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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between William Smyth (ranked 24513 p4p, 24537 weight class) and William Roberts (ranked 700 p4p, 675 weight class). Roberts has chosen Phenomenal as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. William Roberts will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

183 cm
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180
0 - 4 - 1
183 cm
19
180
0 - 4 - 1
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, William Smyth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, William Roberts!
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!

Smyth moves into the clinch.

Smyth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smyth swats away the attempt to clinch by Roberts.
Roberts just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSmyth.
Smyth blocks a head kick by Roberts.
Smyth doesn't manage to clinch there - Roberts circles away.

Roberts has managed to clinch.

Smyth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smyth throws a lazy head kick
and Roberts counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick by Smyth misses
and Roberts counters with a nice body shot.
Smyth closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like William Roberts has been cut.
Smyth pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Roberts fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smyth throws a head kick but Roberts moves out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Smyth has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smyth throws a leg kick but Roberts sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Roberts throws a body kick that misses.

Roberts has managed to clinch.

Smyth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smyth.
Roberts tries to close the distance and clinch but Smyth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roberts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smyth.
Smyth drops down looking for a counter takedown but Roberts sprawls and moves away.

Roberts gets a clinch.

Smyth manages to break the clinch.
Roberts lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Roberts closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Roberts jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Smyth walks away with a smile on his face. Roberts gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Roberts tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smyth manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Roberts tries to clinch up but Smyth circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Smyth.
Smyth swats away the attempt to clinch by Roberts.
Smyth wants to land a leg kick but Roberts is out of range.
Roberts swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Smyth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smyth cracks Roberts with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smyth misses with a low kick.
Smyth shoots in for a double leg but Roberts sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
An inside leg kick from Smyth misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Smyth is looking to chop away at Roberts's legs.
Smyth slips a jab and a cross from Roberts.
Smyth throws a front kick aimed at Roberts's knee but Roberts avoids it well.

Roberts clinches up against the cage.
Smyth managing to block the knees to the body from Roberts.
Roberts misses with a knee to the head.
Smyth lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Smyth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roberts lands a nice looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Smyth avoids it really well and circles away.
Smyth has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Roberts takes the fight into the clinch.
Roberts is looking to take this one to the mat.
William Smyth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Roberts.

Smyth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roberts moves in looking to clinch but Smyth pushes him off.

Smyth rushes Roberts and presses him up against the cage.

Smyth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smyth thumps Roberts with a low kick.

Smyth clinches up with Roberts and pushes him back against the cage.

Roberts breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smyth jabs Roberts right on the nose. Roberts blinks but takes it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smyth tried to score with a low kick but Roberts checks it.
Smyth throws the left hand but Roberts avoids the punch easily.
Smyth misses with a wild body shot.

Roberts has taken the fight to the clinch.

Smyth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Roberts tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smyth thows a leg kick but Roberts checks it
and Roberts counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smyth throws a leg kick but Roberts moved away.
Smyth throws a leg kick but Roberts moved away.
Roberts tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Roberts is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
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 William Smyth will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on William Roberts's cut.
That's time! Smyth's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.


Roberts closes the distance and clinches.
Roberts misses with a short punch on the inside.

Smyth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roberts moves out of range as Smyth throws a body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Roberts.
Smyth keeps the fight on the outside.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smyth.
Roberts tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smyth manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
William Smyth is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Smyth misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smyth tries a low kick but Roberts avoids it.
Roberts steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Smyth.

Roberts closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smyth.
Roberts with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Smyth breaks the clinch.
Smyth works the jab nicely.
Roberts tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smyth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smyth keeps the fight on the outside.
William Roberts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roberts tries to clinch but Smyth moves out of range.
Roberts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Roberts looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smyth is looking to counter with a body kick.
Smyth lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A leg kick checked by Roberts.
Roberts tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

Roberts instigates a clinch.
Smyth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Smyth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smyth throws a low kick but it's checked well by Roberts.
Smyth misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Smyth.
Roberts gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Smyth connects with an inside leg kick.
Roberts tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smyth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smyth moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smyth avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roberts lands the left hand.
Roberts takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot lands for Roberts.

Smyth has managed to clinch.
Roberts throws a punch but it's blocked by Smyth.
Roberts swings wildly with an uppercut but Smyth uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Roberts pulls guard.
Roberts controls Smyth momentarily but Smyth frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smyth tries to free his leg and advance position but Roberts is retaining full guard.

Smyth thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Smyth chips away with some ground and pound.
Smyth has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Smyth distracts Roberts with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Smyth throwing strikes from guard but Roberts blocks nicely.
Roberts is trying to keep Smyth in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smyth landing some decent shots from guard.
Roberts keeping full guard, as Smyth tries to pass.
Smyth trying to control the position from guard on top but Roberts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roberts is trying to keep Smyth in close.
Smyth trying to control the position from guard on top but Roberts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Smyth drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Smyth jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Our spies down at at Cozad MMA London inform us that Roberts has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Roberts is controlling Smyth's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Smyth dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on William Roberts's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Roberts digs a good body shot into Smyth's ribs.
Roberts is looking to clinch.
Smyth misses with a low kick.
Smyth thumps Roberts with a low kick.
Roberts moves in looking to clinch but Smyth pushes him off.
As Roberts backs away, Smyth returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.

