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A&E's MARQUEE 4 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Deuce (ranked 5227 p4p, 3413 weight class) and Ricky Youngblood (ranked 514 p4p, 389 weight class). Aaron Deuce is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aaron Deuce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricky Youngblood!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa J�rvil�inen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deuce bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Deuce staying out of range there.
Youngblood works Deuce's body with a nice hook.
Youngblood dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Deuce definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheers as Youngblood lands an impressive looking overhand right. Deuce doesn't seem phased though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Youngblood. Deuce does a little dance to reset his feet.
Youngblood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Deuce.
Deuce drops down looking for a counter takedown but Youngblood sprawls and moves away.
Deuce uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Youngblood.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Youngblood scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Youngblood throws a left and a right that both miss
and Deuce counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Deuce being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deuce in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Youngblood tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Youngblood is pulling down on Deuce's head. It's preventing any offense from Deuce, at least for the moment.
Deuce wants to control from the top but Youngblood keeps moving.
Deuce works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Deuce controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Deuce is thwarting Youngblood's attempts to control the position.
Deuce is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Youngblood felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Youngblood keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Youngblood wants to get back to his feet.
Deuce throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Deuce is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Deuce looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deuce stops Youngblood from getting back to his feet.
Youngblood is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Deuce jumps into side control!
Youngblood struggling a bit here.
Deuce is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Youngblood is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Deuce working the ground and pound but Youngblood is defending the strikes.
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.
Youngblood is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Deuce has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Deuce is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Youngblood is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Youngblood wants to control but Deuce postures up.
Youngblood wants to get back to his feet but Deuce drags him back down.
Deuce thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Youngblood is trying to control Deuce's posture but Deuce avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Youngblood tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Deuce dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Youngblood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Deuce.
Youngblood connects with the punch.
Deuce moves in looking to clinch but Youngblood pushes him off.
Deuce takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ricky Youngblood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Deuce keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Youngblood.
Deuce changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Deuce uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Youngblood.
Deuce defending well as Youngblood loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Youngblood scores with a nice head shot.
Youngblood throws a jab but it's blocked by Deuce.
Youngblood lands with a nice combination. Deuce backs away looking to recover.
Nice uppercut lands for Youngblood. That snapped Deuce's head back.
Youngblood might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Youngblood throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Deuce on the side of the head.
The crowd cheers as Youngblood lands an impressive looking overhand right. Deuce doesn't seem phased though.
Youngblood lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
 Deuce is rocked!
 It looks like Aaron Deuce has been cut.
Deuce gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Youngblood points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Deuce wakes up just in time to hear Youngblood thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ricky Youngblood!
Ricky Youngblood decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boby Tiger (ranked 6261 p4p, 2941 weight class) and Chris Leopoldo (ranked 204 p4p, 122 weight class). Chris Leopoldo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Boby Tiger's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boby Tiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Leopoldo!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurstr�m, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa J�rvil�inen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiger is looking to clinch.
Leopoldo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab from Leopoldo.
Leopoldo takes a swing at Tiger's ribcage but misses.
Leopoldo lands a left and a right that send Tiger crashing to the mat, dazed. Leopoldo thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Tiger seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Leopoldo steps in with a hook that catches Tiger right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Leopoldo follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Tiger looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Leopoldo!
Chris Leopoldo 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Eldar Yanbaev (ranked 3441 p4p, 3770 weight class) and Miguel Tyson (ranked 439 p4p, 466 weight class). Miguel Tyson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eldar Yanbaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Miguel Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa J�rvil�inen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yanbaev takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tyson stuns Yanbaev with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tyson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've been hearing reports that Yanbaev has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Tyson throws a combination. Yanbaev tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Yanbaev closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yanbaev prevents Tyson from breaking the clinch.
Yanbaev pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yanbaev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yanbaev throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yanbaev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tyson.
Tyson tries to break the clinch but Yanbaev is controlling the position.
Yanbaev throws an elbow that misses.
Tyson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yanbaevs head.
