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WPFA XXII: New Beginnings PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Adams (ranked 5586 p4p, 6842 weight class) and Sam Barnes (ranked 565 p4p, 629 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henry Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sam Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barnes, as that shot connected.
Barnes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Adams is out of range.
Adams pushes Barnes up against the cage in a clinch.
Adams wants to get back to striking at distance but Barnes won't allow it.
Adams is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Barnes to keep the fight standing.
Barnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Adams is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Barnes.
Adams fails with a takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Barnes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barnes doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Adams misses with a series of wild punches.
Barnes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barnes swats away the attempt to clinch by Adams.
Barnes throws out a counter right but Adams avoids it with no problem.
Adams tries to clinch up but Barnes circles away and keeps his distance.
Adams doesn't manage to clinch there - Barnes circles away.
Adams shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Barnes defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adams misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A nice combination there by Barnes.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab by Barnes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Adams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Adams misses with a head kick.
Barnes misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Barnes does no damage.
Barnes's coach down at Qube MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Barnes's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Barnes swings for the body but Adams moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adams takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Adams tries for a takedown but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Adams is looking to score with low kicks.
Adams fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Adams misses with a looping right.
Barnes misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams moves out of range as Barnes throws a body kick.
Adams shoots in looking for a takedown but Barnes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Adams's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Adams is breathing heavily.
Barnes scores with a shot to the body.
Barnes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Adams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barnes throws a hook but Adams blocks it.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Adams dives in and grabs Barnes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Barnes pushes down on Adams's head and hops out.
Barnes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Adams rather than just go for the knockout.
Barnes throws a looping overhand right but Adams ducks down to avoid it.
Adams shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Barnes sprawls well. Barnes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Adams gets slowly back to his feet.
Barnes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Barnes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sam Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barnes checks a low kick from Adams.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Adams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adams appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sam Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adams changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barnes tries to avoid it but Adams manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barnes to the ground. Barnes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adams is trying hard to land a takedown here. Barnes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barnes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adams takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Adams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Barnes dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Barnes scores with a punch to the head.
Barnes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Adams tries to clinch but Barnes moves out of range.
Adams misses with a low kick.
Adams shoots in for a takedown but Barnes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Adams sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Barnes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Adams wants to clinch up but Barnes keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams misses with a takedown
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barnes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adams.
Barnes misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a low kick as Adams jumps back.
No luck for Adams with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnes lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Henry Adams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnes throws a body punch but Adams moves out of range.
Barnes misses with a wild combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Barnes as he connects with a hook.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Barnes slaps away a takedown attempt from Adams, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Barnes.
Adams looks to land a body kick but Barnes moved away.
Barnes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sam Barnes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Adams shoots and misses
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook 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!
Barnes misses with a series of wild punches.
Barnes misses with a two punch combination.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adams shoots in for a takedown but Barnes shows good takedown defense.
Barnes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barnes misses with a hook.
Adams takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Barnes does no damage.
Adams tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Barnes manages to circle out of the way.
Adams misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Adams changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barnes tries to avoid it but Adams manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barnes to the ground. Barnes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Barnes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Adams defending well as Barnes loads up on a big left hand.
Barnes scores with a jab to the body.
Adams walks into a left hand.
Barnes digs a good hook to Adams's body.
Barnes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Adams.
Nice shot by Barnes.
Barnes cracks a nice hook into Adams's ribs.
An inside leg kick lands from Barnes.
Barnes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Adams takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adams has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Adams there as he acknowledges the shot.
Barnes lands with an overhand left.
That kick from Barnes tenderised Adams's leg. Adams is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barnes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Adams looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barnes. That's going to slow Adams down.
Barnes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barnes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Barnes throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Barnes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Adams's sensitive parts.
Barnes misses with a series of wild punches.
Barnes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Barnes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Adams's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Barnes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Adams looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Adams throws the kick towards the body but Barnes avoids it.
Adams fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Barnes scores with a shot to the body.
Barnes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Adams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Adams tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Despite the aggression on Barnes's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Barnes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Barnes sprawls well. Barnes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Adams gets slowly back to his feet.
Barnes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Barnes pinned against the cage. Barnes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A little jabbing left from Barnes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adams dodges the punch combination from Barnes.