Smyth clinches up with Roberts and pushes him back against the cage.
Roberts tries to land knees in the clinch but Smyth avoids the damage to the body.
Smyth lands a hook that snaps the head of Roberts backwards.
Smyth prevents a takedown attempt there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Smyth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smyth swats away the attempt to clinch by Roberts.
Smyth throws a quick inside leg kick.
Roberts fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smyth throws a hook to the side of Roberts's head but Roberts sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smyth misses with a low kick as Roberts jumps back.
Smyth misses with a wild combination.
Roberts lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Roberts darts in trying to clinch
and Smyth counters with an outside leg kick.
Roberts tries to clinch there but Smyth circles away.
Roberts's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Roberts tries to clinch up.
Smyth fires out a quick counter leg kick but Roberts just manages to avoid it.
Roberts checks the leg kick.
Roberts is looking for the big counter here.
Roberts scores with a crisp jab that stopped Smyth in his tracks.
Smyth looks to throw the jab but Roberts is out of range.
Smyth throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Roberts pushes Smyth up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Roberts creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Roberts lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!

Smyth manages to break the clinch.
William Smyth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Roberts takes the fight into the clinch.
William Roberts seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Roberts gets through Smyth's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smyth misses with a punch on the inside.

Smyth manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smyth gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Roberts.
Smyth avoids a kick to the body.
It looked like Smyth was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Smyth tries to clinch up but Roberts circles away and keeps his distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Roberts! But no joy.
Smyth throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smyth walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Roberts checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Smyth is looking to slow Roberts down with leg kicks.
Roberts takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smyth moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Smyth misses with a head kick.

Roberts closes the distance and pushes Smyth back into the cage.

Roberts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
William Roberts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Roberts moves into the clinch.
William Smyth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Smyth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roberts fails with an attempt to clinch.
Roberts fails with the takedown
and Smyth counters with a left and a right that stings Roberts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roberts misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roberts's corner calls for a 1-2. Roberts obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Roberts tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smyth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smyth lands with a thumping leg kick.

Smyth closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smyth is pressing down on Roberts's thigh, looking to free his foot. Roberts is holding on for now.
Roberts trying to control from the bottom.
Smyth content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Smyth seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Roberts for as long as he can get away with.

And that's the end of the fight!
William Smyth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Smyth, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Smyth!

During a confident post fight interview, William Smyth thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, William Roberts stepped up to the mic, saying 'I was obviously not fully prepared, I will not make the same mistake, bring on a rematch if you are worth it.'.
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drayton Page (ranked 6575 p4p, 3853 weight class) and Fredrik Samoth (ranked 540 p4p, 422 weight class). Samoth has chosen Painkiller by Judas Priest as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

198 cm
22
237
1 - 1 - 0
196 cm
19
260
1 - 2 - 0
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power
BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Very flexible

Hardcore Sports Nutrition
Altitude Clothing

Conquer


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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Drayton Page!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fredrik Samoth!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samoth pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Page attempts a counter takedown but Samoth avoids it well and moves away.
Page tries to land a body kick

and Samoth counters with a single leg into guard. Page didn't expect that.
Page not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Samoth passes Page's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Samoth content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Samoth is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Page has managed to free his arm - good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Samoth is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Page is just riding it out for now. Samoth eventually gives up the hold.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Page wants to control but Samoth is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Samoth passes to side control.
Samoth controlling the position from side mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Samoth has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Primal Concrete Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Page is trying to improve his position.
Samoth controls the position from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Samoth is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Page knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Samoth looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Page wants to control but Samoth postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Samoth happy to just control the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fredrik Samoth dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!


Samoth looking to score a takedown here. Page is defending well but Samoth drives through and ends up in Page's guard.
Samoth's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Page wants to sweep here but Samoth controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samoth wants to pass the guard but Page is keeping the position.
Samoth pushing down on Page's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Page tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Samoth manages to move to mount!
Samoth tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Page keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Page wants to control but Samoth is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Samoth is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Page can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Page has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Page wants to control his opponent's hands but Samoth gets his hands free.
Page tries to roll but Samoth sticks to his back.
Page trying to control the hands but Samoth breaks the grip.

Samoth has his arm under Page's chin here. Game over son! Samoth squeezes tightly and Page is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Fredrik Samoth!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Fredrik Samoth made sure he mentioned Conquer, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Elliot Johnson (ranked 3800 p4p, 6602 weight class) and Jamal Lloyd (ranked 371 p4p, 472 weight class). Johnson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Tyron Woodley . Lloyd has chosen Woke up this Morning- Alabama 3 as his entrance music. Jamal Lloyd has the eye of the tiger tonight.

175 cm
20
144
2 - 2 - 0
178 cm
17
150
2 - 2 - 0
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

Conquer
SynCity Fightwear

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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Elliot Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamal Lloyd!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lloyd tries to keep at a distance but Johnson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Johnson avoids a wild elbow strike from Lloyd.
Lloyd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lloyd working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lloyd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lloyd tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Lloyd back against the cage.
Lloyd scores with a hook to the body.
Lloyd lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lloyd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lloyd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Lloyd misses with the head strike.
Lloyd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice elbow from Lloyd.
A head punch on the inside from Lloyd fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lloyd.
A short uppercut from Lloyd.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lloyd has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lloyd has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson tries to break free but Lloyd pushes him back against the cage.
Lloyd struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Lloyd lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lloyd has him pressed against the cage.
Lloyd tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lloyd lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lloyd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Lloyd, against the cage.
Lloyd has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Lloyd has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Lloyd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lloyd lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lloyd slows down the pace here.
Lloyd working aggressively here.
Lloyd stalling.
Lloyd tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lloyd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lloyd lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Lloyd lands a nice uppercut.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lloyd throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson blocks the elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lloyd.
Johnson gets through Lloyd's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lloyd tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lloyd working aggressively here.
Lloyd lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Lloyd.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Lloyd has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lloyd takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Lloyd, against the cage.
Lloyd misses with some punches.
Lloyd has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lloyd lands a shot to the body.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Lloyd has him pressed against the cage.
Lloyd misses with some punches.
Lloyd can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Lloyd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson avoids a wild elbow strike from Lloyd.
Johnson letting Lloyd take a breather here.
Lloyd misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamal Lloyd dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Johnson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Jamal Lloyd has been cut.
Lloyd drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Johnson misses with a double jab.

