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BrutalityFC 6 Shut Up & Fight PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Mercury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rozafa Arben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mercury comes into the arena with Shawn Michaels -Sexy Boy blaring out of the sound system. Arben has chosen P.O.D. - The Messenjah as his entrance music. Rozafa Arben will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eddie Mercury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rozafa Arben!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Mercury lands an impressive looking overhand right. Arben doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Rozafa Arben has been cut.
Arben takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rozafa Arben seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Arben misses.
Arben swinging wildly here.
Arben misses with a body shot.
Arben scores with a jab to the jaw.
Arben scores with a body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Arben. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Arben.
Mercury dives in and grabs Arben's left leg, looking for a takedown. Arben pushes down on Mercury's head and hops out.
Arben misses with a double jab.
Arben throws a body punch but Mercury moves out of range.
Arben throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mercury.
Mercury tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arben was well out of range. Poor timing from Mercury.
Arben jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Arben misses the target.
Arben misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercury.
Mercury darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mercury lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercury throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mercury throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Arben wants to control but Mercury is keeping busy.
Mercury missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Arben can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mercury throwing shots but Arben is blocking nicely.
Mercury throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mercury not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mercury throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Arben gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mercury to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Arben wants to sweep here but Mercury controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercury throwing strikes but missing.
Arben working a defensive guard here.
Mercury advances position into side control!
Arben can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Mercury seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Arben dodges the ground and pound from Mercury.
Arben takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Mercury has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Mercury takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mercury looks to throw the jab but Arben is out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mercury.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Arben changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mercury showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arben.
Mercury attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Arben jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercury misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Mercury. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mercury takes a jab right on the kisser.
Arben looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mercury showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arben.
Mercury looks to land a right hand but Arben moved out of range.
Nice shot by Arben.
Arben connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Arben fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mercury manages to avoid it.
Arben misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercury.
Mercury uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arben.
Decent striking displayed by Arben there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mercury misses with a series of wild punches.
Arben throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mercury counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arben misses with a double jab.
Arben leaves Mercury with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mercury shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Arben napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Arben is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Mercury dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rozafa Arben's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Arben throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mercury is looking to slow Arben down with leg kicks.
Arben scores with a jab.
Arben scores with the left hand. Mercury knows he should have avoided that one.
Mercury shoots in for a takedown but Arben shows good takedown defense.
Arben throws a good cross that connects.
Arben misses with a few strikes there.
Arben fails to land with a series of punches.
Arben misses with a combination
and Mercury counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arben working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mercury.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mercury stops Arben from standing up.
Mercury loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mercury wants to pass the guard but Arben is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercury stands up over Arben, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mercury 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.
Mercury throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Arben works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Arben avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mercury postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Arben throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arben has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mercury on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rozafa Arben seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Arben cracks Mercury with an open hand slap.
Arben lands with a nice body punch.
Mercury throws a chopping leg kick but Arben manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mercury misses with a takedown attempt - Arben sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mercury has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Arben misses with a wild combination.
Rozafa Arben is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercury tries to land a front kick but Arben steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mercury shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Arben tries to roll over but Mercury keeps him under control.
Arben blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mercury.
Mercury is taking a breather. Arben 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.
Mercury moves into full mount! Arben won't be happy about that!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercury sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Arben avoids a strike by Mercury and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Mercury's guard! Fantastic escape!
Arben would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Mercury wants to get back to his feet but Arben is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Arben trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mercury's guard.
Arben slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Arben stands up and beckons Mercury to his feet.
Arben misses with a hook to the body
and Mercury counters with a body kick that stops Arben in his tracks momentarily.
Mercury fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arben manages to avoid it.
Arben lands a nice looking body shot.
Arben misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercury.
Arben misses with a shot to the body
and Mercury counters with a series of strikes. Arben will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mercury tries for a takedown but Arben sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Mercury. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arben ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arben throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mercury sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mercury feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Arben keeping moving, preventing Mercury from controlling successfully.
Mercury postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Mercury dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rozafa Arben's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Arben lands a nice shot to the body.
Arben throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arben throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mercury keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arben will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Arben throws a combination that misses
and Mercury counters with a single leg into guard. Arben didn't expect that.
