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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malcom Farquharson (ranked 24861 p4p, 25045 weight class) and Jon Brute (ranked 553 p4p, 568 weight class). The key to victory for Malcom Farquharson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Malcom Farquharson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jon Brute!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farquharson scores with a shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Farquharson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Farquharson.
 It looks like Jon Brute has been cut.
Brute looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Farquharson!
Farquharson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Brute scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Farquharson to see if he's OK.
Brute trying to control the position but Farquharson is working away.
A lull in the action here as Brute stalls from top position.
Brute connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Farquharson some visible discomfort.
Farquharson sneaks back into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farquharson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farquharson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Farquharson tries to get to full guard but Brute has control of the leg.
Brute works his foot free and advances to mount.
Brute pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Farquharson tries to hold on but Brute postures up.
Brute trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Farquharson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brute looking to control.
Brute wants to sweep here but Farquharson controlling him for the moment.
Farquharson being controlled here momentarily.
Brute wants to stand up but Farquharson is controlling him.
Farquharson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Brute wants to get back to his feet but Farquharson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson stands up out of Brute's guard for a moment - Brute manages to land a nice upkick.
Brute looking to control.
Brute throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Brute can do anything to dispel that myth.
Brute is pulling down on Farquharson's head to control his posture.
Farquharson wants to stand but Brute has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Brute striking off his back.
Brute is trying to keep Farquharson in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Brute keeping moving, preventing Farquharson from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Brute tries to clinch up.
Farquharson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brute misses with a takedown
and Farquharson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Brute pulls guard successfully.
Farquharson wants to stand but Brute is controlling his posture from full guard.
Farquharson wants to stand and escape but instead Brute has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brute working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Farquharson's head.
Brute wants to control from the top but Farquharson keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Brute dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Brute's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Farquharson lands with a nice combination. Brute backs away looking to recover.
Brute doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Farquharson counters with a straight right hand.
Farquharson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Brute misses with a straight right.
Farquharson scores with a one two! Brute had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Farquharson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That has opened up Jon Brute's cut even more.
Farquharson throws out a powerful jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farquharson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Farquharson wants it to stay on the feet.
Farquharson scores with a push kick.
Brute misses with a takedown
and Farquharson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Malcom Farquharson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Brute.
Brute is breathing heavily.
Brute shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Brute takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Malcom Farquharson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farquharson lands a big head kick that sends Brute tumbling to the mat! Farquharson takes a step backwards and waves Brute back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Brute is rocked!
Farquharson feints a jab and as Brute dips his head, Farquharson unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Brute right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Brute falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Farquharson smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Malcom Farquharson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Victor Walters (ranked 25315 p4p, 7090 weight class) and Doush Kanu (ranked 695 p4p, 617 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Victor Walters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Doush Kanu!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, 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!
Kanu avoids the head kick by Walters.
Kanu scores with the left hand. Walters knows he should have avoided that one.
Kanu throws a jab but it's blocked by Walters.
As Kanu looks to move away, Walters throws a big counter combo but Kanu just gets out of the way.
Kanu throws a lazy right hand but Walters sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Walters misses the target.
Kanu throws a right hand that misses
and Walters counters with a low kick, right behind Kanu 's knee.
Walters moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Walters misses with a head kick.
Kanu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Walters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kanu throws a hook to the side of Walters's head but Walters sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Walters plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Walters lands with a hook. Kanu tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walters tries to clinch up but Kanu circles away and keeps his distance.
Kanu lands a jab to Walters's midsection.
Kanu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Walters.
Walters jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A lazy left from Walters finds it's target.
Walters moves in looking to clinch but Kanu pushes him off.
Kanu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Walters to score with a decent uppercut.
Walters uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kanu.
Walters throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kanu's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walters misses with a double jab.
Kanu missing with a left hand there. Walters was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Walters.
Kanu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walters tries to clinch but Kanu is having none of it.