Johnson sends Lloyd crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Johnson is motioning to the referee to let Lloyd up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Lloyd is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lloyd wants to clinch
and Johnson rattles Lloyd with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Lloyd tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Johnson dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Lloyd stiff and motionless on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Elliot Johnson!
Elliot Johnson got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alfredo Alliterez (ranked 3194 p4p, 3671 weight class) and Ross Rhea (ranked 420 p4p, 463 weight class). Ross Rhea has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

185 cm
26
215
2 - 2 - 0
191 cm
19
216
2 - 2 - 0
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alfredo Alliterez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ross Rhea!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, 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!
Alliterez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rhea.
Rhea walks into a stiff left hand from Alliterez.
It looks like Ross Rhea has been cut.
Rhea shoots for a double leg takedown but Alliterez sprawls well. He's pushed Rhea's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rhea uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alliterez.
Alliterez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A combination from Alliterez does no damage.
Rhea throws a push kick but Alliterez slaps the foot to one side.
Rhea is trying hard to land a takedown here. Alliterez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rhea ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alliterez moves away.
Alliterez misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Rhea does no damage.
Alliterez lands with an overhand left.
Rhea on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rhea tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Alliterez swivels and escapes.
Alfredo Alliterez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ross Rhea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alliterez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rhea in his tracks.
Alliterez connects with a single shot there.
Alliterez misses with a body shot.
Alfredo Alliterez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alliterez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Alliterez throws a nice looking combination but Rhea bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alliterez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rhea stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rhea lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rhea misses with a hook.
Alliterez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Alliterez slaps away a takedown attempt from Rhea, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Alliterez swats away the attempt to clinch by Rhea.
Rhea looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Alliterez throws a shot to the body.
Rhea looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rhea dodges the punch combination from Alliterez.
Alliterez misses with a looping right.
Alliterez lands a big right hook! Rhea looks hurt but is still standing! Alliterez lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Rhea falls down and Alliterez dives in with a huge hammer fist! Rhea's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Alliterez runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alfredo Alliterez!
During a confident post fight interview, Alfredo Alliterez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Ross Rhea spoke after the fight, saying 'I had a tough training camp. Mis managed my energy '.
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
51%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anike Chukwu (ranked 3133 p4p, 3255 weight class) and Fried Slobberknacker (ranked 370 p4p, 382 weight class). Chukwu comes into the arena with There Goes The Neighborhood - Bodycount blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Fried Slobberknacker enters the cage!

178 cm
20
160
4 - 2 - 0
172 cm
26
165
3 - 3 - 0
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anike Chukwu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fried Slobberknacker!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Chukwu.
Chukwu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Chukwu misses with a hook
and Slobberknacker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A good leg kick by Chukwu.
Slobberknacker tries to move into range but Chukwu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Slobberknacker walks forward, straight into a front kick from Chukwu.
Slobberknacker misses with a body shot.
Chukwu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Slobberknacker has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Slobberknacker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Slobberknacker on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Slobberknacker takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Fried Slobberknacker has been cut.
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!
Chukwu cracks Slobberknacker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
An inside leg kick lands from Chukwu.
Slobberknacker scores with the left hand. Chukwu knows he should have avoided that one.
Chukwu lands a jab to the nose.
Chukwu lands a head shot.
Chukwu lands a nice hook to Slobberknacker's body. Slobberknacker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Slobberknacker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chukwu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Slobberknacker ducks right into an uppercut from Chukwu.

Chukwu gets tackled into the cage by Slobberknacker. Slobberknacker maintains the clinch.

Chukwu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chukwu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Slobberknacker.
Chukwu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Slobberknacker misses with the combination.
Chukwu goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Slobberknacker ducks right into an uppercut from Chukwu.
Slobberknacker throws the left hand but Chukwu avoids the punch easily.
Chukwu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Slobberknacker's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slobberknacker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chukwu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slobberknacker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Chukwu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slobberknacker throws out the jab.
Slobberknacker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chukwu lands with an uppercut that bounces Slobberknacker off the cage and back into range.
Chukwu lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Chukwu throws a shot from downtown. Slobberknacker moves away and avoids it.
Slobberknacker throws out a counter right but Chukwu avoids it with no problem.
Chukwu is looking to slow Slobberknacker down with leg kicks.

Slobberknacker gets a clinch.

