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Dominance XVI PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Horacio Hornblower (ranked 3998 p4p, 4007 weight class) and Jean Blanc (ranked 372 p4p, 374 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Horacio Hornblower !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Blanc!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hornblower changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hornblower digs a good hook to Blanc's body.
Blanc changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hornblower tries to avoid it but Blanc manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hornblower to the ground. Hornblower escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Blanc looks for the body kick but Hornblower saw that one coming.
Hornblower ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blanc moves away.
Hornblower cracks Blanc with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hornblower is defended easily by Blanc.
Hornblower tries for a takedown but Blanc sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We've been hearing reports that Hornblower has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hornblower throws a half hearted mid kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hornblower .
Blanc tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hornblower will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Horacio Hornblower . That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hornblower closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Blanc did well to prevent Hornblower getting side control.
Hornblower takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Blanc blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hornblower .
Blanc is controlling Hornblower 's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Blanc is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hornblower pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hornblower looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Blanc is looking to escape.
Hornblower tries to pass to full mount but Blanc defends it.
Blanc wants to control but Hornblower is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hornblower 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.
Hornblower sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blanc defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hornblower throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hornblower not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hornblower is keen to just control but Blanc is a slippery customer.
Blanc wants to get back to his feet.
Hornblower thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blanc's head.
Hornblower works his way into full mount!
Hornblower throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Blanc is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hornblower avoids the attempt from Blanc to control.
Hornblower punching from mount but Blanc doing a good job of avoiding damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hornblower in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanc tries to reverse the position but Hornblower maintains control.
Poor strikes thrown by Hornblower there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Hornblower dominating with strikes here.
Blanc is looking to improve his position but Hornblower isn't that keen on the idea.
Hornblower throws some wild stikes that Blanc manages to avoid easily.
The referee warns Blanc that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Blanc tries to hold on but Hornblower postures up.
Blanc reaches up and pulls Hornblower towards him, trying to control the position. Hornblower manages to get a guillotine from the mount though! This could be big trouble for Blanc! Blanc tries to roll over - now Hornblower is on the bottom but the guillotine is really deep and Blanc has to tap out! Great work there by Hornblower !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Horacio Hornblower !
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Might Y Young (ranked 24227 p4p, 24040 weight class) and William Smyth (ranked 645 p4p, 641 weight class). William Smyth has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Might Y Young's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Might Y Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, William Smyth!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young misses with a takedown
and Smyth counters with a nice leg kick.
Smyth lands with a thumping leg kick.
Young changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Young throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smyth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smyth with the inside leg kick.
Smyth pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smyth looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Young!
Smyth has an Americana. Young didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Smyth is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Smyth hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). William Smyth!
A very excited looking William Smyth made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Might Y Young stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm still the best'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dean Bailey Jr (ranked 5717 p4p, 5376 weight class) and Ellis Rowards (ranked 608 p4p, 589 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dean Bailey Jr !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ellis Rowards!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailey Jr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bailey Jr throws a leg kick
and Rowards counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rowards stands up from Bailey Jr 's guard - Rowards perhaps looking for a knockout.
Bailey Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rowards checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bailey Jr moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bailey Jr gets tackled into the cage by Rowards. Rowards maintains the clinch.
Bailey Jr wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bailey Jr is trying to force a seperation but Rowards has the dominant position.
Rowards jumps guard.
Rowards is looking to stand back up but Bailey Jr counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Rowards.
Bailey Jr prevents Rowards from improving his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bailey Jr performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey Jr stands up from half guard.
Bailey Jr gets caught flat footed, as Rowards shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bailey Jr wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Rowards manages to pass to side control.
Rowards lands with a punch from half guard.
Rowards content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rowards is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bailey Jr has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rowards moves into full mount! Bailey Jr won't be happy about that!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rowards takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rowards is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Bailey Jr is surviving well by controlling Rowards's body position as best he can.
Rowards lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bailey Jr wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Bailey Jr is breathing heavily.
Rowards with shots to the head and body - Bailey Jr looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rowards controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rowards is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Bailey Jr to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Bailey Jr shrugs it off.
Rowards lands a big shot there that rocks Bailey Jr but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bailey Jr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rowards on the ground.
Bailey Jr taking shots to the head.
