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Thoroughbred Thursday XV PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Robbins (ranked 24914 p4p, 4395 weight class) and Bjorn Akerfeldt (ranked 700 p4p, 490 weight class). Billy Robbins is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Robbins!
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, Bjorn Akerfeldt!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robbins doesn't manage to clinch there - Akerfeldt circles away.
Robbins has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Robbins gets tackled into the cage by Akerfeldt. Akerfeldt maintains the clinch.
Akerfeldt turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Akerfeldt manages to end up in side control.
Akerfeldt looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Robbins is looking to regain half guard here but Akerfeldt keeps moving and retains side control.
Akerfeldt stands up and beckons Robbins to his feet.
Robbins shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Akerfeldt manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Akerfeldt manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robbins looking to throw knees to the head but Akerfeldt is blocking nicely.
Robbins lands a knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Akerfeldt's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Robbins prevents the takedown attempt.
Robbins lands a knee to the head.
Robbins is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Akerfeldt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akerfeldt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Robbins is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Akerfeldt's half guard.
Akerfeldt manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Akerfeldt.
Akerfeldt in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Akerfeldt decides to stand back up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robbins closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Akerfeldt did well to prevent Robbins getting side control.
Akerfeldt manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Robbins keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Robbins connects with a nasty looking knee right to Akerfeldt's face.
Akerfeldt stalling against the cage.
Robbins misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akerfeldt manages to break the clinch.
Akerfeldt rushes Robbins and presses him up against the cage.
Robbins missing with knees to the body.
Akerfeldt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Akerfeldt steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Robbins is out on his feet! Akerfeldt sets himself and nearly takes Robbins's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bjorn Akerfeldt!
A determined Bjorn Akerfeldt 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 Fits Miz (ranked 3955 p4p, 1968 weight class) and Juice Williams (ranked 456 p4p, 255 weight class). Miz comes to the cage accompanied by Prices - Lil Uzi Vert. Williams has chosen Super Freak as his entrance music. Fits Miz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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 6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Fits Miz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juice Williams!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams lands a big head kick that sends Miz tumbling to the mat! Williams takes a step backwards and waves Miz back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 It looks like Fits Miz has been cut.
Williams shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
 Miz is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams is pushing down on Miz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Miz is fighting to maintain full guard but Williams has managed to sneak the leg through.
Oh Miz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Williams lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Miz! More strikes land and this one is all over! Williams jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juice Williams!
Juice Williams really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Finnish Elite Extreme Science logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
In defeat, Fits Miz stepped up to the mic, saying 'FUCKING SHIT. HOW IRONIC SOMEONE WITH THE FIRST NAME JUICE IS ALSO A JUICE HEAD. I CANT WAIT FOR USADA TO BUST HIM. PEOPLE LIKE ME ARE CREDIBLE AND ARE MADE IN THE GYM, PEOPLE LIKE JUICE ARE MADE IN THE FUCKING LAB.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vlakan Targa (ranked 1708 p4p, 3402 weight class) and Bolo Yueng (ranked 225 p4p, 407 weight class). Yueng comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Stranglehold by Ted Nugent kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Vlakan Targa could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bolo Yueng 's chin.
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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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vlakan Targa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bolo Yueng !
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yueng drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Targa is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Yueng dives into side control.
Yueng 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 Targa's shoulder. That is not cool.
Targa tries to buck Yueng off but Yueng is having none of it.
Yueng stands up.
Targa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Yueng counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Targa is looking to get back to is feet but Yueng passes into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Targa tries to improve position but can't.
Yueng controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Targa tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
You can see the frustration on Targa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Yueng decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Yueng looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Targa!
Yueng controls the position from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
My spies in Finnish Elite Sport and Fitness Center inform me that Yueng has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Targa is not content to let Yueng control the position.
Targa can't do much from the bottom here.
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.
Targa is looking for a sweep.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Yueng happy to just control the position for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Yueng closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Targa's guard.
Yueng looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Let's hope that Yueng has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bolo Yueng dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Yueng throws a right and a left that Targa avoids nicely.
Targa drops down looking for a counter takedown but Yueng sprawls and moves away.
Yueng throws a half hearted mid kick.