Barnes misses with a two punch combination.
Barnes throws a right hand that Adams ducks under and follows up with a left that Adams also avoids with ease.
Adams checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Adams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adams.
Adams looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barnes.
Adams fails with the takedown.
Sloppy strikes from Barnes. Those never looked like landing.
Adams throws a quick counter head kick but Barnes was just out of range.
Adams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Adams fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Barnes lands with a thumping leg kick.
No joy there for Barnes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Adams closes the distance but Barnes moves to the side
and Barnes counters with a nice uppercut.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Adams. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
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!
Barnes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A punch combination from Barnes misses.
A swing and a miss from Barnes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes cracks a nice hook into Adams's ribs.
Barnes lands a leg kick that knocks Adams off balance momentarily.
Barnes misses with a wild combination.
Barnes displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Adams checks the leg kick nicely there.
Adams tries to clinch up but Barnes circles away and keeps his distance.
Barnes only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Adams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Barnes throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Barnes throws a nice looking combination but Adams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barnes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Adams's sensitive parts.
Adams has a takedown stuffed.
Despite the aggression on Barnes's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Adams.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adams was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
A counter left hand to the body from Adams misses its target.
Barnes throws a jab when Adams was well out of range.
Barnes swings for the body but Adams moves out of range.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barnes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barnes swats away the attempt to clinch by Adams.
Barnes lands a nice looking body shot.
Henry Adams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adams looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barnes.
Barnes misses with a hook.
Adams tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Barnes manages to circle out of the way.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Barnes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Barnes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 25:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 25:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Barnes!
After the big win, Sam Barnes made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors MKFC and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gilson Tavarinho (ranked 4160 p4p, 5094 weight class) and Omar Badari (ranked 483 p4p, 543 weight class). Badari has chosen ? as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gilson Tavarinho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Omar Badari!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badari needs to keep his hands up - Tavarinho had a free shot at his head there.
 It looks like Omar Badari has been cut.
Badari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tavarinho lands with a right hand.
Badari misses with a head kick.
Tavarinho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Tavarinho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Badari throws a head kick but Tavarinho moves out of range.
Badari rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tavarinho moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As Badari looks to move away, Tavarinho throws a big counter combo but Badari just gets out of the way.
Tavarinho definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tavarinho clobbers Badari with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice jab there from Tavarinho.
Badari throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tavarinho stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tavarinho misses with a wild body shot.
Tavarinho cracks a nice hook into Badari's ribs.
Badari looks winded!
Tavarinho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Badari tries to counter by closing the distance.
The crowd cheers as Tavarinho lands an impressive looking overhand right. Badari doesn't seem phased though.
That has opened up Omar Badari's cut even more.
Badari misses with a right hand
and Tavarinho counters with a nice right hand that sends Badari toppling to the canvas! Badari scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Tavarinho finish him?!
 Badari is rocked!
Tavarinho lands with a right and another and another! Badari is in big trouble! Tavarinho lands again and this time it's lights out for Badari! A quality knockout there for Tavarinho.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gilson Tavarinho!
Omar Badari spoke after the fight, saying 'He got lucky is all I'd starch him in the rematch.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eldar Fudd (ranked 2285 p4p, 5167 weight class) and Scott Thomas (ranked 303 p4p, 552 weight class). Scott Thomas has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Eldar Fudd'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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eldar Fudd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Scott Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fudds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Thomas digs a good hook to Fudd's body.
Thomas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fudd with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thomas to score with a decent uppercut.
Thomas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fudd gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fudd has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thomas finds it's way round the side to connect with Fudd's head.
Fudd's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thomas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fudd scrambles back to his feet.
Thomas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thomas has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Thomas throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fudd counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Thomas!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fudd just content to control the position.
Fudd landing strikes.
Fudd misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
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.
Fudd advances to full mount.
Fudd working the ground and pound effectively.
Fudd controlling from mount.
Fudd throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Thomas because Fudd loaded up on that one.
Fudd punching from mount but Thomas doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Thomas is working to get back to half guard.
Fudd looking to finish with strikes here!
Fudd controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fudd in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Thomas really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fudd controlling from mount.
Fudd looking to control but Thomas is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fudd 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.
Fudd throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Fudd landing shots from mount.