Rowards lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Rowards with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rowards with the ground and pound from mount.
Rowards looking to secure an arm triangle but Bailey Jr defends it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ellis Rowards dominated that round.
That's time! Bailey Jr 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rowards takes the fight into the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Bailey Jr has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Rowards pulls guard.
Bailey Jr wanted to stand there but Rowards had control of the position.
Bailey Jr wants to control from the top but Rowards keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rowards is on top in guard.
Rowards is pushing down on Bailey Jr 's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bailey Jr is fighting to maintain full guard but Rowards has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rowards wants to control but Bailey Jr is keeping him busy.
Rowards is looking to advance position but Bailey Jr won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rowards with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bailey Jr might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rowards missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rowards trying to control the pace.
Rowards moves nicely into side control.
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.
Rowards working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Rowards works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Rowards passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Bailey Jr !
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rowards controlling the pace for now.
Rowards landing shots from mount.
Rowards looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rowards has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rowards is standing up, even though he is in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Rowards with that takedown attempt.
Rowards closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bailey Jr tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Rowards has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rowards looking to secure an arm triangle but Bailey Jr defends it well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rowards is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Bailey Jr is surviving well by controlling Rowards's body position as best he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ellis Rowards showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rowards tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bailey Jr sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rowards somewhat.
Bailey Jr changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Rowards looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rowards slips nicely into half guard.
Rowards is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rowards sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rowards working the head and body with strikes.
Ellis Rowards has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rowards is taking a breather. Bailey Jr says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Let's hope that Rowards 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rowards is continuing to stall.
Dean Bailey Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ground and pound from Rowards.
Rowards is taking a breather. Bailey Jr says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey Jr on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bailey Jr tries to get out of the position.
Rowards slips a nice elbow through Bailey Jr 's hands, connecting with Bailey Jr 's forehead.
Nice strikes from Rowards there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nice strikes from Rowards there.
Rowards drops an elbow to the side of Bailey Jr 's head.
Rowards decides to stand and escape the position.
Rowards scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dean Bailey Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rowards will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rowards shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bailey Jr defends it nicely.
Dean Bailey Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ellis Rowards.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rowards waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bailey Jr .
Rowards shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bailey Jr sprawls well. Bailey Jr wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rowards gets slowly back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ellis Rowards comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rowards winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ellis Rowards!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rueben Hoyt (ranked 6506 p4p, 2479 weight class) and Sirus Hall (ranked 636 p4p, 328 weight class). Hall has chosen Thin Lizzy - Cold Sweat as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rueben Hoyt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sirus Hall!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoyt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hoyt connects with a high kick.
Hoyt misses with a body kick.
Hall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters circling - Hoyt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice combo by Hall! Oh, that's hurt him - Hoyt falls to the canvas and Hall follows him into side control.
 Hoyt is rocked!
 It looks like Rueben Hoyt has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Hoyt is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Hall yanks on the arm and Hoyt is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Hall.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sirus Hall!
Our winner, Sirus Hall, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Timm Cutt (ranked 5797 p4p, 3234 weight class) and Gagong UnEqual (ranked 450 p4p, 318 weight class). UnEqual is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kabet New Version. Gagong UnEqual will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Timm Cutt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gagong UnEqual!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cutt misses with an uppercut
and UnEqual counters by moving into the clinch.
UnEqual jumps into guard, dragging Cutt to the mat.
Cutt content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because UnEqual has locked up a guillotine! UnEqual's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Cutt is holding on here and UnEqual must be using up a lot of energy. Cutt has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! UnEqual gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gagong UnEqual!
A victorious Gagong UnEqual thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brady Helix (ranked 1768 p4p, 1193 weight class) and Breno Pinheiro (ranked 226 p4p, 156 weight class). Helix comes to the cage accompanied by Embedded by Job For A Cowboy. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brady Helix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Breno Pinheiro!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinheiro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Helix scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pinheiro is looking to clinch.
Pinheiro fails with a takedown attempt.
Pinheiro dives in and grabs Helix's left leg, looking for a takedown. Helix pushes down on Pinheiro's head and hops out.
An attempted straight right counter from Helix misses the target.
Pinheiro works Helix's body with a nice hook.
Good leg kick by Helix.
