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QFC Tournament 949 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karl Beilstein (ranked 4668 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luga Nuga (ranked 4661 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karl Beilstein! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luga Nuga! The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nuga connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Beilstein gets a double leg takedown into Nuga's guard. Beilstein is in close to Nuga's body, working some short punches and elbows. Beilstein is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Beilstein 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. Nuga wants to stand but Beilstein is controlling the position. Beilstein slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Nuga is looking to get back to his feet here but Beilstein is keeping cool and he's managed to take Nuga's back. Beilstein is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Nuga has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Beilstein has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Nuga taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Beilstein doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Karl Beilstein!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jouko Laatikainen (ranked 4699 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Miller (ranked 4809 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jouko Laatikainen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, George Miller! The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Laatikainen lands a lovely overhand right. Miller scores with a head kick. Laatikainen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Miller darts in trying to clinch and Laatikainen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Laatikainen clinches up against the cage. Miller looking to slow down the pace here. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Laatikainen. Miller is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Laatikainen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Miller is looking to control Laatikainen's arms but Laatikainen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Miller has his back to the cage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Laatikainen working some nice short punches in the clinch. Laatikainen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Miller. Miller looks winded! Laatikainen lands with a light punch inside. Laatikainen pushes Miller back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Miller is rocked! This has been an exciting period of action! A hook to the body from Laatikainen.
Miller is still on wobbly legs! Can Laatikainen finish him? Laatikainen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Miller backwards. Laatikainen lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Miller to his knees! Laatikainen keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jouko Laatikainen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joey Wright (ranked 4659 p4p, 0 weight class) and Some Guy (ranked 4581 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joey Wright! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Some Guy! The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Wright moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Wright shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Guy eats them both and turns towards Wright to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Wright scores with a jab to the jaw. Wright thuds a left hand into Guy's body. Wright works Guy's body with a nice hook. Jab by Wright. Guy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Wright uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Guy has time to react. Wright scores with a nice right hand.
Guy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round. Guy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Guy misses with a hook from the clinch. Guy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A nice right hand lands inside from Guy. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guy. Guy has a couple of punches blocked by Wright.
Wright looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Guy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Guy has a couple of punches blocked by Wright.
Guy working aggressively here.
Guy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
It looks like Joey Wright has been cut. Guy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Guy fails to land. Wright is looking to break free of the clinch but Guy has double underhooks. Guy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wright's efforts to push away. Guy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wright is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Wright can't break the clinch.
Guy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wright's elbow. A short uppercut from Guy. Guy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Guy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. This has been an exciting period of action! Guy throws a punch but it's blocked by Wright. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guy. Guy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Wright looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Wright blocks an uppercut.
Wright is trying to break the clinch but Guy is controlling him. Guy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Guy swings wildly with an uppercut but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it. Guy scores with a shot to the side of Wright's head. Guy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wright looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Wright looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Guy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Guy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Guy has a couple of punches blocked by Wright.
Guy being controlled against the cage. Guy working aggressively here.
Guy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wright looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Guy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Guy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wright's elbow. Guy lands a shot to the body. Wright is breathing heavily. Guy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Guy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wright doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Guy - that landed with a thud.
Guy misses with a short punch on the inside. Guy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wright's elbow. Wright's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Guy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Guy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
Wright is rocked! Guy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wright backwards. Oh Wright is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Joey Wright's cut is getting worse. Guy dips a shoulder and cracks Wright with a mighty uppercut! Wright falls back against the cage and Guy unloads with a barrage of strikes! Wright is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Guy screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Some Guy!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luke Foden (ranked 4622 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scarface Preacher (ranked 4630 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luke Foden! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Scarface Preacher! The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A good leg kick by Foden. Foden doesn't succeed with the takedown and Preacher counters with a left to the body. Preacher leaves Foden with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Foden gets a clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Preacher wants to get back to striking at distance but Foden won't allow it.
Foden has Preacher pressed against the cage, preventing Preacher from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Preacher is trying to push Foden away but Foden has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Preacher wants to break the clinch but can't.
Foden wants the takedown. Preacher is fighting it off but Foden persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Preacher's guard against the cage. Foden is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Preacher trying to keep a closed guard but Foden is proving a slippery customer.
Foden wants to control from the top but Preacher keeps moving. Foden really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Preacher trying to control the position.