Yanbaev tries to throw a body punch but Tyson avoids it by throwing Yanbaev back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyson is looking to break free of the clinch but Yanbaev has double underhooks.
Tyson blocks an uppercut.
Tyson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Tyson - that landed with a thud.
Yanbaev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yanbaev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tyson avoids it.
Tyson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yanbaev backwards.
Tyson avoids the elbow strike from Yanbaev, against the cage.
Tyson wants to get back to striking at distance but Yanbaev won't allow it.
Tyson lands with a right to the head.
Yanbaev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tyson.
Yanbaev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tyson avoids it.
Yanbaev tries to land knees in the clinch but Tyson avoids the damage to the body.
Yanbaev struggles to land a body shot inside as Tyson controls his hands.
Yanbaev looking to throw knees to the head but Tyson is blocking nicely.
Tyson tries to break the clinch but Yanbaev is controlling the position.
Tyson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yanbaev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Tyson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson pushes Yanbaev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tyson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yanbaev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tyson avoids it.
Yanbaev throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yanbaev goes for a takedown attempt but Tyson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tyson!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyson drops Yanbaev with a beautiful combination! Yanbaev stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Tyson is looking for the KO!
Yanbaev is rocked!
Tyson connects with a stiff jab that staggers Yanbaev - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Miguel Tyson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ogum Jung Min (ranked 3520 p4p, 3440 weight class) and Mickey Fernandez (ranked 371 p4p, 365 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Basic striking
Solid chin |
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ogum Jung Min!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mickey Fernandez!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Jung Min finds it's way through Fernandez's defenses.
Jung Min misses with a body shot.
Fernandez ducks right into an uppercut from Jung Min.
Jung Min listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fernandez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jung Min did well to prevent Fernandez getting side control.
Jung Min is defending against the submission attempts here by Fernandez.
Jung Min pushes Fernandez off looking to stand but Fernandez dives back in and keeps control.
Fernandez is working for a kimura but Jung Min is defending it quite comfortably.
Jung Min wants to get back to his feet.
Jung Min knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fernandez on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez is trying for a kimura here. Jung Min looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Fernandez wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mickey Fernandez!
Mickey Fernandez took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brilliam Yago (ranked 3632 p4p, 3587 weight class) and New Kid (ranked 443 p4p, 439 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite 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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brilliam Yago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, New Kid!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurstr�m, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kid works the jab nicely.
Kid misses with a looping right.
Yago shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kid as he avoids it easily.
Yago drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yago takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kid bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Yago! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kid passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Yago is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Yago's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kid has control of an arm but Yago manages to advance to Kid's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yago thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Yago is punishing Kid with some ground and pound.
Kid is really stuck here.
Yago lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Yago lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Yago. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Yago struggling to keep hold of the position.
Yago loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Kid hold on?
Yago lands a shot to the body.
Yago trying to control.
Yago loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Kid hold on?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yago throwing damaging strikes from the back! Kid could be in trouble here!
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!
Yago landing with strikes.
Yago throwing damaging strikes from the back! Kid could be in trouble here!
Yago has Kid flattened out and is raining down punches.
Yago softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Kid grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Yago is landing with strikes. Kid can't take much more of this.
I would not like to be Kid right now.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Yago.
Yago is punishing Kid with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yago lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Yago looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Yago controlling the position well here. Kid rolled but Yago kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Yago lands a shot to the body.
Yago punishes Kid with strikes from the back mount.
A lull in the action here.
Yago punches Kid on the ear.
Yago lands punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yago connects with a big shot to the side of Kid's head.
Kid is trying to remain composed but Yago is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Yago loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Kid hold on?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yago lands a shot to the head.
 Kid is rocked!
Yago scoring with big shots to the body. Kid is looking for a way out. A despairing look towards the ref and the official steps in to stop the fight. Kid was obviously done but didn't want to tap out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brilliam Yago!
