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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Hunt (ranked 2615 p4p, 24903 weight class) and Soap Aandn (ranked 276 p4p, 489 weight class). Ispa Hunt 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ispa Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Soap Aandn!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnem�ki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt throws a big shot that misses.
Hunt leaves Aandn with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hunt misses the shot to the body.
And Aandn tries to counter it with a takedown but Hunt pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hunt scores with a hook to the body. Aandn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ispa Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aandn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hunt's waist but Hunt gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Aandn off to one side.
Donk. Hunt catches Aandn right on the button with a cross.
Aandn takes one to the chin there.
Hunt scores with a hook to the body. Aandn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hunt throws a series of punches but Aandn avoids them all with ease.
Aandn walks into a straight right hand from Hunt.
 Aandn is rocked!
Hunt thuds a left hand into Aandn's body.
Aandn is still on wobbly legs! Can Hunt finish him?
Aandn looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt scores with a body shot.
Aandn seems to have recovered his senses.
Hunt is looking to wear down Aandn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hunt scores with a shot to the body.
Aandn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aandn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hunt sprawls well. Hunt wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Aandn gets slowly back to his feet.
Ispa Hunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Soap Aandn.
Hunt lands a nice looking body shot.
Hunt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hunt jabs Aandn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Aandn is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hunt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aandn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hunt scores with a hook to the body. Aandn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hunt drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Aandn right on the button. Aandn goes down! Hunt follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Hunt gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ispa Hunt!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between JJ Moss (ranked 4709 p4p, 5044 weight class) and Ispa Murska (ranked 179 p4p, 191 weight class). JJ Moss could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ispa Murska'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 4 - 2 - 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 London, Ispa Murska!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnem�ki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moss misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murska.
Moss throws a left and a right that both miss
and Murska counters with a stiff right hand.
Moss misses with a series of wild punches.
Murska scores with a decent looking hook.
Moss walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moss avoids the body shot from Murska.
Murska lands a jab to Moss's midsection.
Murska swings for the body but Moss moves out of range.
Murska lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murska swats away the attempt to clinch by Moss.
Murska has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Moss is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Moss throws a hook but Murska blocks it.
Moss jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murska lands with a cross.
Moss avoids the body shot from Murska.
Moss goes for a double leg but Murska avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Murska continues to drive forward.
Murska looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Moss is trying to force a seperation but Murska has the dominant position.
Murska tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moss definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Murska will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Moss up against the cage.
Moss has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moss is trying to break free.
A short right from Murska.
A head punch on the inside from Murska fails to land.
Moss stalling in the clinch.
Murska swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murska prevents Moss from breaking the clinch.
Murska prevents Moss from breaking the clinch.
Moss has Murska pressed against the cage, preventing Murska from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Murska breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moss walks into a left hand.
Moss is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Moss misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murska with a nice cross.
Murska fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moss manages to avoid it.
Moss misses with a body kick.
Moss closes the distance and pushes Murska back into the cage.
Murska pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murska slips under a jab.
Moss tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murska was well out of range. Poor timing from Moss.
Moss misses with a hook to the body
and Murska counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by Murska. Beautiful body shot.
Ispa Murska is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moss ducks right into an uppercut from Murska.
 It looks like JJ Moss has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moss looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Moss misses with a body punch
and Murska counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moss fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murska manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Moss misses its intended target.
Moss takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
 Moss is rocked!
Moss throws a jab when Murska was well out of range.
Murska throws out a counter right but Moss avoids it with no problem.
Moss on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Oh Moss is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Moss swings widly with a right hand
and Murska counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Moss seems to have got his legs back now.
Moss looks to land a combination but Murska avoids it well.
Moss fails with the takedown
and Murska connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ispa Murska dominated that round.
The cut man is working on JJ Moss's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Moss swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Murska counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Murska scores with a punch to the head.
Murska displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Moss.
Murska closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Moss! Murska dives in looking to finish! Moss is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ispa Murska!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sig Sauer (ranked 6065 p4p, 4060 weight class) and Bautista Laguna (ranked 222 p4p, 169 weight class). The key to victory for Sig Sauer has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sig Sauer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Bautista Laguna!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sauer tries to keep at a distance but Laguna has taken the fight into the clinch.
Laguna keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sauer's efforts to push away.