Arben avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mercury throwing strikes but missing.
Mercury wants to pass the guard but Arben is keeping the position.
Mercury trying to control the position from guard on top but Arben is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mercury wanted to stand there but Arben had control of the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arben trying to control the position.
Arben preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Arben utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mercury gets a takedown into half guard.
Mercury wants to take a breather but Arben is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arben is trying to control but can't.
Eddie Mercury overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Arben is trying to get back to full guard.
Arben is staying active underneath Mercury, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mercury thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mercury thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mercury is looking to stall here but Arben recovers full guard.
Mercury with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Arben misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercury.
Mercury misses with a low kick.
Arben tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mercury was well out of range. Poor timing from Arben.
Arben rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mercury moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Arben works Mercury's body with a nice hook.
Arben pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Arben checks a leg kick.
Mercury stalks Arben and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Arben's face. Arben staggers backwards, shaken.
Mercury misses with a low kick.
Mercury fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arben manages to avoid it.
Mercury misses with a two punch combination.
Arben throws a combination. Mercury tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Arben swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Mercury counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercury looking to pass the guard.
Arben preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercury lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mercury trying to control but Arben is working from the bottom.
Mercury pushing down on Arben's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Arben blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mercury.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arben is trying to stand back up but Mercury is controlling him
Mercury throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rozafa Arben has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eddie Mercury is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Arben blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mercury.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Mercury showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mercury, 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Mercury!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Desper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Goliath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adrian Desper has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adrian Desper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Goliath!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Desper.
Desper throws a leg kick but Goliath checks it.
Desper stuffs the takedown.
Desper lands a nice leg kick that just misses Goliath's sensitive parts.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Desper.
Goliath is not content to let Desper control the position.
Desper is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Goliath has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Desper is looking to take a break and control but Goliath is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Desper decides to stand back up.
Goliath dives in and grabs Desper's left leg, looking for a takedown. Desper pushes down on Goliath's head and hops out.
Adrian Desper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Desper lets loose with a powerful body kick. Goliath will feel that in the morning.
Desper wants to clinch up but Goliath keeps it at a distance.
Desper works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desper throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Goliath was covering up waiting for the punch and Desper finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Desper thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Desper tries to free his leg and advance position but Goliath is retaining full guard.
Desper drops back looking for a leg! Goliath is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Goliath manages to kick Desper off! Desper jumps back into Goliath's guard.
Goliath has Desper pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desper tries to free his leg and advance position but Goliath is retaining full guard.
Desper trying to control but Goliath is working from the bottom.
Desper trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Desper wants to clinch.
Desper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Goliath.
Desper with a poor takedown
and Goliath decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Desper's guard.
Desper looking to hit a scissor sweep but Goliath is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desper is working hard here to advance position.
Goliath stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Desper swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Goliath postures up in Desper's guard and throws a big left but Desper blocks it.
Desper tries to strike from the bottom.
Desper is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Goliath frees his head nicely. Oh but Desper has switched to an armbar! Goliath is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Adrian Desper!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jussi Silakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timmothy McNutt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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179 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jussi Silakka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timmothy McNutt!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McNutt fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silakka avoids it really well and circles away.
McNutt swinging wildly here.
Silakka is looking to clinch but McNutt is avoiding it.
Jussi Silakka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silakka throws a nice looking combination but McNutt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McNutt cracks Silakka with a good jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silakka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McNutt misses with a series of wild punches.
Silakka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silakka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McNutt. That did some damage!
Silakka tries to close the distance and clinch up but McNutt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McNutt misses with a leg kick
and Silakka counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Silakka throws a hook but McNutt avoids it easily.
Silakka gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silakka tries to clinch there but McNutt circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McNutt tries for a takedown but Silakka sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silakka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McNutt.
McNutt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silakka circles away quickly and effectively.
McNutt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silakka circles away quickly and effectively.
Silakka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McNutt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
McNutt throws a right and a left that Silakka avoids nicely.
Jussi Silakka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McNutt takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silakka tries to clinch but McNutt moves out of range.
Silakka throws a head kick but McNutt moves out of range.
Silakka tries a head kick but it misses.