A relieved looking Brilliam Yago thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated New Kid had this to say: 'Well, that's not the outcome I wanted but oh well. I'll be back.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zett Jukassa (ranked 3790 p4p, 2258 weight class) and Ando Rowan (ranked 467 p4p, 303 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent MT
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zett Jukassa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ando Rowan!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rowan misses with a body punch
and Jukassa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rowan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jukassa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rowan throws a lazy right hand but Jukassa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rowan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jukassa.
Jukassa seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Rowan misses with a wild body shot.
Jukassa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jukassa throws an overhand right that lands on Rowan's shoulder, as Rowan tries to avoid the shot.
Jab by Jukassa.
 It looks like Ando Rowan has been cut.
Rowan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rowan moves into range and clinches up with Jukassa.
Rowan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rowan misses with some punches.
Rowan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jukassa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rowan throws a body punch but Jukassa moves out of range.
Jukassa scores with a jab to the head.
Rowan is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rowan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rowan is still on wobbly legs! Can Jukassa finish him?
Jukassa fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Rowan out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Zett Jukassa!
Zett Jukassa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Moana Tautua (ranked 2173 p4p, 2888 weight class) and Tim Cut (ranked 257 p4p, 338 weight class). Tim Cut will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Moana Tautua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tim Cut!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tautua throws a looping overhand right but Cut ducks down to avoid it.
Cut throws a series of punches but Tautua avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Tautua misses.
A swing and a miss from Tautua.
Cut swinging wildly here.
Cut swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tautua throws a jab when Cut was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Tautua.
Cut swinging wildly here.
Tautua closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cut breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tautua has managed to clinch.
Cut breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tautua fails to land with a series of punches.
Cut looks to land a combination but Tautua avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tautua slips a jab and a cross from Cut.
Tautua fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cut, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tautua is struggling to control the position.
Tautua wants the takedown. Cut is fighting it off but Tautua persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Cut's guard against the cage.
Tautua landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tautua advances position into side control!
Tautua in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Cut is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Moana Tautua!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Moana Tautua waved his t-shirt featuring Conquer's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John PG (ranked 2329 p4p, 3114 weight class) and Phin Phorreal (ranked 346 p4p, 454 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Phorreal's choice of entrance music: Hold On, I'm Coming- Sam and Dave. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 Hilo, John PG!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phin Phorreal!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnem�ki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phorreal changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Phorreal looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Phorreal misses with the combination.
PG on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Phorreal scores with a nice strike.
Phorreal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but PG manages to avoid it.
Phorreal tries to close the distance and clinch up but PG swats him away and circles back towards the center.
PG was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
PG takes one on the button.
Phorreal walks into a straight right hand from PG.
We've been told by PG's head coaches at Clinch Pride that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Phorreal swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and PG counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Phorreal dips to his left and cracks PG with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Phorreal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little feinted left hand from PG on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
PG gets cracked there but stands up to it.
PG missing with a left hand there. Phorreal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Phorreal lands a really nice looking cross but PG seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phorreal slips under a jab from PG.
Phorreal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by PG.
Phorreal misses with a straight left.
PG uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Phorreal.
PG on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Phorreal misses with an uppercut. PG saw that one coming.
PG throws a big counter combination but Phorreal scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Phorreal scores with a nice right hand.
Phorreal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. PG sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Phorreal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Phorreal might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Phorreal takes a swing at PG's ribcage but misses.
Phorreal staying out of range there.
Phorreal slips under a jab from PG.
Phorreal lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Phorreal tries to clinch but PG moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phorreal scores with the left hand. PG knows he should have avoided that one.
Phorreal connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between PG's hands.
PG throws a jab when Phorreal was well out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phorreal misses the body punch
and PG counters with a nice uppercut.
PG ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A jab from Phorreal finds it's way through PG's defenses.
PG misses with a hook.
Phorreal is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! PG had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into p�t�.
Phorreal lands a jab to the head.
Phorreal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
PG throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Phorreal lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
PG blocks a jab.
A little feinted left hand from PG on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A combination from Phorreal does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phorreal catches PG with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Phorreal throws a right hand that misses
and PG counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Phorreal misses.
Phorreal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Phorreal tries to clinch up.
Phorreal walks into a left hand.