Chukwu breaks from the clinch.
Chukwu tries to land a body kick
enabling Slobberknacker to counter with a crisp jab.
Anike Chukwu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slobberknacker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Chukwu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chukwu cracks Slobberknacker with a right hand to the side of the head.
Slobberknacker scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chukwu in his tracks.
Slobberknacker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anike Chukwu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chukwu lands with an uppercut that bounces Slobberknacker off the cage and back into range.
Slobberknacker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chukwu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Slobberknacker under the eye.
Slobberknacker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheers as Chukwu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Slobberknacker doesn't seem phased though.
Chukwu is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chukwu.
Chukwu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Slobberknacker takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Slobberknacker's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Chukwu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Slobberknacker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little feinted left hand from Chukwu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Slobberknacker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slobberknacker takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Chukwu misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Slobberknacker! But no joy.
Jab by Chukwu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slobberknacker throws the left hand but Chukwu avoids the punch easily.
Slobberknacker throws a nice looking combination but Chukwu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Slobberknacker gets a takedown into half guard.
Chukwu manages to get to full guard.
Slobberknacker throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chukwu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Slobberknacker is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anike Chukwu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fried Slobberknacker's cut.
That's time! Chukwu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Chukwu throws a big shot that misses.
Chukwu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Slobberknacker misses with an uppercut.
Chukwu lets loose with a powerful body kick. Slobberknacker will feel that in the morning.
Slobberknacker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chukwu.
Chukwu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Slobberknacker on the side of the head.
Slobberknacker misses with an uppercut
and Chukwu counters with a right hand to the body.
Chukwu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chukwu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anike Chukwu is winning the standup battle so far.
Chukwu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chukwu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chukwu jabs Slobberknacker right on the nose. Slobberknacker blinks but takes it well.
Slobberknacker has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Slobberknacker 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chukwu swings widly with a right hand
and Slobberknacker counters with a stiff right hand.
Slobberknacker looks to throw the jab but Chukwu is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chukwu works the jab nicely.
Chukwu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Slobberknacker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short left from Chukwu.
Chukwu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Slobberknacker backwards.

Chukwu manages to break the clinch.
Slobberknacker 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.
Chukwu jabs Slobberknacker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chukwu thows a left - swing and a miss!
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Slobberknacker! But no joy.
Chukwu misses with an uppercut. Slobberknacker saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut lands for Chukwu. That snapped Slobberknacker's head back.
Chukwu lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slobberknacker misses the jab.
Chukwu lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Good leg kick by Chukwu.
Chukwu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Slobberknacker can do to turn this around?
Chukwu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slobberknacker is looking to clinch.

Chukwu gets caught flat footed, as Slobberknacker shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Chukwu seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Slobberknacker preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slobberknacker trying to control the position from guard on top but Chukwu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slobberknacker throws a big elbow that misses.
Chukwu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slobberknacker trying to control the position from guard on top but Chukwu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Slobberknacker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Slobberknacker just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Slobberknacker.
Chukwu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Slobberknacker looks to score with a jab to the body but Chukwu is just out of range.
Slobberknacker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chukwu.
Slobberknacker is looking for the big counter here.
Slobberknacker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chukwu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Slobberknacker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chukwu throws out the jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Chukwu.
Slobberknacker looks to land a combination but Chukwu avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Chukwu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Slobberknacker slips under a jab from Chukwu.
Chukwu connects with a high kick.
Slobberknacker has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Chukwu.
Slobberknacker lands an overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chukwu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Slobberknacker.
Chukwu works the jab nicely.
Slobberknacker throws a looping overhand right but Chukwu ducks down to avoid it.
Chukwu fires out a quick counter leg kick but Slobberknacker just manages to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Slobberknacker there.
Chukwu cracks Slobberknacker with a right hand to the side of the head.
Slobberknacker misses with a wild combination.
Slobberknacker throws a lazy right hand but Chukwu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chukwu appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Slobberknacker blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anike Chukwu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fried Slobberknacker's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Slobberknacker misses with a looping right.
Chukwu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Slobberknacker on the side of the head.
Chukwu lands a right hook to the body.
A jab from Slobberknacker does it's job there.
Slobberknacker throws a big shot that misses.
Chukwu looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Slobberknacker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chukwu tests Slobberknacker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Slobberknacker misses with a hook.
Slobberknacker fails to land with a series of punches.
Chukwu scores with a punch to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Chukwu misses the target.
A countering left hand to the body from Slobberknacker misses.
Slobberknacker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chukwu can pounce on him.
Chukwu connects with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chukwu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chukwu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slobberknacker moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Slobberknacker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chukwu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chukwu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chukwu moves out of range of the strikes.
Slobberknacker scores with a nice strike.

Slobberknacker shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Chukwu's guard.
Slobberknacker showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Slobberknacker must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chukwu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chukwu wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chukwu is on top in guard.

Chukwu trying to control the position from guard on top but Slobberknacker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chukwu is looking to stand up but Slobberknacker won't let him.
Chukwu's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Chukwu continues to stall.
Fried Slobberknacker has got the better of the ground game so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chukwu trying to control the position from guard on top but Slobberknacker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fried Slobberknacker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Slobberknacker had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Chukwu defends it easily.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Chukwu feints and then cracks Slobberknacker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Slobberknacker down.
Chukwu lands a jab to the nose.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Chukwu with a nice calf kick.
Slobberknacker darts in trying to clinch
letting Chukwu counter with a right hand.
Slobberknacker throws a shot from downtown. Chukwu moves away and avoids it.
Slobberknacker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chukwu moves away from the strike by Slobberknacker.
Slobberknacker throws a hook but Chukwu avoids it easily.
A left and a right from Chukwu both land. Nice combination.
Slobberknacker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chukwu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chukwu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Slobberknacker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jab by Chukwu.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anike Chukwu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chukwu, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anike Chukwu!

After winning the bout, Anike Chukwu 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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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
71%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mannyyy Pacquiaooo (ranked 3928 p4p, 2160 weight class) and Peter Tiernan (ranked 382 p4p, 242 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

168 cm
25
155
2 - 2 - 0
162 cm
27
150
5 - 3 - 0
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin
Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mannyyy Pacquiaooo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Tiernan!
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!
Tiernan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pacquiaooo is out of range.
Good work by Pacquiaooo as he checks the leg kick.
Tiernan tries to score with a low kick but Pacquiaooo moves his leg out of the way.
No joy there for Pacquiaooo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tiernan has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

Tiernan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tiernan controlling from the top position.
Tiernan looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiernan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiernan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pacquiaooo swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tiernan doesn't manage to clinch there - Pacquiaooo circles away.
Peter Tiernan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiernan moves out of range as Pacquiaooo throws a body kick.