Silakka throws a body punch but McNutt moves out of range.
McNutt avoids a kick to the body.
McNutt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McNutt circles away from the clinch attempt.
McNutt takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
McNutt looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silakka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silakka plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Timmothy McNutt has been cut.
McNutt shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silakka counters with a head kick that drops McNutt!
McNutt is rocked!
Jussi Silakka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timmothy McNutt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silakka is looking to work some ground and pound but McNutt has wrist control.
Silakka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McNutt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McNutt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silakka in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jussi Silakka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Timmothy McNutt's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Silakka has McNutt up against the cage in a clinch.
Silakka scores with a knee to the head.
Silakka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silakka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McNutt.
Silakka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McNutt.
Silakka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McNutt avoids it.
McNutt jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silakka walks away with a smile on his face. McNutt gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
McNutt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silakka.
Silakka tries to clinch there but McNutt circles away.
McNutt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jussi Silakka is winning the standup battle so far.
Silakka walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silakka throws a head kick that McNutt semi-blocks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silakka looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McNutt throws a series of punches but Silakka avoids them all with ease.
Silakka misses the shot to the body.
McNutt throws a right hand that Silakka ducks under and follows up with a left that Silakka also avoids with ease.
McNutt misses with a two punch combination.
Silakka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McNutt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McNutt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silakka.
That's two 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.
Silakka misses with a double jab
and McNutt counters with a straight right hand.
McNutt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Silakka wants to clinch.
McNutt darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Silakka missing with punches from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silakka flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Silakka 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.
Silakka flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
McNutt trying to control the pace.
McNutt moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Silakka.
Silakka throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
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.
Silakka is looking for a sweep.
Silakka regains half guard.
Silakka is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Silakka throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Silakka throwing hammer fists to the chest of McNutt. What's that going to do exactly?
McNutt blocks Silakka's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
McNutt lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
McNutt takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McNutt blocks Silakka's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Timmothy McNutt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Timmothy McNutt's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
McNutt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silakka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McNutt scores with a nice right hand.
Silakka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silakka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Silakka.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silakka tries a head kick but it misses.
Silakka tries to clinch but fails miserably
so McNutt counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silakka throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Silakka tries to strike from the bottom.
McNutt controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
McNutt advances position into side control!
Silakka tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Silakka is letting McNutt control him for a moment.
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.
Silakka throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Silakka tries to bench press McNutt off him but McNutt keeps the position.
Silakka wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silakka tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but McNutt wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Silakka is working hard here to advance position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Some wild striking there from McNutt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNutt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silakka's head.
Silakka misses with an attempted mid kick.
A left and a right from McNutt both land. Nice combination.
McNutt swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silakka counters with a head kick.
McNutt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silakka tries to close the distance and clinch but McNutt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silakka on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McNutt misses with a double jab
and Silakka counters with a head kick. That will keep McNutt thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
McNutt throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
McNutt misses with a series of wild punches.
Jab from McNutt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silakka takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timmothy McNutt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McNutt has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 29:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marin Perkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perkovic is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cidinho e Doca- Rap das armas. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyson Wolf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marin Perkovic!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkovic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wolf with a jab.
It looks like Marin Perkovic has been cut.
A slow jab from Perkovic misses its intended target.
Perkovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Wolf swats away the attempt to clinch by Perkovic.
Perkovic throws a nice looking combination but Wolf bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Perkovic thuds his shin into the meat of Wolf's side.
Perkovic displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perkovic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Perkovic connects with a right hand. Wolf shakes it off.
Wolf rushes Perkovic and presses him up against the cage.
Wolf lands a body punch.
Perkovic is looking to break free of the clinch but Wolf has double underhooks.
Wolf has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Perkovic regains guard immediately.
Wolf throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wolf accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wolf working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wolf's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wolf won't allow Perkovic to get back to his feet.
Wolf showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf landing some decent shots from guard.
Perkovic keeping full guard, as Wolf tries to pass.
Wolf prevents Perkovic from getting back to his feet.
Wolf is looking to work some ground and pound but Perkovic has wrist control.
Wolf with a nice head shot there.
Perkovic wants to stand but Wolf is controlling the position.