Targa tries to counter with a takedown but Yueng is quick to defend against it.
Yueng throws a right and a left that Targa avoids nicely.
Targa shoots in looking for a takedown but Yueng manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Targa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Targa has his takedown stuffed
and Yueng counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Targa is looking to get back to is feet but Yueng passes into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Targa tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Yueng wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Yueng taking a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yueng wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Targa, who protects the arm well.
Targa is letting Yueng control him for a moment.
Yueng 's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Targa is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Yueng working away.
Yueng has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Targa is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Yueng is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
A lull in the action here as Yueng stalls from top position.
Sloppy strikes there by Yueng .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yueng thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on Targa's face as Yueng controls the position.
Yueng trying to control the action but Targa is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Yueng taking a breather here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Yueng feints and as Targa raises his hands in defense, Yueng changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Yueng is standing up over Targa. Targa looks to escape but Yueng dives into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Yueng .
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Targa wants to control but Yueng postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bolo Yueng showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get 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.
Yueng fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Targa, pushing him back against the cage.
Yueng stalling.
Targa tries to score a body lock takedown but Yueng shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Targa looking for a takedown.
Targa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Yueng avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vlakan Targa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yueng pulls Targa into guard.
Yueng has control of Targa's left arm, preventing Targa from doing any damage.
Yueng isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Targa stacks Yueng on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Targa!
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.
Yueng is trying to get back to half guard.
Targa working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Targa wants to take a breather but Yueng manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Targa.
Yueng working for a triangle but Targa defends it easily.
Yueng is looking for a triangle but Targa pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Yueng has his foot on Targa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Targa works his way back into a safe position though.
Yueng controlling Targa's posture.
Yueng keeping full guard, as Targa tries to pass.
Bolo Yueng has got the better of the ground game so far.
Targa passes Yueng 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Targa is trying to control. Yueng wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Yueng controlling the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Targa is trying to control the action in half guard but Yueng is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Targa looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yueng is defending against the submission attempts here by Targa.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Targa in particular looking to stall.
Yueng is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Targa pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Yueng looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Yueng trying to control but Targa postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yueng displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Targa.
Nice sprawl there from Yueng as Targa shoots in.
Yueng tries to counter with a clinch but Targa shakes him off and moves away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Targa has his takedown stuffed
and Yueng counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bolo Yueng comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yueng 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 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bolo Yueng !
Bolo Yueng managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Finnish Elite Extreme Science, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Logan Trilly (ranked 2810 p4p, 1761 weight class) and Tim Harris (ranked 276 p4p, 187 weight class). Logan Trilly has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Logan Trilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tim Harris!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trilly manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Harris on his heels. He'll look to pass Harris's guard now, I'm sure.
Harris scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Harris moves into the clinch.
Trilly has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Harris is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Harris manages to break the clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Trilly or perhaps it was just good defense by Harris, which made it look bad.
Harris drives through and clinches with Trilly against the cage.
Harris breaks from the clinch.
Harris lands a nice looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris has taken the fight to the clinch.
Harris manages to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trilly lands a couple of digs.
Trilly engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Harris pulls Trilly in close to prevent any damage.
Trilly landing with the ground and pound.
Trilly stands and throws Harris's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Trilly looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Harris pushes Trilly away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Trilly gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Trilly tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trilly wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harris keeps working.
Trilly tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Harris can do anything to dispel that myth.
Harris wants to control but Trilly postures up.
Harris is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Harris is looking for a sweep.
Harris is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Trilly looks up at the clock and then as Harris takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Trilly smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trilly looks up at the clock and then as Harris takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Trilly smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Harris looks to move to half guard but instead Trilly has passed into mount! Damn!
Trilly has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Harris's face.
Trilly looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Harris defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Trilly.
Trilly punishing his opponent with strikes.
Trilly lands a heavy elbow.
Trilly prevents Harris from getting the reversal.
Trilly controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trilly lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Trilly tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Trilly lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Harris hang on?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice elbow there by Trilly.
Harris is squirming around, avoiding Trilly's attempts to control the action.
Trilly is really struggling to control Harris but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Trilly dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harris.