Foden throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Preacher works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Foden trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Foden 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. If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup. Foden trying to control but Preacher is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Foden takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world. Foden moves into the clinch successfully.
Foden tries for a takedown but Preacher manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Foden. That's going to take a lot out of him. Preacher has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Foden has picked Preacher up - he's going for a ride! Foden dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard. Foden trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Foden works his foot free and advances to mount. Foden working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet. Foden is in the full mount, landing strikes. Foden controlling from mount. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Foden punching from mount but Preacher doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Preacher is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Foden misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Preacher tries to hold on but Foden pushes him away. Foden looking to control and managing it successfully. Preacher is trying desperately to improve position. Foden controlling the pace for now. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Foden dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Preacher works Foden's body with a nice hook. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Foden. Preacher cracks a nice hook into Foden's ribs. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Preacher with a nice cross.
Foden is rocked! BAM! Preacher delivers a spinning backfist that drops Foden like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Scarface Preacher!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hilbert Lamotta (ranked 4700 p4p, 0 weight class) and Qfc Winner (ranked 4625 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hilbert Lamotta! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Qfc Winner! The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lamotta fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Winner to the ground. Lamotta is now in Winner's guard. Winner is looking to stand back up but Lamotta counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Winner.
Winner looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Still in half guard, Lamotta seems content to control. Lamotta has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Lamotta controlling the position easily from mount. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Winner tries to get back to half guard but can't. Lamotta controlling from the full mount. Lamotta has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent. Lamotta unloads with some shots from mount but Winner bucks and avoids them well.
Winner is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lamotta tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Lamotta prevents Winner from getting the reversal. Winner tries to hold on but Lamotta pushes him away. Lamotta tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. This is a sustained period of stalling by Lamotta.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Winner is looking to improve his position but Lamotta isn't that keen on the idea. Lamotta controlling the pace for now. Winner keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lamotta controlling the position easily from mount. Winner wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Winner avoids a series of strikes thrown by Lamotta.
Poor strikes thrown by Lamotta there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Lamotta tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Lamotta'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. Lamotta misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Lamotta throwing strikes here but Winner is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Lamotta takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hilbert Lamotta dominated that round. That's time! Lamotta's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lamotta shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lamotta was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Winner is looking for a sweep. Winner looking for a sweep but Lamotta has passed into full mount! Oh no! Lamotta takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Winner is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Lamotta unloads with some shots from mount but Winner bucks and avoids them well.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lamotta content just to control the position here. Winner is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lamotta controlling the pace for now. Hilbert Lamotta overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Lamotta seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Winner for as long as he can get away with. Winner tries to lock up and control but Lamotta gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Winner is trying to escape the mount.
Lamotta looking to control and managing it successfully.
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. Winner is wriggling around trying to escape.
Winner is still trying to improve position. Winner keeps trying to improve his position. Lamotta takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Winner is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lamotta controlling from mount. Winner manages to regain half guard. Good work. Lamotta sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four 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. Winner wants to get back to full guard. Lamotta slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Lamotta decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Lamotta stalling. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hilbert Lamotta dominated that second round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Lamotta misses with a body shot
and Winner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Winner connects with a body shot. Winner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Winner, as that shot connected.
Winner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Lamotta takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Winner 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.
Nice shot lands for Winner. Winner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. 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! Winner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round. Winner moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Nice body punch from Winner. Winner lands a right hook to the body.
Winner jabs at Lamotta's body. Qfc Winner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Winner punishes Lamotta's body with a nice straight punch. Qfc Winner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Winner lands a really nice looking cross but Lamotta seems unphased.
Lamotta changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Winner looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Both fighters are breathing heavily. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Winner is trying to get back to half guard. Lamotta advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Winner working to try and regain half guard.
Winner is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Winner is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Winner wants to get back to his feet.
Winner avoids a series of strikes thrown by Lamotta.
Winner is trying desperately to improve position. Winner is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Lamotta looking to control and managing it successfully. Lamotta thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage. Lamotta thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's four 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. Winner is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Winner is trying to get back to his feet but can't. Lamotta controlling from mount. Winner is trying to stand.
And that's the end of the fight! Qfc Winner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Lamotta has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Hilbert Lamotta! Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Hilbert Lamotta! Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Hilbert Lamotta!
