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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Tank (ranked 4671 p4p, 4422 weight class) and Phol Murhaa (ranked 166 p4p, 179 weight class). Phol Murhaa has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ispa Tank's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ispa Tank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Phol Murhaa!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Murhaa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tank checks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some bone on bone action there as Tank checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tank throws out a leg kick but Murhaa moves out of range and Tank only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tank attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tank lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Murhaa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Murhaa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Murhaa tries to work over Tank's front leg with a kick but Tank checks it.
Tank feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Murhaa throws a solid leg kick but Tank takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Murhaa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Murhaa tries to score with a low kick but Tank moves his leg out of the way.
Murhaa misses with a low kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Murhaa throws a leg kick that misses.
As Murhaa backs away, Tank returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Murhaa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tank is able to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa throws a low kick but Tank avoids it.
Murhaa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tank appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Good work by Tank as he checks the leg kick.
Tank fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Murhaa is out of range.
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.
Murhaa wants to land a leg kick but Tank is out of range.
Tank throws a leg kick that is checked
and Murhaa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Murhaa lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tank has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tank and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tank misses with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phol Murhaa dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Murhaa blocks a low kick nicely.
Murhaa tries a quick counter leg kick but Tank is wise to it.
A leg kick checked by Tank.
Tank looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Murhaa throws a solid leg kick but Tank takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Murhaa.
Tank appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tank swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tank throws a leg kick but Murhaa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tank backing away here, and Murhaa unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tank.
Murhaa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tank checks a leg kick.
Tank feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Murhaa tries to work over Tank's front leg with a kick but Tank checks it.
A bone on bone clash there as Tank blocks the leg kick.
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.
Tank will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Murhaa tries a quick counter leg kick but Tank is wise to it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Tank might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Tank is looking to score with low kicks.
Tank misses with a leg kick.
Tank backing away here, and Murhaa unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tank checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tank feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Murhaa checks a leg kick.
Murhaa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tank is able to avoid easily.
Tank half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tank checks a leg kick.
Tank feinted there with a counter leg kick.
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.
Tank checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Murhaa misses with a low kick as Tank jumps back.
Murhaa tries to work over Tank's front leg with a kick but Tank checks it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murhaa blocks a low kick nicely.
Murhaa was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phol Murhaa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Tank's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Murhaa checks a low kick from Tank.
Murhaa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Murhaa checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tank throws a leg kick but Murhaa sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa tries to score with a low kick but Tank moves his leg out of the way.
Tank fires out a quick counter leg kick but Murhaa just manages to avoid it.
Tank checks a low kick from Murhaa.
Tank throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tank motions for Murhaa to come forward. Tank throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Murhaa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Murhaa checks a leg kick.
Phol Murhaa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A bone on bone clash there as Murhaa blocks the leg kick.
Murhaa tries to work over Tank's front leg with a kick but Tank checks it.
Murhaa misses with a low kick as Tank jumps back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tank checks a leg kick.
Tank looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tank checks a low kick from Murhaa.
As Murhaa backs away, Tank returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Tank throws a leg kick but Murhaa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Murhaa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Murhaa checks the leg kick.
Murhaa flicks out a counter leg kick but Tank steps 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.
Murhaa tries a low kick but Tank avoids it.
Tank tried to counter with a leg kick but Murhaa avoided it.
Murhaa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
As Murhaa backs away, Tank returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Murhaa checks a low kick from Tank.
Murhaa was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A clash of legs there as Tank blocks the low kick.
Tank tried to counter with a leg kick but Murhaa avoided it.
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 Ispa Tank.
Well Murhaa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phol Murhaa!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between War Chieftain (ranked 5523 p4p, 5121 weight class) and Ispa Hunt (ranked 400 p4p, 386 weight class). War Chieftain has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, War Chieftain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ispa Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt with a nice cross.
Ispa Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hunt, as that shot connected.
Chieftain throws the kick towards the body but Hunt avoids it.
Chieftain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chieftain doesn't manage to clinch there - Hunt circles away.