Harris fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Trilly is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Harris's half guard.
Trilly is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Trilly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harris can do to turn this around?
Trilly is looking to take a break and control but Harris is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris is looking to improve his position.
Trilly wants to take a breather but Harris is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Trilly there.
Trilly takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Trilly working over Harris with some ground and pound. Harris looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Trilly lands strikes from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trilly is trying to control the action in half guard but Harris is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Trilly sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Harris tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trilly lands with a punch from half guard.
Trilly scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Harris wants to control but Trilly is keeping busy.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Trilly connects with a nice short shot to Harris's temple.
Trilly drops an elbow to the side of Harris's head.
Harris looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Trilly is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Harris has hold of Trilly's hands but Trilly slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trilly slips a nice elbow through Harris's hands, connecting with Harris's forehead.
Harris is refusing to be controlled, as Trilly sits in half guard.
Harris missing with punches from the bottom.
Trilly lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Harris really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Trilly. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Trilly trying to control the pace.
Trilly takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four 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.
Harris moves into full guard.
Trilly passes into half guard.
Harris trying to control here.
Harris is refusing to be controlled, as Trilly sits in half guard.
Trilly is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Trilly is nestled in close to Harris, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Trilly dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Harris rushes Trilly and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Harris manages to pull guard.
Trilly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Trilly working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Trilly 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.
Harris not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trilly scoring with punches to the head and body.
Harris looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trilly cracks Harris with a solid left hand.
Trilly with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Harris is wriggling around but Trilly manages to pass to half guard.
Harris trying to control but Trilly postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trilly wants to control but Harris is keeping him busy.
Trilly seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Trilly seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Harris does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Harris is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Trilly works his foot free and advances to mount.
Harris is bucking up trying to escape but Trilly cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Trilly wants to control the pace but Harris is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to hold on but Trilly pushes him away.
Trilly lands a couple of good shots and Harris has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Trilly punishes Harris with strikes from the back mount.
Harris is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Trilly's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Trilly connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Harris to escape the position.
Harris staying busy and making it hard for Trilly to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trilly cracks Harris with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Harris from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Will Trilly go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Harris trying to control the hands but Trilly breaks the grip.
Harris is covering up but some of the strikes from Trilly are getting through and doing damage.
Trilly scores with punches from the back.
Harris tries to break free.
Trilly wants to control but Harris is keeping busy.
Trilly trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Harris doesn't escape.
Trilly is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Harris defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trilly is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Trilly tries to get the hooks in deep but Harris pushed the leg off.
Trilly lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Trilly.
Trilly trying to control.
Harris tries to escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trilly patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
And that's the end of the fight!
Logan Trilly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Trilly, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Logan Trilly!
Logan Trilly very nearly forgot to thank FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Bravo (ranked 2198 p4p, 3348 weight class) and Jackson Pen (ranked 220 p4p, 314 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edgar Bravo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Pen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bravo counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Pen!
Who's going to make the next move?
Bravo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bravo goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Pen rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bravo's guard! Nice work there by Pen!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bravo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bravo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bravo tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bravo has a closed guard, preventing Pen from standing up.
Bravo looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Pen is defending well. Bravo quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Pen has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Bravo celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Edgar Bravo!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fumito Makino (ranked 2189 p4p, 2142 weight class) and Bruce White Jr (ranked 218 p4p, 216 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fumito Makino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruce White Jr!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White Jr swings for the body but Makino moves out of range.
White Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Makino moves away.
White Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
White Jr misses with a body shot.
Makino swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
White Jr ducks under a wild hook from Makino.
A punch combination from Makino misses.
Makino throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from White Jr! But no joy.
White Jr has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Makino is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Makino misses with a straight right.
White Jr doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
White Jr looks to land a left hand but Makino moved out of range nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Makino throws a hook to the side of White Jr's head but White Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Makino misses with a wild body shot.
Makino uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before White Jr has time to react.
Makino throws a body shot but no joy.
White Jr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fumito Makino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makino wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
White Jr lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - White Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
White Jr is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White Jr closes the distance and clinches.
White Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Makino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Makino lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Makino is trying to break the clinch but White Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Makino pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
White Jr tries to clinch up but Makino circles away and keeps his distance.