Tiernan looking to score a takedown here. Pacquiaooo is defending well but Tiernan drives through and ends up in Pacquiaooo's guard.

Tiernan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pacquiaooo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tiernan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tiernan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pacquiaooo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan slips nicely into half guard.
Tiernan controlling the action here.

Tiernan stands up from half guard.
Pacquiaooo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Tiernan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pacquiaooo to the mat! Pacquiaooo manages to get full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Tiernan drops back, looking for a kneebar! Pacquiaooo looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Pacquiaooo looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Pacquiaooo!

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tiernan is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Pacquiaooo's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Tiernan wants to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Tiernan looking for submissions off his back.

Pacquiaooo stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Tiernan to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Tiernan 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.

Tiernan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pacquiaooo pinned against the cage. Pacquiaooo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Tiernan has closed the distance and engaged Pacquiaooo in a clinch.

Tiernan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tiernan moves into range and clinches up with Pacquiaooo.
I was talking to Pacquiaooo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Tiernan manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tiernan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mannyyy Pacquiaooo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Tiernan.
Pacquiaooo tries to counter with a takedown but Tiernan is quick to defend against it.
Tiernan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pacquiaooo sprawls well. Pacquiaooo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tiernan gets slowly back to his feet.
Pacquiaooo is looking for a counter combo.
Tiernan throws a sloppy head kick and Pacquiaooo moves out of range easily.
Tiernan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mannyyy Pacquiaooo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Tiernan.

Tiernan gets a takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan controlling the action here.

Pacquiaooo kicks Tiernan off and gets back to his feet.

Tiernan gets a clinch.
Tiernan prevents Pacquiaooo from breaking the clinch.

Tiernan jumps into guard, dragging Pacquiaooo to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Pacquiaooo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tiernan on the ground.
Pacquiaooo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tiernan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Let's hope that Tiernan has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Tiernan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tiernan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Tiernan stands and steps away. Pacquiaooo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Tiernan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pacquiaooo swivels and escapes.

Tiernan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Tiernan gets to his feet. Pacquiaooo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Tiernan throws a body kick that misses.
Pacquiaooo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Pacquiaooo leaves Tiernan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tiernan misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Tiernan 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!

Tiernan fails with the takedown.
Pacquiaooo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Pacquiaooo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tiernan.

Tiernan gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Tiernan manages to break the clinch.
Tiernan shoots in for a takedown but Pacquiaooo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiernan dives in for a single leg takedown but Pacquiaooo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Mannyyy Pacquiaooo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Tiernan.
Tiernan scores with a hook to the body. Pacquiaooo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Tiernan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Pacquiaooo!

That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Tiernan are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Tiernan happy to just control the position for now.

Tiernan decides to stand back up. Tiernan steps back and let's Pacquiaooo get back to his feet.
Mannyyy Pacquiaooo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tiernan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pacquiaooo attempts a counter takedown but Tiernan avoids it well and moves away.

Tiernan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pacquiaooo was covering up waiting for the punch and Tiernan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Tiernan sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiaooo wants to stand but Tiernan is controlling the position.
Tiernan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tiernan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pacquiaooo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tiernan won't allow Pacquiaooo to get back to his feet.
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.
Pacquiaooo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tiernan controlling from the top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tiernan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pacquiaooo swivels and escapes.
Tiernan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pacquiaooo swivels and escapes.
Pacquiaooo misses with the combination.

Tiernan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pacquiaooo is trying to escape back to his feet but Tiernan uses the scramble to pass into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Pacquiaooo defending against the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Tiernan is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Pacquiaooo looks calm but he's in trouble here. Tiernan gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Pacquiaooo is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Tiernan lets go of the hold and Pacquiaooo can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Peter Tiernan!
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G S C G energy
A | B
hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
42%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Reddick (ranked 2930 p4p, 2051 weight class) and Jeppe Bjoergen (ranked 327 p4p, 242 weight class). Jeppe Bjoergen is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

183 cm
26
246
2 - 1 - 0
192 cm
20
270
3 - 2 - 0
Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

-

MKFC
HELLBENT


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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roy Reddick !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeppe Bjoergen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjoergen lands with a shot to the body.
Roy Reddick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reddick is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Bjoergen moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeppe Bjoergen!
An out of breath Jeppe Bjoergen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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B
G S C G energy
A | B
hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
100%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yip Man Iii (ranked 1980 p4p, 2625 weight class) and Adam Barnes (ranked 251 p4p, 318 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.

182 cm
18
165
4 - 2 - 0
180 cm
20
169
3 - 1 - 0
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Hardcore Sports Nutrition
Threads of HARDCORE