No luck for Chieftain with that takedown attempt.
Hunt lands a big uppercut and Chieftain crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Chieftain looks OK. Hunt waves Chieftain back to his feet!
 Chieftain is rocked!
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!
Hunt loads up on a big right hand but Chieftain slips the punch.
Oh Chieftain is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hunt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Hunt.
Chieftain seems to have got his legs back now.
Hunt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chieftain.
Chieftain staying out of range there.
Chieftain was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chieftain moves to clinch but Hunt breaks away
and Hunt counters with a right hand to the body.
Hunt cracks a nice hook into Chieftain's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt lands a big right hand that sends Chieftain crashing to the mat! Hunt stays standing though and waves Chieftain back to his feet!
Chieftain ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Chieftain walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Hunt swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ispa Hunt!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Soap Aandn (ranked 7010 p4p, 5902 weight class) and Julio Marquez (ranked 450 p4p, 415 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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Soap Aandn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julio Marquez!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aandn avoids the body shot from Marquez.
Marquez tries to clinch up but Aandn circles away and keeps his distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marquez.
Marquez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Aandn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marquez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Aandn wanted to stand there but Marquez had control of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aandn tries to free his leg and advance position but Marquez is retaining full guard.
Marquez looking for a sweep. Not yet Marquez, not yet.
Aandn trying to control but Marquez is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquez is pulling down on Aandn's head to control his posture.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Marquez tries to keep at a distance but Aandn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Aandn pulls guard.
Aandn has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Marquez wants to pass the guard but Aandn is keeping the position.
Marquez slips nicely into half guard.
Marquez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Aandn wants to get back to his feet.
Marquez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Aandn's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marquez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Marquez trying to mount his opponent but Aandn defends it.
Marquez throwing shots but Aandn is blocking nicely.
Marquez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Aandn knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Aandn is looking to improve his position.
Marquez is taking a breather. Aandn 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.
Marquez prevents Aandn from improving his position.
Marquez is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Aandn!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Marquez there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Aandn tries to hold on but Marquez pushes him away.
Marquez throwing strikes here but Aandn is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Aandn tries to lock up and control but Marquez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Aandn wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Marquez.
Marquez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Aandn is breathing heavily.
Marquez looking to control but Aandn is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Aandn blocking the ground and pound.
Aandn is trying to escape the mount.
Aandn holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Marquez tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Aandn is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Aandn holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Marquez tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marquez throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Marquez wants to control the pace but Aandn is squirming around nicely.
Aandn tries to hold on but Marquez pushes him away.
Poor strikes thrown by Marquez there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Marquez throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Marquez throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Aandn is squirming around, avoiding Marquez's attempts to control the action.
Marquez lands a big elbow.
Aandn wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Marquez.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marquez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Marquez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Marquez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Marquez has managed to clinch.
Marquez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aandn is fighting off a takedown attempt but Marquez is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Aandn to the mat. Aandn regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Marquez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Aandn looking for a sweep. Not yet Aandn, not yet.
Marquez pushing down on Aandn's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Marquez trying to pass the guard but Aandn defending well.
Marquez works his way into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marquez sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Aandn is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Aandn wants to control but Marquez postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sloppy strikes there by Marquez.
Marquez looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aandn being controlled for a moment.
Marquez throws an elbow but Aandn slips to the side and avoids it well.
Marquez fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Marquez is looking to take a break and control but Aandn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Aandn tries to buck Marquez off but Marquez is having none of it.
Marquez controls the position.
Marquez is trying to ground and pound but Aandn uses the momentary lack of control by Marquez to regain half guard.
Marquez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Aandn trying to hold on to Marquez's head to control him but Marquez postures up.
Aandn is trying to get back to full guard.
Marquez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Marquez works his foot free and advances to mount.
Marquez throws some wild stikes that Aandn manages to avoid easily.
Aandn holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Marquez tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Marquez throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The referee warns Aandn that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Marquez controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aandn sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Marquez in particular looking to stall.
Aandn gets back to full guard.