Kanu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big left from Walters misses.
Kanu slips a jab and a cross from Walters.
Walters throws a big shot that misses.
Kanu throws the left hand but Walters avoids the punch easily.
Kanu misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walters misses with a body shot
and Kanu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Walters throws a leg kick which misses Kanu's front leg but catches the back leg as Kanu tries to avoid it.
Kanu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Victor Walters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kanu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Walters goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Walters swings for the body but Kanu moves out of range.
Walters looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Kanu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Walters sizes up Kanu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Walters throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters circling - Kanu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Walters throws out the jab.
Kanu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Walters was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kanu avoids the head kick by Walters.
It seemed like Kanu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kanu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Walters sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Walters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walters throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kanu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Walters thinking.
A good leg kick by Walters.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kanu.
Kanu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head kick misses from Walters.
It seemed like Kanu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab lands there for Kanu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Walters dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kanu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Kanu might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Walters has got the better of the exchanges.
Jab by Walters.
A good leg kick by Walters.
Walters scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Walters ducks right into an uppercut from Kanu.
Walters misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Walters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walters takes a swing at Kanu's ribcage but misses.
Kanu takes one on the button.
Walters looks to score with a jab to the body but Kanu is just out of range.
Walters fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kanu 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.
Walters tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walters takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Walters is looking to clinch but Kanu is avoiding it.
Walters thuds a left hand into Kanu's body.
Kanu misses with a shot to the body
and Walters counters with a big head kick but Kanu shrugs it off.
Walters buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Walters thuds his right hand into Kanu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Walters throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kanu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Walters is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kanu can do to turn this around?
Kanu 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walters swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kanu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Walters.
Kanu defending well as Walters loads up on a big left hand.
Walters misses with a head kick.
Kanu is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walters throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walters moves in looking to clinch but Kanu pushes him off.
A head kick by Walters misses
letting Kanu counter with a right hand.
Victor Walters is winning the standup battle so far.
Walters looks to land a right hand but Kanu moved out of range.
Walters looks to throw the jab but Kanu is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kanu throws a right hand that misses
and Walters counters with a leg kick.
Kanu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Walters moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Walters is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kanu.
Kanu loads up on a big right hand but Walters slips the punch.
Walters is looking to clinch but Kanu is avoiding it.
A countering left hand to the body from Kanu misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walters. Kanu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walters throws a jab when Kanu was well out of range.
Kanu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kanu throws a poor cross that misses
and Walters counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Walters throws the left hand but Kanu avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Walters sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Walters throws a nice inside leg kick.
Walters is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Walters ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Walters throws a body punch but Kanu moves out of range.
Walters lands a high kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kanu takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice shot by Walters.
Kanu is rocked!
Kanu gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Walters gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Kanu is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Victor Walters!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alan Tal (ranked 4453 p4p, 25313 weight class) and William Smyth (ranked 482 p4p, 619 weight class). Tal comes into the arena with Go With the Flow by Queens of the Stone Age blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alan Tal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, William Smyth!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tal throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Smyth steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tal. That one must have hurt.
Tal lands with a slapping head kick.
Tal lands a leg kick that knocks Smyth off balance momentarily.
Smyth tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tal lands with a nice combination. Smyth backs away looking to recover.
Tal keeps the fight on the outside.
Tal lands with a cross.
Tal lands a big head kick that sends Smyth tumbling to the mat! Tal takes a step backwards and waves Smyth back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Smyth is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid leg kick lands there for Tal.
Smyth is still on wobbly legs! Can Tal finish him?
Smyth throws a right hand that misses
and Tal counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tal.
Smyth tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tal thinks about countering with a body kick.
Tal scores with a leg kick.
Tal throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tal scores with a body shot.
Tal lands a brutal head kick. Smyth looks out on his feet and Tal throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Alan Tal!