Perkovic looks gassed!
Wolf scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wolf stops Perkovic from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Perkovic's head.
Wolf is in close to Perkovic's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wolf content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wolf distracts Perkovic with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wolf is working Perkovic over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wolf with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Perkovic keeping moving, preventing Wolf from controlling successfully.
Perkovic has momentary wrist control but Wolf slips an elbow through the middle.
Wolf postures up and lands a big shot to Perkovic's brow.
Wolf won't allow Perkovic to get back to his feet.
Wolf lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Wolf works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wolf wants to lay and pray for a moment but Perkovic keeps working.
Perkovic wants to get back to his feet but Wolf drags him back down.
Perkovic is working to avoid the ground and pound but Wolf connects with a decent elbow.
Perkovic takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Wolf scores with a couple of short elbows.
Wolf 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.
Wolf lands a nice forearm strike.
Perkovic is working to avoid the ground and pound but Wolf connects with a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf working the ground and pound from side control.
Wolf lands a decent elbow from side control.
Wolf trying to control the action but Perkovic is working from the bottom.
Wolf landing a few strikes.
Wolf wants to lay and pray for a moment but Perkovic keeps working.
Perkovic on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perkovic is pushing Wolf's head away, looking to escape. Wolf manages to hold on to the position though.
Wolf passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Perkovic!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Wolf dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marin Perkovic's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wolf bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Perkovic is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Wolf lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Perkovic down.
Perkovic is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Wolf has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Wolf is chipping away with strikes.
Wolf working the ground and pound.
Wolf working the ground and pound.
Perkovic is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Wolf asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Wolf cracks Perkovic with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Perkovic is working to avoid the ground and pound but Wolf connects with a decent elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wolf working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkovic takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Tyson Wolf overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Perkovic is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Wolf is controlling him well.
Wolf landing strikes.
Perkovic wants to get back to his feet but Wolf drags him back down.
Perkovic on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Wolf cracks Perkovic with a big elbow.
Perkovic is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Wolf is controlling him well.
Wolf has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Perkovic!
BOOM! Wolf connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wolf postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Perkovic looks a forlorn figure.
Wolf lands a heavy elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf raining down shots from the mount!
Perkovic is in a horrible position here. Wolf smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wolf landing strikes from the mount and Perkovic is in trouble!
Perkovic wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Wolf lands a heavy elbow.
Perkovic is bucking up trying to escape but Wolf cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Perkovic really wants to buck Wolf off and get back to his feet.
Wolf looking to finish Perkovic with some ground and pound. This is bad for Perkovic!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wolf scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Perkovic?
Perkovic is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Wolf working the ground and pound effectively.
Wolf lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wolf is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perkovic can do to turn this around?
Perkovic wants to get back to his feet but in bucking up he's left an arm hanging out! Wolf has locked onto it and has pulled off a slick armbar! Perkovic taps furiously! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tyson Wolf!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aeron Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harold Chen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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19
205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aeron Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harold Chen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chen misses with a low kick as Jackson jumps back.
Chen tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chen tries to avoid it but Jackson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chen to the ground. Chen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chen as he avoids it easily.
Chen throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Jackson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Chen moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Chen is looking to clinch.
Jackson cracks Chen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Chen throws a low kick, looking for Jackson's leg but Jackson calmly moves out of range.
Jackson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chen in his tracks.
It looks like Harold Chen has been cut.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice takedown defense from Chen. No joy for Jackson on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aeron Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Jackson.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Chen avoids nicely.
Chen has managed to clinch.
Jackson wants to get back to striking at distance but Chen won't allow it.
Chen misses with a knee to the head.
Jackson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Chen.
Chen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chen lands a knee to the body.
Chen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Chen connects with a knee to the head.
Chen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jackson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chen has Jackson pushed against the cage.
Chen tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
Chen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen with a knee to the head.
Jackson takes an elbow to the forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chen scores with a knee to the head.
Chen lands an elbow inside that Jackson shrugs off.
Chen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jackson's face.
Chen lands a knee to the head.
Chen with a knee to the head.
Chen manages to break the clinch.
Chen stuffs the takedown attempt from Jackson. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
Chen wants to clinch.
Chen fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen closes the distance and clinches.