Marquez is stalling in the full guard.
Marquez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Aandn's guard.
Marquez trying to mount his opponent but Aandn defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marquez prevents Aandn from improving his position.
Aandn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Aandn wants to control but Marquez is keeping busy.
Aandn is staying active underneath Marquez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Marquez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Marquez is thwarting Aandn's attempts to control the position.
Marquez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Marquez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aandn manages to get to full guard.
Aandn can't keep his opponent in guard - Marquez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Marquez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Marquez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Marquez tries to clinch there but Aandn circles away.
Marquez wants to clinch up but Aandn keeps it at a distance.
Marquez clinches with his opponent.
Marquez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Aandn pulls his leg out and moves away.
Marquez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marquez tries to clinch up.
Aandn fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Marquez sprawls well initially but Aandn persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marquez is staying active underneath Aandn, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Marquez is controlling Aandn's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Marquez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marquez wants to get back to full guard but Aandn has passed into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquez is looking for a sweep.
Aandn takes a little break here. Marquez wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Aandn trying to control the action but Marquez is working from the bottom.
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.
Aandn tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Marquez felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Marquez gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquez keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Aandn tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Marquez is looking to chop away at Aandn's legs.
Aandn attempts a counter takedown but Marquez avoids it well and moves away.
Aandn shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Julio Marquez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aandn prevents Marquez from improving his position.
Marquez won't allow Aandn to pass to mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aandn is working for a kimura but Marquez is defending it quite comfortably.
Marquez holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Soap Aandn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marquez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julio Marquez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between The Eagle (ranked 24625 p4p, 4279 weight class) and Jack McGregson (ranked 476 p4p, 362 weight class). Jack McGregson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, The Eagle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack McGregson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eagle shoots in and gets a takedown into McGregson's guard.
Eagle lands a couple of elbows.
Eagle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Eagle postures up in McGregson's guard and throws a big left but McGregson blocks it.
McGregson working a defensive guard here.
Eagle has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
McGregson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
McGregson told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Eagle is in close to McGregson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Eagle scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Eagle lands a couple of digs.
Eagle really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Eagle working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McGregson's head.
McGregson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Eagle is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
McGregson keeping moving, preventing Eagle from controlling successfully.
Eagle landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregson is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Eagle has his hands clasped together but McGregson extends and breaks Eagle's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by McGregson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jack McGregson!
Jack McGregson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Simon Slade really struggled with his weight cut for this fight. After coming in at 220.7, he had two hours to cut the additional weight. He was unable to do so and as a result, his fight with Sig Sauer was cancelled. |
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between JJ Moss (ranked 4123 p4p, 4294 weight class) and Pierre Fortin (ranked 433 p4p, 451 weight class). JJ Moss has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, JJ Moss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pierre Fortin!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fortin swings widly with a right hand
and Moss moves into the clinch.
Moss misses with a punch on the inside.
Fortin breaks the clinch.
Moss avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fortin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fortin wants it to stay on the feet.
Fortin lands a leg kick that knocks Moss off balance momentarily.
Fortin is looking to clinch but Moss is avoiding it.
Fortin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Moss counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moss avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Moss passes into half guard.
Moss definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss content to control rather than advance.
Moss not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Moss trying to control from Fortin's half guard. Fortin has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Fortin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Moss. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fortin trying to keep a closed guard but Moss is proving a slippery customer.
Fortin trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Moss throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fortin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fortin working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Moss has passed into half guard!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Fortin actively working from the bottom here.
Moss throwing shots but Fortin is blocking nicely.
Moss is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fortin is looking to control Moss's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fortin avoid being mounted?
Fortin is defending against the submission attempts here by Moss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moss with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Fortin is trying to get back to full guard.
Moss is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fortin is just riding it out for now. Moss eventually gives up the hold.
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.
Moss is working for a kimura but Fortin is defending it quite comfortably.
Fortin wants to control but Moss is keeping busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fortin might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Moss haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
JJ Moss dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Moss swats away the attempt to clinch by Fortin.