Sauer jumps guard and drags Laguna to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sauer working for a triangle but Laguna defends it easily.
Laguna passes Sauer's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Laguna is working for a kimura but Sauer is defending it quite comfortably.
Sauer is controlling Laguna's position as best he can from this difficult position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laguna is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laguna has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Sauer defend it? Laguna steps over the head and cranks it - Sauer is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Laguna!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bautista Laguna!
After winning the bout, Bautista Laguna 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Horacio Hornblower (ranked 2364 p4p, 2810 weight class) and Daizen Kuroda (ranked 262 p4p, 304 weight class). Horacio Hornblower had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 5 - 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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daizen Kuroda!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa J�rvil�inen and Anni Minnem�ki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hornblower connects with a jab.
Hornblower throws a chopping leg kick but Kuroda manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hornblower goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kuroda looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hornblower throws a lazy body kick
and Kuroda counters with a takedown into side control.
Kuroda tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kuroda has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kuroda is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hornblower has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hornblower wants to control but Kuroda postures up.
Hornblower tries to bench press Kuroda off him but Kuroda keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuroda looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kuroda tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kuroda tries for a kimura but Hornblower is defending well.
Hornblower wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Kuroda is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hornblower is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hornblower is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
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.
Kuroda goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hornblower rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kuroda's guard! Nice work there by Hornblower !
Kuroda is looking for a triangle but Hornblower pushes his legs off easily.
Hornblower trying to control but Kuroda is working from the bottom.
Kuroda avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kuroda keeping moving, preventing Hornblower from controlling successfully.
Kuroda trying to keep a closed guard but Hornblower is proving a slippery customer.
Hornblower in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuroda throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Hornblower escapes and throws Kuroda's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Hornblower throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kuroda dodges the ground and pound from Hornblower .
An elbow from Hornblower crashes against the mat.
An elbow from Hornblower crashes against the mat.
Hornblower misses with the ground and pound.
Kuroda manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hornblower trying to hold on to Kuroda's head to control him but Kuroda postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hornblower is looking for a sweep. Kuroda is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kuroda 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.
Kuroda is trying to work for a kimura but Hornblower is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hornblower tries to roll over but Kuroda keeps him under control.
Kuroda seems to be working for a kimura but Hornblower defends the submission attempt.
Hornblower trying to hold on to Kuroda's head to control him but Kuroda postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kuroda is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Daizen Kuroda will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hornblower goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hornblower looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuroda is just out of range.
A jab from Hornblower misses.
Kuroda blocks the body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kuroda! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hornblower tries to land a front kick but Kuroda steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kuroda swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hornblower looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuroda is just out of range.
Hornblower clinches up against the cage.
Kuroda looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hornblower is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kuroda can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hornblower 's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kuroda drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hornblower pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hornblower lands a nice shot that snaps Kuroda's head back.
Hornblower misses with a low kick.
Kuroda is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hornblower forces Kuroda back against the cage and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hornblower leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hornblower has Kuroda pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuroda has had enough of the clinch but Hornblower keeps him there for the moment.
Kuroda is trying to maintain a safe position but Hornblower gets an underhook and turns Kuroda into the cage.
Hornblower lands a shoulder strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Hornblower .
Hornblower lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kuroda wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kuroda fails to pull guard.
Still in the clinch, Hornblower scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Hornblower on the inside.
Kuroda takes a shot to the head.
Hornblower taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hornblower stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hornblower is pressed up against the cage. Kuroda has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hornblower down to the mat. Hornblower avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Horacio Hornblower has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daizen Kuroda.
Hornblower fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kuroda, pushing him back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Hornblower .
Hornblower lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hornblower leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hornblower lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kuroda.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hornblower as Kuroda tries to tie him up.
Hornblower makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hornblower scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hornblower leaning against his opponent.
Hornblower lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kuroda backwards.
Kuroda fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hornblower gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kuroda.
Hornblower is struggling to control the position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hornblower - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hornblower lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Hornblower .
Kuroda letting Hornblower take a breather here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Horacio Hornblower .
Hornblower misses with a straight right.
Kuroda swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hornblower tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kuroda! But no joy.
Hornblower finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kuroda is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hornblower clinches.
Kuroda trying to control the position but instead, Hornblower has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kuroda into the cage.
A short uppercut from Hornblower .