Pinheiro clinches up with Helix and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinheiro tries to throw a body punch but Helix avoids it by throwing Pinheiro back against the cage.
Pinheiro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Helix misses with a punch to the body.
Helix tries for a takedown but Pinheiro manages to get underhooks.
Pinheiro misses with a punch to the body.
Helix has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pinheiro is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinheiro misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Helix.
Helix drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brady Helix. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Helix is looking to take this one to the mat.
Helix is trying to drag Pinheiro to the mat but Pinheiro just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pinheiro gets through Helix's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Helix is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Pinheiro can't fight it off and eventually Helix manages to take the fight to the floor. Pinheiro looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Helix stopping the sweep attempt from Pinheiro.
Helix controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pinheiro is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Helix is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinheiro being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Helix postures up.
Helix tries to free his leg and advance position but Pinheiro is retaining full guard.
Pinheiro looking to control.
Pinheiro wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pinheiro dips to his left and cracks Helix with an uppercut!
Helix is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Helix closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pinheiro to the mat! Pinheiro manages to get full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pinheiro is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Helix is controlling him.
Helix is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinheiro keeping full guard, as Helix tries to pass.
Helix avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Helix not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Helix lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Helix sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Pinheiro wants to get back to his feet but Helix is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pinheiro working a defensive guard here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pinheiro tries to clinch but Helix is having none of it.
Helix changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Pinheiro cracks Helix with an open hand slap.
Pinheiro shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Helix tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pinheiro swivels and escapes.
Pinheiro shoots in for a takedown but Helix shows good takedown defense.
Helix shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Helix showed some decent athleticism there.
Pinheiro scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Helix manages to mount him!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brady Helix dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pinheiro shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Helix as he avoids it easily.
Helix pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pinheiro fails with a takedown attempt.
Pinheiro is looking to clinch but Helix is avoiding it.
Helix keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Helix misses with a wild body shot.
Pinheiro misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinheiro moves out of range as Helix strikes.
Pinheiro changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Helix throws a wild body kick that Pinheiro sees coming a mile off.
Pinheiro wants to clinch
and Helix makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Helix is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pinheiro can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helix throws an overhand right that lands on Pinheiro's shoulder, as Pinheiro tries to avoid the shot.
Pinheiro fails to land with a series of punches.
Helix tries to counter with a takedown but Pinheiro is quick to defend against it.
Pinheiro leaves Helix with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pinheiro shoots in and drives through. Helix sprawls well.
Brady Helix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Breno Pinheiro.
Helix closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Helix is staying tight to Pinheiro's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Helix seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Pinheiro for as long as he can get away with.
Helix tries to advance position but instead Pinheiro slips a leg back in to half guard.
Helix controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinheiro on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pinheiro slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Helix is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Helix stopping the sweep attempt from Pinheiro.
Helix is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Pinheiro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helix preventing the sweep.
Helix trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Helix is working hard here to advance position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Helix is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Helix closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pinheiro quickly recovers to half guard.
Helix works his way into side control.
Helix working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helix scores with a couple of short elbows.
Helix remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Helix working the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pinheiro can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pinheiro is working to avoid the ground and pound but Helix connects with a decent elbow.
Helix controls the position.
Helix tries to move into full mount but can't pass Pinheiro's legs.
Helix is putting a hurting on Pinheiro here, landing some big shots from side control.
 Pinheiro is rocked!
Helix is chipping away with strikes.
Pinheiro is still in real trouble! Can Helix finish him?
Helix in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Helix grinds an elbow into Pinheiro's temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Helix remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
A big shot lands for Helix! That's hurt Pinheiro! Will he recover? Helix fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brady Helix!
After the big win, Brady Helix made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Conquer and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Minato Ichika (ranked 3957 p4p, 5350 weight class) and Jamal Lloyd (ranked 368 p4p, 432 weight class). Lloyd has chosen Woke up this Morning- Alabama 3 as his entrance music. Minato Ichika has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140
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Counter fighter
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Minato Ichika!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamal Lloyd!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Ichika shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lloyd swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ichika will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lloyd! But no joy.
Ichika closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lloyd's guard.
Ichika's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ichika passes Lloyd's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ichika looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ichika is trying to control the action in half guard but Lloyd is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ichika is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lloyd has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ichika trying to control the action but Lloyd is working from the bottom.