Good exchange - PG coming out on top.
Phorreal throws a right and a left that PG avoids nicely.
Jab, jab by Phorreal - just one landing.
PG displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Phorreal throws out the jab.
Phorreal connects with a body shot that sends PG's belly button to the back.
PG lands a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
PG takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from PG misses the target.
PG moves away from the strike by Phorreal.
Phorreal throws an overhand right that lands on PG's shoulder, as PG tries to avoid the shot.
Phin Phorreal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phorreal thows a left - swing and a miss!
PG was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
PG looks to land a right hand but Phorreal moved out of range.
Phorreal pushes PG up against the cage in a clinch.
Phorreal blocks an uppercut.
Phorreal misses with the head strike.
Phorreal lands with a left to the head.
Phorreal tries to throw a body punch but PG avoids it by throwing Phorreal back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phorreal misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phorreal.
PG misses with a punch on the inside.
PG lands a hook that snaps the head of Phorreal backwards.
PG trying to control the position but instead, Phorreal has worked for underhooks and has pushed PG into the cage.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Phin Phorreal 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.
Phorreal closes the distance and pushes PG back into the cage.
PG blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phorreal misses with a punch on the inside.
PG misses with a body punch.
Phorreal misses with the head strike.
PG lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Phorreal misses with a short punch on the inside.
PG throws a head punch that misses.
Phorreal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phorreal lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of PG backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
PG misses with a hook to the ribs.
PG doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Phorreal lands with a left to the head.
PG tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Phorreal throws a punch but it's blocked by PG.
Phorreal throws a blind hook that connects with the side of PGs head.
Phorreal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
PG working aggressively here.
Phorreal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phorreal swings wildly with an uppercut but PG uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phorreal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
PG misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Phorreal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with PG's elbow.
PG scores with an uppercut up the middle.
PG can't find room to land a body shot as Phorreal controls the action.
PG is trying to stall.
PG breaks from the clinch.
PG throws a hook to the side of Phorreal's head but Phorreal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
PG on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phorreal. PG does a little dance to reset his feet.
PG keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Phorreal.
Phorreal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but PG moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phorreal scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
PG walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Phorreal throws a body shot but no joy.
PG slips under a jab from Phorreal.
Phorreal swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by PG.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
PG swats away the attempt to clinch by Phorreal.
It looked like PG wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Phorreal moves into the clinch.
PG blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, PG creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Phorreal scores with a shoulder strike.
Phorreal misses with a punch on the inside.
PG pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Phorreal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by PG.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
PG takes one to the chin there.
PG walks into a jab.
Phorreal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but PG was well out of range. Poor timing from Phorreal.
PG closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Phorreal thows a left - swing and a miss!
PG seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phorreal. PG does a little dance to reset his feet.
PG is looking to counter punch.
Phorreal misses with a double jab
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and PG counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Phorreal moves to clinch but PG breaks away
and PG counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
PG misses with a straight left.
PG is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Phorreal lands a nice hook to PG's body. PG takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phorreal throws a poor cross that misses
and PG connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
PG staying out of range there.
PG uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Phorreal.
PG sizes up Phorreal with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Phorreal is rocked!
Phorreal throws a left and a right that both miss
and PG counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Phorreal out cold! What a finish! PG is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John PG!
The defeated Phin Phorreal had this to say: 'It's a fight. It was his day. Dont mistake luck for skill; I would run it back right now. Knuckle up.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Middle Finger (ranked 2828 p4p, 2688 weight class) and Alexandr Kurilenko (ranked 332 p4p, 321 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Finger might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Side to Side. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Middle Finger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexandr Kurilenko!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finger moves out of range as Kurilenko strikes.
Kurilenko has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Finger is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kurilenko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kurilenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Finger slips a jab and a cross from Kurilenko.
Finger keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Finger is looking to counter punch.
Kurilenko fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finger walks into a left hand.
Finger throws a jab when Kurilenko was well out of range.
Kurilenko tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kurilenko takes a swing at Finger's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Kurilenko.
