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Thoroughbred Thursday IV PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hasan Ribuvnik (ranked 6533 p4p, 461 weight class) and Frederick Weinstein (ranked 6214 p4p, 452 weight class). Ribuvnik comes to the cage accompanied by Shantel - Disko Partizani. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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154 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hasan Ribuvnik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frederick Weinstein!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribuvnik feints and as Weinstein raises his hands in defense, Ribuvnik changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ribuvnik gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ribuvnik instigates a clinch.
Ribuvnik lands a right hand.
Ribuvnik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A swing and a miss from Ribuvnik.
Ribuvnik moves into the clinch successfully.
Weinstein has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ribuvnik avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ribuvnik lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weinstein is pressing down on Ribuvnik's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Weinstein wants to sweep here but Ribuvnik controlling him for the moment.
Ribuvnik postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Weinstein is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribuvnik trying to control the position from guard on top but Weinstein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Weinstein is looking to sweep but instead, Ribuvnik has passed into half guard.
Ribuvnik is trying to control. Weinstein wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Weinstein avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ribuvnik.
Ribuvnik 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.
Ribuvnik is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Weinstein doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ribuvnik.
Ribuvnik is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ribuvnik is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Weinstein wants to control but Ribuvnik is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ribuvnik throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ribuvnik throws a strike but Weinstein avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Weinstein manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ribuvnik manages to get himself to full guard.
Ribuvnik has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Weinstein 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.
Hasan Ribuvnik dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Weinstein shoots in and drives through. Ribuvnik sprawls well.
Ribuvnik misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ribuvnik tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Weinstein swivels and escapes.
Ribuvnik tries to clinch but Weinstein is having none of it.
Weinstein fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No luck for Weinstein with that takedown attempt.
Hasan Ribuvnik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frederick Weinstein.
Weinstein stuffs the takedown.
Ribuvnik scores with a three punch combo!
Weinstein takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weinstein shoots in and bounces Ribuvnik off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ribuvnik working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribuvnik manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Weinstein drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Weinstein tries to score a body lock takedown but Ribuvnik shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Weinstein is breathing heavily.
Weinstein being controlled against the cage.
Weinstein gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Ribuvnik regains guard.
Ribuvnik wriggles free and stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribuvnik shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ribuvnik showed some decent athleticism there.
Weinstein is looking to get back to is feet but Ribuvnik passes into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ribuvnik decides to stand back up. Ribuvnik steps back and let's Weinstein get back to his feet.
Ribuvnik keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ribuvnik tries to clinch up but Weinstein circles away and keeps his distance.
Ribuvnik looks for a takedown but Weinstein sprawls well.
Hasan Ribuvnik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ribuvnik closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Weinstein's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hasan Ribuvnik dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Weinstein takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ribuvnik lands a jab.
Ribuvnik leaves Weinstein with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ribuvnik scores with a nice head shot.
Weinstein closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ribuvnik circles away.
Ribuvnik is looking to clinch.
A left and a right from Ribuvnik both land. Nice combination.
Weinstein gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Weinstein shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ribuvnik manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Weinstein keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Weinstein takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribuvnik looking for a takedown.
Ribuvnik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ribuvnik has been working on his balance at JAG Battle Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Weinstein.
Ribuvnik throws a nice looking combination but Weinstein bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Weinstein is looking for the big counter here.
Weinstein shoots in looking for a takedown but Ribuvnik manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Weinstein's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hasan Ribuvnik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frederick Weinstein.
Ribuvnik closes this distance looking for a takedown but Weinstein circles away.
Weinstein darts in looking for a takedown but Ribuvnik gets double underhooks and turns Weinstein into the cage.
Weinstein takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Weinstein closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ribuvnik circles away.
Ribuvnik bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ribuvnik wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Weinstein, who protects the arm well.
Ribuvnik is looking to take a break and control but Weinstein is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Weinstein can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribuvnik is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Weinstein's shoulder. That is not cool.