Alan Tal made sure to mention his sponsor, PWNAGE in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nurken Baysufinov (ranked 4320 p4p, 6736 weight class) and Mateuz Alphamale (ranked 512 p4p, 606 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nurken Baysufinov!
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, Mateuz Alphamale!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baysufinov pushes Alphamale away with a front kick.
Alphamale throws a lazy uppercut
and Baysufinov counters with a low kick, right behind Alphamale 's knee.
Alphamale paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A solid body kick from Baysufinov.
Alphamale looks to land a left hand but Baysufinov moved out of range nicely.
Baysufinov is looking to counter with a body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Baysufinov.
Mateuz Alphamale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick lands for Baysufinov.
Baysufinov scores with a head kick.
Alphamale walks forward, straight into a front kick from Baysufinov.
Baysufinov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alphamale.
Baysufinov is looking to counter with a body kick.
Alphamale throws a poor cross that misses
and Baysufinov counters with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alphamale takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Alphamale throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Baysufinov wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baysufinov scores with a head kick.
Baysufinov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Alphamale is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baysufinov.
That kick from Baysufinov tenderised Alphamale's leg. Alphamale is trying to keep his angry face on.
Baysufinov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Alphamale misses with a left hand
and Baysufinov makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Alphamale really felt that one!
Alphamale looks winded!
Baysufinov scoring well with a low kick there.
Baysufinov blocks a jab.
Baysufinov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Alphamale misses.
Baysufinov tries to clinch up.
Baysufinov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Alphamale misses with a left hand
and Baysufinov counters with a solid body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alphamale misses with an uppercut.
Baysufinov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crunch! Baysufinov slams his shin into Alphamale's torso.
Alphamale has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Baysufinov.
Baysufinov scoring well with a low kick there.
Baysufinov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Baysufinov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Baysufinov is looking to clinch but Alphamale is avoiding it.
Baysufinov tries to close the distance and clinch but Alphamale swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Baysufinov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alphamale. That did some damage!
Alphamale has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Baysufinov.
Baysufinov has Alphamale up against the cage in a clinch.
Baysufinov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Baysufinov connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baysufinov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alphamale or not.
Baysufinov works on Alphamale's body with a couple of short punches.
Baysufinov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Baysufinov trying to land knees to the body.
Baysufinov misses with a punch to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Baysufinov obliges.
Baysufinov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Baysufinov working Alphamale over with knees to the body.
Baysufinov digs a right hand into Alphamale's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Alphamale's gas tank.
Baysufinov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Baysufinov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Baysufinov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Baysufinov scores with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baysufinov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Baysufinov trying to land knees to the body.
Alphamale has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Baysufinov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Alphamale can turn it around.
Baysufinov landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baysufinov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alphamale in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Baysufinov lands a knee to the head.
Baysufinov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Baysufinov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Baysufinov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Alphamale lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Baysufinov.
Alphamale is trying to break the clinch but Baysufinov is controlling him.
Baysufinov crunches a lovely knee into Alphamale's ribcage.
Alphamale's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Baysufinov landing knees to the body.
Alphamale managing to block the knees to the body from Baysufinov.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Baysufinov obliges.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baysufinov landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Baysufinov.
Baysufinov missing with knees to the body.
Baysufinov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nurken Baysufinov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Baysufinov instigates a clinch.
Alphamale has had enough of the clinch but Baysufinov keeps him there for the moment.
Alphamale swings wildly with an uppercut but Baysufinov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baysufinov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Alphamale lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Baysufinov working Alphamale over with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Baysufinov.
Baysufinov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alphamale is defending well for now.
Baysufinov lands a knee to the body.
Baysufinov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alphamale in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Baysufinov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baysufinov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Baysufinov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Baysufinov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alphamale can do to turn this around?
Alphamale is breathing heavily.
Baysufinov missing with knees to the body.
Alphamale takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baysufinov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alphamale.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baysufinov working Alphamale over with knees to the body.