We've been told by Finger's head coaches at Save America! TRUMP 2020! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A jab from Finger finds it's way through Kurilenko's defenses.
Finger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Finger misses with an uppercut. Kurilenko saw that one coming.
Finger throws the left hand but Kurilenko avoids the punch easily.
Finger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kurilenko. Kurilenko obviously looking to wear him down.
Finger on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kurilenko tried to score with a low kick but Finger checks it.
Finger is looking to counter punch.
Finger misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurilenko throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Finger swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Finger scores with a jab to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kurilenko.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kurilenko avoids the body shot from Finger.
Kurilenko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Finger as he jumps to the side.
Middle Finger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexandr Kurilenko.
Nice defenses there by Finger.
Kurilenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Finger.
Kurilenko misses with a right hand
and Finger counters with a stiff right hand.
Kurilenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alexandr Kurilenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finger tests Kurilenko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kurilenko misses with a takedown
and Finger counters with a crisp right that sends Kurilenko to the canvas! Finger follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Middle Finger!
Middle Finger is the new lightweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Middle Finger thanked Brooklyn Apothecary for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Principo Adam (ranked 1276 p4p, 1627 weight class) and Wilhelm Bar (ranked 170 p4p, 214 weight class). Adam comes to the cage accompanied by Dona Eis Requiem. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Principo Adam!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Wilhelm Bar!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnem�ki, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa J�rvil�inen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Bar drives through with a takedown into Adam's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Adam controls Bar momentarily but Bar frees himself.
Adam has his hands on Bar's head, controlling the position.
Adam looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adam trying to keep a closed guard but Bar is proving a slippery customer.
Bar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Adam works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bar throws a big elbow that misses.
Adam is looking for a triangle but Bar pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adam utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Adam is keeping the position for now.
Adam pulls Bar in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bar tries to free his leg and advance position but Adam is retaining full guard.
Bar passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Adam has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
An elbow from Bar crashes against the mat.
Bar is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Adam has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bar tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bar working away.
Bar is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Adam is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bar is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Adam has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bar tries for a kimura but Adam is defending well.
Adam is trying to get back to half guard.
Bar wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Adam, who protects the arm well.
The ground and pound from Bar seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Adam is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bar tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam is looking to reverse the position.
Bar working the strikes but Adam uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Adam is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bar's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bar's back!
Bar tries to escape the position.
Adam is trying to stick to Bar's back but Bar is turning into Adam. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Adam's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Bar.
Bar wants to pass the guard but Adam is keeping the position.
Bar is looking to work some ground and pound but Adam has wrist control.
Bar won't allow Adam to sweep him here.
Bar drops back, looking for a kneebar! Adam looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Adam looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Adam!
Bar is looking to regain half guard here but Adam keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bar looks to move to half guard but instead Adam has passed into mount! Damn!
Bar tries to improve his position but instead Adam has taken his back!
Bar is in bad spot here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bar prevents Adam from getting a body triangle.
Adam is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Adam is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adam controlling well, preventing Bar from escaping the position.
Adam looking to break Bar's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Bar remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Adam will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Wilhelm Bar dominated that 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.
Bar shoots for a takedown but Adam saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Adam attempts a counter takedown but Bar avoids it well and moves away.
Adam gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bar to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bar throws an elbow that misses. Adam uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bar's guard. Nice move by Adam!
Adam has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Adam defends well.
Bar will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bar escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Adam gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Adam trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Adam controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bar doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Adam avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Adam trying to control the position from guard on top but Bar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adam looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Adam showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bar working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Adam has passed into half guard!
Bar is looking for a sweep. Adam is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bar gets back to full guard.
Bar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Adam sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bar's guard.
Bar actively working from the bottom here.
Bar actively working from the bottom here.
Adam stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bar slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bar throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Adam escapes and throws Bar's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Adam takes a little break here. Bar wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Bar sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Adam is working for a submission of some sort.
Bar actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bar is looking to improve his position.
Adam is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bar!
Bar sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Adam is controlling the pace.
Adam is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bar has managed to free his arm - good work.