Hasan Ribuvnik overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ribuvnik is working Weinstein over with some ground and pound from side control.
Weinstein is looking for a sweep.
Ribuvnik goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Weinstein rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Ribuvnik's guard! Nice work there by Weinstein!
Frederick Weinstein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hasan Ribuvnik is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Weinstein postures up and lands a big shot to Ribuvnik's brow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hasan Ribuvnik showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ribuvnik 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 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hasan Ribuvnik!
Hasan Ribuvnik thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Vespuci (ranked 4078 p4p, 356 weight class) and Aydarbek Kamchybekov (ranked 7129 p4p, 477 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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156 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Vespuci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aydarbek Kamchybekov!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vespuci closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Vespuci looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kamchybekov is avoiding damage well.
Vespuci thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Vespuci decides to stand back up. Vespuci steps back and let's Kamchybekov get back to his feet.
Vespuci looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Vespuci is trying to control. Kamchybekov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kamchybekov wants to get back to his feet.
Vespuci content to control rather than advance.
Kamchybekov is not content to let Vespuci control the position.
Well, if Vespuci 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vespuci lands a nice short elbow.
Vespuci 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.
Vespuci thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Vespuci is looking for a kimura but Kamchybekov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Vespuci to get the leverage.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vespuci is trying to control the action in half guard but Kamchybekov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kamchybekov has one foot on Vespuci's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kamchybekov.
It looks like Tony Vespuci has been cut.
Vespuci closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kamchybekov is defending against the submission attempts here by Vespuci.
Vespuci takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vespuci is keen to just control but Kamchybekov is a slippery customer.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kamchybekov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Vespuci maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Kamchybekov could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Vespuci has cracked it and Kamchybekov is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Vespuci!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tony Vespuci!
Tony Vespuci decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jotaro Star Platinum (ranked 24251 p4p, 624 weight class) and Matko Mamic (ranked 4637 p4p, 492 weight class). Mamic is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by kralj diskoteke. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jotaro Star Platinum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matko Mamic!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Star Platinum tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Star Platinum has been working on his boxing with his coaches at MMA Dojo (Top Gym in Tokyo*) in the buildup to the fight.
Mamic closes the distance and pushes Star Platinum back into the cage.
Mamic lands a nice elbow.
Star Platinum is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Star Platinum misses with the head strike.
Mamic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Star Platinum fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mamic appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mamic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mamic misses with an uppercut. Star Platinum saw that one coming.
Mamic blocks a head kick by Star Platinum.
Star Platinum wants to clinch up but Mamic keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Star Platinum tries to close the distance and clinch but Mamic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mamic is looking to land body kicks.
Star Platinum tries to bum rush Mamic with a series of wild strikes but Mamic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Star Platinum looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mamic steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Star Platinum tries to clinch
and Mamic counters with a three punch combo that has Star Platinum backing up. Star Platinum nods at Mamic to acknowledge the strikes.
Star Platinum misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Star Platinum wants to clinch up but Mamic keeps it at a distance.
Star Platinum misses with a wild combination.
Star Platinum wants to clinch.
Star Platinum clinches up with Mamic and pushes him back against the cage.
Star Platinum is trying to break free.
Mamic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Star Platinum throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mamic moves into the clinch.
Mamic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Star Platinum tries to clinch but Mamic moves out of range.
Star Platinum wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamic looks to land a body kick but Star Platinum moved away.
Star Platinum moves to clinch but Mamic breaks away
letting Mamic counter with a right hand.
Mamic moves into the clinch successfully.
Star Platinum drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mamic gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mamic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A right-left combo lands from Star Platinum.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Star Platinum looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Star Platinum throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mamic takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Star Platinum tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mamic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mamic avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matko Mamic dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mamic throws a leg kick but Star Platinum moved away.
Mamic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mamic swats away the attempt to clinch by Star Platinum.