Fudd tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Fudd looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fudd raining down hammerfists from mount.
Fudd is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is bucking up trying to escape but Fudd cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Fudd lands a couple of good shots and Thomas has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Thomas has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Fudd.
Fudd looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Thomas is rocked!
Fudd lands punches and elbows.
Thomas is still in real trouble! Can Fudd finish him?
Fudd lands a massive punch from the back that knocks Thomas out cold! Fudd jumps to his feet and celebrates wildly with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Eldar Fudd!
A victorious Eldar Fudd thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Mendes (ranked 3226 p4p, 1170 weight class) and Sambulo Yeboah (ranked 65 p4p, 24 weight class). Yeboah has chosen Lionel Richie - All Night Long as his entrance music. Guilherme Mendes looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Guilherme Mendes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 30 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sambulo Yeboah!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Mendes enables Yeboah to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mendes manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Mendes looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Yeboah controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Yeboah tries to free his leg and advance position but Mendes is retaining full guard.
Yeboah sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Yeboah is pushing down on Mendes's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mendes is fighting to maintain full guard but Yeboah has managed to sneak the leg through.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yeboah works his foot free and advances to mount.
Yeboah takes Mendes's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Mendes is in trouble.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
What can Mendes do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes won't enjoy being in this position. Yeboah looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Mendes is tapping - it's over boys! Yeboah picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sambulo Yeboah!
Our winner, Sambulo Yeboah, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Korben Dallas (ranked 7209 p4p, 6288 weight class) and James Tyson (ranked 703 p4p, 645 weight class). James Tyson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Korben Dallas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson closes the distance and clinches.
Tyson manages to break the clinch.
Dallas tries a head kick but it misses.
Tyson dodges the punch combination from Dallas.
Dallas tests Tyson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dallas shoots in but Tyson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dallas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tyson fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tyson.
Tyson clinches.
Dallas pulls guard effortlessly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyson stands and steps away. Dallas gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Dallas closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Dallas is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tyson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Tyson is trying to get an arm triangle but Dallas is defending well.
Dallas wants to get back to his feet.
Tyson in side control, throwing shots but Dallas defends.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dallas wants to get back to his feet but Tyson drags him back down.
Tyson taking a break here but Dallas is having none of it and regains half guard.
Tyson is nestled in close to Dallas, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tyson is looking to stall here but Dallas recovers full guard.
Dallas wants to stand up but Tyson is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tyson trying to control but Dallas is working from the bottom.
Dallas keeping full guard, as Tyson tries to pass.
Tyson stays in close to Dallas's body and controls the position.
Tyson trying to control the position from guard on top but Dallas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four 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.
Tyson throws a big elbow that misses.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Tyson trying to control the position from guard on top but Dallas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dallas looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dallas is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tyson pushes Dallas off looking to stand but Dallas dives back in and keeps control.
Tyson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Tyson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dallas is controlling him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dallas scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James Tyson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tyson shoots for a takedown but Dallas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dallas darts in and clinches Tyson up against the cage.
Dallas ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Dallas no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Tyson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Dallas is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Dallas has escaped and now he's on top!
Dallas postures up in Tyson's guard and throws a big left but Tyson blocks it.
Korben Dallas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dallas throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dallas wants to stand but Tyson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Tyson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tyson is looking to stand up but Dallas isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dallas working some strikes from top position.
Tyson wants to get back to his feet but Dallas passes into half guard.
Dallas throwing shots but Tyson is blocking nicely.
Tyson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dallas.
We've been hearing that Dallas has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Dallas is nestled in close to Tyson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tyson is looking for a sweep. Dallas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tyson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tyson looking to control.
Dallas is in close to Tyson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dallas stopping the sweep attempt from Tyson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dallas working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tyson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dallas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dallas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tyson can do to turn this around?
Tyson looking for a guillotine here but Dallas defends easily.
Tyson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dallas.
Dallas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tyson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tyson working a defensive guard here.
Tyson wants to stand but Dallas is controlling the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dallas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tyson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tyson lands a head kick!
Dallas lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dallas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice elbow from Tyson.
Dallas manages to break the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Tyson.
Tyson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dallas throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Dallas.
Dallas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown but Dallas shows good takedown defense.
Korben Dallas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Tyson.