Adam trying to control the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bar gets back to full guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Principo Adam will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Adam sprawls well. Adam wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bar gets slowly back to his feet.
Bar shoots in looking for a takedown but Adam manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bar's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Adam tries to counter by clinching up but Bar breaks away and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bar darts in looking for a takedown but Adam gets double underhooks and turns Bar into the cage.
Adam appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Principo Adam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wilhelm Bar.
Bar fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bar clinches up with Adam and pushes him back against the cage.
Bar has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Adam is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bar has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Adam is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bar tries to pull guard but Adam won't allow it.
Adam is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Adam lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bar looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Adam is trying to control. Bar wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Adam wants to work for an arm triangle but Bar is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bar tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bar wants to get back to full guard.
Adam is looking to advance position but Bar won't allow it.
Principo Adam overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Adam is looking to take a break and control but Bar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Adam is really struggling to control Bar but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Bar looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bar is looking to improve his position.
Adam is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bar missing with punches from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Adam is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bar is just riding it out for now. Adam eventually gives up the hold.
Adam trying to pass the guard but Bar defending well.
Adam works his way into side control.
Bar is trying to improve his position.
Adam trying to control the action but Bar is working from the bottom.
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.
Bar is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bar tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Bar is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Adam's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Bar wants to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bar tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Adam has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Bar regains half guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Principo Adam clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bar.
Bar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Adam pinned against the cage. Adam gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bar with a lazy takedown attempt
and Adam counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Principo Adam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wilhelm Bar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bar can't get the takedown.
Bar has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Adam after a bit of a struggle.
Bar is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Adam gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bar is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Bar has Adam pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Adam manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Adam lands a nice shot to the body.
Adam throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Adam pushes Bar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Adam tries to throw a body punch but Bar avoids it by throwing Adam back against the cage.
Bar prevents a body shot from Adam.
Adam has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bar is trying to keep an underhook but Adam manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Bar won't allow Adam to pass to mount.
Bar is trying to get back to full guard.
Adam is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bar can do to turn this around?
Adam is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adam looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Adam controlling the action here.
Adam is trying to control the action in half guard but Bar is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bar tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Bar is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Adam's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Adam's back!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bar is persistently looking for the submission but Adam is defending it well.
Bar looking for the RNC.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bar avoiding Adam 's attempts to control his hands.
Adam fending off the submission attempt from Bar.
Adam just trying to survive but Bar is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Bar looking for the RNC.
Adam tries to escape but Bar has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Well, with Bar on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Adam is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Adam breaks Bar's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Bar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Adam is one step ahead there.
Adam trying to control the position from guard on top but Bar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bar looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Adam pushes down on Bar's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Adam is looking to advance position but Bar won't allow it.
Bar looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bar misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bar wants to get back to full guard.
Adam tries to pass to full mount but Bar defends it.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Principo Adam had his way with Wilhelm Bar in that round.
That's time! Adam's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Bar tries for a takedown but Adam sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Adam seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Adam gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bar to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bar drops back, looking for a kneebar! Adam looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Adam looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Adam!
Adam is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bar knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bar gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bar regains half guard.
Bar works his way to full guard. Good work.
Adam slips nicely into half guard.
Bar regains full guard. Nicely done.
Adam wants to control from the top but Bar keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bar is on top in guard.
Bar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Adam looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bar tries to free his leg and advance position but Adam is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bar drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Adam dives on top into guard.
Bar is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Bar working for a triangle but Adam defends it easily.
Adam works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bar looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bar looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Adam content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bar tries to get to full guard but Adam has control of the leg.
Bar looking for submissions off his back.
Adam trying to pass the guard but Bar defending well.
Principo Adam is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bar is in trouble now - Adam has advanced to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bar can't escape the position.
Bar slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Adam looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Adam has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bar slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wilhelm Bar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adam looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
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 Principo Adam.
Well Adam 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnem�ki scores the fight 49:46
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 49:46
Judge Roosa J�rvil�inen scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Principo Adam!
Principo Adam is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking Principo Adam rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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