Chen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jackson sprawls well. Jackson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chen gets slowly back to his feet.
Chen tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Chen is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chen stuffs the takedown attempt from Jackson. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
Jackson looks for a takedown but Chen sprawls well.
Jackson throws a series of strikes that have Chen backpedaling.
Chen tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Chen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chen avoids the body shot from Jackson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harold Chen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harold Chen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Chen wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
Jackson shoots for a double leg takedown but Chen sprawls well. He's pushed Jackson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Aeron Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chen wants to clinch.
No luck for Jackson with that takedown attempt.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chen circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aeron Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chen wants to clinch.
Chen tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Chen tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chen tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Jackson shoots in but no luck this time.
Chen wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chen tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Chen misses with a takedown
and Jackson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chen thinking.
Chen doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
Chen tries to clinch but Jackson moves away
and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Chen won't be happy with that.
Jackson tries to advance to mount but can't.
Chen is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jackson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Chen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chen is trying to maintain the position but Jackson is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chen is trying to stand.
Jackson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Chen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chen is trying to stand back up but Jackson is controlling him
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jackson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Chen pinned against the cage. Chen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Chen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chen wants to clinch
and Jackson counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aeron Jackson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Harold Chen's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Chen looks to clinch
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chen tries to clinch up.
Harold Chen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chen moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Chen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chen tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson fails to land the takedown.
Chen fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chen tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Chen closes the distance but Jackson moves to the side
and Jackson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chen wants to clinch
and Jackson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Chen missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chen is looking to clinch.
A jab from Jackson finds it's way through Chen's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chen closes the distance but Jackson moves to the side
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
Jackson scores with a nice head shot.
Chen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jackson.
Chen shoots in but Jackson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen tries to clinch
and Jackson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chen tries to clinch but Jackson moves away
and Jackson counters with a left to the body.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jackson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Chen is controlling Jackson's posture.
Jackson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chen is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses.
Chen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Chen working Jackson over with knees to the body.
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!
Chen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chen scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Aeron Jackson has been cut.
Chen connects with a knee to the head.
Chen lands an elbow inside.
Chen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chen lands an elbow inside that Jackson shrugs off.
Chen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chen tries to clinch up
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aeron Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jackson 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aeron Jackson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Newman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Jabez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randy Newman could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to David Jabez's chin.
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212 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randy Newman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Jabez!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newman misses with a wild combination.
Jabez pushes Newman up against the cage in a clinch.
Jabez lands a body punch.
Jabez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jabez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Newman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jabez has him pressed against the cage.
Jabez lands with a light punch inside.
It looks like Randy Newman has been cut.
Newman blocks an uppercut.
Jabez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Newman backwards.
Jabez scores with a shot to the side of Newman's head.
A short left from Jabez.
A short uppercut from Jabez.
Jabez lands with a right to the head.
Jabez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jabez lands a right hand.
Newman is rocked!
Jabez drops Newman onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Newman is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Oh Newman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Newman has a couple of punches blocked by Jabez.
Newman blocks an uppercut.
Newman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jabez misses with some punches.
Jabez lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jabez dips a shoulder and cracks Newman with a mighty uppercut! Newman falls back against the cage and Jabez unloads with a barrage of strikes! Newman is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Jabez screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Jabez!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manningham Snapple (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Serra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Snapple might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Young Money-YM Salute. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
181 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Manningham Snapple!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Serra!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Serra rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Snapple moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Serra lands with a straight right. Snapple didn't see that one coming.
Manningham Snapple seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Serra thows a body shot but no joy.
Serra fails to land the takedown.
Snapple avoids the body shot from Serra.
A head kick misses from Snapple.
Serra digs a good hook to Snapple's body.
Snapple misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Serra throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Snapple.
Snapple needs to keep his hands up - Serra had a free shot at his head there.
Serra throws a body punch but Snapple moves out of range.
A combination from Serra does no damage.
Serra throws a good cross that connects.
Snapple is looking to land body kicks.
Serra ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Serra throws a right and a left that Snapple avoids nicely.
Snapple misses the shot to the body.
Snapple with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Serra to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serra drives through with a takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Serra chips away with some ground and pound.
Serra working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Snapple's head.