Makino throwing a counter right hand but White Jr manages to avoid it.
White Jr ducks under a wild hook from Makino.
Makino 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.
White Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White Jr has Makino up against the cage in a clinch.
Makino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Makino slips under a jab from White Jr.
White Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Makino.
White Jr throws a hook but Makino blocks it.
Makino moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Makino. White Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
White Jr closes the distance and pushes Makino back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makino blocking some punches.
Makino has had enough of the clinch but White Jr keeps him there for the moment.
Makino breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makino lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
White Jr clinches up against the cage.
Makino wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but White Jr has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White Jr.
Makino is looking to break free of the clinch but White Jr has double underhooks.
White Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Makino or not.
Makino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Makino with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling White Jr to score with a decent uppercut.
Makino thows a left - swing and a miss!
Makino ducks under a wild hook from White Jr.
Makino ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
White Jr stuns Makino with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Makino ducks under a wild hook from White Jr.
White Jr jabs Makino right on the nose. Makino blinks but takes it well.
Makino throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
White Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Makino manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
White Jr misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makino moves out of range as White Jr strikes.
A big right from Makino misses.
Makino throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice side step and White Jr releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Makino swats away the attempt to clinch by White Jr.
A swing and a miss from White Jr.
Makino is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Makino misses with a few strikes there.
White Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Makino scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Makino connects with a good right hand that stumbles White Jr. White Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Makino misses with a body shot.
A nice side step and White Jr releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
White Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Makino defending well as White Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Makino scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Makino will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Makino keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from White Jr.
White Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Makino swats him away and circles back towards the center.
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!
White Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Makino.
Makino cracks White Jr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Makino throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
White Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Makino.
White Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Makino.
White Jr throws a hook but Makino blocks it.
White Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
White Jr misses with a body shot.
Makino throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A countering left hand to the body from White Jr misses.
White Jr tests Makino's chin there with a solid looking shot.
White Jr takes a swing at Makino's ribcage but misses.
Makino displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
White Jr cracks Makino with a good jab.
Makino moves forwards but White Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Makino ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
White Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Makino.
White Jr is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Makino with a body shot.
Makino throws a big shot that misses.
White Jr looks to land a right hand but Makino moved out of range.
Makino swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Fumito Makino will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
White Jr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Makino's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Makino duly obliges.
A punch combination from Makino misses.
White Jr takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Makino avoids the body shot from White Jr.
A telegraphed right hand from Makino misses the target.
Makino throws the left hand but White Jr avoids the punch easily.
White Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
White Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Makino.
Makino misses with a wild body shot.
White Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Makino looks to throw the jab but White Jr is out of range.
Makino takes one to the side of the head.
White Jr misses with a looping left.
The fight stays on the outside here - White Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fumito Makino is winning the standup battle so far.
Makino throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
White Jr lands a jab.
White Jr throws a jab when Makino was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Makino misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makino misses the jab.
White Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Makino finds it's way round the side to connect with White Jr's head.
Makino misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Makino misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Makino misses.
White Jr throws out a counter right but Makino avoids it with no problem.
White Jr looks to land a left hand but Makino moved out of range nicely.
Makino dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
White Jr has closed the distance and engaged Makino in a clinch.
Makino manages to break the clinch.
White Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Makino throws a big shot that misses.
Makino digs a good body shot into White Jr's ribs.
White Jr 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.
The fighters circling - Makino throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White Jr takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Makino at a distance.
White Jr wants to clinch up but Makino keeps it at a distance.
White Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Makino swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Makino was well out of range. Poor timing from White Jr.
Makino looks to land a combination but White Jr avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Makino. White Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good exchange - White Jr coming out on top.
Makino misses with a wild body shot.
Makino swings for the body but White Jr moves out of range.
White Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Makino fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Makino lands with a cross.
White Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Makino scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Makino swings for the body but White Jr moves out of range.
White Jr connects with a jab.
White Jr forces Makino back against the cage and clinches.
White Jr tries to work over Makino's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
White Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Makino.
White Jr tries to throw a body punch but Makino avoids it by throwing White Jr back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from White Jr fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White Jr scores with a hook to the body.
Makino manages to break the clinch.
