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Ribeiro. Those never looked like landing.
Keita shoots for a takedown but Ribeiro saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Alexandre Ribeiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ribeiro scores with a crisp jab that stopped Keita in his tracks.
Keita uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ribeiro.
Keita drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ribeiro defends it well.
Ribeiro throws a shot from downtown. Keita moves away and avoids it.
Keita closes the distance and clinches up with Ribeiro, looking for a takedown. Keita pushes Ribeiro against the ropes but Ribeiro circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Alexandre Ribeiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hamza Keita.
Ribeiro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Keita counters with a takedown into side control.
Ribeiro is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Art of War Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Keita stands up and beckons Ribeiro to his feet.
Ribeiro misses with a hook.
And Keita tries to counter it with a takedown but Ribeiro pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ribeiro throws out a loose jab but Keita uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ribeiro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keita.
Keita tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ribeiro looks to score with a jab to the body but Keita is just out of range.
Keita tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ribeiro defends well and Keita ends up having to push Ribeiro into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Alexandre Ribeiro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ribeiro lands a head shot.
Keita is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ribeiro connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Keita out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexandre Ribeiro!
An out of breath Alexandre Ribeiro thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Castillo (ranked 2537 p4p, 249 weight class) and Andrey Kuznetcov (ranked 2972 p4p, 281 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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32
275 lbs
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287 lbs
19 - 8 - 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
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Castillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrey Kuznetcov!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castillo throws the left hand but Kuznetcov avoids the punch easily.
A nice side step and Kuznetcov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Castillo drops Kuznetcov with a beautiful combination! Kuznetcov stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Castillo is looking for the KO!
Kuznetcov is rocked!
It looks like Andrey Kuznetcov has been cut.
Castillo lands a body shot.
Castillo flashes Kuznetcov a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Kuznetcov's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Kuznetcov crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Castillo punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ricardo Castillo!
A victorious Ricardo Castillo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cleon Wright (ranked 1493 p4p, 194 weight class) and Mike Jackson (ranked 1549 p4p, 204 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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209 lbs
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225 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cleon Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wright connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jackson momentarily.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Wright was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wright misses the shot to the body.
Wright lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jackson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wright counters with a right hand to the body.
Wright moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wright manages to avoid it.
Wright lands with a nice body punch.
Wright slips a jab from Jackson.
Wright drops his hands momentarily and Jackson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wright misses with a body shot
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jackson slips under a jab from Wright.
Wright steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Wright has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Wright throws out a leg kick but Jackson moves out of range and Wright only half commits.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Wright ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jackson.
Wright thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wright throws a low kick but Jackson avoids it.
Jackson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wright with a body shot.
Wright connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Wright saw that one coming.
Wright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Jackson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Cleon Wright has been cut.
Wright just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jackson! But no joy.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
Wright throws a wild body kick that Jackson sees coming a mile off.
A jab lands there for Jackson.
Jackson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jackson throws a body punch but Wright moves out of range.
Jackson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jackson throws a hook but Wright blocks it.
Jackson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wright bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Mike Jackson has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wright moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright connects with a solid leg kick.
A jab from Jackson misses.
Wright was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wright is looking to wear down Jackson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wright.
Jackson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wright to score with a decent uppercut.
Wright throws the kick towards the body but Jackson avoids it.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Wright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson sizes up Wright with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wright darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wright throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jackson on the side of the head.
Jackson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wright finds it's way round the side to connect with Jackson's head.
Wright staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wright goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wright looks to land a left hand but Jackson moved out of range nicely.
Wright throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wright connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cleon Wright dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jackson throws a shot to the body.
Wright is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jackson scores with a jab.
Jackson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wright is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
Wright cracks a nice hook into Jackson's ribs.
Jackson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wright under the eye.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Jackson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Jackson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wright. That one must have hurt.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Wright avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wright walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wright throws a front kick aimed at Jackson's knee but Jackson avoids it well.
Wright stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wright throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice uppercut there from Jackson.
Wright tests Jackson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wright scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jackson in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Wright's shoulder, as Wright tries to avoid the shot.
Wright lands a lovely overhand right.
Jackson slips a straight right by Wright.
Wright moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Wright cracks Jackson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wright. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wright cracks Jackson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wright looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Jackson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wright misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
Jackson lands a leg kick that knocks Wright off balance momentarily.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Wright moved out of range nicely.
Wright throws an overhand right that lands on Jackson's shoulder, as Jackson tries to avoid the shot.
Jackson throws a poor cross that misses
and Wright counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wright misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A cross from Wright lands.
Jackson lands with a cross.