MKFC
Voodoo Nutrition


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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yip Man Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Adam Barnes!
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!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Man Iii, as that shot connected.
It looks like Adam Barnes has been cut.
Barnes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A big left from Man Iii misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barnes! But no joy.
Man Iii 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.
Barnes slips a straight right by Man Iii.
Man Iii paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Man Iii tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Man Iii swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Man Iii throws a hook but Barnes blocks it.
Barnes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Man Iii throws out the jab.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Man Iii looks to land a left hand but Barnes moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Man Iii. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Man Iii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Man Iii. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Man Iii moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes lands a right hook to the body.
A big right from Man Iii misses.
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Man Iii is just out of range.
Man Iii connects with the punch.
Man Iii jabs Barnes right on the nose. Barnes blinks but takes it well.
Barnes slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man Iii thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man Iii was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Man Iii takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Man Iii throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barnes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Man Iii checks a leg kick.
Barnes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Man Iii lands the left hand.
Barnes is rocked!
Man Iii throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Man Iii digs a good hook to Barnes's body.
Man Iii throws a shot to the body.
Barnes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Man Iii thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Barnes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes cracks a nice hook into Man Iii's ribs.
Man Iii throws a jab when Barnes was well out of range.
Barnes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Man Iii rather than just go for the knockout.
Barnes lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Man Iii misses with a straight left.
Man Iii throws a hook but Barnes avoids it easily.
Man Iii misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man Iii misses with a hook.
Man Iii rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barnes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barnes connects with a nice looking jab.
Man Iii throws an overhand right that lands on Barnes's shoulder, as Barnes tries to avoid the shot.
Barnes defending well as Man Iii loads up on a big left hand.
Man Iii is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnes.
A bone on bone clash there as Man Iii blocks the leg kick.
The fighters circling - Man Iii throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Man Iii scores with a jab.
Barnes defending well as Man Iii loads up on a big left hand.
Man Iii misses with a straight left.
Barnes takes one on the button.
Barnes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Man Iii checks a leg kick nicely.
Man Iii throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man Iii.
A telegraphed right hand from Man Iii misses the target.
The fighters circling - Man Iii throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Man Iii.
Man Iii missing with a left hand there. Barnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Man Iii throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
Man Iii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yip Man Iii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes works Man Iii's body with a nice hook.
Man Iii slips a jab from Barnes.
A little feinted left hand from Man Iii on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
Man Iii misses with a straight left.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Man Iii.
Man Iii is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Man Iii 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.
Man Iii looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Man Iii sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
Man Iii misses with an uppercut
and Barnes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barnes defending well as Man Iii loads up on a big left hand.
Man Iii throws a hook but Barnes avoids it easily.
Barnes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Man Iii misses the target.
A punch combination from Barnes misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes lands a body shot.
Good work by Man Iii as he checks the leg kick.
Man Iii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A right-left combo lands from Barnes.
Barnes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barnes throws a good cross that connects.
Barnes lands with a nice combination. Man Iii backs away looking to recover.
Man Iii looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Barnes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Man Iii swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Man Iii misses with an uppercut. Barnes saw that one coming.
Barnes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Man Iii.
Sloppy strikes from Barnes. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnes connects with a looping right hand.
Man Iii throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barnes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barnes throws a body punch but Man Iii moves out of range.
Man Iii keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barnes.
Man Iii throws out a powerful jab.
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 Yip Man Iii will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Adam Barnes's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Man Iii tests Barnes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Some wild striking there from Barnes.
Barnes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barnes goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A swing and a miss from Man Iii.
Good standup being displayed there by Barnes as he connects with a hook.
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Man Iii.
Barnes scores with a jab to the jaw.
Barnes with a nice cross.
Barnes thuds a left hand into Man Iii's body.
Yip Man Iii is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man Iii throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Barnes to counter with a crisp jab.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Barnes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barnes thuds a left hand into Man Iii's body.
Barnes with a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Barnes there.
Man Iii misses with a straight left.
Barnes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes throws a solid leg kick but Man Iii takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barnes.
A big right from Man Iii misses.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Man Iii rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Man Iii smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Man Iii darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Barnes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
Man Iii throws a hook but Barnes blocks it.
Man Iii throws out a loose jab but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man Iii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Barnes lands a nice hook to Man Iii's body. Man Iii takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Man Iii misses with a looping right.
Barnes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Man Iii.
Barnes tests Man Iii's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barnes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Man Iii misses.
Man Iii backing away here, and Barnes unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Barnes staying out of range there.
Barnes slips under a jab from Man Iii.
Barnes scores with a hook to the body. Man Iii takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Man Iii sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Barnes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Man Iii.
Barnes throws a combination. Man Iii tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Man Iii misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barnes! But no joy.
Man Iii misses with a looping right.
Barnes misses with a hook.
Man Iii misses with an uppercut. Barnes saw that one coming.
Barnes unleashes a big counter combination but Man Iii bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Man Iii misses with an uppercut.
Barnes tried to score with a low kick but Man Iii checks it.
A little feinted left hand from Man Iii on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Some wild striking there from Barnes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man Iii pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Adam Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnes cracks Man Iii with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Man Iii pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Man Iii misses.
Man Iii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes.
The crowd cheers as Barnes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Man Iii doesn't seem phased though.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Man Iii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Man Iii throws a body shot but no joy.
Man Iii misses the shot to the body.
Barnes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barnes throws a body shot but no joy.
Barnes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Man Iii fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Barnes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man Iii throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barnes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Man Iii looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man Iii fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barnes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barnes throws a looping overhand right but Man Iii ducks down to avoid it.
Barnes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barnes is breathing heavily.
Barnes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Man Iii jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice side step and Barnes releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Man Iii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man Iii throws an off balance right hand
and Barnes counters with a good low kick that Man Iii was not able to check.
The crowd cheers as Man Iii lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barnes doesn't seem phased though.
Barnes is still on wobbly legs! Can Man Iii finish him?
Barnes connects with a solid leg kick.
Man Iii is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnes.
Barnes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Barnes throws a shot from downtown. Man Iii moves away and avoids it.
Barnes ducks into an uppercut from Man Iii and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yip Man Iii!
During a confident post fight interview, Yip Man Iii thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
S C
A
G S C
B
G S C G energy
A | B
hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
91%

 

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Cristos (ranked 1222 p4p, 2271 weight class) and Yero Bassole (ranked 152 p4p, 257 weight class). Yero Bassole has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

169 cm
19
145
4 - 2 - 0
170 cm
20
146
3 - 2 - 0
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Conquer

Conquer


Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manuel Cristos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yero Bassole!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cristos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bassole.
Bassole looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bassole uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cristos.
Bassole works Cristos's body with a nice hook.
Cristos has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bassole.
A telegraphed right hand from Cristos misses the target.
Bassole lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cristos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bassole moves away.
Bassole scores with a shot to the body.
Cristos misses with a lunging right hand
and Bassole counters with a nice uppercut.
Bassole tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cristos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cristos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Cristos moves into range and clinches up with Bassole.