Hornblower lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kuroda backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hornblower scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hornblower gets underhooks to prevent Kuroda's takedown attempt.
Hornblower lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Horacio Hornblower dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hornblower throws a nice looking combination but Kuroda bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've been told by Hornblower 's head coaches at Average Joe�s Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hornblower fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kuroda is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hornblower misses with a two punch combination.
Hornblower throws out a leg kick but Kuroda moves out of range and Hornblower only half commits.
Kuroda wants to counter with a clinch but Hornblower pushes him away.
Hornblower tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kuroda keeps the fight on the outside.
Kuroda wants to counter the offense by Hornblower and move into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hornblower cracks Kuroda with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hornblower throws a hook but Kuroda avoids it easily.
Hornblower gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hornblower lands with a short shot to the head.
Hornblower 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hornblower misses with a jab to the body
and Kuroda counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hornblower won't be happy with that.
Hornblower explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Hornblower connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hornblower misses with a kick to the body.
It seemed like Kuroda was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hornblower clinches with his opponent.
Hornblower lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kuroda is looking to control Hornblower 's arms but Hornblower gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kuroda has his back to the cage.
Hornblower stalls.
Kuroda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kuroda has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hornblower avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hornblower lands a shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Hornblower .
Kuroda trying to stall but Hornblower improves his position.
Hornblower lands a right hand.
Horacio Hornblower has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hornblower breaks from the clinch.
Horacio Hornblower seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hornblower takes a swing at Kuroda's ribcage but misses.
Hornblower bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hornblower cracks Kuroda with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Horacio Hornblower is winning the standup battle so far.
Hornblower throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuroda tries to counter with a clinch but Hornblower shakes him off and moves away.
Hornblower tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kuroda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hornblower throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Horacio Hornblower is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hornblower closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hornblower .
Kuroda fails to pull guard.
Hornblower stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hornblower lands an uppercut.
Hornblower avoiding damage.
Kuroda misses with some punches.
Hornblower prevents the takedown attempt.
Horacio Hornblower has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daizen Kuroda.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kuroda is trying to maintain a safe position but Hornblower gets an underhook and turns Kuroda into the cage.
Kuroda wants to get back to striking at distance but Hornblower won't allow it.
Hornblower escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hornblower throws the left hand but Kuroda avoids the punch easily.
Hornblower throws a body kick that misses
and Kuroda counters with a single leg into guard. Hornblower didn't expect that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hornblower is trying to hold Kuroda in close to prevent damage but Kuroda has managed to pass into half guard.
Hornblower wants to improve his position but Kuroda is controlling well.
Kuroda trying to control the action but Hornblower is working from the bottom.
Kuroda 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.
Hornblower manages to get to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Horacio Hornblower showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hornblower has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa J�rvil�inen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anni Minnem�ki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Horacio Hornblower !
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between The Eagle (ranked 6792 p4p, 4229 weight class) and Jack McGregson (ranked 463 p4p, 367 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, The Eagle!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack McGregson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnem�ki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eagle gets a takedown into half guard.
Eagle is nestled in close to McGregson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
McGregson actively working from the bottom here.
Eagle is nestled in close to McGregson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Eagle drops an elbow to the side of McGregson's head.
McGregson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Eagle pulls his head out easily.
Ground and pound from Eagle.
Eagle prevents McGregson from improving his position.
Eagle working over McGregson with some ground and pound. McGregson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
McGregson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Eagle pulls his head out easily.
Eagle passes to side control.
Eagle definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McGregson is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eagle grinds an elbow into McGregson's temple.
McGregson is rocked!
Eagle in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and McGregson looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Eagle turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Eagle!
The Eagle is the new featherweight champion!
The Eagle was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rj Bell (ranked 2832 p4p, 6311 weight class) and No Name (ranked 306 p4p, 563 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that No Name was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rj Bell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, No Name!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnem�ki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Bell. Those never looked like landing.
Name gets a double leg takedown into Bell's guard.
Name 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.
Name seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bell has his foot on Name's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Name works his way back into a safe position though.
Name is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Name drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Name jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bell working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Name doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Name manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Name in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bell is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Name defends well.
Name is looking to work some ground and pound but Bell has wrist control.
Name avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bell working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Name doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Bell is tightening it up a little... Name has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Name reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Name taps out! Nice BJJ there by Bell!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Rj Bell!
Rj Bell is the new lightweight champion!
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