Jackson lands a right hook to the body.
Jackson misses with a right hand
letting Wright counter with a right hand.
Jackson lands a nice shot that snaps Wright's head back.
Wright slips under a jab.
Wright cracks Jackson with a good jab.
Jackson throws a lazy uppercut
and Wright counters with a nice uppercut.
A big right from Wright misses.
Wright uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jackson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wright takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wright checks it well.
Jackson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Wright is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cleon Wright dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Wright's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Jackson misses the jab.
Wright cracks Jackson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wright misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Jackson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Wright has got the better of the exchanges.
Wright connects with an inside leg kick.
Jackson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wright misses with a low kick.
A big left from Wright misses.
Wright throws a shot from downtown. Jackson moves away and avoids it.
Jackson slips under a jab from Wright.
Jackson lands a really nice looking cross but Wright seems unphased.
Cleon Wright is winning the standup battle so far.
Wright ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Wright.
A low kick from Wright misses
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
Jackson slips under a jab.
That kick from Wright tenderised Jackson's leg. Jackson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jackson catches Wright with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wright is out of range and Jackson settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wright.
Jackson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Wright. Those never looked like landing.
Jackson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jackson scores with a nice strike.
Jackson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wright counters with a nice body shot.
Wright throws a body kick that misses.
Wright ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A counter left hand to the body from Wright misses its target.
Wright connects with a body shot.
Wright lands with a nice body punch.
Wright lands a front kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wright lands an overhand right.
Jackson blocks the body kick.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Wright was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wright throws an overhand right that lands on Jackson's shoulder, as Jackson tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Jackson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wright digs a good body shot into Jackson's ribs.
Jackson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wright's hands.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wright moves away.
Cleon Wright is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Wright is out of range.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Jackson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wright misses with a right hand
and Jackson counters with a left to the body.
Wright misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jackson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jackson slips a straight right by Wright.
Wright avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wright ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Mike Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson throws a jab when Wright was well out of range.
Jackson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
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 Cleon Wright.
Well Wright 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Cleon Wright!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Cleon Wright!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Cleon Wright!
Cleon Wright wins by unanimous decision!
Mike Jackson spoke after the fight, saying '234'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lauri Pekkarinen (ranked 668 p4p, 88 weight class) and IL PO (ranked 2614 p4p, 290 weight class). PO comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tai Chi Kickboxer kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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193 lbs
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188 lbs
7 - 8 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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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
25 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lauri Pekkarinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, IL PO!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pekkarinen lands a nice looking body shot.
PO misses with a hook.
Pekkarinen throws a looping overhand right but PO ducks down to avoid it.
Lauri Pekkarinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
PO scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Lauri Pekkarinen has been cut.
Pekkarinen lands a head kick!
That kick from Pekkarinen tenderised PO's leg. PO is trying to keep his angry face on.
A telegraphed right hand from PO misses the target.
Pekkarinen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from PO.
Pekkarinen scores with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from PO misses the target.
Pekkarinen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pekkarinen tries to close the distance and clinch up but PO swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
PO misses with a wild combination.
Pekkarinen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice body punch from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen lands a body shot.
Pekkarinen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Pekkarinen. That snapped PO's head back.
Pekkarinen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kombat Hangar 18 in the buildup to the fight.
Pekkarinen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from PO misses its intended target.
Pekkarinen tries to close the distance and clinch but PO swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good exchange - Pekkarinen coming out on top.
PO scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
PO lands a glancing blow to the side of Pekkarinen's head.
Pekkarinen shoots in and drives through. PO sprawls well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
PO misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Pekkarinen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
PO misses with a straight left.
PO lands a jab to the nose.
PO throws a lazy right hand but Pekkarinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pekkarinen darts in and clinches PO up against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pekkarinen.
PO misses with a hook from the clinch.
PO blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
PO trying to control the position but instead, Pekkarinen has worked for underhooks and has pushed PO into the ropes.
Pekkarinen leaning against his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by PO.
Pekkarinen has a couple of punches blocked by PO.
PO takes a shot to the head.
Pekkarinen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt PO or not.
Pekkarinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pekkarinen throws a head punch that misses.
Pekkarinen lands a left hand.
PO looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
PO fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
PO misses with a body punch.
Pekkarinen throws a punch but it's blocked by PO.
PO lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lauri Pekkarinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lauri Pekkarinen's cut.
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.
A left lands for PO.
PO throws a jab but it's blocked by Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
PO throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen rushes PO and presses him up against the ropes.
Nice body punch from PO - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
PO lands a hook that snaps the head of Pekkarinen backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for PO.
Pekkarinen misses with a body punch.