Dallas lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dallas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tyson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dallas cracks Tyson with a good jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tyson.
Dallas drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tyson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Korben Dallas dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Tyson avoids the head kick by Dallas.
Tyson closes the distance and clinches.
Tyson looking to slow down the pace here.
Tyson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dallas misses with a takedown attempt - Tyson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dallas throws a head kick but Tyson moves out of range.
Dallas scores with a nice strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tyson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dallas.
Tyson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dallas half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dallas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick lands from Tyson.
Dallas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dallas lands a head kick!
Tyson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dallas pinned against the cage. Dallas gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Korben Dallas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Tyson.
A punch combination from Dallas misses.
Tyson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dallas sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tyson somewhat.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown but Dallas shows good takedown defense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dallas connects with a nice looking jab.
Dallas tries a head kick but it misses.
Dallas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tyson moves into the clinch.
Tyson slowing the pace effectively.
Dallas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tyson moves into the clinch.
Dallas breaks the clinch.
Korben Dallas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyson fails with the takedown.
Dallas throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tyson's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson instigates a clinch.
Dallas tries to work over Tyson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tyson pulls guard.
Dallas wants to stand and escape but instead Tyson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Dallas manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Dallas prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dallas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dallas misses with a head kick.
Dallas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dallas gets tackled into the cage by Tyson. Tyson maintains the clinch.
Tyson breaks the clinch.
Tyson takes the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dallas fails to pull guard.
Tyson jumps guard.
Tyson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dallas manages to get himself to full guard.
Dallas keeping full guard, as Tyson tries to pass.
Tyson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Korben Dallas.
I think Dallas 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Korben Dallas!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josip Jozinovic (ranked 5764 p4p, 5066 weight class) and Tex Jackson (ranked 570 p4p, 540 weight class). Tex Jackson 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josip Jozinovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tex Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jozinovic drives through and clinches with Jackson against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Jozinovic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jozinovic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jackson looking to slow down the pace here.
Jozinovic lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jozinovic.
Jackson tightens his grip and picks Jozinovic up, before dumping him to the ground. Jozinovic manages to land in guard.
Jozinovic wants to stand up but Jackson is controlling him.
Jozinovic pushes Jackson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson shoots in and drives through. Jozinovic sprawls well.
Jozinovic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jozinovic dodges an elbow strike from Jackson.
Jozinovic scores with a shoulder strike.
Jozinovic scores with a shoulder strike.
Jozinovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jozinovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Jozinovic stands up and waves to Jackson to follow him.
Jozinovic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jackson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Jozinovic decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jackson, up you get!
Jackson fails to land the takedown.
Jozinovic tries to counter by clinching up but Jackson breaks away and moves out of range.
Jozinovic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jozinovic scores with a shot to the side of Jackson's head.
Jozinovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jackson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Josip Jozinovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tex Jackson.
Jackson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jozinovic gets to his feet. Jackson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Jozinovic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jozinovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jozinovic smiles and moves away.
Jozinovic tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Jozinovic has Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Jozinovic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Jozinovic holds him up against the cage and eventually Jackson drops back down to his feet.
Jozinovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jackson wants a takedown but no success here.
A shot in the inside from Jozinovic.
Jackson looks winded!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jackson.
Jozinovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jackson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jozinovic lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Jozinovic.
Jozinovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jacksons head.
Jozinovic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jozinovic clinches with his opponent.
Jozinovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jozinovic forces Jackson back against the cage and clinches.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jozinovic lands a left hand.
A hook to the body from Jozinovic.
Jozinovic lands a hook that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
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!
Jackson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jozinovic gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jozinovic lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Jozinovic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jozinovic lands a body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jozinovic.
Jozinovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jozinovic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jozinovic is leaning against Jackson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jozinovic lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jozinovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jozinovic pulls guard successfully.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Jozinovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jozinovic is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jozinovic.
Jozinovic scores with a shot to the side of Jackson's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jozinovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josip Jozinovic dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jozinovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jozinovic moves into the clinch successfully.
Jozinovic is working Jackson over against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jozinovic.
Jackson looking to stall.
Stalling in the clinch from Jozinovic.
Jozinovic scores with a shot to the side of Jackson's head.
A short body shot lands from Jozinovic as the two fighters clinch.