Cristos pulls Bassole into guard.
Cristos on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cristos tries to get out of the position.
Bassole not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bassole is fighting to break Cristos's control of his arms but Cristos is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Cristos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bassole can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cristos managing to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cristos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bassole must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cristos holds on and takes a little breather.
Bassole pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cristos is keeping the position for now.
Bassole keeps trying to improve his position.
Cristos wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

Cristos is looking for a triangle but Bassole pushes his legs off easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bassole wants to control from the top but Cristos keeps moving.
Bassole wants to pass the guard but Cristos is keeping the position.

Cristos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cristos seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.

Cristos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bassole wants to control from the top but Cristos keeps moving.
Bassole is pushing down on Cristos's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cristos is fighting to maintain full guard but Bassole has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bassole prevents Cristos from improving his position.
Bassole lands strikes from half guard.

Bassole is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cristos sees it coming and defends easily.
Cristos is trying to get back to full guard.
Cristos manages to get to full guard.
Bassole controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cristos looking to control.
Bassole preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cristos keeping moving, preventing Bassole from controlling successfully.
Bassole postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Bassole is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Cristos is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Cristos has escaped and now he's on top!


Bassole has his foot on Cristos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cristos works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Yero Bassole will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bassole just misses with a punch to the body.
Bassole moves away from the strike by Cristos.
Bassole tries to clinch but Cristos moves out of range.
Bassole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cristos looks to land a right hand but Bassole moved out of range.
Bassole doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cristos tries to clinch but Bassole is having none of it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bassole darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cristos lands with a right hand.
Cristos takes a swing at Bassole's ribcage but misses.
Cristos looks to land a right hand but Bassole moved out of range.
Bassole defending well as Cristos loads up on a big left hand.
Bassole tries to clinch there but Cristos circles away.
Cristos misses with a looping right.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bassole scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bassole has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.

Bassole clinches.

Cristos decides to pull guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cristos wants to control the position but Bassole says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Cristos trying to control but Bassole postures up.
Bassole thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bassole is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bassole trying to pass the guard but Cristos defending well.
Cristos controlling the position for now.
Manuel Cristos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bassole with the ground and pound but Cristos uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Bassole is looking to work some ground and pound but Cristos has wrist control.
Cristos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bassole is fighting to break Cristos's control of his arms but Cristos is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bassole trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bassole trying to control the position from guard on top but Cristos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cristos working a defensive guard here.

Bassole avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bassole missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Cristos is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bassole is aware though and is defending well.
Bassole throws a strike but Cristos rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Cristos wants to control from the top but Bassole keeps moving.

Cristos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bassole has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cristos has managed to get both his arms back between Bassole's legs - danger averted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bassole working for a triangle but Cristos defends it easily.
Cristos slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cristos pushing down on Bassole's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Cristos trying to work for an americana but Bassole has managed to regain full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Bassole has his foot on Cristos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cristos works his way back into a safe position though.
Cristos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cristos tries to free his leg and advance position but Bassole is retaining full guard.

Bassole is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cristos defends well.
Bassole wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Bassole looking for a guillotine here but Cristos defends easily.
Cristos wants to pass the guard but Bassole is keeping the position.
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 Manuel Cristos will probably get the nod.
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.

Cristos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bassole.
Bassole connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Bassole.
Cristos looks to land a right hand but Bassole moved out of range.
Yero Bassole seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bassole wants to clinch up but Cristos keeps it at a distance.
Bassole moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bassole lands with a hook. Cristos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cristos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bassole works Cristos's body with a nice hook.
Bassole defending well as Cristos loads up on a big left hand.
Bassole scores with a jab.
Bassole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cristos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bassole sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Bassole on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cristos walks into a straight right hand from Bassole.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bassole fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bassole takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bassole comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bassole throws a sloppy head kick and Cristos moves out of range easily.
Bassole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cristos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bassole catches Cristos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bassole slips under a jab from Cristos.
Bassole throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cristos throws a lazy right hand but Bassole sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cristos throws a big shot that misses.
Bassole fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bassole tries to clinch there but Cristos circles away.
Bassole scoring well with a low kick there.
Bassole uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cristos.
Bassole is looking to slow Cristos down with leg kicks.
Bassole scores with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bassole looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cristos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cristos was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bassole feints and then cracks Cristos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cristos down.
Bassole tries to clinch up but Cristos circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice defenses there by Bassole.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bassole feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cristoss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bassole takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cristos just misses with a punch to the body.
Cristos throws a looping overhand right but Bassole ducks down to avoid it.
Manuel Cristos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cristos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bassole throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Cristos tries to keep at a distance but Bassole has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cristos misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bassole creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bassole lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cristos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bassole blocks a body shot from Cristos.

Cristos successfully pulls guard.
Cristos keeping moving, preventing Bassole from controlling successfully.
Cristos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cristos working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bassole postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Cristos is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bassole, into his guard.