Mamic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Star Platinum is looking to clinch but Mamic is avoiding it.
Mamic closes the distance and clinches.
Mamic tries to break free but Star Platinum pushes him back against the cage.
Star Platinum is looking to break free of the clinch but Mamic has double underhooks.
Mamic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Star Platinum staying out of range there.
Star Platinum throws a head kick but Mamic moves out of range.
Mamic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Star Platinum tries a head kick but it misses.
Star Platinum moves out of range of the body kick from Mamic.
Star Platinum wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Star Platinum looks for the body kick but Mamic saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Star Platinum tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Decent striking displayed by Mamic there.
We've been informed that Mamic has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Star Platinum throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Mamic counter with a right hand.
Star Platinum fails with an attempt to clinch.
Star Platinum moves in looking to clinch but Mamic pushes him off.
Star Platinum closes the distance but Mamic moves to the side
and Mamic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mamic looks to land a body kick but Star Platinum moved away.
Mamic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Star Platinum tries a head kick but it misses.
Mamic circles away from the clinch attempt.
It seemed like Mamic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Matko Mamic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Star Platinum gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mamic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Star Platinum tries to clinch up.
Mamic moves into the clinch.
Mamic scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Mamic wants to get back to striking at distance but Star Platinum won't allow it.
Star Platinum breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mamic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mamic clinches up against the cage.
Mamic lands a nice uppercut.
Mamic pushes Star Platinum back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mamic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mamic fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Star Platinum checks it well.
It looked like Star Platinum was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Star Platinum slips under a jab.
Star Platinum tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mamic feints a counter leg kick.
Star Platinum wants to clinch
and Mamic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mamic slips a jab and a cross from Star Platinum.
Mamic counters with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matko Mamic 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!
Star Platinum clinches with his opponent.
Mamic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Star Platinum pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Star Platinum throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Star Platinum doesn't manage to clinch there - Mamic circles away.
Mamic tries to land a leg kick but Star Platinum saw it coming and moves away.
Star Platinum tries to counter with a takedown but Mamic is quick to defend against it.
Star Platinum tries to clinch but Mamic moves out of range.
Star Platinum tries to clinch there but Mamic circles away.
Mamic slips a jab and a cross from Star Platinum.
Star Platinum uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mamic.
Star Platinum tries to keep at a distance but Mamic has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mamic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Star Platinum misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Star Platinum will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamic blocks a head kick by Star Platinum.
Mamic counters with a body kick.
Star Platinum moves into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mamic is stalling here.
Mamic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mamic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mamic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Star Platinum is trying to stall.
Star Platinum tries to pull guard but Mamic forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Star Platinum jumps guard but Mamic stands there with Star Platinum around his waist. Star Platinum gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Star Platinum manages to break the clinch.
Jotaro Star Platinum is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamic keeps the fight on the outside.
Mamic gets tackled into the cage by Star Platinum. Star Platinum maintains the clinch.
Mamic is looking to break free of the clinch but Star Platinum has double underhooks.
Star Platinum trying to control the position but instead, Mamic has worked for underhooks and has pushed Star Platinum into the cage.
Mamic breaks from the clinch.
Star Platinum is looking to clinch.
Mamic looks to land a right hand but Star Platinum moved out of range.
Star Platinum throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Star Platinum is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Star Platinum misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Despite the aggression on Mamic's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mamic moves into range and clinches up with Star Platinum.
Mamic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jotaro Star Platinum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matko Mamic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Star Platinum misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matko Mamic.
Well Mamic 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matko Mamic!
Matko Mamic decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rou Joukani (ranked 4075 p4p, 454 weight class) and Solum Bumba (ranked 4309 p4p, 478 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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180 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rou Joukani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Solum Bumba!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bumba missing with a left hand there. Joukani was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bumba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joukani was well out of range. Poor timing from Bumba.
A counter left hand to the body from Joukani misses its target.
Joukani connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bumba's hands.