Hilbert Lamotta wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between One Wonder (ranked 4652 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clint Diaz (ranked 4572 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, One Wonder! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Clint Diaz! The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Diaz misses with a looping right. Wonder misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wonder. Wonder scores with a nice head shot. Wonder lands a jab to the nose. Wonder cracks Diaz with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Wonder has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Diaz to stand back up!
Diaz is rocked! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Wonder moves into the clinch. Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Wonder finish him? Diaz has had enough of the clinch but Wonder keeps him there for the moment. Diaz seems to have recovered his senses. A short right from Wonder on the inside. A shot in the inside from Wonder. Wonder throws a big uppercut that drops Diaz! More strikes from Wonder and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Diaz lies dazed against the cage as Wonder celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). One Wonder!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lars Wagner (ranked 4669 p4p, 0 weight class) and Balon Pyke (ranked 4702 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lars Wagner! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Balon Pyke! The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Pyke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wagner.
It looked like Wagner was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pyke. Wagner has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pyke finds it's way round the side to connect with Wagner's head. Wagner is looking to clinch but Pyke is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wagner looks like he's thinking about clinching though. A punch lands to the side of Pyke 's head but he takes it in his stride. Wagner with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pyke to score with a decent uppercut. Pyke scores with a jab to the body. Balon Pyke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Pyke lands a jab to the head.
Wagner throws a body punch but Pyke moves out of range. Pyke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Wagner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wagner tries to clinch but Pyke is having none of it. A slow jab from Pyke misses its intended target. Wagner went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Wagner tries to clinch up but Pyke circles away and keeps his distance. Wagner tries to clinch but Pyke moves out of range. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Pyke connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wagner avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Wagner takes one to the side of the head.
Pyke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wagner.
Pyke lands with a straight right. Wagner didn't see that one coming. Pyke scores with a jab to the head.
Pyke swats away the attempt to clinch by Wagner. Nice uppercut lands for Pyke. That snapped Wagner's head back.
Pyke lands with a straight right. Wagner didn't see that one coming. Pyke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wagner.
Pyke misses with a looping right. Wagner doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. A slow jab from Wagner misses its intended target. A looping hook to the body misses from Wagner. Pyke does a little dance to reset his feet. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Wagner takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Pyke dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Pyke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wagner tries to clinch up. Pyke takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Pyke lands a nice shot that snaps Wagner's head back.
Pyke takes a swing at Wagner's ribcage but misses. As Pyke looks to move away, Wagner throws a big counter combo but Pyke just gets out of the way. Pyke connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Wagner tries to bum rush Pyke with a series of wild strikes but Pyke uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Jab by Pyke. Nice uppercut lands for Pyke. That snapped Wagner's head back.
Wagner is breathing heavily. Wagner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pyke was well out of range. Poor timing from Wagner. Balon Pyke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Wagner ducks right into an uppercut from Pyke. Pyke takes a swing at Wagner's ribcage but misses. Wagner throwing a counter right hand but Pyke manages to avoid it. Pyke lands with a good body shot. Pyke moves into range and connects with a jab. Pyke fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Pyke throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wagner shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Wagner was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! You can see the frustration on Pyke's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Wagner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pyke on the ground. Pyke manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. Pyke looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Pyke looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Pyke wants to control but Wagner is keeping busy.
Pyke has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Wagner. Oh but Pyke has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Wagner goes limp - he's gone! Pyke jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Balon Pyke!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jankko Betoni (ranked 4662 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ollie Creamer (ranked 4620 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jankko Betoni! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ollie Creamer! The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Betoni gets in close and instigates a clinch. Betoni scores with an uppercut up the middle. Betoni lands on the inside with an uppercut. Betoni lands a body shot in the clinch.
Betoni lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Betoni obliges. Betoni prevents a takedown attempt there.
Creamer wants to break free but Betoni has control.
Betoni lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Ollie Creamer has been cut. Creamer tries to score a body lock takedown but Betoni shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Creamer takes a shot to the head. Betoni lands a knee to the body.