Serra throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Snapple works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Serra with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Serra controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Serra wants to control from the top but Snapple keeps moving.
Serra wants to pass the guard but Snapple is keeping the position.
Snapple is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serra breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Serra looks to score with a jab to the body but Snapple is just out of range.
Serra lands with a good body shot.
Serra avoids the body shot from Snapple.
Snapple has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Manningham Snapple has been cut.
Snapple is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Serra shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Serra showed some decent athleticism there.
Snapple blocking the ground and pound attempt from Serra.
Serra thows a huge punch but Snapple dodges it nicely.
Snapple looking for submissions off his back.
Serra lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serra is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Serra is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Snapple defends it well.
Serra working the head and body with strikes.
Serra lands with a punch from half guard.
Serra has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Serra jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Snapple is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Snapple and Serra has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Serra working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Serra lands a few punches from side control.
A lull in the action here as Serra stalls from top position.
Serra cracks Snapple with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Serra wants to control but Snapple is keeping him busy.
Serra scoring with punches and elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Serra working the ground and pound from side control.
Serra looks up at the clock and then as Snapple takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Serra smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Serra scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Serra dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manningham Snapple's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Snapple will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Serra avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Serra bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Snapple's head.
Serra misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Serra misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Serra scores with a punch to the head.
Serra scores with a hook to the body. Snapple takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Serra misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Snapple.
Snapple showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Serra.
Snapple misses with a few strikes there.
Snapple throws a looping overhand right but Serra ducks down to avoid it.
Snapple lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Serra ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Snapple moves away.
Serra shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Serra showed some decent athleticism there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serra throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Serra is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Nice strikes from Serra there.
Serra is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Serra winds up and cracks Snapple with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Snapple is pressing down on Serra's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Serra advances position into side control!
Serra lands some shots froms side control.
Serra lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serra scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Snapple to see if he's OK.
Serra advances nicely into full mount.
Serra is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Snapple can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Serra lands a nice shot to the head.
Serra fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Serra wants to control the pace but Snapple is squirming around nicely.
Serra lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Snapple hang on?
Serra breaks from Snapple's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Serra looking to control but Snapple is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Snapple is desperately trying to improve his position but Serra has a good base and remains in mount.
Snapple in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snapple takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Snapple taking shots to the head.
Serra looking to control but Snapple is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Serra looking to control and managing it successfully.
Serra with good strikes from the mount here!
The referee warns Snapple that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Serra wants to control the pace but Snapple is squirming around nicely.
Serra landing strikes from the mount and Snapple is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Serra fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Serra looking to control but Snapple is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Serra working for a guillotine from mount but Snapple is in no mood to give up.
Serra is landing with some decent strikes but Snapple is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Serra looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Serra working Snapple over with strikes here.
Serra putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Snapple takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snapple is bucking up trying to escape but Serra cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Serra has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Serra avoids the attempt from Snapple to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Serra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Manningham Snapple's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Snapple throws a right hand that Serra ducks under and follows up with a left that Serra also avoids with ease.
Serra fails with a takedown attempt.
Serra is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Snapple.
Serra throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Snapple misses with a body shot.
Serra lands a two punch combo.
Serra changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Snapple looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Serra has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Serra moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Snapple is working to avoid the ground and pound but Serra connects with a decent elbow.
Serra landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serra connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Snapple some visible discomfort.
Serra working the head and body with strikes.
Snapple taking punishment in the form of punches.
Serra in side control lands a decent elbow.
You can see the frustration on Snapple's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Snapple is not content to let Serra control the position.
Serra scores with a couple of short elbows.
Snapple wants to control but Serra postures up.
Serra controlling the position from side mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serra scores with punches from side control.
Serra is looking to take a break and control but Snapple is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Snapple taking punishment in the form of punches.
Manningham Snapple has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matt Serra is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Snapple tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Serra wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Serra advances to mount.
Snapple is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serra lands a big shot there that rocks Snapple but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Serra controlling the position easily from mount.
Serra working Snapple over with strikes here.
Serra controlling from the full mount.
Serra's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snapple is trying to escape the mount.
Serra fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Serra controlling from the full mount.
Snapple flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Serra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Serra 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Serra!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
98% |
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