Joukani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've been told by Joukani's head coaches at Holding Cell that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Joukani - that will leave a mark!
Bumba lands a head shot.
Joukani throws a series of punches but Bumba avoids them all with ease.
A little jabbing left from Bumba on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A leg kick checked by Bumba.
Joukani has Bumba up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joukani throws a knee to the head but misses.
Joukani effectively controlling the action here.
Joukani tries to land a knee to the head but Bumba blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joukani lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bumba backwards.
Bumba breaks the clinch.
Joukani throws out a loose jab but Bumba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joukani uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bumba.
Nice defenses there by Joukani.
Joukani has managed to clinch.
Joukani tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Joukani misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Joukani creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Joukani working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bumba blocks an uppercut.
Joukani with a knee to the head.
It looks like Solum Bumba has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joukani lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Joukani blocks a body shot from Bumba.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bumba.
Bumba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bumba is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joukani lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Joukani just leaning against Bumba, taking a breather.
Joukani with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Joukani leaning against his opponent.
Stalling in the clinch from Joukani.
A frustrated look appears on Bumba's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Joukani's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Joukani throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bumba is trying to push Joukani away but Joukani has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Joukani is pushing Bumba up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rou Joukani dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Solum Bumba's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Joukani, as that shot connected.
Joukani throws a right and a left that Bumba avoids nicely.
Joukani lands a nice shot to the body.
Joukani misses with a two punch combination.
Joukani avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joukani has taken the fight to the clinch.
Joukani scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joukani looking to throw knees to the head but Bumba is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bumba blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joukani slowing the pace effectively.
A short right from Joukani.
Joukani prevents Bumba from breaking the clinch.
Bumba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rou Joukani has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bumba wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Joukani has him pressed against the cage.
Joukani holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bumba tries to break free but Joukani pushes him back against the cage.
Joukani tries to work over Bumba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joukani is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bumba can do to turn this around?
Joukani fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Joukani.
Joukani throws a knee to the head but misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bumba is trying to break the clinch but Joukani has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joukani tries to land a knee to the head but Bumba blocks with his arms.
Joukani throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bumba blocks it with crossed arms.
Bumba wants to get back to striking at distance but Joukani won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Bumba's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Joukani holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bumba wants to break free but Joukani has control.
Bumba letting Joukani take a breather here.
A short right from Joukani on the inside.
Joukani lands a body punch in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Joukani slows down the pace here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bumba.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rou Joukani dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Solum Bumba's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Joukani feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bumba's calf.
Bumba ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Joukani moves into range and clinches up with Bumba.
Joukani looking to throw knees to the head but Bumba is blocking nicely.
Bumba wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Joukani swings wildly with an uppercut but Bumba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bumba managing to block the knees to the body from Joukani.
Joukani dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Joukani tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joukani's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bumba lands with a right to the head.
Joukani using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bumba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bumba blocks a body shot from Joukani.
Joukani displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bumba up against the cage.
Bumba is trying to break the clinch but Joukani has him pressed against the cage.
Bumba takes a knee right on the jaw!
Solum Bumba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joukani misses with a knee strike.
Joukani content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Joukani misses with the head strike.
Bumba working hard to break the clinch.
Bumba has had enough of the clinch but Joukani keeps him there for the moment.
Joukani is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bumba is defending well for now.
Bumba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Joukani tries to throw a body punch but Bumba avoids it by throwing Joukani back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joukani throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bumba blocks it with crossed arms.
Joukani unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bumba lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rou Joukani is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Joukani misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joukani tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bumba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Joukani misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joukani lands with a short shot to the head.
Joukani prevents a body shot from Bumba.
Joukani lands an uppercut.
Joukani scores a nice knee to the body.
Bumba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joukani lands a nice uppercut.
Bumba is looking to break free of the clinch but Joukani has double underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rou Joukani showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Joukani 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rou Joukani!