A big left from White Jr misses.
Makino throws a body punch but White Jr moves out of range.
White Jr tries to clinch there but Makino circles away.
White Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
White Jr lands with a good body shot.
Makino waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White Jr.
Makino tries to bum rush White Jr with a series of wild strikes but White Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Makino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White Jr moves away.
Makino misses with a straight right.
White Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White Jr takes a swing at Makino's ribcage but misses.
Makino avoids the body shot from White Jr.
Makino misses the shot to the body.
White Jr throws a lazy right hand but Makino sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Makino throws a big shot that misses.
White Jr takes a swing at Makino's ribcage but misses.
Good shot there by Makino.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White Jr connects with a single shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White Jr dodges the punch combination from Makino.
White Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Makino is looking to counter punch.
Makino throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from White Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
White Jr takes one to the chin there.
Nice shot by White Jr.
White Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Makino.
White Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Makino tries to move into range but White Jr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Makino connects with a jab.
Makino takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
White Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Makino paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White Jr throws the left hand but Makino avoids the punch easily.
Makino misses with a shot to the body
letting White Jr counter with a right hand.
Makino swats away the attempt to clinch by White Jr.
White Jr walks into a straight right hand from Makino.
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 Fumito Makino will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get 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.
Makino swings for the body but White Jr moves out of range.
Makino lands a two punch combo.
White Jr scores with a jab to the body.
Nice cross by White Jr.
White Jr misses the shot to the body.
White Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Makino counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Makino throws a body shot but no joy.
Makino misses with a double jab.
The fighters circling - White Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Makino misses with a shot to the body
and White Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Makino looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Makino misses with a hook. White Jr ducked under it nicely.
White Jr misses with a body shot.
Makino is looking to counter punch.
White Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makino misses with a body shot.
White Jr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Makino thuds a left hand into White Jr's body.
White Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
White Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Makino circles away.
A quick step to the side and Makino tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Makino slips a jab from White Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White Jr lands a jab to Makino's midsection.
Makino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Makino.
Makino throws a hook but White Jr avoids it easily.
Makino looks to throw the jab but White Jr is out of range.
Makino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Makino does no damage.
Nice uppercut lands for White Jr. That snapped Makino's head back.
White Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Makino wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Makino rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but White Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
White Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
White Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Makino circles away.
White Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Makino manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
White Jr catches Makino with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
White Jr throws out a powerful jab.
White Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Makino dips to his left and cracks White Jr with an uppercut!
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!
Makino paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Makino throws an overhand right that lands on White Jr's shoulder, as White Jr tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from White Jr finds it's target.
Makino swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Makino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White Jr moves away.
Makino needs to keep his hands up - White Jr had a free shot at his head there.
Makino is rocked!
Makino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oh Makino is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Makino is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Makino gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! White Jr gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce White Jr!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seelow Heights (ranked 1318 p4p, 2782 weight class) and Drizontay Wilder (ranked 176 p4p, 346 weight class). Heights comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Seelow Heights had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Seelow Heights!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drizontay Wilder!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilder misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wilder throws a hook but Heights avoids it easily.
Wilder with a nice cross.
Heights moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Heights misses the target.
Heights looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilder is just out of range.
Heights slips a jab from Wilder.
And Heights counters with a quick kick to the body but Wilder blocks it.
Wilder just misses with a punch to the body.
Wilder misses with a left hand
and Heights counters with a thumping low kick.
Heights avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Heights works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
 It looks like Drizontay Wilder has been cut.
Wilder lands a slapping body shot.
Wilder looks to land a left hand but Heights moved out of range nicely.
We've been told by Heights's head coaches at Heavy Metal that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wilder looks to throw the jab but Heights is out of range.
Heights ducks under a wild hook from Wilder.
Wilder misses with a jab to the body
enabling Heights to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Wilder throws a right and a left that Heights avoids nicely.
Wilder throws a series of punches but Heights avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heights blocks a jab.
Wilder throws a poor cross that misses
and Heights connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wilder jabs at Heights's body.
Wilder misses with a straight right.
Heights slips a straight right by Wilder.
Heights throws a quick counter head kick but Wilder was just out of range.
Wilder throws a series of punches but Heights avoids them all with ease.