Jackson has Jozinovic pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jozinovic manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A shot in the inside from Jozinovic.
Jackson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jozinovic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jackson takes a shot to the head.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Jozinovic holds him up against the cage and eventually Jackson drops back down to his feet.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jozinovic.
Jozinovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jozinovic is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Josip Jozinovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tex Jackson.
Jozinovic lands with a light punch inside.
Jozinovic leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jozinovic is leaning against Jackson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Jozinovic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jackson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jozinovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Jozinovic.
Jozinovic has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jackson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Jozinovic.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jozinovic as Jackson tries to tie him up.
Jozinovic breaks the clinch.
Josip Jozinovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jozinovic instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson jumps guard but Jozinovic stands there with Jackson around his waist. Jackson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jozinovic lands with a light punch inside.
Jozinovic lands a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jozinovic lands with a left to the head.
Jozinovic lands a body punch.
Jozinovic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Jozinovic.
Jozinovic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jozinovic lands with a right to the head.
Jozinovic lands with a light punch inside.
Jozinovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
Jozinovic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jozinovic scores with a shot to the side of Jackson's head.
Jozinovic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jozinovic scores with a hook to the body.
Jozinovic dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Jozinovic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jozinovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Jozinovic on the inside.
A short left from Jozinovic.
Jozinovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jozinovic gets through Jackson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Jozinovic as the two fighters clinch.
Jackson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Jozinovic.
Jozinovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jozinovic lands a shoulder strike.
Jozinovic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jackson.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short body shot lands from Jozinovic as the two fighters clinch.
Still in the clinch, Jozinovic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jozinovic lands an uppercut.
A short right from Jozinovic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jozinovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jozinovic scores with a hook to the body.
Jozinovic presses Jackson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Josip Jozinovic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jozinovic lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jozinovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jozinovic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jackson avoiding damage as Jozinovic throws knees to the body.
Jozinovic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jozinovic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jackson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jozinovic.
A right hook to the body lands for Jozinovic.
A short left from Jozinovic.
Jozinovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jozinovic lands a right hand.
Jozinovic lands a hook that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jozinovic scores with a shot to the side of Jackson's head.
Jozinovic lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josip Jozinovic dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down 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.
Jozinovic has Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Jozinovic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jozinovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Still in the clinch, Jozinovic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jackson takes a shot to the head.
Jackson manages to pull guard.
Jozinovic stands up from Jackson's guard - Jozinovic perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jozinovic instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jozinovic tries to pull guard but Jackson holds him up against the cage and eventually Jozinovic drops back down to his feet.
Jozinovic lands a right hand.
Jozinovic has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Jozinovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jozinovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jozinovic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jozinovic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jozinovic lands with a light punch inside.
Jackson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jackson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jackson tries to score a body lock takedown but Jozinovic shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jozinovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jackson pulls guard.
Jackson is working an open guard so Jozinovic takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Jozinovic clinches up against the cage.
Jozinovic pushes Jackson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Josip Jozinovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jozinovic lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jozinovic lands a shot to the body.
Jozinovic scores with a hook to the body.
Jackson takes a shot to the head.
Jozinovic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jozinovic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jozinovic.
Jozinovic lands an uppercut.
Jozinovic gets through Jackson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jozinovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jozinovic.
Jozinovic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jackson is looking to take this one to the mat.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jozinovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jozinovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jozinovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson tries to keep at a distance but Jozinovic has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jozinovic manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jozinovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Jozinovic.
Jozinovic taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jozinovic lands a left hand.
Jozinovic lands a shoulder strike.
Jozinovic stalling in the clinch.
Jozinovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson is trying to pull guard but Jozinovic turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Josip Jozinovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tex Jackson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to force a seperation but Jozinovic has the dominant position.
A hook to the body from Jozinovic.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Jozinovic forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jozinovic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Jozinovic on the inside.
Jozinovic lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jozinovic manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jackson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jozinovic lands with a left to the head.
Jackson being controlled against the cage.
Jozinovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josip Jozinovic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jozinovic has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:25
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josip Jozinovic!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Darwin (ranked 6502 p4p, 5149 weight class) and Shane O Donelly (ranked 661 p4p, 588 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Darwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shane O Donelly!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darwin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Darwin.
Darwin tries to sprawl but O Donelly drives through with a takedown into half guard.