Baysufinov works on Alphamale's body with a couple of short punches.
Knees to the body from Baysufinov.
Baysufinov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Alphamale in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Baysufinov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Alphamale on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Baysufinov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alphamale avoids it.
Baysufinov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Baysufinov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Baysufinov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alphamale in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Baysufinov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Baysufinov scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alphamale on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Baysufinov lands a nice knee to the body.
Baysufinov scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baysufinov trying to land knees to the body.
Baysufinov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Baysufinov is leaning against Alphamale and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Baysufinov lands a knee to the head.
Baysufinov lands a good knee to the midsection. Alphamale won't want to take too many of those.
Baysufinov landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Baysufinov.
Baysufinov with a knee to the head.
Baysufinov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alphamale's face.
Baysufinov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Baysufinov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Baysufinov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Baysufinov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alphamale avoids it.
Nurken Baysufinov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Baysufinov scores with a hook to the body.
Alphamale takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baysufinov lands a knee to the body.
Baysufinov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Alphamale lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Alphamale avoiding damage as Baysufinov throws knees to the body.
Baysufinov lands a knee to the body.
Baysufinov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alphamale in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Alphamale blocks a body shot from Baysufinov.
Alphamale managing to block the knees to the body from Baysufinov.
A right handed body shot lands from Baysufinov.
Knees in the clinch landing for Baysufinov.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Baysufinov obliges.
Alphamale takes a knee to the side of the body.
Alphamale avoiding damage as Baysufinov throws knees to the body.
Baysufinov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Baysufinov obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alphamale managing to block the knees to the body from Baysufinov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baysufinov trying to land knees to the body.
Alphamale managing to block the knees to the body from Baysufinov.
Baysufinov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Baysufinov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alphamale's elbow.
Baysufinov presses Alphamale against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Alphamale on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alphamale blocks the elbow strike.
Baysufinov crunches a lovely knee into Alphamale's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Baysufinov.
Baysufinov pushes Alphamale back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Baysufinov lands a knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baysufinov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Baysufinov lands a good knee to the midsection. Alphamale won't want to take too many of those.
Alphamale avoiding damage as Baysufinov throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nurken Baysufinov dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Baysufinov tries to clinch up.
Baysufinov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Alphamale 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.
Baysufinov tries to clinch but Alphamale is having none of it.
Baysufinov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Baysufinov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alphamale.
Baysufinov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Baysufinov scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baysufinov scores with a nice body kick.
Alphamale takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Baysufinov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alphamale's sensitive parts.
Alphamale throws a right hand that misses
and Baysufinov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Baysufinov lands with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baysufinov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alphamale has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Baysufinov feints and then cracks Alphamale's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alphamale down.
Baysufinov thows a body kick. Alphamale tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Baysufinov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Alphamale will feel that in the morning.
Baysufinov keeps Alphamale at a distance using the push kick.
Baysufinov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Baysufinov thumps Alphamale with a low kick.
Baysufinov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Baysufinov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alphamale manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Baysufinov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Baysufinov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Baysufinov tries to land knees in the clinch but Alphamale avoids the damage to the body.
Nurken Baysufinov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alphamale throws a punch but it's blocked by Baysufinov.
Baysufinov lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baysufinov lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Baysufinov obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Baysufinov.
Baysufinov scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Baysufinov obliges.
Alphamale managing to block the knees to the body from Baysufinov.
Knees in the clinch landing for Baysufinov.
A head punch on the inside from Alphamale fails to land.
Baysufinov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alphamale or not.
A right handed body shot lands from Baysufinov.
Baysufinov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baysufinov landing knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Baysufinov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Baysufinov working Alphamale over with knees to the body.
Baysufinov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alphamale is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Baysufinov.
Baysufinov lands a knee to the body.
Mateuz Alphamale has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Baysufinov obliges.
Baysufinov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Baysufinov landing knees to the body.
Baysufinov lands a nice knee to the body.