Wilder misses with an uppercut.
Heights slips under a jab.
Heights closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right from Heights on the inside.
Wilder working aggressively here.
Heights working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wilder tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Heights lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Heights.
A shot in the inside from Heights.
Wilder is trying to force a seperation but Heights has the dominant position.
Wilder lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wilder throws an elbow but misses.
Heights lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Heights lands with a short shot to the head.
Heights pushes Wilder back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wilder looking to slow down the pace here.
A short right from Heights.
Wilder gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Seelow Heights has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wilder.
Wilder misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heights lands a right hand.
Heights blocks an uppercut.
Heights breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wilder has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Drizontay Wilder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heights lands a jab.
Heights fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wilder has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Heights takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heights. Wilder does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilder tries to bum rush Heights with a series of wild strikes but Heights uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Heights lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wilder circles away quickly and effectively.
Wilder throws a series of punches but Heights moves out of range.
Heights lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wilder lands with a shot to the body.
Heights lands a lovely overhand right.
Wilder throws the left hand but Heights avoids the punch easily.
Heights throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wilder sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Heights.
Heights forces Wilder back against the cage and clinches.
Wilder misses with some punches.
Wilder misses with a punch on the inside.
Wilder throws a punch but it's blocked by Heights.
Heights lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wilder backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heights takes a shot to the head.
Heights's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heights staying out of range there.
Wilder misses with a left hand
and Heights counters with a stiff right hand.
Wilder misses with an uppercut
letting Heights counter with a right hand.
Heights staying out of range there.
Heights looks to land a body kick but Wilder moved away.
Wilder is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Heights.
Heights misses with a looping left.
Heights throws a sloppy head kick and Wilder moves out of range easily.
Heights dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wilder. That did some damage!
Wilder loads up on a big right hand but Heights slips the punch.
Wilder throws a jab but it's blocked by Heights.
Heights throws a nice head kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilder misses with a looping right.
Wilder throws a body shot but no joy.
Heights throws a shot from downtown. Wilder moves away and avoids it.
Heights displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wilder throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seelow Heights dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wilder stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Heights.
Heights slips a straight right by Wilder.
Heights uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wilder.
Wilder throws a poor cross that misses
and Heights counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Heights scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wilder misses with a right hand
and Heights counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Still in the clinch, Heights scores with a nice short uppercut.
Heights blocks an uppercut.
Heights dodges an elbow strike from Wilder.
Heights blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heights manages to break the clinch.
Heights keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wilder.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilder tries to keep at a distance but Heights has taken the fight into the clinch.
Heights scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Heights lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilder can't find room to land a body shot as Heights controls the action.
Wilder misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heights breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Seelow Heights is winning the standup battle so far.
Heights uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wilder.
It looked like Heights wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Heights has Wilder up against the cage in a clinch.
Heights cracks Wilder with a nice body shot.
Wilder's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilder.
Wilder blocking some punches.
Wilder tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heights avoids it.
Heights makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wilder taking a breather.
Heights lands with a left to the head.
Seelow Heights has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Heights.
Heights lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wilder backwards.
 Wilder is rocked!
Heights lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wilder is still on wobbly legs! Can Heights finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heights throws a big uppercut that drops Wilder! More strikes from Heights and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Wilder lies dazed against the cage as Heights celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seelow Heights!
Seelow Heights was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Oliver (ranked 1691 p4p, 2918 weight class) and Jack Jerome (ranked 237 p4p, 374 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jamie Oliver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Jerome!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Oliver.
Jerome takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Oliver misses the target.
Jerome is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Oliver throws a right and a left that Jerome avoids nicely.
And Jerome tries to counter it with a takedown but Oliver pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliver is looking to clinch but Jerome is avoiding it.
Oliver closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jerome takes a shot to the head.
Oliver throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jeromes head.
Oliver makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oliver struggles to land a body shot inside as Jerome controls his hands.
Oliver lands a nice uppercut.
Oliver stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Oliver creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jerome's defenses.
It looks like Jack Jerome has been cut.
Oliver lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jerome backwards.
Oliver lands with a left to the head.
Oliver misses with a punch to the body.