O Donelly is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
O Donelly controlling the action here.
Darwin is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Donelly wants to free his trapped foot but Darwin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
O Donelly is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
O Donelly takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
O Donelly works his way into side control.
Darwin is looking to regain half guard here but O Donelly keeps moving and retains side control.
O Donelly in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Donelly working the body and head with strikes.
O Donelly has knee on belly and moves into mount.
O Donelly lands with some strikes.
O Donelly is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Darwin is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shane O Donelly!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Hines (ranked 3512 p4p, 5762 weight class) and Ash Williams (ranked 442 p4p, 614 weight class). Tyler Hines could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ash Williams's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyler Hines!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ash Williams!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Williams has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Williams looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Hines fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Williams sprawls well initially but Hines persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Williams tries to kick Hines off in order to stand up. Hines Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Hines is working to tighten his grip on Williams's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Williams has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Hines is really squeezing tight and eventually Williams passes out! Hines breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Tyler Hines!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boy Wonder (ranked 3424 p4p, 6053 weight class) and Khalil Ghor (ranked 434 p4p, 629 weight class). The key to victory for Boy Wonder has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Boy Wonder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Khalil Ghor!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghor blocks a head kick by Wonder.
Wonder throws a sloppy head kick and Ghor moves out of range easily.
Ghor blocks a head kick by Wonder.
Wonder staying out of range there.
Wonder tries to work over Ghor's front leg with a kick but Ghor checks it.
Wonder throws an overhand right that lands on Ghor's shoulder, as Ghor tries to avoid the shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Ghor as he connects with a hook.
Wonder will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wonder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Wonder is predictable there
and Ghor counters with a straight right hand.
Boy Wonder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ghor cracks Wonder with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wonder throws a sloppy head kick and Ghor moves out of range easily.
Wonder misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ghor counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonder thows a left - swing and a miss!
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ghor! But no joy.
Wonder fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ghor checks it well.
Ghor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wonder wants to slow Ghor down by chopping away at his legs.
A little jabbing left from Ghor on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wonder throws a hook but Ghor avoids it easily.
Wonder backing away here, and Ghor unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ghor walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ghor takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ghor has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A punch lands to the side of Ghor 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ghor avoids the body shot from Wonder.
A lazy left from Ghor finds it's target.
A punch combination from Ghor misses.
Wonder jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghor checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ghor gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ghor misses the jab.
Wonder is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Ghor checks a leg kick.
Wonder lands a nice shot to the body.
Ghor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wonder, pushing him back against the cage.
Ghor is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Still in the clinch, Wonder scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ghor tries to land knees in the clinch but Wonder avoids the damage to the body.
A short left from Wonder.
Wonder is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wonder escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonder falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ghor makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ghor lands a slapping body shot.
Wonder pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little jabbing left from Ghor on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wonder on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wonder tests Ghor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wonder throws a leg kick but Ghor sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ghor throws out a counter right but Wonder avoids it with no problem.
Wonder connects with a jab.
A big left from Wonder misses.
Ghor feints a counter leg kick.
Ghor tries a low kick but Wonder avoids it.
Ghor checks a leg kick.
Wonder walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghor dodges the punch combination from Wonder.
Wonder throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ghor misses with an uppercut. Wonder saw that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wonder tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice straight punches there by Ghor. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ghor.
Ghor drives through and clinches with Wonder against the cage.
Ghor pushes Wonder back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ghor lands a shoulder strike.
Ghor lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ghor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ghor ducks under a wild hook from Wonder.
Wonder takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Boy Wonder will probably get the nod.
That's time! Wonder's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ghor with a nice cross.
A head kick misses from Wonder.
Wonder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ghor.
Wonder lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice uppercut there from Wonder.
Wonder throws a leg kick but Ghor checks it.
Wonder throws out a loose jab but Ghor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wonder sets himself, and Ghor steps forward looking for the clinch! Wonder avoids it this time.
Ghor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wonder stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ghor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wonder can pounce on him.
Boy Wonder is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab lands there for Wonder.
Wonder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wonder swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Wonder throws a sloppy head kick and Ghor moves out of range easily.
Ghor looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonder moves out of range as Ghor strikes.