Rou Joukani decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Circie Marcelo (ranked 4165 p4p, 363 weight class) and Logan Trilly (ranked 4060 p4p, 355 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
145 lbs
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25
145 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Circie Marcelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Logan Trilly!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcelo tries to keep at a distance but Trilly has taken the fight into the clinch.
Marcelo tries to score a body lock takedown but Trilly shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Trilly gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Marcelo regains guard.
Trilly works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Trilly throwing shots but Marcelo is blocking nicely.
Marcelo wants to get back to his feet.
Trilly is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Marcelo sees it coming and defends easily.
Trilly stops Marcelo from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcelo is refusing to be controlled, as Trilly sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Trilly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcelo wants to control but Trilly is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Trilly working over Marcelo with some ground and pound. Marcelo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Marcelo wants to improve his position but Trilly is controlling well.
Trilly seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Marcelo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Marcelo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Trilly not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Marcelo is trying to maintain the position but Trilly is very close to passing his half guard.
Marcelo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Trilly is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Trilly working over Marcelo with some ground and pound. Marcelo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Marcelo trying to control but Trilly postures up.
Marcelo is concentrating on defense, preventing Trilly from advancing position.
Trilly stalling.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Trilly drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marcelo trying to keep a closed guard but Trilly is proving a slippery customer.
Trilly passes Marcelo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Trilly dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Marcelo throws a lazy head kick
and Trilly counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Trilly working Marcelo over with strikes.
Trilly controlling the action here.
Trilly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marcelo is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcelo trying to hold on to Trilly's head to control him but Trilly postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trilly seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Marcelo is concentrating on defense, preventing Trilly from advancing position.
Marcelo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Trilly pulls his head out easily.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Trilly working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Trilly looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Trilly is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Marcelo still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Marcelo has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Trilly wants to control but Marcelo postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcelo working the strikes but Trilly uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Trilly moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trilly working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Marcelo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Marcelo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Marcelo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Logan Trilly has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Trilly controls Marcelo momentarily but Marcelo frees himself.
Trilly wants to get back to his feet but Marcelo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Logan Trilly will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Marcelo swats away the attempt to clinch by Trilly.
Marcelo shoots in but no luck this time.
No luck for Marcelo with that takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Marcelo is defended easily by Trilly.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Circie Marcelo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trilly throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcelo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Trilly throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Marcelo was covering up waiting for the punch and Trilly finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Marcelo wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Trilly manages to pass to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trilly controlling the action here.
Marcelo is trying is best to control the position here.
Trilly is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Marcelo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trilly seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Trilly connects with a couple of short punches.
Marcelo 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.
Marcelo has a closed guard, preventing Trilly from standing up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marcelo throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Logan Trilly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Trilly 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Logan Trilly!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lasse Mankeli (ranked 4927 p4p, 501 weight class) and Krzysztof Diaz (ranked 2764 p4p, 348 weight class). Lasse Mankeli had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.8lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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25
169 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lasse Mankeli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Krzysztof Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mankeli swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mankeli attempts a counter takedown but Diaz avoids it well and moves away.
Mankeli dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Diaz throws a lazy head kick
enabling Mankeli to counter with a crisp jab.
Mankeli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diaz lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mankeli avoids the head kick by Diaz.
Mankeli tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
Diaz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mankeli.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mankeli managing to block the knees to the body from Diaz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz looking to throw knees to the head but Mankeli is blocking nicely.
Mankeli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diaz's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Diaz.
Mankeli pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mankeli is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz landing knees to the head.
Mankeli tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mankeli tries to break free but Diaz pushes him back against the cage.
Mankeli takes an elbow to the forehead.
Diaz landing knees to the head.
Diaz lands an elbow inside that Mankeli shrugs off.
Mankeli drops down looking for an ankle pick but Diaz pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lasse Mankeli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz misses with the combination.
Diaz throws a low kick but Mankeli moves out of range easily.
Diaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diaz swinging wildly here.