PO working aggressively here.
Pekkarinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, PO scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pekkarinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
PO is looking to control Pekkarinen's arms but Pekkarinen gets an underhook and turns him. Now PO has his back to the ropes.
PO is trying to maintain a safe position but Pekkarinen gets an underhook and turns PO into the ropes.
PO breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
PO takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pekkarinen ducks right into an uppercut from PO.
That's one minute gone in the round.
PO throws an off balance right hand
letting Pekkarinen counter with a right hand.
Pekkarinen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Pekkarinen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed PO's head.
Pekkarinen working the head and body with strikes.
Pekkarinen stalling.
Pekkarinen passes to side control.
Pekkarinen in side control, throwing shots but PO defends.
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.
Pekkarinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but PO keeps working.
Pekkarinen creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
PO wants to control but Pekkarinen postures up.
Pekkarinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but PO keeps working.
Pekkarinen in side control lands a decent elbow.
Pekkarinen wants to take a breather but PO manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Pekkarinen.
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!
Pekkarinen trying to control but PO is working from the bottom.
Pekkarinen looking to pass the guard.
PO bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pekkarinen's guard.
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 Lauri Pekkarinen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lauri Pekkarinen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
No joy there for PO, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
PO might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Pekkarinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Pekkarinen cracks PO with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pekkarinen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pekkarinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
PO looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pekkarinen slips a straight right by PO.
PO throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
PO keeps the fight on the outside.
PO lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pekkarinen circles away quickly and effectively.
PO throws a jab but it's blocked by Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen throws a right and a left that PO avoids nicely.
PO is looking for the big counter here.
PO paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pekkarinen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by PO.
Pekkarinen dodges the punch combination from PO.
Lauri Pekkarinen is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice combination there by Pekkarinen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
PO connects with a single shot there.
PO swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
PO keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pekkarinen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
PO looks to throw the jab but Pekkarinen is out of range.
PO lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pekkarinen looks to land a right hand but PO moved out of range.
IL PO is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pekkarinen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
PO throws a jab when Pekkarinen was well out of range.
Pekkarinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
PO looks to score with a jab to the body but Pekkarinen is just out of range.
PO misses with a looping right.
Pekkarinen tries to clinch but PO is having none of it.
Pekkarinen scores with a jab.
Pekkarinen moves out of range as PO strikes.
Pekkarinen lands a jab to PO's midsection.
IL PO has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pekkarinen lands a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pekkarinen lands a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by PO - just one landing.
Lauri Pekkarinen's cut is getting worse.
Pekkarinen tries to close the distance and clinch but PO swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
PO swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Pekkarinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pekkarinen looking to score a takedown here. PO is defending well but Pekkarinen drives through and ends up in PO's guard.
Pekkarinen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. PO swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pekkarinen slips nicely into half guard.
Pekkarinen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks PO with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lauri Pekkarinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pekkarinen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pekkarinen is keen to just control but PO is a slippery customer.
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 Lauri Pekkarinen.
Well Pekkarinen 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Lauri Pekkarinen!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Lauri Pekkarinen!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Lauri Pekkarinen!
Lauri Pekkarinen wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Lauri Pekkarinen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andre Clay (ranked 1368 p4p, 76 weight class) and Quân Lê (ranked 1047 p4p, 56 weight class). Clay comes to the ring accompanied by Believe. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andre Clay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Quân Lê!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lê takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Quân Lê has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clay uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lê.
Lê scores with a decent looking hook.
Clay will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Clay looks to score with a jab to the body but Lê is just out of range.
Clay rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lê counters with a nice low kick that buckles Clay's knee momentarily.
Clay blocks a jab.
Lê displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clay throws out the jab.
Clay darts in looking for a takedown but Lê gets double underhooks and turns Clay into the ropes.
Lê misses with a body kick.
Lê throws a body kick that misses
and Clay decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lê's guard.
Lê keeping moving, preventing Clay from controlling successfully.
Clay wants to pass the guard but Lê is keeping the position.
Clay controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
Lê keeping moving, preventing Clay from controlling successfully.
Lê is controlling Clay's posture.
Lê keeping moving, preventing Clay from controlling successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Clay throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lê works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Clay trying to control the position from guard on top but Lê is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
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.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lê.
Lê with a nice cross.
Clay shoots in and drives through. Lê sprawls well.
Lê listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Clay slips under a jab from Lê.
Clay throwing a counter right hand but Lê manages to avoid it.
Quân Lê is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clay has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lê finds it's way round the side to connect with Clay's head.
Lê swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lê throws a shot from downtown. Clay moves away and avoids it.