Wonder is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ghor moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ghor takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A head kick by Wonder misses
and Ghor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ghor avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ghor doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ghor looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A big left from Ghor misses.
Wonder throws the left hand but Ghor avoids the punch easily.
Ghor throws out a counter right but Wonder avoids it with no problem.
Ghor lunges at Wonder with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wonder's hand.
Ghor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wonder.
Wonder does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wonder walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ghor checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghor connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wonder. Wonder circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ghor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wonder.
Ghor throws out a counter right but Wonder avoids it with no problem.
Ghor connects with the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wonder misses with a combination
and Ghor counters with a low kick, right behind Wonder 's knee.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wonder throws a poor cross that misses
and Ghor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ghor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wonder.
Wonder throws a sloppy head kick and Ghor moves out of range easily.
Ghor is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nice straight punches there by Ghor. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ghor.
Wonder throws a body shot but no joy.
Wonder tries a head kick but it misses.
Ghor checks a low kick from Wonder.
Ghor swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wonder looks to score with a jab to the body but Ghor is just out of range.
Wonder moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ghor moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ghor scoring well with a low kick there.
Wonder wants to land a leg kick but Ghor is out of range.
Ghor let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ghor loads up on a big right hand but Wonder slips the punch.
Wonder lands with a nice combination. Ghor backs away looking to recover.
Ghor ducks under a wild hook from Wonder.
Wonder backing away here, and Ghor unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Wonder misses with a low kick.
Ghor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wonder.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghor feints and then cracks Wonder's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wonder down.
Ghor moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ghor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wonders head.
Ghor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wonder has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A bit of stalling here from Ghor.
Ghor stalls.
The crowd are getting on Ghor's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Ghor has Wonder pushed against the cage.
Ghor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Wonder on the inside.
Wonder throws a head punch that misses.
Wonder tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A bit of stalling here from Ghor.
Ghor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big right from Wonder misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Khalil Ghor will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ghor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wonder can pounce on him.
Wonder finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ghor tries a quick counter leg kick but Wonder is wise to it.
Ghor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wonder throws a solid leg kick but Ghor takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wonder.
Ghor throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ghor throws out a loose jab but Wonder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wonder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wonder doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wonder looks to land a right hand but Ghor moved out of range.
Wonder throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wonder walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
An inside leg kick from Wonder misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonder misses with a two punch combination.
It seemed like Ghor was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ghor keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ghor tries a quick counter leg kick but Wonder is wise to it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ghor moves out of range as Wonder strikes.
It seemed like Ghor was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A slow jab from Wonder misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Wonder throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ghor is looking for the big counter here.
Wonder throws a head kick that misses.
Ghor looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Good shot there by Wonder.
Ghor pushes Wonder away with a front kick.
Wonder on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ghor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wonder blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonder misses with an uppercut. Ghor saw that one coming.
Wonder walks into a straight right hand from Ghor.
Wonder misses with a two punch combination.
Ghor throws out a counter right but Wonder avoids it with no problem.
Wonder finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wonder lands a nice hook to Ghor's body. Ghor takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wonder moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wonder fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ghor checks it well.
Ghor pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Wonder back to the cage. Ghor follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ghor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ghor moves out of range as Wonder strikes.
Wonder throws a lazy right hand but Ghor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ghor avoids the body shot from Wonder.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonder bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ghor's head backwards.
Wonder has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wonder there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ghor tests Wonder's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wonder chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ghor can pounce on him.
Ghor throws a big shot that misses.
Wonder lands with a hook. Ghor tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ghor lands a jab to the nose.
A slow jab from Wonder misses its intended target.
Ghor let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wonder throws a sloppy head kick and Ghor moves out of range easily.
Ghor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wonder throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghor feints and then cracks Wonder's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wonder down.
Wonder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ghor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wonder has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wonder there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ghor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ghor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wonder's sensitive parts.
Wonder looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wonder throws out a leg kick but Ghor moves out of range and Wonder only half commits.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ghor! But no joy.
Wonder connects with a solid leg kick.
Wonder just misses with a punch to the body.
Wonder gets tackled into the cage by Ghor. Ghor maintains the clinch.
Wonder throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khalil Ghor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ghor 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khalil Ghor!
Khalil Ghor 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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