Baysufinov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Alphamale lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Baysufinov obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Baysufinov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alphamale takes a knee to the side of the body.
Alphamale blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alphamale blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Baysufinov.
Baysufinov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Baysufinov lands a knee to the body.
Alphamale avoiding damage as Baysufinov throws knees to the body.
Baysufinov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A body shot lands from Baysufinov.
Baysufinov working Alphamale over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Baysufinov.
Baysufinov lands a knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baysufinov crunches a lovely knee into Alphamale's ribcage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nurken Baysufinov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Baysufinov 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:24
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:24
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nurken Baysufinov!
A very excited looking Nurken Baysufinov 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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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zachary Crawford (ranked 5862 p4p, 5262 weight class) and Chris Stillman (ranked 204 p4p, 194 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zachary Crawford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Stillman!
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!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Crawford lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stillman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stillman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Crawford looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Stillman trying to control here.
Crawford stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Crawford changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stillman tries to avoid it but Crawford manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stillman to the ground. Stillman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stillman.
Crawford tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stillman counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawford shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Stillman is trying to defend but Crawford finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Crawford really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
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!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stillman tries to get to full guard but Crawford has control of the leg.
Stillman is still trying to improve position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Stillman manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Stillman is trying to keep Crawford in close.
Crawford has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Crawford is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Crawford gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Stillman counters with a three punch combo that has Crawford backing up. Crawford nods at Stillman to acknowledge the strikes.
Crawford shoots in and bounces Stillman off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Crawford won't allow Stillman to get back to his feet.
Crawford works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Stillman is trying to maintain the position but Crawford is very close to passing his half guard.
Crawford frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stillman is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Stillman throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Crawford controlling from mount.
We've been informed that Stillman has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Stillman is wriggling around trying to escape.
Stillman 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.
Stillman is looking to control Crawford's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stillman avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crawford blocks the strikes from Stillman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Crawford is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crawford seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Stillman for as long as he can get away with.
Stillman tries to roll over but Crawford keeps him under control.
Crawford knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stillman on the ground.
Crawford performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Crawford tries to pass the half guard into mount. Stillman knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
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 Zachary Crawford will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Stillman lands a head shot.
Stillman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Crawfords jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Crawford moves to clinch but Stillman breaks away
and Stillman counters with a nice uppercut.
We've been told by Crawford's head coaches at Cozad MMA St Petersburg that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Zachary Crawford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crawford blocks a low kick nicely.
A head kick by Crawford misses
and Stillman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stillman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Crawford manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crawford gets a double leg takedown into Stillman's guard.
Stillman trying to keep a closed guard but Crawford is proving a slippery customer.
Crawford stands and steps away. Stillman gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford misses with a kick to the body.
Stillman works Crawford's body with a nice hook.
Crawford looking to score a takedown here. Stillman is defending well but Crawford drives through and ends up in Stillman's guard.
Crawford passes Stillman's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Stillman is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Crawford's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Crawford's back!
Crawford wants to escape the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stillman is not going to allow Crawford to sit and survive in this position.
Stillman throwing sloppy strikes.
Stillman lands a shot to the head.
Stillman trying to control momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Stillman.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Stillman's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crawford is really stuck here.
Stillman throwing sloppy strikes.
Crawford can't escape the position.
Stillman misses with a punch to the head.
Even with his hooks in, Stillman manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Stillman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Even with his hooks in, Stillman manages to miss with strikes from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Crawford covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Stillman misses with an elbow to the head.
Stillman throwing sloppy strikes.
Stillman trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Crawford covering up well and avoiding damage.
Crawford trying to control the hands but Stillman won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stillman missing with punches from the back.
Stillman misses with an elbow to the head.
Crawford avoids the strikes from Stillman.
Stillman keeps control of the position as Crawford tries to break free.
Stillman is looking to control Crawford but Crawford is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Crawford has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Stillman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Stillman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Stillman lands with a straight right. Crawford didn't see that one coming.