Creamer looks winded! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Betoni lands a good knee to the midsection. Creamer won't want to take too many of those. Betoni works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Betoni works on Creamer's body with a couple of short punches. Betoni cracks Creamer with a nice body shot. Betoni scores with a shoulder strike. Betoni lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Betoni lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Betoni lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round. Clinched against the cage, Betoni lands a big elbow that drops Creamer! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Creamer is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jankko Betoni! The defeated Ollie Creamer had this to say: 'I'm surprised there is someone who is better than me. The world is full of surprises.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tournament Yonic (ranked 4665 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seymour Butts (ranked 4666 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tournament Yonic! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seymour Butts! The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Butts lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Butts scores with a decent looking hook. A jab from Butts finds it's way through Yonic's defenses. Butts lands with an overhand left. Yonic takes one to the side of the head.
Yonic gets the takedown into side control. Butts takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Butts gets back to half guard. Yonic lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Yonic lands with a punch from half guard.
Butts is rocked! Yonic lands a big elbow - Butts is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Yonic!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tournament Yonic!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Herbert Hanging (ranked 4583 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Tejbz (ranked 4784 p4p, 456 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Herbert Hanging! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sven Tejbz! The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tejbz fails with a takedown attempt. Tejbz shoots in looking for a takedown. Hanging tries to sprawl out of it but Tejbz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hanging manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Tejbz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hanging. Tejbz throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Hanging's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tejbz under the eye. Tejbz is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Tejbz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hanging as he jumps to the side. Herbert Hanging has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sven Tejbz. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hanging is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tejbz. Tejbz tries to counter by closing the distance. Tejbz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hanging. Tejbz shoots in but no luck this time. A little feinted left hand from Hanging on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Hanging lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tejbz is looking to clinch. Tejbz shoots and misses and Tejbz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Hanging throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tejbz fails with a takedown attempt. Hanging misses with a looping right. Tejbz gets tackled into the cage by Hanging. Hanging maintains the clinch. Hanging lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tejbz backwards. Hanging throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. A frustrated look appears on Tejbz's face as he tries to break the clinch. Tejbz tries to break the clinch but Hanging is controlling the position. Hanging lands an uppercut. A short right from Hanging on the inside. Tejbz looks winded! Hanging lands with a short shot to the head.
Tejbz is rocked! Tejbz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Tejbz is still on wobbly legs! Can Hanging finish him? Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Hanging lands a body punch in the clinch. Hanging pushes Tejbz against the cage. Hanging is working some dirty boxing. Hanging pushes off with a quick right hook! Tejbz goes down! Tejbz tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Hanging moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Herbert Hanging!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ville Vihervaara (ranked 4703 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Spencer (ranked 4653 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ville Vihervaara! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dave Spencer! The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Spencer misses with a straight left. Spencer slips under a jab from Vihervaara. Spencer lands with a hook. Vihervaara tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Ville Vihervaara has been cut. Vihervaara throws a shot from downtown. Spencer moves away and avoids it. Vihervaara takes one to the side of the head.
Vihervaara shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Spencer but Spencer pushes him off and we're back to square one. Spencer let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Spencer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vihervaara. Nice sprawl there from Spencer as Vihervaara shoots in. Vihervaara throws a poor cross that misses
and Spencer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vihervaara thinking. Spencer cracks Vihervaara with a good jab. Vihervaara drives through with a takedown into guard. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Vihervaara showing good wrestling skills to control the position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Spencer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round. Vihervaara is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Vihervaara has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent. Spencer is trying to keep Vihervaara in close.
Vihervaara pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Spencer is keeping the position for now. We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace. Vihervaara is stalling in the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Vihervaara looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Spencer is fending him off so far but Vihervaara persists. Nope, Spencer circles away and we're back to standing. A little jabbing left from Spencer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ville Vihervaara. That's going to take a lot out of him. Vihervaara tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Spencer swivels and escapes. Spencer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Spencer jabbing away but nothing is landing. Spencer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Spencer scores with a jab to the head.
Spencer scores with a jab. Vihervaara acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Spencer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vihervaara manages to avoid it. Vihervaara moves forwards but Spencer connects with a nice, crisp jab. Spencer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Spencer misses the shot to the body. Vihervaara takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ville Vihervaara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A big right from Spencer misses. Vihervaara feinted with a counter takedown. Dave Spencer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Spencer stuffs the takedown attempt from Vihervaara. Vihervaara gets slowly back to his feet. Jab from Spencer.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Spencer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. The fighters circle momentarily. Spencer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Vihervaara is rocked! and Spencer counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Vihervaara! He's just covering up as Spencer starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Spencer!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chucky Steve (ranked 4607 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chase Woods (ranked 4663 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chucky Steve! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chase Woods! The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Steve jabs at Woods's body. Steve lands with a right hand. Steve looks to throw the jab but Woods is out of range. And Woods tries to counter it with a takedown but Steve pushes his down on his head and steps out. Steve throws a combination that misses and Woods counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Steve! Woods working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. Woods is chipping away with strikes.