Diaz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diaz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mankeli stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch but Mankeli swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Diaz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
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!
Diaz lands a big head kick that sends Mankeli to the canvas! Diaz follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Krzysztof Diaz!
A determined Krzysztof Diaz didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Petyr Kruchevski (ranked 2287 p4p, 282 weight class) and John Sullivan (ranked 4432 p4p, 476 weight class). Kruchevski comes to the cage accompanied by My Way by Limp Bizkit. Sullivan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Hand of John L. Sullivan. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
199 lbs
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Petyr Kruchevski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruchevski wants to land a leg kick but Sullivan is out of range.
Sullivan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sullivan.
It looks like Petyr Kruchevski has been cut.
Sullivan throws a combination. Kruchevski tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kruchevski throws a leg kick but Sullivan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kruchevski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sullivan.
Kruchevski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sullivan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sullivan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kruchevski misses with the combination.
Kruchevski has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruchevski takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kruchevski is rocked!
Sullivan ducks under a wild hook from Kruchevski.
Oh Kruchevski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kruchevski lands a jab.
Kruchevski seems to have got his legs back now.
Kruchevski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kruchevski drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Sullivan manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Sullivan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kruchevski has Sullivan pressed against the cage, preventing Sullivan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Sullivan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kruchevski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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!
Kruchevski is looking to clinch but Sullivan is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kruchevski.
Sullivan unleashes a big counter combination but Kruchevski bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sullivan drops Kruchevski with a right and a left! Sullivan comes rushing in but Kruchevski regains his composure and manages to keep Sullivan in guard.
Sullivan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sullivan won't allow Kruchevski to sweep him here.
Kruchevski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sullivan is controlling him.
Sullivan wants to stand and escape but instead Kruchevski has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Kruchevski engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kruchevski throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Sullivan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Petyr Kruchevski's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kruchevski looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sullivan makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Sullivan fails to land with a series of punches.
Kruchevski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sullivan circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice takedown defense from Sullivan. No joy for Kruchevski on that attempt.
Kruchevski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sullivan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sullivan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kruchevski counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've been informed that Sullivan has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kruchevski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sullivan is refusing to be controlled, as Kruchevski sits in half guard.
Sullivan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kruchevski takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've been hearing good reports from Kruchevski's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kruchevski looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kruchevski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kruchevski takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sullivan is trying to stand back up but Kruchevski is controlling him
Sullivan is refusing to be controlled, as Kruchevski sits in half guard.
Sullivan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kruchevski.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kruchevski is looking for a kimura but Sullivan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kruchevski to get the leverage.
Kruchevski is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kruchevski stalling away here and it's allowed Sullivan to slip out his trapped foot and regain full 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 Petyr Kruchevski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Petyr Kruchevski's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sullivan misses with the combination.
Kruchevski seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kruchevski closes the distance and clinches up with Sullivan, looking for a takedown. Kruchevski pushes Sullivan against the cage but Sullivan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sullivan is looking for the big counter here.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kruchevski.
Kruchevski taking a breather here.
Sullivan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kruchevski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kruchevski misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruchevski stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruchevski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sullivan pinned against the cage. Sullivan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A combination from Sullivan does no damage.
Kruchevski drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kruchevski is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sullivan has escaped the position, nice work there.
A lull in the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kruchevski has hold of Sullivan's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Sullivan seems comfortable defending it but Kruchevski has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Sullivan is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Sullivan is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Kruchevski couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Petyr Kruchevski!
A very excited looking Petyr Kruchevski 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 Moomooka Baday (ranked 1484 p4p, 177 weight class) and Teddy Bear (ranked 2281 p4p, 242 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
272 lbs
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270 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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Moomooka Baday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Teddy Bear!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baday lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bear pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bear lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baday circles away quickly and effectively.
Bear takes a swing at Baday's ribcage but misses.
Baday lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bear circles away quickly and effectively.