Crawford throws a sloppy head kick
and Stillman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chris Stillman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stillman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Crawford circles away quickly and effectively.
Crawford half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Stillman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stillman tries to close the distance and clinch but Crawford swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stillman cracks Crawford with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Crawford showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stillman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stillman scores with a nice right hand.
Crawford shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stillman is looking to control Crawford's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stillman avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford trying to pass the guard but Stillman defending well.
Stillman pushes Crawford off but Crawford dives into side control.
Stillman pushes Crawford away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Crawford gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Stillman manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Crawford is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Crawford has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Crawford decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Crawford throws a sloppy head kick
and Stillman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crawford tries to clinch but Stillman is having none of it.
Stillman 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.
Chris Stillman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crawford takes a swing at Stillman's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crawford scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Stillman tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Crawford manages to move to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stillman tries to hold on but Crawford pushes him away.
Stillman really wants to buck Crawford off and get back to his feet.
Crawford looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Crawford prevents Stillman from getting the reversal.
Stillman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Crawford lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Crawford in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Stillman tries to reverse the position but Crawford maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Crawford connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Stillman is just holding on here. Crawford manages to take his back.
Stillman tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Crawford avoids the attempt from Stillman to control.
Crawford controlling from mount.
Zachary Crawford overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stillman wants to control but Crawford is having none of it.
Crawford controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zachary Crawford showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Crawford 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zachary Crawford!
A pretty intense looking Zachary Crawford took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chief Chumbo (ranked 4387 p4p, 4120 weight class) and Carlos Calderwood (ranked 520 p4p, 498 weight class). Calderwood has chosen Guns of Brixton by The Clash as his entrance music. Carlos Calderwood will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chief Chumbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlos Calderwood!
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!
Chumbo misses the jab.
Calderwood with the counter takedown but Chumbo avoids it easily.
Calderwood lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Calderwood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chumbo.
Calderwood now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Chumbo dives in and grabs Calderwood's left leg, looking for a takedown. Calderwood pushes down on Chumbo's head and hops out.
Chumbo misses with a shot to the body
and Calderwood counters with a good low kick that Chumbo was not able to check.
Chumbo walks into a left hand.
Calderwood lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Calderwood.
Calderwood scores with a jab. Chumbo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Calderwood pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Calderwood has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Chumbo is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Calderwood walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chumbo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Calderwood connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chumbo momentarily.
Calderwood throws a wild body kick that Chumbo sees coming a mile off.
Chief Chumbo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Calderwood.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chumbo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Calderwood throws a lazy right hand but Chumbo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Calderwood finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Calderwood gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Chumbo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Calderwood is looking to improve his position.
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.
Calderwood on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Calderwood on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Chumbo wants to free his trapped foot but Calderwood is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Calderwood looking for submissions off his back.
Calderwood taking some punishment here, with Chumbo in his half guard.
Chumbo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chumbo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Calderwood manages to get to full guard.
Chumbo connects with a couple of short punches.
Chumbo is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Calderwood has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Chumbo is looking to defend but Calderwood has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Chumbo! Calderwood pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Chumbo taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Carlos Calderwood!
After winning the bout, Carlos Calderwood thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pate Hunt (ranked 4351 p4p, 4099 weight class) and Sig Sauer (ranked 488 p4p, 465 weight class). Pate Hunt 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pate Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sig Sauer!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, 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 shot to the body from Sauer misses
and Hunt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Sig Sauer has been cut.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Sauer.
A little feinted left hand from Hunt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sauer delivers a nice body kick.
Sauer looks to throw a body kick
and Hunt counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sauer swings widly with a right hand
and Hunt counters with a straight right hand.
Sauer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunt keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hunt drops Sauer with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Sauer looks back up at him and smiles so Hunt waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Sauer is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Hunt misses.