Clay loads up on a big right hand but Lê slips the punch.
Clay takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Clay blocks a jab.
Lê uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clay.
Clay shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Clay wants to pass the guard but Lê is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Quân Lê will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Some wild striking there from Clay.
Lê takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lê lands a body shot.
Lê throws out a loose jab but Clay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clay misses with a hook. Lê ducked under it nicely.
Lê has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lê scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lê throws a lazy right hand but Clay sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lê lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lê blocks a jab.
Lê connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clay looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Clay accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Clay trying to control the position from guard on top but Lê is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lê keeping full guard, as Clay tries to pass.
Lê being controlled here, momentarily.
Lê wants to sweep here but Clay controlling him for the moment.
Clay trying to control but Lê is working from the bottom.
Clay tries to free his leg and advance position but Lê is retaining full guard.
Lê has Clay pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lê bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Clay takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Quân Lê seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clay on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lê. Lê obviously looking to wear him down.
A swing and a miss from Clay.
Lê scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lê just misses with a punch to the body.
Clay takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Clay misses with a two punch combination.
Lê misses with a kick to the body.
Lê misses with an uppercut.
Clay slips under a jab from Lê.
Good standup being displayed there by Lê as he connects with a hook.
Lê scores with a nice body kick.
Lê looks to land a left hand but Clay moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Clay misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quân Lê 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. This is the final round!
Clay lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lê throws the left hand but Clay avoids the punch easily.
Clay appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lê 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.
Lê connects with a solid leg kick.
Lê looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lê throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lê slips a straight right by Clay.
Clay fails to land with a series of punches.
Lê tries to clinch there but Clay circles away.
It looked like Clay wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lê delivers a nice body kick.
Lê pushes Clay away with a front kick.
Lê pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lê throws a body shot but no joy.
Clay wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Quân Lê seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clay fails to land the takedown.
Lê has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Clay ducks under a wild hook from Lê.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Lê manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Clay takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lê pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Clay tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lê paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Clay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lê moves away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lê.
A punch lands to the side of Lê 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lê lands with an uppercut that bounces Clay off the ropes and back into range.
Lê walks into a left hand.
Lê moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Clay closes the distance and clinches.
Lê misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clay has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lê is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lê lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Clay.
Lê escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Clay ducks under a wild hook from Lê.
Lê lands a nice looking body shot.
Andre Clay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clay doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lê has closed the distance and engaged Clay in a clinch.
Lê lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Clay backwards.
Lê misses with some punches.
Lê scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lê misses with a body punch.
Lê swings wildly with an uppercut but Clay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lê tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clay's elbow.
Lê blocks a body shot from Clay.
A nice left hand lands by Lê.
Clay lands with a left to the head.
Lê softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Clay misses with some punches.
Lê swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clay misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lê struggles to land a body shot inside as Clay controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lê throws a punch but it's blocked by Clay.
Clay takes a shot to the head.
Clay throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Quân Lê comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lê 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Quân Lê!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Quân Lê!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Quân Lê!
Quân Lê wins by unanimous decision!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between DJ Maximus (ranked 112 p4p, 14 weight class) and Johnny Twborg (ranked 499 p4p, 64 weight class). Twborg has chosen I'l beat yo azz! as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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255 lbs
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272 lbs
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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
41 - 23 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Maximus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Twborg!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Twborg throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maximus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Twborg has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Twborg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maximus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice shot lands for Maximus.
Twborg misses with an uppercut.
Maximus is looking to counter punch.
Maximus slips under a jab.
Twborg closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like DJ Maximus has been cut.
Maximus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Twborg.
A quick step to the side and Maximus tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maximus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Twborg has Maximus up against the ropes in a clinch.
Twborg lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Twborg can't find room to land a body shot as Maximus controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Twborg.
Maximus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Twborg's elbow.
Twborg tries a body shot but Maximus blocks it.
Maximus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maximus has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Twborg lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maximus backwards.
Still in the clinch, Twborg scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maximus lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Twborg.
A right hand to the body from Twborg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Twborg.
Maximus is breathing heavily.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Twborg.
A right hook to the body lands for Twborg.
Twborg lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Maximus is rocked!
Twborg lands a left hand.
Oh Maximus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Twborg works on Maximus's body with a couple of short punches.
Twborg lands a nice shot to the body.
Twborg is leaning against Maximus and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Twborg scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Twborg unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Maximus! He's leaning against the ropes trying to keep his feet but Twborg is unloading with more strikes now! Maximus drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Twborg!
Johnny Twborg is the new heavyweight champion!
Johnny Twborg 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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