Bear throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baday. Bear does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bear throws a right hand that Baday ducks under and follows up with a left that Baday also avoids with ease.
Bear gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Baday connects with a single shot there.
Baday is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Baday throws a right hand that Bear ducks under and follows up with a left that Bear also avoids with ease.
Bear misses with a left hand
and Baday counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bear takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bear walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Baday! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Moomooka Baday!
In his post fight interview, Moomooka Baday gave a big smile as he said 'Kuaka! Zabooba!!! Labbaba!!! Shu shu shu Ma! Boobasa!!! Hoo Hooo Hoooo WABABAY!!!!'.
In defeat, Teddy Bear stepped up to the mic, saying 'Tonight wasn't my night, but i'll learn and come back stronger.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Fothergill (ranked 1024 p4p, 133 weight class) and Dale Harengody (ranked 921 p4p, 126 weight class). Fothergill's entrance music is Austrian Death Machine - Get To The Choppa. A fine choice. Jimmy Fothergill has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Fothergill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dale Harengody!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harengody with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Harengody tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Fothergill defends well and Harengody ends up having to push Fothergill into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Fothergill has managed to clinch.
Fothergill breaks the clinch.
Fothergill fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fothergill lands a lovely overhand right.
Harengody gets tackled into the cage by Fothergill. Fothergill maintains the clinch.
Fothergill blocking some punches.
Fothergill has Harengody pressed against the cage.
Fothergill lands a nice shot to the body.
Fothergill scores with a knee to the head.
Harengody fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harengody being controlled against the cage.
Fothergill leaning against his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fothergill lands a knee to the body.
Harengody looks winded!
Fothergill lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fothergill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fothergill fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harengody swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fothergill thuds a left hand into Harengody's body.
Fothergill scores with a body shot.
Fothergill clinches up against the cage.
Fothergill lands a body shot.
Fothergill lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harengody backwards.
Fothergill with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fothergill throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harengodys head.
Fothergill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fothergill dodges the punch combination from Harengody.
Fothergill scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fothergill misses with the combination.
We've been informed that Harengody 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fothergill closes the distance and pushes Harengody back into the cage.
Fothergill is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Harengody swings wildly with an uppercut but Fothergill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fothergill pushes Harengody back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fothergill blocks an uppercut.
Harengody misses with the head strike.
Fothergill works on Harengody's body with a couple of short punches.
Fothergill blocks an uppercut.
Harengody has a couple of punches blocked by Fothergill.
Fothergill lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fothergill blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fothergill.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Come on Fothergill - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Fothergill dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Fothergill.
Fothergill scoring well with a low kick there.
Harengody scores with a jab. Fothergill acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Harengody takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harengody looking to score a takedown here. Fothergill is defending well but Harengody drives through and ends up in Fothergill's guard.
Harengody stops Fothergill from standing up.
Fothergill pushes Harengody off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Fothergill misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harengody throws out a counter right but Fothergill avoids it with no problem.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fothergill connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fothergill scores with a head kick. Harengody tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Harengody moves forwards but Fothergill connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Harengody connects with a body shot that sends Fothergill's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fothergill has managed to clinch.
Harengody takes a shot to the head.
Harengody tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fothergill gets through Harengody's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Fothergill.
A short left from Fothergill.
A head punch on the inside from Harengody fails to land.
Fothergill stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Harengody misses with the head strike.
Fothergill scores with a shot to the side of Harengody's head.
A knee to the head by Fothergill.
Jimmy Fothergill has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Harengody's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harengody is rocked!
Harengody misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harengody is still on wobbly legs! Can Fothergill finish him?
Fothergill breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harengody is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Fothergill just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Harengody has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jimmy Fothergill!
Post fight, Jimmy Fothergill took to the microphone: 'That dome headed piss weasel didn't have a clue what hit him! You best buy a bomb shelter if you're planning to get in the cage when its raining Fotherbombs! Sithee!'.
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