Sauer cracks Hunt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hunt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hunt needs to keep his hands up - Sauer had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt slips a straight right by Sauer.
Sauer closes the distance and clinches up with Hunt, looking for a takedown. Sauer pushes Hunt against the cage but Hunt circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sauer misses with a body punch
and Hunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hunt drops Sauer with a straight right hand, right on the button! Hunt follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pate Hunt!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nelson Roumain (ranked 3407 p4p, 3947 weight class) and DJ Tee (ranked 437 p4p, 479 weight class). Roumain comes to the cage accompanied by Paper Trail$ - Joey Bada$$. The key to victory for Nelson Roumain 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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nelson Roumain !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, DJ Tee!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tee throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Roumain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab from Roumain .
Decent striking displayed by Roumain there.
Tee misses the shot to the body.
Roumain moves out of range as Tee throws a body kick.
Roumain cracks Tee with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Roumain has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Tee to stand back up!
Tee is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roumain lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Tee head around and knocks him out cold! Roumain hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nelson Roumain !
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kofi Jamay (ranked 3197 p4p, 5724 weight class) and Dean Freeman (ranked 153 p4p, 199 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jamay might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to HUMBLE. Kofi Jamay has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kofi Jamay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dean Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman needs to keep his hands up - Jamay had a free shot at his head there.
Jamay tries to clinch there but Freeman circles away.
Jamay scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Freeman is looking to get back to his feet here but Jamay is keeping cool and he's managed to take Freeman's back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jamay is hanging on to Freeman's back as he tries to escape.
Jamay missing with strikes.
I really don't envy Freeman right now.
Freeman preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Jamay.
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!
Freeman covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Freeman covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Jamay throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Freeman covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Jamay scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Jamay is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Freeman with him. Freeman is trying to defend but Jamay has an arm under the chin now! Freeman grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kofi Jamay!
A very excited looking Kofi Jamay made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Larry Williams (ranked 3221 p4p, 2293 weight class) and Johnny Somebody (ranked 374 p4p, 286 weight class). Somebody has chosen America, Fuck Yeah! as his entrance music. Larry Williams has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Larry Williams!
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, Johnny Somebody!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Somebody moves out of range of the strikes.
Somebody moves away from the strike by Williams.
Somebody looks for the body kick but Williams saw that one coming.
Somebody chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Williams rushes Somebody and presses him up against the cage.
Somebody misses with a punch to the body.
Somebody lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Somebody breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Somebody uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Larry Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams jabs at Somebody's body.
Williams swings for the body but Somebody moves out of range.
Somebody with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Somebody.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with an uppercut
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Somebody displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Williams fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Somebody on the side of the head.
Williams wants to clinch but Somebody slips to the side
and Somebody counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Somebody has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Williams throws a sloppy body shot
and Somebody counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Somebody moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Somebody now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Somebody keeps the fight on the outside.
Somebody takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Somebody.
Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
Williams takes a swing at Somebody's ribcage but misses.
Despite the aggression on Somebody's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A lazy left from Williams finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Williams has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Williams misses with a lunging right hand
and Somebody counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Somebody looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Williams clinches up with Somebody and pushes him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Somebody scores with a nice short uppercut.
Somebody's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Somebody misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Williams misses the target.
Decent striking displayed by Somebody there.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Somebody looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Williams throws a body shot but no joy.
Somebody appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Somebody uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Williams scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams pushes Somebody up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Williams.
Nice body punch from Williams.
Somebody throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Williams.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Williams working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Williams working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Somebody swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Williams.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Somebody swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Somebody tries to work over Williams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Williams lands a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Williams.
Somebody is rocked!
Somebody is trying to pull guard but Williams turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Somebody blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Williams creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Somebody with a big uppercut! Somebody tries to clinch up but Williams pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Somebody to the mat! Somebody covers up and Williams unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Larry Williams!
Larry Williams 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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