Ichika is looking for a kimura here.
Ichika is trying to work for a kimura but Lloyd is defending well.
Ichika is looking for a kimura but Lloyd is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ichika to get the leverage.
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.
Lloyd wants to control but Ichika is keeping busy.
Ichika is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ichika is trying to control. Lloyd wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ichika wants to work for an arm triangle but Lloyd is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ichika is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ichika seems to be looking for submissions.
Lloyd has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ichika is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ichika is trying to control the action in half guard but Lloyd is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ichika stalling away here and it's allowed Lloyd to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ichika trying to control the position from guard on top but Lloyd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ichika is looking to advance position but Lloyd has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Ichika regains half guard.
Lloyd not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lloyd throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've been informed that Lloyd has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Lloyd looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ichika tries to roll over but Lloyd keeps him under control.
Lloyd trying to control from Ichika's half guard. Ichika has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Lloyd must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lloyd avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lloyd avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ichika is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lloyd looking to pass the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Minato Ichika dominated that round.
That's time! Ichika's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice sprawl there from Lloyd as Ichika shoots in.
It seemed like Lloyd was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lloyd stuffs the takedown.
Ichika will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lloyd throws out a counter right but Ichika avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Minato Ichika. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ichika shoots for a takedown but Lloyd saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A nice side step and Lloyd releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ichika fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ichika shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lloyd as he jumps to the side.
It seemed like Lloyd was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ichika looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ichika bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ichika has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Ichika slows the pace down.
Ichika working away.
Lloyd is looking for a sweep.
Ichika tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ichika has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lloyd really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ichika. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lloyd is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ichika taking a breather here.
Lloyd is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ichika is trying to get an arm triangle but Lloyd is defending well.
Lloyd is trying to improve his position.
Ichika trying to control the position but Lloyd is working away.
Ichika working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ichika working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ichika is trying to get an arm triangle but Lloyd is defending well.
Lloyd wants to control but Ichika postures up.
Lloyd is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ichika wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lloyd, who protects the arm well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ichika is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lloyd knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ichika trying to control the position but Lloyd is working away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Minato Ichika dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Horrible takedown attempt by Ichika or perhaps it was just good defense by Lloyd, which made it look bad.
Lloyd looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ichika misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lloyd looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ichika with a poor takedown
and Lloyd counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Minato Ichika. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ichika has a takedown stuffed.
A nice side step and Lloyd releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ichika shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lloyd as he avoids it easily.
Ichika shoots for a takedown but Lloyd saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lloyd appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ichika closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lloyd's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ichika trying to control but Lloyd is working from the bottom.
Lloyd throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Ichika stays in close to Lloyd's body and controls the position.
Lloyd is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ichika defends well.
Ichika is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ichika stands and throws Lloyd's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lloyd is trying to control Ichika's posture but Ichika avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd is looking to reverse the position.
Ichika is trying to get an arm triangle but Lloyd is defending well.
Lloyd is not content to let Ichika control the position.
Ichika is really struggling to control Lloyd but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Lloyd is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ichika asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lloyd is trying to control Ichika's posture but Ichika avoids it.
Ichika taking a break here but Lloyd is having none of it and regains half guard.
Ichika is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Minato Ichika overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ichika is controlling the pace.
Jamal Lloyd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Minato Ichika is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ichika seems to be looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Minato Ichika.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ichika, 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Minato Ichika!
Our winner, Minato Ichika, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bradley Beast (ranked 1860 p4p, 1196 weight class) and Jake Smith (ranked 246 p4p, 160 weight class). Jake Smith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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213
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bradley Beast!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Smith!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beast connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Smith swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Beast connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beast displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Beast slips under a jab from Smith.
Beast moves away from the strike by Smith.
Smith misses with a shot to the body
letting Beast counter with a right hand.
Beast misses with a wild combination.
Beast looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beast drops Smith with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Smith looks back up at him and smiles so Beast waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beast misses with a straight left.
Beast misses with a body punch
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beast keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Beast appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Beast cracks Smith with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Smith glances at the clock... BAM! Beast nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Smith crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Smith is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bradley Beast!
Bradley Beast spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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