Oliver comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Oliver cracks Jerome with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Oliver.
Jerome drops down looking for an ankle pick but Oliver pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jerome uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oliver.
Jamie Oliver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jerome is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Oliver swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jerome decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Oliver's guard.
Oliver controlling the position.
Oliver has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Oliver continues to stall.
Oliver 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.
Jerome thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliver looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Oliver is trying to keep Jerome in close.
Oliver is looking to sweep but instead, Jerome has passed into half guard.
Oliver wants to improve his position but Jerome is controlling well.
Jerome is thwarting Oliver's attempts to control the position.
Oliver tries to roll over but Jerome keeps him under control.
Jerome seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Oliver is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jack Jerome!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Felix Chase (ranked 627 p4p, 1211 weight class) and Raate Road (ranked 92 p4p, 182 weight class). Road has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Felix Chase !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raate Road!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chase shoots and misses
and Road counters with a nice uppercut.
Road feints and then cracks Chase 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chase down.
Chase tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chase shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Road napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Chase looking to control but instead Road has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Chase is looking for submissions but instead, Road has regained full guard.
Chase with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chase drops back, looking for a kneebar! Road looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Road looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Road!
Chase is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Road's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
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!
Road working over Chase with some ground and pound. Chase looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Road working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Chase wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chase moves into full guard.
Road slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Road landing with the ground and pound.
Chase working a defensive guard but Road passes into half guard.
Road has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chase is trying to get back to full guard.
Road working over Chase with some ground and pound. Chase looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Road stops Chase from getting back to his feet.
Chase manages to get to full guard.
Road working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chase 's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Road tries to free his leg and advance position but Chase is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Road stopping the sweep attempt from Chase .
Road trying to control but Chase is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Road pushes down on Chase 's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Road content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Nice strikes from Road there.
Chase gets back to full guard.
Chase looking to hit a scissor sweep but Road is one step ahead there.
Road content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Road cracks Chase with a solid left hand.
Road working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Chase seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Road advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chase is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Road passes the guard and advances to mount!
Road with the ground and pound from mount.
Road in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Chase is in all sorts of trouble here.
Road lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Chase hang on?
Road is landing with some decent strikes but Chase is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Chase is squirming around, avoiding Road's attempts to control the action.
Chase can't escape the position.
Chase is bucking up trying to escape but Road cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Road postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Chase bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Road and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raate Road!
Raate Road is the new welterweight champion!
A less than humble Raate Road misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Uadab Santiago (ranked 1169 p4p, 820 weight class) and Gaylord Camara (ranked 145 p4p, 102 weight class). Gaylord Camara acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Uadab Santiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gaylord Camara!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camara scores with a body shot.
Santiago dives in for a single leg takedown but Camara sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Camara keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Camara scores with the left hand. Santiago knows he should have avoided that one.
Camara clinches up with Santiago and pushes him back against the cage.
Camara has Santiago pressed against the cage, preventing Santiago from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Camara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Camara.
Camara lands a body shot in the clinch.
Camara working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Camara lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Camara lands with a short shot to the head.
Santiago has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Camara avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Camara lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Santiago backwards.
Camara is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Camara lands a right hand.
Camara lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Camara creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Camara cracks Santiago with a nice body shot.
Santiago tries to pull guard but Camara forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uadab Santiago. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santiago takes a shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Camara.
Camara presses Santiago against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago misses with some punches.
Camara pushes Santiago back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Camara is working Santiago over against the cage.
Santiago is breathing heavily.
Santiago takes a shot to the head.
Santiago wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Camara.
Camara lands a body punch.
Camara softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Camara lands a hook that snaps the head of Santiago backwards.
Camara throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Santiago can't break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Camara.
Camara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Camara.
Camara softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Camara scores with a shoulder strike.
Camara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Camara lands with a light punch inside.
Camara lands a right hand.
Camara scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Camara lands a body shot in the clinch.
Camara lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Santiago backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camara lands a body punch.
Camara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Santiago is rocked!
Still in the clinch, Camara scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oh Santiago is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Camara creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Santiago's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Santiago drops to his knees and Camara pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gaylord Camara!
A very excited looking Gaylord Camara 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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