Bassole is looking for a triangle but Cristos pushes his legs off easily.
Cristos trying to control but Bassole is working from the bottom.
Cristos stopping the sweep attempt from Bassole.
Cristos is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bassole working a defensive guard here.
Bassole keeping moving, preventing Cristos from controlling successfully.
Bassole keeping full guard, as Cristos tries to pass.

Bassole is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Cristos has his hands clasped together but Bassole extends and breaks Cristos's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Bassole.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yero Bassole!
Yero Bassole is the new featherweight champion!
Yero Bassole 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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RATING
39%

 

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wilmerr Fudd (ranked 1570 p4p, 2471 weight class) and Knife Face (ranked 235 p4p, 353 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

175 cm
27
184
5 - 1 - 0
176 cm
26
179
3 - 1 - 0
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
KO power
Good wrestler
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Conquer
Urban Fighter

The Dirty Needle Project


Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wilmerr Fudd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Knife Face!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Face takes one on the button.
We've been hearing reports that Fudd has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.

Face changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Fudd looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Face lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Fudd is holding Face down, trying to stall.
Fudd wants to control but Face postures up.
Face working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Face working the ground and pound.
Face lands an elbow.
Face scoring with punches and elbows.
Fudd tries to bench press Face off him but Face keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fudd wants to control but Face postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fudd is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Face's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Nice strikes from Face there.
Fudd gets back to full guard.
Face preventing the sweep.
Fudd is working hard here to advance position.
Face must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Face working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fudd manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Face manages to get himself to full guard.

Fudd throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Face works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Face is looking to stand up but Fudd isn't so interested in that idea.
Fudd working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fudd with a flurry of punches that miss.

Face has his feet on Fudd's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Face closes the distance and clinches up with Fudd, looking for a takedown. Face pushes Fudd against the cage but Fudd circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fudd drops down looking for a counter takedown but Face sprawls and moves away.

Face feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Face stopping the sweep attempt from Fudd.
Face works over Fudd with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fudd 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.
Fudd keeping moving, preventing Face from controlling successfully.
Fudd looking to hit a scissor sweep but Face is one step ahead there.
Fudd keeping moving, preventing Face from controlling successfully.
Fudd has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fudd looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Face's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Face preventing the sweep.
Fudd has momentary wrist control but Face slips an elbow through the middle.
Face controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Fudd wants to sweep but no luck.
Fudd is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
No luck for Face with that takedown attempt.
Face doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fudd makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wilmerr Fudd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Knife Face.

Face feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Fudd is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Face stopping the sweep attempt from Fudd.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fudd is on top in guard.

Fudd works over Face with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Knife Face dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Fudd wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Horrible takedown attempt by Fudd or perhaps it was just good defense by Face, which made it look bad.
Face shoots in for a takedown but Fudd shows good takedown defense.
Fudd attempts a counter takedown but Face avoids it well and moves away.

Face changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Fudd looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fudd is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Fudd has hold of Face's hands but Face slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fudd is looking to control Face's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fudd avoid being mounted?
Face is keen to just control but Fudd is a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Face landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fudd slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fudd striking off his back but it's not causing Face any problems.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fudd lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Face has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fudd stops Face from standing up.
Fudd scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fudd throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Face works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Face wants to get back to his feet but Fudd is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fudd with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fudd working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Face's head.
Face is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fudd wants to control from the top but Face keeps moving.
Fudd in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Face can do anything to dispel that myth.
Face utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fudd trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fudd throwing strikes but missing.
Fudd with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fudd postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Face manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Fudd prevents a takedown attempt there.
Face changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fudd fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wilmerr Fudd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Knife Face.
Face dives in and grabs Fudd's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fudd pushes down on Face's head and hops out.
Horrible takedown attempt by Fudd or perhaps it was just good defense by Face, which made it look bad.
Fudd displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Face.
Fudd darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Face has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Fudd scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Knife Face has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Face makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Face has his takedown stuffed
and Fudd counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Face fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fudd lands with a good body shot.
Face tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fudd swivels and escapes.

Face shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fudd is trying is best to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fudd is trying to control but can't.
Fudd moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Face throws a strike but Fudd rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fudd stops Face from standing up.
Fudd is looking to work some ground and pound but Face has wrist control.
Fudd trying to control the position from guard on top but Face is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fudd won't allow Face to get back to his feet.
Fudd controlling from the top position.
Fudd lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Face pushes Fudd off and gets back to his feet.
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 Wilmerr Fudd will probably get the nod.
That's time! Fudd's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!


Face closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Face lands in his opponent's guard.
Fudd is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Face throwing strikes from guard but Fudd blocks nicely.
Fudd manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Face manages to get himself to full guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Face is looking to stand up but Fudd isn't so interested in that idea.
Fudd is working Face over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
It looks like Knife Face has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fudd is standing up over Face. Face looks to escape but Fudd dives into side control.
Face is pushing Fudd's head away, looking to escape. Fudd manages to hold on to the position though.
Fudd fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Face is working to avoid the ground and pound but Fudd connects with a decent elbow.
Fudd scoring with punches from side control.
Fudd sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Face is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Fudd landing a few strikes.
Face taking punishment in the form of punches.
Fudd lands a decent elbow from side control.
Fudd is working Face over with some ground and pound from side control.
Face is rocked!

Face explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Face is still on wobbly legs! Can Fudd finish him?
Fudd connects with a right that clearly hurt Face. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Fudd proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Face collapses and taps out under the pressure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wilmerr Fudd!
Wilmerr Fudd 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.
The defeated Knife Face had this to say: 'Some things to work on, I'll be back.'.
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hype
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pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
54%

 

 
 
 
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