Check out the look on Woods's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Woods lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Steve down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Steve takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Woods is working Steve over with some ground and pound from side control. Woods connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Steve some visible discomfort.
Woods has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. 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! Woods in side control, throwing shots but Steve defends. Check out the look on Woods's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Steve keeping his opponent close. Woods in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round. Woods in side control lands a decent elbow. Woods is working Steve over with some ground and pound from side control. Woods landing strikes. Steve is breathing heavily. Woods in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. Woods cracks Steve with an elbow. That is naaassty. Woods in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. Steve on the wrong end of some ground and pound. Woods scoring with punches and elbows. Woods looks up at the clock and then as Steve takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Woods smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Woods lands a decent elbow from side control. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Woods lands a few punches from side control. Steve is not in a great position here, taking some shots. Woods scores with punches from side control. Woods working the ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Woods landing strikes. Steve taking a bit of punishment here - Woods scoring with strikes. Steve takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better. Woods scoring with punches from side control. Woods scoring with punches and elbows. Steve knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Woods on the ground. Woods creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots. Woods working the head with strikes. Woods in side control lands a decent elbow. Woods grinds an elbow into Steve's temple. Woods cracks Steve with a big right hand but Steve just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Woods is putting a hurting on Steve here, landing some big shots from side control. Steve takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Woods scoring with punches and elbows. Woods lands a nice forearm strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Steve takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better. Woods landing strikes. Woods lands a nice forearm strike. Steve takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Steve takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Steve takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better. Steve taking a bit of punishment here - Woods scoring with strikes. Check out the look on Woods's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Woods looks up at the clock and then as Steve takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Woods smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Woods working the ground and pound. Steve is not in a great position here, taking some shots. Woods cracks Steve with a big elbow. Steve on the wrong end of some ground and pound. Woods lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Steve down.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Woods landing a few strikes. Steve is working to avoid the ground and pound but Woods connects with a decent elbow. Woods creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots. Woods working the head and body with strikes. Woods scoring with punches and elbows. Woods working the body and head with strikes. Woods connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Steve some visible discomfort.
Woods works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head. Woods is working Steve over with some ground and pound from side control. Steve on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Steve tries to get out of the position. Woods lands a decent elbow from side control. Woods looks up at the clock and then as Steve takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Woods smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Woods creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Woods working the ground and pound. Woods lands an elbow. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chase Woods dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Steve throws a lazy right hand but Woods sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Woods with the counter takedown but Steve avoids it easily. Steve lands a jab to the nose. Woods walks into a jab. Steve scores with a hook to the body. Woods takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Woods has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Woods there as he acknowledges the shot. Woods moves away from the strike by Steve. Steve scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Woods takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Woods displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steve throws out the jab. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Steve throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round. Steve misses with an uppercut
and Woods counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Woods. Woods working some strikes from top position. Steve is trying to keep Woods in close.
Woods is in close to Steve's body, working some short punches and elbows. Woods advances position into side control! Woods cracks Steve with a big right hand but Steve just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Woods lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Steve down.
Woods lands an elbow. Steve takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Woods in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. Woods working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Woods working the head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Woods working the ground and pound. Steve taking a bit of punishment here - Woods scoring with strikes. Steve on the wrong end of some ground and pound. Woods lands a nice forearm strike. Woods is working Steve over with some ground and pound from side control. Woods in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Woods scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Steve to see if he's OK. Woods scoring with punches and elbows. Woods creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots. Woods lands a nice forearm strike. Woods working the head with strikes. Woods has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Woods lands a decent elbow from side control. Woods lands some shots froms side control. Woods working the head with strikes. Chase Woods has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Steve takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Steve is rocked! Woods scores with punches from side control. Oh Steve is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Woods in side control lands a decent elbow. Woods lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. Steve takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Woods lands some shots froms side control. Steve taking a bit of punishment here - Woods scoring with strikes. Woods landing strikes. Woods in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Steve looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Woods turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chase Woods! Chase Woods seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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