Fortin has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Fortin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Moss is looking to counter the offense by Fortin and move into the clinch.
Fortin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moss.
Moss darts in looking for a takedown but Fortin gets double underhooks and turns Moss into the cage.
Fortin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fortin throws a punch but it's blocked by Moss.
Moss keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fortin's efforts to push away.
Fortin has Moss pressed against the cage, preventing Moss from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fortin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortin scores with a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Fortin.
Pierre Fortin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fortin shoots in and drives through. Moss sprawls well.
Fortin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fortin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Moss is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fortin can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss ducks under a wild hook from Fortin.
Fortin is looking to clinch.
Moss tries to counter with a takedown but Fortin is quick to defend against it.
Moss misses with a hook.
Moss swings widly with a right hand
letting Fortin counter with a right hand.
Moss looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Fortin!
Fortin parries the strikes from Moss easily there. Moss is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Fortin to escape.
Moss working the ground and pound but Fortin is defending the strikes.
Moss is trying to ground and pound but Fortin uses the momentary lack of control by Moss to regain half guard.
Fortin is not content to let Moss control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moss is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fortin is just riding it out for now. Moss eventually gives up the hold.
Moss seems to be working for a kimura but Fortin defends the submission attempt.
Fortin tries to get to full guard but Moss has control of the leg.
Moss is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Moss.
Fortin is trying to get back to full guard.
Moss is looking for a kimura but Fortin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Moss to get the leverage.
Moss sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Moss wants to control but Fortin is keeping him busy.
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.
Moss is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Fortin is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). JJ Moss!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eugene Lawrence (ranked 4965 p4p, 5386 weight class) and Cody Watson (ranked 528 p4p, 556 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eugene Lawrence !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cody Watson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawrence closes the distance and pushes Watson back into the cage.
Watson is trying to trip Lawrence . He has hold of a leg but Lawrence is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Watson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Lawrence manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Watson manages to get himself to full guard.
Lawrence sitting in guard here, content to control.
Watson keeping moving, preventing Lawrence from controlling successfully.
Watson is trying to control the position but Lawrence postures up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Watson can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lawrence defends well.
Lawrence definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Watson keeping moving, preventing Lawrence from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Watson keeping moving, preventing Lawrence from controlling successfully.
Lawrence is pushing down on Watson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Watson is fighting to maintain full guard but Lawrence has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lawrence trying to control from half guard but Watson is working away.
Well, if Lawrence is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Lawrence is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Watson tries to kick Lawrence off but Lawrence keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
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.
Watson is looking to improve his position.
Watson pushes Lawrence off and gets back to his feet.
Watson shoots in and gets a takedown into Lawrence 's guard.
Lawrence is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lawrence pushes a forearm under Watson's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Watson is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eugene Lawrence !
An out of breath Eugene Lawrence 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gman Writ (ranked 3479 p4p, 4798 weight class) and Dan Shaw (ranked 141 p4p, 171 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gman Writ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dan Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Writ as Shaw shoots in.
Writ closes the distance and clinches.
Shaw gets control of Writ's arms and successfully pulls guard. Shaw will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Writ wants to control from the top but Shaw keeps moving.
Shaw looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Writ is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Shaw is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Shaw has escaped and now he's on top!
Writ seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Shaw is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Shaw slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
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 Writ is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw pulls Writ in close to prevent any damage.
Writ works over Shaw with some ground and pound from guard.
Writ postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Writ might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Writ tries to free his leg and advance position but Shaw is retaining full guard.
Writ throwing strikes from guard but Shaw blocks nicely.
Shaw keeping moving, preventing Writ from controlling successfully.
Writ looking to pass the guard.
Writ working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two 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.
Writ passes into half guard.
Shaw is holding on to half guard well.
Shaw is looking to escape.
Shaw is not content to let Writ control the position.
Writ thows a huge punch but Shaw dodges it nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Writ wants to control but Shaw is keeping him busy.
Writ sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Writ tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Writ looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Writ maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Shaw could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Writ has cracked it and Shaw is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Writ!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gman Writ!
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